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Please Note: Masking is encouraged especially while moving around the church
SUMMER CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: Please note the church office will be open on Thursday and Friday from 10 am to 12 noon for the months of July and August.
Announcements
FOOD BANK SUNDAY: The first Sunday of the month is designated as Food Bank Sunday. Envelopes are available on the table in foyer.
READERS NEEDED: The Worship Committee are in need of people to join the Reading Team. If you would like to help read at our Sunday services, etc., please contact Jean Whelan at 765-0049 or Sara Case at 746-0935.
The Stewardship Committee acknowledges with thanks a donation of $1,000 to the Building Fund from “Little Darlings” from their sale of used books. Many thanks to Chrissy.
The Stewardship Committee also acknowledges with thanks a cheque from theUCW in the amount of $2,000 – $1,500 towards Local Church Expenses and $500 towards the Peace Garden. The UCW also included a cheque for $500 payable to the Mission and Service Fund of Canada. Thank you ladies!
BUILDING FUND SUNDAY: The last Sunday of the month is designated as Building Fund Sunday. Envelopes are available on the table in foyer. if you would like to make a contribution. Thank you for your continued support.
WEEKLY BULLETIN DEDICATIONS: Now that we have resumed printing bulletins, you may dedicate a bulletin in memory of a loved one or in celebration of a special event. If you would like to do so, please put your name and phone number for a specific date on the sign-up sheet located on the bulletin board in the vestibule or call the church office at 368-2194.
RECYCLABLES?
The Youth Group continues to collect beverage containers. They must be clean and without caps. Note this is only beverage containers for which deposits are paid. Donations can be dropped off at the church or at any Evergreen Recycling location using the automated system and the church phone number. (Closest locations are Waterford Hospital or Blackmarsh Road).
Worship Schedule
Worship Service
EVERY Sunday – 11 am
Bulletin
“We respectfully acknowledge the territory in which we gather as the traditional territory of the Beothuk and Mi’kmaq. We are conscious of the long and painful history of relations between the Christian church, colonial settlement practices and the harm caused to these lands and peoples. May we always seek to live with respect on this land as we search for collective healing and true reconciliation and honour this beautiful land together.“
It is with gratitude and thanksgiving we acknowledge the following donations and dedicate them to the Glory of God
Foster Children Fund
- In loving memory of fathers Rufus Hutchings and Clayton Gibbons. From Barbara and Calvin Gibbons.
Peace Garden Donations
- A Verazzo Stone has been donated for the Peace Garden from John and Sharon Thistle.
- A Verazzo Stone has been donated in appreciation of children: Samuel David Melendy and Susan Debra Melendy-Stark who were christened at First United Church and grandchildren: Michael, Nicholas, Oliver, Henry and Rhea. From Sam and Dorothy Melendy.
- A Verazzo Stone has been donated in memory of loved ones and in celebration of three grandchildren. From Ed and Joan Abbot.
- A Verazzo Stone has been donated in memory of parents Abram and Lucy Squires and William and Irene Reid. From Lorne and Doreen Squires.
- A donation has been received for the Peace Garden in memory of Darren Bouzane. From Rose and Keith Whiteway.
In Our Faith Community
NOVA SCOTIA WILDFIRE RELIEF: The United Church of Canada Foundation is accepting donations to help support the rebuilding of damaged areas of Nova Scotia and other parts of Atlantic Canada. Your donation to the Ann Baker Estate Trust for Emergency Relief in Canada will help aid and comfort those whose lives have been turned upside down by these devastating fires. The donation page is https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/90109. For more information, please refer to the memo posted on bulletin board in foyer.
