Rural United Pastoral Charge News
If you do not wish to have photos of your family that are
taken at church functions posted to the Rural United web page please let your Clerk of Session know.
taken at church functions posted to the Rural United web page please let your Clerk of Session know.
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Book Club meets at St. John's at 2:00 p.m.
February 27 - Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan March 27 - The Boat People - by Sharon Bala April 24 - educated by Tara Westover March 22 - The Season for Strawberries by Dorothy Brown Henderson June 26 - The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah The June meeting is at Rev. Wanda's house at 12:30 p.m. |
Scripture Readings
February 24, 2019 Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50 Luke 6:27-38 |
Confirmation Classes will be held for a full day on February 18, 2019, for anyone in high school.
Please let Rev. Wanda or Pastor Carol know if you are interested.
We will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St. John's Botany.
Lunch, snacks and beverages will be provided.
Bring a Bible.
Please let Rev. Wanda or Pastor Carol know if you are interested.
We will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St. John's Botany.
Lunch, snacks and beverages will be provided.
Bring a Bible.
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Mary Elford's mother, Audrey Elford, passed away on Sunday, February 10, at the age of 90.
Mary served on the Highgate Morpeth Turin Pastoral Charge and Rural United Pastoral Charge from 2005 to 2014. Rural United sends condolences to the family. |
Congratulations to Marsha Roberts
who will be ordained at the Regional Annual Meeting in Port Elgin on May 26, 2019. |
Friday, March 1st is World Day of Prayer 2019. World Day of Prayer
is an ecumenical celebration of informed prayer and prayerful action.
Join in the prayer service written by the women of Slovenia,
who invite us to explore Jesus’ parable of the Great Dinner (in Luke 15:15-24) with the theme “Come – Everything is Ready.”
This Service is sponsored by the UCW of Turin U.C. on March 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Members of the Church of the Redeemer,
Highgate and other community members will take part in the service.
Everyone Welcome!
is an ecumenical celebration of informed prayer and prayerful action.
Join in the prayer service written by the women of Slovenia,
who invite us to explore Jesus’ parable of the Great Dinner (in Luke 15:15-24) with the theme “Come – Everything is Ready.”
This Service is sponsored by the UCW of Turin U.C. on March 1, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.
Members of the Church of the Redeemer,
Highgate and other community members will take part in the service.
Everyone Welcome!
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Stuff a-Bus 2019 at Food Basics on February 9, 2019. 19+ boxes of food and $380 were donated. All donations went to Outreach for Hunger. |
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Rural United Pastoral Charge
sends its sympathy to Nancy and Jack Pickering on the death of her sister, Kathy Paine, on November 30, 2018. |
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St. John's hosted a Charge Christmas Dinner on Monday, November 26, 2018. Willow Ridge Golf Club catered the meal and Beth and Ross Gladstone and friends provided the entertainment. |
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Official Board met at St. Paul's on
Wednesday, November 21, 2018.
Click on the button to read the minutes.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018.
Click on the button to read the minutes.
Rural United Pastoral Charge Skate Nights 2018/19
February 9 & 23, 2019
The four churches that make up the Rural United Pastoral Charge continue the tradition of an open skate offered to ALL and supported by our church communities to provide an event where friends, family and community can enjoy a night of skating.
The name was changed from The Botany Skate by a motion passed a the Official Board on September 28, 2016.
There will be no admission charged at the door.
The cost of the skate to the charge is $169.50 per SKATE for the 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. time slot. By not charging admission and by using the schedule for the Public Skating time slot at the arena, we are able to increase the ice time for a cost savings.
If you choose to support the skate, donations should be directed through your church treasurer which allows you
to claim the donation as a charitable donation.
Any questions or concerns should be directed to Jane Lawton.
February 9 & 23, 2019
The four churches that make up the Rural United Pastoral Charge continue the tradition of an open skate offered to ALL and supported by our church communities to provide an event where friends, family and community can enjoy a night of skating.
The name was changed from The Botany Skate by a motion passed a the Official Board on September 28, 2016.
There will be no admission charged at the door.
The cost of the skate to the charge is $169.50 per SKATE for the 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. time slot. By not charging admission and by using the schedule for the Public Skating time slot at the arena, we are able to increase the ice time for a cost savings.
If you choose to support the skate, donations should be directed through your church treasurer which allows you
to claim the donation as a charitable donation.
Any questions or concerns should be directed to Jane Lawton.
This came to the Rural United website and Rev. Wanda has approved including it here.
This note is about something I think the people at St. John's, St. Paul's, Turin, and Zion United would find useful, a refreshingly different resource called StoryFest. It’s a set of free videos and other materials that help people appreciate and enjoy the life-giving stories of the Bible. It’s specially designed for use by small, informal groups, with or without trained leadership.
The video presenters are storyteller and musician Linnea Good, storyteller and author Ralph Milton, pastor and Biblical scholar Donald Schmidt, counsellor and storyteller Allison Rennie, and editor and artist Don McNair.
The videos were taken during three storytelling Saturdays at churches in the BC Interior, and edited into nine videos, each focusing on a different Bible story. This is a non-commercial venture financed by the BC Conference of the United Church, Wood Lake Publications, and many volunteers.
