Welcome! Participating in worship this morning ~

Welcome!
Participating in worship this morning ~
Worship Leaders: Rev. Maggie Melanson & Rev. Suzanne Sykes
Readers: Call to Worship – Thank you.
Scripture – Mary Walker- Smith
Music Director: Barbara Ackison
Organist: Sara Surjadinata
Choir: Senior
Musicians: ICO, Derek Uttley, Director (last Sunday of each month)
Welcome Desk: Chris Murray
Greeters: Thank you!
Ushers: David Lee & Gilly Chadder
Counters: Debbie & Jeremy James
Sound: Adrian Benjamin
Refreshments: Thank you!
Sunday School: Jackie Ashong & Debbie McMillan
Nursery: Heidi Krogh
and you! the congregation at BUC!
Thank you to Dorothy Pequegnat & Ann Moon for folding the bulletins.
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How to Reach Us at BUC
Check the website www.barrhavenunited.org & follow the links.
Call the church at 613 825-1707
Office Administrator: Deanna Lavier
office hours - weekdays 8:30 am -12:30 pm.
[email protected]
Minister: Rev Maggie Melanson
is away on Sabbatical Sept 1 – Nov 30
Minister of Education: Rev. Suzanne Sykes
Suzanne is working ¾ time and will be in the office this week
on Tues & Wed.
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For Pastoral emergencies call: 613 -294-9075.
[email protected]
Happening this week
Sunday
26
10:00 am
Monday
Tuesday
27
28
Thursday
30
9:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Worship service
Sunwich Lunch
UCW Meeting
Bible Study
Youth Group
Book Study
Choir Practice
Coming Up …
Sunday
26
10:00 am
Monday
Tuesday
27
28
Thursday
30
9:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
Worship service
Sunwich Lunch
UCW Meeting
Bible Study
Youth Group
Book Study
Choir Practice
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
2
3
4
Thursday
Saturday
6
8
10:00 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
Memorial Worship Service
Pastoral Care Team Meeting
Bible Study
Youth Group
Book Study
Choir Practice
Fall Clean Up
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Keep in your prayers.............
Edna Brown & family
Sandy Maveety
Linda Mitchell
Adriana Ribble
Louise Watt
Adrian & Nadine
Benjamin and family
Joy Weedon
Please call the office, the minister or pastoral care team when
family and friends need comfort and prayer. The care ministry
wants to extend the congregation’s support. Call the office to
let us know of celebrations- births, adoptions, engagements,
weddings and anniversaries.
November 2 Lectionary
Joshua 24: 1-3a, Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37
1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:1-12
Are you a Tenor or a Bass?
Would you like to join the fun and friendly
Senior Choir? Sopranos and Altos would
be most welcome too. If interested see
Barb.
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BUC BOOK CLUB
We welcome visitors to our meetings where we discuss
the month's selection, enjoy a lively discussion, and
socialize with treats. Look forward to seeing you there!
Our meetings take place on the third Tuesday of each
month, September - May, @ 9:30 am in the Music Room.
For more information call Eileen Parent
(613) 692 - 0301
Nov. 18 : Imposter Bride by Nancy Richler
Wanted: Bazaar Bling…
… to make our jewellery table really sparkle at the
Christmas Bazaar. We’d like to have those necklaces,
bracelets, rings, earrings, and scarves that you don’t wear
anymore.
We’re hoping for a fun variety of jewellery and scarves to
tempt our bazaar shoppers into buying
a thing or two – maybe even three!
If you have any of these items to donate, please contact
Debbie McMillan
at 613-825-6881 OR [email protected]
Memorial Candles
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Every November near All Saints Day, Barrhaven United Church
celebrates the saints in our lives in a Memorial Service. This year the
service will be held on November 2nd. If your loved one has died in the
past year and you wish to have their name read during the service and
remember them in the lighting of the Memorial Candle, please email the
BUC office no later than Wednesday, October 29, 2014 at
[email protected] or [email protected]
Help Needed!
