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Get Involved


Feeling connected to a vibrant community of people who care about each other and about those in need is a wonderful way to share one’s journey through life. At The Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul you can get involved in a multitude of ways in order to create those personal connections that could last for a lifetime.

  • Usher during a worship service or a concert
  • Audition to sing in the choir
  • Help with teaching Sunday School
  • Cook or serve for a reception, luncheon, meeting, etc.
  • Host Coffee and Fellowship after service on Sundays
  • Help decorate the church for special events
  • Take photographs for our website, social media, and InsideOut magazine
  • Help us process our archives
  • Help with the Spring and Fall cleanups in the Quiet Garden and at the Manse
  • Volunteer for our annual Fall Fair
  • Play badminton
  • Learn Scottish country dancing
  • Play chess with our chess club
  • Join our running club
  • Have dinner and practice French with the French Conversation Table
  • Make sandwiches with us with Bread and Beyond
  • Volunteer at our Wylma Cobb Library
  • Join a Bible study
  • Join a committee or the Guild

We look forward to welcoming you to our community.

Volunteering


As you can imagine volunteer participation is key to sustaining the many events and activities within our congregation. We are always seeking people with expertise in areas such as building management, archiving, teaching, singing, knitting, accounting, law, photography, communication and many other skills. We also need volunteers to be ushers, tour guides, to make sandwiches and squares for receptions, and many other duties.

Please have a look at our Job Jar below, which displays some jobs our staff and congregation are currently seeking help with!

Job

Description

Contact

Scripture Readers

Not only for Sunday mornings, but also special services (Lenten, Advent, etc.)

info@standrewstpaul.com

Ushers

Ushers are needed for all worship services. All are welcome to try!

info@standrewstpaul.com

Church Photographers

Help capture moments at our church’s events! We are seeking 1-2 volunteers to work with our Communications Coordinator.

info@standrewstpaul.com

Musicians

We have a variety of smaller events where we need musicians or singers. Please let us know if music is a special interest of yours!

sbrasier@standrewstpaul.com

French Table Assistants

Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 6:00 p.m. until 7:30 p.m., we gather to practice French. We are seeking a host, teacher, cleaner, and child care.

sbrasier@standrewstpaul.com

Native Friendship Centre (monthly)

We join the staff of the Native Friendship Centre to prepare and serve a wholesome meal. Seeking servers, helpers, and dessert bakers.

sbrasier@standrewstpaul.com

A&P Kitchen Volunteers

Helping with Lunch & Learns, Culinary Crossroads dinners, and more.

sbrasier@standrewstpaul.com

M&O with Bread & Beyond

Help with the sandwich-making every month. If you are interested in helping please let us know.

dimter4614@gmail.com 

Coffee & Fellowship

We need hosts on Sundays!

huangsiska@gmail.com 

Fall Fair Coordinators

Help out with our Annual Fall Fair!

AandPFallFair@gmail.com

Weekly Events


Several weekly programs run throughout our calendar year. We encourage you to join whatever activities may interest you – everybody is welcome!

Scottish Country Dancing is held on Tuesdays from September through May in Kildonan Hall from 6:45 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., with beginners dancing until 8:30 p.m. and more advanced dancers continuing until 9:00 p.m. The cost is $10 cash at the door or $5 for those who join the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, and we're now dancing to live piano music. No partner or special dress required. Please wear soft-soled shoes or sneakers. Contact Katie for any questions at katiemwood@gmail.com.

Chess Club is held on Mondays from September through May in the Iona Room from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., to learn together and engage in friendly games. Contact Sri for any questions at srikantaprasads10@gmail.com

Badminton is held on Mondays from September through May in Kildonan Hall from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Join us for great exercise, fun, and fellowship. No experience is necessary. Please bring your sneakers and a bottle of water. All other equipment will be provided. If you have any questions, please contact Margarita via email at sportsapchurch@gmail.com.

Running Club is up and running – literally! If you like to run (or walk), our running group gathers on Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. to run together. All paces are welcome. We start together and then meet up at the end for a refreshment – such as ice cream. If you are interested, please sign up on the Church Center app or contact Ross at bugdenross@gmail.com for more information.






Upcoming Weekly Events

Grow through study

Bible studies, book discussion groups, and other adult education and spiritual growth opportunities are offered from time to time throughout the year. Watch for announcements about upcoming studies!

