Service Information
Harvest Thanksgiving Oct 12, 2025
No 8:00 am service this week 
Bible Learning time for ages 8 and up at 8:45,
Worship (Holy Eucharist) at 10:00 am (In person and on-line)

Celebrant & Preacher: The Rev'd Grace Pritchard Burson
  Zoom Meeting  (click below)

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83610111753?pwd=xYJfDApSSDb61KrlDac197PzIo5j1F.1
Meeting ID: 836 1011 1753 Passcode: 497227

Service Slides and Readings (click below)
 
https://mcusercontent.com/8ab463fd3493954c57efee460/files/36465f11-21e9-9cac-da24-aac8923cd3db/Harvest_Thanksgiving_October_12_2025.pdf


If you would like to revisit Rev's Grace's sermon from last week click on the link below

http://www.gracepritchardburson.net/2025/10/07/hard-not-impossible/

Happy Thanksgiving to You and Your Family!
 

Please note: if you are following the Sunday service on a device while in the church building (this does not apply to those using Zoom from home) please turn off your video to conserve bandwidth, or preferably download the slides and follow along without joining the call. Thank you!

Tech Tip:  If for some reason the link for the service is not working for you,
 COPY and PASTE the link into your browser
 OR use the meeting ID and PASSWORD 
 OR dial 438 809 7799 to connect to the Zoom service, passcode 497227

What's New?

Notice of Special Vestry Meeting on Oct 26, 2025- Your Corporation is hereby calling for a special Vestry Meeting to be held after the 10:00 am service on Sunday, October 26, 2025.  This is the first official notice of this meeting.
Please click on the link below for more details
https://mcusercontent.com/8ab463fd3493954c57efee460/files/9912cd60-dac4-6b65-ccb5-031463ffb7ba/Notice_of_Special_Vestry_Meeting_2025_10_26_1_.docx

Messy Church is This Evening Oct 10! If you’ve never attended, come check it out!
It's from 5:30-7:30 PM, with a Bible story, activities, and dinner.  The focus is ages 3-10, but ALL are welcome – babies, teenagers, parents, grandparents, friends! 

Those Incredible Home Made Fruitcakes Are Back! - Choose from Traditional British (with brandy) or Exotic Jamaican (with rum). Each cake is  $30.00  and you can place your order by filling out the form on the front door. All orders must be in by the end of November with delivery happening in December.
Your contact is Yvonne Wakeland at  wakelandyvonnewakeland@gmail.com or 514- 695-2039

On All Saint's Sunday (November 2), several noteworthy things are happening:
The clocks go back that morning. Enjoy the extra hour of sleep!
We’ll assemble our second annual All Saints’ Altar; bring your loved ones’ photos, or those of saints you venerate, to place on the altar so we can all keep them in our prayers.
Note that incense will be used at the 10:00 am service.
At 4:00 pm, we’ll celebrate our Patronal Evensong with the Right Rev’d Victor-David Mbuyi Bipungu, XIII Bishop of Montreal, preaching, and a light reception to follow.

The Annual Roast Beef Dinner is Just Around the Corner! On Sat. Oct.18, at 5:30 pm.  plan on joining with your family and friends, for a wonderful evening of great food and fellowship.
Tickets are $35.00 per person and seating is limited.  Contact Eileen Hussey for tickets. at  eileen.n.hussey@gmail.com or 514-631-9996.  If you have already reserved your tickets, they can be picked up and paid for at the office. 
Don't forget it's BYOB, so feel free to bring the wine or spirit of your choice. 

Men's Breakfast- The next breakfast is Saturday October 18, 2025. Please let Mark Weatherley know if you plan to attend. Mark can be reached at mark.weatherley@sympatico.ca or by calling or texting 514-710-8066.
"Please confirm by Wednesday, October 15 so I can have an idea of numbers for shopping. Generally, come at 8 to help with cooking and set up. Come at 9 to eat and stay to help clean up. Looking forward to seeing you all again.
This is the same day as the Roast Beef Dinner.

So, after breakfast we will set up the tables for the evening dinner.  Please confirm with Ross that you are able to stay and help prepare vegetables.
There will be no breakfast in November. Please offer to help Marie-Claude and the team organizing the Christmas Bazaar on November 15."

St. Michael's Food of the Month for October is Kraft Dinner or Ramen

The Second Annual Stewardship Brunch will take place after church on October 26, with a presentation from the Rev’d Canon Jim Pratt. Please plan to bring a dish to share! And due to the postal strike, we will be doing our best to distribute stewardship materials by having them available at the back of the church – be on the lookout for yours!

A New Confirmation Class is starting up! If you are over age 12 and have not been confirmed (or if you have been confirmed in a different branch of the Church and would like to be received into the Anglican Church) please let Grace know by the end of October! The schedule will be determined by the availability of the participants.
 

