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Friday October 7, 2022
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone! The trees are singing their glory songs for all to enjoy and appreciate. What kinds of songs are you singing? May we all sing welcoming songs for the wider community to join us at First for BIG special events in October and November!
Check Joan Westcott's articles about Artisans at First and Bidding at First and Alice Bieman's article about the Rummage Sale to see ways you might help out. Many hands make light work! Your help will make it possible for these events to happen and be a success. |
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UPCOMING WORSHIP
Sunday October 9th, 2022 - Rev. Fred Monteith At 10:30am – Sermon Theme: “Holy Ma/Pa – Ta” The service is in-person at First United and online. To join online please CLICK HERE For more infomation visit:
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For Pastoral Care
Please contact Rev. Fred Monteith, (Office – 519-745-8487 Ext 208, Cell - 519-575-6407. Email: fwmonteith@gmail.com) or the office (519-745-8487 ext. 201). |
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Artisans at FirstSaturday Oct. 15 - 10AM to 3 PM Saturday, October 15 10:00 am – 3:00 pm First United Church Invite your family, friends, and neighbours to come shop. A wonderful selection of handcrafted items from over 35 vendors. and a bake sale! and a lunchroom! We still need volunteers to help with this event. Come help welcome the wider community to First United! For more infomation visit:
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Bake Table at Artisans at First
UCW will be hosting a bake sale table at the Artisans at First on October 15th. Don’t forget to pick up your pies you ordered ahead of time. They will be waiting for you at the Bake Table. |
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FALL SERIES OF CHURCH SERVICESPRESENTED BY FIRST UNITED AND MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY COLLEGE As evident from the attendance at the soup lunch after the service on Sunday the environment is on most people's minds. The effect we have as a species although not believed by all is becoming more and more evident in the climate changes occurring. Century storms have become decade ones over the last few years, this year in particular with not one but 2 tropical storms becoming hurricanes following each other up the Atlantic coast causing immense losses of life and property. One of the questions asked was who makes the decisions on what is to be done? For more infomation visit: http://firstunitedchurch.ca/blog/fall-series-of-church-services
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Rummage Sale UpdateFriday October 21st and Saturday October 22nd 2022 Please bring your items of clothing, linens, shoes, boots, skates, purses, jewelry, art, small appliances, dishes, household items, tools, books, games, and toys, to Hilliard Hall on Thursday, October 20th from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. For more infomation visit:
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Noon Hour Concerts and LunchesSchedule Released! Most Tuesdays through April 2023 We’re happy to announce that since our last report, our audience has increased from 84 to 94 as of our October 10th concert. We were so fortunate that Tim Moher (saxophones) and Paul Stouffer (keyboard) were able to step in at the last minute when one of the scheduled performers contracted Covid and had to cancel. Plan to attend our October 17th concert which will feature Larry Larson (trumpets) and Lori Gemmell (harp)… a musical event sure to please. Click below for more information. For more infomation visit: http://firstunitedchurch.ca/news/noon-hour-concerts-and-lunches
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Let's Talk About ItBroadview Magazine - Wednesday, October 19, 2022 We’ll be talking about articles in the current issue of Broadview Magazine For more information contact Walt at waltbrooker@gmail.com
For more infomation visit: http://firstunitedchurch.ca/events/lets-talk-about-it/2022-10-19
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BIDDING AT FIRST 2022
Coming soon! Saturday November 26 – Sunday December 4 Pickup will be a drive through on Saturday December 10 – all in lots of time for wrapping your purchases for Christmas! For more infomation visit:
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STEPS TO CLOTHING OUR FENCE OF CARING AND SHARING
For more infomation visit: http://firstunitedchurch.ca/news/steps-to-clothing-our-fence-of-caring-and-sharing |
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Book Club (on Zoom)"French Braid" by Anne Tyler - Saturday, November 5, 2022 "French Braid" tells the story of the Garrett family, beginning in the 1950's and ending in 2020 ... For more infomation visit: http://firstunitedchurch.ca/events/book-club--152/2022-11-05
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JUSTICE TEAM UPDATE
Municipal elections are being held on October 24th. There was talk at the gathering on Sunday after church about not knowing much about the municipal election. For more infomation visit:
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Ways to Donate to First United
You can get your offering to the church office in several ways: You can use PAR, or E transfer to firstunitedchurch@rogers.com, or Website donation to www.firstunitedchurch.ca, or Send a cheque to First United Church, 16 William St. West, Waterloo ON N2L1J3, or Drop a cheque into the mailbox located at the Entrance on William St. side.
**Just a reminder- credit card companies have a fee of around 3-5%. If you wish the church to get the full amount, then please add that % to your contribution. ** |
FRIDAY LETTER
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"Did you know that .....?"
Did you know that the Musical Swings' seats light up in the dark and they'll only be at Waterloo Square until October 19th? They're yours to enjoy from 9:00 am. until 11:00 pm. every day. You could go over after church on Sunday. |
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Building Relationships, Living God's Transforming Love
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