St. Andrew's, Calgary Oct 2013 to March 2015

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ST. ANDREW’S UNITED CHURCHAND

ST. ANDREW’S REGIONAL MINISTRIES

SNAPSHOTS FROM OUR JOURNEY

OCTOBER 27, 2013 TO MARCH 2015

FAREWELL TO ST. ANDREW’S FORMER BUILDING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2013

THEN CAME RENOVATIONS

AND LIVING OUT OF BOXES

SOMEDISCOMFORTANDCHANGEIN HABITS !

CELEBRATIONS IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE

THE CP HOLIDAY TRAIN CAME TO ST. ANDREW’S

CENTREDECEMBER 2013!!

(WELL, IT CAME NEAR BY AND GAVE US A REASON FOR A

FUN SOCIAL GATHERING DURING

RENOVATIONS)

SUNDAY MORNINGS AT DEER PARK UNITEDTWO CONGREGATIONS WORSHIPPING TOGETHER

SUNDAY MORNING CHILDREN’S PROGRAM

St. Andrew’s Regional Youth Ministries —

Programs offered around the city. One key program

is the monthly youth worship service called Naked Faith

Youth from Northminster, St. Thomas, St. David’s, Symons

Valley, Wild Rose and St. Andrew’s Churches help plan

programs with Regional youth leadership

REGIONAL YOUTH MINISTRIES

Annual Youth

Camp

Partnership with Kerby Centre (downtown Calgary)

to bring seniors’ programming to South Calgary

Computer Courses, Memory courses & more

to come

Ukulele Lessons Senior Yoga

CROSS CONNECTIONS — OFFERED

AT LAKEVIEW UNITED

MID-WEEK, SHORTER WORSHIP FOLLOWED BY A MID-DAY MEAL

KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOURMONTHLY SENIOR GATHERINGS

AT ST. ANDREW’S CENTRE

HEALING TOUCH

MOVED TO LAKEVIEW UNITED IN NOVEMBER 2013

AND CONTINUES TO BE OFFERED EACH MONDAY

EVENING.

ST. ANDREW’S REGIONAL MINISTRY IS ABOUT PARTNERSHIP AND RELATIONSHIPS.

AN ANNUAL GRANT IS GIVEN TO CAMPUS MINISTRY AT UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY AND

MOUNT ROYAL.

Making Changes’ Association is also a partner of St.

Andrew’s Regional Ministry. Youth groups involved in

Regional Ministries take turns volunteering one Tuesday

evening a month at the Making Changes’ Association’s

My Best Friend’s Closet

STAFF CHANGESRETIREMENT OF

REV. DR. ROD SYKES

AND

WILMA CLARK

Arrival of

Rev. Catherine Elsdon as

Supply Minister

In partnership with

Campbell-Stone United

Church

and offered

at St. Andrew’s Centre

NOON-HOUR YOGAOUTREACH TO OFFICE BUILDINGS AND BUSINESSES

AROUND ST. ANDREW’S CENTRE

OTHER OUTREACH

COLDEST NIGHT, MITTEN TREE, SANDWICH MAKING FOR DROP IN CENTRE, COMMUNITY GARDEN….

BECOMING AN AFFIRMING CONGREGATIONFEBRUARY 2015

Confirmation 2015: 17 youth and young

adults from St. Andrew’s and Deer Park

taking Confirmation Classes

A WEEKLY E-NEWSLETTER AND QUARTERLY PRINT NEWSLETTER

ASSISTS IN KEEPING US CONNECTED AND TELLING OUR STORIES

In the Works:

A Vacation Bible School Caravan shared with

other congregations.

Program collaboration with Mount Royal

University’s Continuing Education.

THANK YOU!