Hello all. 

In looking for a suitable cartoon for this week I came across the following.

While it raised a smile I found the comments from other readers even more interesting: "And the Altar Guild". "And the Choir", "And the Secretary" etc.  Of course they are quite right.  To all who made Holy Week and Easter Sunday such a meaningful experience, thank you.  I always left feeling better than when I arrived.  I hope everyone had a chance to catch their breath because there are exciting things ahead.

 

Town Hall Gathering Sunday April 12th.  St. Martin's Town Hall will be held on Sunday April 12th immediately following the 10 am service. This will be an opportunity to ask questions and discuss challenges, as well as our vision for the future and ideas for community engagement and fundraising. Any snacks you'd like to share for sustenance would be most welcome!  Coffee and tea will be available.  The Town Hall will conclude no later than 1:00 pm

This meeting is open to everyone. We hope to see you there!

 

Martin's Brunchers April Meeting.  Martin's Brunchers will meet on Wednesday 15 April, 2026 at 11:30 am at "Pur and Simple".  Please see the attached poster for details. Oh and yes we know it says "Pur and Simple", which we found out is the correct spelling.  Management maintains the correct pronunciation should be "Purrr and Simple"

 

Parish Council Meeting.  The next meeting of Parish Council will be held Monday 20 April at 7:00 pm in Rowland Hall.

 

St. Martin's, Our History and Our Artifacts.    The Paschal Candle tells a story.  While each candle is slightly different, the picture below explains its importance. At St. Martin's the candle is first lit on Easter Sunday.

 

St. Paul's Social Services -Thank you for your generous donations.   This news item never goes away because hunger never goes away.  St. Paul's Social Service is an outreach program, a part of which is the St. Paul's Food Bank.  Your generous donations help support it.   Look for the bin in the cloakroom marked "St. Paul's Food Bank".  Food of all descriptions should be the first priority.   Please give what you can.    In addition to food, toiletries, especially in small sizes are always useful as well as hats, mitts and socks. Monetary donations are also well received as it lets them buy items which are needed but not always donated or they buy in bulk.  Like everyone else they are being hit by the rising price of food.  Please make cheques payable to St. Paul's Social Services.  Tax receipts will be issued directly by St. Paul's Social Services.  For the moment please do not donate containers as they are in discussions with the local Health Inspectors on their use.

 

Milk Bag Collection is Back.  The ladies are back to making mats.  Please bring in your milk bags and put them in the marked box in the Cloakroom.

 

Readings for The Second Sunday of Easter.

Acts 2:14a, 22-23,  Psalm 16, 1 Peter 1:3-9, John 20:19-31             

 

I can't believe it took halfway through The Artemis II mission for a cartoonist to make the connection.  I'm looking at the album in my record rack now.

 

See you on Sunday.
Ian

Ian Haley
Editor