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About Us

A Place Called Love

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St. Andrew Anglican is a group of believers in the small but growing farm community of Alliston, just south of Barrie and an hour north of Toronto.  The church was established 140 years ago and since then we have been serving the community, living and growing together in faith.

 

Together we share in the ministry of Jesus Christ as living testaments to the love of God.  Young and old, newcomers and old timers, new Christians and not so new... we are all seeking to serve God and one another.  It's an exciting journey of sharing the gospel message as disciples of our Lord Jesus while we serve others showing God's love and care.

Our Mission

The world has changed dramatically in the past few years. When we look at our community we see people, in growing numbers, struggling with issues of stress, grief, addiction, illness and aging. How do we reach them? How can we help them? 

 

As disciples of Christ, the people of St. Andrew are passionately committed to serving others and extending the offer of God's love and acceptance to all people. Our desire is that each and every person who comes through our doors will encounter Christ and experience a life changing transformation.

 

 

 

 

We the family of St. Andrew, by the grace of God through Jesus Christ, are committed to being the Church in the world.

 

As the body of Christ empowered by the Holy Spirit, we will use our God given talents to worship, proclaim, learn, serve, reach out and welcome others as we journey together in faith.

Our Vision

Our Team:
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Rev. Abraham
Thomas

Interim Priest-in-Charge

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Dorothy
Murphy

Rector's Warden

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Phil
Hubbs

People's Warden

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Bronwen 
Parsons

Deputy Rector's Warden

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Denise 
Hunter

Mentor of the Wardens

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Barbara
Burling

Mentor for the Wardens

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Brian
Tucker

Treasurer

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Music Leader

Position Vacant

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Amanda
Cameron

Sunday School & VBS

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Don
MacNeil

Deputy People's Warden

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Sheila
Dickson

BrainiACTS Coordinator

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Rev. Deacon
Pam Alderson

Retired Deacon

To provide a safe, nurturing & secure environment, where youth can build strategies to improve their reading & writing skills and receive support with homework completion.

BrainiACTS is an affordable literacy and academic support program for children between grades 1-6. It is offered as a community outreach mission program on Tuesday afternoons from 3.30 p.m to 5.00 p.m.

 

The program aims to provide a safe, nurturing & secure environment, where youth can build strategies to improve their reading & writing skills and receive support with math and homework completion.

 

In the Fall of 2019, St. Andrew Anglican Church introduced BrainiACTS.  BrainiACTS is a once a week, after school club that offers individual or small-group assistance with reading/literacy skills and homework completion. 

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Building relationships, increasing confidence and developing goal setting strategies will help your child become a life long learner!

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It is projected that the number of adults with low-literacy skills in Canada will increase from 12.4 million in 2006 to 15 million in 2031. (www.sac-oac.ca)

 

Schools and teachers are continually being asked to do more with less funding and some families are stressed, both emotionally and financially.  As a result, some children may fall through the cracks and become part of the above statistic.

 

It has been said that literacy is an essential foundational skill in the 21st century.  Research has stated that people with low literacy skills have much lower employment rates which leads to an increased risk of poverty and the need for social assistance.  It is a reality that there is a negative impact on a person’s life who has low literacy skills, no matter what stage of life they are at – youth, adult or senior.  Connections between low literacy skills and crime have also been suggested.

 

During Grades one to three children are learning to read.  After Grade three, children transition to reading to learn.  BrainiACTS focuses on children to help them build the foundational skills they need to learn to read, so they can read to learn.

 

Does your child have difficulty reading or need additional support? Are you interested in accessing an affordable and creative option to support your child’s reading development?  Complete the online registration form to begin the process. 

 

For more information contact Sheila Dickson, program coordinator, at

brainiacts.standrewanglican@gmail.com

Registration Forms:

Change a life, become a volunteer tutor!

Volunteer adult and teenage tutors are needed to help this program continue to grow.  Give the gift of reading to a child within our community. 

Changing lives through literacy!  Literacy is a skill that enables you to read, write and use math in everyday life.

 

Our volunteers help young people develop their literacy skills through a guided program and fun activities, in a safe and nurturing environment.  Your help just may change the trajectory of a young person's life in a positive way.

 

This is an opportunity for you to make a positive impact in someone’s life, pouring the blessings of your life into ‘little lives’ and sharing from your experiences. As you connect and listen, you will help young people be better equipped to navigate through life and the issues they will face. 

 

When young people are able to solve their problems with reasonable success and feel increasingly confident in their own abilities to read and write, periods of struggle gradually become less frequent and less intense.

 

They begin to trust themselves and draw upon the solid resources and coping skills they have learned and nurtured within themselves.

 

Through your efforts, we continue to be the safety net. We continue to be the ‘village it takes to raise a child’.​

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TO BECOME A VOLUNTEER TUTOR, Please complete and submit an application form.

and email it to brainiacts.standrewanglican@gmail.com

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For additional information please contact the above email.

* All mentors must pass a background clearance and a thorough training process.*

St. Andrew
Anglican Church

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1-705-435-9711

standrewalliston@toronto.anglican.ca

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125 Wellington Street, West,

Alliston, ON L9R 1H8

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