Sunday, April 19, 2020 Worship at Home Online Service : Redrawing the Lines
Second Sunday of Easter
Sunday, April 26, 2020 Worship at Home Online Service
Sunday, May 03, 2020 Worship at Home Online Service
The Bulletin will also be emailed to you , to view online or in print form soon.
Copies available at the church in outside mail box at south doors.
Our weekly Sunday Services will be recorded and lead by Rev. Elizabeth and our music director, Courtney Britten with readings and participation from congregational members.
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Please find this week’s Children’s Worship Lesson for you to enjoy with your children.
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Know that even though we need to be apart, we are thinking of our Stouffville United children. Let’s say a prayer together.
Dear God,
We thank you for Easter and for Jesus’ life.
Show us to share this good news, so that others may know how wonderful you are.
Amen.
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At this difficult and stressful time, we ask that you can call on your church family for anything that you need. We may not be physically together, but through phone calls and helping hands we can be there for each other. Call a church friend, call the office and leave a message, call Rev. Elizabeth, as God calls us to be together in this difficult time. (Church office - 905-640-1163 or Rev. Elizabeth’s cell 416-801-8739)
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OPEN CUPBOARD
is an outreach initiative of Creating Community For All for Stouffville United Church that has been well used by our community, especially now during the pandemic. Thank you to the small team of volunteers that have committed to keeping the cupboard stocked in this time of need. For information:
CreatingCommunityForAll@stouffvilleuc.ca.
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Friday Apr 17th | 9:30 am |Coffee with the Rev. | Zoom Gathering.
We will meet every week on Fridays for a Zoom gathering- for the Zoom link
please contact us at
communications@stouffvilleuc.ca
or through Stouffville United Church Facebook messenger for details
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Tuesday Apr 21st| 10:00AM | Follow The Word Bible Study | Zoom Gathering. (
NOTE:
Bible study gathering has been moved back to weekly on Tuesdays)
Rev. Elizabeth is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting - For Information and the gathering link,
please contact us at
communications@stouffvilleuc.ca
or through Stouffville United Church Facebook messenger for details)
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In the best interest of the collective health of everyone who interacts at Stouffville United Church,
we have postponed or cancelled almost all our programs and activities
due to the COVID -19 Virus until further notice.
Each week our Sunday Services will be recorded and led by Rev. Elizabeth and our music director, Courtney Britten. It will be available online
http://www.stouffvilleuc.ca/news/
in video and print form.

The Sunday Bulletin will also be emailed to you, to view online or in print form soon. Copies available at the church in outside mail box at south doors.
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This week please pray for …
- Joyce (sister of Doris Harvey)
- John Virdiramo, friend of Cindy Duncan and niece Jordan
- Alice Crawley, Granddaughter to Jane Neprily
- Audrey, cousin to Carroll Blair
- Melanie & Sharon, friends of Kathleen Stubbington
- Oksana Vignan
- Mark Hions (husband to Catherine Hions)
- Dennis Goldman, friend of Elizabeth Carr
- Rebekkah Nighswander
- Jeremy Scott, stationed in Europe with the Canadian Armed Forces
- Sandy LeGrow, friend/neighbour of Cap & Betty Cowan
- Laura Best (Nikki's mother)
- Garry and Jimmy Garrington, brothers of Keith Garrington
- Cindy Duncan, recovering from broken leg
- Lynn Gray
- Ross Partridge
- Jack, family friend to Courtney Britton
- Prayers for Janet Green and family on the passing of her sister-in-law, Louise Hope this past week.
- Doctors, Nurses and Staff serving in hospitals with Covid-19 initiatives.
- Dr. Andrew Green, son of Janet Green, on duty at Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga
- Dr. Trevor Bardell, son-in-law to Judy Patten, on duty at Belleville General Hospital
- Dr. Judith Littleford, daughter of Bev Littleford
- Ashleigh Suits and Kristin Beaudin, daughters to Carolyn and David Duggan, on duty at Sunnybrook Medical Health Centre
- First Responders and Essential Services tasked to serve in the community during this pandemic.
