WELCOME TO OUR NEWLY AMALGAMATED ANGLICAN PARISH!
UPCOMING SERVICES
8:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Bulletins: Jun 22 Holy Eucharist BAS
Announcements: The week of Sunday 22 June
Our Priest’s Weekly Letter: I am with you always
The service at 8:00 in the chapel is Holy Communion using the BCP on the first and second Sundays of the month, and the traditional-language service using the BAS on the other Sundays of the month.
WHO WE ARE AS A PARISH
Welcome to our new Anglican parish, formed through the amalgamation of St Bartholomew’s and All Saints’ on 8 May 2025. We have yet to choose a name for our new parish, but we do know that it will be housed in the old, familiar Victorian structure that was known as St George’s throughout much of Sarnia’s history. We are located at the intersection of Vidal Street North and Charlotte Street.
We are truly a work in progress and all are welcome to join us as we strive to build a parish that reflects God’s truth, beauty and goodness. If you are looking for a place with opportunities for great involvement, we can build that church together. If you need a place of peace and refreshment — a place just to be — let it be with us.
Finish, then, Thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let it be.
Let us see Thy great Salvation
Perfectly restored in Thee.
We worship God in reverence and wonder at 8:00 and 10:30 each Sunday. Our 8:00 service is a traditional said-service and our 10:30 service is wonderfully choral. Our worship is directed towards heightening our awareness of God’s love for the world, as revealed through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. We enjoy fellowship during our coffee hour after the second service.
Throughout the rest of the week, our energy is focused on activities that provide opportunities for parishioners and outside friends to increase our fellowship in God’s love through work and play together by partaking in such activities as Bible study, a walking club, a book club, cards and board games, Bible crossword, and workshops on topics of interest to the congregation. An important part of our parish life is to provide outreach and support to the community, most notably through our work with the Inn of the Good Shepherd and our sponsorship of self-help groups.
To read more about us, please visit the various pages in this website, which is always a work in progress, or click here to be taken to the “ABOUT” page. To see a curated selection of photos of our activities this year, click here.
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
See the bulletin for more details
Anyone and everyone who is interested is welcome to join us for these events!
THIS WEEK’S ACTIVITIES
► Sunday 22 June
8:00 am — Holy Eucharist, BAS
10:30 am — Holy Eucharist, BAS
► Monday 23 June
11:30 am — ACW Picnic, Barb Pajuk’s garden 🌸
7:00 pm — Parish Council, Parish House
7:00 pm — Group Meeting, Basement
► Tuesday 24 June
11:00 am — Walking Group to meet at the animal park parking lot in Canatara
12:30 pm — Lunch, following the walk, at 2713 Old Lakeshore Rd, Brights Grove, N0N 1C0; what3words /// bossy.revenue.subdued
7:00 pm — Bluewater Chordsmen, Parish Hall
► Wednesday 25 June
10:00 am — Bible Study, Rectory
7:00 pm — Bible Study, Rectory
► Thursday 26 June
No events
► Friday 27 June
5:00 pm — The Slice, Tang’s
6:30 pm — Hymn Sing, Parish House
8:00 pm — Group Meeting, Parish Hall
► Saturday 28 June
No events
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OTHER UPCOMING ACTIVITIES
► Sunday 29 June
8:00 am — Holy Communion
Lambton Deanery Annual Picnic at Canatara Park: see article on this page for details
10:00 am — Gathering at the pavilion at west end of main parking lot
10:30 am — Worship, followed by potluck meal
► Friday 11 July
7:00 pm — Creative Word, venue TBD
► Monday 14 July
1:30 pm — Bible Crossword, Rectory
► Friday 25 July
5:00 pm — The Slice, venue TBD
6:30 pm — Hymn Sing, Parish House
► Friday 8 August
7:00 pm — Creative Word, venue TBD
► Monday 11 August
1:30 pm — Bible Crossword, Rectory
► Friday 22 August
5:00 pm — The Slice, venue TBD
6:30 pm — Hymn Sing, Parish House
FOOD BANK SUNDAY
Every First Sunday
The first Sunday of each month will be ‘food bank Sunday’. All items collected will be donated to the St Andrew’s Food Bank in Corunna. Much needed items are canned fruit, snack crackers, Manwich, canned chilli, canned pasta with meat, juice boxes, and men’s and women’s deodorant, shampoo and conditioner. At this time, they do not need canned beans or soup. They do not take clothing or empty containers.