Volunteers are occasionally required in the BUC Office to answer the
telephone and provide administrative support. If you are able to spare
some volunteer time to cover off in the office for appointments or sick
leave, please contact Cathy Murphy 613-867-8267. Thank you!
On the Sunday School Radar:
Oct 26:
Joseph Helps His Family (lesson)
Nov 2:
Communion – Learning Advent Song
Christmas craft
Nov 9:
The 10 Commandments (Lesson)
Embracing Adventure with God A book study with Rev Dr George Hermanson
We meet Tuesday at 7pm.
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"God is present at the moment of our conception, guides
us through the adventures of this lifetime, urging us to
rejoice in embodiment and bring healing to our world, and
upon our final earthly breath receives us with open arms
with visions of future adventures in communion with God
and our fellow creatures.” Bruce Epperly
An easy introduction to Process theology considering how ~
God still speaks to us today,
Our understanding and growth continues with new
revelation,
Christians are not alone in sharing in the Divine,
God is the source of truth and healing
Through respect for other religions we can grow in spiritual
wisdom.
Through discussion with each other and the book we will develop
these themes in the context of interfaith dialogue, science and
religion, understanding Jesus as the Christ, ethics and ecology.
Most importantly we will examine how we can envision a God
who is in relation to us throughout our lives here and in the next
world.
Process Theology: Embracing Adventure with God
by Bruce G Epperly
ISBN-13: 978-1631990021
40 pages, $5.22+HST through Chapter’s/Indigo. Free shipping if
you pick it up at the Barrhaven store.
cracks
a festival of spirituality, art & social justice
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there is a crack in everything - that’s how the light gets in
Leonard Cohen
November 7-8
Dominion Chalmers United Church
Cooper Street at O’Connor
Two great concerts - LeE HaRVeY OsMOND on Friday
Jully Black on Saturday
Plus a day of workshops with artists, musicians, writers,
activists & spiritual leaders.
And worship led by our Moderator Gary Patterson
with Peter Woods and Brian Browne
Workshop space is limited so get your pass @
www.cracksfestival.org
Event organized by the Christian Development Committee of
Ottawa Presbytery
& Faith and Arts Ottawa
Full passes (two concerts, workshops and Moderator’s Worship)
day pass (workshops and Moderators worship) and single concert
tickets still available.
talk to Rev. Suzanne or George Hermanson for more
information.
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Please note Rev. Maggie Melanson is away
on Sabbatical until December.
BERRIES BERRIES BERRIES
The UCW is taking orders for berries:
2 kg (4.5 lbs) Blueberries at $18.00;
2 kg (4.5 lbs.) Cranberries at $15.00
2.5 kg (5.5 lbs) Raspberries at $28.00;
Deadline to order: TODAY; Pick up date:
Sat. Nov. 8th at 10:00
Please make cheques payable to Barrhaven
UCW. Please contact: Marilyn at 613-825-5879 or June at 613825-0038 or see them after church service.
Fundscrip – Orders will be placed for gift cards
TODAY. Please see Barry or Evelyn Finlay or call
613-843-9934
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR:
Barrhaven UCW will be hosting a Christmas Bazaar
on Sat. Nov. 29th from 9:00 to 2:00. Signup sheets will be available in
October. For anyone interested in renting a table, please contact Kateri
Clark at [email protected] or call 613-316-6693.
Take a Trip?
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Do you want to take a trip around the world? Too busy or not in
the cards right now? No trouble. Just leaf through our BUC 35th
Anniversary cookbook Bless This Food – BUC@35 for recipes
from Greece, Spain, Italy, Napa Valley and Kentucky, Nova Scotia,
India, First Nations peoples, Czechoslovakia, Bavaria, Ukraine,
China, Iceland, and Finland to name some. Don’t believe me? Well
then you’ll have to get a copy (only $15.00 each) and go through
the 223 delicious recipes in it – and then try some. What a journey
for you and your travel-companion taste buds! See Jane or Tom
Schwarzkopf before or after the service for your cookbook – or one
for a gift.
