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Tejitu and Medina have now moved to start their new life in Toronto.
An outdoor celebratory dinner was shared with them last week and then a more formal good-bye was held in church on Sunday. So ends several years of effort to help bring Medina over from Ethiopia and Chalmers congregants providing refugee support. We wish them well as they adjust to their new home.
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Happy Birthday
To the Following People Celebrating June Birthdays!
Doug Arrand Bill Galt Marian Holobow Bev Todd
If you would be willing to have your birthday month shared in the Chalmers E-Blast, please contact Al Fletcher at (613) 546-4785 or at
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Benevolent Program Blessing Box
Thank you for all the recent donations! Some food donations are still welcome: Kraft dinners, small jars peanut butter, bottles of water etc.
A new option: If you wish to donate specifically to the Blessing Box, you can do it, one of two ways. 1. Make a donation to the Benevolent Fund with the designation “Blessing Box” and purchases will be made on your behalf in the amount you donate. 2. Alternatively, you can make your own purchases, which you bring in with your receipt, along with a cheque to Chalmers United Church in the same amount. You will be reimbursed and you will also receive a tax receipt for your contribution.
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Big news!
Chalmers has a new website. It is still at the same address https://chalmersunitedchurch.org/ however, it has been modernized to fit today’s devices and lots of new features have been added. You will find a calendar of what is happening at Chalmers. We also now have a team to keep the site updated so that you can always see the latest news and events. There is even a member’s page where Chalmers specific files such as meeting minutes, reports, and budgets can be seen only by those with registered accounts. Account setup is available by contacting the website team. We hope you will find the new website easier, more useful, and inviting. Please explore it. For any suggestions, additions or deletions for website improvements please contact us at .
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PASTORAL CARE – A Message from our Regionally Appointed Administrator
Jointly with the Pastoral Care Team, I am delighted to advise that The Rev. Dr. Don Misener has been retained to both provide and shepherd the provision of pastoral care to the Chalmers Church community.
As a contracted service provider, retained for the next 6 months, and at cost of $1,500 per month, Dr. Misener’s work will entail visiting parishioners, resourcing the pastoral care team, and being available when emergency pastoral care situations arise. Additionally, and as his schedule allows, Don will also be available to preside at funeral/memorial services.
Should you have need of pastoral care support (or know of someone who may) please advise any member of the Pastoral Care Team (Al Fletcher, Mike Hartlin, Doreen Morrison, Isabel McLeod, Marjorie Mason, Joan Egnatoff, Ruth Tracy, Mary Davis Little, Heather Faris, and Linda Steinberg). In the event of an urgent matter, please reach out to Carol Sleeth in the church office; she will facilitate an expeditated response.
Please join me and the Pastoral Care Team in welcoming Don to this role and thanking him for undertaking it.
Yours truly, G. David King, Administrator/Commission of One
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Westbrook United
Our friends at Westbrook United invite us to their monthly breakfast on the first Saturday of every month (May 7) for a cooked to order meal. On every second Thursday, (May 12 & 26) they host a lunch from 11-1 for $8.
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Brigitta Holzschuh
We wish Brigitta Holzschuh well, as she will be studying in Germany for the summer. Luckily (through the magic of the internet) she, as a Chalmers Media Tech, will still be able to prepare the slides for Chalmers services from afar. Have fun on your adventure.
Thank you to Marian H. for volunteering to submit music copyright materials!
Music LicensingLooking for a volunteer to submit music used during services to the licensing company, OneLicense. This is done online. We all enjoy the wonderful music at Chalmers, but musicians need to be paid, and by submitting the copyright information that is shown in the bulletins, is how it happens. Past bulletins are stored in a binder in the office. Some computer skills are required and musical knowledge would be an asset. Should take less than an hour a month. Please contact Linda Steinberg for more details.
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It’s all about the Bass
We have greatly enjoyed our addition to the choir for the month of April, the Rev Paul Currie. Unfortunately, we released him to return to his home choir at Edith Rankin Memorial United Church and now no longer have a bass. If you can sing bass and read music, please consider joining the choir. Currently the only rehearsals are before church Sunday morning. Please contact Linda Steinberg or a choir member to volunteer as Juliet will be on vacation for a few weeks.
Chalmers is open for live services
Chalmers’ regionally appointed Administrator David King and the Reopening Team continue to monitor and re-evaluate our protocols as the provincial pandemic response evolves. We are balancing the need to get together and the need to stay apart. You will notice certain changes have already occurred – hymn books, choir changes, processions. Travel restrictions have been lifted. MacCallum Hall is open for a bit of social time after the service (but no coffee or tea yet).
However, certain restrictions such as Double Vaccinations, Physical Distancing, and Masking are still required. Caution is still necessary as potentially several thousand people in our area are infected.
As always, we encourage you to take whatever additional steps necessary to ensure your comfort and safety. Please ensure that you keep yourself as safe as possible. For those who still feel uncomfortable attending live services, we continue to offer services via live streaming and subsequent posting to YouTube.
Thank you