St. Paul's LeaskdaleA congregation of The Presbyterian Church in Canada

Great resources for grades 1-6 for you to use with your children at home! Visit the harvest table or KidZone welcome table to pick up a February pavkage of resources for you to sue with your childr throughout the month.  GodTime cards and Carent Cues provide guidance for aprents to reinforce what's being taught in KidZone. You will be encouraged with the suggestions about how you can easily and naturally converse with your childr about God and faith.

Opportunities to get involved with KidZone Young People (grades 7-12) do you want to be invloved withy KidZone on Sunday mornings at 9? There are opportunities with music, tech support, and helping with children.  Adults are needed to pray.  Are you willing to commit to the ministry of prayer for KidZone children and leaders? Contact Sharon Simmonds, sharon@saintpauls.ca

St. Paul's Leaskdale AGM Tuesday, February 28th starting at 6pm.

Download your Short Term Mission Form here for submission to the Missionary Partners Committee.

Today we commission Larry Inglis, Doreen and Ron Bouwmeister, Grant Mustard and David Rhead who travel to encourage our partners in Lavoute, Haiti with the construction of their 6 room elementary school, assessing medical care needs and familiarizing themselves with the agricultural practices and needs of this rural community.  They covet our prayers for wisdom, discernment, connectedness and haelth while in this remote village.

Today we remember people in need through Presbyterian World Service & Development, our national church's agency that works with vulnerable communities around the world to help overcome poverty, oppression and injustice. St. Paul's supports the work and invites you to learn more:  www.presbyterian.ca/pwsd

Together in the details.... Feel free to bring a friend on Friday, March 30th 7-9:30pm.  More details to come.

The WA will be meeting on Wednesday, February 15th at 1:30pm in the Fireside Room at St. Paul's.  All ladies are most welcome!

You can gather with others to pray at St. Paul’s.

Sunday mornings, 7-8 in the Sanctuary

Tuesday mornings, 9-10 in the Fireside Room

Tuesday evenings, 7:30-8:30 once a month –  February 14, March 13

Friday mornings, 10-11 in the Fireside Room

is for persons grieving, silently or openly, the loss of someone special. A new  13-week series will begin on Thursday Jan. 19th at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm.  Brochures are on the harvest table with more info. Are you interested in helping? Speak to Phil Whitney (905-476-5640).

Coming to St. Paul's Leaskdale this July Summer Day Camp. July 9th to 13th.  Team members are needed.  Please pray about how you can et involved.  Watch the bulleting for more details and contact information in the coming weeks.

During February join us in collecting toiletries for the Loaves & Fishes Food Bank.  The drive begins today Sunday February 5th. You can donate bars of soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, toilet paper and facial tissue and leave them in the drop-off bin in the corner of the church foyer. Thanks!

Sermon Series connection Groups are up and running.  Make the connection with what's being taught on Sundays.  Please see the foyer harvest table or the Discipleship bulletin board for host contact information, or read more below. 

Sermon Series Connection Groups

Youth on Sunday nights ROCK, DOK & GUTS (Grades 7-12) meet on February 5th and 12th, 6:30pm-8:30pm here at the church.

Join Liz Honeyford for this new Thursday morning Women’s group studying Beth Moore’s ‘The Inheritance’. Watch this spot for more details in the coming weeks.

Just a reminder to all you knitters that there are still kids shivering in South Africa and we are still collecting 8 inch squares to be sent for blankets. Our next mailing will be in April. Squares can be left in the church library. For information contact Anne Powell at 905 852 5450 or kapowell@sympatico.ca

Keep Alex Armitage in your prayers who, having completed discipleship and physical training, left for Russia Dec. 5th with Youth With A Mission to minister to Russian children and adults through hockey camps and outdoor rinks.  For 2 months the mission team will share Christ's love through sport and everyday life.  You can follow Alex's journey at http://ywamhockeydts.blogspot.com/Alex's blog.

St. Paul's Leaskdale is interested in partnering with you in this with prayer and possible funding.  Pick up a Short Term Mission application form by the Mission bulletin board in the main hallway or, here, on the website, at the top of the What's New section.  Applications should be completed as soon as possible and submitted to Phil Whitney, Andrew Cheung, Jean Doucet, or the church office.

Are you wanting to cuddle cute little babies or play with sweet toddlers?  Then we have a place for you!!  We are looking for volunteers in the nursery for both services.  If you are a parent picking up your child or just someone with lots of love to spread around, please see the sign-up sheets at the nursery or email marcieclark@hotmail.com.

Part of the work and worship at St. Paul's Leaskdale is to respond to real and urgent needs that people in our community have.  Sometimes that involves providing some necessities of life.  You are invited to be part of this ministry by making a financial contribution in the special envelopes marked 'Benevolent Fund' that can be found on the foyer Harvest Table.  The money will be used to help people as determined by our pastoral team.

is a group that meets here at the church every Monday night from 8-9pm.  Serenity is for anyone who has identified behavior in their lives that negatively affects their physical, mental or spiritual well-being. Serenity porvides a safe, loving environment where everyone is welcome to share their burden.  See the information card on the foyer harvest table at the church for more details.

