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Volume 4, Issue 2 April/May 2010
Inside this issue:
Editorial 1
Renew and Refresh!
Sage from Sandra 2
Renewal, resurrection what better been reinforced every time I
Committee news 3-4 time than Easter to think of fresh complete a newsletter that if you
thoughts. November 2006 the arti- trust in God you can achieve
Joan's Jungle 6 cle was entitled, A New Chapter anything. I‟ve grown spiritual
and I accepted the torch. Just as by producing these Emmanuel
Rev. Sandra Reflec- 6 in the Olympics, the time has come Moments and hope that every-
tion of Egypt to pass the torch on to the next one has enjoyed the past 21 edi-
June 9 new inspiring editor. This is my tions of the newsletter .
21 st editorial, and Septem- Gwen
May 10 ber/October will be my 23rd and
newsletter@emmanueluc.com
my last. I have enjoyed the chal-
lenges of the position and discov-
Minister: ered that even with my dyslexia I
Rev. Sandra Ann McCarl could create a newsletter. I would
905 538-5310 like to thank those who allow me
sandraannmccarl to do this task and overcome my
@emmanueluc.com
short comings! These individuals
have encouraged me to achieve
Administrative Assistant:
goals far higher than I would have
Meredith Taylor
ever thought I could have
Organist/Choir Director:
achieved. The encouragement that
Richard Crossman
I received from everyone has made
Custodian: the task a pleasant one. Over the
Charlotte Butts last 4 years we have journeyed to- Our
gether, we have had many chal- Purpose Statement
lenges and changes that have
taken place. It is now that I feel a Emmanuel United
new driving spirit needs to step Church
forward, we as a congregation need seeking,
to be seeking, serving and celebrat- serving,
I apologise for any errors, ing in our new purpose. So what
omissions and general mix better time to have someone new celebrating
ups.
to emerge to carry our torch. I‟ve
Sages from Sandra
Notes from the Minister’s Desk
Sandra Ann McCarl April/May 2010
By the time we read these articles the Great 50 backrooms. Get up! Get Up! This is the day of
days of Easter will have begun. In the ancient resurrection!
church Easter Sunday was the beginning of a
time in which converts of the faith reflected on My mom‟s hair was bound in a bandanna with
the importance of their new faith, while more white polka dots; and weird pants called „pedal
mature Christians reaffirmed the essentials of pushers‟ and for granny a man‟s shirt with no
their Christian faith for the next 50 days. rubber gloves just bare hands holding onto
pails made of elixirs of Spic and Span.. And
Curiously this is the time of year we also cele- nearby on the floor was the can of wax and a
brate Spring. Here comes the air and breezes large heavy polisher.
so clean and fresh. Here come some of the pur-
est colours of the earth: a myriad of yellows The windows squeeked with Windex and news-
and browns, the rouge of the buds like the paper. Granny‟s dust rag made the blinds clat-
breath of the forest itself, the white of the lil- ter as bright light flooded the rooms. The
ies. And here comes the scent after thunder- rooms seemed to exhale the dust and dank and
storms and the chirping of birds everywhere. inhale the new air and fresh smells.
And all of this reminds me of my grandmother. Winter cloths were sent to the cloths-line in-
Easter was a very important time in our house. side out to blow in the wind. Spring and Sum-
It was the time of year, when my sister and me mer-wear appeared.
got a new pair of nylons, black shinny patent
leather shoes, new gloves and an Easter bonnet By evening we ourselves were bathed, with
along with a new dress. Spring and Easter are washcloths slathering our faces, tunneling out
all tangled together for me because everything our ears, leaving us fresh and shiny as well.
became new and fresh again.
My granny assured us annually that newness
One particular gift from my grandmother to us has a right and a reality, that errors can be
was her cleanliness. And Spring and Easter corrected, that mistakes can be washed away.
was always that fresh start of our faith and the In springtime we were surrounded with the
hope in cleanliness. Spring cleaning meant the primal light of God – with renewal, resurrec-
dusty and musty could be eliminated allowing tion. Easter!
the new to take its place – or better yet, the old
itself could be made new again.
