Free Geek

We are in contact with an organization in the west end of Toronto, Free Geek—http://freegeektoronto.org/—dedicated to two ideas. The first is to keep older computers out of landfills by giving them new life when possible, or ethically recycling them when not. The byproduct of this—a supply of computers they rebuild to a certain standard—feeds into their second idea: providing computers at reasonable cost, or no cost at all to people who could use them. This aligns with what St. Mary’s has tried to do, for example, with our Adopt a Christmas family people and the half-dozen or so computers generously donated by members of St. Mary’s. I believe, however, that Free Geek does it better. We’ll continue to accept old computers but will mostly forward them to Free Geek. Those in need we will refer to them. We hope to build a relationship between St. Mary’s Outreach Committee and Green Team on the one hand, and Free Geek on the other.

John Martin

Call for Photographs of St. Mary’s

This web site is the fruition of a long rebuilding project. It’s not finished yet and, let’s face it, never will be. Digital photographs of St. Mary’s are always needed. They should reflect the four seasons and parish activities. Images should either exclude identifiable faces or come with permission for use on the site. Thank you.

Jon Wilkinson, John Martin

ONRichmondHill

St. Mary’s occasionally promotes festivals and special events on ONRichmondHill, a community promotions web site. We encourage parishioners to subscribe to their e-mail letter. The sign-up page is http://www.onrichmondhill.com/newsletter.php.

Mark Kinghan

Policy on Announcements

Whenever possible announcements should go in the bulletin and should arrive at the church office preferably by e-mail by midday of the Wednesday before the Sunday on which they are to appear. When announcements miss the bulletin or require amplification, they may be made at announcement time provided they meet the Worship Committee’s guidelines: with notice to and permission from the Incumbent the previous Friday, thirty (30) seconds, three (3) sentences maximum, to include only what, when, where, and whom to contact.

John Martin

Battery Disposal Program

A reminder that you can bring used batteries to St. Mary’s for safe disposal. Look for the beige container in the narthex.

The Green Team

Ministry Team Mission Statement

“We, as part of the community of St. Mary’s, are called at the present time to provide leadership and support by offering our diverse gifts and experience as discerned through prayer and reflection. As a mutually supportive team, we nurture the spiritual well-being and growth of the whole community of St. Mary’s, the wider church, and the community that surrounds us through worship, teaching, pastoral care, and outreach.”

Mark Kinghan, Ruthanne Ward, Don Downer, Wendy Lywood, Murray Baer, John Martin

Richmond Hill Public Library

Richmond Hill Public Library has an online archive of photographs of historic churches and graveyards in the area. Their photographer was at Saint Mary’s in August of 2003. The entry for Saint Mary’s is here.

They also have an archive of historical photographs available on its web site including one of Saint Mary’s from the 1930s.