There are no lectures and no arguments over doctrinal differences or issues of Biblical interpretation – simply enjoying the stories and how they connect with the lives we live.
Please visit http://www.woodlakebooks.com/storyfest, where you’ll find a short introductory video, the nine session videos, and an assortment of related resources. Most of them free.
If you like what you see, please take a moment to forward this information to your colleagues and friends.
Blessings!
Jacob McNair
StoryFest Publicity
This note is about something I think the people at St. John's, St. Paul's, Turin, and Zion United would find useful, a refreshingly different resource called StoryFest. It’s a set of free videos and other materials that help people appreciate and enjoy the life-giving stories of the Bible. It’s specially designed for use by small, informal groups, with or without trained leadership.
The video presenters are storyteller and musician Linnea Good, storyteller and author Ralph Milton, pastor and Biblical scholar Donald Schmidt, counsellor and storyteller Allison Rennie, and editor and artist Don McNair.
The videos were taken during three storytelling Saturdays at churches in the BC Interior, and edited into nine videos, each focusing on a different Bible story. This is a non-commercial venture financed by the BC Conference of the United Church, Wood Lake Publications, and many volunteers.
There are no lectures and no arguments over doctrinal differences or issues of Biblical interpretation – simply enjoying the stories and how they connect with the lives we live.
Please visit http://www.woodlakebooks.com/storyfest, where you’ll find a short introductory video, the nine session videos, and an assortment of related resources. Most of them free.
If you like what you see, please take a moment to forward this information to your colleagues and friends.
Blessings!
Jacob McNair
StoryFest Publicity
The new 2018-2019 gifts with vision catalogue is available.
Are you looking for meaningful gifts to give this Christmas?
Shopping here is a great way to make a difference and show someone that you care.
This year’s catalogue is filled with gifts that don’t need wrapping or tags, just your love.
Are you looking for meaningful gifts to give this Christmas?
Shopping here is a great way to make a difference and show someone that you care.
This year’s catalogue is filled with gifts that don’t need wrapping or tags, just your love.
The United Church of Canada has a special appeal to aid the countries in the Asia Pacific Region Appeal
(Japan, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia) who have suffered from
recent typhoons, earthquakes and a tsunami.
Our M&S partner, ACT Alliance, is working with other partners and concentrating their resources to reach
the most remote and under serviced communities.
You can note a donation on the “special fund” section of your church offering envelope.
(Japan, China, Hong Kong, the Philippines and Indonesia) who have suffered from
recent typhoons, earthquakes and a tsunami.
Our M&S partner, ACT Alliance, is working with other partners and concentrating their resources to reach
the most remote and under serviced communities.
You can note a donation on the “special fund” section of your church offering envelope.
Millions of people at risk of starvation in parts of Africa and the Middle East.
The United Church of Canada is launching an Extreme Hunger Appeal as the humanitarian crisis in
Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen reaches grave levels.
Starvation and extreme hunger are rapidly reaching a scale the world has not seen before.
Vulnerable people are most impacted, including children.
You can note a donation on the “special fund” section of your church offering envelope.
The United Church of Canada is launching an Extreme Hunger Appeal as the humanitarian crisis in
Kenya, Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Yemen reaches grave levels.
Starvation and extreme hunger are rapidly reaching a scale the world has not seen before.
Vulnerable people are most impacted, including children.
You can note a donation on the “special fund” section of your church offering envelope.
At the Official Board Meeting on September 26, 2018, a Motion was passed
that the Charge would support the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
$2,060 was raised and at the November 21 meeting it was decided
to add $500 from the Charge Treasury to make $2,560.
that the Charge would support the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
$2,060 was raised and at the November 21 meeting it was decided
to add $500 from the Charge Treasury to make $2,560.
The new Executive Minister of Regions 7, 8 and 9, Cheryl-Ann Stadelbauer-Sampa, has sent out a release describing
the new office and the new staff who will be the regions' resource people.
There will be one regional office out of which staff for regions 7, 8 and 9 will operate. Staff are being offered considerable freedom to work from home except for specific times when they are expected to be in the regional office.
Meet your regional office located on Highway #6 North between Highway 403 and Highway 401 (just north of Carlisle Road),
and read about the newly appointed staff.
the new office and the new staff who will be the regions' resource people.
There will be one regional office out of which staff for regions 7, 8 and 9 will operate. Staff are being offered considerable freedom to work from home except for specific times when they are expected to be in the regional office.
Meet your regional office located on Highway #6 North between Highway 403 and Highway 401 (just north of Carlisle Road),
and read about the newly appointed staff.
If you are interested in knowing who will represent the former London Conference in the new Region 7, click on the button.
This newsletter will replace the old Latest from LoCo.
This newsletter will replace the old Latest from LoCo.
Affirming Ministry Action Plan
Write to the Government of Ontario
Write to the Government of Ontario
See Faithful Footsteps for more information on police checks.
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Five Oaks is going forward.
Read the message from the Board of Directors explaining their new vision with their new partner communities. |
With great enthusiasm we announce that Michael Shewburg has accepted the position as Managing Director! We welcome Michael, and look forward to the gifts and skills he brings to our Five Oaks team!!
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