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Wildfires: Holding Australia in Our Prayers
While it is difficult to wait for a response, our sister church the Uniting Church in Australia is best placed to know what will be needed. The United Church of Canada is horrified, as is the rest of the world, by the scenes of utter destruction from Australia. As we witness what is happening […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – January 12, 2020
Baptism of Jesus Living in God’s Light This week’s scripture readings: Isaiah 42:1-9 Matthew 3:13-17 On the first Sunday after Epiphany, we focus on the Baptism of Jesus. This event marks the start of Jesus’ public ministry – His emergence from a life of seeming obscurity into a life of growing popularity due to […]
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Announcements – Sunday, January 12, 2020
OUR MISSION Windsor Park United Church seeks to be a welcoming community. Based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, we nurture our faith and spiritual life by: worshipping and learning together, caring for each other, embracing our diversity, reaching out to those who live around us and working together in service to Creation. […]
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Bulletin – Sunday, January 12, 2020
Sunday, January 12, 2020 Baptism of Jesus Approach Gathering Song VU #378 – “Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart” Welcome, lighting the candle and announcements Call to Worship One: The heavens open. The Spirit descends. All: Jesus emerges from the water. One: And a voice echoes through the blue expanse. All: “This is my […]
Continue ReadingPrayer for the People, Animals, and Land of Australia
We pray for gentle rains, and no wind; we pray for cooling skies, and water in abundance; we pray for the burning land, we pray for the four legged, and the winged, for the koala and the kangaroo, and all of their neighbours; we pray for the people who are trapped, for the people who […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – January 5, 2020
Epiphany This week’s scripture readings: Isaiah 60:1-6 Matthew 2:1-12 This week’s music: “The First Nowell” (VU #91) “The first Nowell the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay a-keeping their sheep On a cold winter’s night […]
Continue ReadingA Time Called…Epiphany
After Christmas and New Year’s, Epiphany could seem like a bit of an anticlimax. But think about a time when you received some wonderful news, so wonderful that you could scarcely believe it. Did you take it all in at once, or did you find that the full meaning was revealed over time? Epiphany is […]
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Bulletin – Sunday, January 5, 2020
Sunday, January 5, 2020 Epiphany / Communion Approach Gathering Song VU #91 – “The First Nowell” Welcome, lighting the candle and announcements Call to Worship One: Gracious God, blessed are we All: who come to humble ourselves before you. One: Blessed are we. All: who acknowledge that we do not know everything. One Blessed are […]
Continue ReadingAnnouncements – Sunday, January 5, 2020
OUR MISSION Windsor Park United Church seeks to be a welcoming community. Based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, we nurture our faith and spiritual life by: worshipping and learning together, caring for each other, embracing our diversity, reaching out to those who live around us and working together in service to Creation. […]
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Special Year-End Appeal
God has a plan for everyone and everything. That includes you, and it includes Windsor Park United Church. None of us can fully know God’s plan – the best we can do is pray and listen for clarity. For the past 60 years, you, the members of Windsor Park United Church, have felt God’s call […]
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A Time Called…Christmas Season
God has come among us. After centuries of looking up to find God, people looked down into a mother’s arms to see the face of God. In becoming human, God shows absolute commitment to humanity and creation. Things can never be the same again. What can this event mean to me? Historical Roots of the […]
Continue ReadingNotes on the Notes – December 29, 2019
First Sunday after Christmas To Live in Exile This week’s Scripture Readings: Isaiah 63:7-9 Matthew 2:13-23 This week’s music: “Unto Us a Boy is Born” (VU #54) “Unto us a boy is born! King of all creation, Came he to a world forlorn, the Lord of every nation, The Lord of every nation. Christ from […]
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Bulletin – Sunday, December 29, 2019
Sunday, December 29, 2019 First Sunday after Christmas Approach Gathering Song VU #54 – “Unto Us a Boy is Born” Welcome, lighting the candle and announcements Call to Worship One: Light shines in shadowed places. All: Hope abounds where once there was fear. One: We honour the child with gifts of devotion, love, and commitment. […]
Continue ReadingAnnouncements – December 29, 2019
OUR MISSION Windsor Park United Church seeks to be a welcoming community. Based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, we nurture our faith and spiritual life by: worshipping and learning together, caring for each other, embracing our diversity, reaching out to those who live around us and working together in service to Creation. […]
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