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St. Paul's U.C. News


Some good news from St. Paul’s/Vic Ave Syrian family.
 Mohammad Oklah passed his Canadian Citizen exam,
Malak started high school and Thabit started JK.

The church family sends condolances
​to Chris and Darrel Stewart
on the death of Darrel's brother, Jim,
who passed away on August 29th in his 74th year.
Obituary
Condolances are also sent to the family of Win Miller
who passed away on August 31st in her 105th year.
Obituary





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Special music today, July 30, 2023,
with Foxx, Rosina and Reece.
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We've begun updating our church directory with current contact information. 
Please let Sheila Satchell know if your information has changed.  
All this work is in preparation for a new photo directory in the fall.

A copy of the financial statements for the period
January 1 through June 30 is posted on the bulletin board.
If you have any questions or if you would like a copy of the statements, please contact Barbara Robbins.
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There are no worship services in August, but our expenses do not take a holiday.
Please continue your financial support of the ministry and mission of  the church during August.
You can mail cheques to: P O Box 333, Chatham, ON N7M 5K4 or e-transfer contributions to: spvauc.give@gmail.com. 

 
In September, we will return to using offering counting teams.
If you are able to count the offering after worship on one or two Sundays a month,
please contact Barbara Robbins or a_robbins@mail.com.

The St. Paul's-Victoria Avenue church family sends condolances to the family of Larry Beck
who passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023, at the age of 73.
Obituary

The sanctuary is ready for Easter.
The hydrangeas have been purchased by individual families honouring loved ones.
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The St. Paul's-Victoria Avenue family sends condolences to the family of Ed Thomson
who passed away on April 6, 2023
at the age of 87.
Obituary

There is good new to share from Heba, the mom of the Syrian family St. Paul's sponsored five years ago.
Heba passed her test to become a Canadian Citizen and she is very excited.
The ceremony will either be on Zoom or in person at a later date.
We look forward to celebrating with her.

St. Paul’s-Victoria Avenue UCW
is sponsoring a collection of peanut butter
for the Pantry Program during September.
You can leave your donations in the box in the entryway.
If you have any shampoo, toothpaste, etc, from your travels, you can leave those in the box, too.
The Pantry Program is in need of
500 g plastic containers
in which you purchase sour cream, margarine, etc. 
Please leave them in the box in the entryway .

The Cloverbuds 4-H Club is meeting at St. Paul's-Victoria Avenue church.
At the meeting on Saturday March 25, the 20 members attending recited the 4-H pledge:
I pledge
My head to clearer thinking,
My heart to greater loyalty,
My hands to larger service,
My health to better living,
For my club, my community,
my country, and my world.


Their motto is:  "Learn to do by Doing".
They wrote a Code of Conduct and signed their names to the document
as a promise to uphold the code during their meetings.  
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Trevor Thompson, outgoing chair of the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority, left, presents Roger McRae, centre,
and
John Lawrence, right, from the Rotary Club of Chatham Sunrise the Volunteer Hero Award
during the authority's annual general meeting held March 2, 2023.
(Tom Morrison/Chatham This Week)
 
​Click on the button to read the entire article.
Volunteer Hero Award

If you are wondering if your pantry donations are being put to good use, YES, THEY ARE.
Here are some pictures from last week's pantry program.  Items are not the same every week but it gives you an idea.
People can chose two proteins. One small bag of milk is one protein and, if they choose that,
they can have one other item from proteins.
They also have the choice of a roll of toilet paper or a box of Kleenex each week.
At the personal hygiene stop, they have one choice of
 deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, or sanitary pads every week.
One week they can get coffee, tea, or sugar, etc., and dish or laundry soap the other week. 
Then they have two choices from the fruits and vegetables table.
The people can also get a $25 shopping card every two months. 
​Your donations to this outreach are used wisely and are much appreciated. 
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The amalgamation service for St. Paul's and Victoria Avenue took place on Sunday, January 22, 2023.

Carolyn was housecleaning and found these old pictures taken when we had dark hair.
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Enid Taylor, Joyce Ward, Ruth Anne Rhea, Wendy Kempster, Verna Lowes, and Linda Slegers making apple pies.
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Lorne Russell, Mary Kerr, Carolyn Fraser, Lawrence Kerr, Margaret and Ian Maynard 1994
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Couple's Club 1997 - Bonnie Sloan, Linda Slegers, Wendy and Jim Kempster, Florence and Robert Arnold, Gini and Bud McKellar, Ralph Sloan, Helen and John Masterson, Gail Scott

Please save -
- eye glasses (Darrel Stewart)
- dry, clean outer milk bags (Sharon Ball)
- pop cans (transfer station or Masonic Temple)
- used batteries (Battery Boy)
​Currently at St. Paul’s we have monthly cards being sent to
12 students, 11 shut-ins and “Any Canadian Soldier”
.  
If you know of anyone that you think should be added to our list please contact Martha and they can be added.  
​“A quick little note can go a long way
​to brightening someone’s day”.

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