The Anglican Parish of Seal Cove
serving God by following Christ using the gifts of the Spirit
Notes from the Newsroom...
September 3rd - Bible Study on 1 Corinthians in Westport begins @7pm
September 4th - Parish Council Meeting at St. Paul’s, Baie Verte @7pm. Please make every effort to be at this meeting.
September 5th-7th Annual Diocesan ACW Conference Please see your ACW president for more details or to register.
September 9th - Bible Study on First Corinthians for Baie Verte and Seal Cove Starts in Baie Verte @10am.
September 15th - St. Paul’s Social Club begins its season @ 730pm
September 17th - Baie Verte Ministerial Association meets at Bethany United Church, Baie Verte.
September 17th - Celebration of New Ministry in the Parish of White Bay and the Installation of the Rev. Hannah Dicks as Rector. The Service takes place at the Church of the Epiphany @7pm.
September 18th - Deer Lake Deanery Meeting for Clergy at St. Luke’s Church, Springdale @ 10am September 22nd - Diocesan Evangelism Committee meeting in Corner Brook @7pm.
September 26th and 27th - Deer Lake Deanery Server Weekend for those who are interested in serving and for confirmation candidates. Registration is $5.00. For more information or to register please see or call. Registration deadline is September 15th. The Theme is “Wacky Olympics”.
Dates to keep in mind and in prayer this fall:
October 2nd to 4th - Annual Diocesan Clergy Conference at Killdevil Camp with the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, Primate October 24th to 26th - Healing mission with Ven. Ed King. The theme for the mission is “Healed… from that very moment.”
November 29th - Music workshop for the Parish with The Rev. Canon Roberta Woodman. Anyone who plays an instrument or is a member of a choir or who likes music is welcome to come and participate. Canon Roberta will be with us to preach at worship across the parish on Advent Sunday, November 30th The hair might be gone but the humour remains! A huge thanks to all of those who gave a donation to the Cops for Cancer event during Baie Verte Come Home Year. The event raised about $1,300 for the Cancer Society and Daffodil House in St. John’s. Pictures of the event can be found on the parish website in the photo galleries: www.freewebs.com/sealcoveanglicanparish A Financial Update on Parish Finances… Parish Council met at St. Paul’s, Baie Verte on September 4th and the following was reported as our current financial position: Our total income to this point in the year is $51,095.54 Our total expenditures to this point in the year is $52,662.79 The balance brought forward from 2007 $2,194.51 Which leaves on hand a balance of (Sept 2nd) $627.26 It was noted that to fulfill our budget for this year, we are going to need about $31,000. Now it is recognized that this is the time of year that people will catch up on their donations or will make their yearly contribution to their churches. We have come some distance this summer and yet we have a hill still to climb. Good news is we can meet this challenge! We can do this! Please keep in mind that giving needs to be a constant and year round habit. The Parish has expenses which it has to meet each and every month. We all need to remember that what we receive and the things we possess are gifts from God. This means that what we give giving to the work of the Church, locally and globally goes back to God. We are blessed as a parish to be a blessing to each person who is our neighbour .