Meetings up and coming:
1. Tues. May 13 – Stitchers & Knitters – 9 am – noon
2. Tues. May 13 – Communion at Quinte Gardens -10:30 am
3. Tues. May 13 – Youth Choir & Piano lessons – 5:30 – 6:30 pm
4. Tues. May 13 – Youth Group – 6:30 – 8pm
5. Thurs. May 15– Communion at Bayview Retirement– 10:30 am
6. Thurs. May 15 – Guided Drawing Classes – 5:30 – 7 pm
7. Thurs. May 15– Chancel Choir rehearsal – 5:15 – 7pm
8. Fri. May 16 – Communion at Eden Place – 2pm
9. Sat. May 17 – Zen Meditation Group – 9-12 noon (Choir room)
Coming events/ Activities
1. Spaghetti Supper – Thank you to all of the volunteers, the kitchen staff, the children’s choir and to those who supported our Spaghetti Supper event. We had a great turnout and people seemed to enjoy the fellowship and the food. Thank you.
2. Rummage and Bake Sale
Fri. May 23rd 5 – 7 pm and Saturday,
May 24th 9 am – Noon
When doing your spring cleaning, please keep those special treasures for us. We will be collecting items the week before the sale, additional information will be available closer to the date and pickup of items can be arranged.
Baking will also be needed.
Linda and Carl Matchim will be coordinating this year’s sale for a final time. They are looking for someone to work along side of them this year to “learn the ropes”. Please contact them at 613-966-6790 if you would like further information.
Volunteers will be needed to work the sale and a sign-up sheet is posted in the parish hall.
For additional info contact Linda or Carl Matchim 613-966-6790
Reminder:When preparing for the Rummage Sale please save and donate any jewelry items to the Christmas Market. Please give jewelry items to Joanna Hoekstra before the Market in order that sorting and pricing is complete before the sale. Thank you.
3. PA Day – Garden to Table
Friday, May 30, 2025
8:30 am – 1 pm
Ages: 6-14 years. Cost: $15 per person
Register: family@stthomasbelleville.ca
If you are able to volunteer to help during this ‘Adventure in the Kitchen’ day please contact Shwetha at the above email address.
4. Wanted: If you have any canning jars (125ml and 250ml) and rings that you would like to donate please bring them to the church office. We will be doing some canning and preserving in the future and we are in need of jars.
5. Choral Evensong: Thurs, May 15, 6pm at Old St Mary Magdalene’s, Macaulay Heritage Park, Picton.
Vocal duo Killari and Iris Geale Quispe will sing music by Willan, Rutter and others in a traditional service honouring the second anniversary of the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.
Free admission – all are welcome
Did You Know That:
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, PWRDF has partnered with the PANZI Foundation and Maison Dorcas in a new phase of a successful project which began in 2019. This second phase – which began in October 2023 and will run until September 2024 – places a heavy emphasis on working with victims of Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV) to build agricultural skills and create economic independence. Across the country, ongoing war has created a deeply unstable and unsafe environment for hundreds of thousands of women. Rape and sexual assault are often used by soldiers as a tactic of war. With nowhere to go, Maison Dorcas provides services and support to survivors of SGBV so they can heal and safely reintegrate into their communities. Fields, agricultural implements, seed, goats, pigs and fishing equipment are being distributed during this phase of the project, which is operating primarily in Bukavu, the capital of the province of South Kivu. Agricultural success has been proven to boost survivors’ self esteem and facilitate their reintegration back into their families and communities, while the increase in financial autonomy mitigates the risk of becoming a victim to SGBV again.
