Author Archive: Laura
Notes on the Notes – April 16, 2023
Second Sunday of Easter/Baptism This week’s music: “Praise to God, Your Praises Show” (VU #875 v 1-3) “Praise to God, your praises show, Hallelujah! Saints within God’s courts below, Hallelujah! Angels round the throne above, Hallelujah! All that see and share God’s love. Hallelujah! Earth to heaven and heaven to earth, Hallelujah! Tell the wonders, […]
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A Time Called…Easter Season
Easter is a “moveable feast” which, unlike Christmas with its set date, falls on the Sunday after the full moon following March 21. But what happens after Easter Sunday? It is easy to fall back into “life as normal” after Easter. But, the season of Easter – 40 days – offers us a special time […]
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Easter Sunday Worship Service – April 9, 2023
Easter Sunday “The Burdens We Carry are Not Only Ours” Today’s worship leaders are: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Heather Karavas, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, The Worship Choir and The Harmony Singers. Click below for a recording of our Easter Sunday service: See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on […]
Continue ReadingEaster Message from the Moderator
An Easter message from the moderator of the United Church of Canada, Carmen Lansdowne: *Please note that the translation from French-English and English-French is at the top of the video.
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Notes on the Notes – April 9, 2023
Easter Sunday This week’s music: “Halle, Halle, Halle” (VU #958) “Halle, halle, hallelujah! Halle, halle, hallelujah! Halle, halle, hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!” We respond to our opening prayer with a traditional Caribbean response, arranged by the Iona Community (1990). See the song used in worship (with additional verses) at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7J1EQ3eci4 “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” (VU #155) “Jesus […]
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A Time Called…Easter Day
Easter shatters the natural order. The crucified one lives again. Reality is redefined through Christ’s death and resurrection. God has spoken the last word on death – and that word is LIFE! All creation can live again through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. Alleluia! What is Easter? Easter is a festival and holiday celebrating the […]
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Worship Service – Good Friday – April 7, 2023
Good Friday Service Today’s worship leaders are: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Edna Erickson, Dorothy Read, Doug Waldron, Alana Davis, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, The Worship Choir and The Harmony Singers. Click below for a recording of our Good Friday service: See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on the Notes […]
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Notes on the Notes – April 7, 2023
Good Friday Service music: The Good Friday music will be sung as a response to the scripture readings and reflections on the burdens represented. You are invited to use the words of the songs in a time of prayer, reading them aloud and reflecting on them. “I Come to the Cross” “I come to the […]
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A Time Called…Good Friday
A woman lamented the poor attendance of church members at her church’s Good Friday worship: “If we can’t even bear the cost of one hour to hear the story of Jesus’ death, how can we begin to consider and how can we begin to fathom the cost he bore for us, and how deeply we […]
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Worship Service – April 2, 2023 – Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday “Our Sixth Burden” This Week’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and The Harmony Singers. Click below for a recording of this week’s livestream service. See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on the Notes To view services for the previous weeks […]
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Notes on the Notes – April 2, 2023
Palm Sunday This Week’s Music: “Hosanna, Loud Hosanna” (VU #123) “Hosanna, loud hosanna!” the happy children sang; Through pillared court and temple the joyful anthem rang; To Jesus, who had blessed them close folded to his breast; The children sang their praises, the simplest and the best. From Olivet they followed ‘mid an exultant crowd, […]
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A Time Called…Palm/Passion Sunday
For many, the procession of the palms re-enacted by Sunday school children is a vivid and lasting memory of this day. But once you know the whole story of the upcoming week, it is hard to see Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem except as set against his passion – betrayal, humiliation, and death. Historical Roots […]
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Worship Service – March 26, 2023
Fifth Sunday in Lent “Our Fifth Burden” This Week’s Worship Team is: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck, Dorothy Read, Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and members of The Worship Choir. Click below for a recording of this week’s livestream service. See the bulletin at: Bulletin To learn more about the service music, please visit Notes on the Notes […]
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Notes on the Notes – March 26, 2023
Fifth Sunday in Lent This Week’s Music: “As Comes the Breath of Spring” (VU #373) “As comes the breath of spring with light and mirth and song, So does your Spirit bring new days brave, free, and strong. You come with thrill of life to chase hence winter’s breath, To hush to peace the strife of […]
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Worship Service – March 19, 2023
Fourth Sunday in Lent “Our Fourth Burden” Important announcement re: WPUC Viability We are in need of volunteers to step up for key roles in 2 areas of the church. Without these key positions filled the church will not function. Thank you! to those who have volunteered to sit on the Ministry and Personnel Committee. […]
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