- Chris Devereux, on duty with Toronto Police Service
- Daniel Geremia, at Stouffville Longos
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We would like to wish Gale H. a Happy Birthday this week!
Many happy returns and Birthday Wishes to Vivienne M.
Thank you to our wonderful Pastoral Care Team for their caring and loving response. Your kindness is appreciated.
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Join Stouffville United Church and St. James Presbyterian
Church for Knights of North Castle Vacation Bible Camp on AUGUST 24 - 28, 2020 from 9am to 12noon.
(Monday–Friday) for kids going into SK - Grade 6 in September. Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Ephesians 6:10.
Camper Fee will not be collected at this time. Registered campers will be updated as information is available.
Please contact if interested in volunteering or info email Lisa at:
lhavey@stouffvilleuc.ca.
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Birthdays / Anniversary / Celebrations can be announced in the News of the Week newsletter. Send us an email at
communications@stouffvilleuc.ca
with the celebration details and pictures for us to share.
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Blessing to everyone in this difficult time. We will continue to keep you informed through this newsletter, our Facebook page and website in this ever changing environment
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Important Information-Moving Forward
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- Worship Committee Meeting: Thursday, May 14th (Zoom) at 10:30 am
- Council Meeting: Tuesday, May 19th (Zoom) at 7:20 pm
- Annual General Meeting: Postponed to Sunday, June 14th. We will continue to monitor the Health Advisory Information. More information to follow.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic is affecting the finances of our church. There are No Sunday donations and most rental revenue is on hold. Yet our expenses continue, with heat, hydro, insurance and many other costs continuing to come due.
Donations While the Church is Closed for COVID-19.
To those on PAR (pre authorized remittance) we thank you as this steady stream of income is very important right now. To others who normally donate on Sunday or through the office there are a couple of options.
Consider going on PAR. This can be done by contacting the office. A paper trail is needed (physical signatures) and banking information. The office will mail you out an application form for you fill out, sign and return along with a voided blank cheque to the account you wish to use.
Alternatively, especially if you have envelopes or want to make your usual extra
Easter donation, cheques, including post-dated cheques, can be mail to the church office.
34 Church St | Stouffville | ON | L4A 1E3
Be sure to indicate clearly how the funds are to be divided (General Fund, Building Fund and/or the Mission and Service Fund) otherwise they will be applied to the General Fund.
Please do not send cash through the mail or come directly to the
church office as it is
closed except to staff.
What if I want to donate online?
While we would prefer cheques and we have not setup anything for electronic donations ourselves, there is still a way to make an online donation. A Canadian not for profit Charity called
Canada Helps (
www.canadahelps.org ) is setup to allow an online donation to any registered charity in Canada. They handle all the processing, issue the tax receipt and then forward a cheque to the charity every 7-8 weeks.
For this they charge a small fee of 4% which covers their costs and any credit card/banking costs (e.g. credit cards typically take 1.5-3% of a transaction as a fee). You can find us on the Canada Helps site by our CRA name STOUFFVILLE PASTORAL CHARGE. Or follow this link;
Please send us an email so we know that you have made a donation via Canada Helps and can track it.
Office@Stouffvilleuc.ca
We thank you for your continued support in these difficult times.
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Bookings at the Church
As of this moment, due to the uncertainty of when our church building will reopen and to keep things simple, we have across the board cancelled all activities and future bookings of the church on our calendar. There are a couple of far in the future things left but the only other exceptions are online meetings which have booked to new category “via Video/Online”.
If you have a meeting or activity that you plan to do online please let us know so we can add it to the calendar.
When things open up again we will require that all meetings and activities be rebooked to confirm that they are happening plus when and where. We will NOT assume anything.
Thanks for your help and understanding with this.
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Friendly Reminder
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available. This is particularly important after taking public transport.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
If you feel unwell, stay at home, do not go to stores, work or in public areas.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in a garbage.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces in the home and work environment.
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Contact Us:
34 Church St | Stouffville | ON | L4A 1E3
Tel: 905-640-1163
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