SUMMER EMPLOYMENT– FIRST DAWN EASTERN EDGE REGIONAL COUNCIL OFFICE: The Regional Council Office in St. John’s has received a Canada Summer Jobs grant from Service Canada to hire two youth to work in their office, bookstore and archives. This is an 8-week duration position and begins as early as Monday, June 26th. For more information, please contact the church office at 709-368-2194 or see information sheet posted on the bulletin board in the foyer
Your generosity to help feed the hungry is much appreciated. The monthly item for July is dry pasta. Some ‘weekly flyer specials’ which would be useful for Bridges to Hope for the week of June 29th to July 5th are:
No Frills Heinz Beans or Pasta $0.99
Maxwell House Instant Coffee $2.88
Walmart Kraft Dinner (12 pack) $11.97
Colemans Jello $0.88
Pipers Mandarin Orange Segments $1.09
Sobeys Lantic Sugar $1.79
United Church Bookstore & Gifts UCC East
320 Elizabeth Avenue
St. John’s, NL
UNITED CHURCH BOOKSTORE ONLINE: The United Church Bookstore has launched the bookstore for online shopping as well as in-person shopping at 320 Elizabeth Ave. To shop online visit https://ucceast.ca/shop
70th Anniversary Fundraisers
70th Anniversary Fundraiser: We are having an on-line auction for our 70th Anniversary Peace Garden Project. We are looking for new items, large or small, to be donated and dropped off at the Church during office hours or Sunday mornings during our 11 am church services. An update will be announced during church services, posted on our website and Facebook page regarding when the auction will go on-line.
PEACE GARDEN UPDATE: Fundraising for our 70th Anniversary Peace Garden is getting there. Our goal figure is $27,000. To date, we have received $6,366.41 in total donations. Verazzo Stones for the retaining wall can be purchased at $100 each in memory of loved ones or in celebration of anniversaries, graduations and birthdays etc. Benches have all been donated. General Donations of any amount towards the project are gratefully accepted and can also be made in memory or celebration of loved ones or events. All donations will be acknowledged. Thank you so much to those who have already donated Verazzo Stones for the retaining wall can be purchased at $100 each in memory of loved ones or in celebration of anniversaries, graduations and birthdays etc.
Benches Have all been purchased
General Donations of any amount towards the project are gratefully accepted and can also be made in memory or celebration of loved ones or events. All donations will be acknowledged.
Stop and take a look at the drawings posted in the Church!
70th Anniversary Calendar of Events
- June.25, 2023 11 am Service by the Youth Group followed with a Family Time
- Sept.24, 2023 11 am dedication service with special speaker Rev Amanda Barnes, president of First Dawn Eastern Edge, followed with a Fellowship Hour
- Oct.21, 2023 6 pm Anniversary Dinner and Silent Auction at Cowan Heights United Church Auditorium
- Oct.22, 2023 11 am Anniversary Service with guest speaker firmer minister of First United Rev Faith March-MacCuish followed with a Fellowship Hour
If you know or someone you know has a story or a special event that happened at First United and would like to tell the congregation about it, please forward your story to Joan Winsor, email address joanwinsor59@gmail.com. These stories will be read during the service.
*We are looking for old photos of First United to put together a slide show for these services. Photos can be dropped off to the church or email them to the church. These stories will be read during the service. Please stay tuned for more information on the Anniversary Celebrations!!
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Donating to First United
Great News!
E-Transfers Now Possible
First United is now able to accept donations through e-transfer
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right from your bank account to firstunited@nf.aibn.com
Four convenients ways you can donate to First United
- In-Person
- PAR
- e-transfer
- online
Note: If making a donation through e-transfer, please indicate your Envelope # (if you have one) and how you wish the funds to be used, i.e., Local Expenses, Building Fund, Mission & Service, Food Bank or Other. If you need to provide more detailed information, please send us an email.
- 709-368-2194 (office)
- PO Box 921, Mount Pearl, NL A1N 3C8
- 221 Park Ave., Mount Pearl, NL
- firstunited@nf.aibn.com
- If emergency call 709-730-7388
Please be advised of the Church office hours:
Wednesday 10 am to 1 pm
Thursday 10 am to 1 pm
Friday 10 am to 1 pm
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