St. John's Stevensville United Church
2022
Check out below to see our memories of 2022!​
Yearly Overview Video:
A Year In Review! See all the amazing things we've done in the last year by watching this video from the 2022 Annual General Meeting.
Photos:
The choir performing a special piece with Fran Inglis as the Solo. Jan. 30, 2022
Serving soup to recognize our first day back to in person services! Feb. 6, 2022.
Rev. Cheryl tests the mics for a discussion evening at the church. Feb. 2022
Guest cellist Grace Snippe joins us on Feb. 20, 2022
The Embrace Centre goes High Tech with new security Cameras.
Thank you to Beacon Christian School for the lovely Lenten Plant. March 2022.
Special music by Tom Inglis. April 2022
Early morning Matins service for Holy Week. April 2022.
The church gets a brand new digital sign. July 2022
We're joining the digital age!
July 2022
Starting back to lemonade on the lawn! July 2022
Serving Lemonade on the lawn. July 2022
UCW Led Worship - Thank you Ladies! August 2022
Susan baking cookies for Christmas. November 2022
Special duet by Carolyn and Beth. August 2022.
The boys setting up and serving the lemonade. August 2022.
Boo At The Zoo!!
October 2022
An Odd Children's Time.
Rev. Cheryl. October 2022
Linda Gorham and Diane Hartman receive recognition for all their contributions. 2021.
Rev. Bill at the Remembrance Day Service in Ridgeway. 2021.
Hanging out at the Santa Claus Parade Nov. 20, 2021
Christmas Activities (2022)
Christmas Time was both busy and laid back for the 2022 season. Many things happened, but due to bad weather, others had to be postponed.
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On Dec 4, we began our season with a dramatic reading of A Christmas Carol. Rev. Bill put together a good group of readers who brought the age old story to life. A big thank you to Wayne Redekop and Anne Marie Noyes who lent their voices to our performance.
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Dec. 16 brought an amazing Christmas party to the Embrace Centre. We invited all of those who may not have anywhere else to go for Christmas celebrations. We gave out some small presents and enjoyed the musical accompaniment of Mikayla and Marcus.
Attendance was incredible, as the community came in to celebrate together and munch on some finger foods. Thank you to all of the volunteers that helped make the evening a success!
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A major blizzard unfortunately cancelled both the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. The children, luckily, had already performed their pageant.
However, Jan. 1 gave us the chance to recap some of the missing liturgies.
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On Jan. 8 we finally had our Cantata, which had been postponed from Dec. 18. We changed the name from a Christmas to Epiphany Cantata, and the music was absolutely wonderful. Thank you to the choir, and guests, for all the effort and talent you shared with us.
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Merry Christmas, Everyone!
Remembrance Day In Ridgeway (2022)
Murder Mystery Evening (2022)
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Passion, Pasta and Pistols was a roaring success. It was a good time, it was good food, and it raised $600 for the Embrace Centre Ministries. Thank you to all of the actors who put the time in to learn their roles and create their costumes. Thank you to all who bought tickets and kept careful track of each characters movements throughout the evening. And a special shoutout to those who managed to guess the murderer before the big reveal!
October 22, 2022 6-8pm
Sunday School Rally (2022)
Sunday School came back with a bang! A Bouncy Castle and fish pond game made for a fun way to welcome in the season. Then all of the children got to pelt Rev. Bill with water balloons!! Thank you to those who helped with the set up, tear down and BBQ! We are all looking forward to the amazing year before us!
Sept. 11, 2022
Ladies Retreat (2022)
The second ever Ladies Retreat was held Sept. 8-10, 2022 at Jericho House in Wainfleet. A group of 13 ladies got together to discuss the seasons of life and the purpose of each season. Through a series of workshops and activities, the ladies were able to find the joy that we all seek.
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Community Arts and Praise (2022)
This year, we switched up our vespers model and expanded it to include more fun activities. Renaming the event "Community Arts and Praise" meant we incorporated a vendor market, UCW sale, kids activity corner and historical sanctuary tours. On week one, we even held a free BBQ for all who showed up!
The event ran from 6-8pm on the Sunday evenings of July (3, 10, 17, 24, 31) and was fairly well attended by both the congregation and the wider community. Thank you to all who helped out on this event in our neverending journey to become accessible to more of our community!
Pride Fort Erie (2022)
St. John's Stevensillve set up at the VERY FIRST Pride event ever to be held in Fort Erie! Even though the weather was incredibly hot, people flocked to see the drag shows, and meet with the allied community. Stay proud, Fort Erie!! June 25, 2022
Habitat Build: Saugeen First Nations (2022)
John Bedell has prepped us all on what to expect, and this marks our very first Habitat for Humanity Building project! The team was sponsored by the estate of Marion Bedell and was a lovely testament to her faith and belief in helping others when they need it most.
Leaving the church at 4:30 in the morning, we drove to Saugeen First Nations Reserve to help build (one of) seven homes that Habitat had on the go. The day was enlightening, hard work, and incredible fun. Thank you to John, Ken, Lisa and Matt who helped the new people find their way around a construction site.
Hopefully this marks only the first of many build projects that we will get to be involved in!
June 20, 2022
Holy Week Activities (2022)
Adult Uke Class (2022)
Adult Uke class took all the fun and enjoyment of our Kids program and offered it to grown ups! A group of dedicated uke-beginners met weekly to learn the basics of music, the ukulele and some songs to present to the rest of the congregation! Each week was fun and filled with laughter.
On Palm Sunday, the whole club got together to provide the music for the Children's Palm Parade in service. We can't wait to do it all again!
Feb. 1, 2022 - Apr. 10, 2022
The crew got together one more time to perform at the Ridgeway Farmer's Market on July 16th, 2022. We showed off all that we had learned, and even got some audience participation!
Shrove Tuesday and ASh Wednesday (2022)
Shrove Tuesday was held at the Embrace Centre during one of the Food For The Body dates. Attendance was wonderful and we all enjoyed the pancakes made by our lovely volunteers. Thank you to all who helped out, and those who attended!
The very next day we came back for the Imposition of the Ashes, led by Rev. Bill. The service was thought provoking and helped us all prepare for Lent properly.
March 2-3, 2022
Snow Adventures 2022
A big thank you to Scott Holmes who opened up his property on Feb. 5th, 2022 for the Sunday School and Youth Group to go spend a day in the snow. Although the pond wasn't ready for skating, we all had a really great time! We look forward to making this a tradition in the years going forward!