The Spring Equinox is Tuesday…

We’ve had a pretty mild winter this year, and so you might be forgiven for thinking that spring has already sprung. But the Equinox is this coming Tuesday, and that means it’s time to start cleaning up the St Andrew’s yard!

Starting on Saturday, March 23rd at 9am, I’ll be here at the church getting started on the yard work. You are invited to come as you are able! And if you don’t feel able, feel free to bring water and snacks for the hungry workers! We meet every Saturday at this time through March and April.

Some of the jobs that need doing:

raking up leaves, branches and pine cones from the grass and parking lot.
cleaning up the garden beds
scraping moss off the curbs
pulling grass from the rock strip around the church
pulling buttercups from the memorial garden under the cross window
cutting low-hanging branches from the trees
raking out all the little mole holes
removing the dead tree from the sacristy courtyard
washing the outside of the windows around the church
raking out the daycare yard

If you are interested in doing ongoing lawn maintenance through the summer, please speak to Cathy who will set up a lawn-care schedule in the coming weeks. Ideally, we would like four lawn-care teams.

Lenten Food Bank Challange

Have a look and bring donations matching the theme of the week!

Lent 1 - Protein

tuna, salmon, chicken, ham, chili, stew, peanut butter…

Lent 2 - Pasta

How many different kinds of noodles and sauces can we collect?

Lent 3 - Canned fruits & vegetables

Pick something good. We don’t need any water chestnuts!

Lent 4 - Drinks

100% fruit juices, milk substitutes, coffee, tea, meal replacements…

Lent 5 - Fresh fruits & vegetables

apples, carrots, oranges, celery, onions, potatoes…

Lent 6 (Palm Sunday) - Non-food items

toothbrushes & toothpaste, menstrual products, socks, deodorant…

When choosing food donations, please consider healthy choices! Donations can also be made at the Food Bank, Monday to Thursday 8:30pm—4.00pm. Food donations can also be left at all local grocery stores.

Tuesday Bible Study has begun again on Zoom at 7pm. Our Lenten series will be Praying the Psalms beginning on February 20th.

And on Thursdays at 11am, we have a Healing Eucharist Service every week. If you or someone you know would like to be anointed with the Holy Oil, this is the service for you. The service will also include an extended prayer time so bring your prayer concerns with you. Through Lent, we’ll be repeating the Tuesday Bible Study session in person in the church at 10am just before the Healing Eucharist. Please let me know if you are interested in participating in this study.

Our Saturday afternoon Spiritual Practice Retreat will be on the 30th of this month, beginning at 1:30pm and going until 4:45. Our topic is The Seven Last Words of Christ. Please sign up for the retreat on the sheet on the office window! There will be another retreat April 27th, where we’ll be looking at the Spiritual Practice of Pastoral Visiting.

Keep your eyes open for the Knitting Group. They usually meet on Wednesdays.

The next Family Eucharist service will be on April 20th from 4:30-630pm, and the theme will be Easter! This is a fun time for the whole family and includes a Bible story, some crafts and activities, Holy Communion, and pizza supper. Please mark this day in your calendar and plan to bring your whole family. And, if you are interested in helping with some of the activities, Cathy & I are going to have a short meeting to make some plans. Please let me or Cathy know if you would like to help out!