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May 20th Announcements

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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May 20th Bulletin

May 20, 2018                                                           Pentecost Sunday (Portions of the service that are in BOLD are to be said by all. All points marked * those who are able are invited to stand.) Approach Gathering Song VU #375 – “Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness” Welcome and Announcements Call to Worship One:    Come; sing a new song of […]

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Notes on the Notes – Sunday, May 20

This week’s theme:  Pentecost Pentecost commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the twelve apostles and other followers of Jesus as described in the Acts of the Apostles 2:1-31. For this reason, Pentecost is sometimes described as the “Birthday of the Church.”  Pentecost is celebrated seven weeks (50 days) after Easter Sunday. This week’s readings: Acts […]

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Faith in Action – West Broadway Community Ministry

Lunch at WBCM Thank you to our volunteers!  On Monday, March 26, volunteers prepared and served 16 dozen hot dogs at West Broadway Community Ministry (that’s 192 hot dogs)! Guests loved the selection of dainties!  Favorites (for next time!):  Nanaimo bars, Rice Krispie cake, Smarties cookies, matrimonial cake, marshmallow peanut butter squares and chocolate chip […]

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Notes on the Notes – Palm Sunday – March 25, 2018

Theme:    From “Hosanna” to death Readings: Psalm 24                 John 12:12-27              John 19:16b-22 What is Palm Sunday? Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. Palm Sunday is known as such because the faithful will often receive […]

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Meditation – Lent 5 – March 18, 2018

John 19:1-16a 1Then Pilate took Jesus and had him flogged. 2And the soldiers wove a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and they dressed him in a purple robe. 3They kept coming up to him, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and striking him on the face. 4Pilate went out again and said to them, […]

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