Author Archive: Laura

Help needed!

We are looking for volunteers for stripping and waxing the floors.  We need people who are strong enough to mange the buffer as well as others to mop.  Dates needed:  Monday, July 4 and Monday, July 11.  Sign up in the church lobby! We also need someone to fill in for Gina, our custodian, from […]

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Paulette’s Trip to Ghana

For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Paulette Cote, and I have been a member of WPUC since 2000, when I arrived to see what this community was all about and what was available for children’s programming. That first Sunday I was tapped on the shoulder by Linda Will, was asked […]

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Notes on the Notes – June 12, 2016

This week’s scripture reading: Galatians 2: 15-21 This week’s music: “This is the Day” (MV #122)  “This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! This is the day that God has made; We will rejoice and be glad! Singing hallelu! Singing hallelu! Singing hallelu! We will rejoice and be […]

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Community Event – Alzheimer Society of Manitoba

Free family education session. Understanding Psychoses and Anxiety in Dementia Thursday, June 16 7 – 8:30 pm Gwen Secter Creative Living Centre 1588 Main Street (map) Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia may include hallucinations, delusions, psychosis and anxiety. Gain an understanding of how these changes may manifest in a person with dementia and be informed of […]

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Rummage sale a success!

A BIG THANK YOU from the UCW ladies to all who came out and supported the Rummage Sale. From the setting up, the pricing, the sale itself and the packing up, all went very well. As of Sunday a profit of $1,139 was realized. Way to go WPUC! Thank you again! And a Big Thank […]

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Notes on the Notes – Sunday, June 5, 2016

This week’s theme:  “What is it to know?” – A Celebration of Inclusivity This week’s scripture readings: Psalm 139                    Revelation 21:1-7 This week’s music: “Draw the Circle Wide” (MV #145)  “Draw the circle wide.  Draw it wider still. Let this be our song, no one stands alone, standing side by side, Draw the circle wide. […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 29, 2016

This week’s theme:  To Whom, or What, are We Building Altars? This week’s scripture readings: 1 Kings 18: 20-39          Luke 7:11-17 This week’s music: “Awaken the Dawn” “Sing to the Lord with all of your heart Sing of the glory that’s due to his name Sing to the Lord with all of your soul Join […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 22, 2016

This week’s theme – Trinity Sunday This week’s scripture readings: John 16:12-15  Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 This week’s music: “Praise Our Maker” (VU #316) “Praise our Maker, peoples of one family; God is love, God is love! Praise our Maker, peoples of one family; God is love, God is love! Love our Saviour, followers of Jesus; […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 15, 2016

This week’s theme:  Pentecost Baptism/Confirmation Sunday This week’s scripture readings: Acts 2: 1-8, 11b-15, 36-41 Romans 8: 14-17 This week’s music: “Oh, a Song Must Rise” (MV #142) “Oh, a song must rise for the spirit to descend Oh, a song must rise once again Singing out God’s   praises and glory, the faithful voices blend, […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 8, 2016

This week’s theme:  Ascension Sunday “As one door closed…a new one opens.” This week’s scripture readings: Luke 24: 44-53  Acts 1: 1-10a This week’s music: “All Things Bright and Beautiful” (VU #291) Those who have recently seen the local production of The Vicar of Dibley will have new memories of this old classic!  The text, […]

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Local Production of “The Vicar of Dibley”

May 6 @ 7:30 pm and May 7 @ 7:30 pm Crescent Fort Rouge United Church – 525 Wardlaw Avenue The hit BBC comedy comes to the stage May 6 & 7 starring United Church and Anglican clergy. Tickets: $15 – benefit for Manitoba Association of Playwrights and St Matthew’s-Maryland Community Ministry. The parish of […]

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Notes on the Notes – May 1, 2016

This Week’s Theme: “Healing old wounds… an unlikely woman can be ‘saved’… and play hostess.” This Week’s Scripture Readings: Acts 16:9-15   This Week’s Music: “O Christ, in Thee My Soul” (VU #630) “O Christ, in thee my soul hath found, and found in thee alone; The peace, the joy I sought so long, the […]

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