Past Events at St. Paul's U.C.
2021
St. Paul’s Affirming Journey
It was in 2016 that St. Paul's began informal discussions about the possibility of becoming an Affirming congregation.
Read more about this process.
It was in 2016 that St. Paul's began informal discussions about the possibility of becoming an Affirming congregation.
Read more about this process.
St. Paul's held its 127th Anniversary celebration and
the service to officially become an Affirming Church
on Sunday, October 17, 2021.
Michael Shewburg was the guest minister.
Music was provided by Gary Houston, soloist, and
Margaret Campbell on flute accompanied by Julia Smith.
the service to officially become an Affirming Church
on Sunday, October 17, 2021.
Michael Shewburg was the guest minister.
Music was provided by Gary Houston, soloist, and
Margaret Campbell on flute accompanied by Julia Smith.
2020
A Service of Confirmation was held on Sunday morning, November 15, 2020,
for Ellliot Cowan and Kaitlyn (Rosie) Warner.
for Ellliot Cowan and Kaitlyn (Rosie) Warner.
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2019
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The Oklah family welcomed a baby boy, Thabit, on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. He weighed 8 lb. 8 oz. and all is well. Congratulations. |
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Gillian and Ian were confirmed on Easter Sunday but the celebration was held the following Sunday, April 28, 2019. |
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Fourteen hungry people met at St. Paul's on Thursday, March 7, 2019, for a box lunch from Subway. It was a fundraiser to help Community Living Chatham-Kent. |
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2018
It's beginning to look at lot like Christmas.....
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White Gifts Sunday St. Paul's and Victoria Avenue collected several bags of food for Outreach for Hunger on Sunday morning, December 2, 2018. |
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St. Paul's and Victoria Avenue's Sunday School collected
toys for the Goodfellows on Sunday, November 25, 2018. Gail and Chuck kindly delivered them. |
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2018 IODE Christmas House Tour
Perhaps not the nicest afternoon for a house tour but that didn't stop these women
who stopped at St. Paul's for a cup of tea/coffee and a cookie.
Perhaps not the nicest afternoon for a house tour but that didn't stop these women
who stopped at St. Paul's for a cup of tea/coffee and a cookie.
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St. Paul's held an Affirm meeting on Sunday evening, November 18, 2018.
To read the summary of the discussion, click on the button.
To read the summary of the discussion, click on the button.
At the September 26, 2018 Official Board meeting,
a motion was passed
that the Charge would support the
Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
The draw was held for those at St. Paul's who made a donation to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank
at fellowship time today, Nov. 11.
And the lucky winners of a bag of corn products
are Jerry and Marj Craven.
Thank you all for your donations.
Gail sent $1110 to the Charge treasurer.
a motion was passed
that the Charge would support the
Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
The draw was held for those at St. Paul's who made a donation to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank
at fellowship time today, Nov. 11.
And the lucky winners of a bag of corn products
are Jerry and Marj Craven.
Thank you all for your donations.
Gail sent $1110 to the Charge treasurer.
Malak, Heba, Shahd, Mohammad
and Abdullah celebrating Eid, the end of Ramadan. |
Malak is 9 years old
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Shahd is 16 months old.
She is under the quilt that Jane Jenner made for her. |
Abdullah is 3 years old.
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Janet and Ian Johnston took the family to see the sights
in Toronto in July. |
St. Paul's Refugee Committee
took the Oklah family to the Canada Day Parade in Chatham. This is mom, Heba, and Shahd. |
Dinner with the Oklah Family, Saturday, November 17, 2018
The congregation finally got to meet the Oklah family who St. Paul's has sponsored
since their arrival in late February 2018 from Syria.
The congregation finally got to meet the Oklah family who St. Paul's has sponsored
since their arrival in late February 2018 from Syria.
Mohammad made the fruit dishes.
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Heba made the mouth-watering cakes.
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Mohammad and Heba,
Malak, Shahd and Abdullah
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Janet and Heba serve.
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Looks delicious.
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Mohammad making coffee.
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The St. Paul's Refugee Committee is happy to announce that the Oklah family arrived in Windsor at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 27, 2018. This is the welcoming committee at the airport. |
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The organ has been removed from St. Paul's. It was broken and too expensive to repair considering that we have no one to play it. However, it has been resurrected and given a new life as a desk. |
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2017
It was agreed at the St. Paul's annual meeting in February 2017 that St. Paul's would begin to study the process of becoming an affirming congregation. This process normally includes a number of study sessions that extend over 1 - 2 years.
