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Notes on the Notes – April 7, 2024

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Second Sunday of Easter This Week’s Music: “This is the Day That God Has Made” (VU #175) “This is the day that God had made! Rejoice! Rejoice, and be exceeding glad! This is the day that God has made! Rejoice! Rejoice! Hallelujah! Christ has conquered death at last, Left the tomb that held him fast! Gone […]

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Faith in Action – April 4, 2024

Thursday, April 4, 2024

After church coffee – Thank you to those who have hosted coffee time after church and also to those who have donated treats and helped out with serving/washing up/putting away chairs, etc!  Please use the sign-up sheet for April Sundays so we can let people know when we will be having coffee.  Also, feel free […]

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A Time Called…Easter Season

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

We celebrated the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday with church services, family dinners and Easter eggs. Is Easter over? What’s next? It is easy to fall back into “life as normal” after Easter. But, the season of Easter – 40 days – offers us a special time to learn about the events following Easter […]

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Worship Service – March 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Easter Sunday Thank you to all in leadership this week: Worship Leaders – Susan Spindler (pulpit supply), Edna Erickson (liturgist) Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and the Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron It was wonderful to celebrate the resurrection with more than 60 people in the pews this week!  Click on the […]

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Moderator’s Easter Message

Sunday, March 31, 2024

In her Easter message, United Church of Canada’s Moderator Carmen Lansdowne’s hope for the church is that we will know that even in our deepest grief the risen Christ will show up, call us by name, and remind us that this is not the end of our story.  

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A Time Called…Easter Sunday

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Easter shatters the natural order. The crucified one lives again. Reality is redefined through Christ’s death and resurrection. God has spoken the last word on death – and that word is LIFE! All creation can live again through the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. Alleluia! What is Easter? Easter is a festival and holiday celebrating the resurrection […]

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Notes on the Notes – March 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Easter Sunday This week’s music: “Joy Comes With the Dawn” (VU #166) “Joy comes with the dawn; Joy comes with the morning sun; Joy springs from the tomb and scatters the night with her song, Joy comes with the dawn. Weeping may come; Weeping may come in the night, when dark shadows cloud our sight. […]

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Worship Service – March 29, 2024 – Good Friday

Friday, March 29, 2024

Good Friday Thank you for taking the time to join us. Thank you to all in leadership this week: Worship Leaders – Alana Davis, Dorothy Read, Pat Lumsden, Gwen Polak Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and the Worship Choir Live Stream – Doug Waldron Click on the picture below for a recording of […]

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Bulletin – Friday, March 29, 2024 – Good Friday

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Friday, March 29, 2024 Good Friday Call to Worship One:   On this day we gather to remember Jesus our Saviour who loved us and gave himself for us. Let us draw near in full assurance of God’s endless love and mercy. All:      We give our thanks and praise to Jesus Christ who carries our sorrows, […]

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Notes on the Notes – Good Friday – March 29, 2024

Thursday, March 28, 2024

Good Friday Today’s music has been chosen to enhance the Passion narrative of Jesus’ journey to the cross. “We Remember” The opening anthem by Joel Raney (2011) draws us into the Good Friday story by retelling some of the events of Jesus’ ministry and leading us to the phrase “we remember Calvary.”  It incorporates the […]

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Bulletin – Sunday, March 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Sunday, March 31, 2024 Easter Sunday We Gather as People of Faith Welcome Announcements Call to Worship One:   They stood at the tomb dumbfounded. Is it possible that… All:      Christ is risen? One:   They heard it from the women, later that morning, but was it really true that… All:      Christ is risen? One:   We stand […]

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A Time Called…Good Friday

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Set between the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, and the celebration of the resurrection on Easter Sunday, Good Friday tells the story of Christ’s Passion and is a central part to our Christian story.  Of course, we would all like to skip the less savory parts of life. Good Friday shows […]

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Worship Service – March 24, 2024

Sunday, March 24, 2024

Palm Sunday Thank you to all in leadership this week: Worship Leaders – Susan Spindler (pulpit supply), Anne Thoroughgood (liturgist) Live Stream – Doug Waldron Congregational Update – Caitlyn Trias Music Leadership – Laura Steidl, Myrna Hagues and the Worship Choir Click on the picture below for a recording of this week’s service: See the […]

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