Due to the upcoming Bazaar, the following activities are cancelled: 50+ Fitness, Quilting Group, Euchre Club and Cherubs on Thursday, October 30 and Tai-Chi on Saturday, November 1.
Christmas Treasures Bazaar is just about upon us! The drop-off times for all those treasures you have been saving up to donate are:
Wednesday, October 29, 9am-8pm
Thursday, October 30, 9am-8pm
Friday, October 31, 9am-4pm (please save your baking drop off for this day but last minute baking can be dropped off on Saturday morning)
Saturday, November 1, 8-11am drop off uncut baked goods for the Tea Room
Don’t forget to come shop and sip a cup of tea on Saturday November 1 from 1-4pm. For more information about the bazaar, click here.
Last chance to get advance tickets for the Bazaar Tea Room – they will be available during coffee hour on Sunday, October 26. Cost is $12 per ticket and they can also be purchased at the door on Bazaar day.
Rideau Park’s website needs your help! If you are looking on the website and come across a broken link or any outdated information, email webmaster@rideaupark.ca. We are trying to make as many updates as possible before the congregational meeting on November 16.
A very lovely commentary about Rideau Park was posted to our FaceBook page; click here to view.
The next ChurchPost deadline is Friday, November 7. Articles or events that you would like included should be sent to churchpost@rideaupark.ca.
Food Bank Sunday at Rideau Park is November 2. Drop your food in the wooden collection boxes at the church entrances. Monetary donations are also greatly appreciated. Please no egg cartons!
The 28th Ottawa Scouts are selling fresh balsam wreaths to raise funds for their group activities. Wreaths come with pine cones, decorations and a bow. The cost is $30. Orders must be placed by Saturday, November 1 and delivery will be mid-November. Email taralockhart8@gmail.com if you are interested in ordering.
It is Christmas Pageant time! This year’s pageant is being organized by Sarah Charron and Nessa Hopkin and they are thrilled to be keeping up with this Rideau Park tradition. There will be a sign-up table at coffee hour for the next few Sundays but you can also email rpucpageant2023@gmail.com. Let us know if you or your children would like to participate. Please include names and ages so we can assign appropriate roles.
Christmas Cheer is getting organized for the annual campaign. This very worthy program brings joy (and grocery gift cards) to more than 150 families in need. We have three primary tasks where we need help:
November 4-10: returning calls to prospective clients, gathering information and data entry of registration form information into Excel;
November 24-28: preparing for distribution, stuffing envelopes, recording gift card numbers; and
Early December: calling clients to tell them their appointment time for card pickup.
If you can help, even for a few hours, contact Debi.
Our Little Free Library is getting a lot of business. We invite you to drop off books you have read and to return books you have borrowed from the library.
SAOC is holding a collection of personal care items for the Banff Avenue Community House throughout October. Donations can be dropped off in the green bin at the top of the Beecroft stairs.
We need your help at coffee time after the Sunday worship service! Sign-up sheets are on the bulletin board in Beecroft Hall.
Naloxone kits are available to use throughout the church – in the Sanctuary, in Brackenridge Hall, in Beecroft Hall and at the desk outside Beecroft Hall. Naloxone reverses opioid overdoses of fentanyl, heroin and other street drugs. Please tell other church users.
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
Join us for coffee and conversation in Beecroft Hall after the Sunday morning worship services.
Sunday School: Primary (grades 1-3) meet in the Kindergarten room; Junior (grades 4-6) in the Beecroft Balcony; and Senior (grades 7 and up) in the Parlour. Our childcare space is staffed each Sunday.
The Euchre Club meets on Thursdays at 1pm in the Parlour. All are welcome.
Healing Pathway in-person sessions are held every other Thursday from 12:30-2:30pm. Email healingpathway@rideaupark.ca or speak to Sharon Sanderson or Brian Neal to book an appointment.
The Knitting Group meets on Mondays from 1-3:30pm. The Quilting Group meets on Thursdays from 9am-12-pm. For more information, contact Doreen Hamilton.
Meditation Group Online meets Thursdays at 10am on Zoom. Contact Sharon Sanderson for an invitation.
Rideau Park Music – Following are the times when each group practices.
Chancel Choir on Thursdays 11 at 7:30pm.
Joyful Noise Choir (Grades 2 and up) on Thursdays at 6:15pm.
Cherub Choir (ages 6 and under) on Thursdays at 6pm.
Drums Alive! (all ages) on Thursdays at 4:30pm.
For information about these groups, click here or contact Iain Macpherson.
Handbell Choirs
Touch of Brass on Mondays at 7:15pm. For information, contact Gord Dewis.
Ringing Praise on Tuesdays at 6:30pm. For information, contact Jeanette Caton.
La Bell Ensemble on Tuesdays at 7:30pm. For information, contact Jeanette Caton.
Fitness 50+ on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:15am.
Tai-Chi Classes
Saturday, October 18, 10:45am-12pm in Beecroft Hall
Saturday, October 25, 10:45am-12pm in the Parlour
For more information, please contact Eduardo at molon@eduardomolon.com.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Oasis meets in person on Mondays from 8-9pm in Brackenridge Hall.
12 Steps to Serenity meets in person on Thursdays at 7:30pm in Beecroft Hall.