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Haiti Earthquake!!

Hundreds, maybe thousands, of people were buried alive when a major earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, the capital of impoverished Haiti on Tuesday. The magnitude 7.0 quake sent panic-stricken people into the streets. Offices, hotels, houses and shops collapsed, and people were screaming “Jesus, Jesus”, not knowing where to run. It is believed that somewhere between 30,000 to 50,000 people have been killed. Many more thousands are severely injured and left without shelter, water & food. Members of “the Action by Churches Together” (ACT) are already in place, assisting those affected by the earthquake.

The Anglican Church’s “Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund” (PWRDF) is responding to the alert issued by ACT International for the Haiti earthquake. PWRDF has announced an initial grant of $15,000 for ACT’s Rapid Response Program. While the office of ACT member “Christian Aid” was destroyed, staff were unharmed and are now responding to the emergency.

You can make a welcome donation to help this humanitarian cause by:

1. Using your “weekly giving envelope” and mark the Special Offering section “PWRDF - Haiti” with the amount of your donation clearly marked, or use the Pew Envelope, usually used for visitors, Print your name and hopefully, your envelope number. Enclose your donation in it. The Parish will see that this money is sent immediately to the PWRDF headquarters in Toronto.

OR

2. Mail your cheque; mark it “Haiti Earthquake”
and send it to:
The Primate's World Relief and Development Fund
The Anglican Church of Canada
80 Hayden Street
Toronto, Ontario M4Y 3G2

For more information on the Diocesan website of New Westminster click HERE

Saint Catherine's Famous Annual Pancake Supper

St. Catherine's Notices
January 31st, 2010

T H I S W E E K

Monday	1:00 pm	Liturgical Arts
	7:15 pm	Bible Encounter - we will be studying Isaiah 6: 1-8, Psalm 138, 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11, Luke 5: 1-11. Everyone welcome.
Tuesday	10:00 am	Parish Guild
Wednesday	9:00 am	Altar Guild
	10:00 am	Contemplative Eucharist
	11:30 am	Pastoral Care Meeting
	7:30 pm	Preschool Board
Friday	7:00 pm	Junior Youth Group
Next Sunday	9:30 am	Holy Communion
	11:00 am	Annual Vestry Meeting

Parish Notices

St. Catherine's (Capilano) Anglican Church

Annual Vestry Meeting : next Sunday, February 7th we will hold our annual Vestry meeting in the Gower Hall. All baptized people of the age of 15 or over who have been attending the Church for three months or more are invited and encouraged to attend. Childcare and snacks will be provided for the children. At the meeting the reports for 2009 and the 2010 budget will be received, parish officers will be elected and we will vote on the outreach projects to be supported in 2009. The 2009 Annual Report is available in the lobby today, and the report of the Nominating Committee is posted.

On February 7th there will be one service at 9:30 am.

If you are putting forward a motion at Vestry, the intent is to adopt the Synod custom of having them printed beforehand. Please submit them to Susan or the Wardens by Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010. Thank you for this consideration.

Mark your Calendar: Friendship Circle Seniors Valentine Tea, Thursday, February 11 at 2:00 pm in the Mary Pellatt Room. Also there will be an Afternoon Eucharist at 1:30 pm in the chapel. This Eucharist is designed for people who find it difficult to attend the Sunday and Wednesday morning services. However, it is open to anyone who would like to come. One can choose to attend one or both of these events.

Confirmation 2010: We will be starting classes shortly. Please let Christine know if you are interested, or leave your name in the Church Office.

Lent begins on February 17th, Ash Wednesday. This year we are going to have three Deanery Services:

7.30 am at St Clements, 3400 Institute Road, Lynn Valley
12 noon at St Agnes, 530 East 12th Street (at Grand Boulevard)
7.30 pm at St Martins, 195 East Windsor Road (off Lonsdale)
Please let the Office know if you need a ride. They will be joint Services and part of MAP. Any questions ask Christine.

SUPPER CLUB - No potluck Supper Club gathering has been planned for January. A Supper Club gathering is not being planned for February as it is expected attendance would be low due to interest in all the Olympic Winter Games activity. Please note that the next potluck Supper Club gathering will be held on the fourth weekend in March, which will be after the Paralympic Winter Games. The specific date and locations are yet to be determined. Thank you.

The Parish Guild welcome donations of large (at least 12") plates/platters to use at receptions as several of theirs have gone missing.

Men's Cooking Club will meet at St. Catherines', Tuesdays from 11am-2pm to prepare and eat nutritious, affordable meals, socialize and learn new skills. Planning meeting Feb 9th at 11:00am. Club meets Feb 16th to March 23th. Contact Lizz Lindsay, Director of Sharing Abundance Association at 604-985-0709, email lizzlindsay@hotmail.com or St Catherines' Parish Office 604-985-0666, scadmin@shaw.ca.

Please remember the food bank, donations of oil, vinegar, salad dressing etc. would be very welcome. Please drop your donations off in the boxes in the narthex and lobby.

Karen Update: Working on the Deanery Refugee Committee has been a pleasure. The enthusiasm, energy and new ideas keep it bubbling.

Our Karen families are hard at work learning English and are now casting about to enter the job market.The parents and children go to bed about 11 P.M.. The are not used to having electricity at night and it has changed their sleep patterns.

We were invited to the Karen New Year celebrations which were held in a large church in Langley. There were speeches of various kinds, demonstrations of dancing ( for which Kler Paw played the guitar ) music and a fashion show modeling traditional dress and Canadian fashion, Karen style.

The families are absorbing Canadian culture and are eager to become good citizens.

We haven't quite met our goal of $5000 which we pledged for the Karen support but St. Catherines parishioners have always come through once they know the need. Thank you for your continuing support.

Community Notices

The World Day of Prayer Service will be taking place at North Lonsdale United on Saturday March 6th at 11:am. The first planning session will be on Feb 5th at 1o'clock inthe church lounge, the rehearsal will be Feb. 25 1'oclock in the lounge and sanctuary. Anyone,male or female who would like to be part of the group presenting the service "Let Everything That Has Breath Praise God" Please contact North Lonsdale office (604-985-4911) or Phyllis at (604-987-2724 ). Please let Christine or Susan know if you volunteer.