Sometimes music can speak to us, offering us comfort and peace when words fail.
 
Solace Bedside Singers understand the holiday season is not a merry time of year for everyone.  For a variety of reasons we can find ourselves feeling sad, alone, overwhelmed.  We need a place to be surrounded by peace and love, we need to allow our feelings to emerge and be blanketed with care.
 
Everyone is welcome to join us in the warmth and candlelight for Moments of Solace. Sunday December 15th, 4 pm at St. George’s Anglican Church.  Wrap yourself in a comforting musical blanket and simply BE.

If you prefer to donate a grocery item to help offset the food costs, please drop off food items to the church kitchen fridge or counter by noon on Sunday, Dec. 8.
 
There will be a sign up sheet on the counter.
10 cans mushrooms
6 bunches of celery

10 cans tomato sauce (24 oz.)
5 bags of carrot

10 cooking onions
15 red, yellow or orange peppers

10 cans brown beans
5 bottles of ranch dip

10 cans mixed beans
5 boxes/bags of clementines

10 cans diced tomatoes (28 oz)
3 pounds of butter

10 green peppers
 

 
If you would prefer to make a monetary donation to support this ministry initiative, please put your donation in an envelope. Label it with your name and “Fishes and Loaves”, and submit it to Deborah V. at the church office so that this contribution can be recorded for your St. George’s charitable tax receipt.
 
If you are available to help with meal prep or packaging, please contact Nancy Simpson at 519 524 4180 or [email protected]
Meal prep: Monday, Dec. 9 10:00 - 12:00 and Tuesday, Dec. 10, 12:00 - 3:00.
Meal packaging and distribution: Tuesday, Dec. 10, 3:00- 5:00. 
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"Friendship is Brewing" happily announces that Dr. Kate Hazlitt will be our guest speaker on Saturday morning (23 November 2024) at 10 o'clock. Dr. Kate is an expert in heart-centred living and wellness, and we look forward to this special event. Coffee and treats will be served. All are welcome!

Come one, call all, for the ultimate musical bar crawl.* The Bach Walk will begin at Knox Presbyterian Church at 2:00 pm on Saturday November 30th. After a half hour of a little light baroque, we'll walk to North Street United for 30 minutes more, before crossing the street to St. George's where we'll cap our final half hour of music with some light refreshments. And who knows, perhaps next year we'll have "Rovin' Beethoven." 

* perhaps the first bar crawl with no bars or beer involved. 

Shepherds, wise women, and Mary (oh my)!
This past Saturday, during the Goderich Christmas Parade, some of our kids and volunteers took to the streets to show off just how much fun we have at Messy Church. We brought the baby Jesus, a thurible (for the frankincense, of course), and a shepherd's crook (for the unruly sheep). Everyone seemed to agree that one particular angel swept the crowds off their feet, though a good time was had by all.
Our next Messy Church! is Sunday December 1st, 4-6pm here at St. George's hall. Kids bring your adults for time together, crafts, a bible story, songs, and a shared meal.