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April 24, 2026
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Your news this week:
Sunday Service
AGM This Sunday
Ministry Search Review
Spotlight on Our Community: National Volunteer Week
Saint Andrew's Supports Social Justice: United Nations UDHR
Others Day on May 10
Drag Me To Church
Green Tip of the Week
On The Stage at Saint Andrew's
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This Sunday we will have a slightly shorter worship service that will transition into our Annual General Meeting. We'll start it all with this hymn:
we are one as come, joyful to be here
in the praise on our lips there's a sense that God is near.
We are one as we sing,
as we seek, we are found,
and we come needful of God's grace as we meet,
together in this place.
Looking forward to being joyful with you, this Sunday in worship and community.
UPCOMING SERVICE you won't want to miss ...
May 3 with Polaris Choir for Change
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In preparation for the meeting, we invite you to read our Annual Report. You can click on this link to download (and print, if you like): saintandrewshfx.ca/annual-reports
Printed copies will also be available Sunday in the sanctuary .
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Faith Profile – Review & Feedback
The Ministry Search Committee is pleased to share the Draft Faith Profile
for Halifax United Church.
This document reflects many months of thoughtful work, prayer, conversation, and collaboration, and we believe it captures the spirit and intention of our emerging community.
We invite you to review the draft Faith Profile in advance of our upcoming congregational meeting and vote on April 26. You can read the profile by clicking this link: Draft Faith Profile
If you have comments or feedback, please share them with us by emailing HfxUnitedMinistersearch@gmail.com
We will also be available April 26th to answer any questions that might arise.
Thank you for being part of this important step in our shared journey.
| Spotlight on Our Community: National Volunteer Week | | |
This week is National Volunteer Week, and we want to send a huge THANK YOU to the many amazing volunteers who help make the work we do possible! We simply wouldn't be able to function without the time and talent our volunteers so generously share with us.
Did you know?
- Saint Andrew's benefits from more volunteer hours than paid work hours.
- Our volunteers come from our congregation and our wider community. You don’t have to attend worship service to volunteer.
- Volunteers can join a committee or speak to the office staff about helping on a more individual basis.
From Sunday Suppers to gardening, council and committees to special events, our volunteers are an indispensable part of Saint Andrew's and it's all church!
If you're interested in volunteering with us, please contact office@saintandrewshfx.ca for more information.
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Saint Andrew's Supports Social Justice:
United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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2026 marks the 78th anniversary of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a milestone document in the history of human rights. Drafted by representatives with different legal and cultural backgrounds from all regions of the world, the Declaration was proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris on 10 December 1948 as a common standard of achievements for all peoples and all nations.
It sets out, for the first time, fundamental human rights to be universally protected and it has been translated into over 500 languages. The UDHR is widely recognized as having inspired, and paved the way for, the adoption of more than seventy human rights treaties, applied today on a permanent basis at global and regional levels .
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Article 27 (1) states "Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits."
This article reminds us to appreciate all of the arts groups, from choirs to painting, that call Saint Andrew's home, as well as the performances that happen on our stage!
Read more about UDHR by clicking here.
| Others Day on Sunday, May 10 | |
There are so many reasons why Mother's Day might be hard. While celebrating mothers can be joyful, we recognise that motherhood is something that comes in all shapes and sizes and this year we plan to make sure we take time for all the Others out there too.
On Sunday, May 10 GLEE Club will celebrate chosen family, friends, and others who love and support us in many ways. Please plan to join us after worship service to enjoy food and fellowship, and celebrate the people that bring love and joy into our lives.
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We had so much fun last time, we’re doing it again ... Drag Me to Church returns on June 6, and this time we’re “goin’ to the chapel” at St. Matthew’s United Church!
Once again, we’re going to fill the sanctuary with fabulousness and celebrate the artistry, inclusivity, and community of drag.
Tickets are on sale now!
Drag Me To Church
Saturday, June 6
6pm - 2SLGBTQIA+ Market
8pm- Drag Show
$10 per person
Click here to buy your tickets!
| Social Justice Committee's Green Tip of the Week | |
Most of Nova Scotia’s food supply comes from far away and we depend on it. Climate change and extreme weather affect this lack of food security.
Buying a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) box and attending farmers’ markets with local vendors builds community, connects you to the food you're eating, supports the local economy, and reduces your food’s carbon footprint.
Local year-round markets in the HRM:
- Seaport Farmers’ Market: Saturdays 8am-2pm, Sundays 10am-2pm
- Halifax Brewery Farmers’Market: Saturdays, 8am-1pm
- Alderney Landing Farmers’ Market: Saturdays 8am-1pm
- Musquodobit Harbour Farmers’ Market: Sundays 10am-1pm @ 67 Park Rd. (Location changes in May)
- Many other markets run seasonally.
Visit www.farmersmarketsnovascotia.ca for more details.
| | On The Stage at Saint Andrew's | | |
Cecilia Concerts: Isidore Quartet: Brahms - The Admirer
Saturday, April 25 at 7:30pm
The Isidore String Quartet—winners of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and of the 14th Banff International String Quartet Competition—presents a program that explores reverence, innovation, and legacy through the lens of Johannes Brahms. Often viewed as an academic traditionalist and tortured perfectionist, German composer Brahms drew deep inspiration from the compositional mastery of Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. In this program, his radiant “Geistliches Lied” and richly textured "Quartet in B-Flat Major" are paired with Beethoven’s "Quartet Op. 18, No. 6", a work that balances classical clarity with expressive breadth. A choral arrangement by a Bach work further underscores the lineage of musical thought that Brahms so admired. With precision and warmth, violinists Adrian Steele and Phoenix Avalon, violist Devin Moore, and cellist Joshua McClendon invite audience members into a conversation across generations—one marked by polyphonic brilliance, structural integrity, and emotional depth. Formed at The Juilliard School, the quartet has brought its prize-winning and adventurous spirit to major stages around the world.
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Bookmark and Nature Nova Scotia:
An Evening with Suzanne Simard
Friday, May 1 at 7:00pm
Bookmark and Nature Nova Scotia are thrilled to present an evening with Dr. Suzanne Simard, author of the best-selling Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest. This is a free event with an opportunity to donate to the work of Nature Nova Scotia.
Dr. Simard will be discussing her new book, When the Forest Breathes: Renewal and Resilience in the Natural World . The event will be moderated by local author and Bookmark bookseller, Aaron Williams. The author of Finding the Mother Tree and scientist who pioneered the concept of sophisticated communication between trees, Suzanne Simard now offers a powerful vision for saving our forests based on nature’s deep-rooted cycles of renewal. Suzanne Simard has watched as timber companies leave forests at higher risk for wildfires, water crises, and plant and animal extinction. But her research has the potential to chart a new course. The forest, she reveals, is a symphony of finely honed cycles of regeneration—from mushrooms breaking down logs to dying elder trees passing their genetic knowledge to younger ones—that hold the key to protecting our forests. Working closely with local Indigenous communities, whose models of responsible forestry have been largely dismissed, Simard examines how human interventions—particularly destruction of the overstory's mother trees—endanger new growth and longevity. When the Forest Breathes is a vital reminder of all the natural world has to teach us about adaptability, resilience, and community.
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Sunday Service: 10:30am
Office Hours
Monday - Friday 9:00am -1:00pm
Contact & Newsletter Submissions
(902) 422-3157
info@saintandrewshfx.ca
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