Kindred in Christ,
With our zone in Orange Level. Very excited for yellow. We will continue to have a Live in person service with a maximum of 50 people in the building. 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 March 4th, 2021
- Information to join us for worship through Zoom*
- 2021 Envelopes
- Annual reports
- Submitting Announcements in the new year
- Message from the FundScrip Team
- Annual Meeting message/information
- UCW rummage sale Fundraiser
- Preaching this Week
- Lenten Announcement
- Community of Faith Committee
- Educational eventsTax Receipts
- Tax Receipts
- World Day of Prayer
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/
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. 2021 Envelopes are available for pick up in the Narthex on Sunday morning. Contact the office 458-1183 to pick them up during the week.
3. Annual Reports are due please submit them to the office by email stpaulsoffice224@gmail.com Thank you very much.
4. Submitting Announcements in the new year: 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.
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Thank you to our regular shoppers for your orders this week and for your on-going support. Special thanks to those supporters who purchased grocery store cards to donate to the Pantry and Brown Bag Lunch programs. Your cards are used by our volunteers to buy supplies to sustain these programs. Your purchase also means the retailers made a donation to St. Paul’s. If you didn’t get your order form completed in time for the February campaign, take note: Deadline for the March order is Sunday, March 21. Haven’t taken part in the program yet? The process is simple. Here’s how it works. You purchase gift cards through the church office to cover your shopping needs . . . groceries, gas, hardware, restaurants, etc. Cards from over 200 retailers are available in different denominations from $5 to $500. Each purchase automatically includes a donation to St. Paul’s calculated as a percentage of the card’s value. There is no cost to you for this donation. You receive the full face value of every card you purchase. Just fill out an order form, take it to the office during the week or bring it to church on Sunday. You can pre-pay by cash, cheque or e-transfer. Want to know more? Check out FundScrip, Canada’s most successful gift card fundraiser at http://www.stpaulsunited.ca/
6. The Annual Meeting, which was tentatively scheduled for February 21st has been moved back to March to allow enough time to complete the year end financial review. We’ll let you know the new date as soon as we have it.
In the meantime, please plan to volunteer to help out at St. Paul’s. We NEED new members on the Board, Heritage & Resources and the Worship Committee. Property and Christian Education can also use more helping hands. Please speak to a Board member or Eric if you think you can help out.
thanks! Jane
7. The UCW are participating in a fundraiser with Value Village called FUNDrive. Think of it as a Rummage Sale without all the work. Our target date for gathering in goods is Monday, March 15th. We are collecting clothes, accessories, household textiles (blankets, sheets, towels, tablecloths, curtains), small household goods, kitchen items, decorations, knick-knacks, toys and games, small electronics, etc. No large appliances or furniture please. Think of the items you would normally see at Value Village. Please have clothes and household textiles items in bags, and small household items in boxes. We are paid by the pound in the different categories. Items may be dropped off at the Church. They will be stored in the purple Sunday school room by the elevator. If you have many items, you could always just keep them at home and meet us at Value Village on the drop off date (March 23rd). Why move everything twice?
Just a bit of calculation – to make $500.00 with 50 people participating, we would each need to collect 4 garbage bags full of items. So ask your family, friends and neighbours. This is the perfect time of year to declutter. If it works out well, we might do it again in the Fall. Any questions, please telephone Donna Chauvin 458-5885 work 458-1898
8. Preaching this week is Reverend Michelle Armstrong
9. Throughout this Holy season, we invite you to follow along on our Facebook and Instagram pages, where we will be sharing a daily scripture, reflection, or small practice to help us on our journey through this time of reflection and preparation.
Find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/
Find us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/
Thanks! Jen
10. St. Paul’s Community of Faith Committee has been meeting regularly since we began in the early spring of 2020. The committee consists of Janis Violette, Ann Krause, Blaine Irving, Erin Hayes, Roger Miller, and Derrick Grant.
The committee is tasked with developing a profile of St Paul’s, and we need your input. In the near future, we will be reaching out to you in order to find out your thoughts on our Church. We plan to do this both with technology like Zoom, and also in more traditional ways.
We look forward to meeting you all in the near future!
Derrick Grant
11. A series of educational events are being offered by the Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council Affirm Standing Committee. The webinars will each take place from 2:00pm – 3:00pm (Atlantic) using zoom video conferencing. The next event is now open for registration:
March 10, 2021: Becoming an Anti-Racist Church
Register Now! Using this link: https://united-church.zoom.us/
April 15, 2021: What is Ableism?
May 13, 2021: Creating Safe Spaces
12. Tax Receipts have been mailed out Thank you.
13. World Day of Prayer Services for 2021: First Friday in March tomorrow.
In 1927, the World Day of Prayer came into being and has steadily evolved. The Order of Worship for the Services for 2021 was prepared by the women of Vanuatu and adapted for use in Canada by the Women’s Inter-Church Council. The theme is Build on a Strong Foundation. Because of the pandemic, the Services this year are virtual.
The women of Vanuatu have created a one hour service video.
There is also a bilingual service booklet found at the link below.
2021 World Day of Prayer Service video link: https://wicc.org/one-hour-