The Latest News & Announcements

As of Monday, January 17th

Some Dates Ahead

  • The 2024 Annual Congregational Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 23rd, 2025, after worship. Everyone who has a report to submit, please begin working on it. Ideally, all reports will be in by Monday morning January 20thth.

  • The 2025 Budget of St. Andrew’s has been approved. Further inquires about it or any aspect of our financial stewardship life are welcomed by the Chair of the Board of Managers -Treasurer and any member of the Board. We are grateful to the Board for their care of our finances and our properties.

St. Andrew’s Youth Group – Play/Discover/Create!

St. Andrew’s Youth Group is up and running Play/Discover/Create! - for those in Grades 7 to 12 -Wednesday evenings 6:30 -8 pm at the Church. Leadership: Kirk Summers and Will Devries. ‘Shepherds’ are needed to be present for each gathering, in addition to Kirk and Will. The shepherd’s role is to help ensure a safe, secure and caring presence for all involved. Please contact Kirk if you are interested in helping in this way or have any inquiries.

 

Pickleball is taking over the sporting world!

and it has arrived again at St. Andrew’s! Thank you Charlie! Wednesday evenings 6:30-8:30 pm at the Church. All are invited to participate as players and fans!

 

Bible Study

A seven-week study using Adam Hamilton’s new book, The Message of Jesus, is coming St. Adnrew’s way. You can view Adam Hamilton’s introduction video here and there is info at the bottom of this message as well. This Bible study will run on Zoom from Thursday, February 20 to Thursday, April 3 from 10:00am to 11:30am (Eastern Time).  More details as the day to start draws near.

Flowers for the Sanctuary.

If you would like to place flowers in church on a Sunday in loving memory or on a special occasion, please note the Flowers Poster in the hallway outside the Library, across from the Parlour.

Presbyterian Sharing Quarterly Update

As of the end of the 3rd quarter, St. Andrew’s had contributed $10,141.25 to Presbyterians Sharing.  This is 62% of our $16,320.00 goal for the year.  Praise the Lord!

Refugee Fund Update

As of the end of September, there were sufficient funds in the refugee account to continue support at the current level until June, 2025.

Community Campaign to End Homelessness

(Report to Session November 13) All residents have moved into 10 Shelldale! So 32 people are cozy and at home. The importance of the wrap around supports has been really demonstrated. With the complexity of many of the residents I’ve heard stories that the settling in process has been a bit challenging for many who haven’t lived in an apartment for some time. The support services available are so critical and are making a great impact.

Visit the Library

The library on the main level offers a vast collection of resources to aid and enrich our growth in the grace and knowledge of God, Creator, Christ and Spirit, and our life of discipleship as individuals and as St. Andrew’s. Please feel free to access the library and to gather there.

Missions

Cold Weather Response Plans

The Poverty Elimination Taskforce has released the 2024-2025 Cold Weather Response Plans for Guelph & Wellington County to support individuals who are unhoused to access warm-up locations, emergency shelter and resources during the cold weather season. Partners and community members are encouraged to use their judgement about the temperature and weather conditions, as well as the safety and wellbeing of individuals. Please share these infographic widely...read more on their website. Copies of both the Guelph and Wellington charts are on the bulletin board in the hallway at the church, along with a copy of the Guelph Food Access Guide.

Copies of both the Guelph and Wellington charts are on the bulletin board in the hallway at the church, along with a copy of the Guelph Food Access Guide.

Thresholds Homes and Supports

Some of us may be aware that many of the apartments owned by St. Andrew’s are rented through Thresholds Homes and Supports but, it is not something that we seem to talk about.  Through Thresholds, we are actually providing a type of permanent supportive housing!  Again as you may be aware, the house next to the Manse on Norfolk St. (that used to be an Abbeyfield House) was most recently leased by the County of Wellington to provide group housing.  For whatever reason, the house had been sitting empty but, St. Andrew’s recently negotiated a new 5-year lease with Thresholds.  This is wonderful news!

Learn More: https://www.thresholdssupports.ca/