Author Archive: Laura

Christmas Choir starts November 12!

The Worship Choir invites you to join them for the season of Advent and 7 p.m. Christmas Eve service.  There are 3 ways to join: The Christmas Eve Experience – Practices are Thursday evenings from 7:30-8:30 p.m. starting November 12. – You will be singing at the 7 p.m. Christmas Eve service. – Great for […]

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Notes on the Notes – November 1, 2015

This Week’s Theme:         All Saints’ Sunday, Communion This Week’s Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-9,   Revelation 21:1-6a This Week’s Music: “I See a New Heaven” (VU #713) “I see a new heaven, I see a new earth as the old one will pass away, Where the fountain of life flows and without price goes to all people […]

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Information about Sharon’s upcoming visit to China

The China Christian Councili, the post-denominational Protestant Church in China (CCC), has invited The United Church of Canada into an encounter of deepened relationships and knowledge of our churches and our respective contexts. Receiving this invitation is an honour. Christianity in Asia is undergoing fundamental change as Christians there integrate scripture, tradition, experience and context. […]

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Notes on the Notes – Reformation Sunday

This week’s special event: Premiere of the dramatic reading “Sola Fide” by John McTavish This week’s scripture readings: Job 42:1-6,10-17             Hebrews 7:23-28 This week’s music: “Let Us With a Gladsome Mind” (VU #234) “Let us, with a gladsome mind, praise our God, forever kind; Whose great mercies still endure, ever faithful, ever sure. God, […]

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All About the UCW

UCW is short for “United Church Women” and the groups are open to all women who might be interested in becoming involved in a women’s fellowship group. Here at Windsor Park united Church we have the following groups: Unit 2: meets the 1st Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. YAH’s (Young at Hearts):  meets […]

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Chinese Potluck Dinner on Saturday!

We will be hosting a Chinese Potluck dinner on Saturday, October 24th from 5-8 p.m. In addition to the great food (traditional pot-luck style!)… Come for music, art, try your hand at calligraphy, learn your Chinese astrological sign, and find out about Sharon’s upcoming journey to visit Christians in China. Fun for the whole family!!! […]

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Blessing of the Pets Photos

On Sunday, October 4, Windsor Park United Church celebrated a Blessing of the Pets!  Thanks again for your support of Darcy’s A.R.C., The Winnipeg Humane Society and Manitoba Underdogs!  Also, a big thank you to our community sponsors, Sunova Credit Union and Best West Pet Foods! (Double click on photos to enlarge)

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Notes on the Notes – October 18, 2015

This week’s scripture readings: Job 38: 1-7, 34-4 Mark 10: 35-45 This week’s music: “Jesus, Teacher, Brave and Bold” (VU #605) “Jesus, teacher, brave and bold, Let us serve you, young and old. Let us faith-filled workers be, All around, you wisdom see. Let us play and dance and sing, Your goodness find in everything. […]

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Notes on the Notes – October 11, 2015

This week’s theme: Thanksgiving Sunday/Praise Team Contemporary Service This week’s scripture readings: Hebrews 4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31 This week’s music: “This is the Day” (MV #122) “This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! Singing hallelu! […]

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Food Donations Needed!

The Worship and Outreach Councils are asking for donations of food for West Broadway to be brought in on Thanksgiving Day Sunday (Oct. 11) and Oct. 18. Items most needed are: Sugar Coffee Peanut Butter Cheese Whiz Tuna/Canned meat Coffee whitener Canned pork and beans, etc. Thank you!  

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Offering Counter Training Session

Have you ever wanted to learn more about how the offering is counted each Sunday?  If you have an hour or so after church periodically on Sunday mornings you may want to become a part of our Counting Team! This Thursday, October 8th at 6:30 pm, the Finance Council and their volunteer counters will be […]

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Craft Sale Signs Missing

Help!  9 of our Craft Sale signs have gone missing since the sale on Saturday. If you see one in the neighbourhood, please return it to the church! Thanks!

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Thursday Morning Study Group starts on October 15th

“What’s So Amazing About Grace?” by Philip Yancy. This is the book that we have chosen for our study.  It is a book that many of us have read on our own, but how nice it would have been to have had somebody else’s input.  Well, now that’s possible!  There is a visual aid to […]

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Notes on the Notes – October 4, 2015

This week’s theme:  World Wide Communion Sunday/Creation 4 This week’s scripture readings:                Job 1:1; 2:1-10, Mark 10:2-16 This week’s music: “We are One” (VU #402) This new hymn text was submitted for Voices United by Doreen Lankshear-Smith of Thunder Bay, Ontario.  The tune was composed in 1987 by Jeeva Sam of Regina, SK and arranged by David […]

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