Author Archive: Laura
Cookie Walk Video 2023
Thank you to everyone who baked, volunteered and supported to help make this year’s Cookie Walk a success!
Continue ReadingWorship Service – December 10, 2023
Second Sunday of Advent International Day for Human Rights Thank you to all in leadership this week: Minute Person – Alana Davis Worship Leaders – Rev. Teresa Moysey, Sue Turley Live Stream – Doug Waldron Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, and the Worship Choir Click below for a recording of this week’s service: […]
Continue ReadingThe Gift That Keeps on Giving…
As we move through Advent and enjoy all of the activities of the season, please also remember that – Cold, Flu, RSV and COVID season is upon us! Just a reminder to please stay home from church if you are feeling ill or know that you have been in recent contact with someone who has […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – December 10, 2023
Advent 2 This week’s music: “All Earth is Waiting” (VU #5) “All earth is waiting to see the Promised One, and open furrows await the seed of God. All the world, bound and struggling, seeks true liberty; it cries out for justice and searches for the truth. Thus says the prophet to those of Israel, “A […]
Continue ReadingFaith in Action – December 6, 2023
It’s a busy time of year – please help out where you are able! THINKING OF YOU BASKETS – While many people look forward to Christmas, others find this time of year very challenging. They may be dealing with the loss of a loved one, coping with illness, or facing other life changing circumstances. In an […]
Continue ReadingWorship Service – December 3, 2023
First Sunday of Advent Communion Thank you to all in leadership this week: Minute People – Pat Todd, M & P Committee (June Kaan, Margaret & Leo Grandy) Worship Leaders – Rev. Teresa Moysey, June Kaan Live Stream – John Lwiwski Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, and the Worship Choir Click below for […]
Continue Reading“Ode to the Cookie Walk”
‘Twas the morn of the cookie walk and all through the church Excitement was building – they’d laid out the “merch!” Over 4000 cookies were laid out with care, And extras were waiting with no room to spare! Deanna was expertly coaching her crew; They sat at the ready – they knew what to do! […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – December 3, 2023
Advent 1 This week’s music: “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” (VU #2) “Come, thou long-expected Jesus, born to set they people free: From our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in thee. Born thy people to deliver; born a child and yet a king; Born to reign in us for ever; now thy […]
Continue ReadingA Time Called…Advent
When children say, “I can’t wait for Christmas,” they convey what it means to live in Advent. With joy they are waiting for an event that is good, that has been promised, and is now hidden from sight. Children do manage to wait. One way they do this is by sharing in the many preparations […]
Continue ReadingIt’s Giving Tuesday!
What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday has become a day focused on giving as a counterbalance to the excess of buying on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It encourages us to place the events side by side and consider how we share both our time and money with the charitable organizations around us. If you […]
Continue ReadingWorship Service – November 26, 2023
Reign of Christ Sunday Thank you to all in leadership this week: Minute People – Gwen Polak, Deanna Kernaghan Worship Leaders – Anne Thoroughgood & Sue Turley Creation of Liturgy – Susan Spindler Live Stream – Doug Waldron Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, and the Worship Choir Special thanks to Anne and Sue […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – November 26, 2023
Reign of Christ Sunday This week’s music: “Come and Find the Quiet Centre” (VU #374) “Come and find the quiet centre in the crowded life we lead, Find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed: Clear the chaos and the clutter, clear our eyes, that we can see All the […]
Continue ReadingFaith in Action – November 22, 2023
The next month or so is going to be a busy one at WPUC! Please think about where you can share your gifts! JOIN THE WORSHIP CHOIR FOR ADVENT – Advent is a special time of year, and we’d love to share the music of season with more voices in the worship choir! Practices for the 3 Sundays […]
Continue ReadingWorship Service – November 19, 2023
Thank you to all in leadership this week: Minute Person – Laura Steidl Liturgist – Edna Erickson Pulpit Supply – Susan Spindler Live Stream – John Lwiwski/Doug Waldron Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues, and the Worship Choir Click below for a recording of this week’s service: *Please note that due to technical difficulties […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – November 19, 2023
This week’s music: “We are Pilgrims (The Servant Song)” (VU #595) “We are pilgrims on a journey, fellow travelers on the road; We are here to help each other walk the mile and bear the load. Sister, let me be your servant, let me be as Christ to you; Pray that I may have the grace to […]
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