Church Project Updates

Thanksgiving Blessings -  Thank you to everyone who donated the produce  decorating the church this Sunday.  Following the service all the produce will be donated to the Omega Day Centre in Dorval.
Special Appreciation goes to Darlene Scott, the head of our Outreach Program who makes all these donation programs happen.

The Roof is Good to Go.  Our permit is now safely in hand and the scaffolding will start to go up next Friday . The following Monday (20th ), the actual work begins on the southeast side of the chapel.

Downstairs Lighting & Ceiling Tile Replacement - The Steering Committee met again this week to finalize some details and capture approximate costs. The next step was to pass the information along to the Corporation who will present  the information to the congregation on Oct 26.

Front Door - It's in the works!  The plans include installing a new locking mechanism, which will eliminate the need for keys, and a handicap push button  entry / exit system.  As soon as the  installation date is established, we will reach out to all the current key holders to support the transition.

 Around Town

 St. George's Anglican Church is hosting their Christmas Dessert Concert on Nov 29 at 7:30 pm. Click on the link below for more details
https://mcusercontent.com/8ab463fd3493954c57efee460/files/c6311385-6410-a53b-0746-129e49a2f7e5/Christmas_St_Georges_PDF_1_.pdf

St. Lawrence Anglican Church  is hosting an International Dinner on Oct 25. Click on the link for details
https://mcusercontent.com/8ab463fd3493954c57efee460/_compresseds/50596a82-3d82-f88f-4606-c1435b157d55.jpg

Puzzle Sale - Summerlea is having a puzzle sale  Oct 18 from 10-12
Click on the link for details
https://mcusercontent.com/8ab463fd3493954c57efee460/files/53f2d3db-080d-eeac-6134-afaab9ecbe45/2025_10_18_Summerlea_Puzzle_Sale_Bilingual.pdf

This Year’s Montreal Dio course has been announced: “For the Soul of a Nation: An Introduction to the Church in Canada”.  It's being held on Thursday evenings,  Oct. 23 & 30, Nov. 6, 13, 20  from 7:00 to 8:30pm. 
Explore how the Christian Church has shaped—and been shaped by—Canada’s history, from pre-colonial times to the present. This online open enrolment course traces key movements, figures, and moments at the intersection of faith, politics, and society, including the church’s role in colonialism, Confederation, and Canada’s evolving multicultural identity.
All Saints’ has registered for the course as a parish and the link will be shared in due course.

Schedule Updates

Messy Church                                                                                          Oct 10 
Roast Beef Dinner                                                                                  Oct 18  5:30pm
Parish Meeting with Stewardship Brunch                                  Oct 26
All Saints Evensong                                                                                 Nov 2
Christmas Bazaar                                                                                   Nov 15
Parish Meeting                                                                                         Nov 23
Special Vestry Meeting                                                                           Nov 26
Messy Church                                                                                          Dec 5
 

Christmas 2025
 

Hanging of the Greens                                                                   Dec 7    12:00 pm     
Nine Lessons & Carols                                                                    Dec 14  4:00 pm 
Christmas Pageant                                                                         Dec 21  10:00 am
Family Christmas Eve Service             Wednesday                      Dec 24    4:00 pm
Festival Christmas Eve                         Wednesday                      Dec 24   10:00 pm
 

Now Available!

Advent / Christmas 2025 Reminder Card
Pick One Up in the Narthex this Sunday

  Worship Schedule

All Saints Worship Services First and Third Sundays of the Month: Worship (Holy Eucharist) at 8:00 & 10:00 am

Third Sunday of the Month: All ages, kid- focused service
Second and Fourth Sundays of the Month: Bible Learning time for ages 8 and up at 8:45, worship (Holy Eucharist) at 10:00 am

Fifth Sunday of the Month: Worship (Morning Prayer) at 10:00 am

The Next Messy Church is October 10! - Click on the link for details
https://mcusercontent.com/8ab463fd3493954c57efee460/files/a85fa9e1-4051-dfb6-4293-0b1ac1661b78/Messy_Church_Oct_25.docx

Coffee with Rev'd Grace - Grace is available for coffee and conversation on Fridays at Non Solo Pane in Dorval,  from 1-2:30.  

Evening Prayer - Anyone seeking prayer and fellowship is encouraged to join this on-line community. We gather Mondays to Thursdays at 5:00 via Zoom. All the codes are listed below. For more info, please contact Stacey Neale at sj.neale@sympatico.ca
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/258384963?pwd=b05jT2NjeFVVcGpHZ2hibTl4dCs5dz09
 Meeting ID: 258 384 963
 Passcode 497227

Meditatio - This mediation group meets on  Mondays  at 1 pm.  For more information please contact Stacey Neale at   sj.neale@sympatico.ca. or (514)631-9796

Men's Coffee and Conversation - Tuesday morning coffee; Between 11:00 and 12:00 (12:30 more likely) we meet at Tim Hortons coffee shop at 183G boul. Hymus, Pointe-Claire. 

Morning/Breakfast Reflections: -  Begins at 8:30 am and lasts until 9:00 am, Monday to Friday. If you would like the liturgy, readings, psalms and prayers please contact Mark Weatherley at mark.weatherley@sympatico.ca or use the link below: 
Zoom link below
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84289208646?pwd=UXFtclhuN1BrOUFKcnBCZ0NpQ3Yxdz09
Meeting ID: 842 8920 8646
Passcode: 497227
You can also join by phone, please call (438) 809-7799 then enter the meeting ID and passcode when prompted.
Last May we began reading the psalms in sequence. In August we will pass the halfway mark. Also, this month we will reach almost the end of our reading plan, as we finish the letters of John and begin the reading of Revelation. Why not join us daily and set your day on the right path.
Please bring your bible and your prayer book for the psalms (you could use the version in your bible)
Access the Liturgy for Oct
https://mcusercontent.com/8ab463fd3493954c57efee460/files/20e4ee21-a723-24fa-d96b-92f496eb5ff1/Morning_Prayer_October_2025_v2.pdf
 

Other Resources

All Saints by the Lake Weekly Email - This is a great resource to help keep you up to date with all the parish news including upcoming  church and community events.  If you know someone who would also like to receive it, just have them email the office at Allsaintsbythelake@gmail.com

The Sunday Paper - This is a fun resource for the younger members of the family. Every week a story is shared in a way that makes learning easy. Learn and colour at the same time!  Click on the link below for the latest issue.
https://mcusercontent.com/8ab463fd3493954c57efee460/files/12cd2fc8-bff6-e945-a16f-f8da8bab46c2/SunPaper_Pr_22_C_Tr1.01.pdf
 

E-news from the Diocese of Montreal Oct 7 (Click on the link  below)
https://www.montreal.anglican.ca/latest-news

News from the General Synod  - Oct 9 (Click on the link below)
https://mailchi.mp/national/update-for-october-9-4187720?e=14e921ee7a

Anglican Journal - Get all the news!
https://anglicannews.ca/

Weekly Email Submissions must be sent to the office (via email or phone) each Thursday no later 12:00 pm. This will ensure your message will be included in the Weekly Email.

Prayer Cycle

The World Wide Anglian Communion: The Anglican Church of Tanzania
Partner Dioceses: Bishop James Almasi and the people of the Diocese of Masasi, Tanzania; Bishop Clara Plamondon and the people of the Territory of the People in British Columbia
Diocese of Montreal: St Philip, Montreal West: The Rev’ds Susan Searle and Yves-Eugène Joseph, Priests-in-Charge (Interim)
Church Leaders: Grace, our Incumbent; Terry and Jim, our Honorary Assistants; Mary, our Bishop; Victor-David, our Coadjutor Bishop; David, our Archbishop; Chris, National Indigenous Archbishop; Shane, our Primate.
Ecumenical/Interfaith: United Church of Canada; Presbyterians
Local Community Groups: CPE Dorval
Parish Ministries: Corporation, Tech Team, Synod Delegates, Altar Guild, Treasurer, Finance Committee
Parish Prayer Care: Jean, Anne, Pamela, Matthew, Tara, Johanne, Susan, Samuel, Barbara, Shelby, Janie, Meilan, Mikayla, Diana, Chris
 
 All Saints by the Lake supports the Dorval Community Aid food pantry.  Non-perishable food items may be dropped off during office hours or when you come to a church service. Thank you for your ongoing support!

  Ways to Donate to Support the Work of All Saints by the Lake

 If making your gift into the plate at any service (weekly, monthly, or occasional), enclose your cheque or cash in an envelope with your name and (ideally) number, directing its use as you desire (i.e. General, building, special project or mission, etc.). Guest envelopes in the sanctuary may be used for this purpose. Your unused giving envelopes from previous years may also be used (just change the date).

If making your gift from home, you have several options:
Interac e-transfer: send e-transfers to AllSaintsFinance33@gmail.com
PAR: Pre-authorized Monthly Remittances (i.e. donations made automatically from your bank account).  Contact Geoff Dowd, Envelope Secretary gdowd@trafalgar.qc.ca if you would like to join this plan at any time in the year.  PAR forms also available on the table at the back of the sanctuary.
Mail in or Drop-Off:  Please make cheques payable to "Church of All Saints by the Lake or "All Saints by the Lake," and mail to 865 Lakeshore Drive, Dorval QC H9S 2C7
Online via Credit Card through Canada Helps: see the “Donate button” on our website: www.pramchurch.org. 

 Thank you for your generous support!