Highlights of Our Life and Work
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We are happy to welcome Rev. Louise Cummings as our guest preacher this week!
For those of you who are new to Peninsula United Church, Louise was in team ministry with Janice and Bruce until her retirement in June 2018. She will be helping us think about what it means to be an Affirming Ministry with an emphasis on welcoming and accepting each other with our diverse abilities. Louise has been part of the L'Arche community for over 40 years and brings a wealth of experience and wisdom. L'Arche International website has some beautiful videos that will help us begin to reflect on the different gifts we each bring to community.
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1: 18
- 31 & Micah 6: 1-8
We will also be considering what it means to be an Affirming Ministry as we explore diverse abilities vs. disabilities at Café Church with Rev. Janice and Marilyn Hahn. We will work together to discover and celebrate some of the strengths we each have to share with the world.
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Join the Tierra Nueva committee for a Salvadoran luncheon and celebration this Sunday, Jan 26 after church.
We will have delicious rice and beans, eggs, the Salvadoran specialty of pupusas with a tomato sauce and a type of coleslaw. Alyth's quesadilla cake will be a highlight, served with Hibiscus iced tea.
There will be festive decorations, lively music and videos of our Salvadoran friends.
See you there.
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Staff Update
Bruce will be away on a Clergy Retreat from January 27 to 30.
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(* = weekly events)
Sunday, January 26
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Cafe Church - 10 am - ThirdSpace (1381 George St.)
- Rev. Janice
Monday, January 27
Community Dinner - 5 pm - 15262 Pacific Avenue (doors open at 4:30 pm)
Peninsula UCW AGM - 12 noon - Sunnyside Site
Nitelights - 7 pm - at the home of Kathy Cross
Ministry & Personnel Committee Meeting - 10 am - Sunnyside Site, Meeting Room
*Conversation Café - 10:30 am - ThirdSpace (1381 George St.)
Women's Thursday Coffee - 10 am - Pelican Rouge Cafe
Ministry & Personnel Committee Meeting - 2pm - Sunnyside Site, Meeting Room
Governance Team Meeting - 7 pm Crescent Site, Library
*Sunday Worship
- 10 am - Crescent Site - Rev. Janice with Cathy Merchant VST
*Cafe Church - 10 am - ThirdSpace (1381 George St.)
- Rev. Bruce
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Offering Envelopes - This is the last day to pick up your 2020 Envelopes in the Narthex. After today, any unclaimed Envelope boxes may be picked up during office hours, at the church office at the Sunnyside Site.
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Mission & Service News 
This week we hear about a wonderful children's camp in Alberta which is supported by your M&S dollars. Our founding churches have had a special connection with camping. First United and Sunnyside United shared some wonderful times at the United Church Camp at Cultus Lake and Crescent United had a long history of support for Camp Kwomais. Last summer, Peninsula United and ThirdSpace ran a very successful children's camp. Your M&S donations are important to continuing the opportunities provided by camps like Camp Whitney.
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New Ministry & Personnel Committee
The Strategic Leadership Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of new members to the M&P Committee, as follows:
Maria Booth - Chair, Peter Jones - liaison for Rev. Bruce McAndless-Davis, and Carol Monaghan, liaison for the admin staff. Winnie Kowalewich continues as Rev. Janice Young's liaison.
SLC gratefully thanks retiring members Val Austring, Colleen Dean, and Elizabeth Winkler for their service over the past few years.
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EMERGENCY WEATHER SHELTER
We continue to need underwear, gloves and weatherproof coats. Folks are finding the soggy nights even more difficult than the nights below zero.
Donations can go to Sunnyside, Third Space (check for open hours) or call C
heryl for pick up. 604-538-7366.
Your help is sincerely appreciated.
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Community Dinner 
Monday, January 27
Star of the Sea Hall - 15262 Pacific Avenue. Dinners are on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. All are welcome.
Doors open at 4:30 pm, dinner is served at 5:00 pm. Everyone welcome, Family friendly. Dinners by donation.
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Reminder!
Annual Reports must be submitted to the church office no later Sunday, January 26, 2020.
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Our love and condolences are extended to the family and friends of Allene "Bunty" Turley, a long-time member of our congregation, who died on Monday. A memorial service will be held in April.
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Peninsula UCW AGM Postponed!
New Date: T
uesday January 28 at 12 pm at the Sunnyside Site.
Bring a bagged lunch, dessert will be provided.
All ladies of the congregation are welcome.
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Upcoming Book Study and Practice Groups:
"The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe"
by Richard Rohr
The good news is that there was a terrific response to the upcoming book study.
The bad news for those who were considering signing up is that both groups are full.
Please speak to Bruce or Janice if you are interested in participating in another session with the same book or a different book in the fall.
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The Coldest Night of the Year
Saturday, February 22
This is a fun, family-friendly walking event that raises money for the hungry, homeless and hurting in 100+ communities across Canada including one right here in White Rock. Local fundraising efforts will benefit SOURCES, our local Community Resources Society serving more than 5,000 people living in poverty in White Rock, Delta, Langley and beyond. Last year this event raised over $69,000 for homeless prevention programs for Sources. And just like your favorite Super-Heroes, we are re-forming our team of walkers from Peninsula United Church into the "United Feet for the Street" team, and we'd love for you to walk with us. There are two ways you can help out:
1. Register as a Walker and walk with us on Sat., Feb 22nd. Sign up Here to register and join our team as a fundraiser. Registration fee is $25 per walker but is waived if you fundraise more than $150, OR
2. Donate to the team or to one of the team members by clicking here.
If you'd like more information please click here or email or call Glenn Roy at 604-728-8174. Thanks for your Support.
