Bulletin Notices
May 14th, 2017
7:45 a.m.
7:45 a.m. – Holy Eucharist
Book of Common Prayer – Page 67
Hymns: 199, 46, 19
The Collect of the Day: (said together)
Almighty God, your Son Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life. Give us grace to love one another and walk in the way of his commandments, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Today’s Readings:
1 Peter 2:2-10 & John 14:1-14
Next Sunday’s Readings:
1 Peter 3:13-22 & John 14:15-21
Are you graduating high school?
We want to support you through a new program designed to encourage you through your next transition. Adopt-a-Grad is a really simple idea… we match every one of you up with a person or family from our church who will pray for you and encourage you during your first post-high school year. All you have to do is fill out the online Adoptee Info sheet ( and provide us with a picture of yourself. This program is for all graduating high school students at SPOTH.
Registration Deadline: May 14, 2017
If you have further questions, contact Dee James at 905.550.0532 or .
Counters needed ...
We require a few people to come forward as volunteers for our donation counting teams. This would require only one Sunday for a few hours after service approx.
once a month or so. Please speak to... Canon Kim,
Mike Persaud or PamJohnstone
Church Donation Envelopes
This is just a reminder from the Envelope secretary. Please, please, please do not use an envelope # unless you actually have current 2017 envelopes in your possession. Please write your full name on a donation instead and place in a blank envelope. Once you no longer have physical envelopes, I reassign those envelopes to someone else. So someone else may be getting your tax credit if they have that envelope # now. This also applies to people on PAR. Your old envelopes have been reassigned. Thanks for your continued support of St Paul's on the Hill.
-Cassie Williams Envelope Secretary
The Leprosy Mission raises funds for their wonderful work around the world by selling stamps to dealers. People are not using stamps as much as in the past. If you have stamps, please consider donating them and put them in the box in the narthex. Contact Barbara Beard for additional information. 905-837-5396
NB We are looking for used stamps not new.
Thank you!
St. Paul’s on-the-Hill
Youth Achievement Scholarship 2017
As a church community, we are excited to endorse and support our youth with this successful scholarship program for the tenth year. Students currently enrolled in high school, connected to our church or community, who plan to enter university/college in September 2017, are invited to apply. Applications are due May 19, and the awards will be presented on Sunday August 27. Applications are available on the church web site - in the church office, in the Guidance offices at all Ajax/Pickering high schools and at selected churches in Ajax and Pickering.
Tax receipts are available for businesses or individuals who wish to donate to this worthy cause. A special charitable donation form, available in the Scholarship envelope in the narthex and on the web site, must accompany your donation in order for you to receive the appropriateacknowledgement. Thank you!
Prayer Praise & Healing (PP&H)
PP&H is an informal and unhurried service that provides the opportunity to just rest in God’s presence. Come and share in a time of prayer and praise with Pastor Doug Willoughby and the worship team Laudate (loud-ah-tay) every month except June, July, August and December.
Our next date:
May 28 at 7 PM – featuring Teen Challenge
Needed for Tanzania Mission…
We would like to supply the children with baseball mitts and balls. If you have any to donate, please drop them off in the church office. Thank you!
PayPal
We are pleased to now offer PayPal as a convenient option for making donations to our favorite Church on the Hill. PayPal also accepts major credit cards.Please visit our website
Go to menu, scroll down to donations. Click on donation line i.e. general or other and follow the prompts.
AV Volunteers Needed
We are in need of volunteers to join the AV Technical Team at St. Paul’s. As a member of the team you will provide audio reinforcement and video support to presenters and worship teams at regular Sunday services and special occasions such as concerts, weddings, and funerals. The goal of the AV team is to optimize the experience of the congregation whatever the occasion.
A technical background and a working knowledge of computers are essential prerequisites, however full training will be provided. Please contact Pam Johnstone at 905-683-8726 or if you feel called to this important ministry.
The Altar flowers are given to the glory of God in loving memory of Mark and Terry Sawchuck from their family; and in loving memory of Ida & Robert Cox, given by Margaret & Geoff Cox.
- If you would like to put flowers on the Altar, please phone Janice Roberts at 905-839-9212 with the details. The cost is $40.
- Please make your cheque payable to St. Paul’s on the Hill and place on the collection plate the first Sunday of the month for which the flowers are requested.
Check Out What is Happening With the Children & Youth!
Kids Church
Kids Church runs during the 9 am and 11 am services for children newborn to youth high school age. We are still DESPERATE NEED of teachers for preschool through to grade 6. If you would like to volunteer your time alternate weeks with our future church leaders, please speak to Jacquie James at 905-621-0155.
Sr. Youth Group Grade 9 & up
Sunday Evenings from 7 pm to 9 pm in the boardroom.
Bring a friend! The chocolate bar rule is in effect.
For more information, speak to Dee James 905-550-0532.
Sherri Everitt will host a Parent Drop in Group the last Sunday of each month in Canon Kim’s office during Youth Group.
Please join her for a hot beverage and a sweet!
Foundations (JK to Grade 2), Middlers (Grade 3-5), Bedlam (Grade 6-8)
Thursday Evenings 6:45 to 8 pm
All three programs run simultaneously each week. Foundations and Middlers run in the main hall, contact Jacquie James (905-621-0155) for more information while Bedlam runs in the boardroom, contact Dee James for more information at 905-550-0532. New joiners are always welcome.
Each Thursday the Parent Room is open in the room on the lower level directly up the ramp. Please feel free to sit and enjoy a hot beverage from our Keurig and chat with other parents. The last Thursday of each month Sherri Everitt will host a Parent Drop In during the Thursday Evening Program all are welcome.