In a way my granny was a priest. Spring clean-
ing was her sacramental ritual. Early on a
sunny March Saturday morning we would
awake to a sudden wind that blew through the
house. The windows had been thrown open up-
stairs and down, front and back, bedrooms and
Volume 4, Issue 2 Page 2 Emmanuel
April /May 2010 Moments
Committee/Club News
Faith Development (formerly known as Christian us for our clean up days. They have been schedule for
Development & Worship) May 8 & June 12 from 8:30am-1pm. These clean up
days are very important for our budget. If as a con-
After our first meeting of the 2 committees we have
gregation we do not complete the tasks then we will
decided to experiment over this year as one com-
be forced to out source the work. This might be the
mittee. At the end of this year we will submit our case of our lawn cutting. In the past we have had a
recommendation to the board as to our situation. team cutting the grass but over the past years few the
This is a large group and we have some familiar numbers have dropped. We need 3-6 more people to
faces as well as not so familiar faces. It looks to be carry out this job for the summer (this will allow you
an exciting year of change for this committee. Our to only have to cut the grass 2-4 time in the season).
hope is to be a co-chair committee to allow the If we do not meet these numbers then it will be out
merging of the committees and to make a smooth sourced at a minimum cost of $1500. submitted
by Robert Gilhooly
transition. However, as of our first meeting we
stand with only myself as co-chair but hope to re-
solve this after our next meeting. The F.D. com- Stewardship Report
mittee will look after all the duties of both the for- The Stewardship Committee has two subcommittees
mer committees; C.D. and worship. We will also Finance, and Outreach and Social Action. These
look after both budgets. Committees met on March 8th but were unable to find
a person willing to become the chair of the committee.
Our committee as it stands They have agreed to meet again on April 12. The
Co-chair-Gwen Gilhooly committee will continue to discuss Emmanuel‟s Stew-
ardship program. A volunteer Chair would be most
Members: Joan Brodati, Pam Byers, Bob Fletcher, welcome. One task of the Stewardship committee is
Isabell Gilbank, Rob Gilhooly, Jane Lucy, Carol to see that our church is able to carry on our purpose
MacDougall, Dianne Lethbridge, Lisa Pfau, Gloria statement:
Shinn, Meredith Taylor. seeking, serving, and celebrating.
Submitted by Gwen Gilhooly
Please Read the Parable below to see if there is a mes-
Fun Raisers sage there for you.
We have been quiet lately but we are still around. A STEWARDSHIP PARABLE
May will bring a return of the café and a meeting as
And behold, a certain man went down with a friend to
well to see where it is everyone would like to us to go. a place where people like to eat. And there the two of
Thanks to the funds raised by the cook book the fin- them dined sumptuously. And when they finished
ishing touches were completed in the library. If you easting, the waitress brought the men a bill. And in
haven‟t had the chance to see the renovations in the the sight of this friend the man placed beside his plate
old CD office please pop in. The old library will be a certain sum of coins. “What does this sum of money
looked after by the Board and with luck become our beside your plate mean?” The friend inquired.
archives, and spare office space. Submitted by Gwen Gilhooly
Men‟s Club (EMC) “It is but a tip, a customary percentage of the sum of
We meet regularly on a Saturday morning each the bill.” The man answered.
month. In April we will be looking forward to prepar-
ing our sandwich and corsages for the Mother‟s day The friend said to himself: “How strange this is! This
service. We in turn will look forward to our Fathers' man has been served for a few minutes by the wait-
day service and breakfast. ress, and behold, he gives to her 15% of the bill. All
Submitted by Robert Gilhooly
his life he has received this world‟s goods from his
heavenly father, yet he is offended that God should as
Property Committee(formerly Building & Grounds) of his a tenth part ___ a tithe___ of his increase. Can
This year‟s B&G is being a co-chaired by Ken Byers it be that he holds this waitress, a stranger, in greater
and Clark Stewardson . This will be my last submis- esteem than his heavenly Father?”
sion to the newsletter. I hope that everyone will join Submitted by Tom Lowden
Volume 4, Issue 2 Page 3 April /May 2010
Committee/Club News
Outreach Christmas Store: More in later news letter
At their meeting on March 8th the committee made some Annual Sunday Dinner: CONGRATULATIONS!
major decisions about their future projects. It was deter- The Outreach Committee would like to thank you for
mined that we would focus our attention on three major reaching out to the disadvantaged in the inner city by
areas of community assistance. We will also continue to providing $over $500.00 to provide sufficient food to feed
raise topics of social and environmental concern. 215 clients at Wesley Centre. We would also like to
Wesley Urban Ministries: thank the 18 people who prepared and served the meal
on Sunday Feb. 14. Also thanks to the Emmanuel Choir
Case for Kids Walkathon: This year the walk will
for their participation in the worship service conducted
be on June 6th. The committee would like to have more
by Thom Davies and Sandra McCarl.