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Compassionate Listening Workshop
Saturday, February 22, 1-5 pm
Peninsula United, Crescent site.
If you have conflict in any area of your life that you would like to manage better or differently, this is the workshop for you!
No cost but registration required. Donations welcome.
Facilitator is Cathy Merchant, a certified trainer who has led CL workshops in Canada, US, and in Palestine/Israel. For more information please contact: Kathy Booth (kathy.booth@hotmail.com).
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#1 - 1381 George St. 604-385-0822
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Overheard@ThirdSpace
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"I am so grateful for
ThirdSpace as attending poetry has been a blessing: the group, the bright and spacious room, the staff and volunteers. Such an integral part of the community!"
R.B.
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ThirdSpace is a HAPPY place for me! All the activities, parties, the chats and coffee, the sense of community. I just may volunteer there myself as payback as it's so accessible. Much gratitude!"
S.F.
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Unplugged Sundays @ ThirdSpace
Sunday, January 26, 2 - 5 pm
Join us for an awesome afternoon of tabletop games for all ages, hosted by local games guru, Nick Angiers from Meeple Leaf Games! We have dozens of games to choose from, or you can bring your own favourite to share. No charge (donations welcome).
A monthly event on the last Sunday of the month!
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Tackle That Memoir
First Monday of the month 1 - 3 pm at ThirdSpace
Next Session: February 3
Instead of memoir writing, it's memoir making! In the first session, you will identify your core need, then design a memory-worthy experience on paper to meet that need. During the month, you will experience your design, reflect, then write about it, becoming intentional in making the memories you want to remember. At the following meeting, you may share your writing/experience. Each month will feature different "design" challenges. For more info call Marilyn Hahn, 604-996-2960
Leader: Marilyn Hahn 604.996.2960 Email Marilyn for more info.
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(Poem-pourri Writing Workshop) Last Wednesday of each month from 1 -3 pm at ThirdSpace (1381 George St.)
Next session:
Wednesday, January 29, 1 - 3 pm
Mark Nepo writes: "Whatever difficulty you face, there are time-tried ways you can listen your way through. Because listening is the doorway to everything that matters." Learn how writing offers a way to listen more fully, explore self and others, and name what is meaningful in life's challenges. For more info call Marilyn Hahn, 604-996-2960.
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Meets the first Thursday of the month.
Next Meeting, Thursday, February 6, 2020
A Death Cafe is gently facilitated conversation about life and death. It is not a lecture or a grief support group, though grief may be expressed and shared. For more information email or click here.
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 Sit & Stitch
Every Tuesday from 7- 9 pm at ThirdSpace
Come relax, chat, knit and find life-changing friendships. All ages and skill levels are welcome - especially beginners!
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The Third Café
Wednesdays and Fridays 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
at ThirdSpace
Drop by for a cuppa fresh ground coffee or gourmet tea! A warm welcome awaits in a place that is relaxed, safe and truly inclusive.
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Every Wednesday, 10:30 - 11:30 am
Tired of small talk? Try some big talk!
Join us for conversations that matter.
Topic for Wednesday January 29:
What small kind gestures make a big difference? |
One Hour of Silent Meditation for the Experienced Meditator Complete Silence; no guidance or instruction provided.
Facilitator: Marilyn Hurst
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Conscious Connections invites people to come together, practice self-inquiry and make meaningful connections along their journey.
Our focus is to help people identify, use, understand and effectively manage emotions, communicate better, reduce anxiety and stress, defuse conflicts, improve relationships, empathize with others, and better face life's challenges. Our mission is to create one global family that works together instead of against each other.
Leaders: Jeannine Hart & Nelson Beavington
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Events Beyond Our Congregation
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Good Theology for God's World
VST Academy in Cooperation with United Churches of Langley
at United Churches of Langley, Murrayville Site (21562 Old Yale Road).
Evening public lectures and daytime workshops designed to get you thinking and acting for the good of God's World.
Learn More
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Out-Trips for Seniors Returns!
Alexandra Neighbourhood House is thrilled to announce that their Out-Trips for Older Adults will resume in 2020....and they'll be doing them in a brand new 14-passenger van!
The first trip of the new year will be to the amazing Museum of Anthropology at UBC on Tuesday, January 28. Trips leave from the Crescent beach location (2916 McBride Ave.) promptly at 10 am.
Register by calling the front desk at 604-535-0015, or emailing info@alexhouse.net. The cost is $5 for the trip and $13 at the door (we have arranged a reduced group rate!). Passengers are limited to 14, so call today!
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Naramata Centre 2020 - We're excited to announce that our 2020 Spring Program Catalogue is hot off the press! Check out the digital version and browse the programs online here
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First United is a place of welcome for people who experience
homelessness, poverty, and mental health and addictions issues in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.
Our programs include: legal advocacy; emergency shelter
and social housing; meals; the Community Help Desk (health and hygiene supplies, community referrals, taxes, foot-care, and phone and mail); and spirit programs. We support and celebrate the inherent strengths of all people, of all walks of life.. Donate
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From Our Administration Team
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Announcements Deadline
Weekly bulletin announcements must be in the office by 10 am on Wednesdays.
Email to office@peninsulaunited.com or call 604-531-2979.
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Planning a church event at the Sunnyside or Crescent site?
Please let Joanne at the church office know the date, time, and place as soon as possible so the Ministry Coordinating Team can put it on their calendar. This is to prevent double-bookings and a good spacing of events throughout the year.
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Be Careful Where You Park!
To avoid getting a ticket:
* pay close attention to posted signs
* no tires on grass
* Angle parking only on 127th Street side of church
* parallel parking only everywhere else.
Click here to see City of Surrey parking regulations.
Click on the button labelled "Parking on Sidewalks and Boulevards" for more information. |
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