Come out and join the excitement, meet some new friends and as we like to say HAVE CRAZY MAD FUN!
Our End of the Year Celebration is May 18th
6:30 to 8:00 pm
We will begin with a BBQ, Awards then Games
Tickets are $1 per child – DEADLINE to purchase tickets is MAY 14TH
There will be no program for the adults during the party and the Parent Room will NOT be open
SAVE THE DATE
Child Baptism & First Communion
JK to Grade 8
We will be running the Child Baptism & First Communion course again this fall for those children who are JK to Grade 8 who have not yet been baptized or who have been baptized and wish to go forth and receive their First Communion.
The dates are as follows:
Saturday September 23rd 9 am to Noon
Parents & Sponsors of the Candidates are required to be present for the first hour
Saturday September 30th 9 am to Noon
Candidates ONLY
No class on Saturday October 7th this is Thanksgiving Weekend
Saturday October 14th 9 am to Noon
Candidates – Parents & Sponsors are required to attend from 11:15 am to noon
The service isSundayOctober 15th at 3 pm
For more information please speak to Jacquie James 905-621-0155
The Childrens’ & Youth Ministry Team are looking:
- Men’s or ladies plain white t-shirts, if you have some you are no longer wearing we would love to put them to good use!
- Baby food jars
- 500ml plastic containers like sour cream or cottage cheese
- Spring and summer children’s & youth (size 6x up to adult large) clothing, shoes, rain boots - clean and in good condition for families in the community who are in need.
Items can be dropped off on Wednesday, Thursday evenings or Sunday mornings.
Please contact Jacquie James at 905-621-0155.
Canadian Tire Money
Do you have a collection of Canadian Tire money that is taking up space in your junk drawer or glove compartment? The Children & Youth Ministry team would love to have it!! There is a bucket in the lower level outside the main hall each Sunday and a little house in the church lobby to collect it. We are saving it to purchase supplies for VBC. For more information, speak to Jacquie James at 905-621-0155.
CAVE QUEST VBC
JULY 17TH TO 21ST
JK TO GRADE 8
9:45 AM T0 4 PM
Camper Registrations and Leader Applications are LIVE!
Go to and follow the links
Leader Training will be July 10th to 13th.
For more information speak to Jacquie James 905-621-0155
DIOCESE OF TORONTO
& WORLD CYCLE OF PRAYER 2017
Please pray for:
- St. Martin’s, Bay Ridges
The Rev. Dr. Allison Falby
- Pray for the church & people of New Jersey - (II, The Episcopal Church) The Rt Rev. William Stokes
New Mid-Week Eucharist
With Healing
AWednesday morning service with Eucharist and prayer for healing at 10:30 a.m. with our new Honorary Assistant, The Rev. Keith Todd will continue through the months of April and May, except no services on May 10th and 17th.
- Join us before the service at 9:30 am for Bible study.
St. Paul’s on-the-Hill Presents
The Teen Challenge Ontario
Men’s Ministry Team
Sunday, May 28th at 7:00 p.m.
Do You know Someone struggling with addiction issues?Sunday May 28th @ 7:00pm Teen Challenge will be here at St. Paul's to share their testimonieshow God is setting them free from ADDICTIONS.
Please plan to attend and bring someone with you that
may need to hear this message of Hope.
This replaces the usual PP & H service for May.
The Big Give - June 3, 2017
Pickering Pentecostal Church
1920 Bayly St., Pickering
10:00 am -2:00 pm
The Big Give is a nationwide initiative coming to the Ajax/Pickering area – an opportunity for a caring community to give extravagantly and host a fun day for the whole family. Best of all, everything is given away for FREE!
ALL FREE: Baking table, BBQ, Hair cutting, household items (dishes, towels, linens), furniture & appliances, baby, kids, & adult clothing & shoes, Prom rack, toys, family photos, Kid’s zone (face paining, bouncing castles, popcorn, clowns, balloon animals, etc.), live music.
Donations would be greatly appreciated of new or gently used items listed above. They can be dropped off at Pickering Pentecostal church during the last week of May.
Or 905-428-6888.
Enlarge Our Hearts
Banish the Eeyore Attitude
Author Henry Ward Beecher said, “Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.”
I know several people who have chosen to grasp tomorrow with the handle of anxiety. They lose sleep worrying over the what-ifs, and they wake up anticipating the worst. They remind me of Eeyore, the downcast donkey:
"Good morning, Pooh Bear," said Eeyore gloomily. "If it is a good morning,"he said. "Which I doubt," said he.
"Why, what's the matter?"
"Nothing, Pooh Bear, nothing. We can't all, and some of us don't. That's all there is to it."
"Can't all what?" said Pooh, rubbing his nose.
"Gaiety. Song-and-dance. Here we go round the mulberry bush."
On the other hand, I know countless people who grasp tomorrow with the handle of faith. They may be experiencing really tough stuff, but they give their worries to the Lord in prayer. They choose to trust Him—a loving, sovereign God—with every detail of their lives. They regard difficulties as opportunities to grow, and they radiate peace and confidence.
When we’re walking in right relationship with God, we are indeed blessed beyond words. We have every reason to take hold of tomorrow with the handle of faith because His presence is with us. He loves us, provides for us, forgives us, and carries us. He uses our failures for His glory, and He turns our heartaches into joy.
With which handle do you grasp tomorrow—the handle of anxiety or of faith? I trust it’s the latter. Let’s be people whose attitude toward the unknown exudes faith in God and creates a thirst in others to know Jesus, the Source of our confidence.
By Grace Fox, Author & Speaker