1. SERVICES THIS WEEK
Wednesday, November 20 Edmund, King of
East Anglia, martyr 870
7:30 am – Holy Eucharist
Homilist: The Reverend Kevin Robertson
Sunday November 24 – The Reign of Christ &
Anniversary Sunday
8 am & 10 am - Holy Eucharist
Homilist: The Reverend Kevin Robertson
Readings: Colossians 1:11-20 3:6-13, Psalm 46,
Luke 23:33-43
Advent Bible Study: The Lay Ministry Committee will be
hosting Bible discussion groups throughout the season of
Advent between the 8:00am and 10:00am services. This
congregationally-led discussion group will explore the Advent
Sunday scriptural readings following the Advent themes of
hope, love, joy and peace. Meetings will be held in the Arthur
Smith Room unless otherwise indicated on the Sunday
morning. For details, contact David Moore or the Reverend
Canon Douglas Graydon.
CHRIST CHURCH DEER PARK
ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
PARISH CLERGY
416-920-5211
www.christchurchdeerpark.org
The Reverend Kevin Robertson, Rector
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The Reverend Canon Douglas Graydon, Associate Priest
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The Reverend Julie Meakin, Assistant Curate
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The Reverend Dr. Peter Slater, Honorary Assistant
The Reverend Dr. Karen Hamilton, Ecumenical Partner
(United Church of Canada)
PARISH STAFF
Eric Robertson, Organist & Director of Music
Natalie Kemp, Director of Children’s Education
Paul Marritt, Director of Parish Operations
Elisabeth Lunder, Bookkeeper
Denis Delisle, Custodian
CHURCHWARDENS
Genevieve Chornenki, Rector’s Warden
Carolyn Kearns, People’s Warden
Robert Morrow, Finance Warden/Treasurer
Henry Zaluski, Deputy Warden
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416 975-9898
416 488-7436
416 421-7017
416 485-2802
Twenty-Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
November 17, 2013
PromiseLand (church school for children, kindergarten to grade
9) meets in the Chapel of St. Nicholas on the lower level during
the 10 am service.
The Nest (certified childcare for infants to age 4) is open
during the Sunday 10 am service on the third floor.
Welcome to Christ Church Deer Park. We invite you to stay
for refreshments after the service at Holy Grounds Café in
Elliott Hall through the Chapel upstairs.
This Week at Christ Church Deer Park
Monday – Nov 18
Name Tags - If you would like a CCDP nametag, we invite you
to call the parish office and we would be happy to make one
for you. Please call 416-920-5211 (ext. 22) or email:
pmarritt@christchurchdeerpark.org
Large print Orders of Service are available from the
Sidespeople.
Free Sunday parking is available on Sunday mornings (up to
1:30 pm) at the public parking lot, just across from the church
on Heath Street. Stamp your parking ticket using the church
address stamp found on the table at the Bell tower door.
After Church go to the customer service office with your
validated ticket where you will be given an exit ticket. Please
park only on the lower levels.
Please do not leave your valuables unattended.
Thursday – Nov 21
Yoga – 9:30 am
Christian Meditation - 11:15am
AA – noon
Toronto Children’s Chorus – 4 pm
Toronto Classical Singers – 6:30 pm
AA Primary Purpose – 7 pm
Yoga – 9:30 am
Lunchtime Chamber Music – 12:10pm
OA – 12:15 pm
Mothercraft Staff Banquet – 5pm
Choir rehearsal – 6:30 pm
AA Book Study – 7 pm
Tuesday – Nov 19
Friday – Nov 22
George Weston – 9am
ACW/Bridge – 12 noon
Toronto Children’s Chorus – 4 pm
Underearners Anonymous – 6 pm
AA – Miracle Group – 12:15 pm
Toronto Children’s Chorus – 4 pm
AA Book Study – 7 pm
Wednesday – Nov 20
Saturday – Nov 23
Holy Eucharist/Breakfast – 7:30 am
Staff Meeting – 10 am
AA – noon & 7 pm
Toronto Children’s Chorus – 4 pm
Phoenix CA – 7 pm
Yoga – 7 pm
Community Breakfast – 8am
www.christchurchdeerpark.org

2. Our Rector is at Holy Trinity, Thornhill this morning, where
he is preaching at the Founders’ Day Service for his alma
mater, Holy Trinity School. Kevin was a founding student at
HTS in 1981.
TONIGHT, November 17 at 4:30 pm
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
The Amanda Tosoff Quartet
Please plan to join us for our Christmas Services this year:
Children & Youth Programs
 The Nest is our childcare program for children under the
age of 4. The Nest opens prior to the 10:00 service in our
nursery space on the third floor. Tuta Shurdha is our
certified Nest coordinator, and she is accompanied by a
volunteer parent or teen assistant. If you would like to use
this service, please ask one of the sidespeople to direct
you to the Nest.
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PromiseLand is our church school for children from the
ages of 5 to 12. The children meet in the church at 10:00
am, and then move to the St. Nicholas Chapel during the
opening hymn. Natalie Kemp is our Director of
Children’s Education, and would be happy to tell you
more about Promiseland.
YAL – Young Anglican Leaders meet regularly for
learning, fellowship, food and fun. Please speak with
Natalie Kemp for more details about YAL.
Thursday 12:10 pm
November 14th
Rising Stars Recital
Students from the U.ofT. Faculty of Music
will perform
Christmas Eve 7:00 pm – Family Eucharist & Pageant
11:00 pm – Traditional Midnight Mass
(preceded by a Carol Sing at 10:30 pm)
Christmas Day 8:00 am – Said Eucharist
10:00 am – Sung Eucharist with Carols
Christian Meditation continues on Monday, November 18th at
11:15 am in the Arthur Smith Room. No experience required!
Upcoming Sundays…
November 24 is our Anniversary Sunday (celebrating 143 years
of CCDP!)
December 1 is the First Sunday of Advent (Advent Lessons &
Carols at 10:00 am & Lighting of the Advent Wreath). It is also
World AIDS Day, which we will remember in the context of
the prayers that day.
CCDP Contemplative Knitting Circle: We honour stillness,
beauty, skill & human labour. Please join us in the Arthur
Smith Gallery for a silent auction of our work from November
3rd – 22nd. All proceeds go to CCDP.
Parish Forum – Sunday, November 3, 2013: A big thank you to
all presenters and parishioners for an energetic and
informative Parish Forum. It was truly inspirational and a
testament to the engagement, commitment and
longstanding generosity of this parish. There sure is Life Here!
If you missed the forum or would like to review the
presentation, the materials are on our website.
www.thereslifehere.org.
Christmas Fair
November 30, 2013
10:30 am to 1:30 pm
Volunteers Needed.
We also need home-baking and preserves,
knitting, linens, jewelry, crafts, and bottles
(wine, olive oil, etc.) for the bottle game.
Call Anne LeFeuvre for more information at 416-484-3710
RAFFLE TICKETS – HAND MADE QUILT & OTHER PRIZES: Tickets for the
Raffle are $2/each or 3 for $5 and are available in Elliott Hall
this morning or from the Parish Office during the week. All
monies raised from the Raffle will be donated to our Outreach
ministries.