Youth Group Christmas Decoration Fundraiser
-Our Youth Groups are selling a variety of beautiful Christmas decorations with all profits going towards our Youth Ministry. Items offered are as follows:
-Nativity Scene 6 inch Round Suncatchers - Decorative art style, colourful stained glass, acrylic material - $10.00 each
-Round Keychain with Nativity Scene Design - Durable, elegant key ring buckle - $5.00 each
-3D Wooden Nativity Scene Ornament - Handcrafted Bethlehem story Christmas Tree ornament - $2.00 each
-Coloured pictures of these items are posted at the entrance of the church. Please contact Virginia Eade ([email protected]) to place your order.
-All orders to be placed by December 15. Quantities are limited and will be distributed on a first come first served basis. (If we sell more than originally purchased, we can order more but the product may not be exactly as shown).
Thank you for your ongoing support!
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On October 27th, after the St. Mary’s 11 am mass, there will be a Communion Breakfast for all parishioners to welcome His Excellency Bishop Fabbro and to congratulate Fr Romeo in his official position.
Since there is only one mass being celebrated that day, the PPC is asking for participation from all Service groups in our Parish Family to volunteer and help with the various positions required to provide this
meal event.
The Executives of all of the groups are asked to attend the mass. The Knights of Columbus 4th degree will be attending as well. Members of the CWL, Ladies Auxiliary, 3rd Order Franciscans, Youth Ministry etc.
from all of our parish family are asked to provide volunteers to help prepare and serve the meal, as well as assist with clean up.
All volunteers are welcome. We would ask that youth volunteers be from grade 7 and older.
The Meal Menu is as follows:
Ham, sausage, scrambled eggs, hash brown potatoes, pancakes, toast, fruit cocktail, coffee, tea, juice, iced tea and cake.
Volunteers will be needed in the following areas:
Cooks, servers, juice station, toast station, greeters, table clean up, food runners, dish washers, general cleanup, set up and take down of tables and equipment etc.
Set up will occur - Friday afternoon Oct 25th from 3 – 5 pm (or when finished)
Take down and clean up will be directly after the event
We would ask that all volunteers show up at the St Mary’s Hall by 9 am Oct 27th
.
This event is eligible for Youth Volunteer hours (so bring time sheets to be signed)
Cost of the meal is a free will offering.
We would ask the Service groups to kindly donate towards the cost of the meal.
Let’s all participate, and come celebrate, socialize and meet our current and new parish family members.
Any questions or to confirm you are willing to volunteer
Contact Peter Vercouteren call or text 519-355-4465
St. Paul’s CWL will be having a Christmas party turkey dinner November
25th 6pm at the Thamesville Legion. Please pay dues on that day, $35. If
you are unable to attend, dues may be placed in the offertory in an
envelope marked “Brenda Pumfrey, CWL dues” and your name. RSVP
519-692-9662.
St. Paul’s Church is having a charity auction on Friday, November 22nd at
7pm at the Thamesville Legion. Admission is $5 and includes coffee or tea
and dessert. Baked goods and donations of items to be auctioned would be
greatly appreciated, and are essential to the success of the auction.
Donations may be dropped off prior to the auction at St. Paul’s Church
basement after Mass, or taken to the Legion on November 22nd between 11am
and 1pm. Thank you in advance! Payments Cash or E-transfer only
[email protected]
Peavey Mart will be having a BBQ fundraiser in support of St. Paul’s Church at their Chatham location at 787 St Clair St. on Saturday July 6th from 10am to 4pm. Peavey Mart has BBQs supporting local charities every Saturday during the summer months, and we are grateful that they agreed to do this for us! If you are in Chatham that day, please stop by and see us.
Starting this weekend (May 18-19) our Erieau and Rondeau mission stations will be open on Saturday evenings, with St. Anne’s mass at 4pm and St. Gabriel’s mass at 5pm. As a result, the Saturday 5pm mass at St. Mary’s will not take place and will resume after Labour Day weekend. The Saturday 5pm mass at St. Michael’s will resume after Thanksgiving weekend.
Please take time to read the Parish Pastoral Council letter which is included in this week’s bulletin. It outlines the role of the Council as well as the upcoming changes to mass times.
Youth group is in need of plastic bottle caps for an upcoming craft next week. If you happen to have any laying around at home in your recycle bins, please bring them to Mass this weekend and put them in the youth group box in the entrance of the church. Thank you so much!
There will be a euchre party in the basement at St. Paul’s on Wednesday April 24th from 1 to 4pm. Admission $5, includes lunch and a chance to win a door prize.