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Committees
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Join a committee to add a
new face, a pair of willing
hands and new ideas!
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St.
Matthew's United Church has a number of
committees that would be happy
to see a
new face, a pair of willing hands and new
ideas!
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- Christian Education &
Outreach
- Congregational Care
- Finance and Stewardship
- Ministry and Personnel
- Official Board
- Health Ministry
- Property
- UCW (United Church Women)
- Worship
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You may
not want to serve on a committee, but may
wish to participate in some other
way. Volunteer to be a Scripture
Reader, an Usher/ Greeter or a Coffee Time
Helper. We always need Sunday
School teachers and Helpers. If you
would like to volunteer please call the
church office at (905)884-3606 or speak to
someone after the worship service.
Fundraising
for Charity
St. Matthew's does a lot of
fundraising. To give you of sample
of this active work by our committees:
- English High Tea (February)
- Strawberry Supper (June)
- Beef and Salmon Dinner
(October)
- Soup & Bun Lunch (November
- May)
- Annual Bazaar (November)
- Christmas Mitten Tree
(December)
- Christmas Cake Sales (November
/ December)
Charities
We Support
Why do we do the fund raising? We
try to support a set of charities.
And we always make an effort to help a new
group if a need is brought to our
attention. The following is a list
groups we have supported over the past few
years:
- Amnesty International
- Blue Door Shelter
- Foster Children (Our
congregation supports two children.)
- Hill House Hospice
- Krasman Center
- L'Arche Daybreak
- OIKO Credit (A program giving
loans to small business start-ups in
South America.)
- Out of the Cold
- Pueblito Canada
- Samaritan's Purse
- Treasures (A local thrift shop
that helps people with mental illness
discover retail skills.)
- Yellow Brick House
- 360 Kids
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To
Contact us:
333 Crosby Avenue, Richmond Hill
ON L4C 2R5
(Crosby Ave. is between Bayview Ave.
and Yonge St. north of Major MacKenzie Ave.)
Phone: 905-884-3606
Email: st.matthewsuc@on.aibn.com
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