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We will be having a Candlelight Service on Christmas Eve at 7:00pm and our regular weekly worship service at 10:30am on Christmas Day. We hope you will join us as we celebrate the birth of our Saviour.
April 3 Induction Service
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CHRISTMAS EVE - Christ Candle
St. Andrew's Port Credit Worship Service for Sunday, November 24, 2024.
St. Andrew's Port Credit Worship Service for Sunday, November 17, 2024.
St. Andrew's Port Credit Worship Service for Sunday, November 10, 2024.
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December 24
Presbyterian Connection Newsletter -
Issue 24, Winter 2022-2023
2023 PCC Wall Calendar
Our Daily Bread
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Scripture Moments
Advent 4 - Love
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
-- John 13:34-35
“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing."
-- 1 Corinthians 13:2
“No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us."
-- 1 John 4:12
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Human Rights Day
We pray for individuals and organizations defending human rights in Canada and around the world. We pray for their safety and the safety of those they support and protect.
December 10, 2022—Today is Human Rights Day
This year the United Nations' slogan for Human Rights Day is “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All.”
It is absolutely clear that we need to regain the universality of human rights, the indivisibility of human rights, and we need to find a new energy that motivates young people around the world."
-- Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December — the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights(UDHR). The UDHR is a milestone document, which proclaims the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Available in more than 500 languages, it is the most translated document in the world.
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December 2, 2022—This Thursday afternoon, police in Winnipeg, Manitoba, announced murder charges in the deaths of three women.
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Creator, healing God,
We lift up the families and communities of the four women killed recently in Winnipeg.
We know they are only the latest such deaths,
And so we lift up too those who were already mourning Indigenous loved ones,
for whom this news brings fresh grief
As well as those seeking answers for Indigenous family members or friends who are still missing.
We pray for comfort and healing for all who are grieving
And for the safety of those who continue to be at an increased risk of racist and gender-based violence.
Your word teaches us your love, and we hear your prophets crying
that love and justice flow together.
As we pray for healing and comfort,
lead us in also working to end this violence.
We pray in your name,
Amen
A Response and Prayer Following Murder Charges in the Deaths of Indigenous Women in Winnipeg
Honouring the Children Fund
In response to the devastating confirmation of unmarked graves on the grounds of former residential schools, and in honour of the children who were lost and all the people living with the consequences of that legacy, The Presbyterian Church in Canada has established a new fund:
Honouring the Children:
Reconciliation and Residential Schools
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SPOTLIGHT ON INTERNATIONAL MISSION
Presbyterian World Service & Development
Give a gift with meaning!
The Gifts of Change catalogue supports marginalized communities across Canada and around the world.
Not only is giving a gift from our catalogue unique, but you can be sure your gifts will be used to carry out life-changing programs that are responding to the needs of people affected by poverty, hunger, natural disasters and conflict.
Inspired by God’s promise of abundant life, Presbyterian World Service & Development envisions a sustainable, compassionate and just world. You can learn more here about how PWS&D is making this happen.
Presbyterian World Service & Development
St. Andrew’s supports Presbyterian World Service & Development
and Presbyterian Sharing
by contributing a portion of weekly givings received.
You can allocate a portion of your givings
to go to Missions by indicating your request
in the “message” field of the online donation form >
We thank you for your generosity.
Through gifts to Presbyterians Sharing, Cyclical PCC supports many important outreach ministries in Canada. One such ministry is the Presbytery of Montreal’s Communauté Rivière des Prairies, a new worshipping community in the city’s east end. Rivière des Prairies embraces multilingualism in their church services and children’s programming, providing an open and welcoming space for newcomers to Canada. Over five different languages and dialects are used by the ministry to connect with newcomers, both in the church family and in the wider community.
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.
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.
PRAYERS
Prayers and Support for Ukraine
ACT Alliance Statement on Ukraine
Prayer for the People in Ukraine as They Face War, Danger and Uncertainty
We pray for safety and peace, comfort for those now in mourning, and humanitarian aid for all in need.
God of the Powers, and Maker of all creation; God of justice, and Lover and Maker of peace, we are distressed by the violence and the threats of violence and destruction in the world, and especially by acts of war and brutality that people experience in Ukraine. In solidarity with them, we pray for those who are suffering and in danger, who live in fear and anxiety, who fear what tomorrow will bring, who are anxious for their lives and the lives of those they love and care for, and who mourn the dead.
We pray that those with power over war will lay down weapons, and that those who have power to accomplish peace will have wisdom and compassion. God of Grace, the Giver of Life, send your Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, who is everywhere present and fills all things, to sustain the hope of all those who seek justice and peace and to inspire the leaders of nations to do what is right. Glory to you, O God, Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit, now and forever; in the strong name of Jesus, the Prince of Peace, we pray. Amen.
Presbyterian World Service & Development is receiving donations to help provide emergency assistance to the people of Ukraine through the ACT Alliance, Canadian Foodgrains Bank and other church partners in the region.
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Daily Prayers
Saturday, December 24 (Christmas Eve)
Christ was born as one of us and, in him, God shows us how much the world is loved. We pray that God’s love blesses and fills the world
Sunday, December 25 (Christmas Day)
We thank God for the gift of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ who brings salvation. May we receive God’s blessings through our Christmas worship as we share the Nativity Story with those around us.
Monday, December 26 (Boxing Day)
For Christ, there was no room in the inn; we pray for those who seek shelter. Christ had to flee his birthplace; we pray for those who seek refuge. Christ read scripture as a child; we pray that God’s wisdom will enlighten our minds and direct our paths.
Tuesday, December 27
We give thanks for the tuition support the church is providing to students at the Neno Girls Secondary School in Malawi through Presbyterian World Service & Development.
Wednesday, December 28
We pray for the members and work of the International Affairs Committee.
Thursday, December 29
We pray for the Rev. Dr. Robert (Bob) Faris, Moderator of the 2022 General Assembly, as he connects with members of the church this coming year.
Friday, December 30
We give thanks to God for the ability to learn from our past and those who have come before us in order to better our future for all those who will come after.
Saturday, December 31 (New Year’s Eve)
We end the year in praise for God’s loving kindness and care, and we pray for peace in the world.
DAILY DEVOTIONALS and ARTICLES
Links to Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada