On the Road Ahead

Event	Date & Time	Details
Baptism	Sun. September 4, 10 a.m.	Welcome Brandon Drake Burrows!
Paving project begins	Tues. September 13	Parking lot will be closed and building access restricted to the front door for approximately 10 days
EcoJustice meets	Tues. September 6, 1:30 p.m.	At the church Conversation with North Oakville Outreach about reaching out to our neighbourhood
“Travelling the Road Together” dessert pot-luck gatherings	Fridays and Sundays from September 9 through October 2; Youth gathering on September 18 @ noon	Personal invitations to times of community building-socializing, sharing our history, exploring how Incarnation “matters” to us and others
Worship Planning	Sat. Sept. 10, 1:30–4 p.m.	At the church
“Welcome Back” BBQ	Sat. September 10, 5 p.m.	All welcome at this celebration; Sign-up sheet in the narthex
“Welcome Back”/“Stir Up” Sunday	Sun. September 11, 8:30 and 10 a.m.	Our programme year starts up Commissioning of Church School students & teachers; “Backpack blessing”
Parish Council meets	Sun. September 11, 11:45 a.m.	At the church; Advising and coordinating our ministries
“Why Church?” – Models of Church series	Sundays, September 18 through October 16	Special worship and preaching focus on the church as: herald, servant, sacrament, mystical communion and institution
Children’s Cooking/Art Programme	Thursday, September 22 through November 10, 4- 6 p.m.	At the church; Jointly sponsored by ArtHouse, Kids Cook at School & Incarnation
Stewardship Committee meets	Sun. September 25, 12 noon	At the church
Corporation meets	Mon. September 26, 7 p.m.	At the home of the Macdougalls
“Fine-tuning the Vision”	Sat. October 1, 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.	Diocesan event with parish “vision champions” @ St. Christopher’s, Burlington
Bishop’s Company Reception and Dinner	Mon. October 3, 6:15 p.m. [Register before September 16]	For members and guests at the Burlington Convention Centre; Speaker: Lutheran National Bishop Susan Johnson
Thanksgiving	Sun. October 9	Celebrating both harvest and national thanksgiving
“Which Future?” Parish Visioning Day	Sat. October 15 – 9:15 a.m. – 3 p.m.	All are urged to take part in this day to explore the purpose of the church and some options for sustaining and growing our ministries here in Oakville.
Pre-Synod meeting	Tue. October 18, 6:30 p.m.	Lay Delegates to Synod gather at Christ’s Church Cathedral, Hamilton
Preaching Exchange	Sun. October 23, 10 a.m.	The Rev’d Cheryl Fricker, Rector of St. Aidan’s, guest preaches/presides at Incarnation; our Priest-in-charge preaches/presides at St. Aidan’s; environmental focus in the worship
Hallowe’en	Sun. October 30, 8:30 & 10 a.m.	All-ages service at 10 a.m..
Vision Advocate & Coordinator for Excellence in Ministry	Tue. November 1	Canon Terry starts his new position as Vision Advocate and changes his placement as Priest-in-charge to 50%
Parochial Committee meets with Bishop	Tue. November 1, 5 p.m.	At the Bishop’s office; 12 month Ministry Covenant review
Parish Dinner	Fri. November 4, eve	Our annual festive stewardship dinner.  Reserve the evening now!
All Saints’ Day (observed)	Sun. November 6, 8:30 & 10 a.m.	Special worship focus
Parish Council meets	Sun. November 6, 11:45 a.m.	At the church; Advising and coordinating our ministries
Christmas Market	Sat. November 12	Preparations for the return of this annual landmark event are underway.
Stewardship Sunday	Sun. November 13	Special stewardship speaker; launch of 2012 programme: “Full House”
Synod of Niagara	Fri. November 18 – Sat. November 19	In Hamilton; Annual meeting of clergy and lay representatives of parishes across our diocese to find a “common road” [syn-odos] for the Anglican church in this area.
“Back to Church Sunday”/First Sunday of Advent	Sun. November 27	A day to grow as an “inviting” church
25th Anniversary	2012	Our year of celebration begins perhaps with a New Years Day Levee and Bishop Bird will make a parish visit on January 8, the precise anniversary of the first service of “The Anglican Church in Glen Abbey.”