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St. Andrew’s Dinner & Auction 2016

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church invites you to a Dinner Auction in support of the Restoration Committee and ongoing efforts to renovate and repair historic St. Andrew’s.

Thursday, April 7th, 6:30 p.m.
Columbus Centre (corner of May & Arthur Streets)

$28 for adults and $10 for children under 12
Call the church office at 623-4273

The fun begins at 6:30 with viewing and bidding on the wonderful array of items in the Silent Auction. Next comes the scrumptious Buffet Dinner prepared by the staff of the Columbus Centre. And then we arrive at the much anticipated Live Auction led by auctioneer Peter Kantola and featuring many great items. Here are just a few:

» Overnight for 2 and dinner for 2—Victoria Inn
» One week camp rental
» Professional Handyman Services (5 hr)
» Lasagna, not one but two!

Gluten free meals are available for the event. If you require a gluten free meal, please contact the St. Andrew’s office (623-4273) by March 30.

Purchase your ticket today and look forward to a great evening while you support the restoration of St. Andrew’s.

Baby Food Drive for RFDA

Babies in the Thunder Bay area have something to drool over, thanks to generous donations of food and cash from the congregation of St. Andrew’s.

Your Mission & Outreach Committee thanks you all.

Christmas Party for Youth

For all youth in grade 5 and up, please join us at Lakeview Presbyterian at 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 13, 2015.

Bob Belanger is retiring!

Bob Belanger, our longtime caretaker, Mr. Fixit (or MacGuyver) and friend, is leaving St. Andrew’s after 15 years of dedicated service. We hope you get time to wish him the best. His last day of work here is Monday, November 30.

Check out the Heritage Wall!

The Heritage Committee is getting into the Christmas spirit with their new display of seasonal pictures drawn from their store of photos and documents.

Be sure to stop by the new display on the Heritage Wall.

Do you remember these events? Are you in any of the pictures?

Oras Chamber Choir

The fall concert season is beginning!

The Oras Chamber Choir, accompanied by members of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and conducted by Erik Reikko, will present the Fauré Requiem at 8:00 pm on Friday, October 30, 2015.

William Byrd–Ave Verum Corpus
Ola Gjeilo (a Norwegian composer)–Second Eve
Einojuhani Rautavaara–Missa a Cappella
(intermission)
Gabriel Fauré–Requiem in D Minor

Admission is $20 for adults, $10 for students.

This concert is the first of three presenting Requiems by Herbert Howells and Maurice Duruflé and works by Francis Poulenc in 2016.

We are very fortunate to hear these pieces performed to such a high standard in this warm, resonant space.