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Lenten Challenge – Week 3 – Fasting

“Then Jesus was led into the wilderness by the spirit.  He fasted for 40 days and nights, and afterwards he was famished.” In Jesus’ day, fasting from some foods for a certain period of time was a common way of drawing closer to God. This week, try fasting from meat for one day.  Or Try […]

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Lenten Challenge – Week 2 – Prayer

On the night before Jesus died, he had a meal with his friends.  And while they sat at the table, Jesus took a loaf of bread, blessed it, and broke it, and gave it to each of his friends saying: “This is my body, which is broken for you.  Whenever you eat, remember me.” Jesus […]

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United Church Statement on Christchurch

To read the statement on the violence in Christchurch, go to: https://www.united-church.ca/news/united-church-condemns-mosque-attacks-new-zealand For a prayer from Moderator Richard Bott, go to: https://www.united-church.ca/prayers/counter-terror-gods-peace

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Lenten Challenge – Week 1 – Give

One time, when a young man asked Jesus how he could come closer to God, Jesus said: “Give what you have to those who have less, and come follow me.” This week, consider giving food to our church food bank, or donations for West Broadway Community Ministry or The Bear Clan.  Items can be dropped […]

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Climate Change

Caring for God’s gift of Creation is a spiritual commitment. To learn about what the United Church has to say go to: https://www.united-church.ca/social-action/justice-initiatives/climate-change To learn more about the Student Strike for Climate Action on Friday, March 15 @ 1 p.m. go to: https://www.mbenergyjustice.org/climatestrike0111 To learn about Earth Hour, taking place on Saturday, March 30, go […]

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Announcements – March 3, 2019

THE LIFE & WORK OF WPUC March 3rd – March 9th Today            10:00 a.m.     Joyful Noise practice                        10:30 a.m.     Worship (Communion)                        2:00 p.m.       Curling Bonspiel Monday         6:15 p.m.        Sparks & Brownies                        7:00 p.m.       UCW Executive Tuesday        1:00 p.m.       Art Group Wednesday   9:30 a.m.       Tot Time                        1:00 p.m.       UCW Unit 2 […]

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This week at WPUC

Join us tonight (Feb. 26) at 6:30 p.m. as we join with “Save Our Seine” to screen the film “Call of the Forest.”  Free admission. Join us tomorrow night (Wed., Feb. 27) for a video presentation and evening of  thought-provoking discussion at our fourth session of “Waking Up in the World.” On Thursday morning at […]

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Waking Up in the World: Four Coffee and Conversation Sessions

Heal our Hearts Cultivate Courage Inspire Action In our world today we are facing many issues: climate change, poverty, wars, racism, homophobia, ageism, strange politics, etc, etc. Now more than ever, people are being called to grow and develop, and to bring forward their own unique voices and gifts to solve our very real social […]

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Jan. 20/19 Announcements

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: worshiping 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. *Here […]

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Jan. 20/19 Bulletin

January 20, 2019                                        2nd Sunday after Epiphany (Portions of the service that are in BOLD are to be said by all. All points marked * those who are able are invited to stand.) Approach Gathering song – “Sing a New Church”  Summoned by the God who made us Rich in our diversity, Gathered in the […]

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