Becoming "affirming' means that a congregation publicly declares its commitment
to inclusion and justice for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
Becoming "affirming' means that a congregation publicly declares its commitment
to inclusion and justice for people of all sexual orientations and gender identities.
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This is taken from Kenesserie's Facebook page. Cabin 3 is one of the ones that St. Paul's
is responsible for and that we donated money for improvements last year (2017). "Cabin 3 is painted and bunks are in! It is a slow process but we are getting there. Soon all of the cabins will be done. A huge thank you to Bette Northcott and Murray Northcott and friends for continuing to paint. And John Cofell who is building the bunks. Camp is so blessed to these these wonderful people who continuously give back to camp. Camp changes lives!" |
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The Community Living Subway Box Lunch on Thursday, March 9, 2017 was lots of fun as over a dozen people met at the church to eat their subs and enjoy the fellowship. |
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Eighteen women enjoyed lunch together at The Parkfield on February 1, 2017 to celebrate Carolyn's birthday.
In lieu of gifts, articles were donated to Victoria Avenue's Pantry Program.
Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
In lieu of gifts, articles were donated to Victoria Avenue's Pantry Program.
Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
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Each gutter on the church was checked in November. Two have been resurfaced, as in the picture, and one has been partially resurfaced. Some areas on the rest were sealed with the "liquid plastic" stuff. All are good for the winter. Two have been targeted for resurfacing next year. |
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The new mattresses are in the cabins, delivered Saturday, July 11,2015. See the St. Paul's UCW page for more pictures. Click here. |
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The birdhouse was built by Ron Ward and the benches by Jack Authier.
They both enjoyed contributing to the camp. Click on pictures to enlarge. |
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Chuck helps to maintain the water feature at Kenesserie.
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At the St. Paul’s Board of Stewards work bee on June 13, 2015 the following matters were dealt with:
- The flat roof on the Sunday School was reviewed for integrity and found all to be in good condition
- The Christmas Star was removed to be modified so it will in the future be more clearly seen travelling both directions on
Highway #40.
- The newly planted pyramid Emerald Cedars were tended to.
- The soil along the south and east sides of the building was sloped to ensure proper drainage.
- The downspouts and eaves troughs were reviewed and repaired to ensure proper drainage from the building roofs prior to any
further repairs to the inside walls and ceilings.
- Weed maintenance was tended to complement the regular lawn mowing.
- Planting and maintenance of the annual flowers planted was attended to.
- Pruning of trees on the property was done.
- Calking of the kitchen cupboards to ensure cleanliness.
- Review of the regular required maintenance to the pump house.
- Reconfiguring of the kitchen taps.
- Review of the outstanding need for a heat tape for the hot water line to the bathroom.
- Review of the outstanding repair needs to the back entrance to the basement.
- Review of any further repairs to be needed throughout the rest of the year.
- The flat roof on the Sunday School was reviewed for integrity and found all to be in good condition
- The Christmas Star was removed to be modified so it will in the future be more clearly seen travelling both directions on
Highway #40.
- The newly planted pyramid Emerald Cedars were tended to.
- The soil along the south and east sides of the building was sloped to ensure proper drainage.
- The downspouts and eaves troughs were reviewed and repaired to ensure proper drainage from the building roofs prior to any
further repairs to the inside walls and ceilings.
- Weed maintenance was tended to complement the regular lawn mowing.
- Planting and maintenance of the annual flowers planted was attended to.
- Pruning of trees on the property was done.
- Calking of the kitchen cupboards to ensure cleanliness.
- Review of the regular required maintenance to the pump house.
- Reconfiguring of the kitchen taps.
- Review of the outstanding need for a heat tape for the hot water line to the bathroom.
- Review of the outstanding repair needs to the back entrance to the basement.
- Review of any further repairs to be needed throughout the rest of the year.
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To read the article from The Chatham Daily News, June 8, 2015 edition, click here. Click on picture to enlarge. |
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On March 10, 2015, 16 women and 1 man celebrated the birthdays of Gail Scott and Bernice Sloan
by joining them for lunch at the Parkfield. In lieu of gifts, the birthday girls asked for items for Victoria Avenue's pantry. This picture shows Gail and Bernice with some of their gifts. Click on picture to enlarge. Thank you to all who supported our Celebration of Hymns evening on March 1, 2015. $935 was raised for Mission & Service. |
St. Paul's and Victoria Avenue hosted a wonderful evening featuring Linnea Good and David Jonsson on Wednesday, October 29, 2014. To enjoy the slideshow, click here. |