Announcements - Bells Corners United Church
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Announcements - Bells Corners United Church
BELLS CORNERS UNITED CHURCH 3955 Old Richmond Rd., Nepean, ON K2H 5C5 Tel: 613-820-8103 Fax: 613-820-5628 Website: www.bcuc.org Email: [email protected] Minister: Rev. Kim Vidal Congregational Designated Minister: Lorrie Lowes Director of Music: Carolyn Whitley Office Administrators: Nancy Meyers, Ellen Boynton Chair, Church Board: Sue Morrison Office Hours: Monday – Friday 9-12 noon, 1-4 pm ANNOUNCEMENTS February 15, 2015 Meetings This Week Here at the Church: Lectionary Group meets on Tuesday, Feb 17 at 10:30 am (Shalom Room). Theme and Text: The Promise of a Rainbow (Genesis 9:8-17). All welcome. Men’s Club meets on Wednesday February 18 for a coffee hour and luncheon with Clarke Topp as guest speaker. Book Club meets Wednesday February 18, 1:30 pm Ash Wednesday Service takes place at 6:00 pm in the Music Room. Church Board meets Wednesday February 18, 7:00 pm Cope Kit for Thursday February 19, 9:15 am is ‘Tai Chi for seniors’ with Virginia Thurston, back by popular demand. All welcome! 2014 Tax Receipts are available for pickup from the office through the week. Please drop by and pick up your receipt and save the church postage. Due to an oversight, the $10 donation of some members who contributed to Advent Memorial Flowers, was not included on their tax receipts. Of the 47 tax receipts involved, most have already been picked up. If you wish to receive a new tax receipt which includes this donation, please contact the church office in the next two weeks (up to Sun Feb 22) and a replacement tax receipt will be prepared in exchange for your current receipt. This receipt would be available Sunday 1 March. We are pleased to welcome Erna Poettcker as our organist for the month of February while Carolyn takes vacation time that she missed last summer. As well, Erin Berard will be directing the choirs and Cynthia Watson providing piano accompaniment. SOSA Lenten Project: In connection with SOSA's Lenten project, the congregation is invited to attend the Blanket Exercise, "the indigenous rights history we're rarely taught." The Assembly of First Nations has partnered with KAIROS to educate Canadians about the history of Canada's indigenous peoples. The Blanket Exercise starts with blankets spread on the floor to represent Canada before the arrival of Europeans. The participants represent indigenous peoples, who respond to cues given by the narrator, as history unfolds. To participate in this exercise is much more than reading history. The Blanket Exercise will be held in the main hall at BCUC Monday, March 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. All are welcome. See the SOSA noticeboard for further details, or contact Bridget McNeill at 613-595-0537. Nicaragua Mission Trip Fundraising: If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to the fund, please make cheques payable to Bells Corners United Church with “Mission Exposure Fund” in the memo line. Total raised to date is $18,609. Fundraising is on target, so thank you everyone who has donated and supported our activities to date! Centre 507 is a Drop in Centre housed in Centretown United Church at 507 Bank Street. The Centre supports over 100 people per day, 6 days and 2 evenings a week. As you are probably aware Centre 507 recently found out that it has lost its grants for - street outreach work - the rooming house support program - the life skills program This means laying off 5 full time staff. There won't be workers on the street seeing to the needs of those who can't go to the Centre. There will be no support for those living in rooming houses. No cooking classes, client volunteer positions, social events, or trips. With only 3 1/2 staff left, the hours the Centre is open will have to be addressed. The Minister at Centretown United, David Illman-White is organizing an information night to explain what the impact these cut backs will have on the participants who come to the Centre. Media and different members of government have been invited. The more people who attend the meeting shows support for Centre 507 and also sends a message to our politicians. Emergency meeting regarding cutbacks to