COUNCIL

COMMITTEE REPORTS for the May Meeting of Council

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Membership & Nurture

Pastoral Care

During the months of March and April, Rev. Annie Jannaway has made 56 visits, 68 phone calls or e-mails and had 4 meetings with members of the congregation. A special event was the party for a 105 year old! 

The four major volunteer teams: Lay Visitation, Caring Callers, Prayer Chain and Congregational. Notes provide ongoing support to FSA members. congregational notes during the month of March.

Past Members

Annabelle Logan and Donna Thompson retired in April from Membership and Nurture. We thank them for the time and dedication to our committee

Volunteer Appreciation Sunday

This was held on April 6th. Our congregational volunteers enjoyed coffee, tea and homemade muffins at Proudfoot Hall (M & N baked the muffins!!)

New Member's Sunday

On April 13th we welcomed fourteen (14) new members to FSA where family and friends joined everyone at Proudfoot Hall to celebrate with our community of faith

Richmond Woods Sunday Services

Rev. Joshua Lawrence and Rev. Mary Dillon will continue to hold services on the 3rd Sunday each month at 1:30 with both minis

Coffee & Conversation

We are currently looking toward committee volunteers to host Coffee & Conversation from September 2025 to May 2026 along with the request in e-blast for more dishwashers. June, July and August will be hosted by Membership & Nurture with lemonade on the lawn. In September we will be trying a new approach during Coffee & Conversation with a separate "kids table" for juice and cookies.

ters alternating leadership.

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Outreach 

$3500 from the Knowles fund was dispersed to ELUCO in April.  Distribution of additional funds will be discussed in September

 

Our annual fundraiser for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank was discussed.  On Sunday, June 8 we will host a Strawberry Social in Proudfoot Hall following the Service.  A freewill offering will be the kickoff for fundraising this year.  Envelopes will be available throughout the Spring/Summer for church members to donate to this worthy cause. In addition, there will be posters and notices in the Blast.

 

Janice Elliott reported that the parents of the four Afghani family members who are now settled in London are unlikely to be able to join their adult children due to problems with immigration to our country.

 

Our Outreach committee was responsible for Coffee and Conversation in April.

 

We continue to explore existing and new opportunities in the community where we might reach out (e.g. Indwell, Ark Aid, Mission Services).

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Property

 The Property Committee continues to meet regularly by Zoom to address Property matters as they arise and to ensure the building continues to be in good shape for our use and our tenants. 

 

In the absence of a Property Manager our committee has been tasked with overseeing the daily operations, maintenance issues, rentals, tenant concerns, building systems, overall cleanliness (interior and exterior), and capital improvements and repairs.

Currently repairs to exterior brick and stonework is being completed on the main building and Farquhar House.  A new Fire door and window glass were installed at Farquhar House as a result of an attempted break in.   A security fence was installed around the alcove (Organ Pipe Sculpture).  In addition we are waiting for installation of an upgraded security system since our current system has been declared obsolete. We are also waiting for an electrical panel replacement in the narthex.  Many thanks to the Trustees for supporting these capital projects. 

Regular maintenance issues continue to be addressed by volunteers:

Weather stripping, plumbing repairs, baseboard repairs, AC heads, paint touch ups, lightbulb replacement, weekly boiler maintenance, etc.  Many thanks specifically to David Wardlaw, Steve Elson, Paul Merritt, Ron Bradley and Connor Campbell.  

Over the summer months we will address further repairs and maintenance:

Parlour Ceiling, carpet repairs, eavestough cleaning, exterior painting touch ups, garden maintenance etc. 

 

Our major concern continues to be the heating system and looking at upgrades and replacement.  So far, we have been unsuccessful in securing an engineering firm to assist with overseeing such a project.  This will be a major capital project which will require a capital fundraising campaign. 

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Music
The Music Committee has been very active working together supporting concerts from March through May.
Concert Season March – May 2025:

Friday Noon Lenten Recitals

• March 28 – Claire Jones-Fright - vocal and violon; Chris Fischer – piano

• April 4 – Katy Clark – soprano, Paul Grambo – bass, Ken Baldwin – trumpet, Chris Fischer – piano

• April 11 – Madeline Berman – soprano, Yuqi Cui – mezzo soprano, Chris Fischer – piano

• May 2 – Laudamus Bells, Richard Frank, Director

• May 9 – Senior Choir Cabaret (PH, Kitchen)

• May 21 – FSA Strings Concert, Igor Saika, Director

Tomorrow night is the last concert for the 2024-2025 season. All these concerts, except for the Cabaret which was held in Proudfoot Hall, were live streamed by Kathryn Skelly who we thank for providing this valuable service.
The Senior Choir Cabaret was a sold out event and many helpers and performers made for a great night.
It has been a great year of music-making both in worship services and concerts with Chris Fischer at the helm bringing new repertoire for choristers to perform and all to experience. As always, we are grateful for the beautiful posters that Jim Silcox prepares for us!

Proudfoot Legacy Sunday:
On Proudfoot Legacy Sunday, May 18, 2025, Judith Barker and John Eberhard were remembered. The Legacy in memory of Judith Barker, given by Grant Barker, has gone to the Music Trust Fund and the legacy from John Eberhard to the Eberhard Memorial Music Scholarship which supports the Eberhard vocal scholars. The Music Committee and Minister of Music, Chris Fischer, are extremely grateful for both these gifts.
Treblemakers and Kids’ Drama Group Presentation:

 

On Sunday, May 4, 2025, the Treblemakers and Kids’ drama group presented “The Ugly Duckling” by Laura Wood featuring songs from “Honk! Jr.” - Laura Wood, director; Gillian Channer, conductor; Chris Fischer, piano. Thank you to all who rehearsed and prepared the young people for this delightful presentation.
Following this production, the Monday evening Children’s program is now in recess and will begin again in

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