INN OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
Every Other Month on the First Monday
In addition to the food bank, please do not forget our long-standing commitment to the Inn of the Good Shepherd. We continue to actively support the Inn by preparing hot meals on a rotating schedule. Our most recent such day was Monday 2 June when a team of volunteers — and this could have included you! — met at 10:30 in the kitchen at the Inn to prepare a tasty lasagna dinner. Carol Arnesen will happily provide details to those who wish to join the team next time. Perhaps the next time the meal will be eagerly devoured grilled cheese sandwiches!
FROM THE PANTRY
Available Every Sunday
Available now and on a changing basis, homemade soup for $6/portion and suppers for $12/meal. At this time, various soup, macaroni and cheese, and different suppers are available. Please speak to our long-suffering kitchen volunteers for details.
OUR ONGOING AMALGAMATION
Friday 20 June
On Sunday 25 May, our amalgamated parish elected its first parish council, thus beginning a new chapter in our shared history. With that move, we become self-governing, with the Rev’d Karen Nelles as our priest-in-charge and the Rev’d Canon Steve Harnadek as our associate priest. Our new council is as follows:
- Wardens: Heather Norwood and Gord Loeven
- Deputy Wardens: Carole James-Airey and Katharine Hungerford
- Members-at-Large: Leigh Carson, Beverly Woods, Glen Crawford, Don Hunter, and Kory Memedovich
- Lay Delegates to Synod: Moe Carson and Susan Memedovich
- Alternate Lay Delegates to Synod: Barb Pajuk and Jim Hodgins
- Treasurer (non-voting): Natalie Beer
- Recording Secretary (non-voting and chosen by Council): John Airey
Heartfelt thanks are offered to Archdeacon Amanda Longmoore, who chaired our meeting and who skilfully and tactfully guided us through the election process. The same are offered to Karen, who, with input from Steve and the former wardens, worked diligently for countless days at putting together a slate of appointees and nominees that included representatives from our former parishes, and that also included families that are new to the parish, thus ensuring that all voices are heard and that all those who wish to be involved have the opportunity to do so.
After the meeting concluded, Glynn Cole, aided by Kory Memedovich, opened the time-capsule that had earlier been recovered during the demolition of the former St Bart’s. It included a great deal of memorabilia that was eagerly examined by all of us.
Now that Glynn has had the opportunity to prepare the memorabilia for display, pictures are slowly being added to our website. In order to be able to present them in a manner that makes it easy to read all of the text, a separate page will be added so that a larger size of photo can be included. Here is a sneak preview!
In other news, our new Parish Council met for the first time on Monday 26 May. Stock was taken of our current situation with plans being made to further the aim of integrating our two former parishes. It was a very productive meeting and all left with a sense that we are moving in the right direction. Thanks are offered to Karen for the manner in which she ensured that all items in the lengthy agenda were addressed with a view to continual forward progress.
ACW SUMMER PICNIC
Monday 23 June
in Barb Pajuk’s Garden
The ACW will be meeting on Monay 23 June in Barb Pajuk’s garden. Please arrive between 11:30 a.m. and noon. This will be a potluck — salads and desserts — with Larry preparing hamburgers and hotdogs. [See artist’s rendition below.] All women in our parish are welcome to attend. Kindly RSVP to Barb at 519.332.4800.
ANNUAL DEANERY PICNIC
Sunday 29 June at Canatara Park
Our annual Deanery picnic will take place this year on Sunday 29 June at Canatara Park. We will gather at 10:00 a.m. in the beach pavilion, which is at the west end of the parking lot, with worship beginning at 10:30. Whereas sandwich ‘fixings’ will be provided, each family is asked to bring either a dessert or a salad to share. Tables will be available in the pavilion; however, each person is advised to bring a lawn chair. This pavilion is fully accessible from the parking lot and washrooms are immediately available. We had a wonderful time together last year and this year should be just as much fun. Come one, come all!
