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stouffville suntribune thursday dec 8 2005 13 church must be innovative to attract newcomers from page 1 were always a part of her life but it still didnt prepare her for that moment when she stepped in front of a congregation for the first time and realized suddenly you are the minis ter she said one of her first challenges as a new minister was to conduct the funeral of a wellloved member of the church its oldest and longeststanding mem ber rev strachan reached out to the community friends neighbours to gain a picture of the woman to do her life justice since the woman was the last remaining member of her immediate family rev strachan kept a vigil at her bedside in the nursing home com forting her it was important to be there rev strachan said feels welcome the new minister has brought her empathy and understanding of people to st james presbyterian for the past year she feels welcomed by the congregation and stouffville with its smalltown atmosphere that she hopes will never be lost her pride in her church and its place in the community shows she pointed out st james presbyterian has a very active junior choir and drama group both called the believ ers most of the youngsters are ele mentary school age there is a good senior choir and music at every service provided by organist and pianist jean thomas the churchs music director is david roe this advent sunday the church school children will put on a christ mas pageant throughout the season church members are bringing dona tions for the yellow brick house womens shelter in aurora they also support the presbyterian churchs national outreach programs relevant to newcomers with a membership of around 125 st james presbyterian church is working on ways to welcome more people flyers have been mailed to households in stouffville and in the spring church members will be knocking on doors in town to let peo ple know what the church offers the church is relevant today the minister stated but it has to be inno vative to welcome varying groups of people including those who do not have a history of going to church even things like bulletins have to be written with people who arent familiar with the church environment in mind it is very courageous of people to find out about religion and decide to go to various churches on their own rev strachan said for more information call st james at 905- 6403151 chats community home assistance to seniors assisting seniors to maintain an independent lifestyle in the communities of york region how to reach your first choice for senior caregiver services please call us at 18774524287 toll free 9057136596 local this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune rev kathryn strachan feels welcome in stouffville and her church st james presbyterian the church hopes to add to its congregation of 125 members by reaching out into the community staff photosjoerd witteveen mm mm mmwii w w 46l v8 auto l t aluminum wheels remote keyless entry power windows locks mirrors autolamp cruise hit trailer towing futone paint captain chairs limited slip axle temperature and compass and more stk 6fs0i09 all new 2006 ford fusion m mm ot w 4 cyl auto power windows lodes mirrors heated front seats traction control a6s brakes heated exterior mirrors fog lamps tachometer cruise telescopic steering and much more stk 6fo02l7 lease for mi i60 tow power cafty aip3 cir pew www btis eatsy w recde kqfesi vhy conn pooolem kxedirtfjwlpttaolsevy syitai 54 tj rra rtstas6fj1l with s1999 per down for month 36 mths 2006 ranger sc 4x2 sport air auto foq lamps solar lml30lvotamfmc0 passive antilhert 6040 split bench and much more inbound unil slkpa42588 per with 51999 month down for 36 mths 4x4 for 159 2006 five hundred fwdouto 301 v6 fraction control abs power windows feels mirrors amfmcd premium sound 17 wheels and much more ttfv0178 with 51999 per down month or 38 mths 2006 escape xit 4x4 sport appearance pkg abs brakes power driver seats power windows locks mirrors air ond much more sto6es0212 with 1999 no im confident that you will be completely satisfied with your sales or service experience or call me directly president 4167984744 ext 201 mwsrt cantonese and mandarin spoken markville ford lincoln svt is blue oval certified at its highest level gold status tjjfi certified this means that our dealership excels in customer wv satisfaction in sales parts and service s disclaimer price are plus teiom max 1200 axes admiryreg lease pnees to 3s months ptuj secunty deposit admin reg 20000 vm pot year g cents 1o tort kms icaso miorost mm ranger 2sv escape 09 fusion 3svf hundred 19 focus 39 r150 2j9x al rebates assigned to dealer limited stock toetory order may be required vehicles not exactly as shown hofiday card applied and ofcorrwe dec 152005 rkihr thrfr ford lincoln svt 21 main street unionville kennedy rd 1 block north of the 407 in markham 4167984744 18008102061 wwwmarkvrllefordcom