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TODAY - JUNE 30 IS THE LAST CHANCE to Help St. Aidan’s win $20,000 for Outreach The Great Canadian Giving Challenge from Canada Helps - support our annual Moorelands Send-a-Kid to Camp campaign and/or The Beach Cares support of Syrian/Ukrainian refugees while entering St. Aidan’s into the contest.  Click here to make your donation: Canada Helps: St. Aidan's Church  For more details click here: https://mcusercontent.com/9602008078ea1b1ac17a38d52/files/aa9c7a9e-e64f-07f9-776d-dfbe1d06b37f/Canada_Helps_Giving_Challenge.01.pdf NOTICES AT A GLANCE - more details below  1. Live streaming at 9:30 am and order of service  2.  Summer Service Times  3. Children’s Ministry - Summer Sunday School  4. Church Office summer hours  5. Vacation  6. Choir Camp – July 18-22  7. Summer Study Series  8. Altar Flowers for August  9. COVID Worship Restrictions Lifted10. Food Bank Items Wanted11. Offerings AND NOW THE DETAILS: 1.  Live Streaming at 9:30 am and Order of ServiceFor those who are not comfortable attending services in person, or are unable to attend, we are live streaming today’s 9:30am Sunday services via Zoom at the link below:https://zoom.us/j/91628466455Phone: 647-374-4685Meeting ID: 916 2846 6455Passcode: 548507The order of service for the summer can be accessed by clicking the link here:  https://mcusercontent.com/9602008078ea1b1ac17a38d52/files/c86deec6-a38b-35c7-b1be-fc990f43c752/Summer_930_eucharist_2022_zoom.pdf2. Summer Service TimesSunday Services are at 9:30 am throughout July, August and Sept 4.  There are no Wednesday morning services during July and August.   3. Children’s Ministry: Summer Sunday School  We will take a hiatus from Sunday school during the month of July while we focus on Choir Camp running July 18-22nd!  Children's programming will return Sunday, August 7, 14, and 21 at the 9:30 service! We hope to see you then! 4. Church Office Summer HoursPlease note that the Church Office is open from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm Tuesday to Thursday during June, July and August.  Please have notices in to the Church Office by Wednesday noon. 5. VacationJeff Nowers will be away on vacation from July 4 to July 31. The Rev. Bob Bettson will preach and preside on July 10, 17 and 31; the Rev. Joan Wilson will preach and preside on July 24. For any pastoral emergencies, please contact our parish deacon Michael Van Dusen: 416-570-0203.  6. Choir Camp July 18-22St. Aidan’s is happy to announce Choir Camp!, a week long day camp running from July 18-22. Children ages 6-14 are in invited to enrol in this exciting new program run by St. Aidan's own Gemma Snider and Michael Pirri. Camp days will be filled with a variety of activities, including group choral rehearsals, small group music making, and more. Registration is $100 for the week and spots are limited, so reserve now! For more information or to begin registration, contact music@staidansinthebeach.com, we can't wait to see you there. 7. Summer Study SeriesThis summer we will be studying Debra Rienstra’s book Refugia Faith on Thursdays at 7:00pm: August 11, 18, 25 and September 1. As in previous years, we’ll be gathering in different backyards for discussion (locations to be announced). In her book and on her podcast, Rienstra develops the concept of refugia—the capacity of nature to develop places of protection and resilience in the face of catastrophe and crisis. She applies this to the life of the church in the 21st century. Please join us as we consider how St. Aidan’s can become a community of refugia faith. For more information, contact Michael Van Dusen or John Brewin. 8. Altar Flowers for AugustThere are multiple spots open for a flower dedication in August. If you are interested, the cost is $80 for the two vases. Please contact Hian-Lie Liem at 416-706-3775 or at hian.lie.liem@gmail.com 9. COVID Worship Restrictions LiftedEffective June 5, the Diocese of Toronto has lifted all gathering and worship restrictions related to COVID. This means that masks are now optional. At this point we must all respect that the decision to wear a mask, or not wear one, is a personal one. Please continue to monitor yourselves for COVID-related symptoms and stay home whenever you are not feeling well. As part of the lifting of restrictions, the Common Cup will now be offered during Holy Communion. No one who receives the Bread is obligated to drink from the Cup. Please remember that the practice of intinction (dipping the wafer in the wine) is not permitted in the Diocese of Toronto. 10. Food Bank Items WantedDonations of non-perishable food items for the Grace Pascoe Care Centre food bank and the St. John’s Norway food pantry are always welcome. Please place them in the basket in the narthex. Thank you! 11. OfferingsYour regular offerings support the mission and ministry of St Aidan's, and we thank you.  There are a variety of ways to make a donation: