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United Marketplace Tour Nov 19 10-2 Book Table If you are done with some of your current, favourite novels, donations are gladly accepted at church house, Tues – Thurs between 11 and 4pm _________________________________  Cookie Table Bakers are baking! Buyers now needed! Plastic bins of Christmas cookies, ready for the freezer, will be for sale at the bazaar. To get your cookies come on the 19th!  If you are not able to be there but want cookies call Joan at 613-545-1099. _________________________________  Requesting Donations for the Nearly New Table Do you need a ‘new home’ for once loved ‘treasures’? This is … Read More

Coats for the Community Do you have warm winter coat that you haven’t worn lately, is too big or too small,  is “gently used”, in your basement or storage unit? At the back of your closet? Two Coat Drives: 1. The United Way’s third annual Coats for Community drive is underway! Coats must be washable only; no leather or heavy wool. The donated coats will be distributed through agencies serving people in vulnerable circumstances. You may drop off your coat at the following Kingston locations: • United Way KFL&A Office: 417 Bagot Street Mon-Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm • Calvin Park … Read More

Book Table If you are done with some of your current, favourite novels, donations are gladly accepted at church house, Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays between 11 and 4pm _________________________________ Cookie Table We need bakers to make cookies by Nov. 17 for the Bazaar on Nov. 19. If you haven’t been contacted already, please call Joan at 613-545-1099 to let her know your commitment. _________________________________ Gourmet Gifts to Go Mixes Worker bees are needed to fill the jars with the ingredients for yummy soups, cookies and more. Come join the fun! Our first session will be after church on Nov. 6. … Read More

Warm Feet for the Street Providing a brighter Christmas for those who need it, through Chalmers’ Benevolent Program. Hard to believe we are already starting to think about winter and cold weather! UGH! But here we are and with it comes thinking of others, especially those who are on the street. They will need some additional warmth. As in past years, volunteers will be filling socks for those folks who come to the Chalmers’ Benevolent Program on Tuesday mornings. Socks will be distributed during November and December. The socks are stuffed with a pair of gloves, a toque, practical items, … Read More

NEWS FROM THE CHALMERS COMMISSION – AUGUST 5, 2022 Having received and reviewed my 2021/2022 Commission Report (a copy of which is available upon request to david@narrowgate.ca), the Assembly of Elders for the East Central Ontario Region of The United Church of Canada has extended the term of my office until July 31, 2023. This extension is intended to provide the Chalmers community with both needed operational oversight and time to continue development of its capacity, shared sense of mission, and governance structure. The furthering of the Commission’s mandate recognizes the noteworthy progress made by the congregation over the last … Read More

Action Plan Moving Forward Summer is drawing to a close and it is time for more Chalmers action! We hope you paid special attention to the message from our Administrator David King on his report to the Region. He reported our progress and the Region responded quite positively. Our next task on the list is to go about developing a new model for making decisions and plans at Chalmers that reflects our needs for new ways of doing and being. Please plan to attend one of the three upcoming sessions at MacCallum Hall. Everyone is invited and needed. Please read … Read More

An Archival Photo Exhibit From China : Canadians in China : Old Photographs from Sichuan 1892- 1952 will be in Kingston. Date: August 9 – August 12, 2022. Tues. and Fri.10 am to 4 pm Wed. and Thurs. 10 am to 8 pm Opening ceremony is at 1 pm on Tuesday, August 9. Place: Queens University, Douglas Library. 93 University Ave.,Kingston This exhibit is a fascinating pictorial record of the courageous Canadians who, contributing to the medical and educational modernization of China left a lasting footprint and a long legacy of friendship. The exhibit is a gift from a group of Chinese historians and artists. … Read More

   Gifts for Chalmers  This week we had the pleasure of meeting Emmeline Banister Patton, the daughter of Rev. W. Franklin Bannister (8th Minister at Chalmers from 1950 to 1965) and her husband Bob Patton.  They have kindly donated several bibles belonging to Rev. Banister, as well as CKWS records of sermons he gave in 1955 and some books. Emmeline has granted permission for Chalmers to use the records as we may wish. The items are in Church house if anyone wishes to view them. One behalf of Chalmers, we thank Emmeline and Bob for their generous donations and wish them all … Read More

Tech Team needs a new member We welcomed Dylan Lodge to the tech team this year and he has been an invaluable member of the team.  He has a new opportunity and now will be moving on to bigger things.   We congratulate him and wish him well in his career while at the same time we will miss him.  Please take the time to thank him personally during his last Sundays with us in July and August. Meanwhile, if you or someone you know, or know of someone who might know another someone…  that would be interested in joining the … Read More