Kindred in Christ,
With our zone in Yellow Level. We will continue to have a Live in person service. It will be at the usual Sunday morning time of 10:30. We will continue to provide a very familiar Sunday service on Zoom at 10:30 as well (read below to find out how to log on). Thank you.

Weekly Announcements for April 15th, 2021

  1. Information to join us for worship through Zoom*
  2. Submitting Announcements
  3. Message from the FundScrip Team
  4. Preaching this Week
  5. Community of Faith Committee
  6. St. Paul’s Online Spring Silent Auction
  7. St. Paul’s 2021 Budget Actuals
  8. Looking for a day outside?
  9. UCW Meeting

Scroll down to see more information on these announcements


1.      Information to join us for worship through Zoom: We will continue to offer streamed worship through Zoom. We are glad to have you!.
The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85811548808
The password for this meeting room is: 200188
For those who would prefer to call in the number is: 1 647 558 0588 then use the Meeting ID: 858 1154 8808, and then enter the passcode 200188 when prompted

2.     Submitting Announcements: To get your announcement in this weekly notice, we ask that you submit them to the office with a small paragraph of detail by Wednesday of the week you want your announcement to run. Also include the number of weeks that you want this announcement in our weekly notice.

3.      Message from the FundScrip Team                                                                     

Deadline for April orders is this Sunday,  April 18. Spring has arrived! And with it, come all the outdoor activities and potential purchases we take on at this time of the year. Are you looking for a new barbeque? Why not purchase it with a gift card from Canadian Tire or Kent? Has your patio furniture seen better days? Let FundScrip gift cards from Walmart or Home Hardware help you with that. Need grass seed, plants, potting soil? Take your gift card along to the garden centre at Superstore! Enjoy your new backyard knowing that every time you purchase a FundScrip gift card for your shopping, the retailer makes a donation to St. Paul’s!  Gift cards also make wonderful presents for children or grandchildren who may be graduating, for family and friends who may be celebrating a wedding or anniversary. If you want to treat Mum to a shopping trip for Mother’s Day (May 9), place your order now! Retailers offering extra value on their donations this month are St. Hubert now 5% (up from 4%), Aldo 11% (up from 10%) and Moxie’s also 11% (up from 10%). Looking for an order form? Get one at the office, in the Narthex or click here: http://www.stpaulsunited.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/POF_46258_NB_20210107105919197.pdf
Remember: Shopping is fundraising for St. Paul’s!


4.     Preaching this week is Mike Bravener

5.     St. Paul’s Community of Faith Committee Letter to Congregation
Greetings St. Paul’s friends!
The Community Of Faith Committee is looking forward to speaking with you by phone, by Teams, or by a mail in survey. The choice is yours, and we are interested in hearing what you have to say in any way that you chose.

We have prepared questions that we believe will get to the heart of who we believe we are as friends and members of St. Paul’s United Church. For those of you who are comfortable using applications such as Teams or Zoom, simply let us know by responding to this email using this address derrick6g@gmail.com and put Teams in the subject line of your email. Once we have a list of the people interested, we will send out an invitation to you which will have a date and time.

For those of you who wish to respond to the questions by written response, put ‘written survey’ in the subject line and we will either email a questionnaire to you or send you a paper copy for you to write on and deliver it back to us.

For those of you who wish to speak by phone, simply respond to this email using this address derrick6g@gmail.com and put ‘phone’ in the subject line. Please include your phone number as well as the best time to call, and we will have one of our committee members reach out to you.

Once we have collected the survey information, we will put a summary of the answers together for the Board, and eventually it will be available to you. The goal of this exercise is for us all to get a better understanding of both who we are, as well as what we think we should be doing.

Please respond to this email using this address derrick6g@gmail.com and don’t forget to put your communication preference in the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you!
Derrick Grant, on behalf of Roger Miller, Erin Hayes, Janis Violette, Blaine Irving and Ann Krause

6.     St. Paul’s Online Spring Silent Auction
We’re having an Online Spring Silent Auction! As you know, the pandemic has hit our fundraising efforts hard, but the need in the community only continues to grow. To help support our many, ongoing ministries, we are hosting an online (Facebook) auction from May 5-10.

Before that though, we need donations of your time, talent, and treasure! If you have a special talent, provide a service, or have new or gently used goods you no longer need, please consider donating. The same kinds of items you donate to regular silent auctions would be perfect. Items should be dropped to the church between April 8 -22, during regular hours.

If you’re new to online auctions, here’s how it will work:
The basic concept is the same as a traditional auction, but instead of being held in the hall, the auction happens entirely online and runs for 6 days. 

  • Between April 8 – 22, drop off your donations to the church (please be COVID safe!). Include a short, written description of your item and an estimate of its value (if applicable).
  • If your item is “intangible” (e.g. a service), email a description to Jen Petryshen at jmvandergaag@hotmail.com, or leave a note in the office.
  • Between May 5 -10, we’re live! Visit our Facebook page, where you will be able to view photos (thanks, Kelly!) of all the donated items. To bid, simply enter the amount of your bid as a comment on the photo of that item.
  • When the auction ends, we will notify the successful bidders who can then pay and collect their item(s) during regular church hours, starting May 11.
  • Payment must be made before or at pickup, by e-transfer, cash, or credit card.
  • Items not paid for by Tuesday, May 18 will be offered to the next highest bidder

If you have any questions, please reach out to Kelly Simpson or Jen Petryshen. To see an example of a Facebook auction, check out this one by DunRoamin’ Stray and Rescue: https://www.facebook.com/DunRoamin.strayandrescue/posts/2380027692120874.

7.     St. Paul’s 2021 Budget Actuals: Please follow link
 http://www.stpaulsunited.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-Budget-Actuals.pdf

8.     Looking for a day outside. We need many ladies and gentlemen to help us sweep, rake, clean flower beds and generally help St Paul’s property to awaken from their winter sleep.  Would really appreciate it if you could join us with brooms, rakes, clippers and trowels in the Charlotte Street parking lot, April 24 at 10 AM (rain date May 1, 10 AM.  Many hands make light work. Thanks!!

9.     UCW Meeting
UCW Meeting Tuesday April 20th 10:00 AM, Covid-Safe in the Ladies Parlour here at St. Paul’s.