ANNUAL REPORT - 2009

Members of the Mission Circle held ten meetings this year. We have thirteen members and an average attendance of seven or eight. We meet in the church parlour, the first Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. with (January, February and March at 1:30 p.m.). We are associated with the Women’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. We support the work of the W.M.S. with our free will offering. We also support the “Least Coin” organization and sponsor a child in India. Our meetings consist of a worship period; topics being on Missions in Canada and throughout the world.                                                           

On April 26, St. Paul’s congregation joined us after worship to celebrate our “100^th Anniversary”. (1909 to 2009) with a special cake and coffee hour. The congregation was able to view the displays of past W.M.S. meetings and projects. We received donations for school supplies in Eastern Europe and bricks for a school in Jobat India. In June we had a lovely dinner at the Century Inn & Restaurant in Normandale with eighteen members and friends sharing memories of past meetings and social events.  

Our September meeting was shared with guests from Paris W.M.S. with Linda Shaw sharing her  experiences in Guyana. Rev. Malcolm Muth joined us in November for a special remembrance program. Our December meeting was our usual Christmas program led by Judy; the topic being “How shall we receive the Christ Child. This was followed with Christmas pudding.                                                                       

New members are welcome to join us at any meeting.  

Secretary Jean 

ANNUAL REPORT - 2008

Members of the Mission Circle held ten meetings in 2008. We have twelve members and the average attendance is approximately seven or eight ladies. We meet on the first Monday of the month, except in July and August. We study mission fields overseas and at home and learn from our Presbyterian missionaries’ experiences. We are associated with the Women’s Missionary Society (W.M.S.) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. We support the work of the W.M.S. with our free-will offerings. We also help the “Least Coin” organization and sponsor a boy in India.  

The meeting agenda is usually a Worship Period and a program presented by one of our members or sometimes by a guest speaker. Last year’s program topics included: two programs on Guatemala; “Breaking Bread Together (when we baked bread); Water Conservation; Work of the Canadian Bible Society with  guest speaker; programs appropriate for the church seasons; and for our Thanksgiving meeting, we had “dinner out” at the historic old inn, in Normandale. In November Des described for us his anticipated journey to Darfur in Africa with a small U.N. force.  

St. Paul’s Mission Circle was founded in April, 1909 at a meeting at the manse on invitation by Mrs. Dey, with seven founding members, so this year we are celebrating 100 YEARS of focus on Missions. You will be hearing more from us throughout the coming year. Deedie is our president.