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Please mark your calendars!  

Wednesday, December 14th; 5:30 - 7:30 pm.

We will share a potluck dinner together, have some fun, talk about our ideas and make some plans for our Youth Ministry. 

R.S.V.P. to Joni (jsmith@standrewshespeler.ca) by December 7th.

On Sunday, November 6, St. Andrew's Hespeler will be celebrating Remembrance Sunday. This service will include prayers for peace among the nations and a celebration of the commitment, service and personal sacrifice of those who have served our country in times of great need. We will observe two minutes of silence, highlight those members of the congregation who have served in the military and celebrate our nation with the singing of the national anthem.

• The Youth Band will be performing a medley of Peace Like a River and Kum Ba Yah
• The  choir and music director have prepared music based on the themes of peace and of rivers.
• The minister will present the first of a two-part sermon on the River Gihon in the Bible. Here is a short introduction to the series.

Oh, and one more thing. We are certainly eager for you to join us Sunday and to bring your friends too, but you don't necessarily need to show up a whole hour early so....

This Sunday, October 30, the congregation of St. Andrew's Hespeler will gather to celebrate our 161st Anniversary. There will be many things to make this gathering special:

• Our very special anniversary preacher will be the Rev. Linda Ashfield. Linda is minister at Knox Waterloo Presbyterian Church where she is in a team ministry together with her husband, Brooke. In fact, Brooke and Linda have the distinction of being the first couple in the Presbyterian Church in Canada to be ordained together. 

  
  

  Linda has  a ministry that inspires and instructs many.  Over the years, Linda served the church on the Board of Ministry, Board of Congregational Life and the Board of World Mission. She helped create Youth in Mission and worked as YIM’s National Co-ordinator. Linda was the Canadian National Co-ordinator for the Presbyterian Church in Canada for Youth Triennium (86), working on the Design Team and organizing the Canadian delegation as well as Internationals from 12 countries. In 1992 she was the Canadian preacher at Triennium. She gave leadership at four Youth Trienniums held at Purdue University as well as four Canada Youth events, preaching the closing service at Canada Youth 2012. We look forward to what Linda has to share with us as she preaches about "What's essential?"
• Our special Musical Guest will be Dan Amorim, a talented and gifted organist. His presence with us will enhance our worship in too many ways to count!
• Our own musical groups will be putting out their very best for us. That includes our Senior Choir, Youth Choir, Youth Band and Joyful Sound (Men's Chorus).
• Following worship our fellowship time will include a tasting of meat pies from our fundraiser.
• Fellowship time will also include the dramatic conclusion of our exciting pie in the face contest! Would anyone like to know what it takes to get the honour of throwing a pie in the minister's face?
  

Please mark your calendars!

Saturday, November 26, 2016

Viewing, coffee/tea/desserts at 7:00 pm

Live Auction to begin at 7:30 pm.

Wednesday night is always a fun night at St. Andrew's Hespeler as families and people of all ages come together to enjoy the fellowship of a tasty pot luck supper.


 This past Wednesday night especially special - and not just because we had the opportunity to console ourselves over the impending loss of the Blue Jays:
Rob had brought us all a special treat - some samples of the meat pies that are now on sale as a part of a fund-raiser for the church. He brought turkey, beef, ground beef and shepherds' pie pies.

Yummy!

Where do I order?

Lots of thumbs up!

Sundays are always special at St. Andrew's, but we've got a lot of people looking forward to this coming Sunday with anticipation. Here is what you'll get to be part of when you come:

• We get to be part of the celebration of the new life and the baptism of Isaac - a very special boy who we can surround with our love and care.
• The Youth Choir will be singing a traditional spiritual called, "Chariot's Coming'"
• The Youth Band will be playing with us as we sing.
• The Senior choir will also sing a spiritual called, "Who Will Be a Witness?"
• Our sermon will look at the stories about the naming of Isaac in the Old Testament:

• We will be celebrating World Communion Sunday with a very special celebration of the Sacrament based on one of the most ancient written Christian liturgies ever found -- from a book called The Didache or The Teaching of the Twelve. We will learn a few things about what the very first Christians believed happened when they celebrated the Lord's Supper together.
• The Youth Band will be playing for the first time this fall: Remembrance (The Communion Song) (Matt Maher and Matt Redman)
   Special music of the day will include: Menuet en Rondeau & Air pour Zéphire (Jean-Phillipe Rameau), Thy Table I Approach (Jan Bender), Let Us Break Bread Together (Arr. Carol Tornquist) and Christ is Made the Sure Foundation (Henry Purcell, Arr. Cindy Berry) 
• We will have a chance to speed our runners and walkers who are preparing for the "Jeff-a-thon" on their way.
• We'll update the standings on the "Pie in the Face" race for Anniversary Sunday.
• Our sermon will explore some alternative and additional meanings hiding in our celebration of Communion.
• Sermon Title:

We Need Your Help!

This Sunday, October 2nd, the Sunday School children and                      Christian Education Committee are challenging you to bring us all of your empty pop cans.  There will be a trailer parked outside of the church where you can place your bagged pop cans (please only pop cans).                                      Help us fill the trailer on Sunday.

All proceeds from the pop cans will be given to the Jeff-a-thon, a fundraising event in memory of our friend, the Rev. Jeff Veenstra.  The Jeff-a-thon will support Presbyterian World Service & Development's Child & Maternal Health in Malawi and Afghanistan initiative.  

( click here for more info: Child & Maternal Health in Malawi and Afghanistan)

Lisa's Cookies: fresh baked Chocolate Chip Cookies

Hand crafted scarves

Hand Knit dishcloths

Homegrown (by a little boy) and waxed mini pumpkins.