NOTICE BOARD
Note from our New Incumbent
Our new incumbent, the Rev. Bryan Beveridge, will begin at St. Peter’s on September 1st. He will be available in his office for meetings Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:00 – 11:30 am beginning September 7th. If neither of those days works for you, please call the Church office at 905-372-3442 to arrange a time, convenient to both you and Bryan.
Please keep Bryan and his wife Rita in your prayers for travelling mercies as they head east after his final service in Calgary.
Givings Statements
Please pick up your “givings” statements, to the end of July, which are in envelopes at the back of the church. That saves the cost of a mailing.
Submissions for Fall Issue of Keynotes
Submissions for the fall issue of Keynotes are due by the end of August. Please send your submissions to Jim Weller at jpweller@eagle.ca or to the Church office.
Rev. Claire on Vacation
My term as Interim Priest-in-charge officially ends August 31 but I shall be on holiday through the month of August. Our Honorary Assistants Dudley, Peter and Michael will see you through August. The new incumbent will be here for September 01. I would like to express my profound thanks to ALL, absolutely everyone whose help, support and faithful commitment to ministry at St. Peter’s have brought us to this point. I’d like to thank in particular all the Honorary Assistants: Dudley, Peter, Michael, Jane & Ron; Rod and the choirs for the music, Fran as Lay Assistant; Jan and Sunday School, Karen and Froggie for the Children’s Talk and music at 9:15 am as well as Libby, Colm and Pat; all readers, intercessors, chancel guild, chalice bearers, sidespeople, greeters, the counters, the Wardens, the Selection Committee, the Parish Nurse, Parish Council, office and all volunteers and all of you for your love and prayers, without which we could not have come through our time of transition as seamlessly as we did. Thanks be to God.
Stay tuned for news of my future placement which is still a work-in-progress. God bless you, thanks again and see you in September.
Claire
Announcing the Appointment of our New Incumbent
The Reverend Bryan Beveridge of the Diocese of Calgary has been appointed as the new incumbent for the Church of St. Peter, Cobourg beginning September 1, 2010.
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Rev. Beveridge comes to St. Peter’s from Holy Nativity Anglican Church, Diocese of Calgary. He grew up in North Bay, graduated from the University of Guelph and obtained his M Div from Trinity in Toronto.
Prior to moving to the Diocese of Calgary Rev. Beveridge was Incumbent at St. James the Apostle in Perth Ontario and before that he spent 10 years as Rector at St Michael’s Anglican Church in Canmore.
In almost all of his Parishes, he has served as Chaplain to the Firefighters in the community.
Some of the accomplishments achieved over the years of his ministry are:
- · Encouraged participation in a three year rolling Strategic Planning Process
- · Assisted with the construction and sale of 12 condos that financed the construction of a new worship space, offices and education space.
- · Initiated special needs groups that offered ministry to the wider community e.g. single-parent support group
- · Challenged the community to renew their sense of call to Outreach Ministry. 32% of offerings go to Outreach activities
- · Assisted the wardens in the reorganization of the finance and administrative functions
- · Provided leadership in the renewal of the worship offerings of the congregation – new Family Friendly Worship and the Welcome Ministry were two of the initiatives
- · Was Chair of Synod Planning Committee 2009
- · A member of the Executive Committee of the Diocese of Calgary, a member of Provincial Synod and alternate to the General Synod of 2010
The summary Rev. Beveridge offered the Selection Committee regarding his ministry is as follows:
“With over 30 years of ordained ministry experience in a variety of settings, I bring to the enterprise of parish ministry experience in leading congregations to realize their vision for the future. I am committed to sound preaching and teaching; the offering of well planned traditional and contemporary worship; the training of people for the ministry of pastoral care; quality Christian education for all ages. I believe in the scriptures as the foundation for Christian living, that the ministry of healing is the work of the whole community and that living out our Baptismal promises is the work of the whole people of God. I am committed to working tirelessly to strengthen the parish community and its constituent family”
We welcome Bryan, Rita and their thirteen-year-old daughter Hannah to Cobourg, and to St. Peter’s; may their time here be one of joy and friendship as we strive together to share the love of God with others.
The Beveridges are looking forward to living in the Rectory!
To see Bryan in action at the Holy Nativity church - visit the web site at www.holynativity.ca
Security System
The building security system has been changed. If you hold a key to the church please contact Kathleen in the Church office – 905-372-3442, and do not use the original code.
Congratulations to Our Organist
We are pleased to announce that a piece of Rod McAvoy’s Choral music is going to be published this summer. His arrangement of “I Saw Three Ships” for mixed choir, piano and recorder will be one of the Fall, 2010 releases from Kellman Hall in Kitchener. Congratulations Rod!
Juice on the Lawn
During the summer the regular coffee hour after the 10:30 am service is replaced with juice on the lawn. Could you assist by looking after the juice one or more Sundays during July and August – juice is provided and just has to be set up? A list is posted on the Great Hall door and it would be most helpful if some volunteers filled in the available days. The list is not filling very quickly – please help us.
Sunday Parking
Parking can be difficult to find close to the Church. Please be advised that parking is available in the north lot (entrance off College St. just north of the Chapel). If there is no space there you can park along King St. in front of the church’s south entrance, along the east side of College St. where “no parking” areas are not metred, and the King St. front parking lot of Friendly Fires and their back parking lot off Swayne St. MacCoubrey’s parking lot is also available to us if there is not a visitation.
Services at Seniors’ Residences
Rev. Claire has resumed the regular Communion service at Legion Village the third Wednesday of every month. This, in the past, was conducted by the late Rev. Leonard Ware. The monthly Communion service will continue at Cobourg Retirement Residence the last Wednesday of every month. As well, various communion and other services are scheduled throughout the year at Golden Plough Lodge. Thank you to all the faithful volunteers.
TLC FOR THE GARDENS
Could you and/or your group consider “adopting a garden plot”? The gardens around the Church and Chapel are in need of tender loving care and if each person or group took responsibility for a small section, the job would not be overwhelming. You will need to bring your own gardening tools. If you can help please call the office: 905-372-3442.