You are welcome to join us for the November 12th Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. in person!
If you feel unwell, or cannot attend in person, the services are live streamed at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays, and will be posted to the YouTube channel for future viewing. To watch the Annesley Sunday Services on YouTube: Annesley United Church’s YouTube Channel is: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnnesleyUnitedChurch
Annesley’s email address is changing
Eastlink discontinued our email address on October 31st, so we are now sending and receiving emails from : annesleyuc@gmail.com E-transfers can be sent to annesleyunited@gmail.com
The Christmas Basket Committee
The Christmas Basket Committee will be collecting donations of food items each week in November and December for the Christmas baskets. The following is a list of requested items.
Nov 12 Peanut butter and Jam
Nov 19 Pasta and Pasta Sauce
Nov 26 Pancake Mix and Syrup
Dec 3 Salmon and Tuna
Dec 10 Coffee, Tea, Hot Chocolate
Dec 17 Any Canned Goods
We would also accept toothbrushes, gift certificates, and cash to help supplement the baskets.
Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Mark your calendars! Family fun!
The South Grey Chamber of Commerce is planning community fun for the last weekend in November – an evening parade on Friday, November 24th, and on Saturday, November 25th, a Crafter’s Market and family skating, refreshments at 5:30, followed by a family movie here at Annesley at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome!
Children’s time/ Annesley Kids for Christ
A group of dedicated people have been continuing the discussion about the future of Sunday School at Annesley. They have scheduled people for November, but are in need of volunteers (2 per week) to go downstairs for the Children’s Time for the month of December. Please let John Lewis know if you can help.
E-mail change
Our “markdalecable” email was discontinued on October 31st. We now use annesleyuc@gmail.com for correspondence. E-transfers are to be sent to the email address: annesleyunited @gmail.com
The BBQ Chicken Dinner
The BBQ Chicken dinner was a great success. Thank you to the organizers, everyone who helped , and also to all who helped buy purchasing a dinner.
Coin Bank Fundraiser is back!
We have decided to bring back the coin bank fundraiser because it was such a success in previous years. We encourage your participation. Please pick up a coin bank in the Narthex , the office, or call Dave Armstrong at 519-986-2992 if you would like one dropped off. Please save Loonies, Toonies, Quarters, or a cheque if you prefer. There is a signup book as well to make sure your name is recorded. It is hoped that they could be returned by mid December. Thank you so much in advance for your participation.
FundScrip – Next order date is November 26th
This will be the final order date before Christmas, so if you haven’t tried FundScrip yet, think about doing your Christmas shopping with gift cards, or buying gift cards as presents!
Order forms can be found below, or at the office. Download an updated order form here:
https://www.markdaleunited.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FUNDSCRIP-ORDER-FORM-2022-2.pdf
Advent Newsletter
An Advent Newsletter is being planned. Please submit anything that you would like to have included by Wednesday, November 22nd.
Elder Abuse Awareness in Grey Bruce
Seniors are at risk for Fraud, Scam and Home takeovers. Information is available for seniors to protect themselves. See the poster on the whiteboard in the Narthex for information to schedule a presentation, or contact Amber Jackson at the South East Grey Community Health Centre: 519-986-2222 ext. 6390 or amber.jackson@segchc.ca
Community Christmas Choir Concerts- Dec. 10th and 11th
The Community Christmas Choir has been busy rehearsing each Monday night at Annesley. Their concerts are being held Sunday, December 10th at 2:00p.m., and Monday, December 11th at 7:00 p.m. at Annesley United Church (Snow date Tuesday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m.) Everyone is welcome. Freewill donation.
South East Grey Community Health Centre Needs
The Southeast Grey Community Health Centre is in need of reusable bags to help the clients of the Community Pantry. The bags are washed by SEGHC, so even used bags are appreciated. They are also looking for winter clothing (in good condition):coats, jackets, mittens, gloves, hats, scarves and boots, to help the less fortunate in our community. The bags and the clothing can be dropped off at the Patient Entrance.
Online Auction
Thank you to Diane Lyons, Dale Beare and their helpers who worked many, many hours for the online auction. Final numbers are still to come in, but it raised over $4,000 for Annesley!
