Weekly Calendar of Opportunities…..March 7th
2010
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3rd
Sunday
Of Lent
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10:15 am
10:30 am
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Pre-Worship-Sing-A-Long
- Kum Ba Yah – Printed
- He’s Got the Whole
World…Printed
- VU. 266 ~ Amazing Grace
- VU 403 ~ Ring from your
Steeple
Worship with Mrs.
Barb Stewart
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Monday
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9-12
9:00 am
6 pm
7 pm
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Church Office Hours Today –
Monday Morning Bible
Study - Lounge
1st
Petrolia Sparks – CE Centre
Intercessory
Prayer Group in Sanctuary
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Tuesday
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9-12 &1-4
8:30 am
10:00 am
1 pm
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Office Hours today
Turkey Pie – Veggies & Pie Dough
Lounge
Booked
Turkey Pie – Stew Stuff & Pie Dough
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Wednesday
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9 – 12
9:30 am
8:00 pm
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Office Hours Today ~
Turkey Pie Production & Pick Up Day
Wed Group
-Lounge
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Thursday
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9-12 &1-4
1 pm
7:30 pm
7:30 pm
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Office Hours today
CARDS
& GAMES in the CE Centre –
Lounge
Booked
Choir
Practice in the Choir Loft
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Friday
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9-12 & 1-4
6-8
8-9
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Office Hours today
10-14
Youth Group
Senior
Youth Group
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Saturday
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Kitchen
Booked for Brunch Preparations
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4th
Sunday
of
Lent
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Remember
9:00 am
10:30 am
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It’s Daylight Saving Time
CE
Committee meets in the Lounge
Worship
with Rev. Dr. Bob
Sermon~Being
Lost & Being Found
Amish
Brunch following Worship. Everyone is
welcome. A Free-Will Donation is
appreciated.
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Year In
& Year Out our Turn is the FIRST Sunday of the month for
Donations to the Petrolia Food Bank. Dry
goods are taken once a month to the Petrolia Food Bank. Cash /cheque donations can be made on the
third line of your Offering Envelope as well as donations to the Inn of the Good Shepherd, Memorial Donations or for the
Capital Projects these items will be receipted on your Income Tax Receipt at
the end of the year. Please make out
your Cheque to St. Paul’s
and mark your preference on line 3 of Offering Envelope..
Anyone
requiring Offering Envelopes please contact Bonnie Elliott in the Church
Office. (519-882-1390) We can also help with Membership Transfers. Just a reminder for ALL parents– ALL Sunday
School Children are required to fill out a yearly registration form – Please pick one up from your Child’s Sunday
School Teacher.
St. Paul’s United
Church
4169 Petrolia Line, Box 970, Petrolia,
ON N0N 1R0
3rdSunday of Lent
~ March 7th 2010
Join Us For Worship Every Sunday@ 10:30 am
Contact at: Email:
st-pauls@xcelco.on.ca
(or)
By phone #519-882-1390
(Or) Browse our Web Site: www.stpaulsunitedpetrolia.com
Welcome to Our Worship.
Please join us for Refreshments &
Fellowship following the Service downstairs in the CE Centre
Intercessory Prayer Is Available
Prayer
request cards are at the back of the church.
Intercessors
will pray for your needs and all requests are confidential. There is covered box marked
for prayer cards at the back of the church sanctuary or
downstairs in the C.E. Centre, please drop in your request.

Serving Us March 7th 2010
Lay Reader Lola Dudley
Ushers Brian & Donna Denham & Les & Mildred Clifford
Chairlift Jim Clouse
Counters Ira
& Brenda Downer
& Ken Bulgin
CE Program Sunday
School Teachers
Coffee Hour Barb & Denys
Stewart
Sound MacRobbie & Logan Cox
Nursery Stacey Williams
Our
Volunteers for Next Week are:
Lay Reader: Eula Evans
Ushers Brian
& Donna Denham & Les &
Mildred Clifford
Chairlift Jim
Clouse
Counters George & Barb Guild & Ellen
Johnson
CE Program Sunday School Teachers
Coffee Hour Brunch
Committee
Sound Denys
Stewart
Nursery Regina Taylor
Large Print Bulletins Available
from Ushers
Or at Chairlift Platform
Always looking for Coffee Hour Volunteers-Contact
Barb Stewart or check with Bonnie in the Church Office
St. Paul’s 2010 Trivia
Coming Saturday, March 27
7 pm is Social Time & 7:30 pm Start
of Competition
Cost $20 per person & teams to be
made up of 4-6 people. Money is going to
General Funds
There will be a Loonie Table –cost $1
per square per items
An evening of good fellowship &
refreshments
Trivia Team is Bruce & Penny Cox,
Grev Martin, Peter Davey, Bill Massie, Barb Guild, Becky MacRobbie, Marion
Clouse & Edith Roberts
We are Looking for APPLE RECEIPES
In the fall
we sell apples and this year we are hoping to be able to add a Book of Apple Recipes. If you are interested in submitting your
favourite Apple Recipe to the Finance Committee we would be very happy. You may submit a handwritten or typed recipe
to the Church Office or email your submission to Stacey Williams at timwill@xcelco.on.ca
Thank You
Thank You Thank You
Attention Sunday School
Parents
Practice for the “Easter
Balloon” Will take place on
Sunday, March 21 & March 28 @11:45 am in the
Church Sanctuary
Presentation will take place on Sunday, April 11 2010
LADIES DAY OUT @ LUCC MAY 12
COST $20
Guest Speaker: Barbara A Hick (Spoony)
The Spoon Ministry
Music ~ Allison McLaren & Noreen
Scott
Choose 3 Workshops participate in 2
Workshop
Choices: Bible Study, Self-guided Nature
Walk, Gardening Information;Angela Lyon ~ Jewellery
Making(Cost $5)Tai Chi for Arthritis with Doug Roberts & Swedish
Weaving(cost$5)
Program 9 am to 3 pm ~ Lunch included
Questions Contact: Carole Lupton
519-849-5140
Next Sunday – March 14
2010
It’s an Amish sit down
meal…sounds so gooood…
Co-ordinators: Ruth Syer & Becky MacRobbie
This Amish Meal is
served Family style (meaning that once a table is seated your food will be
brought to you!)
