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Prayer Partners Annual Report 2011
We currently have 18 members that make up our 5 Prayer teams . They are dedicated people that fulfill our
many requests for prayer.
Being part of the prayer ministry means taking time on a daily basis to pray for the 5 or 6 people on their lists.
We have had a very busy year and have done our very best to fulfill this need.
We continuously receive positive and thankful feed back from the families that we have prayed for.
Mary and I would encourage all parishioners to give prayerful consideration to joining Prayer Partners.
This would allow us to form additional teams and enable us to fulfill all incoming requests in a timely manner.
Respectfully submitted,
Eleanor Goffard - Coordinator 255-3170
Mary Valentine - Co-Coordinator 256-7990
Family Ministries Coordinator Report 2011
This was a year that saw many changes for family ministries. We said goodbye to Preston and Karen, both of
whom were huge supporters of families in this parish. We said hello to Mary and are happy to have a new
incumbent in the parish who is also supportive of youth and their witness within the church. We were also
pleased to have been consulted during the parish's work of discernment for a new priest.
Three of the children from the Sunday School were confirmed on the second Sunday of Easter of this past
year. Amadea Aasland, Luc Moulaison, and Sophie Moulaison were joined by Alicia Porth, Jennifer Porth and
Barbara LaJoie as they prepared for their confirmation. The confirmation class prepared for several months
studying the Bible and the Anglican tradition. They also engaged in social ministry, liturgical leadership and
community building activities. A particular highlight was our retreat at Canadian Mennonite University where
Nancy Aasland and I led the confirmation class on an overnight trip including silent retreat, banner making,
games, eucharist, and lots and lots of singing!
The Confirmation service itself highlighted the wonderful creativity of the children. Jen and Alicia sang a
heartfelt version of "Jesus Take the Wheel." Amadea Aasland composed and played a special piece of music
for piano. Sophie Moulaison wrote some beautiful poetry for the bulletin. Amadea contributed a short
story/allegory. Luc Moulaison read scripture and Luc, Sophie and I created a tear-jerker of a video montage of
various special moments of the children's lives thus far and of their confirmation experience.
Sunday School has an average attendance of seven children. Of these children, six are pre-teens and teenagers.
The curriculum is titled "Living the Good News." It is lectionary-based and contains a variety of media for
teaching and learning. Our classroom often incorporates creative reenactment of biblical stories such as Stop
Motion or acting out the story. This year, we are focusing on the biblical stories other than the gospels as the
children do not feel they know these stories as well. In addition to myself, there are three dedicated teachers:
Barbara Bater, Jeannie McClory and Carey Isaac. Carey recently took part in a workshop for "Catechesis of
the Good Shepherd" at Faith Horizons.
The children participated in several special forms of leadership throughout the year. Of particular note was
their highly successful Christmas Eve service which features a shadow play of the Nativity as told through Jean
de Brebeuf's "Huron Carol." Sophie and I co-authored the chancel drama which framed the shadow play.
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