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Annual Vestry Reports Available

By stmmpicton

The Annual Vestry Meeting will take place on Sunday March 14th at 11:00 a.m. as part of a modified worship service. So long as we are still open for in-person services, the meeting will be in the church with remote participation available using Zoom; otherwise it will be a Zoom meeting.

The Annual Re...

February 24, 2021 05:38 PM - Comment(s)

In-person services resume

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In person services following careful pandemic-safe protocols resume February 17th. Sunday Services at 9:00 and 11:00.

February 13, 2021 09:35 PM - Comment(s)

Our Services Have Moved Back Online

By stmmpicton

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The Province of Ontario is to be largely shutdown as of Boxing Day. Our Anglican Diocese of Ontario has determined that the safest and most prudent course is to begin the shutdown of our churches as of Christmas Eve.

This is disappointing, but supports our objective of making it through this pandemic...

December 22, 2020 10:30 AM - Comment(s)

Back in Church!

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We have been back in  church for two Sundays at 9 and 11 am. Everyone who has come is glad to be back, and so far we have not come near our limit of 50 for each service, so we expect to be able to accomodate everyone who wants to come to either service.

Of course, not everyone is able to return ...

September 25, 2020 05:58 PM - Comment(s)

Back to Church!

By stmmpicton

Sunday, September 13th is Back to Church Sunday at St Mary Magdalene! As our diocese permits churches to carefully reopen, we are delighted that more than 90 parishioners plan to return to church this fall. Some of our members will not feel able to return to a group setting, and we will co...

September 06, 2020 08:50 PM - Comment(s)

You Raised the Roof!

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Dear Brothers and Sisters,

It is a great pleasure to congratulate the congregation and friends of St. Mary Magdalene for having completely paid for the roof of the Church through their generous donations.

The amazing part of this successful endeavour is that fundraising for the roof began and was comp...

August 20, 2020 08:42 PM - Comment(s)

Bible Study moves Online

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Our Bible Studies are now online using Zoom. Each Wednesday at 10:30 we review the scripture readings for the coming Sunday and then select one to discuss in detail. The Zoommeeting opens at 10:15, giving us a chance to chat over coffee (sorry, you have to supply your own) before the discussion begi...

May 12, 2020 01:14 PM - Comment(s)

Services online during COVID-19

By stmmpicton

During the COVID-19 pandemic our services have moved online. You can find them each week by following this link to our YouTube Channel.

April 15, 2020 01:41 PM - Comment(s)

Annual Vestry Meeting Looks to the Future

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Fifty members of the Parish attended the 2020 Annual Vestry Meeting following the service on Sunday, February 2nd. The meeting received reports which included a modest surplus for 2019 and a target for a balanced budget in 2020. The meeting also heard of plans to hire an Assistant Curate (a newly or...

February 04, 2020 12:46 PM - Comment(s)