Author Archive: Laura
Mourning the death of The Very Reverend Bill Phipps
The United Church of Canada grieves the death of the Very Rev. Dr. William Phipps, the denomination’s 36th Moderator, who faithfully served in this role from 1997 to 2000. Rev. Phipps died on March 4, 2022. A fierce champion for economic and ecological justice, Rev. Phipps was originally trained as a lawyer before becoming an […]
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Worship Service – March 6, 2022 – First Sunday of Lent
Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s worship is led by: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck and Gloria Saindon. Thank you to everyone who provided music leadership this week: Myrna Hagues (keyboard), Amber Cottreau, Heather Karavas, Gloria Saindon and Laura Steidl. To donate to the Ukrainian Relief Fund through the […]
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Notes on the Notes – March 6, 2022
Lent 1 Full to the Brim – Even in the Desert This week’s music: “Giver of the Perfect Gift” (VU #116 v. 1, 4, 5) “Giver of the perfect gift, only hope of human race, Hear the prayer our hearts uplift, gathered at thy throne of grace. Oh, may these our Lenten days, blest by […]
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Ash Wednesday Online Service – March 2, 2022
We join together in prayer and reflection to begin our Lenten journey.
Continue ReadingSunflowers in Ukraine: Praying for a Miracle
(A Prayer by Moderator Richard Bott) God of all Creation, God of the heights and the depths, and everything in-between, God of this blue-green bauble, spinning in space, a place of such wonderous creatures, and abundant life… we are praying for a miracle, one of the smallest of changes, one that would have immense consequence. […]
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Worship Service – February 27, 2022
Transfiguration Sunday Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s worship is led by: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck and Laura Steidl. Thank you to everyone who provided music leadership: Myrna Hagues (piano), Amber Cottreau, Courtney Maertens, Sarah Closen, Trista Closen, Heather Karavas, Gloria Saindon, Patrick Woodbeck and Laura Steidl. […]
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Notes on the Notes – February 27, 2022
Transfiguration Sunday This Week’s Music: “Immortal, Invisible” (VU #264) Immortal, invisible, God only wise, In light inaccessible hid from our eyes, Most blessed, most glorious the Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, Nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might; Thy justice like mountains […]
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Pray for Peace
We ask that you hold the people of Ukraine in your prayers. May peace return swiftly to the region. God, hear our prayer. A Prayer for Ukraine from the Church of Scotland The news can be difficult to listen to and to read. When that news relates to faces we know and to voices familiar […]
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Worship Service – February 20, 2022
Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s worship is led by: Rev. Patrick Woodbeck and Sarah Closen. Thank you to everyone who provided music leadership: Myrna Hagues (piano), Sarah Closen, Trista Closen, Amber Cottreau, Courtney Maertens, Heather Karavas, Julia Bateman, Gloria Saindon and Laura Steidl. *Tech tip: If you […]
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Notes on the Notes – February 20, 2022
Who are You? This Week’s Music: “Come to My Heart, Lord Jesus” (VU #661) “Come to my heart, Lord Jesus; teach me to walk in your way. Come to my heart, Lord Jesus; come to my heart today. Give me the peace and joy that only you can bring. Come to my heart, Lord Jesus; […]
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Worship Service – February 13, 2022
*Note: Due to current pandemic conditions, we will be masked when speaking. If you would like the spoken portions of the service to have closed captioning, click the play button and then click on the CC icon at the bottom of the video screen. Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s […]
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Notes on the Notes – February 13, 2022
The Context of Our Lives This Week’s Music: “Jesus, Draw Me Close” “Jesus draw me close; closer, Lord, to You. Let the world around me fade away. Jesus, draw me close; closer, Lord, to You. For I desire to worship and obey.” Rick Founds wrote this song in 1990. When asked about the writing of the […]
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Worship Service – February 6, 2022
*Note: Due to current pandemic conditions, we will be masked when speaking. If you would like the spoken portions of the service to have closed captioning, click the play button and then click on the CC icon at the bottom of the video screen. Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the Notes This week’s […]
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Notes on the Notes – February 6, 2022
The Courage to Say “Yes!” Communion This week’s music: “Many are the Lightbeams” (VU #588 v. 1) “Many are the light beams from the one light. Our one light is Jesus. Many are the light beams from the one light; We are one in Christ.” In 1972, Anders Frostenson, a Swedish pastor and hymn writer, wrote […]
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Worship Service – January 30, 2022
“Are You Ready?” *Note: Due to current pandemic conditions, we will be masked when speaking. If you would like the spoken portions of the service to have closed captioning, click the play button and then click on the CC icon at the bottom of the video screen. Please click here for the Bulletin Click here for Notes on the […]
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