Notices: April 11, 2025
Notices at a Glance
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1. Live Streaming at 10:30 a.m., Order of Service
2. Parking on Queen Street on Easter Day
Opportunities to Gather & Grow
3. Celebration for Becky
4. Maundy Thursday, overnight prayer watch
5. Wonder Church
Opportunities to Share & Serve
6. Request for chocolate Easter eggs!
7. Busy Bees Play Group
8. Beach Interfaith Outreach
9. We’re looking for new people to help host our Coffee Hour!
10. We’re looking for people to bake homemade treats for coffee hour
11. We need help setting up and cleaning up for our next Wonder Church service
12. Euchre
Other Announcements and How to Give
13. New Office Hours
14. Announcements for the Notices
15. Offerings
Notices for the Week of April 11 – April 18, 2025
1. Live Streaming at 10:30 a.m., Order of Service - The service will be live-streamed on YouTube, which can be found through the following link. The service may be viewed live or at anytime later through our YouTube channel.
https://staidansinthebeach.com/live
Click here to view a PDF of the April 13th Service
2. Parking on Queen Street on Easter Day: Because of the Easter Parade, anyone parking on Queen Street during the 10:30 service on Easter Day will need a card to put on your dashboard allowing you to stay there until 12:30 p.m. without being towed! Yellow parking cards may be found on the table in the Narthex.
Opportunities to Gather & Grow
3. Celebration for Becky: A celebration BBQ for Becky will be held after the 10:30 a.m. church service on Sun., Apr. 13. Please join us! Contributions towards a gift can be made by e-transfer, cash, or cheque to St. Aidan’s and indicate it is for ‘Becky’s gift.’ Please do not use Canada Helps.
4. On Maundy Thursday, April 17, an overnight prayer watch will take place in the church beginning after the evening service and continuing through the night until 8 a.m. on Good Friday, April 18, at which time there will be Morning Prayer. The watch commemorates Jesus’ admonition to his disciples who had fallen asleep in the garden of Gethsemane after the Passover supper on Holy Thursday.
A sign-up sheet will be at the back of the church today through Maundy Thursday. The time slots will be for an hour at a time, but people are welcome to spend more time. Suggested prayer resources will be provided. For safety’s sake, the doors will be locked. No one will be left alone in the church. Individuals have pledged to ensure constant accompaniment. For more information speak with or email Deacon Michael Van Dusen, mjpvandusen@gmail.com.
5. Wonder Church: St. Aidan’s is excited to offer a new service designed for babies, toddlers, preschoolers, early elementary children and their families called Wonder Church. This is a 30-45 minute service that includes puppets, music, and prayers. Coffee and treats are provided. All are welcome. Our next Wonder Church is Sun., April 27 at 4 p.m. For more information, contact children’s minister Elizabeth at children@staidansinthebeach.com
Opportunities to Share & Serve
6. Request for chocolate Easter eggs! We will be hosting our annual Egg Hunt on Easter (Sun., Apr. 20) following the 10:30 service. We are in need of chocolate eggs for the hunt. If you can donate a bag of wrapped chocolate eggs, please bring them to church by Fri., Apr. 18 and leave them in the basket in the Narthex. Thanks in advance!
7. Busy Bees Play Group welcomes children ages 0-3 and their caregivers on Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. in our Parish Hall. We offer stories, music, and activities. We are looking for lightly used toys for babies and toddlers for our Busy Bees Play Group. Do you like to bake? We are looking for people to bake peanut-free goodies for the Busy Bees Play Group. If you can support us in either of these ways, please speak with Elizabeth.
8. Beach Interfaith Outreach: Locations and dates for all lunches are listed in the Beach Metro News. The next lunch held here at St. Aidan’s is Tues., April 15, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. As part of St. Aidan’s involvement in the Beach Interfaith Outreach Committee, we support the Grace Pascoe Care Centre. Your weekly donations to the basket by the church office are gratefully received.
9. We’re looking for new people to help host our coffee hour: Don’t worry, we’ll show you what to do to be a host! You can sign up with your family or friends to serve coffee, tea, and snacks. You can pick a Sunday that works for you, and you can help out once a month or just a few times a year. To sign up, you may find a sign-up sheet for hosting coffee hour in the church entryway (Narthex), or you may email Ella at ekeemmanuella0@gmail.com. Hosts are still needed for dates in April, May, and June.
10. We’re looking for people to bake homemade treats for coffee hour: We're looking for volunteers to bring treats for our coffee hour on Sundays! Whether it's baked goods, snacks, or any other delicious offerings, we would love to have your contributions. Please remember to label any items for allergies. Email Ella at ekeemmanuella0@gmail.com if you're interested in bringing something for an upcoming coffee hour.
11. We need help setting up and cleaning up for our Apr. 27 Wonder Church service. If you are able to help, please speak with Elizabeth.
12. Euchre: Join us on Tuesday nights from 7-9 p.m. for a fun and friendly evening of progressive Euchre downstairs in the Parish Hall. Beginners welcome. Cost is $5; all proceeds support St. Aidan’s community outreach.
Other Announcements and How to Give
13. New Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 5 p.m.
14. Please submit new announcements for the weekly notices to Mary at office@staidansinthebeach.com by Wednesdays at 4 p.m. All notices are subject to incumbent’s approval, and will be edited for clarity and conciseness.
15. Offerings - Thank you for your support. There are a variety of ways to make your 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
· Envelopes – to obtain a set of weekly offering envelopes, send a request 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 beside the front door.
· Credit card – click on the link Canada Helps: St. Aidan’s or scan the QR code below.