April 3 Induction Service
10:30am In-Person Worship Service
We are open for in-person worship in our sanctuary. A video of our service will be posted Sunday afternoons. Visit us on YouTube to see the latest videos from our worship services, or watch the service on our website below.
YouTube Channel address:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7QbnWLrMO6zMU54Dkj1zyQ
Sunday June 4
Online
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Thank you so much for being willing to give toward what God is doing here at St. Andrew's Memorial Presbyterian Church! We are committed to using your offerings in a way that honours the Lord.
We Thank You For Your Generosity
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SPOTLIGHT ON INTERNATIONAL MISSION
Presbyterian World Service & Development
Current Responses
Stories of PWS&D’s Life-Changing Impact
St. Andrew’s supports Presbyterian World Service & Development
and Presbyterian Sharing by contributing a portion of weekly givings received.
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We thank you for your generosity.
The difficulty of accessing much-needed health care for people in Dorica’s home village fueled her passion for becoming a doctor and serving the poor population in rural areas of Malawi. With support from Knox Presbyterian Church, St. Catharines and Presbyterians Sharing, Dorica began her studies in 2017. In March 2024, Dorica graduated from the University of Malawi College of Medicine and began the final stage of her medical training, an 18-month internship. Following her internship, Dorica will be licensed to practice medicine in Malawi. She is grateful to the Knox congregation and the PCC for their financial support and prayer.career pursuits, emphasizing the importance of gender equality in fostering harmonious relationships and eliminating discrimination.
SPOTLIGHT ON LOCAL MISSION
The Compass Food Bank
The Compass is a food bank and outreach centre located and serving Mississauga South. It was established by partnering Christian churches in the Clarkson-Lorne Park-Port Credit area. As a member church, St. Andrew’s donates financially, collects food for donation, and participates in other ways to support the work of the Compass.
The Compass provides a safe and welcoming place for people to come to for help. The Compass offers immediate assistance with food, then works with clients offering practical and spiritual support to the challenges that often come along with a low income.
The Compass has now moved to its new location at 427 Lakeshore Road E., Mississauga.
FOOD DONATION:
MOST NEEDED ITEMS
Evangel Hall Mission
Evangel Hall Mission is a community service agency that was founded in 1913 by the Presbyterian Church in Canada. For over a century, it has supported individuals experiencing poverty, homelessness, and social isolation in Toronto. Evangel Hall is a safe haven where people living with mental and physical health challenges, fighting addictions, and fleeing abuse can take a rest from their burdens and access supports. The Mission’s services address the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional aspects of well-being and are available to anyone in need of support.
St. Andrew’s supports the work of the Mission with monthly donations of sandwiches, baked goods, fruit, personal and feminine hygiene products, socks and new or gently used clothing.
DONATIONS:
MOST NEEDED ITEMS
Evangel Hall Sandwich Delivery
Next Drop-off Date:
Thursday, December 12 at St. Andrew's Stavebank door
8:30am - 9:30am.
In addition to sandwiches, we deliver donations of fresh fruit, baked goods, toiletries, and new or gently used clothing.
On the second Thursday of every month, we deliver loaves of sandwiches to Evangel Hall Mission in Toronto. Participation is easy! All you have to do is:
1. Get a loaf of bread or two from the grocery store, make it into sandwiches, and wrap each sandwich in plastic wrap or put it into an individual sandwich baggie.
(Don’t cut the sandwiches,
and no peanut butter, please!)
2. Put the wrapped sandwiches
into the bag the bread came in.
3. Reattach the bag clip, and label
the bag with the type of sandwiches
you’ve put inside.
4. Drop your loaves of sandwiches off
at our Stavebank door between 8:30am - 9:30am on the Thursday of our delivery.
That’s it! Your sandwiches will provide much needed nourishment to some of Toronto’s most vulnerable people.
A Prayer for Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
God of truth, mercy and peace,
God of life and of reconciliation,
we mourn the suffering and murder of your people
and we pray a just peace
and reconciliation for the people of Palestine and Israel
who have endured the burden of violence and conflict for so long.
Console those who grieve,
heal the injured,
comfort those who are alone and afraid,
protect those who held hostage, and
restrain those who would cause more violence
or act cynically for political gain and power.
Let wisdom settle on your churches
and on the governments and leaders of this world
so that justice is sought,
reconciliation found,
peace established and
security provided for all.
In the name of Jesus we pray.
Amen.
PWS&D provides humanitarian response to assist with shelter, food, livelihoods, emergency health, psychosocial and mental health support, as well as cash assistance to allow people to purchase the goods they require.
Donations made to PWS&D are eligible to be matched by the Government of Canada through the Humanitarian Coalition's Gaza Emergency appeal. Donations made between October 7 and November 12 will be matched, up to a total of $10 million.
Through our membership in Canadian Foodgrains Bank, PWS&D is part of the Humanitarian Coalition's Gaza Humanitarian Emergency appeal.
Prayers and Support for Ukraine
ACT Alliance Statement on Ukraine
Loving God,
We pray for the people of Ukraine,
for all those suffering or afraid,
that you will be close to them and protect them.
We pray for world leaders,
for compassion, strength and wisdom to guide their choices.
We pray for the world
that in this moment of crisis,
we may reach out in solidarity
to our brothers and sisters in need.
May we walk in your ways
so that peace and justice
become a reality for the people of Ukraine
and for all the world.
Amen.
Daily Prayers
Friday, November 29
We give thanks and pray for coaches involved in Cyclical PCC and the New Beginnings program who help ministers continue Christ’s ministry in new ways.
Saturday, November 30
We pray for the Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations Committee as it encourages Presbyterians to understand and appreciate other faith traditions, and to live in good relationship with people of other faiths.
Sunday, December 1 (1st Sunday of Advent / World Aids Day)
We pray for the millions of people affected by HIV and AIDS and for the work of PWS&D in Malawi, which is providing vital support to those living with HIV.
Monday, December 2
We pray for the people, ministries and mission of the Presbytery of Peace River.
Tuesday, December 3 (International Day for People with Disabilities)
We pray for people living with disabilities in Ghana and Nepal, who are finding confidence and independence with support from PWS&D’s partners.
Wednesday, December 4
We pray for those around the world who are the victims of violence and oppression, those who wonder how they will survive the next day, and those who have lost all they own. May God’s reign of justice and peace inspire us to work for peace in their lands and provision for their needs.
Thursday, December 5
We pray for Dorica Nkhata, the PCC’s leadership development student, as she begins the final stage of her medical training, an 18-month internship at Mzuzu Central Hospital in Malawi.
Friday, December 6 (The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women)
We pray for the healing of women who experience violence, and for God’s guidance as we work to build communities that do not tolerate misogyny and gender-based violence.
Saturday, December 7
We pray for theological students, that they would be taught by their teachers and God about God for the sake of life that is life indeed.
DAILY DEVOTIONALS and ARTICLES
Links to Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada