PARISH PULSE
Parish Pulse – Week of Feb 28th – March 8th, 2026
LEADERS FOR THIS COMING SUNDAY
PowerPoint: Keith Blizard
Leader: Selene Lau
Readers: Gregory Klym (Eng) & Ravaka Andriamahazo (Fr)
Psalm Reader: Gregory Klym
Band Leader: Melanie Hill
Info Desk: Andre Leitao
Audio: Andrew Jeyaraj
Video: Andre Leitao
Refreshments: Roula Ajmo & Susi Cornett
Collection Counters: Gregory Klym & Scott Davidson
COMMUNION
Communion will be next week
readings THIS SUNDAY
Exodus 17:1-7; Psalm 95:1–2, 6–9; John 4:5-42
UPCOMING PREACHERS
Mar 8 – Tim Keener; Mar.15 – Chris Barrigar;
Mar.22 – Tim Keener; Mar.29 – Chris Barrigar
SEARCH COMMITTEE CANDIDATES
Attached to this edition of the Pulse is a document with photos and brief biographies of the candidates for election to the Search Committee. Please review this document (“Search Committee Candiates”) before you vote.
SEARCH COMMITTEE VOTING PROCESS
There will be three ways by which CMP members will be able to vote for members of the Search Committee.
- 1. At the AGM: The preferred method of voting is in person by secret ballot at the AGM on Sunday March 15.
- Online: For those unable to attend in person on Mar.15, online voting will be available from 9am Thursday, Mar.12 until 8:30am, Sunday, Mar.15 through this link: https://forms.gle/mARqB1zXLAJSScTY7
- By Phone: For those who cannot attend the AGM in person or who do not use the internet, there will be provision for voting by phone, by calling Heather Purdie (514) 409-0779 from 5pm, Thurs. March 12 to 8:30am, Sunday Mar.15.
MON.MAR. 9 – Pre-AGM FINANCES & BUDGET MEETING
For those interested in a deep dive into both our 2025 financial statements and our 2026 proposed budget, please join us at 8pm: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82827101813
The Financial statements for 2025 will be sent out this week by a separate Special Pulse.
SUN.MAR. 15 – AGM Part 2, including SEARCH COMMITTEE ELECTION
After the morning service, the AGM will be re-convened. The three items of business will be: 1) Review of 2025 financials; 2) Review and approval of 2026 Budget; 3) Election of a second Lay Delegate to Synod; 4) Election of the Search Committee, to search for Chris’s successor.
POTLUCK FOR AGM LUNCH ON MAR.15
For both AGM meetings (Feb 22 and Mar 15) lunch will be a potluck, so please bring food to share if possible, and let the Refreshments Team know what you can bring. Please email anthoula.dounavis@gmail.com for more information.
EASTER BAPTISM OR RE-AFFIRMATION OF FAITH
Are you not yet baptized but would like to be? Or in your in journey of following Christ might it be spiritually meaningful for you to publicly re-affirm your faith? Easter Sunday is a great day to do either of these. If one of these interests you, please contact Chris Barrigar to discuss this with him.
CORRECTED TECHNICAL REPORT
The Annual Reports were circulated with the 2024 Technical Report by Stephen Mullin, instead of his 2025 report. The correct report is attached to this issue of The Pulse.
LAST SUNDAY’S WORSHIP SONGS
Opening Hymn: #59 Jesus Calls Us Verses
1- Kyrie Eleison
2- The Lord Is My Salvation
Communion: You Are Good That I May
Closing Hymn: #500 Sister Let me Be Your Servant
RECENT SERMONS AVAILABLE ONLINE
– March 1st: What Godly Power Looks Like – Rev. Chris Barrigar. Click here.
– Feb 22: The Six Streams – Pulling us Forward – Selene Lau. Click here.
– Feb 15: Reflections on The Transfiguration – Bp. Victor-David Mbuyi Bipungu. Click here.
– Feb 08: Empowered by Christ – Rev Peter Lekx. Click here.
– Feb 01: Exploring Gensis 1 – Rev. Chris Barrigar. Click here.
PRAYER REQUESTS & PRAYER CHAIN
If you have a matter for which you would like others to be praying (petition or thanksgiving), please contact Christine Ball-Creighton (prayer@stmarkstpeter.org), and she will circulate it to members of the CMP prayer chain.
