Basket night is always a blast at the Thursday Night Supper and Social at St. Andrew's Hespeler. This year, thanks to the generosity of the people of the church and the community, we were able to fill 54 baskets to distribute to our special guests who come out week after week.
A great time was had by all. Next week we will be welcoming the community in for a wonderful Christmas feast and, rumour has it, there may even be a special visitor for the kids.
Our Clerk of Session, Rob Hodgson, has the very important (and sometimes difficult) job of making sure that communications always flow as best as they can in the life of the congregation. He latest initiative to keep everyone informed is to create and maintain a blog for session news and information.
On Thursday, December 3rd our Hope Clothing Coordinator would like to hand out care packages to all of the men & women clients of Hope Clothing and the Cambridge Self Help Foodbank. Won't you please help us? Pictured below is a sample of what will be contained in a woman's pack. If you could contribute one of these bags (and perhaps a toonie to help with the cost of the nice bags) it would be very much appreciated. You may drop off these bags at Hope Clothing or to the office weekdays, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm or on Sunday mornings Thank you for helping make Christmas a little easier for those in our community who need a llittle extra help.
This song, adapted from the Beatles' classic, was performed this past Sunday by Corey Cotter Linforth. Thank you to Corey for sharing your passion for a better world with us:
I heard the news today, oh boy About a city torn apart again And though the news was rather sad Well I just had to laugh I've heard this song before
They shot them inside Bataclan They didn't notice that the times have changed A crowd of people opened doors Faces never seen before Everybody is so sure that we should go to war
I read the news today, oh boy Beirut reeling from the acts of war A crowd of people turned away It didn't stir our hearts They don't look like us They'd love to make us see
Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head Found my way downstairs and drank a cup And looking up, I noticed I was late Found my coat and grabbed my hat, made the bus in seconds flat Found my way upstairs to get some air Somebody spoke and I couldn't breath
Ahhh....
I saw the news today, oh boy A child face down in the sand And though he was so very small We have to count them all Now we know we don't have enough to share “We'd love to take you in, but...”