Emmanuel Walkers. Donation forms will be available
at the church April 4. Plan now to be a “walker” and ask Neighbour to Neighbour: We continue to have an
friends a neighbours for small donations to this worth- ongoing collection of non-perishable food; We
while cause. Last year with congregational, friends, have arranged with the centre to pick up food at
neighbours and relatives support Emmanuel raised the church the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We
$2794.75. The money raised will be used so that Wesley will remind you on the 1st Sunday to bring food
can reach out to those in need through effective social on the 2nd Sunday.
service programs. Ontario Early years Centre, Wesley Canadian Foodgrains Bank: It was agreed that this
Child Care Programs, Summer Day Camps and March should be one of our main thrusts again this year. It has
Break Program, Teen Drop in Centre, Wesley Your Hous- been suggested that we grow oats this year as a different
ing, Case Management and Support Team for Family crop. We may grow a surprise crop along with it. WE
Supportive Housing. Is it not amazing how much Wesley said we would grow oats last year but ended up with a
Urban Ministries is doing to help the disadvantaged in fine crop of corn. Crop suggestions are welcome.
our community. Submitted by Tom Lowden
emmanuel_events@live.com
Does your committee have an upcoming event that needs to be advertised in our community? Send
all publicity requests to
emmanuel_events@live.com. Tracy will make sure the event gets out to our local television, radio
stations and newspapers, as well as other area churches, and internet sites. Please try to provide the
information 6-8 weeks before your event.
May 9 thru June 20
Starting with our Mother’s day after service luncheon
(presented by the EMC) continuing weekly till the Fa-
ther’s day Breakfast. Each week we will look at different
aspects of the family. Presented by Faith Development
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News
Flash!
Saturday May 8 & June12
8:30am-1:30pm
The Property Committee has set two dates for you to volunteer to help with fix-up, clean-up, repairs
and painting. PLEASE NOTE – TWO SATURDAYS, MAY 8 & JUNE 12; 8:30-1:30p.m. When can you
help? Watch the bulletin for more information.
Also requesting volunteers to cut the “green” grass …..go green. With many hands makes little work.
The more volunteers will reduce the number of time during the season that you need to cut.
Volunteers needed for the Odd Jobbers please talk with Bill Webster
Saturday, April 17th.
We need your gently used, clean items delivered to the
church April 12-16. See Jean or Dorothy.
Mom to Mom Sale
September 25 from 9-noon.
SPIRITUAL EXAM
RATE YOUR DAY….. To rent a table, contact
Look back over your day and ask these questions….. the office. Tables $10
for 5 feet.
What was my happiest moment?
Who helped me today?
Whom did I help? Congratulations to
Was I disappointed at how I did in something? Charlotte (nee Butts)
and Randy Walker on
What did I do that was most fun of all?
their wedding March
Whom did I change today? 26th in Y108 Ambush
How was God real to me? Wedding
Wanted
Thursday, April 15 News articl
es deadline
May 14th
Living with respect in Creation Preparing for Earth Day
workshop, Hamilton Conference Office 9:30-3:30pm.
Please join us, Call 905-389-7137
Website information
Please be advised that printed material such as the newsletter and bulletins are public
documents and are put onto our website, Rob Gilhooly. Emmanuel’s website now works on
Internet Explorer 8. Check it out: www.emmanueluc.com
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Kid/Youth Korner
Joan's’ Jungle
Happy spring! Since the last news the service, after which we joined the groups and role
letter, Emmanuel Youth participated played the events of Passion Week in Fellowship
in a skating party at the Gilhooly’s Hall. Wearing costumes of the time, the children
ice rink in early February. The big bon- played the parts of the happy crowd on Palm Sunday,
fire and warming apple cider helped keep the chill off Jesus and his disciples taking part in the Passover
from the wind and cold temperatures. We had lots of seder, Judas betraying Jesus at the Mount of Olives,
kids out, some adults too! – THANK YOU Gwen and the angry leaders and their accusations to Pilate and
Rob for letting us invade your home and make use of Herod, Peter’s denial of Jesus, the shouting crowds,
the Ken Munro Ice Palace! Simon of Cyrene carrying the cross, Jesus’ death,
Some of the children also participated in the and Joseph of Arimethea arranging for his burial…. a
Mom-to-Mom sale on February 20 to help support our meaningful experience for both the younger and older
SOCKS program. Lisa Heathcote has graciously students, who hopefully will have a better under-
agreed to take on leadership for fund raising and did a standing of this coming week leading to Good Friday
great job with the children, raising over $100 in sales and Easter.
