1. The Anglican Church of St. Nicholas
1512 Kingston Road, Toronto, Ontario, M1N 1R7
416–691–0449 www.stnicholasbirchcliff.com
To contact the wardens directly, email: wardens@stnicholasbirchcliff.com
Prayers for the Week
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering persevere in prayer.” Rom 12: 12
For the world: For all those suffering in the midst of war, civil unrest or disaster
For the Global Church: The Church in Nigeria
For the Diocese: The Parish of the Good Samaritan, Port Stanton
Parish Ministries: The ministry of our Wardens & Executive
Parish Families: Barb Betts, Bill Bishop, Sheila Boutilier
The sick or those in need: John Aman, Anne Moir, Doug Goss, Mabel Hogan, Deb
Chapman, Cassandra Brake, Jack Pound, Sheila Boutilier, Beverley Spencer; Doone
Warner; Marie-Louise Lister; Vernon Smitz.
Thanksgivings – please add your personal thanksgiving.
Special Prayer- We offer thanks for the life of Bill Shaw and pray for his daughters
Patricia and Margaret and all of his family and friends who mourn.
Prayers – If you desire prayers for yourself, family, or friends, please contact the
prayer chain. Members of the prayer chain will uphold your name (s) in daily
prayer for 30 days. The prayer chain contact is Elaine Fisher 416- 281-9659
Daily Devotions – Copies of Forward Day by Day are also available at the back
of the church. This devotion includes a short passage of scripture, a brief
reflection and a prayer focus for each day of the week.
Newcomer / Visitor Form
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Sunday of Easter
We warmly welcome those who are visiting with us today. Please introduce yourself
to the clergy, fill out the “Newcomer / Visitor” Information form (on the back page of
this bulletin) and place it in the offertory plate. Please also join us for refreshments
following the 10:30am service.
This Week at St. Nicholas’…
Monday 11:00 a.m Funeral Service for Bill Shaw
Tuesday 8:45 a.m. Morning Prayer
Wednesday 10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist
Thursday 8:45 a.m. Morning Prayer
5:30 p.m Executive Meeting
Saturday 9:00 a.m Parish Breakfast
Sunday 8:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist
10:30 a.m. Sung Eucharist
Scripture Readings for Sunday May 5th , The 6th Sunday of Easter
Acts 16: 9-15 Psalm 67
Revelation 21: 10, 22—22: 5 John 14: 23-29
Gluten free wafers are available for communion. To indicate your need, please pick
up a purple card from a sidesperson. With the purple card in your hand at the altar
rail, the communion minister will know that you require a gluten free wafer.
All baptized Christians, regardless of denomination or age, are invited to receive
Communion in the Anglican Church. If you do not wish to receive the bread and wine,
please come to the Altar, and cross your arms over your chest to receive a blessing.
Children are welcome at St. Nicholas’! Children are invited to attend our Church
School Program downstairs during the 10:30am service.
If you are new to our parish, or you are visiting, we invite you to
complete this form. Please place it on the Offering plate, or give it to one
of the Sidespeople at the back of the church.
You are a Newcomer You wish a Pastoral Visit
You wish to have Offering Envelopes
Name___________________________________________________
Address_______________________________________________________
Postal Code____________ Phone#_________________________________
e-mail address ________________________________________________
Rev. Janet is available for conversations about life or faith, and to respond to
pastoral situations and pastoral emergencies. Please don’t hesitate to contact her
via email at jrh@stnicholasbirchcliff.com or by calling the church office 416-691-
0449 ext. 223 or in the case of an emergency at 416-648-1418.

2. THANK YOU TO THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE for a fun Dinner and Games night, last
night.
Special Outreach Parish Breakfast focusing on Alzheimer’s – May 4th The
outreach committee invites you to a special parish breakfast on May 4th at 9:00am. Our
speaker is George Torys from the Alzheimer’s Society, who will be raising awareness
about this disease. Alzheimer’s has touched many lives so if you know anyone who is
a caregiver or wants to learn more about this disease, please invite them to this
breakfast. This is the first initiative in our partnership with the Alzheimer’s society.
