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Highlights of the Life and Work at the United Churches on the Peninsula
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Here are the highlights of the life and work of the United Churches on the Peninsula for Sunday, October 22, 2017.
Sunday Worship Location:
Sunday, October 22 - White Rock Site (First) starting at 10:00 am.
Please join us!
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Inventory at White Rock Site
Saturday, October 21 @ 10 am
We need to take stock of everything at our White Rock site. To sign up, email Gord at [email protected]
Please make your hands be part of this effort.
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Circle of Friends
New Start Date: Oct. 29
In worship and in home-based Circles of Friends, we will pay attention to good stories, wise mentors and hard questions. Sign up for a three week Circle with people you don't yet know well and become part of the story!
You can sign up on Sunday, October 22 at the worship service, or contact Judy Dekerf at (604 535 9302) or [email protected].
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Photo Directory - Last Chance!
Come to the Narthex after the service to have your picture taken for the Photo Directory. Photos will be taken following the service on Sunday.
These photos are for use in the directory only and will not be used for any other purpose without expressed permission.
Questions? Contact Val Thorner 604-538-6669.
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Sunday, October 22:
Matthew 25:31-46;
Luke 24:13-35
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(* = weekly events)
Sunday, October 22
*Worship - 10 am - White Rock Site (First)
Monday, October 23
Mindful Parenting - 9:30 to 11 am - ThirdSpace (1381 George St.)
Tuesday, October 24
*Centering Prayer - 7:30 am at Crescent Site
*Men's Coffee - every Tuesday morning at 10 am Pelican Rouge Café
Stitch & Chat - 2 - 4 pm - White Rock Site (First)
*Sit 'n' Stitch - 7 - 9 pm - ThirdSpace (1381 George St.)
Wednesday, October 25
*Crescent Beach Walkers - 9:30 am at Crescent Beach (Camp Alexandra)
*ThirdSpace Cafe - 9:30 am - ThirdSpace (1381 George St.)
Peninsula Prayer Group- 10:15 - 11:30 am - Sunnyside Site
*Choir Rehearsal - 7 - 9 pm - Crescent Site
Thursday, October 26
Healing Touch & Reiki- 9 am to noon - White Rock Site (First)
UCW Executive Meeting - 10 am - Crescent Site
Women's Coffee Group - 10 am - Pelican Rouge Café
Spiritual Book Club - 1 pm - Crescent Site
SFUC Blanket Exercise - 7 - 9 pm - Crescent Site, Lower Hall
Mindful Classroom - 7:30 - 9 p.m. - ThirdSpace (1381 George St)
*ThirdSpace Cafe - 9:30 am - ThirdSpace (1381 George St.)
*En-Core Pilates - 9:30 am - Crescent Site
Sunday, October 29
*Worship - 10 am - White Rock Site (First)
Soup Sunday - after the service - White Rock Site (First)
*CafeChurch - 10 am at ThirdSpace (1381 George St.)
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Fraser Presbyterial UCW Fall Rally
Tues., Oct. 24, 9:30 am - 2:30 pm at Northwood United Church, 8855 156 St., Surrey.
Lunch available: $8.00.
Keynote speaker (Rev.) Janice Young will address the 4 steps of forgiveness. The Book of Forgiving, by Desmond Tutu and Mpho Tutu is suggested reading prior to the event.
All women of the United Church are welcome.
For a ride call Mary Gilholme at 604 531 3884.
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Healing Touch and Reiki
Thursday, October 26, 10 am to noon
at the White Rock site, in the sanctuary.
All are invited to join us, on a drop in basis or regularly, as needed, for supporting wellness of body, mind and spirit.
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Peninsula UC Prayer Groups are invited to our Sunnyside site on Wed, Oct 25, 10:15 -11:30 am.
For all those who were part of the prayer groups from our founding congregations as well as those who are new to this ministry of praying for individuals in our new community of faith. Come for coffee/tea, to meet one another in person and get an update from our Prayer Co-ordinators: Louise Bureau and Olive Lee. Please RSVP to Olive Lee at 604-531-6346 or [email protected] or Louise Bureau at 604-535-3952.