Centre 507 Wednesday Feb 18th 7:30 pm Centretown United Church 507 Bank Street (Bank St 1 block north of the Queensway) Parking at Glashan School. Mission Exposure Fundraising Bake Sale is on TODAY! Drop by and purchase some baking after worship this morning. A Night in Nicaragua! is coming on Sunday February 22, 5:30 pm when those who are participating in the March Mission Exposure Trip to Nicaragua will be hosting a four course authentic Nicaraguan dinner followed by special guest singer/songwriter/storyteller Rory Gardiner! Tickets: $25- adults; $12.50 - 12 & under. Tickets: 726-1375 Upcoming Worship Services: Season of Lent February 18 – Ash Wednesday Service, 6:00 pm, Music Room February 22– First Sunday in Lent / Communion Sermon Focus: “Never Again!” (Genesis 9: 8-17) March 1 – Second Sunday in Lent Sermon Focus: “When Fine Print Matters” (Mark 8:31-38) Friday March 6 - World Day of Prayer, 1:00 pm (BCUC hosting). All are welcome. Focus Country: Bahamas Theme: “Jesus said to them, Do you know what I have done to you?” Youth Group will be collecting bottles - wine and beer- and beer and pop cans next Sunday. Please bring your donations to support youth activity. The Men's Club will hold a coffee hour and luncheon meeting Wednesday, February 18, 10:00 am. Clarke Topp will lead a discussion on "A Fairer Society" which will also look at our own "Interfaith Housing" The topic will bring us up to date on what is going on with respect to poverty and the role we are playing in assisting to correct the situation. Lunch will be hosted by Ian and Ruth. Ruth will provide two kinds of Homemade Soup, Ruth's Buns with Homemade Pie for dessert. This will be in addition to coffee, tea and a cookie when you arrive. Cost: $5:00, total proceeds to the Mission Exposure Fund. Come and bring a friend. Tickets on sale today. 2014 BCUC Annual General Meeting: Sunday March 1, 11:30 am to receive the annual report and audited 2014 Financial Statement, 2015 Budget and Activity Plan as well as to elect BCUC officers. Copies of the proposed agenda and the 2014 Annual Report will be available next Sunday. Harmer House Outreach Adult Day Program is in desperate need of van drivers on a Monday (AM or PM) or Thursday (PM). If you have a valid Ontario Driver’s Licence and would like to work with seniors please call Sina at 726-8882 x 223 or [email protected] to offer your help. See notice on corridor bulletin board for more details. Book Club meeting will be held Wednesday February 18, 1:30 pm to discuss ‘Through Black Spruce’ by Joseph Boyden. Info. Gerry Monnot 828-8482 Today’s bulletin covers have been generously donated by Grace Runions & family in memory of Jack’s February 22nd birthday WAYS TO HELP AT BCUC - Sign up on lists posted opposite the office : * Sunday morning Candlelighting: Children, youth and adults, please sign up for the months of March through May. * Sponsor a 2015 Sunday bulletin. For $25 your donation offsets the cost of 200 Sunday bulletin covers. You may donate in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a special event. Cheques should be made out to Bells Corners United Church with bulletin sponsorship on the memo line. * Sunday morning help in the Crib Nursery. Two people are needed each week. Morrison Gardens Community House Coordinator, Paul Howes, 596-6229, is asking for donations of skates and helmets from our church community to be used by children and youth to skate on their local outdoor rink. From May 30 to June 3, 2015 the Truth and Reconciliation Commission will be submitting its final report and marking the end of its mandate. The United Church is fully committed to supporting the Commission and its recommendations. We expect large numbers of United Church members to come to Ottawa to participate in the Commission's closing celebrations. The churches of Ottawa Presbytery have a unique opportunity to provide a ministry of hospitality by welcoming and hosting our visitors. We hope to recruit 200 volunteers to billet one or more United Church member(s) from out-of-town. Most visitors will come for the weekend of May 30 -31 and need only one or two night's accommodation. Please consider hosting a guest or two. Hosting Forms are available through the church in print and electronically.