Announcements – Sunday, April 26, 2020
OUR MISSION
Windsor Park United Church seeks to be a welcoming community. Based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, we nurture our faith and spiritual life by: worshipping and learning together, caring for each other, embracing our diversity, reaching out to those who live around us and working together in service to Creation.
THE LIFE & WORK OF WPUC
April 26 – May 3, 2020
Today Third Sunday of Easter
On line – watch your email for further information
Sunday Fourth Sunday of Easter (Communion)
On line – watch your email for further information
Scripture reading for May 3, 2020 is Luke 24:13-35.
From the Minister
If you feel the need to talk, to vent, to laugh, to hear another’s voice, please know that the phone and the email at the church will be constantly checked and so if you need to speak to me, please call and if we do not answer leave your name and number and I will call you back. We are in this together and will we get through this together, because that is what we do here at Windsor Park United Church.
SouthWinds
We are planning a SouthWinds for the end of April/beginning of May and are in need of submissions. Since there has been little to no activity for the various church groups and councils, we invite stories of interesting experiences during this time of self-isolation and self-care. What are some of the uplifting experiences that you have had at this time? Have you read a good book that you would like to share in a book review, did someone reach out to you and brighten your day, is there a project or projects that you would like to tell our community about. Please send your submissions via email to office@windsorparkunitedchurch.com. The deadline for submissions is Monday, April 27, 2020.
Offering
Recently Patrick sent out an email about “Five Ways to be the Church when Church is Canceled” by Erin Wathen. Item number two on that list was to send in your offering. “This may seem like a small thing in the grand scheme right now, but trust me. It matters that you continue to get your offering in, as long as you are fiscally able. This is a great time to reexamine online giving options, or encourage folks to sign up for automatic withdrawal (aka PAR). Even the healthiest congregations can find themselves in the hole, and quick, after just a few Sundays of missed offerings. If you can’t give online, mail in a cheques, send a carrier pigeon, do what you have to do. Even if the building is empty, bills and salaries need to be paid; what’s more, you’re helping your church maintain mission commitments to the community in a time when the commitment is more important than ever. Go to WPUC’s website and look for the Donate tab at the top of the page. Click on that and you will be directed to a form which you simply fill out and submit. The bonus is that you get an immediate tax receipt and you don’t have to wait until February 2021.