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Soup Sunday
Join us October 29th after the service for soup and a roll . This is a great opportunity to get to know each other and the soups are wonderful and varied! Needed one more person to bring a soup, helpers to set up and take down tables, and one more server.
Sign-up sheets in the Narthex on Sunday.
Also, please consider bringing a square or a few cookies to share.
Thank you, Marlene Litke 604-531-6365, Sunday Soup Coordinator.
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Mindfulness Programs at ThirdSpace
start this week!
Join us for our newest programs - learn the life-changing practice of mindfulness! We are starting with two groups for Parents & Grandparents on Mondays (9:30 am & 7 pm) and also a monthly group for Teachers (Thursday 7:30 pm) to use mindfulness in the classroom.
More info
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New Church Directory
We are preparing to print our first church directory for Peninsula United Church.
The following information will be included:
- Names of adults in household;
- Children's names (we include these only with parental permission per our privacy policy);
- Home Phone Number (and cell phone numbers if you wish);
- Full Address including postal code;
- Email Address (if you wish to have it included).
If you would like to be included in this directory
please reply to this email
with the above information or call Joanne in the church office at 604-531-2979.
(The directory is published for the personal use of the congregation ONLY and a copy is given to each person listed. It is not to be circulated to third parties outside of the congregation.)
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Phoners Needed!
We need volunteers to aid in collecting information for the new church directory.
If you are able to help with this please contact Sylvia Uhreen at 604-538-1383 or [email protected].
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Fundraising Event: Garage Sale
Thank you to everyone from all our church families for the great donations towards the very successful garage and plant sale October 7.
Over $4,000 was raised.
Special thanks to June Koster, Elizabeth Winkler and Merv Lutes who worked so hard for weeks to ensure its success.
A very special thank you to all the helpers for the set up and sale.
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Ministry Faire
Many thanks to Ken Hembroff and Victoria Jones for organizing the recent Ministry Faire and to all who created and tended the many and diverse displays. And many thanks to all who participated and learned more about our exciting new community of faith.
Well done, Peninsula United Church!
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Breakfast in Bethlehem??
Traditionally, First Church has participated in the White Rock Christmas on the Peninsula community event, with a pancake breakfast and a Nativity play. Should we do this once more before the building comes down? If there is sufficient interest, we will need volunteers to organize and implement it. We need to decide whether to go ahead by the end of October. The event is on Saturday, November 25th. If you'd like to help make this happen, let me know and we can get together do some brainstorming and planning. Cathy Bridges: 604-560-3998 or [email protected].
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Toiletries Needed
Nitelights will be meeting on Tuesday, October 24, 7pm in the Narthex at the Crescent site to assemble the toiletries bags for Atira House.
Learn more
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Out of the Cold
It is not too early to be thinking about the needs of those who use the Extreme Weather program. Elizabeth Winkler and Cheryl Lightowlers are coordinating the collection of useful, practical clothing for the guests of the shelter starting October 22. Most of the guests are males of medium size. Needed are:
- Towels
- Coats that will protect from cold and rain
- Underwear (new please!)
- Socks, socks, socks
- Gloves, scarves & hats
- Boots - warm and waterproof
- T-shirts & long-sleeve winter shirts
Drop off in reception bin outside Cedar Hall during our worship time in White Rock. More dates may be added later. Thank you! |
Ladies Advent Service
It's that time of year again to start planning our annual service. This consists of three or four meetings. Please contact Val Thorner 604 538 6669 if you are interested. We will have our first meeting after church on Sunday, October 29th in the narthex.
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The ministry staff will be visiting the hospital on a rotational basis.
If you know of someone in the congregation who is in hospital and would like a visit, please let the office know.
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Wednesday Worship
2:00 pm every Wednesday
at the 24 Ave. site (Sunnyside)
Join us for refreshments and conversation at 1:30 pm, followed by 1/2 hour worship beginning at 2 pm.
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Sit and Stitch has begun again at ThirdSpace. Please join us!
Tuesdays 7 - 8:30pm.
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Financial Snapshot
Thank you for the many ways each of you contributes to sharing God's love in our community of faith. Your financial donations help create a community where love is shared generously and joyfully.