Donations to Outreach – at our February Vestry the people of St. Nicholas made a
wonderful commitment to support our Parish Outreach ministry which includes
supporting the Churches by the Bluffs Foodbank and a weekly Inter-Faith Lunch
Program. Direct donations to Outreach may be made using the blue envelopes at the
back of the Church or through pre-authorized giving. Thank you to all those who are
supporting this ministry, your response has been very encouraging.
Saturday May 4th 7:30pm – Songs for Social Justice - A concert to raise funds for
the Foodbank and Birch Cliff Bluffs United Church. Our own Michael Braley is one of
the performers. If you’d like more information, speak to Michael.
Stay Connected with Twitter
Submitted by Andrew Reeves @greeneggs_drew
The social media service Twitter is a great way to share and stay connected with your
church family and the wider family of God. I would like to encourage those of you
currently using Twitter to share the work of God in your life using the hashtag
#stnicksbc. For more information, talk (or tweet) with Andrew Reeves.
All those interested in participating in an Art Show at St Nicholas are invited to attend
a planning meeting on Saturday May 11 at 2:00pm in the Memorial Room. Plans for
this were postponed due to Centennial year activities. Would be pleased to see all
who were previously interested in participating in an Art Show. Mary Kennard
Do you Speak a Language other than English? If so, we have a special opportunity
for you... On Sunday, May 19th we will be celebrating the Feast of Pentecost. One of
our readings for that day, from Acts 2, emphasizes that as Peter preached each person
who listened to him heard Peter in their own language. To help bring the passage to
life, we would like to invite those who speak different languages to read a verse or two
of that passage. If you are willing to help, please contact Janet Baron in the Church
Office at 416-691-0449 or by email at office@stnicholasbirchcliff.com Thank you for
your help.
Found! We have acquired some assorted eye glasses, a jacket, odd earrings a
bracelet, and some old photo’s in a card that someone, maybe you, has lost. If you
think they might be yours please contact Janet in the parish office.
The St. Nick’s Knights softball season begins on May 7th, at North Bridlewood Park,
off Pharmacy, north of Sheppard. We play every Tuesday night through May, June,
July and August ending with an all-day tournament on Saturday August 17th. If you are
13 or over (even way over!) you are invited to join the team. There are no try-outs,
everyone qualifies - great skill is not necessary, if you can hit, catch and throw the ball,
you’ll fit in just fine! Perhaps just as enjoyable as playing on the team, is being a
spectator. St. Nick’s Knights have the largest following of fans of any team in the
league, and what fun we have! If you don’t want to play, just come out and cheer for
our team. If you’d like to join the team, be in touch with the church office.
We have received an invitation to the Episcopal Ordination of the Venerable Dr.
Michael Pollesel on Sunday May 26, at 10:30 am in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in
Montevideo, Uruguay. For those of us not travelling to Uruguay for the event, we’ll
include a special prayer for Michael in the prayers of the people on that day.
A little closer to home……The Ven. Peter Fenty, Archdeacon of York and the
executive officer to the Bishop of Toronto, was elected Suffragan Bishop in the
Diocese of Toronto on April 6. The service of consecration will take place June 22.
Kitchen Shower- What is that you say??!!
Our kitchen is in desperate need of new utensils, pots, oven mitts and knives (that
actually cut) etc, so……we are having a Kitchen Shower! A pictorial wish list has
been developed showing the items needed with their prices. Just choose which item
you would like to donate, fill out the corresponding envelope and enclose the listed
amount of money, (you can go together with someone). Members of the outreach
committee will do all of the shopping and the items will be purchased on your behalf.
The list will be posted at coffee hour today and until May 19th.
The Outreach Committee will be sponsoring a special coffee hour on the 26th of May
to thank everyone for their donations. At this time all the donated items will be on
display. If you have any questions please speak to Pauline Glasgow, Sonia Halloran
or Deb Chapman.
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LOOKING AHEAD………more info in paragraphs below
May 6 7:00 pm Parish Council
May 7 7:00 pm St. Nick’s Knights season opener North Bridlewood Park
May 16 1:00 pm Card Party
May 19 12:15 pm Outreach Meeting
May 26 12:15 pm Kitchen Shower
June 2 Rev’d Alison’s last Sunday at St. Nicholas’
June 18 9:00 am Bus Trip – “Oliver”
June 23 3:00 pm Bach Children’s Chorus Foodbank Fundraiser