GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP HERE AT FIRST UNITED: Grief is a normal emotional response to significant loss. The abnormality of grief is frequently a consequence of the refusal to grieve or the inability of the grieving person to find those willing to care. Grief is universal and inescapable. Grieving is the intentional work grief stricken persons engage in enabling them to return, eventually, to full and satisfying lives. Guilt, shame, loneliness, anxiety, anger, terror, bewilderment, emptiness, profound sadness, despair, helplessness, are all a part of grief, and all are common to being human. To explore these feelings, we are starting a Grief Support Group here at First United. The first meeting will be held on October 10th at 7:30 pm in Trinity Hall.
Announcements
COMMUNITY SUPPER HELPERS NEEDED: If you have some extra time available on Wednesday, October 25th to help with the next Community Supper being held at Church of the Good Shepherd please speak to Rev. Ian. Two workers are needed for 11 am and three workers are needed for 2 pm.
SUNDAY SCHOOL STARTS TODAY for children ages 3 to 11. We still need some teachers to help out. If you are interested, please speak to Rev. Ian. Registration forms for Sunday School are available in the foyer of the church or on our website www.firstuntedchurchmp.ca
UCW NOTICE: The UCW will meet tomorrow, Monday, October 16th at 12:30 pm in Trinity Hall. Please bring your brown bagged lunch. Tea and coffee will be provided. Ladies of the congregation are always welcome. The UCW will be hosting the fellowship time after the worship service on October 22nd. Please help by bringing a few sandwiches or sweets to nibble on!!
THE TIME IS GETTING NEAR for our Anniversary Dinner on October 21st being held at Cowan Heights United Church. Last chance to pick up tickets is today after service. Tickets cost $30. Dinner consists of Turkey supper and Cheesecake for dessert. Come help celebrate this wonderful milestone!
QUILTING GROUP: The Quilting Group meets the first, third and fifth Monday of the month at 7:30 pm in the Multipurpose Room. The next meeting is scheduled for tomorrow night, October 16th. All levels are welcome to join. For more information contact Pam Morgan at 709-691-0214 or pmorgan@mun.ca
BOOK CLUB: The name of the book reading for October month is ‘Most Anything You Please’ by Trudy Morgan-Cole. For more information on date, time and place of next meeting please contact Pam Morgan at 709-691-0214 or pmorgan@mun.ca
OUR YOUTH GROUP IS BACK IN ACTION!! All youth between the ages of 12 to 18 are invited to join us in Trinity Hall on Sunday nights between 7 and 9 pm for some exciting times. Sometimes we will have special outings, eg. fire on Topsail Beach, bowling. All youth are welcome!!
‘TOGETHER WE CAN PROJECT’: Just a reminder that cans for our Youth Group Can Project fundraiser are now due back. Great chance to get rid of those extra coins hanging around in your pockets or window sills, etc. The Youth Group thanks you in advance for all your donations!
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.
FOOD BANK SUNDAY: The first Sunday of the month is designated as Food Bank Sunday. Envelopes are available on the table in foyer.
RECYCLABLES?
Our Youth Group collects beverage containers for recycling. If you would like to drop off your beverage recycling at the church, here’s what can be recycled: aluminum can; plastic containers; glass bottles; steel cans; drink boxes (tetra); mini sips (drink pouches) etc. (Please wash out all bottles and remove all caps before dropping them off.) This is a great fund raiser for the youth and the Youth Group thanks you for your 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.
Property Committee Roof Report – As some of you know, the church roof shingles were in very poor condition. In fact, we’ve been trying for the last two years to have them replaced. Finally, on August 2nd and 3rd, the shingles were replaced. The completed project had at cost of $31,000 or $250 per bundle of shingles. If you would like to help “keep the roof over our heads”, please consider donating a bundle or part bundle of shingles. All contributions, regardless of size, are graciously appreciated.
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.“
In Our Faith Community
COWAN HEIGHTS UNITED CHURCH: The Men’s Club of Cowan United are having a Take-out Hot Turkey Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday, October 28th. Cost is $20. Deadline to order is Tuesday, October 24th. Pickup time is 4:30 to 5:30 pm. To place your order, call their church office at 709-745-2871 or email office@cowanheightsunited.ca
TOPSAIL UNITED CHURCH will be holding a flea market on Saturday, October 21st from 9:30 am to 1 pm. Admission is $1. All are welcome.
PARISH OF THE ASCENSION is hosting an afternoon card party on Monday, October 16th at 2 pm. Cost is $6 per person. Bring your own cards and baskets. Tea and coffee will be provided. All are welcome!
COASTAL SOUNDS CHOIR ASSOCIATION are pleased to announce the registration for its 10th Anniversary Christmas Cantata TIDINGS OF JOY, a Celtic Christmas by Joseph M. Martin. All singers are welcome. For more information, please visit website www.coastalsoundschoir.ca
GOSPEL FOLK SENIORS CHOIR will be hosting a benefit concert for the Omar Refugee Family of six at St. Mary’s Anglican Church, 1 Cornwall Crescent on Sunday, October 22nd at 2 pm with Director and singer Darrin Martin and several special guests. Tickets are $10, payable at the door.
CELEBRATION OF LIFE CLOSING WORSHIP SERVICE: The congregation of George Street United Church are extending an invitation to attend their closing worship service on Sunday, October 29th at 2 pm, presided by the Rev. Amanda Barnes, President of First Dawn Eastern Edge. A reception will follow in the Jimmy Pratt Memorial Outreach Centre. They hope to have many from other Communities of Faith in the United Church attend. There is also an ‘Open House’ on Saturday, October 28th from 10 am to 4 pm.
PARISH OF THE ASCENSION, 58 Smallwood Drive is having a Cold Plate Dinner on Thursday, October 26th. Eat-in or take-out available. Cost is $15 per person. Tickets can be picked up at their church office Monday to Friday from 9 am to noon. For more information, call 709-368-5693.
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
In the month of September Bridges distributed a total of 648 food hampers. They had 56 new requests for food assistance, a 15% increase from the August. Distribution in September helped individuals, including seniors and children, with 182 emergency requests. Your generosity to help feed the hungry is much appreciated. The monthly item for October is canned milk. Some ‘weekly flyer specials’ which would be useful for Bridges to Hope for the week of October 12th to 18th are:
Colemans Mario’s Vienna Sausages $0.99
Walmart Clover Leaf Tuna $0.97
Dominion Colgate/Crest Toothpaste/brush $0.97
No Frills No Name Tuna $0.99
Sobeys Flakes of Ham/Chicken 4/$5.50*
*with Scene card
70th Anniversary Fundraisers
PEACE GARDEN UPDATE: To date the Peace Pole, all stones and benches have been donated. The updated total figure for the Peace Garden sits at $11,456.42. Our goal figure is $27,000. Thank you so much to all those who have so generously donated!! We are still accepting donations, which will all be recognized.
70th Anniversary Calendar of Events
- Oct.21, 2023 6 pm Anniversary Dinner and Basket Walk at Cowan Heights United Church Auditorium
- Oct.22, 2023 11 am Anniversary Service with guest Speaker Rev. Faith March-MacCuish, former Minister of First United Church followed with a Fellowship Hour
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