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Friday March 24, 2023
Welcome to Spring! There will be a newsletter next week that will update you on Services during Holy Week and Easter. Sunday Worship this week is at 10:30 AM In-person and online. Sherry Coman is preaching and sharing service leadership with Eva Mezo-Willingham |
For Pastoral Care
The Rev. Fred Monteith is away from March 19 to March 31 Please contact the Rev. Gary Clark from Forest Hill United, who has graciouly offered to provide emergency Pastoral Care while Rev. Fred is away. He can be reached at 226-963-1175 Or you can call the office at 519-745-8487 ext. 201 |
A Thank You from the Saunders Family
Thank you to everyone for your prayers, cards and words of encouragement throughout Daniel's recent illness. Your support has been much appreciated during this difficult time. He is resting at home now and slowly recovering from the surgery and subsequent treatments. The Saunders family |
Search Team Update
At the Congregational meeting on February 26 the congregation voted to call the Reverend Hoeun Lee as of July 1, 2023. We are expecting approval from the Western Ontario Waterways Region next week, once that is done there will be further information made available in next week's newsletter. First United Search Team |
Game Night at First
Join us at 6:00 PM on Saturday, April 8, in the parlour. Games of various lengths and levels of complexity. Contact Matthew Savage about a gaming opportunity earlier in the day if you are interested in a more indepth game (about 6 hours). |
Book ClubSaturday, April 15, 2023 - Time TBA Love Lives Here: A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family by Amanda Jetté KnoxAn inspirational story of accepting and embracing two trans people in a family--a family who shows what's possible when you "lead with love." |
Knitting with JoanneSocks on Two Circular Needles KNITTING SOCKS ON TWO CIRCULAR NEEDLES! Are you interested in learning how to knit socks on ‘Two Circular Needles”? Looking for something to do on a Saturday morning for an hour. If you know how to knit - garter stitch & purl stitch and how to cast on stitches - then you are good to learn how to make these socks. Next Session, Saturday April 1st at 9:00 - 10:00 am For more infomation visit:
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Name Change!U.C.W. Rummage Sale has a New Name U.C.W. Garage Sale May 5th and May 6th 2023More information in April! Alice Bieman |
Justice TeamPetition in Hilliard Hall Beginning this Sunday (March 26th) and for the next few months there will be a petition calling upon the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to stop ordering sprawl via urban boundary expansion and development on farmland and natural spaces. |
Upcoming Community Events & Information
Below are some community events and information you may want to know about. VENDORS NEEDED! Westminster United Church (543 Beechwood Drive, Waterloo) is looking for vendors to participate in their shopping night on Wednesday, April 26, 2023. Waterloo's Senior of the Year Deadline for the 2023 nomination is March 31, 2023. Menno Singers and artistic director Brandon Leis present Rachmaninoff's "All Night Vigil (Vespers)" at Trillium Lutheran Church (22 Willow, Waterloo) on Saturday, April 1 at 7:30pm. For more infomation visit: http://firstunitedchurch.ca/blog/upcoming-community-events-information
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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. ** |
Financial Update
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Building Relationships, Living God's Transforming Love
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