Jan. 4, 2015 - First United Church Waterloo

In the community:
The Choirs of Wilfrid Laurier University present a
winter concert on Saturday, January 31, 2015, at 7pm
here at First United Church. Three choirs, conducted by
Dr. Gerard Yun, Elvera Froese, and Dr. Lee Willingham
will perform a wide selection of choral music, culminating
with the exciting GLORIA by John Rutter, featuring organ,
brass, and percussion.
Admission is $10/$5 (students/seniors)
Bach Vespers in Epiphany… Spiritus Ensemble and
Nota Bene Baroque Players perform Bach Cantata 150,
"Nach dir verlanget mich," Buxtehude, "Der Herr ist mit
mir," and Schein, "Vater unser." Soloists Sheila Dietrich,
Stephanie Kramer, Jennifer Enns Modolo, Steve Surian
and Timothy Kauk. Kenneth Hull, Conductor.
Sunday, February 1, 2015, 4 p.m. at The Church of St
John the Evangelist, 23 Water Street North, Kitchener.
Admission Free. Donations welcomed.
Valentine Banquet... Saturday, February 7, 2015.
Waterloo North Mennonite Church, 100 Benjamin Road,
Waterloo. Refreshments at 6:00 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m.
catered by Bellzy's Catering. Entertainment is by Hank
and Janet Sonnenberg, award winning Gospel Music
Singers. Enjoy a wonderful evening out and support
Mennonite and Brethren Marriage Encounter. Tickets are
$40 each. Contact Marg Colmer at 519-884-2525.
To celebrate Global Divestment Day and Valentine’s
Day, Divest Waterloo is organizing the Breaking Up with
Fossil Fuels Love Letter Contest. Write a love letter to
renewables or a break-up letter to fossil fuels. Faith
groups from across Waterloo Region are encouraged to
participate in this contest. Be creative, have fun, create
awareness and win cash prizes. For details
etails visit the Divest
Waterloo contest website http://divestwaterloo.ca/loveletter-contest/
Of happenings, events and concerns of our
First United Church Family
Sunday, January 25
10:30
Worship Service
WEEKLY UPDATE
Sanctuary
Monday, January 26
9-4
Foot Care
Parlour
6:30
Scouts
HH
6:00
Gr. Big Theatre
Chapel
Tuesday, January 27
9–4
Quilters
Parlour
8:30-2
Concert
S/HH/K
10:00
English at First Board
LR
7:00
Worship
Office
7:00
H.O.P.E.
Youth Room
Minister
The Rev. Kellie McComb
7:30
Narcotics Anonymous
LR
Minister
The Rev. Eva Mezo
Wednesday, January 28
January 25, 2015
Music Director
Kathleen King Martin
10-11
Srs. Ex.
HH
6:30
Sparks
Basement
6:30
Brownies
HH
Church Administrator
6:30
CCB Dinner
Ch/Kit
Custodian
Bell Choir
Sanctuary
4:15
Jr. Choir
Chapel/K
6:30/7
Bvrs/Cubs
LR/HH
7:30
Choir
Chapel
WLU Rehearsal
Sanctuary
3:00
OOTC
HH/K
Saturday, January 31
Sanctuary
Sunday, February 1
10:30
Worship Service
Janet McDougall
Peter Ferry
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 1J3
Office : 519-745-8487
8487 x201
Fax: 519-745-8488
8488
E Mail: office @firstunitedchurch.ca
Friday, January 30
2:30-5:30
WLU Concert
Jan Overduin
16 William Street West
Thursday, January 29
10:00
6-10
Organist Emeritus
Web Site: www.firstunitedwaterloo.com
Chair of the Board: Heather Galt
[email protected]
Sanctuary
Reader: Mary Joan Brooker
Greeters: Beryl McIntyre
Welcome Table… If you are new to the church and would
like information and/or a name tag, please stop in at the
Welcome Table in the lobby either before or after the
service.
First United is happy to provide assisted hearing
devices… for our services. We have 6 of them, however,
one is out for repairs and two cannot be found. If you have
accidently taken one home, could you please return it.
Prayer Calendar… Grace, Dunnville (Niagara
Presbytery).
Sunday Children’s Programmes:
1. Nursery
newborns to 3 years in the
Parlour
2. Godly Play
Jr. Kindergarten to Grade 3 in the
Labyrinth Room
3. Sunday Café
Grade 4 and up in the room off
the Labyrinth Room.
Next Week’s Service… Junior Choir. Deuteronomy
18:15-20; Psalm 111, Mark 1:21-28. To ponder: What
gods of this world grip us? What demons plague us?
What gospel words speak to those demons?
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Chili
Lunch last Sunday.
Michael Williams
A special thank you… from all the women of the
congregation who really appreciated the gentlemen
running the Chili Lunch.
Grocery Card Fundraiser…Grocery
Grocery Cards will be sold
each Sunday in Hilliard Hall. We earn 5% on the cards
sold. This profit goes towards our
expenses. Please see Jacqui
McFarlane following worship and
support this effort to fundraise for First
United.
Free Tuesday Noon Hour Concert… Please join us on
Tuesday Jan. 27th for Willem Moolenbeek on saxophone
and Boyd McDonald on piano. Lunch provided by the
Choir Auxiliary is available from 11:30 for a reasonable
onable
price and the concert runs from 12:15 - 12:45. Visit
www.firstunitedwaterloo.com for the complete schedule.
from Monday, January
Rev. Kellie will be on vacation…from
th
nd
19 through Monday, February 2 .
Caring Community…Have
Have you been a caregiver to a
loved one? Are you offering care now? If so, the Pastoral
Care Committee invites you to join us for an afternoon of
th
conversation on Wednesday, February 4 at 2:00 pm in
the Parlour.
Do you know how the proposed governance model
will affect you? We invite
you to the Governance
Workshop on Saturday
February 21 in Hilliard Hall
(9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.).
This will be an opportunity to
review the proposed model
and then to begin the
discussions of how each Ministry Unit could function and
what difference it might mean for current committees. We
welcome all to attend. Don’t miss this opportunity to have
input into the process. If you have any questions, please
speak to Catherine
therine Stewart Savage, Dave Parrott or Joan
st
Westcott. We hope to see many of you on February 21 !
2015 Budget and Annual Meeting:
st.
Sunday, February 1
Pick
ick up Annual Report
Sunday, February 8
Information Meeting
Sunday, February 22
Annual Meeting
th
UCW Rummage Sale…Friday,
Friday, February 27 and
th
Saturday, February 28 .
Winter Closure Policy for Sunday Services…The
Services…
Church Board Chair, in collaboration with the presiding
minister, will declare the church closed due to stormy
weather and/or hydro disruption by 7:30 am. Please
check CBC radio 89.1 for announcements re inclement
weather or phone the church office at 519-745-8487
519
for a
message re closure. The following people will be
immediately contacted: other ministerial staff, director of
music, custodian, head ushers, co-chairs
chairs of worship,
greeters, and those in charge of coffee hour.
James Wray, a youth member of First has been
selected along with 18 other youth of United Churches in
this area to go to Nicaragua in Spring Break 2015.
They will be going to a coffee plantation and
assist with repairing buildings. The cost of the trip is
$3000. Fundraising is an integral
ntegral part of planning.
Donations can be made to First United Church,
with TCOW in the memo line. Donations of $20 and more
will get a tax receipt. James is planning some fundraising.
Watch for further announcements.
Parking Lot Closure…due
due to LRT construction we will
not have access to our parking lot next week, Monday,
January 26 through Friday, January 30. The Waterloo
Square lot can be accessed from Willis Way.