The Ontario government announced that the masking requirement for vulnerable settings would be extended to June 11th. Listening to many concerns in our congregation as well as this extension of the masking requirements, we want to assure you that we are extending our own masking requirement for worship and singing as well.
Please note that our expanded distancing section is also still in place. We encourage you to sit in the part of the sanctuary where every other pew is roped off if you wish to distance – and not to sit near anyone else who is seated in this section.
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.
At 10:30am join us in-person, on Zoom, or on YouTube for our weekly Sunday morning worship.
We are pleased to be joined by Cheryl Stenson this morning as our worship leader, as Emily completes a week of study leave. Cheryl has been a member of Glebe Road United Church since getting married there in 1996. She began at Glebe serving coffee and tea in fellowship hour, became secretary of the board, then Clerk of Session, and then Chair of the Board for many years. Her greatest joy at Glebe has been singing in the choir and the yearly musical events. Cheryl took the Licensed Lay Worship Leader (LLWL) course with the United Church of Canada, receiving her license in December 2021.
Today’s theme is “Saying YES to God” and our music will include the anthem “You Do Not Walk Alone” and solo “Great Is Thy Faithfulness.” We will also sing What Does the Lord Require of You? and I, the Lord of Sea and Sky (Here I Am Lord).
Looking Ahead
Next Sunday at 10:30am, April 10 is Palm Sunday, and our service will have the theme “The Voices of Hope.” We will take time to be the crowd as Jesus enters Jerusalem.
On Maundy Thursday, April 14 we will share a short Communion service over Zoom at 7:30pm, as we remember Jesus’ final meal with the disciples.
On Good Friday at 10:30am, April 15 our service “A Voice of Grief” will move through the story with music, scripture, and reflection. We will be hearing two beautiful new anthems for the first time, along with “Were You There?” arranged by Bob Chilcott.
Then on Easter Sunday at 10:30am, April 17 our service “The Voice of Love” will include Easter music recorded by the joint Leaside and Northlea choirs, along with an anthem by the Junior Choir, and a trumpeter live Sunday morning. For those who are young or young at heart, we will have special Easter stickers and colouring bulletins for the service, along with all of the usual books, colouring materials, and other items in our children’s area in the sanctuary.
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.
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