St. Mary's Anglican Church, Sioux Lookout

Turkey and meat pies available. 4 individual pies for $20. To order and pick up call Althea at 737-3859 or Muriel at 737-8982.

A service for the week of Christian Unity, Jan. 18 - 25, 2021, will not be organized locally due to the provincial lockdown. Options available are: 1. Livestream celebration on Monday, Jan. 18 at 7:20 p.m. from Saint John XXIII Church, Winnipeg go to www.johnxxiii.ca 2. Bible study on the theme, Monday, Jan 18 to Monday, Jan 25 hosted by the Regina Council of Churches. Register at www.eventbrite.ca/e/wpcu-bible-study-2021-tickets-135920448 3. Resources for the week are available at www.weekofprayer.ca

Happy New Year to everyone. If you would like to join us on Zoom for Morning Prayer on Sunday, Jan. 3, please request an invitation by sending an email [email protected]

Christmas Eve 6:30 p.m. In person (reserve your seat) Or Zoom (ask for invite) with drive through pick up of communion 7:15 - 8 p.m.Christmas Eve 6:30 p.m. In person (reserve your seat) Or Zoom (ask for invite) with drive through pick up of communion 7:15 - 8 p.m.

Christmas Services Dec. 20 @ 10 a.m. Advent 4 on Zoom (ask for invitation) @ 7 p.m. Lesson and Carols on Zoom (message for invitation) Dec. 21 @ 6:30 p.m. Candlelight Memorial Service at Sacred Heart Church MASKS ARE MANDATORY... Dec. 24 @ 6:30 p.m. Christmas Communion Service - in person with seats reserved in advance due to limit in number of people in the church OR attend service on Zoom at 6:30 p.m. and drive through to receive communion at the front of the church in your car beginning at 7:15 p.m. until 8 p.m. MASKS ARE MANDATORY. ALL PROTOCOL FOR COVID WILL BE FOLLOWED. PLEASE RESERVE YOUR SEAT IN THE CHURCH AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. FIRST COME, FIRST served. Email or phone 737-8982. Dec. 27. No service led by St. Mary’s. Go to rupertsland.ca for options for this day.

Thank you to everyone who supported our virtual bake/candy/gift bag sale yesterday.Thank you to everyone who supported our virtual bake/candy/gift bag sale yesterday.

Our virtual bake/candy and gift bag sale will continue on Buy and Sell until 4 p.m. Items that have been purchased have been deleted from the posting. Thank you to all who have supported us.

St. Mary’s Virtual Bake/Candy sale + mystery gifts (bags) will be on Sioux Lookout Buy and Sell on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon. Some great treats. Don’t miss it.St. Mary’s Virtual Bake/Candy sale + mystery gifts (bags) will be on Sioux Lookout Buy and Sell on Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon. Some great treats. Don’t miss it.

Due to COVID-19 there will be no in-person service on Nov. 15. Message or phone if you want to join the 10 a.m. Zoom service on Sunday.

Due to COVID-19 cases in the Sioux Lookout region the in church services will be cancelled on Nov. 8 and 15. This decision will be reviewed after Nov. 15. Church service will be held on Zoom at 10 a.m. Sunday morning. Anyone wanting an invitation to Zoom let us know.

Anyone wishing to join for Morning Prayer every Sunday morning at 10 a.m. should send an email to make the request. Address is [email protected]

Morning prayer or Service of the Word will be available every Sunday morning in July and August at 10 a.m. on Zoom. Bible study is held every Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Send a message if you would like a Zoom invitation to either or both.

If you see Rev. Deacon Bill Morris today, wish him a Happy Birthday.If you see Rev. Deacon Bill Morris today, wish him a Happy Birthday.

MESSY EARTH DAY Greetings from the St Mary’s-St Andrew’s Messy Church Team. We had planned to have an event to celebrate Earth Day but of course we can’t meet in person. So instead we have put together a package of materials: Story, Prayer and Song, 5 Activity Sheets,a nd some ideas for earth-related snacks. We have emailed this out to folks who often attend. If you would like a package, email Rikki at [email protected] or call her at 738-1339. Yes, we know Earth Day was last week, but we do need to celebrate the earth every week. Blessings

St. Mary’s worship team hopes that everyone is able to live comfortably in these very unusual times. Who would have ever dreamed that our church doors would be closed until further notice. If you have any needs please contact us. Just a reminder that you are able to connect to a service on Sunday morning. There are several options. Go to Rupertsland.ca and you will find the COVID-19 information. Just click on the service with the bishop at 10 a.m. Another option is to join Rev. Jeanne Bryan on the Facebook at 10 a.m. Emmanuel Anglican/United Sunday Service. Jeanne also does Evening Prayer every evening at 9 p.m.

On this Easter weekend St. Mary’s vestry prays that all of our extended parish family is well and safe at home. We wish that we could gather to celebrate Easter. We are an Easter people. However we must STAY HOME. There are several online virtual options available. On the Rupertsland.ca website homepage there is a tab entitled COVID 19. You can see the Bishop’s Easter message there. On Sunday morning you can click on Live @935 and get the virtual service with Bishop Geoff. Tonight there is an Easter Vigil service with ministry developer, Dr. Rev. Heather McCance, at 8:15 p.m. She suggests having a candle, lighter, bell, and bowl of water with you. This can be accessed at https://www.twitch.tv/rupertsland Happy Easter to everyone.

During this time of no gathering there are options. Www.rupertsland.ca is a great resource. On Sunday morning you may join in the Bishop’s live-streaming worship. Live from Anglican Centre Worship with Bishop Geoff!! Available on Sunday morning at 10:00 am just go to the website and click on https://www.twitch.tv.rupertsland that is in the COVID-19 responses column. Another option is to link on Facebook to Emmanuel Anglican/United Church Sunday Service. Rev. Jeanne Bryan asked that you know that this service is Anglican/United. It is also at 10 a.m.

Bishop Geoff Woodcroft, Diocese of Rupert’s Land, has suspended all gatherings in Anglican worship spaces, including non-church users of the building. In the communication he prays God, bless and keep us. May your face shine upon us, and be gracious to us: may you life up your countenance upon us, and grant us peace. Amen. St. Mary’s will be having bible study this evening, March 17 at 7 p.m., using Zoom, an electronic meeting platform. We will try to keep you informed. Please stay safe at home.

Feast/potluck after the 10 a.m. service on March 15. Bring a dish and meet the team visiting from the diocese. REMEMBER TO TURN YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD TONIGHT. 10 A.M. TODAY WILL BE 11 A.M. TOMORROW.

Messy Church on Shrove Tuesday.

Ash Wednesday service is at 7 p.m. on Feb. 26. Mark your calendar.

Event is sponsored by St. Andrew’s United and St. Mary’s Anglican Churches.