Robert Townshend Ordination as Deacon, October 18 at 4:00 PM

View Live-stream of Service on YouTube

God willing, Robert Townshend will be ordained a deacon in the Anglican Church of Canada on Sunday, October 18th at 4pm by Bishop Jenny Andison. Seating in the church building is by invitation only due to pandemic restrictions. However, we are pleased to let you know that his ordination service will be live-streamed on YouTube at the following link: https://youtu.be/1h3IhM-L3_o

BAKE SALE 2020 COOKBOOK – It’s DONE!!!!!! Thank you all so much for all your contributions and help with this St. Peter’s Christmas Bake Sale 2020 Cookbook! Thank you, Mary Frances, for collecting and putting this all together! Download a PDF of the cookbook here and feel free to go ahead and send it around to your friends and family. (Please note the link to the file will work on Thursday, October 15).

Print Copies: The document is ready to print double-sided at home or through a print shop (but it can be a bit pricey). We have found a shop that will print it and spiral bind it with a plastic cover for $40 a copy. If you are interested, feel free to contact Mary Frances atmfcappuccitti@gmail.com for more info.

Monday Morning Worship Services

Join Rev. Maria Nightingale every Monday morning at 9:00 am for a short live worship service on our public Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/stpeterserindale/). It will be available to view afterward as a video on Facebook if you miss the live version.

Summer Reflections, Rev. Nightingale’s new summer series of prayers called Summer Reflections and a Summer Labyrinth Walk can be viewed on her YouTube channel:

Annual Outreach Conference goes virtual

On Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., join clergy and lay leaders from across the Diocese for the Annual Outreach Conference, with a keynote address from Bishop Peter Fenty. Workshop topics include justice for migrant workers, dismantling racism, restorative justice, housing initiatives, basic income, Indigenous perspectives on the role of seniors in a community and more. The conference is free of charge and will take place over Zoom. Participants will receive the Zoom link upon registration. For more information and to register visit the Outreach and Advocacy Conference webpage.

York-Credit Valley Deacons host series on Indigenous Justice and Reconciliation

York-Credit Valley deacons the Rev. Evelyn Butler, the Rev. Elizabeth Cummings, the Rev. Alison Kemper and the Rev. Claudette Taylor present “Dinner & A Movie: A Reconciliation Walk,” a series of events on Indigenous justice and reconciliation beginning in September. Events will take place via Zoom on Thursday nights (Sept. 17, Oct. 15, Nov. 12, 19 and 26) beginning at 6:30 p.m. All events are free of charge.

The first session, planned for Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m., features the screening and discussion of the film “Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners.” The film tells the true story of 10 Indigenous teens, nine of them from residential schools, who were chosen as torchbearers for the 1967 Pan-Am Games in Winnipeg. After carrying the torch 800 km over an ancient message route, the torch was taken from the boys outside the stadium where the opening ceremonies took place and brought in by a non-Indigenous runner, while the boys were escorted away. Thirty-two years later, the province of Manitoba issued an official apology. Niigaanibatowaard is a story of survival, reconciliation, and hope for future generations. Please register to receive the Zoom link for the event.

The Anglican Foundation of Canada Launches Podcast

The Anglican Foundation of Canada is launching Foundation Forward, a new podcast about GENEROSITY created by Executive Director the Rev. Canon Judy Rois in response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is hosted by Toronto musician and media professional Christopher Dawes. Each 7-10 minute episode features the thoughts and experiences of a prominent Canadian with a unique take on the subject.

Monthly episodes are available at anglicanfoundation.org/podcasts, or can be streamed, downloaded or subscribed to on Apple/Google Podcasts, Spotify, SoundCloud, Pocket Casts and other podcast outlets. Podcasts are completely free, and easy to listen to on any smartphone, computer, tablet or other device.

PWRDF Thursday Prayer Group

Join PWRDF staff and friends for a time of prayer and reflection for the partners, volunteers and staff of PWRDF, every Thursday at 1:00 pm, followed by a virtual coffee time.

Register here to receive the link and call in information for this and subsequent prayer times, along with an order of service.

Our SPAN newsletter for Fall is here.

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Music Director Survey Analysis

Here is an analysis of the Music Survey that was completed earlier this year.  It will be used as soon as the church is ready to begin the process of hiring the new Director of Music Ministry.

A big thank you to the Music Survey team: Bill Matthews, Christine Forber, Derek Patterson and Stu Irvine for a job well done

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If you have any news or suggestions for future communications that you would like shared with the St. Peter’s Erindale parish, please connect with the Communications Committee or the Clergy for review.