Skating Outreach in Markdale
Here’s the deal: The Markdale Recreation Committee wishes to fund more free family skating time at the arena. Currently, Grey Highlands funds one (1) free skate per month. The cost for rental is $200.00 for 2 hours of skating. (The cost seems to vary). Annesley church wishes, and needs, to have more of a presence in the community to encourage families to join our church family. Supporting the skating endeavour by donating to the outreach process works for us, the committee, and the families in our community. Ideally, supporting the skating once a month for the five (5) winter months would be an honest, true, outreach programme. The donations would be handled through our church office and records and then channelled to the recreation committee. Think about it. This is your opportunity to release the inner ice dance star that lives within you, swirls and leaps that you know you can execute! Forget about your knee and hip replacements …live your dreams! We can do it!
Flower Power
The mornings are darker, the evenings darken earlier each day… Summer and even Fall are beginning to fade. All of that means…we need more colour in the church and that means…flowers!!! Before we know it, Poinsettias will be gracing our sanctuary space, BUT…LET THE GAMES BEGIN! Start counting fingers and toes so you will be ready to count Christmas balls in the vase! Coming soon, the counting quiz will show up in the Narthex! There will be prizes, there will be challenge, and there will be pre-Christmas fun. With you generosity, we will build a flower fund to carry us through the dreary winter into glorious spring. It won’t be as easy to count this time, so be ready!
New to the Library: God: The Bestseller
What an awesome title for the newest book in the library. It is an awesome story. God: the bestseller is the story of Eugene Exman, a man who published the works of the controversial preacher Harry Emerson Fosdick, the Catholic radical Dorothy Day, the Civil Rights pioneer Howard Thurman, and two Nobel laureates: Albert Schweitzer and Martin Luther King. He also published the Alcoholic Anonymous classic known as The Bible. Ahead of his time in leading hungry readers through books on a spiritual exploration, he was a man who from a young age questioned and explored his own limits of spiritual understanding. Check it out in the library, which sits now at the back wall of Fellowship Hall. The library looks good there. Plenty of light and visible space to explore some of the best selections of church history, prayerful guides and stimulating historians.
Annesley Choir
To all people who love to sing and share their joy of praising God, I invite you, no matter what age you are or skill level, to join with the choir each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. It is a time of preparation for the upcoming services. The atmosphere is relaxed, educational and fun. Please contact me, Brenda Dimoff, if interested to find out more about choir. You can call me at 519-794-0874 or email at dimoff@gbtel.ca I look forward to new faces and voices.
Home At Last (HAL)
HAL is a FREE settling in service to help people who have been in hospital to discharge home. The goal of the program is to facilitate an earlier discharge or unnecessary re-admission to hospital by providing transitional support services and links to community support services wen needed. FOr more information, contact the VON Grey Bruce Office at 519-376-5895/1-800-265-3138 Extension 402 Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The 2022 Annual Report
The Annual Report for 2022 is available HERE:
Brenda & Peter Dimoff: CDs available due to popular demand
We have all been enjoying the music of Brenda and Peter Dimoff during the Sunday services. Many people have asked where they can get a copy of their CD, so Brenda and Peter have graciously responded by producing copies of the CD, as a fund raiser for Annesley! For a donation of $20 or more to Annesley, you receive a copy of this wonderful CD. They will be available each Sunday, or at the office during the week.
Grey County Cares
Support our Ukrainian refugees in Grey County by buying a button for $10 or more – donations go directly to Ukrainian refugees in Grey County. Sponsored by the Rotary Club. Buttons are in the office.
Visioning Team’s Final Report
A Copy of the Visioning Team’s Final Report can be found here:
2022-09-13-Final-report-of-the-Visioning-Team-to-the-Board-of-Annesley-UC-rev-and-approved-by-VT-membersDownload
Prayer Shawl Ministry
The Prayer Shawl Ministry is an important part of Annesley’s outreach. Warm and cozy shawls are given to those of the congregation and community who are bereaved or seriously ill. The appropriate yarn must be purchased. If you would like to help, put your donation in an envelope marked Prayer Shawl and your name and send it to the church office. If you know anyone in the community who would benefit from receiving a prayer shawl, please call the office at 519-986-3019.