Menu will consist of
assorted pickles & relishes & breads, sausages, chicken, ham loaf,
mashed potatoes, egg noodles, corn & green beans, Coffee, Tea &
Lemonade and dessert will be assorted pies & a special cake & ice
cream.
Mmmmmmmm..doesn’t that just make your waist expand…..
There will be a sign
up sheet in the CE Centre if you wish to donate any food items listed or speak
to Ruth Syer or
Becky MacRobbie.
Hey Folks ~ We the Church
are going to be participating in The Petrolia Town Wide Garage Sales the last
Saturday of April. So if you would like
to help us out with blessings us with your treasurers – we will truly be
appreciative of them. One BIG drawback
is that we don’t have storage room so please just keep them for us till the
week before – Many
Thanks
A Financial Overview for 2010
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Operating
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January
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February
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Total
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Income
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16,404.04
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13,199.56
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29,599.60
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Expenses
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17,417.20
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18,633.51
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36,050.71
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Bottom
Line
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-1,017.16
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-5,433.95
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-6,451.11
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NON
Operating
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January
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February
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Total
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Income
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5,255.51
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2,475.84
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7,731.35
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Expenses
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221.18
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906.81
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1,127.99
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Bottom
Line
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5,034.33
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1,569.03
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6,603.36
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VBS is COMING
Vacation Bible
School ~ Son Quest Rainforest
July 19 to July 23
The New Official Board will meet on
Wednesday, March 17 @ 7:30 pm
Please be sure to have your committee’s
meet and agenda in to the office before March 12.
Point Edward United
Church will be
hosting a St Patricks Tea on
Tuesday, March 9 from 9 - 11 a.m.
There will
be refreshments, knitting and our famous bake table! Gently used
items will also be for sale. All are welcome!
St. Luke’s United
Church is having a
ham dinner on
Wed. March 10/10 from 5-7pm. The price is $12.00. It includes
ham, scalloped potatoes, vegetable, dessert, and beverage.
To reserve your ticket call the
church office at 519-344-1781.
BLACKWELL UNITED CHURCH~BEEF STEW
SUPPER.
MARCH 23rd. AT 6 P.M.
PLEASE CONTACT DAWN ROWE
at 542-2265 FOR TICKETS AT $10 each.
LONDON ROAD WEST UNITED CHURCH
2092 LONDON LINE, SARNIA 519-542-2084
ANNUAL UCW
SPRING BUFFET
Ham, Scalloped Potatoes & More
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24TH,
2010 5:00 – 6:00 PM and 6:00 – 7:00 PM
TAKE OUTS ARE AVAILABLE- ADULTS $10.00 -KIDS 5-12 $5.00
CHILDREN UNDER 5 – FREE
TICKETS
AVAILABLE FROM ELSIE MCGILL
519-344-6958
COME, BRING
A FRIEND OR YOUR FAMILY ENJOY DINNER
TOGETHER
LAMBTON PRESBYTERIAL
UCW ANNUAL MEETING –
WED., MARCH 24, 2010; 8:30 A.M. - 3:00 P.M.
at High Park
United Church, Sarnia.
Theme: One More Step. Morning Speaker: Rev. Matthew
Stevens.
Afternoon
Entertainment: The Teapot Ladies. Lunch/$8.
Please let your President know by March 14th if you plan to attend.
Fiddle Variety Show “By
Request” Starring Scott Woods Presented by Camlachie United Church @Camlachie
Community Centre –Friday, March 26, 2010 @ 7 pm For Tickets call
519-869-4103
Ticket Price: $20
We are collecting Outside Milk Bag for Milk Bag Mat
Beds.
Please drop off your CLEANED milk
bags downstairs in the CE Centre. Your
help is appreciated.