The majority of annual revenue is from household givings (PAR, envelope, loose offerings). PAR brings stability as the monthly amount is fairly constant while envelope and loose offerings vary monthly.
In addition, we continue to rely on planned gift monies to cover operating expenses. In 2017, $110,000 has been taken from Planned gifts.
In preparing the July to December 2017 budget which was included in the amalgamation proposal, household givings were estimated at $34,916 per month or $104,748 for July to September. Actual household givings for the July to September were closer to $67,000. This is a shortfall of $37,748.
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Offering Envelopes and PAR
(Pre-Authorized Remittance)
We will be ordering numbered Offering Envelopes for 2018 very soon. Our three lists of Envelope users and PAR givers will be consolidated, and most households' Envelope/PAR number will be reassigned. Boxed envelopes should be ready for distribution later in December. In order that we don't over-order envelopes, now would be an excellent time to let us know that you wish to switch to the PAR method of giving.
**If you would like to switch to the convenience of PAR - automatic monthly contribution by direct debit - it's as easy as filling in a request form and providing a void cheque.** This is a convenient and faithful way to ensure your financial support to the church is received consistently throughout the year. Forms are available at the back of the church, or from members of the Finance Team - Val Austring, Sharon Birney, and Jim Sheppard. Forms may be returned to Val Austring, the church office, or placed in the "little white church" offering box marked to the attention of the Finance Team.
Additionally, if you are already on PAR and would like to increase your givings, please contact Val Austring to request this change. Thank you.
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Important Financial Information Update
Until we receive approval for our amalgamation from Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) it will be necessary for each pastoral charge (Crescent, First, Sunnyside) to maintain its own accounting records.
The information below provides clarification on how donations will be handled in the interim.
- If you are on PAR, you do not need to do anything.
- Offering information will be kept separate, so cheques need to be made payable to the founding congregation (i.e. Sunnyside, First or Crescent).
- Cheques made payable to Peninsula United cannot be accepted.
- If you use offering envelopes, continue to use your envelopes for the balance of the year. New envelope numbers will be assigned for 2018.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Sharon Birney, Jim Sheppard or Val Austring.
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From Our Administration Team
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Upper Room
More copies of the September/October edition have come in as well as the November/December edition.
Both are available in the Narthex. By donation.
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Announcements Deadline
Weekly bulletin announcements must be in the office by 10am on Wednesdays.
Email to [email protected] or call 604-531-2979.
Any emails for Beth Henderson should be sent to [email protected].
PLEASE do not use the email for the First United office as it is not checked on a daily basis.
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Events Beyond Our Congregation
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Blanket Exercise
Thursday, October 26 7- 9 pm at the Crescent Site - Lower Hall).
South Fraser Unitarian Congregation invites us to join them in an interactive learning experience that helps build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by walking through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Please RSVP to Samaya Oakley if you will be attending.
[email protected]; 604-323-4341.
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White Rock History Club
Monday, October 30, 7-9 pm
in the Upper Room of White Rock City Library
The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation movement started by Martin Luther will be commemorated by David Cotton.
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Palestinian Film Series
A series of films and discussion about the underlying causes of the Israel- Palestine conflict and how Canadians can work for a just peace. For dates and times click here.
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Roger Waters Talks Human Rights
October 26, 7-9 PM at St. Andrew's Wesley Church, 1022 Nelson St, Vancouver
Singer, Composer Roger Waters of Pink Floyd discusses his evolution as a Human Rights Activist and his support for Palestinian Rights Thursday,
Suggested donation $5-10 (no one will be turned away).
Learn more
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The White Rock Social Justice Film Society Presents "The Harvest"
Friday, October 27th, 7 pm at the White Rock Site (First), 15385 Semiahmoo Ave.
Admission: By donation.
Click here to watch the Official Trailer.
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First United Church Downtown Eastside
Current Needs - Cold Weather Clothing:
- Jackets
- Toques
- Gloves
- Rain ponchos
- Sweaters
- Blankets
- Elastic waist pants
Please email [email protected] or call 604-681-8365 x116 for more information.
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