In Beautiful Pakenham, Ontario, Canada
We are now on vacation!
We'll be back on Sunday, August 1, 2021.
We'll be back on Sunday, August 1, 2021.
On Friday July 16, 2021, Ontario moved to Step 3 of its Reopening Roadmap. In Step 3 people are allowed to gather for religious services as long as physical distancing of two metres can be maintained.
We have something special planned when we welcome you back to
St. Andrew’s on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. (Summer hours)
Join Rev. Ed Gratton for a service based on the musical Dreamgirls.
St. Andrew’s on Sunday, August 1, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. (Summer hours)
Join Rev. Ed Gratton for a service based on the musical Dreamgirls.
Dreamgirls is a 2006 American musical drama written and directed by Bill Condon, an American director and screenwriter, that was jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Dreamgirls was adapted from the 1981 Broadway musical of the same name. Dreamgirls is a film à clef, a work of fiction taking strong inspiration from the story of the Supremes.
Condon's lavish musical follows the adventures of The Dreamettes, an all-girl singing group. They are going nowhere fast, until they meet fast-talking car salesman-come-manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), who has ambitions to make a fortune selling black music to a white audience. He persuades them to become backing singers for rising star James “Thunder” Early (Oscar-nominated Eddie Murphy). But larger-than-life lead singer Effie White (Oscar-winning Jennifer Hudson) must first step out of the spotlight in favour of more image-friendly Deena Jones (Beyoncé Knowles).
Loosely based on the rise of Motown and its stars, the film is filled with show-stopping songs.
Condon's lavish musical follows the adventures of The Dreamettes, an all-girl singing group. They are going nowhere fast, until they meet fast-talking car salesman-come-manager Curtis Taylor Jr. (Jamie Foxx), who has ambitions to make a fortune selling black music to a white audience. He persuades them to become backing singers for rising star James “Thunder” Early (Oscar-nominated Eddie Murphy). But larger-than-life lead singer Effie White (Oscar-winning Jennifer Hudson) must first step out of the spotlight in favour of more image-friendly Deena Jones (Beyoncé Knowles).
Loosely based on the rise of Motown and its stars, the film is filled with show-stopping songs.
Don't miss this special service!
We Are Committed to Your Health and Safety
We will strictly follow St. Andrew's Reopening Plan to keep you, your loved ones, friends, neighbours, staff, and volunteers safe and healthy.
Services will continue to be streamed and posted to our YouTube Channel every Sunday at: Pakenham Pastoral Charge YouTube Channel
We will strictly follow St. Andrew's Reopening Plan to keep you, your loved ones, friends, neighbours, staff, and volunteers safe and healthy.
Services will continue to be streamed and posted to our YouTube Channel every Sunday at: Pakenham Pastoral Charge YouTube Channel
Report on St. Andrew’s
Walk, Run and Ride Relay
Sunday, June 27 to Sunday, July 4, 2021
Walk, Run and Ride Relay
Sunday, June 27 to Sunday, July 4, 2021
in support of
Many thanks to our very generous donors who helped us raise $1,610
Participants covered the entire trail between Pakenham and the farmers' market in Carleton Place.
Marc and Cathy Lacroix rode their bikes from Almonte to Carleton Place (26.85 kilometers there and back in 2 hrs. 15 mins.).
Katie McCann and Rachel Lacroix walked from Pakenham to Almonte (13.94 kilometers in 2 hrs. 47mins.).
Cathy Lacroix and Laurie Boon walked from Mountainview Rd to Waba Rd (6.39 kilometers walked in 1.5 hours).
And Stacie and Avery Lloyd completed a 5K run from Blakeney to Almonte.
A big thank you to Cathy Lacroix for her dedication to the Food Bank and for organizing and managing the relay.
Participants covered the entire trail between Pakenham and the farmers' market in Carleton Place.
Marc and Cathy Lacroix rode their bikes from Almonte to Carleton Place (26.85 kilometers there and back in 2 hrs. 15 mins.).
Katie McCann and Rachel Lacroix walked from Pakenham to Almonte (13.94 kilometers in 2 hrs. 47mins.).
Cathy Lacroix and Laurie Boon walked from Mountainview Rd to Waba Rd (6.39 kilometers walked in 1.5 hours).
And Stacie and Avery Lloyd completed a 5K run from Blakeney to Almonte.
A big thank you to Cathy Lacroix for her dedication to the Food Bank and for organizing and managing the relay.
Rachel, Katie, Cathy
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Cathy & Marc are ready to get cycling!
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Cathy & Laurie
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Thanks again to our generous sponsors!
See yourself, your family and your neighbours doing all the things we love to do at St. Andrew's in the video below.
Please consider renewing your regular donations to St. Andrew's.
Donations have drastically fallen off during the Pandemic.
Here are ways to continue making your donations.
Donations have drastically fallen off during the Pandemic.
Here are ways to continue making your donations.
Book Store
The Book Store in Stewart Hall has lots of books if you are looking for a good read. Thanks for donating your old books so others can enjoy them while supporting the Sunday school Food Grains Project.
If you have children's books please bring them in - they go really quickly!
The Book Store in Stewart Hall has lots of books if you are looking for a good read. Thanks for donating your old books so others can enjoy them while supporting the Sunday school Food Grains Project.
If you have children's books please bring them in - they go really quickly!
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Our Origins
In 1840, the first congregation of St. Andrew’s United Church of Pakenham gathered together in worship. The people in that first congregation, made up of predominantly pioneering families from Ireland and Scotland, had sailed across the Atlantic, then up the St. Lawrence by steamer to Brockville, then by foot to Perth and finally through rough forest trails to their parcels of land in Pakenham. For the 175 years since that first gathering, subsequent generations have continued the tradition of worship with determination, faith, love and a strong sense of community. To this day outreach remains the heart and soul of our faith family.
Whether you're already part of our community or just visiting we hope our website will help tell the story of who we are.
You are welcome at St. Andrew's for worship, musical and special events and of course for our famous country church suppers.
For our full history click here.
Whether you're already part of our community or just visiting we hope our website will help tell the story of who we are.
You are welcome at St. Andrew's for worship, musical and special events and of course for our famous country church suppers.
For our full history click here.
Our recent history in photos.
