May 12th, 2023 – St. Peter’s Keymail
Dear Friends;
Thank you to all who were able to join us last weekend for the re-opening of our beloved Sanctuary. We were blessed to have over 350 in attendance for this occasion. Many thanks to the volunteers and workers who helped make everything come together so well. We have a Keymail this week to share updates for coming events and highlight where opportunities are to volunteer and help out. If you have any questions or are interested in serving helping with any particular activity, please let the office know and we’ll connect you to the right folks.
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, June 10th (9am to Noon) – – St. Peter’s Community Clothing and Yard Sale
Organizer: Jackie Kirtley
(Details for how to contribute materials or volunteer will be circulated next week)
Saturday, June 10th (2pm) – – Cobourg Concert Band – Tower Fundraising Concert
Costs: $10/Adult – $5/Child – $25/Family
(Please join us for an afternoon of exciting Brass and Organ music, to help raise funds for the final piece of our restoration project, the Tower Restoration. Tickets will be sold at the door.)
Tuesday, June 27th – – St. Peter’s Men’s Steak Dinner
(Cocktails: 5:30pm / Dinner 6pm)
Speaker: Syd Birrell – St. Peter’s Organist & Choirmaster
Contact: John Winkworth jwinkworth21@gmail.com
(If you have not been to a Men’s Dinner before and would like to attend, please email John to be enrolled in the contact list. All are welcome. Cost: To be determined)
Saturday, July 1st – – Strawberry Garden Party
Organizer: Jackie Kirtley
(In the front gardens on King Street, we will be hosting an afternoon tea with Strawberry Desserts as the feature item on the menu.)
Volunteer Opportunities
St. Peter’s Health and Wellness Ministry is working to create a flyer and notice for the parish, that identifies the areas where we need extra bodies to assist with ministries, events and programs here at St. Peter’s. Please stay tuned for that update which will come out shortly.
In the meantime, our upcoming events and some of our other Sunday Ministries that help support the life of the parish would welcome new individuals to join in and help. If you are interested in assisting in a particular area or with a particular task, please reply to this email and contact the office to get connected with the coordinators for our different areas in need of help.
Areas where volunteers are needed, are;
Sunday Services
(Sides People, Servers, Chancel Guild, Coffee Hour, A/V & Sound Desk)
Community Clothing and Yard Sale
Garden Party
Plus many others…
Please stay tuned for our full list or areas where you can help your church to grow
and enhance the important ministries that make up our church home.