Author Archive: Laura

Notes on the Notes – November 9, 2025

Remembrance Sunday This week’s music: “God, Make Us Servants of Your Peace” (VU #676) “God, make us servants of your peace: Where there is hate, may we sow love; Where there is hurt, may we forgive; Where there is strife, may we make one. Where all is doubt, may we sow faith; Where all is gloom, […]

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Worship Service – November 2, 2025

Welcome!  Thanks for joining us! Thank you to those in worship leadership this week: Worship Leaders  –  Diane Meredith, Minister Candidate, June Kaan, Laura Steidl Minute People – Dorothy Read, Audrey Turley Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues & the Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron PowerPoint Creation – Gwen Polak PowerPoint “Clicker” […]

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Notes on the Notes – November 2, 2025

Our Saints Sunday This week’s music:  “Eternal, Unchanging, We Sing” (VU #223) “Eternal, Unchanging, we sing to your praise: Your mercies are endless, and righteous your ways; Your servants proclaim the renown of your name Who rules over all and is ever the same. Again we rejoice in the world you have made, Your mighty creation […]

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Worship Service – October 26, 2025

Welcome!  Thanks for joining us! Thank you to those in worship leadership this week: Worship Leaders  –  Diane Meredith, Minister Candidate Liturgist – Gayle Henders Minute Person – Dorothy Read (Executive Team) Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues & the Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron PowerPoint Creation – Gwen Polak PowerPoint “Clicker” […]

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Notes on the Notes – October 26, 2025

This week’s music: “Come and Seek the Ways of Wisdom” (MV #10)  “Come and seek the ways of Wisdom, she who danced when earth was new. Follow closely what she teaches, for her words are right and true. Wisdom clears the path to justice, showing us what love must do. Listen to the voice of […]

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Worship Service – October 19, 2025

World Food Sunday Welcome!  Thanks for joining us! Thank you to those in worship leadership this week: Worship Leaders  –  Diane Meredith, Minister Candidate Liturgist – Edna Erickson Minute Person – Gwen Polak Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues & the Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron PowerPoint Creation – Gwen Polak PowerPoint […]

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Notes on the Notes – October 19, 2025

World Food Sunday   This week’s music:  “Give Thanks, My Soul, for Harvest” (VU #522) “Give thanks, my soul, for harvest, for store of fruit and grain, But know the owner gives so that we may share again. Where people suffer hunger, or little children cry, With gifts from God’s rich bounty may thankfulness reply. Give thanks, […]

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Worship Service – October 12, 2025

Thanksgiving Sunday Sixth Sunday in the Season of Creation Welcome!  Thanks for joining us! Thank you to those in worship leadership this week: Worship Leaders  – Rev. Barbara Roberts, Dorothy Read Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, Wendy Toews, Jam Calvez and Barbara Roberts Live Stream – Doug Waldron PowerPoint Creation – Gwen Polak […]

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Notes on the Notes – October 12, 2025

Thanksgiving Sunday Sixth Sunday in the Season of Creation  This week’s music:  “We Praise You, O God” (VU #218) The title for our hymn book, Voices United, comes from the third stanza of this hymn.  The words were written by Julia Cory in 1902 at the request of the organist, for a Thanksgiving service at Brick Presbyterian Church in […]

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Worship Service – October 5, 2025

Fifth Sunday in the Season of Creation World-Wide Communion Sunday  Welcome!  Thanks for joining us! Thank you to those in worship leadership this week: Worship Leaders  – Student Minister Diane Meredith, Gayle Henders Minute Person – Howard Ashdown Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues & the Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron PowerPoint […]

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Notes on the Notes – October 5, 2025

This Week’s Music: “All Who Hunger” (VU #460) “All who hunger, gather gladly; holy manna is our bread. Come from wilderness and wandering.  Here, in truth, we will be fed. You that yearn for days of fullness, all around us is our food. Taste and see the grace eternal. Taste and see that God is good. […]

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Worship Service – September 28, 2025

Fourth Sunday in the Season of Creation Sunday Before the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation Welcome!  Thanks for joining us! Thank you to those in worship leadership this week: Worship Leaders  – Student Minister Diane Meredith, Gwen Polak Music Leadership – Laura Steidl & Myrna Hagues Live Stream – Doug Waldron PowerPoint Creation – […]

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Notes on the Notes – September 28, 2025

Fourth Sunday in the Season of Creation/ Sunday before the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation This week’s music: “Many and Great, O God, Are Your Works” (VU #308) “Many and great, O God, are your works, Maker of earth and sky. Your hands have set the heavens with stars, Your fingers spread the mountains and […]

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Worship Service – September 21, 2025

Third Sunday in the Season of Creation Welcome!  Thanks for joining us! Thank you to those in worship leadership this week: Worship Leaders  – Student Minister Diane Meredith, Dorothy Read Minute Person – Sue Turley Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, & The Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron PowerPoint Creation – Gwen […]

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Notes on the Notes – September 21, 2025

Creation 3 This week’s music:  “Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above” (VU #216) “Sing praise to God, who reigns above, the God of all creation, The God of power, the God of love, the God of our salvation; With healing balm my soul is filled, and every faithless murmur stilled; To God all praise and […]

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