Malawi Update

We are lucky to live in a land of plenty, however not all do. In Malawi people go without even the most basic of necessities. We need to reach out and send people to them, so they can be helped and put in a better place and survive.

This mission is coordinated by the PWS&D to help education development, hospital improvement, village health programs as well as HIV and AIDS programs to help inform people on the threat of this disease.

We need to raise $500 per member by mid-March 2018 to be successful in sending our congregation members. Please contact Peter Moyer, Bill Pettit, Jean Godin or Elaine Benson from the Mission and Outreach Committee for further details. Or call the church office to be put in contact with one of these people.

 For more information on the Mission, please consult http://presbyterian.ca/im/missiontrips/

Malawi Mission Trip

Malawi Africa has been affected with famine, disease and a degrading economy that leaves many without education or even electricity. Help them by donating money to our mission to Malawi fund to send members from our Church family to go and do God's will by showing compassion. This mission is coordinated by the PWS&D to help education development, hospital improvement, village health programs as well as HIV and AIDS programs to help inform people of the threat of this disease. We need to raise $500 per member by mid-March 2018 to be successful in sending our congregation members.

Please contact Peter Moyer, Bill Pettit, Jean Godin or Elaine McLean from the Mission and Outreach Committee for further details. For more information on the Mission, please consult http://presbyterian.ca/im/missiontrips/

Mission to Malawi

In the past missions there have been successes in Malawi, but the country is still in need.  We need to sponsor members from our congregation to go and give hope to those who are in a dire situation. This mission is coordinated by the PWS&D to help education development, hospital improvement, village health programs as well as HIV and AIDS programs to help inform people on the threat of this disease.

Please consider our fellow human beings and help us send people to go to them through donations. We need to raise $500 per member (for a total of possibly 3 members) by mid-March (which is the deadline for this mission) to be successful in sending our congregation members.

Please contact Peter Moyer, Bill Pettit, Jean Godin or Elaine McLean from the Mission and Outreach Committee for further details. For more information on the Mission, please consult presbyterian.ca/im/missiontrips/

Mission to Malawi

The mission to Malawi is an important operation that can result in a lot of good in the way of the Holy Spirit. But we will need your help in sponsoring four of our congregation members who have applied to go and act. This mission is coordinated by Presbyterian World Service & Development (PWS&D) to help education development, hospital improvement, village health programs as well as HIV and AIDS programs to help inform people on the threat of this disease. The mission will be conducted from April 8-26, 2018 and the deadline to raise the necessary funds for our congregation’s team is mid-March at which point the fundraising period is concluded.

We need to raise $500 per member in this time so we can aid those in Malawi who are in need.  Please contact Peter Moyer, Bill Pettit, Jean Godin or Elaine McLean from the Mission and Outreach Committee for further details 

(you can call the church office to be put in touch with any one of these people) 

 For more information on the Mission, please consult http://presbyterian.ca/im/missiontrips/

Remembrance Sunday at St. Andrew's

November 5 will be Remembrance Sunday at St. Andrew's Hespeler in 2017. This is always a very important and meaningful service as we take time to remember those who have served our country in the military, many of whom have been killed are wounded in mind or body down through the years.  This year, our worship will be made extra meaningful in a number of ways:

•  Our new Women's Ensemble will be singing to God's glory for the very first time. This group will highlight the excellence of our Women's voices and specialize in music from the Folk genre. They will sing "Spirit, Open my Heart" to the tune of a traditional Irish Folk Melody.
• Our Adult Choir will sing, "There Is Room for All."
• Our minister, W. Scott McAndless, will be preaching on the challenge of finding peace in the modern world with a message called, "Peace, peace, when there is no peace," (a phrase borrowed from Jeremiah 6.)

• And one big bonus for the day: you will set back your clocks on Saturday night so that you can have an extra hour's sleep the night before!

A very special worship service this weekend for so many reasons.

500 year ago, on the last day of October, a monk and university professor named Martin Luther set off a firestorm of change that spread through Europe. How did he do it? He did it by daring to post a bunch of radical ideas in a public place. He nailed the ideas (or theses) up to the door of a local church. We will make the five hundredth anniversary of these remarkable events in some very special ways at St. Andrew's Hespeler Presbyterian Church this Sunday.

• We will celebrate the baptism of a beautiful infant named Clara. It will be a celebration of God's gift of newness to us.
• We will enjoy some very special music from our Youth Band who will offer up "Now there is no male or female."
• Our men's ensemble, Joyful Sound! will be singing "Higher Ground."
• The sermon, which will attempt to gather together all the various threads of celebration of the day will have the following title:
  

We are ready for you this evening!

Everything is being put in place for the Silent and Live Dream Auction tonight at St. Andrew's Hespeler. Here are some of the really valuable items available in the silent auction. (See all the envelopes, they are filled with valuable gift cards). You will definitely be able to bid on many beautiful and bargain items. Silent auction (and refreshments) begin at 7:00 pm.

On top of that will be the live auction starting at 7:30. Just a few of the amazing items on auction:

Amazing Cheesecakes!
Amazing Scones
Catered dinner for 4 delivered to your home!
Name a topic or title for an upcoming sermon
Babysitting
Yard cleanup
Cord of top quality firewood
Weekend getaways
etc.
etc.
etc.

Hope to see you tonight and bring your friends -- they'll thank you.

The Auction is Tomorrow!

There’s a team of people hard at work getting ready for our Dream Silent & Live Auction! The auction is tomorrow, Saturday, October 21.  Desserts, coffee, tea & viewing start at 7:00 pm (you can also start bidding on the silent auction items at that time) and the live auction starts at 7:30 pm.

The live auction will no doubt be a lot of fun with friendly bidding wars and some good natured joking.  

Below is only a partial list of items for auction.  There are many other items, something for everyone!

Please join us for a fun night out -  bring your friends, family & neighbours!