Stephen Ministry is a confidential care program here at St. Paul's.  It pairs a trained Stephen Minister (caregiver) with you to walk alongside you in some of the struggles of everyday life.  Issues such as death of a loved one, divorce, illness, loneliness, unemployment and more.  A Stephen Minister meets one hour a week with someone to listen, care and encourage.  If you or someone you know need a Stephen Minister be courageous and ask for help.  We're here for you.  Contact Karen Rennie (krennie@ruralwave.ca) or the pastor (andrew@sainptauls.ca).  

We are launching into fall at St. Paul's and we want you on board!  How can we serve you?  How can you serve in your community?  Check out these information sheets on three key ministry areas and sign up today!

Discipleship     Community     Mission

We are trying to finish bar-coding all the books in the library.  We would like to have all over due books back in the next few weeks.  You may sign your book out again on the new system!   Please return any Terry Wardle books as there is a waiting list for  these.  During the summer, the library will only be open between services.  New  volunteers are always welcome!

Please remember to save your Zehrs grocery tapes/receipts, the proceeds for which go to the St. Paul's 'Kids to Camp' fund through the WA.  It would be very helpful if the tapes could be left flat and then bundled with the total $$ amount indicated on the front.  There's a drop-off box in the church library.  Thanks!

that for those folks who do not have 'numbered' St. Paul's offering envelope, we have 'visitor' offering envelopes available for general use.  These envelopes can be found on the harvest table in the church foyer.  For those wishing to obtain your own 'numbered' offering envelopes please complete a "Let's Get Acquainted" card (also found on the harvest table) and leave it at the reception desk in the church office.

Stewardship is not just a question of chequebooks, but a question of how a person lives day by day. We're all stewards of God's bounty, including love and consideration, helpfulness and even courtesy. Stewardship embraces a sort of volunteer attitude. It is a natural characteristic of Christians, but it takes practice and awareness...

The Region of Durham has revised the garbage pick up schedule. That makes our job of recycling and composting at St. Paul's even more important. Look for SMALLER garbage cans and LARGER recycling and composting bins in all areas with signage to explain what goes where!

Remember all food items in the compost!  Little acts of conservation add up to a better world. You are helping here at St. Paul's, too.  Did you know that most weeks we keep our garbage down to three bags just like a normal household?  

Here are a few tips to help keep our church even greener:
Each classroom is equipped with blue bin, green bin and regular garbage.

Blue Bin Recycling
- throw in all plastic, glass and paper
- do NOT throw in tissues, paper plates, foam drinking cups, candy wrappers

Green Bin Compost
- throw in food waste, tissues, paper towels, paper plates and cups
- do NOT throw in foam drinking cups, paper

Did you also know that almost all our washroom garbage is compostable?  If we work harder to only throw tissues and paper towels in these receptacles we could use compost bags and save on future garbage disposal costs.

Thanks St. Paul's for doing your part!

The thought may have crossed your mind! Or maybe it just did for the first time, nothing like the power of suggestion!

If you are considering membership here at St. Paul's then please do the following:

1. Email Liz Honeyford at liz@saintpauls.ca and begin the conversation with her.
2. Start to write out your own personal story of how you met Jesus Christ and what He has done, is doing in your life.

By the way, we love this time of year as many of you begin to ask the bigger questions of what God is calling you into here at St. Paul's. This is most definitely NOT like joining a club. It is joining what GOD is doing in and through this particular group of people here at St. Paul's. Becoming a member is saying "I love Jesus and want to join in on what He is doing with the rest of you." Is your time now? We hope so!

Our Leading with Care mission statement, ‘Creating an Environment of Compassion & Care for children, youth & vulnerable adults at St.Paul's' involves each of us as we love and serve the people through ministry and events here at St. Paul's Leaskdale. As we continue to develop care and safety practices we are moving ahead with new initiatives:

First Aid/CPR Certification Posting
It would be helpful for us to know if you are First Aid/CPR certified so your name can be posted near our first aid stations to assist in an emergency. Contact Helen Snell.

Life Threatening Allergy Alert!!
Please join us in our efforts to make St. Paul's a safe place for all. Watch for information notices around the building about peanut and nut product allergies.

One of the ways God shows His love is by protecting people who are vulnerable. He has a thing about that. He longs for people to be protected from gossip, judgment, criticism, from spiritual attack and from physical attack. We have a few people here at St. Paul's whose lives are in danger due to an allergy to peanuts and other nuts. To protect them, we ask that you be mindful and not bring ANY baked or bought goods that contain nuts. It will take a bit of getting used to but well worth it in order to keep St. Paul's safe for everyone. Thanks for extending God's kindness in this way!