Week of April 23 -  NOTICES AT A GLANCE – more details below  

1.  Live Streaming at 10:30 am and Order of Service  

2.  The Rev. Jeff Nowers – Winter Break  

3.  Beach Cares Fundraiser Concert  

4.  Retirement Announcement  

5.  Food Bank Needs  

6.  Altar Flowers – May 7  

7.  Euchre  

8.  Cole Academy Garden Project  

9.  Offerings

AND NOW THE DETAILS:  

1. Live Streaming at 10:30 am & Order of Service

For those who are not comfortable attending services in person, or are unable to attend, we are live streaming the above referenced services at the link below: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/91628466455

Meeting ID: 916 2846 6455 Passcode: 548507 Phone: 647-374-4685

To access the order of service for the 10:30 service for the Easter season, click here: https://mcusercontent.com/9602008078ea1b1ac17a38d52/files/8ad53d4b-cbae-48f3-e6dd-046f5cc692b2/Easter_season_1030_bklt_2023.pdf  

2. The Rev. Jeff Nowers — Winter Break

Jeff will be away the following two Sundays (April 23 & 30) on an overdue winter break. In the event of a pastoral emergency, please contact the Rev. Michael Van Dusen (416-570-0203) or the Rev. Marguerite Rea (647-524-8509).  

3. Beach Cares Fundraiser Concert,  Apr 28

Join the Beaches community Friday April 28 at 7:30 PM at St. Aidan’s Church for an evening of Folk Rock, Show tunes and Folk music in support of The Beach Cares and the Ukrainian-Syrian couple, Wesam and Olesia Ekthiar, whom we are sponsoring.  The Boardwalk Cowboys, Grace Rockett and Graduates of Humber’s Theatre Arts Program and St. Aidan’s Regrets will perform. There is no cost for the concert, but the event is to raise funds for the couple. The Beach Cares is a coalition of St. Aidan’s, Beach United and the Beach Community that came together in August 2015 to sponsor refugees fleeing from the war in Syria. Since then we have supported two families and a young woman who came by herself. The couple, who arrived on March 19 are the Syrian brother and Ukrainian sister-in-law of the young woman.  If you are willing to help set up or take down from the concert, please speak to Michael Van Dusen    

4. Retirement Announcement

Transitions are often bittersweet and it is in this spirit that we announce the retirement on June 30, 2023 of Margaret Allen, St Aidan’s “enduring” parish administrator. Margaret has been a constant at St Aidan’s for almost 40 years (!), supporting the day-to-day functioning of the church, the ministry of 12 priests and the work of churchwardens and parish committees too numerous to count.  She has been the welcoming face of St Aidan’s for parishioners and the community.  She will be greatly missed.  On Sunday June 25 we will celebrate Margaret and her longstanding service to St. Aidan’s after the 10:30 service.  More to come . . .    

5. Food Bank Needs 

Donations of non-perishable food items for the Grace Pascoe Care Centre food bank and the St. John’s Norway food pantry are always welcome.  Grace Pascoe Care Centre has asked specifically for donations of the following items: peanut butter, canned fish, canned vegetables, pasta sauce, canned beans, cereal, granola bars, diapers (size 1-5), baby formula, and period products. Please place them in the basket in the narthex. Note: empty egg cartons are needed once again.  Thank you!  

6. Altar Flowers for May

May 7th is open for a flower dedication. If you are interested, the cost is $80 for the two vases. Please contact Hian-Lie Liem at 416-706-3775 or at hian.lie.liem@gmail.com  

7. Euchre  

Join us on Tuesday nights at 7pm for a fun and friendly evening of progressive Euchre downstairs in the main hall.  Beginners welcome.  $5.00 to play.  All proceeds go to St. Aidan’s Church community outreach.  

8. Cole Academy Garden Project   

The teachers and students of The Cole Academy (TCA) are so pleased to announce that we have constructed two garden boxes at the south east corner of the church property. Students learned about "Lasagna Gardening," which involves layering cardboard, sticks, leaves, and soil, creating enough air and compostable material to provide ideal growing conditions. We have started some seedlings inside that will be transplanted to the gardens when the time is right. Soon we will have herbs, vegetables, and some pollinator flowers growing! Since most TCA students live in the area, we will monitor the gardens over the summer and we welcome church members and Church  School children to participate in watering. The hope is to use these vegetables in our cooking program and/or offer them up to our local food bank at the Grace Pascoe Care Centre where fresh vegetables are often hard to come by. Again, as the food ripens over the summer, please feel free to use the veggies in church events while TCA is on summer break. Gardening is a wonderful way to bring our communities together and provide healthy, fresh food for us to share and enjoy!  

9. Offerings - Your regular offerings support the mission and ministry of St Aidan's, and we thank you.  There are a variety of ways to make a donation:

- PAG – set up monthly pre-authorized debits from your bank account directly to St. Aidan’s by completing the authorization form found on the Giving page of our website https://www.staidansinthebeach.com/giving 

- PAG Changes – to  change the amount of an existing donation, send an email with the details to donations@staidansinthebeach.com 

- E-transfer – send to donations@staidansinthebeach.com 

- Cheques should be payable to and can be mailed to: The Church of St. Aidan, 2423 Queen St E, Toronto, ON, M4E 1H6, or dropped in our secure mailbox at the north-east corner of the building.

- Credit card – click on the link  Canada Helps: St. Aidan's Church