1. St. Stephen’s Annual Roast Beef Dinner Saturday, January 28 at the Current River Recreation Centre, 450 Dewe Ave. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., dinner is at 6:00 p.m. Ticket prices: Adults $15, children under 5 no charge. This is a fund raiser for St. Stephen’s Operating Fund. Tickets must be purchased in advance from a member of the Men’s Club. Call George Monkhouse 683-8506 for tickets or leave a message on St. Stephen’s voice mail 683-6051.

2. Mark your calendars to help the Mission to Seafarers celebrate its 50th anniversary! The Mission to Seafarers will hold its Annual Fund-Raising Dinner on Friday, April 20 at the Current River Community Centre, 450 Dewe Ave. (off Arundel St.) 5:30 p.m. Symposium, 6:00 p.m. Dinner, Adults $25.00, Children 12 and under $12.00. Buffet with Cash Bar (Wine). Call 344-8241 for more information or visit www.missiontoseafarers.ca/thunderbay.

Bishop Stephen Andrews is pleased to announce the appointment of Erin Ezack as the Deanery Child and Youth Ministry Facilitator for the Deanery of Thunder Bay, effective January 1, 2012.

Erin graduated from Lakehead University in 2005 with a BABEd. She pursued her teaching career in Winnipeg for a couple of years and returned to Thunder Bay in 2008 to be married. She has loved being at home with her almost two-year-old son. She started teaching Sunday school at St. Paul’s, Thunder Bay in 2003, and returned there in 2010 as their Sunday School Coordinator. She has extensive experience working with children and youth. We welcome Erin to her new position and wish her well as she undertakes this new ministry within the Diocese of Algoma.