COMMUNITY BREAKFAST, WORSHIP AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
On Sunday, May 1st we will be having a short annual meeting for the congregation, but before the service starts we will have a Community Breakfast outside on the lawn for all ages. Whether or not you plan to attend the service, you are invited to come for 10am have your (likely second) breakfast and take part in activities that will range from signing cards for people in the congregation to drawing all over the sidewalks with sidewalk chalk (the more artists of all ages the better!) We’ll also invite those who are interested to share thoughts (with stickies) about our faith (creating a community prayer together) and where we are going as a church. For those who decide to stay for the worship service and short meeting, there will be a second opportunity to share food together outside at the end.
We continue to collect used stamps, eye glasses and pop tabs to help those in need. The drop off baskets for these items are now located in the large closet in the welcome area outside the Sanctuary.
All welcome to join us on Wednesday February 16th at 10:30am on Zoom for a special Meet U @ The Zoom Room speaker event with Hal & Karen Llewellyn talking about Guaranteed Livable Income.
What is Guaranteed Livable Income?
Guaranteed Livable Income….an idea whose time has come.
“The time has come to stop blaming the mirror for not being a window, for presenting us with things we would rather not see. The time has come for a little common honesty. The poor, after all, are not, as some still pretend, poor of their own accord. The poor have no uncommon moral flaw that sets them apart, let alone condemns them. They are casualties of the way we manage our economy and our society – and that fact is increasingly obvious to the poor themselves.” p. 142 From Bootstraps Need Boots: One Tory’s Lonely Fight to end Poverty in Canada ..Hugh Segal
We welcome the opportunity to consider with you the need for income security for the most vulnerable of our society.
Come and find out more! All welcome and invite a friend!
Dial either phone number: 647-558-0588 or 647-374-4685 Put in the Meeting ID number: 883 9875 7927 Put in the Password number: 666497 If asked for a participant ID, just press # Unmute your phone by pressing *6
Today our worship will be livestreamed to YouTube and shared on Zoom, starting shortly before 10:30am. Following the service, join (or stay on) Zoom for a time of conversation.
Get ready to sing this morning by watching Matt and our leads teach our Introit and Blessing for this month:
Today we mark the beginning of Black History Month with a music celebration including two anthems – “How can I keep from singing?” sung live with by leads and the wonderful virtual choir project “Hymn to Freedom.”
Today we hear about Jesus calling his first disciples, we continue with our Small Spiritual Practices, and watch a short video about the new United Church mission statement.
Today’s service draws on a service shared by the United Church for Black History Month created by Charmain Bailey. You might like to hear the sermon she recorded that accompanies the Call to Worship and prayers we share today, “Fishing so others may share a meal” (10 minutes):
Next Sunday On February 13 our service “Words from a Level Place” will reflect on Luke 6:17-26. Our closing hymn will be the energetic “I’m gonna live so God can use me.”
Then, on February 20th we will share another service shared by the larger United Church: Black Experiences in Canadian Churches, created by 6 Millenials and Gen Zs.
YouTube Playlists We have updated our Small Spiritual Practices playlist with all of our small spiritual practices this month: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfuCu94bEGC5eCVktVqxmrnx1E_jmeTLc I invite you to see if you can think of one person who might appreciate one of these practices, and share it with them. Our most popular so far was shared Jan. 16: Intention and Attention.
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