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PASTORAL CARE Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes is currently on vacation. Pastoral care concerns can be reported to the Rev. Dale Rose at (416) 922-1167 x227 ([email protected]) or the Rev. Deborah Ban (416) 416-922-1167 x235 ([email protected] our Parish Nurse, Cathy Newman at (416) 922-1428([email protected] ). You may submit a request for prayer on the Welcome card and place it in the offering plate or hand it to an usher or minister. HEALTH AND WELLNESS Parish Nurse Summer Schedule: Thursday, Friday and Sunday 9:30am to 2:30pm [email protected]/416-358-6453 Senior Gentle Fitness every Friday 9:15am-11:15am. For strength and flexibility to manage chronic pain. SUMMER SUNDAYS ● 11 am and 7 pm July 26 & August 2 The Rev. Dr. Barbara Mutch August 9 Stacey Campbell, M.Div. August 16 The Rev. Dr. Stephen Farris August 23 & 30 The Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes SANCTUARY FLOWERS The flowers in the Chancel today are dedicated to the glory of God and placed in gratitude for the members of the Lebanon and Oneida Mission Trips. Sundays in August are available for anyone wishing to place memorial flowers or flowers commemorating a celebration in the Sanctuary. Contact Kay Hayes at 416-447-9416 THANKSGIVING HARVEST COOKING TEAM NEEDED We would like to thank Phil Irwin and his team for the many years of service that they provided in this capacity and we are now looking for a cooking team for the second week of October to prepare soup from the harvest display vegetables. Many hands make light work. Please contact the Church Office at [email protected] or 416-922-1167 x221 or if you need more information or are interested in this ministry. CHILDREN’S MINISTRIES Our summer Sunday program runs through until September 6th. Preschool and Kindergarten will meet together and Grades 1 to 5 will meet together. Nursery will run for the whole service for babies and toddlers. We will be having our summer kid’s camps at the church from July 20 to 24. Both the morning Bible camp “G-Force” and the afternoon art camp are full. Summer Art Show available until August 14. YP CENTRE GREETERS During July and August, volunteers will be at the YP Centre desk Monday to Friday, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm YORKMINSTER PARK BAPTIST CHURCH 1585 Yonge Street Toronto, ON M4T 1Z9 Telephone: (416) 922-1167; Fax (416) 922-1807 The Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes Minister of the Congregation The Rev. Dale Rose, Minister of Pastoral Care The Rev. Deborah Ban, Minister of Discipleship Mr. William Maddox, BMus, FTCL, Director of Music Mrs. Miriam Little, Director of Children’s Ministries Mr. Brennan Rabbets, Director of Youth Mrs. Cathy Newman, RN BScN, Parish Nurse The Rev. Dr. William A. Sturgess, Minister Emeritus – Pastoral Care Organist: Christel Wiens, Associate Musician July 19, 2015 DR. MARVIN MCMICKLE Dr. Marvin McMickle earned his Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey; from where he was also awarded a Doctor of Divinity. He was also awarded the Doctor of Humane Letters by Payne Theological Seminary in Wilberforce, Ohio in 2010. Dr. McMickle was elected the 12 th President of Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, Rochester, New York by the School’s Board of Trustees on May 17, 2011. He was pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Cleveland, Ohio from 1987 to 2011 and a member of the Board of Trustees of Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. McMickle was also the Professor of Homiletics at Ashland Theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio from 1996 to 2011 where he is now Professor Emeritus. He is the author of 15 books and dozens of articles. His writings also appear in Feasting on the Word and Preaching God’s Transforming Justice; two recent preaching commentaries. He is a member of the Martin Luther King Jr. International Board of Preachers at Morehouse College, Atlanta Georgia. In the winter semester of 2009, he served as Visiting Professor of Preaching at Yale University Divinity School. WELCOME Whatever your religious background, and however you have come to be with us, we welcome you to Yorkminster Park Baptist Church. We hope that you will feel comfortable and fulfilled, and that you will be strengthened to meet the challenges of your daily lives. City Parking at Alvin Ave. (one street east of Yonge & St. Clair) provides free parking Sunday morning until 12:45 pm. Have your ticket stamped in the Narthex. The morning service is webcast live and archived on our website. All morning and evening worship services are recorded on CDs, which may be obtained from the Audio Desk in the Narthex. A limited number of large-print Bibles and calendars are available on the Narthex information table. If you would like one, please ask an usher. Please find our quarterly newsletter on the Centre Hall, Narthex and South tables. For children and youth: Nursery for newborn to 2 years old from 10:50 am and classes for toddlers to grade 5 after the Children’s Prayer. Parents are reminded to pick up a pager before the service or when the children head to the classes. Please note that there is no Bible study for youth during the summer. Youth are encouraged to join the Doxa Youth Worship in Cameron Hall today, August 9 and August 23.
