Newsletter, October 2009

Welcome, one and all, to Holy Comforter's website, and our newsletter

page.  Sometimes this space will be filled with the Pastor's ramblings,

sometimes those of the Associate Pastor (Mike Shouldice), sometimes

others.  Hopefully you will find in this space encouragement, some humour

to lighten the day or at the very least, some news about the Parish.  Come

back often to this page for the current newsletter.

        

The snow has begun to settle on the ground and the lake ice is forming, so

"winter" must be here.  People have been going out ice fishing,

and snowmachines are being prepared to take over the task of getting

people from point A to Z from all-terrain vehicles.  

Also here is the beginning our our building season.  Over the summer, the

gravel pad and the concrete and re-barred pilings to support the new

church building were laid.  After a period of waiting, while they settled

and while the transport companies delivered our material, we are now

beginning to erect the steel structure for the new building.  A local

construction company is embedding the steel beams, and once their work is

done volunteers will begin installing the steel siding and roofing on the

building.  Once that is all done, we'll install the insulation.  At that

point phase one of our building will be complete.  Everything to this

point is paid for, completely.  Pictures of the build will hopefully be

placed on our pictures page, as we go along.

Stage two, which we hope to start next spring/summer will see us

installing the floor, the boiler system and the electrical system,

followed in short order by stage three: the dry wall and possibly some

interior walls.  We are also going to be beginning a new fund-raising

campaign to pay for stages two and three, as we continue.  God willing, we

hope to have our first service in the completed new building by year's end

2010.  Your prayers to that end would be greatly appreciated.

Although its been late in coming this year, due to several issues, the new

Vestry has been elected; who they are can be found on this site's contact

page.  Please feel free to contact them, or me, with questions or comments.

Holy Comforter has also established a page on Facebook for those who use

that social networking site.  Feel free to join us there for up to the

moment (more or less) announcements, discussions and the like.  We're

always open to hearing your views.

'Til next time,

                                Blessings               Gutiup Saimaktilitiit                   Bendith

        

        God's peace rest with you all, and don't be afraid to share His peace

with all you meet.  We all need encouraging.

                                        Paul Williams+  (Vicar)