and donations that day! Thanks so much! Look for As always, I’d like to thank those who are
future fundraising efforts soon. The Fun Night was held helping to teach and support our youth. Although our
on March 12 and we had a good group of our youth group of children is small in number, we are commit-
come out, some of whom brought friends, to eat, chat, ted to ensuring that they feel valued as Emmanuel
and play some games including the ever favourite Sar- members. Thanks to Meredith for taking on the dis-
dines and, new to this group, pew racing (did you no- cussions with the older youth during March and to
tice the cleaner floors on the right side of the sanctu- Rob who will be working with that group beginning in
ary?). Plans are under way for some springtime events April. Thanks to John and Meredith for their help with
to be held outside of church hours so that our youth running the Fun Night, to Gwen and Rob for their on-
can continue to connect and socialize outside of Sun- going support of all children’s activities, to Tracy
day School programming. Watch for announcements! Brisco for teaching the younger group beginning in
I am writing this the afternoon after the Palm April, and to Nancy Stewardson, who has agreed to
Parade service where we had eleven children partici- be the Sunday School coordinator for the coming
pating in singing and waving palms. It was lovely to year and is already demonstrating her strong organ-
see that many children attend and actively participate in izational skills!
Wishing you all a joy-filled Easter!
Rev. Sandra Ann’s reflection on my trip to Egypt 2010.
In every culture there is a creation myth. In the beginning an Egyptian creation myth begins
- there was a time when Nun, the eternal ocean, filled the universe. When the waters sub-
sided a primeval hill appeared on which stood the creator god – the sun god Atum. From
there many gods appeared.
For the Egyptians their Pharoah (King) was a living god, he alone could unite the country
and maintain the cosmic order, or Maat. They believed that when he
died, he would achieve eternal life, not just for himself but also for
all the people. The Pharoah‟s power was absolute, he led the army,
set taxes, judged criminals and controlled the temples.
Interestingly, as soon as the new Pharaoh was crowned, work began
on his tomb that would take many, many years to construct.
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His stonemason and architect visited the Valley of the Kings to
choose a site for his new tomb right after his coronation and con-
struction began immediately. Stonecutters cut the entrance
doorway, passages and chambers. The walls were then polished
with stone, any gaps were plastered. Then the draftsmen
sketched outlines of figures and representations in red pain.
Next came sculptors with painters to fill in the backgrounds.
The walls of the tombs were decorated with mysterious guides and gods to the underworld.
There are scenes describing the journey of the sun god through the earth and heavens. The
deceased king is shown as the companion of the sun god, sailing through the underworld at
night in a boat.
The first corridors and their walls are decorated with scenes and texts from two closely re-
lated books. The Book of Imyduat and the Book of Gates. These books are divided into twelve
sections, representing the twelve hours of night. Each Gate is guarded by a huge depiction of
a serpent. Scuptured into the walls is the river bearing the boat of the sun god surrounded
by the ram-headed god, bringing light and life to each region the King traverses during his
journey.
Our guide told us that the ancient Egyptians believed that their life was like the hours of a
day. The first twelve hours was their life here on earth and the second twelve was their life
in the hearafter. That is why, when they died, they were buried with everything they needed
for their journey including food, jewellery, clothing, furniture and hundreds of tiny sculp-
tures that represented their servants.
I would encourage you to visit the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto to dig deeper into the
mysteries of ancient Egypt with the official exhibition of King Tut the Gold King and the
Great Pharohs. (until April 18, 2010)
My trip began in Cairo a city of some 22 million people! We visited the Great Pyramids,
Sphinx, the Valley Temple, Memphis and Sakkara. Of course we could only look at the Pyra-
mids as they are in very poor shape to walk or climb. We then flew to Luxor and visited the
Karnak Temple before boarding our Nile cruise ship.
For the next 8 days we cruised the Nile River visiting many temples, including the Valley of
Kings, Queen Hatshepsuit Temple as we headed southward to Aswan. In Ashwan we visited
the High Dam and continued to Philae Temple. Later on we had a Felluca ride to Kitchener
Island botonical gardens. (Feluccas are sail boats that have been used on the Nile since an-
tiquity.)
On our last two days of our trip in Cairo we visited the old citadel of Salah El Din with the
Alabaster Mosque of Mohamed Aly, the Hanging Church and the Egyptian museum with all
the original artifacts of King Tutankhamen.
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One of the most interesting things about my trip was the friendliness of the people of Egypt.
Almost everyone smiled and said „alo‟ to us as we walked in our tour groups around the tem-
ples and streets. The people in Egypt live in constant fear of attack by terrorists. It was also
shocking to see all the security. Literally every building has a metal detector and we had to
walk through them at every site. There are also armed guards and sniffing bomb dogs every-
where you go. However, on our cruise ship and at each site we did feel safe and secure.
