Sunday November 20th

Smelling God

This is the last week in our series about experiencing God through our senses and we close with Smelling God. Have you ever thought about experiencing God through your sense of smell? Should be interesting. We'll also share in Communion and are hoping to have the aroma of fresh baked bread wafting through the church. 

Come to church on Sunday and be ready to smell God!

 Watch Sunday's Service Online, Live @ 9:00 AM EDT

or

 Join us for In-Person Worship @ 10:00 AM

Join us in live, online worship this Sunday at 9:00 am. 

You can find the service on Facebook Live or on our YouTube channel.

The service will be saved at both locations through the week.

Youth & Young Familes

Saturdays @ 9:30AM

Come and make music with us! 

Singing, Drumming, Joy! For ages 3-18 on Saturday mornings from 9:30-10:30.

No Experience Needed!

Contact Deb Hopper for more information  

Friday Nov 25 @ 6:30PM

Free Family Movie Night.

Starting Advent with a Christmas movie! Come watch Christmas Chronicles and wonder about what it means to believe in Hope. PJs, stuffies & blankies welcome.  

Friday December 9th @7PM

Fun, Faith & Food!

For youth in Grade 4-8.

Join us on the second Friday of the month.

This month's theme is peace.

Contact Jen for more information.  

News

Congregational Meeting

The Executive is calling a Congregational Meeting of the Norval United congregation for Sunday, November 20th. 

The meeting will start at 11:15 am, immediately following the 10:00 in-person service at the church. The meeting will also be on Zoom as we want to give our online community an opportunity to participate. 

The purpose of the meeting is to review and get congregational approval for Norval United's Community of Faith document, including our Living Faith Story, as well as a Position Description in preparation to call a new minister. This is a requirement from the Horseshoe Falls Regional Council.  . To receive a copy of the document or to get the Zoom link for the meeting, please email Jenny. If you have any questions about the meeting or the documents, please contact Helga Kennedy or Beth Laidlaw.

This Weekend!

Saturday Nov 19th @ 3PM

Come join us for an afternoon of music presented by the folks of NUC! 

Freewill offering with proceeds going to the Georgetown Breadbasket.

All are welcome to join us in the Gathering Space to hear the talents of many!

Wednesdays @ 8PM

Thirty minutes of fresh air for your soul. Join us on Zoom and enjoy a reading, a prayer, some music and a guided meditation.

Email the office here to get the link to join us

Sunday Dec 4th

It isn't just meat pies that are back! We will be having a mini bazaar from 9AM-Noon on Sunday December 4th with a craft table, bake table and of course, the meat pies. If you can contribute something, please contact Marie Carney. 

Drop off any crafts and baking between 10am & 12pm on Saturday Dec 3rd at the church.

Christmas Giving Season

Fill A Purse!

Bring comfort, hope and dignity to women and youth in crisis.

Choose a gently used purse or buy one new.

With love and thoughtfulness, fill the purse with items such as feminine hygiene products, tissue, shampoo, conditioner, toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush, gloves, scarf, hat, lip balm, tweezers, nail clippers, coffee shop gift card, gum, flashlight, whistle, notepad...the list goes on...the things that we often take for granted

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Drop purses off at the church by December 1st at the latest.

For more information please contact Liz Ivany.

Can You Help?

As part of their Christmas Giving, our Jr Youth Group will be learning about and collecting items for MCC School Relief Kits. 

We are seeking donations of kit items and drawstring bags. Instructions for making bags can be found here and a list of items needed for the kits can be found here: . Youth will be learning about the kits this month, and assembling items on Friday December 9th. If you can help provide any items or bags, please drop them off in Jen's office by Thursday December 8th.

Community Soup Making



Soup making was a hit! We made 85 containers of soup and were able to donate most of that to Food For Life. All of the soup was distributed by Food for Life by Tuesday evening. We are looking forward to being able to continue to fill this need in our community. Join us to make soup monthly!

The next batch starts cooking

Dec 11^th 12-2PM

No skills necessary. Contact Jen to help out.

Links2Care

The Links2Care Holiday Giving Program is back this year. You are invited to "adopt" a person from the community and purchase their Christmas needs for them.

Please watch the Norval United website for details and deadlines for this program.

Fundscrip

Shhhhh! Christmas time is coming soon! Order your gift cards from FundScrip and a percentage is donated to NUC. Make sure you get your orders in early as it takes about two weeks to process and deliver.  

Place your order here and use code S2MV7N to get to the NUC page.

Georgetown Breadbasket

The Breadbasket has issued a 30 day challenge and we encourage you to join in! There is a list of 30 items for 30 days that can be found on their Facebook page. Add the corresponding item each day to a box over the next 30 days and then drop off your box at time for the Holiday Season! We've got a bin at the church ready to collect!

Don't think you can commit to getting all these items..... no problem! Instead, set aside the amount of each item on a daily basis and at the end of the 30 days donate the cost of one of these boxes to us!

In The Community

Saturday Nov 26th

Enjoy a heartwarming musical celebration in support of the Kids Ability Foundation. Take a musical journey through the many styles of Christmas Music from Traditional to Country to Gospel featuring Harmony Singing, Toe-tapping Instrumentals & Various Dance Styles

Tickets are $140.00 per person.

Transportation, lunch & ticket included

Contact Barbara Chamberlain to book your spot at 905-459-6907

Saturday Dec 3rd @ 7PM

The Georgetown Choral Society present "A Big Brass Christmas" with the Hogtown Brass.

Enjoy a fun Advent Christmas concert at Norval United Church.

Tickets are $25 each and can be purchased online here or at various stores in town.

Breath and Believe Yoga

75-minute Deep Flow Yoga classes (Open to All Levels) in the candle-lit NUC Chapel. 

Classes will start and end with guided meditation, and will feature a slower, flowing pace and longer floor series with music.

6 Week Session Led by Michelle Vosu:$130

Thurs 6:15 to 7:45pm - Nov 17th to Dec 22nd.

Register here.

I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; speak up on their behalf and give thanks for them.

1 Timothy 2:1

Roy Bartlett asks for prayer for Fred Paul on his journey with cancer.

Bill Russell is praying for Deanna and Bruce and Anna Maria.

We continue to pray for Dawn Marsellus, and Bill and Mary Checanis.

Anne Wilcox asks for prayers for her grandson, Parker, who was in hospital with RSV and is home now. May he breathe easier.

Elaine van Doorn asks for prayers for the family of Ron's daughter-in-law, Toni, on the death of her brother Jamie.

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