Upcoming Bible Studies

Committees

Mission & Outreach Committee

Through the love of God as manifested in Jesus Christ and as guided by the gospels, we strive to support those in need in our community at local, national and international levels by offering our time, skills and resources. Lean more about the activities of this committee at Give Back or email us at outreach@standrewstpaul.com

Ministry Committee

The Ministry Committee oversees and develops programs and events and provides Christian educational services to meet the pastoral and spiritual needs of the congregation. Learn more about these programs, events and services at Children and Youth or email us at info@standrewstpaul.com.

Stewardship Committee

The Stewardship Mission at The Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul is to help the congregation and individuals discover how they can use their time, talent, goods, energy and money to participate in the fulfillment of God's mission.  For more information, see Stewardship.

Leading With Care Committee

Leading with Care is a policy for ensuring a climate of safety in the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The LWC committee is responsible, on behalf of the congregation, for seeing that the policy is put into practice with integrity and consistency. Learn more about this policy at Leading with Care or email us at info@standrewstpaul.com.

Communications Committee

Our Communications Team manages our church’s website, social media, brochures, posters, and InsideOut magazine. To represent our church as the active and lively place it is, we strive to publicize the most current and upcoming events at our church. Photos are an incredibly valuable part of how we share our church with the world, and the team welcomes those with an interest in photography who can attend our various church events to help us with this goal. From worship services to concerts, luncheons, youth events, you name it – there are endless activities waiting to be captured! To get involved with the work of this committee, please email us at info@standrewstpaul.com.

Green Church Committee

The Green Church Committee of The Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul roots its activities in God’s request to humanity to be responsible stewards of our earth and its environment. This includes the knowledge of our Church’s ecological footprint and to keep it as low as possible. Further we want to sharpen the congregation’s awareness of the topic through our communication by newsletter, lunch and learn and liturgy, and by offering tools to act both as a joint community and at the individual level.

We meet on a regular basis to establish an annual action plan and budget, to be approved by the Church Session. To get involved in our committee, please email us at greenteam@standrewstpaul.com

Worship and Music Committee

The Worship and Music Committee focuses on the congregational and public worship of The Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul. It sees that the face, manner and content of worship at the Church reflects the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and the traditions, standards of excellence and policies of our church. Learn more about these activities at Worship with Us and Music or email us at info@standrewstpaul.com or apmusicdirector@gmail.com.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is composed of our Ministers, the Clerk and representatives of The Board of Trustees, the head of the executive of the Guild and the chairs of the Mission & Outreach, Music and Worship, Ministry, Leading with Care and Communications Committees. This committee reviews committee activities, co-ordinates events and activities as needed, bring matters considered to be for the overall benefit of the congregation forward to Session, acts as a sounding board for concerns presented by committees and members, fosters co-operation and consensus amongst the committees and Church entities and co-ordinates the Annual General Meeting.

Upcoming Events with Our Committees

The Guild


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Mandate of the Guild

The Guild is an active and essential arm of the church. All members and adherents of the congregation are members of the Guild. The Guild has an executive committee that holds a monthly planning meeting. We always welcome members of the congregation who are interested in our work.

The purpose of the Guild is to unite the congregation by offering programs of fellowship and services to others in the church and beyond.

History of the Guild

The Guild was established in 1934 with the purpose of uniting all the women’s groups in the church. The aim was to create a single organization which could make one joint appeal to the congregation for raising funds for church projects.

The first fundraiser was a Spring Carnival in April 1935 which raised over $5000 in the middle of the Great Depression.

Guild Activities

The Guild organizes meaningful church socials such as:

  • Fall Fair
  • Welcome Back Reception
  • Session & Trustees Dinner
  • Advent Lunches
  • Christmas Family Reception
  • Lenten Lunches
  • New Members Reception
  • Guild Spring Luncheon and Annual General Meeting
  • Presbyterian College Convocation Reception

The Guild also decorates the church for weekly services and special holidays, attends to shut-ins with flowers and cards, manages the Narthex visitor’s book and provides funds for the Church School pageant.

Our many volunteers are our greatest asset. We always welcome new ideas and new members. To volunteer or learn more, email us at info@standrewstpaul.com

Upcoming Guild Events