Author Archive: Laura

Announcements – May 19, 2019

THE LIFE & WORK OF WPUC May 19th – 26th Sunday, May 19      USED BOOK SALE                                    10:30 a.m.       Worship Monday            Office Closed (Victoria Day) Wednesday      12:00 p.m.      Soup and Sandwich @ Prendergast Thursday         1:30 p.m.         Little Moccasins                             8:00 p.m.         Worship Choir Practice Next Sunday    10:30 a.m.       Worship   *If you […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 12, 2019

Mother’s Day To Live Anew in God This week’s scripture readings: Acts 9:36-43       John 10:22-30 This week’s music: “Are You a Shepherd?” (MV #126) “Are you a shepherd, good shepherd who leads us safely through danger, while calming our fears? Are you a father who shelters and feeds us, shares in our laughter and wipes […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 5, 2019

Living Easter Day Today! This week’s scripture reading: Acts 9:1-20 This week’s music: “I Danced in the Morning” (VU #352) I danced in the morning when the world was begun, And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun, And I came from heaven and I danced on the earth; At Bethlehem […]

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Notes on the Notes – April 28, 2019

Earth Day Service This week’s Scripture readings: Genesis 2:4b-17        John 1:1-5 This week’s music: “Mother Earth, Our Mother Birthing” (MV #39) “Mother Earth, our Mother birthing every creature from the ground. Jesus too was flesh and breathing, kin to all that’s green and brown. Sister Air, our Sister lifting every creature born […]

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Announcements – April 28, 2019

THE LIFE & WORK OF WPUC April 28th – May 5th Sunday            10:00 a.m.       Joyful Noise practice                           10:30 a.m.       Worship (Earth Day Celebration)                           5:00 p.m.         Spring Dinner – SOLD OUT! Monday            7:00 p.m.        UCW Open Meeting Tuesday           1:00 p.m.         Art Group Wednesday      1:00 p.m.        UCW Unit 2 […]

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Bulletin – April 28, 2019

Second Sunday of Easter / Earth Day Earth Day Service (Adapted from the United Church of Canada service “Peace with the Earth” written by Miriam Spies) Approach Gathering Song – MV #39 “Mother Earth, Our Mother Birthing” Welcome, lighting the candle and announcements Call to Worship One:    Come and worship the Creator All:      […]

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Easter Memorial Lilies 2019

The Easter Lilies on display on Easter Sunday 2019 were placed in loving memory of… Lil Aird remembered by Bunny Reid * Doris Orton remembered by Laura Steidl * Dr. Gordon and Edith Steenson, Paul Nazarko remembered by Jan, Brian, and Gordon Nazarko * Verna Palmer, Sid Waldron remembered by Gloria and Doug Waldron * […]

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Notes on the Notes – April 21, 2019

Easter Sunday/Communion This week’s scripture readings: Isaiah 65:17-25      John 20: 1-18 This week’s music: “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” (VU #155) “Jesus Christ is risen today, hallelujah! Our triumphant holy day, hallelujah! Who did once upon the cross, hallelujah! Suffer to redeem our loss.  Hallelujah! Hymns of praise then let us sing… Unto Christ, our […]

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Announcements – April 21, 2019

THE LIFE & WORK OF WPUC April 21st – 28th Sunday          10:30 a.m.     Worship (Easter / Communion) Monday         6:15 p.m.        Sparks & Brownies Tuesday        1:00 p.m.       Art Group Wednesday   9:30 a.m.       Tot Time                        12:00 noon    Prendergast Soup and Sandwich Thursday      9:30 a.m.       Study Group                        1:30 p.m.       Little Moccasins                        7:45 p.m.       […]

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Bulletin – Sunday, April 21, 2019

Easter “Be still and know that I am God!” Approach *   Hymn – VU #155 “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” Lighting the Christ Candle One:    On this Easter Sunday, we shout and sing the glad news: All:      Jesus Christ is risen indeed! We light the Christ candle because he is here among us. […]

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Notes on the Notes – April 19, 2019

Good Friday John 18:1-19:42 Today’s music has been chosen to enhance the Passion narrative of Jesus’ journey to the cross. “Beneath the Cross of Jesus” (VU # 135) “Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand: The shadow of a mighty rock within a weary land, A home within the wilderness, a […]

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Bulletin – Friday, April 19, 2019

Good Friday “Be still and know that I am God!” Call to Worship One:    On this most solemn of days we gather for worship. All:      Jesus, lead us from the darkness of the garden, to the bare courtyard and its soldiers. Draw us from Pilate’s palace and its crowds, through the streets of […]

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Lenten Challenge – Week 6 – Pray

On the night before he died, Jesus asked his friends, Peter, James, and John, to come and pray with him in the garden.  But, while Jesus prayed for courage, his friends just fell asleep. This week, consider coming to the Good Friday service on Friday at 10:30 a.m. If you can’t make it, take a […]

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