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VISITING AND PHONING REPORT
 

I believe it is important to keep in touch with those who are confined to home or can’t be in Church for various reasons, so since going on the Committee, I have been periodically phoning shut-ins from the Church Family. It seems important to each one to be remembered by the church and it can break the monotony of their long days.

During summer and fall, I have made at least two dozen phone calls to seven senior people, including Ted Lee at St. Brieux, all of whom are members of our Church Family. Ted says that he spends most of his time in a wheel chair. As well, I have made numerous visits to members who are residents at Cedar Villa.

It would be helpful if a Convenor could have the names of members and we could be assigned people to contact.

Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the success. It is rewarding for those who make the call too!
 
Submitted by Mildred Staples
 
Tisdale & Area Ministerial Association 2014
 
We have been very fortunate to have Pastor Dave McPherson, Rev. Charles McKenzie and Pastor Brian Friesen for some funerals until we got our Interim Minister – Rev. Sharon Ferguson-Hood July 1st/14. Some events organized by the Ministerial in 2014 were:
  • Jan. 24, 25, 26/14 – Faith weekend which included as Trojan Pancake Breakfast Jan. 24/14 featuring Richie Hall guest speaker from Sk. Roughriders then a Trojan hockey game in the evening and Sunday, Jan 25/14 an ecumenical service at the Recplex.
  • Lenten Soup and Sandwich Lunches with Service at Golden Age Centre. We would like to thank Pastor Brian Zummack and pianist Helen Cooper from Star City Pentecostal Church for helping the United Church with worship April 2/14.
  • Ecumenical Good Friday Service at the Recplex in the Maurice Taylor Theatre.
  • ‘LOVE TISDALE’ Event – town wide churches participating – provided the movie “Heaven Is For Real” @ the Falkon Theatre – May 10/14.
  • Suicide Prevention through Kelsey Trail Health – meets every month at St. Matthew’s Anglican Church – affected six families in the are
  • Family Pot Luck B-B-Q – Jun. 13/14 at Lisa Skogsrud’s place.
  • Trojan Chaplaincy – Pastor Brian Friesen and Mark Jago – Consult and Bible Study.
  • Memorial Services for deceased members who lived in Sasko Park Lodge and Newmarket Place – Hospital and Lodge rotation for services each week. NEW
  • Salvation Army Officer for Tisdale, Nipawin and Melfort are Dae-Gun Kim and his wife) – they live in Melfort.
  • Food Bank – Christmas Kettles and “Stuff a Bus”
  • All people visiting or working at Lodges or hospital will need to wear a mask if they haven’t had the FLU shot.
  • Remembrance Day Services @ the Tisdale Recplex Nov. 11/14.
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month at 10:00 am at different churches each month.
 
Submitted by Edith Dahl
St. Paul’s United Church Representative

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