October 31st, 2021 23rd Sunday after Pentecost

  1. Condolences & Celebration of Life of Vanky So on Friday November 5, 2021

    • Vanky So, sister of Grace Liu and long time St. Elizabeth parishioner, passed away at home on the morning of Fri Oct 29 after a long illness.

    • May the peace of our Lord be with her family at this difficult time.

    • Please keep Grace and Vanky’s family in your prayers.

    • Funeral Location:

      • Elgin Mills Funeral Centre

      • 1591 Eglin Mills Road East,

      • Richmond Hill, Ontario

      • L4S 1M9

    • Visitation: 12:30pm-1:30pm

    • Memorial: 1:30pm-2:30pm

    • Graveside: 3:00pm-4:00pm

    • Reception: 5:00pm-7:00pm

    • Please RSVP before noon Thu Nov 4, 2021: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSehcW_7waylMqMHM9MeKC0VkrSSnEuUv1_FR8CJk9Vdo_DXfw/viewform

  2. Mississauga Food Bank Volunteers Needed

  3. Christmas Outreach 2021

    • St Hilary’s Anglican Church Food Bank is organizing their annual Christmas outreach. St Elizabeth’s Anglican Church with the leadership of the Corporate Team and Outreach committee have decided to support and collaborate with them in their initiative. There are 3 ways we will participate starting Nov 7, 2021:

      • 1) Ongoing donations of canned milk, instant coffee, tea (in bags), spaghetti sauce, canned fruit, canned corn and macaroni and cheese (i.e. Kraft Dinner)

      • 2) For Christmas, to provide some special items such as: toothbrushes, toothpaste, Christmas cookies, Christmas candies, socks for children and adults, also donations of $25 gift cards for Walmart - this will allow the parents to choose Christmas gifts for their children. St E’s will also add $10 McDonalds’ gift cards for each child.

      • 3) For 5 members of St E’s to help at St Hilary’s to pack the Christmas hampers and on another day to hand them out to their clients. St Hilary’s would be happy to welcome helpers from St E’s to join them on both days (dates to be arranged). Please let Rev. Maria know if you are interested to do this.

    • Beginning Nov 7, parishioners can begin to bring in the abovementioned items and drop them off in the box provided. Gifts cards and cash gifts should only be handed to the Corporate Team (Fenella, Paul, Chivas and Rev. Maria) and the Outreach Committee (Andy & Anna, Annie). For parishioners who are unable to come to church, members of the Outreach Committee can pick up your contributions. The last day for pick-up is Friday, Dec 10 and the last day for drop off at church is Sunday, Dec 12. You may also bring your contributions to the churchwide Christmas Party/Event on Saturday Dec 11, 2021.

    • Each time you go shopping, do remember to pick up some of the items and help make someone’s Christmas a little brighter and happier this year! God bless your intention to help families in need!

  4. Nov - Dec Worship Rosters

    • Attached are the English, Cantonese and Mandarin rosters for November & December worship and they are also available on our website: stechurch.com/roster

    • If you or your family members are not available to serve on certain days, please contact Fenella as soon as possible.

  5. Meeting schedule of the Cantonese Bible Study Group

    • Effective from October 21, 2021, the Cantonese Bible Study Group meets on the second, third, and fourth Thursday from 7pm-8:30 pm

    • If interested contact Margaret Loo or email info@stechurch.com

    • Meeting ID: 925 1299 3695 Passcode: 159691

  6. English Bible Study on the Book of the Acts of the Apostles

    • Bible Study – “We are the Church…Let’s Act Like it” – will begin on Monday, November 1 at 8pm via Zoom. It will run for 4 weeks and then break for Advent and Christmas.

    • The Bible study will resume on Monday, January 10, 2022 and the last session will be on Monday, January 24. Please email Rev Maria (priest@stechurch.com) for a set of the Bible study materials. All are welcome.

    • Meeting ID: 830 0185 3125 Passcode: 275638

    • Due to a delay in the delivery of "For the Common Good" we would like to encourage all English Fellowship Groups to do together, "We Are the Church...Let's Act Like It".

    • Many people think the church has become a social club with little impact on the world. That is not God’s plan for the church. “We Are the Church . . . Let’s Act Like It” takes readers through the book of Acts, looking at what it means to be the church of Jesus Christ, the world-changing church that Jesus intended. Problems in the church are nothing new. The book of Acts is full of them. In We Are the Church... Linda Tower Pevey offers the church practical and biblical ways to live out its mandate to be a church that positively impacts its community and the world. “We Are the Church... Let’s Act Like It” is a 7-week study that helps readers see the biblical vision for the church and a vision for what the church can be today. In it, Pevey offers encouragement that the church can truly be a transformative presence in the world, just as the early church was in the book of Acts.

    • Those not in any Fellowship group can meet with Rev. Maria to do this study together (TBA). Please email Rev. Maria for the materials at priest@stechurch.com

  7. Appreciative Inquiry Course Taught by Bishop Patrick Yu

    • Two separate courses for Chinese and English,

    • Evenings by Zoom @ 7:30 p.m.

    • (English on Thursdays; Chinese on Tuesdays)

    • English course dates - Nov 11 & 18, Dec 2 & 9, Jan 6, 13, 20 & 27

    • Chinese course dates - Nov 9, 16 & 30, Dec 7, Jan 4, 11, 18 & 25

    • Session includes: lecture, group exercise, homework exercise

    • Class size: 20 for each of Chinese and English courses.

    • Chinese course to be taught in Cantonese.

    • Registration fees:

      • Chinese course - $50 (includes Chinese book 築福之道)

      • English course - $25 (Students to order book for themselves*)

    • Registration will be opened starting Oct.

    • Registration requirements:

      • - Name

      • - Email address

      • - Choice of English or Chinese course

      • - Cheque payable to "St. John's Anglican Church"

    • *Textbook for English course:

      • The Thin Book of Appreciative Inquiry, by Sue Hammond (about $10)

    • These courses are funded by Rita Lee-Chui Trust Fund.

  8. Infirmed Prayer Requests

    • Please pray for Mrs. Tsang’s recovery and pray for her family as well. Thank you.

  9. Links to Online Services and Other Programs on Zoom

  10. Sermons stechurch.com/sermons

  11. Livestream or Recorded Services stechurch.com/services

  12. Rosters stechurch.com/roster