Sunwich Lunch - in the hall after the service TODAY. All are
welcome for this special monthly fellowship time. A special
welcome is extended to new comers to BUC.
Towards Reconciliation Together
Sat. Nov. 1, 8:30 am to 3:00 pm, Wabano Centre for Aboriginal
Health, 299 Montreal Road
You are invited to join the Outreach team at this important day in the
beautiful Wabano Centre. The program includes the Blanket Exercise,
drumming, a presentation by Rev. Jamie Scott, and reflections by
organizers, including Elder Albert Dumont. Jointly organized by Melissa
Hammell (Wabano Centre), Ed Bianchi (Kairos Canada), Elder Albert
Dumont, Rev. Jamie Scott (United Church of Canada), and the Church
in Society group of Ottawa Presbytery. A free-will offering is suggested
to cover the cost of lunch. Registration: Desna Sulway,
[email protected]. Contact Liz Nieman for more information or a
ride, 613-825-8804. Program on narthex bulletin board.
Mark your calendar for November 1st!
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER?
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The 2014 version of this popular event is a go … an evening full of
great food and good times is on!!!
Guests have signed up to fill the spots that were available, and another
host has been identified! We are now looking for four to six more guests
to fill these new spots! Please consider joining the fun and fellowship!
Each guest will pay $25 to the host/hostess to raise funds for the
church.
Sign-up sheets are in the narthex. You can also sign up by contacting
Trish Barlow directly at 825-9697 or [email protected]
Hosts will be contacted October 28th or 29th to confirm the number of
guests they can expect. Guests will be contacted by email on the
morning of November 1st and given a mystery address where dinner will
be served.
Fall Clean-Up
It is that time of year again when we have to prepare for winter by
cleaning up around the church. The bulk of this effort is picking
up garbage and gathering leaves. Please join our work party on
Sat, 8 Nov @ 830 am. Even if you can only stay for a short while,
rest assured that we have a job suitable for you!! Please bring
your own leaf rake if you have one. With a good turnout, the work
won’t take more than a few hours – many hands make light work.
For more information, contact George Macdonald at
613-692-4569.
~ Facilities
The Back Page
20th Sunday after Pentecost: The Myth of Glory Days
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Like all churches, we at Barrhaven United are in the midst of unprecedented changes in
our congregational life together. Next week we, as a congregation, will begin a
visioning process that will take place after morning service. (Includes coffee! so no
worries!) It’s a chance to share with others what matters about church and what your
hopes and dreams are for its future. Here’s a little history to help you get started in
your own visioning. —- Suzanne
If you get the Observer you will have followed David Ewart’s look at the
decline of The United Church. He contradicts the widespread assumption that
at one time, churches were full. Church attendance has always been low. The
full churches of the 50’s and 60’s were an anomaly, says Martin Marty, an
historian. David’s work connects the baby boom years with those boom years
in the church.
Membership has never been high. Declining attendance was first traced in
1972. Never more than 25% of the population were members of mainline
churches like the UCC. When we look at our growing population, membership
has fallen. One reason - immigration of non-protestants since the late 1800’s.
Mainline churches grew in number as cities grew suburbs but membership did
not increase. Attendance did as church became the locus of friendship
networks in new communities for folk who did not have a deep commitment to
historic Christian faith and practices. They became the bulge which was not
nurtured.
There is good news! We now have a stronger core of committed and active
believers who are capable of transmitting church culture across generations.
We are a stronger faith community than in the mythic days of full churches.
So rather than worry, celebrate what we actually have; strength and
commitment. This is how we flourish: not by regretting the glory days but
through having a vision who we are for ourselves and in our community.
George Hermanson
sources: Christian Century July 9, 2014, and David Ewart in the Observer
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