We have enjoyed providing the Mid-week Uplifts over the past three months to brighten up your week. And now we are moving into summer mode which means shorter working days for Joanne and Beth, our dedicated and hard-working office staff. This will be the last Wednesday uplift for the foreseeable future. Starting next week we will return to one email per week. Please continue to send in your photos, prayer requests and uplifting messages to share with the congregation. They will be included in the Friday emails.
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NEW Deadlines for Announcements
Please email announcements to office@peninsulaunited.com or call 604-531-2979 and we will include them in one of our two weekly emails. During the months of July and August we will return to sending out one email per week. Next week Wednesday, Canada Day, is a statutory holiday so the deadline will be Tuesday by 12 noon. |
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From Our Administration Team
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COVID-19 Update
With the province beginning the relaxation of the rules on gathering, the church is beginning to get calls on when we might be reopening. The Council of Peninsula UC has asked a small group to look at the what-how-when-etc. This group is Carol Monaghan from M&P, Anna Paton from Trustees, Lee Chamberlain from Property, Nikkie Ripka from Third Space, and Kathy Matusiak from Congregational Care. At our first meeting on June 8th we began considering all the available documentation, guidelines and procedures to prepare the reopening plans for PUC. This will take time and patience as our main concern is that we will keep our staff, congregation, user groups and wider community safe. Be assured, you will hear more from us.
Thank you and, like Dr Bonnie says, continue to be kind, be calm, be safe.
During the Covid 19 Restrictions, please remember that the buildings are still closed. The only staff working at the office are Janice Young, Beth Henderson and Sheri Kathrein.
To ensure the safety of everyone, please respect the protocols posted on the doors and inside the building entrances.
If you have an urgent need to come to the office, please call the office at 604-531-2979 to make arrangements.
These procedures apply to everyone including key holders.
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The Affirming Ministry Team presents
a Film Discussion:
"Love, Scott"
You choose when to see the film, anytime between now and July 27. Later, on July 27 at 7 pm. you are invited to join us for a Zoom discussion.
"Love Scott" follows the journey of a young gay musician who is attacked in Nova Scotia and paralyzed from the waist down. What does Scott's experience teach us about how our community of faith can be allies of those in the LGBTQ+ community?
Join us on Zoom (meeting details to follow).
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Psalm 150 NIV
An excerpt from
An Evening Prayer Service
from
Shaughnessy Heights United Church, Vancouver, Canada
Praise the Lord.
Praise God in his sanctuary;
praise him in his mighty heavens.
Praise him for his acts of power;
praise him for his surpassing greatness.
Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
praise him with timbrel and dancing,
praise him with the strings and pipe,
praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.
Let everything that has breath praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
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Break the Silence: The Power of Act
ive Witnessing
with Anti-racism Educator Angela Ma Brown: Pacific Mountain Region is offering the following workshop to help us respond appropriately when witnessing racist actions.
* Date Option 1: Thursday July 2, 1-4 pm
* Date Option 2: Wednesday, July 8, 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Click here for details and to register. Space is limited to 24 each date.
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What is our church saying, doing and praying about our growing understanding of racism?
Please read and pray with this statement from the Pacific Mountain Regional Council Executive. At an extraordinary meeting on June 10
th
, the 95
th
birthday of the United Church of Canada, the PMRC executive gathered
to recommit our church to the work of becoming an anti-racist Church.
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This is the last week of National Indigenous History Month and Sunday, June 28 (1p.m. PST) is the last chance to take part in this discussion.
Each Sunday in June you can observe Indigenous History Month by participating in Zoom discussions about the origins and future of the Indigenous United Church of Canada. More information, including specific topics
click here. To register,
email Tony Snow.
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The Upper Room - July/August Edition
8 Copies of the 'Upper Room' (large print) and 18 copies of the (small print) have been received in the office.
Please call the office (604-531-2979) if you would like to receive one of these copies and arrangements will be made to get it to you.
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Our Peninsula United Church Choir has been meeting together on
Zoom at 7 pm on Wednesday nights to sing together and enjoy various choral works from other choir groups.
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Please Pray for....
if you would like specific prayers for yourself or someone else to be included in the prayers of the people during our worship please send names to Rev. Janice at janice@peninsulaunited.com or leave a phone message at the office.
If the prayer is for someone else, please first seek that person's permission to have their name included in our public worship service.
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Please hold the family of Joyce Scott in your prayers. Joyce died on Sunday, June 21 at Peace Portal Senior's Village. She came to Peninsula United Church from South Arm United Church in Richmond.
Prior to her marriage to Norm Scott, an ordained minister in the UCC, Joyce was a diaconal minister in the United Church. Following the common practice of the time, the United Church revoked Joyce's official status as a diaconal minister upon marriage. Years later, the United Church of Canada apologized for this sexist policy. Joyce remained a committed and faithful member of the United Church her whole life.
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Would you like a book to remember Rebecca Irwin?
Rebecca Irwin died 10 days before her 105th birthday. We couldn't give her a birthday gift but her family has left some gifts for us: 25 books about faith, prayer, the Bible that once belonged to Rebecca.
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Tierra Nueva Update - Second Food Delivery
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Our friends at Fundahmer again sourced basic food supplies and drove as close as they could get to Tierra Nueva.
You remember the road into Tierra Nueva was washed out by fierce storms.
Folks, mainly women you might notice, walked to a community that the truck could reach. They then carried the supplies home.
Please keep our families in your prayers.
Gracias
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Celebration of Ministry Service
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Saturday, June 27, 2020
Lead by the Spirit to the water of new life, we are one.You are warmly invited to join with the wider Pacific Mountain Regional Council community of faithful friends and members, as the Ordinands and Commissionands are received into Ministry in this denomination of ours.
Streaming begins at 9:45am; Worship begins at 10am
Click here to join Online worship
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The Sun Shines on Naramata Centre Re-Opening Announcement
Dear friends,
What a strange and different environment we are experiencing together. Travel restrictions, physical distancing requirements and new health and safety concerns have created opportunities for all of us to live our mission differently.
Imagine a Naramata Centre which offers accessible year-round connections through a hybrid delivery model of on-site and online programming
Imagine weekly meditation offerings together and apart
Imagine even more connections with our sister United Church retreat centres in Ontario and Nova Scotia
Imagine beyond the summer........
Just click on this link to explore the many opportunities available for your new 2020 experiences.
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Progress report on the Semiahmoo Site
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Higher retaining wall, more heavy machinery equals more progress!
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Share your pictures
Please be aware that pictures submitted for use in Constant Contact will be posted publicly in our email, website,YouTube, and other online services as required to serve our congregation.
By submitting your photo you are giving Peninsula United Church explicit permission to use your photos for the above stated purpose until such time that explicit instructions to withdraw your consent are received.
Questions about the privacy policy can be directed to our Privacy Officer, Anna Paton.
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#1 - 1381 George St. 604-385-0822
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Conversation Café
every Wednesday at 10:30 am
Join us via Zoom
Meeting ID: 959 3657 1745
Password: 0822
You can also join us by phone. Here's how:
Call 778 907 2071, enter meeting ID: 959 3657 1745, then password: 0822
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ThirdSpace Virtual Café Drop In
every Friday @ 10:30 am
Join us via Zoom
Meeting ID:
999 4167 9678
Password: 0822
You can also join us by phone. Here's how:
Call 778 907 2071, enter Meeting ID: 999 4167 9678, then password: 0822
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Sharing Fun, Meaningful & Inspiring Videos
See all our Peninsula United Playlists including:
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Click here
to see what's happening in the Pacific Mountain Region during Covid-19 physical distancing measures
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