You’re invited to a Hymn Party Fun-Raiser on Saturday, May 4th! Our Music Director, Frances Balodis, will play through the PCC hymnbook, playing one verse of all 833 hymns! You can sponsor x$ per hymn or x$ per half hour. Pledge Forms can be found in the Foyer and Coffee Room. All funds raised will support the Mission & Ministry of Knox. Drop by the church throughout the day and join in with your own instrument and sing along. It’s a party so light refreshments will be available.
Rev. Heather will be leading worship services at the Art of Transitional Leadership conference hosted by the National Church office from Monday to Thursday of this week. While she won’t be in the office those days, she will be able to be reached by email or cell phone.
A three-person Visitation Team from the Presbytery of Barrie will be joining us on Sunday May 19th for worship and to meet with the Congregation, Session, and Minister afterward. A light lunch will be provided. This is part of the ongoing pastoral care provided to all congregations from our Presbytery. They also request that prior to the visit, we complete congregational surveys which are located in the foyer and at the back of the sanctuary. Please return your completed surveys by April 28th.
Metal Fundraising Drive The bin has arrived in support of the Ministry and Mission of Knox Church. Spread the word and help keep the metal out of our land fills.
The revamped Pastoral Care Committee will meet on Wednesday April 24th at 1 pm. This meeting is open to any new members who would like to learn more about caring for our congregation and community.
Knox is pleased to host Muskoka’s first Repair Cafe on Saturday, April 20th from 10 am-2 pm. If you’d like to volunteer as a “repairer” please see Candice Goodchild or Rev. Heather. We’re also looking for donations of baked goods that will be served during the Cafe. Please help let others know about this alternative to throwing broken items in the landfill by coming to Knox to get them repaired instead
Envelopes The Board and Session made the decision to reduce the number of Box Envelopes purchased for the 2024 year. Congregation members who had a number greater than 50 will notice a new #. Congregation members who use the PAR Program or contribute by e transfer may not have been assigned a Envelope number but are welcome to use one of the visitor envelope if you wish to contribute to a fund raiser, just remember to include your name on the visitor envelope. If you have OLD ENVELOPES hanging around, please-please-please, throw them out, your number may not be valid any longer.
Congregational Breakfast will be held on Saturday, May 4th at 8am. Guest speaker TBA
Plans are underway to celebrate Knox’s 150th anniversary next year. The Knox150 committee is hosting a logo contest with submissions being received until the end of May THIS year. The logo will appear on all of our advertising and shirts that will be available for sale.
A Message from the Mission Committee: We are looking for donations of plastic grocery bags and/or the larger plastic milk bags to help deliver our Emergency Food Boxes. Thanks.
The BUC-Knox Refugee Partnership is pleased to announce that the fundraising goal to sponsor the Janbali Family has been met! Thank you to everyone for your generosity and prayers. We continue to await an arrival date for the family, which could still be several months away.
Become a member of Cairn Cornerstone Crew The Cairn Cornerstone Crew is a community of monthly donors which provide a consistent “cornerstone” of support that is critical to help sustain Cairn through the year. Monthly donations can be made through CanadaHelps.
Help choose the songs we sing at Knox! You’re invited to write down your hymn requests in the purple binder at the back of the sanctuary and our Worship Planning Committee will endeavour to include your suggestions in our coming worship services.
Communication Rev. Heather sends out a weekly email with information about our upcoming worship services along with details about other activities taking place at Knox. If you are not on her email list, and would like to be, please contact Heather after the service or simply email your request to heatheratknoxpres@gmail.com
Knox Presbyterian Church follows the “Leading With Care” requirements of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, providing a safe and encouraging environment for children and vulnerable adults.
Donate Now If you have visited the website recently you may have noticed a “Donate Now” feature allowing individuals to contribute to Knox electronically. We have partnered with Canada Helps to provide this service, for a small fee. One more way to contribute to the ministry and mission at Knox! Note–there is a small fee to the church for this service as Canada Helps will be processing the tax receipts for donations.
E-Transfers You are now able to donate to Knox electronically. If you are set up to bank online you are able to set up Knox as a “Payee” and e-transfer your donation using Knox’s email (knoxbb@muskoka.com).
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