There are many icons and images of gods everywhere in Egypt. They have beautiful jewelry
as well. I purchased a cartouche (we would call it a pendant) with my first name inscribed
on it - In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oblong enclosure with a horizontal line at
one end, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name, coming into use during the begin-
ning of the Fourth Dynasty under Pharaoh Sneferu.
The other icon that really fascinated me was the the ankh or 'key of life', 'the key
of the Nile', 'crux ansata'. This icon was in the hands of many of the people in the hi-
eroglyphics everywhere we went. The ankh was the Egyptian hieroglyphic character
that read "eternal life", a sign often portrayed by carrying it by its loop, or bearing
one in each hand, arms crossed over their chest. I also purchased a pendant of the
„key of life‟, as well as an ancient picture of one on papyrus.
I had a very interesting and enjoyable visit to Egypt. I learned that in ancient Egyptian law
known as Maat, there is no individual choosing, willing or thinking, no occcasion to pause
to ask oneself, “What is it I would now most like to do? What is it I would like to be? One‟s
birth determines what one is to be, as well as what one is to think and do. This socially ac-
cepted kind of thinking in the early Bronze age was uncritically accepted then and for some
even to this day.
If have any questions about my trip feel free to ask me.
Contacting Emmanuel and Sandra
Office hours Tuesday to Friday 9am to 1pm Emmanuel Office 389-4150
euc@mountaincable.net
Sandra’s office hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 9-1pm Minister’s Office 905-538-5310
Home phone: 905 383-7690
Blackberry: 1-519-741-4348
sandraannmccarl@emmanueluc.com
Drop in Play group
0-3 years, 9:30-11:30a.m., Thursday
www.emmanueluc.com mornings, in the nursery. Spread
the word.
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April 2010
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 9:30-11:30am Tot‟s 3
playtime
7:30 Choir practice
5 1pm 6 7 8 9:30-11:30am Tot‟s 9 10
Bridge playtime
1:30 Badminton
7pm Out- 1pm Meditation
reach and
Stewardship 7:30 Choir practice
11 12 1pm Bridge 13 10am Friend- 14 15 9:30-11:30am Tot‟s 16 17 9-noon
ship Club playtime
10:30 Worship 7:00 Faith Rummage Sale
Development(FD) 7:30 Choir practice
noon confirmation
class
18 19 1pm Bridge 20 21 22 9:30-11:30am Tot‟s 23 24 EMC
playtime
10:30 Worship 7pm Amalgama- 7 pm Property 1:30 Badminton Breakfast
tion research committee 2:30 pm Pastoral
12 confirmation group care
class
7:30 Choir practice
25 26 1pm Bridge 27 28 29 9:30-11:30am Tot‟s 30
playtime
10:30 Worship 1:30 Badminton
7:30 Choir practice
12 confirmation
class
Schedule of Events
April 2 10am Good Friday Service at Emmanuel joining us Bar- Monday 6:30pm–
tonstone United Guides/Sparks/Brownies
Tuesday 7pm –Scouts
April 11 Soup luncheon after service
Wednesday 7 pm- Cubs
April 24-EMC (Emmanuel Men‟s Club) Watch for detail on this
Wednesday 7 pm- Concert Band
one
Thursday 6:30pm - Beavers
Every Thursday-Drop in Play group for children 0-3
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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
*Tot‟s play time 1
May 18, 7pm Hamilton Presbytery Oversight Committee every Thursday
meets with the Church Board. Everyone is welcome to at 9:30-11:30
attend. Watch bulletins for further information
2 3 1pm Bridge 4 5 61pm Meditation 7 8
10:30 Worship 7pm Outreach/ 7:30 Choir practice 1:30 Badminton
Stewship
12 confirmation
10 1pm Bridge 11 10am Friend- 12 13 14 15
ship club 1:30 Badminton
7:30 Choir practice
10:30 Worship
16 17 1pm Bridge 18 7pm Board 19 201pm Meditation 21 22
10:30 Worship Annual Women 7 pm Property 7:00 Faith 7:30 Choir practice 1:30 Badminton
Potluck Committee Development (FD)
23 24 1pm Bridge 25 26 27 28 29
10:30 Worship 7:30 Choir practice 1:30 Badminton
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Schedule of Events
May 2 soup luncheon after service Monday 6:30pm–
Guides/Sparks/Brownies
May 10 Friendship Club
Tuesday 7pm –Scouts
May 8 Clean up at the church 8:30 am to 1:30pm
Wednesday 7 pm- Cubs
May 9 Mother‟s day and start of focus on the family services Wednesday 7 pm- Concert Band
Mother’s day tea after service please plan on staying Thursday 9:30am –Toddlers play
EMC breakfast 6:30pm - Beavers
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