St. Andrew's Sunday School

Sunday, July 6

Dear St. Andrew's Friends,

I'm getting ready to go to Gracefield Camp next week as the chaplain, with my kids and mother in law.  I will be leading morning devotions each day and worship in the chapel, among other things and I'm really looking forward to being at camp!   Each year, the Presbyterian camps across Canada use the same curriculum and adapt it to their context.  As chaplain, I've been using the themes laid out in this year's curriculum called "Another Way" .  It looks at different scriptures that tell stories of people making changes to live in a different way for God and follow Jesus.  Included in the curriculum is a playlist that has been inspiring me this week.  I'm not sure how I can use it at camp, with my guitar skills still being rusty, but I will pass on one of the songs I discovered here (I couldn't find it without the video but you can find it on streaming platforms).  The whole playlist is called "inside out, Another Way'.  I look forward to sharing some of my reflections on the week with you in worship next Sunday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqr0Vi2yGlE

Last week, at Summer Church School, we went looking for signs of God's presence with magnifying glasses and mirrors.  Thanks to Katy, Emilie and Miriam for helping with the younger children.

 *  We are still in need of a teacher for Sunday Aug. 10* Please let me know if you can help out.

Coming Up

A month of sundaes!  August coffee hours after worship we'll be serving ice cream!  If you'd like to help serve and cleanup on a Sundae Sunday you can sign up in Grant Hall or let me or Karen know.  

Pride Festival- Aug. 23- 24  

Gracefield Retreat- Sept 19-21  Registration is now open online https://www.standrewsottawa.ca/retreat

PA Day Camps (tentative) 2025/2026 school year- Nov. 7, Jan. 23, Apr. 27, and June 5

Peace and blessings to each of you,

Rev. Heather Paton