Cambridge St United Church, Lindsay

Church Groups

	There are a range of different groups that are activeCambridge Street United Church. Please contact the office if you wish to find out more information.

Quilt Group, Christmas Craft Group, And Crochet Group	Quilt Group, Christmas Craft Group, And Crochet Group meet on Thursday afternoons from 1:15 to 3:30 pm in the lower hall from mid-September to late May. These groups are open to anyone interested in a time of fellowship. The Quilt Group is interested in new members and those wanting to learn to quilt. The Christmas Craft Group make crafts for our annual Joys of Christmas craft and bake sale in late November and meet together monthly, but work on craft item on their own at home. The Crochet Group is for beginners and those who want to enhance their skills.

Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle	Prayer Shawl Knitting Circle meets the last Sunday of each month September to May from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm in the Church Parlour. Come and enjoy a time of fellowship and caring. In our first year alone, we have given over seventy-five Shawls as a comfort after a loss or in times of stress; during bereavement; birth of a child or grandchild; or wedding gift; during an illness and recovery; wedding anniversary. This is a spiritual practice, so before the knitting begins, a blessing, prayer, or wish is said, dedicating the work of your hands and the intentions of the receiver. Bring your completed shawls for blessings and on-going knitting to work on during the meeting. Instructions for knitting and crocheting the shawls are available -- we also gratefully accept donations of yarn.

Walter Auld Fellowship Luncheon	Walter Auld Fellowship Luncheon meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 12 noon. The purpose of this gathering is for senior members of the congregation to come together for a time of fellowship and food. A programme follows the luncheon. Luncheon this is $10.00 per meeting, catered by Wholesome Foods of Lindsay, and membership is $5.00 per year.

Choirs	We have a variety of Choir for all ages: Cherub Choir (ages Senior Kindergarten to Gr 3) meet Sundays at 9:45am Voices of Victory – meet on Thursday afternoons Junior Choir (Grades 4 – 6) - 4:00 – 4:45 pm Full Choir – 4:45 – 5:15 pm Youth Choir (Grades 7 - 12) – 5:15 – 6:00 pm Cambridge St. Singers (senior youth and adult choir) – meet Thursdays 7:00 – 8:45pm

Cambridge St. Bellchoir	Cambridge St. Bellchoir meets on Wednesday evenings Sept. to May from 7:15 pm to 8:45 pm. There is currently a mix of ages, from teens to seniors. With a recent donation of 3 octave handchimes, it is hoped that a youth bellchoir can be started in the near future. There are currently openings for handbell ringers who have some musical knowledge and a desire to learn this instrument.

The Seekers	The Seekers is a weekly study and discussion group, meeting Sunday mornings from 8.45 to 10.00 am. from September through June. It is open to persons of all age groups with an open mind, from youth to seniors. We utilize material from many publications, including magazine and newspaper articles, books, the Bible etc. The Seekers generally believe that it is important to ask questions, express doubts, share diverse ideas and work out new ones relating to our evolving Christian faith. We think that what we believe is important largely because it affects what we do, not because there are right and wrong answers to be found to our various questions. Today’s best answers are probably quite different to those of 10, 25 or 50 years ago, let alone those of Biblical times. They need to be. The world and our knowledge of it changes, and our viewpoints need to change with that. Come and join us as we each continue to work out in community, our personal Christian faith appropriate to the 21^st century world we live in.
Youth Group	We invite all youth in Grades 7 - 12 to join us at Cambridge Street United Church from 7pm -9pm for fun, friends and fellowship. Use the Bond St entrance. To help support this group we are asking that each “family” provide some type of refreshment/snack once every other month. We are planning for at least 20 each time we meet. The snack needs to be NUT FREE. Snacks could be bags of chips (we need 3 a night), or other items such as veggies, etc. We need to have at least 20 drinks per night (pop, juice boxes etc.). If there becomes a surplus we will let the youth know not to bring anything for the next meeting. Please just send your items in with your youth. Occasionally, we may need some parents to assist in our events. If this is something that you would be willing to help with please let Rev. Paul, Joanne, or Lisa know. Thank you for sharing your young people with us. Rev. Paul, Joanne, and Lisa Youth Groups dates for 2009/10 December 11, 2009 January 8, 2010 January 22, 2010 February 5, 2010 February 19, 2010 March 5, 2010 March 26, 2010 April 9, 2010 April 23, 2010 May 7, 2010