Christ The Servant

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Cold Springs, Ontario

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Latest Bulletin

January 8, 2012

 
 
 


 

Mission Statement - To love God and to love people; and in response to that call, to be a loving, safe, spiritual home where the seeker is welcome to begin the road to spiritual growth, and where those who believe are supported to follow the path of Jesus and to mature in faith.  We join together to express our love of God through our service to others.  We are ordinary people joyously celebrating the opportunity to follow Jesus' radical message of unconditional love and to live the beatitudes. 
** Read the full Statement of Faith here.
   
  
 
Prayer Group
Prayer group will be held every other Tuesday.  Watch for the sign-up sheet at church the Sunday before. New members are welcome.
  
 
  
Board Report
  • Last month’s financial data was reviewed.
  • GIC’s were to be renewed.
  • Donation to Salvation Army for Christmas was $500.00.
  • Transportation to/from the Plow for parishioners is being arranged on a monthly basis.
  • CTS Christmas schedule was sent to the local paper for publication.
  • Questionnaire being prepared for members and former members.
  • Board is pursuing Director’s insurance at a cost of $500.00 annually.
  • Gift cards for food and transportation ($150), presents and other food donations were made to a local family in need.
  • A baptism is being arranged for January 22nd where a prayer shawl will be presented to the mom.
  • The Board agreed that the precedent for CTS gift to the recipient was set in previous baptisms and will continue.
  • Money from the Camel Tooth Necklace draws went to fun 3 tables of Christmas dinner for approximately 60 people in need through the Yonge Street Mission.
  • Discussion over having Rev. Michelle as a guest speaker in the upcoming months resulted in the request for more information regarding the details.
  • CtS decided not to pursue participation in the Family Wellness Day.
 
 
Meal-in-bag update
Please note that other than potatoes and onions do not include any perishable food items in the bags.  Bags with recipes to be filled are available on the back table.  Please share the gift of food with our neighbours in need.  For more information, please see Rosemary.

 
 
Lending Library
Don’t forget to make use of our fabulous Lending Library. There is a large selection of faith-related books – both non-fiction and fiction. There is no cost to sign out a book. If you have a book that you would like to “loan” to the Library from your collection, please see Gerard.
 
 
Pastoral Ministry
We at Christ the Servant are a family.  If you notice someone missing, ill, lonely or in need from our congregation, please let one of our members of the pastoral team know.  Members of this team are Rev. Gary, Brigid, Rosemary and Nancy.
 
 
 
Financial Report (Contributions):
Dec 4              $615.00
Dec 11            $546.00
Dec 18            $636.51       Advent Conspiracy  $615.00       Yonge St. Mission  $197.00
Dec 24            $584.70       Advent Conspiracy  $635.00
Jan 1               $509.00
  
 
   
Community News
 
LOVE IN ACTION COOKBOOK AVAILABLE — Love In Action is a group of Christian women and sometimes men, who show God’s love by serving others through tangible acts of kindness, both at home and abroad. The newest edition of their fundraising cookbook is available at Searchlight (coming soon, we hope!), Canadian Tire Cobourg, and Houston’s Country Store in Camborne. Cost is only $10 with merchants donating 100% of the sale price to Love in Action.


CURRENT/ONGOING — UNITED CHRISTIAN BROADCASTERS — UCB Radio’s latest repeater station is now up and running and broadcasting a test signal of commercial free Christian music IN COBOURG at 90.7 FM. The fidelity is very poor, but it makes for good background music.

JANUARY 9 — SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION —  Online registration for Camp Iawah’s summer residential camps, family experiences, wilderness trips and youth leadership programs begins at iawah.com
 
Most of our community news is generously provided by Searchlight Bookstore in Cobourg.  For more information on community news and events go to:  http://searchlightevents.wordpress.com/

 
 
Suggestions
Please submit your ideas, concerns and suggestions. You can complete this anonymously and submit it in your collection envelope or simply put it in the collection basket.
 
 
 
Board of Directors

Chairperson:  Johanna (Hanna) Wakeling
jmwakeling@hotmail.com
705-295-2670
 
Director- Mary Smith
missmarymonica@hotmail.com
905-885-4942
 
Director- Marilyn Csefko
mcsefko@cogeco.ca

Director- Michele Mitchell
mommamitchell@yahoo.ca
905-372-7058

Director- James Coyle
nanjam2011@gmail.com
905-373-0447

Director- Rick Marchand
richard.marchand7@sympatico.ca
905-885-8569

Director- Don Nicholson
donnicholson@sympatico.ca
905-377-8668
 
Rev.Gary O’Dwyer-Pastor
ctspastor@yahoo.ca
905-372-7408