Week of June 18 -  NOTICES AT A GLANCE – more details below  

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

2.  Guest preacher and presider - the Rev. Vinaya Dumpala  

3.  Help St. Aidan’s win $20,000 – two weeks left!  

4.  Christmas Day Lunch    

5.  St. Aidan's Garden Maintenance Volunteer Roster  

6.  Pot Luck Lunch for Margaret Allen  

7.  Summer Schedule of Sunday Services  

8.  Altar Flowers for July and August     

9.  Sunday School Volunteers 

10. Choir Camp

11. Food Bank Needs

12. Offerings

AND NOW THE DETAILS:  

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

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 Pentecost & following Sundays, click here:

https://mcusercontent.com/9602008078ea1b1ac17a38d52/files/0bf6b273-c028-ce62-4b9b-d70d034eda9d/1030_Pentecost_booklet_2023.pdf

Service details (list of readings, hymn numbers & psalm) can be accessed here:

https://mcusercontent.com/9602008078ea1b1ac17a38d52/files/094431ad-7aed-7afa-6be8-d9262cb6f40e/Service_Details_June_18.pdf    

2.  On Sunday we welcome the Rev. Vinaya Dumpala as our preacher and presider. Vinaya has served parishes in the Oshawa area. Originally from India, he and his family lived many years in Saudi Arabia before coming to Canada. His son is the Rev. Yohan Dumpala, assistant curate of our neighbouring parish St. John’s Norway. Jeff is away on vacation until June 26.   

3. The Great Canadian Giving Challenge and Moorelands Send a Kid to Camp Fundraiser

During the month of June, Canada Helps is again running their annual Great Canadian Giving Challenge – the winning charity receives $20,000! Every dollar donated to St. Aidan’s via Canada Helps, during the month of June, becomes a ballot in the draw for the $20,000 prize – only two weeks left. You are welcome to donate to any of our funds, but we encourage you to use this opportunity to make a donation to our annual Moorelands Send a Kid to Camp Campaign.  Moorelands provides kids from low-income neighbourhoods with the opportunity to develop leadership skills, build confidence, practice social skills and be physically active in the great Canadian outdoors, through subsidies to offset the cost of camp.  All the donations collected by St. Aidan’s that are directed to Moorelands will be forwarded to them at the end of June to support their camp programs.  Moorelands Kids is consistently  recognized as one of the Top 100 Rated Charities in Canada by Charity Intelligence!  To learn more about their work, visit their website: Moorelands Kids   Click here to make your donation: Canada Helps: St Aidan's - Moorelands     If St. Aidan’s wins the $20,000 prize, we will put the money towards our west garden project.  Thank you for your support!   

4.  Christmas Day Lunch   

For about 25 years before Covid, St, Aidan's hosted a Christmas Day lunch for people with nowhere to go on Christmas Day. During Covid we delivered cooked meals to All Saints in 2020 and to Restorative Justice Housing (RJHO) in 2021. (In 2022 we delivered gift cards, socks, knitting and baking to RJHO  We would like to resume hosting the meal at St. Aidan's and would like to get an expression of interest in participating in one form or another.  Please fill out the form at the back of the church or speak to Michael Van Dusen.  This is an expression of interest, not a commitment.  

5. St. Aidan's Garden Maintenance Volunteer Roster

We are developing a roster of volunteers who can help maintain our exterior property with projects like planting, pruning, weeding and lawn repair.  We will have occasional work parties as well as tasks that can be completed at your convenience.  Sign up via this link or on the bulletin board in the Basement Hall.    

6. Pot Luck Lunch for Margaret Allen

Just a quick follow-up to our recent notice about our pot luck lunch on June 25 to celebrate the well-earned retirement of Margaret Allen, our long-standing parish administrator.  If you would like to add a dish (eg. salad, sandwiches, casserole, veggies, dessert), please contact Linda Fawcett, Deputy Warden at 416-706-5780 or at staidans.committeesecretary@gmail.com and let her know what type of dish you will bring.  All contributions welcome!  

7. Summer Schedule of Sunday Services

June 25 will be our final Sunday with services at 8:30 and 10:30am. Beginning July 2, we will move to our summer schedule of only one service each Sunday — at 9:30am. We will return to our two-service schedule on September 10, which happens to be our patronal festival (St. Aidan’s Day).  

8. Altar Flowers for July and August   

July 23rd and 30th, August 6th and 27th are 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  

9. Sunday School Volunteers Wanted   

Our children's programming on Sunday mornings relies on a team of awesome volunteers. We are in need of some new helpers to teach and support our Sunday school classes. Lesson plans are provided so prep work and commitment is minimal. Help us keep our children's ministry alive! Please contact gemmasnider@hotmail.com if you are interested or know someone who may be!  

10. Choir Camp

This summer, we invite all kids to join us for another fun-filled week of summer day camp complete with singing, musical exploration, and outdoor fun and games. Running July 10-14 for $100, for kids ages 6-14! For more information or to register, contact music@staidansinthebeach.com.  

11. 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!  

12. 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