Sunday, July 29. Who is welcome at the table?

There are a number of things that will make worship at St. Andrew's Hespeler Presbyterian Church very special.

Our special music will feature Bob and Ray blessing us with a duet called "How Long Has It Been" (Written by Mosie Lister, Arranged by Richard Kingsmore). It is always a treat to hear Ray and Bob sing together.

Zoé McAndless will also grace us with her interpretation of Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major. She will be accompanied by Corey Linforth on the piano.

In our sermon we will consider what a world-changing event that happened in Greensboro, North Carolina in 1960 has to teach us about Communion and being the church.

Sermon Title:

Rev. Wally Little, longtime minister of St. Andrew's Hespeler has passed away.

Rev. Wallace Inglis Little – Peacefully passed away at home in Stratford, surrounded by his family on July 24, 2018 at the age of 83.

He was devoted to his loving wife, Audrey of 60 years and was a cherished father of Jane (Pep) Philpott, Judy (Paul) Boivin, Karen (Rob) Congram and Kathy (the late Mark) Hoogsteen. Grandpa will be dearly missed by his 13 beautiful grandchildren, Bethany (Alex), Jacob, David and Lydia Philpott; Andrew, Luke and Sophie Boivin; Ben, Abby and Caroline Congram; and Timothy, Daniel and Samuel Hoogsteen. Wally was predeceased by his son, Gary Wallace Little (1966); his granddaughter, Emily Katherine Philpott (1991); his parents, Chester and Jessie; and his siblings Norman Little, Elgin Little, Jean McIntosh and Thelma Clarke. He had many loving nieces and nephews as well as several dear sisters- and brothers-in-law. Wally will also be greatly missed by his dedicated caregiver, Mai.

A man of great wisdom and integrity, Wally had a huge heart and a gentle spirit. He touched countless individuals during his 50 years of congregational ministry in Winnipeg, Cambridge, Collingwood, and Wasaga Beach, as well as serving in Thornbury, North Bay and Blantyre, Malawi in his retirement.

Cremation has taken place. Internment at a later date at Elma Centre Cemetery, Atwood. Visitation at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 25 St. Andrew Street, Stratford, on Friday, July 27, 2018 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Memorial Service at St. Andrew’s Hespeler Presbyterian Church, 73 Queen St. E., Cambridge at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, 2018. Rev. Mark Wolfe officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to:

The Ontario Rett Syndrome Association
PO Box 50030
London, ON N6A 6H8
www.rett.ca

Presbyterian World Service & Development
50 Wynford Drive
Toronto, ON M3C 1J7
www.presbyterian.ca/pwsd

or

The Alzheimer’s Society of Perth County
1020 Ontario St., Unit 5
Stratford, ON N5A 6Z3

would be appreciated by the family and can be arranged by calling the funeral home or returning to the Current Funerals page and clicking on the Make a Donation link. Please forward your cheque directly to the charity of choice at the above address.

Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Little Wallace June 10 1935 to July 24 2018.

The Pescod Family

Many people at St. Andrew's have been joining in prayers for the family of Kathy Pescod (the daughter of Brenda Holm). We would like to share the following link. It will give you updates on what the family is going through as well as information on the Gofundme campaign that they have started.

The church does not endorse Gofundme or any particular campaigns, but we do feel that there are many in the congregation who would like to have this information and would perhaps choose to take part. We would therefore like to share the following link with the congregation.

Please continue to pray for them.

GoFundMe Link.

A Magical Service

Please join us for worship on Sunday, July 15, 2018 at 10 am. It promises to be a "magical" service.

For one thing, we are looking forward to hearing a beautiful duet sung by Annette Denis and Ray Godin: "Where No One Stands Alone."

Secondly, when the sermon has a title like this, you know you are in for a bit of magic:

Please plan to stay and join us for a cold drink in the foyer following the service.

Damage at the Church Building

Some people might have heard that there was an incident at the church yesterday. Apparently, a driver failed to set the parking brake while making a delivery involved with the road work further up Cooper St. The 5-ton truck took off, all by itself, headed down the street directly at the church building.

The very good news is that nobody was injured. It could have been a very dangerous situation.

The truck took out the metal railing and damaged the retaining wall that lead to the lower Queen Street door. The truck then hit the buttress next to that door, deflected to the west and took out a downspout and then broke one of the windows on the Fellowship room. Of course, the walkway and some of the sod were also damaged.

The Operations Committee is presently evaluating the damage. Fortunately, there is no question about who is at fault and where the liability will lie! There will likely need to be some kind of engineering evaluation in case there was any structural damage. (If anyone does have contact with a good structural engineer, please let us know.)

Things could have been much worse, so we are thankful that they were not. The entrance to that Queen Street door will have to remain closed until it can be made safe.