October 4, 2022
Calvary Compass – October 4, 2022 - Calvary United Church, www.calvaryuc.ca
Dear Friends of Calvary,
This coming weekend is Thanksgiving. Many of you will be closing up your cottages and at home, starting to put away your lawn furniture and preparing your gardens and homes for winter. The cold weather is coming as our first night of frost was this past Sunday night. Hopefully this Thanksgiving Weekend, you will be able to get together with friends and family to give thanks for the many blessings that have happened in your lives this past year.
The 4th floor remains out-of-bounds until at least October 8th. Huron Flooring is doing an excellent job repairing, sanding and re-finishing the main floor. Further work will be done on the other rooms located on the 4th floor and also Denise's office. Thank you to Nancy Hind for being at the church every day while the fellows work on the flooring.
Worship Services are all live-streamed:
October 9 – Thanksgiving - https://youtu.be/8IxVtbEXaTo
October 16 – https://youtu.be/AE5rOOvyTz0
Recorded service for October 2 - https://youtu.be/wX3O5yEcKXE
On Sunday, October 16th, the Worship service will feature Denise Pelley, guest speaker and vocalist, accompanied by Nevin Campbell, piano. More information to follow.
CANADIAN FOODGRAINS BANK
Calvary's annual appeal for Canadian Foodgrains Bank has begun.
1. Donation envelopes are available in the church sanctuary and can be put into the offering plates OR dropped off or mailed to the church office at:
Calvary United Church
290 Ridout St. S.
London, Ontario
N6C 3Z1
2. Make cheque payable to "Canadian Foodgrains Bank"
3. Write "Caradoc Growing Project" in the Memo line in the bottom left corner of the cheque.
4. VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Cheques must NOT be made out to the church as there is no way to process them.
5. E-Transferring a donation is also possible.
E-transfer to caradocgrowingproject@gmail.com. It is imperative that your full address and postal code be included in the message box in order to receive a tax receipt. Please include that donation is from Calvary United Church.
6. Donations should be submitted by November 1, 2022.
Tax receipts will be issued by C.F.G.B., not Calvary United Church.
Thank you for your support!
CALVARY GREEN
HONOURABLE HARVEST is an ancient and relevant practice that applies to every exchange between people and the earth. It is not written down but beautifully phrased by Professor Robin Wall Kimmerer of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation from her book BRAIDING SWEETGRASS with Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teaching of Plants. Our Calvary Book Club read and enjoyed her inspirational stories last February.
• KNOW the ways of the ones who take care of you, so that you may take care of them.
• INTRODUCE yourself. Be accountable as the one who comes asking for life.
• ASK permission before taking. Abide by that answer.
• NEVER take the first. Never take the last.
• TAKE only what you need.
• TAKE only that which is given.
• NEVER take more than half. Leave some for others.
• HARVEST in a way that minimizes harm.
• USE it respectfully. Never waste what you have taken. Share.
• GIVE thanks for what you have been given.
• GIVE a gift, in reciprocity for what you have taken.
• SUSTAIN the ones who sustain you and the earth will last forever.
CALVARY BAZAAR – Saturday, November 5th
BAKING TABLE
With the Calvary Bazaar, just a month away, we are looking for bakers to begin making treats for the baking table. Cookies, squares, muffins, small loaves, tarts, etc. all sell well and can be made ahead and frozen. Large cakes and pies do not sell well.
PRESERVE TABLE
If you have already made or going to make preserves, please contact Mary Kannakko -519-672-8286 (mkannakko@rogers.com). Please include a list of your ingredients so that they can be listed on recipe cards for the customers.
BOO-Hoo, Boo - YOU are needed to assist Rev. Kerry with a few games for the Hallowe’en in the Village (HitV) event on Saturday, October 29th from 1-5p.m. All activities will be on the Y headquarters property. If interested, contact Rev. Kerry at the office, 519-434-5526.
SILOAM UNITED CHURCH 165th ANNIVERSARY
Siloam United Church is celebrating their 165th Anniversary with a Broadway Show. There will be Broadway Show tunes and other favourite songs performed by Mitchell Aldich and Breanne Dietrich on Saturday, October 15th. The cost is $25/person and the tickets can be obtained from their church office.
Bible Study
Thursday - 11:00 am - 12 Noon – Ruthanne McLagan will lead Bible Study this week.
Scripture Readings – Psalm 100 and John 6: 25-35
Psalm for the Week
Psalm 111: vs 1-2
Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
in the company of the upright, in the congregation.
Great are the works of the Lord,
studied by all who delight in them.
Prayer for the Week
God of all creation,
we give thanks for your amazing creation and your gracious care
for everything you have created. Deepen our delight in your
life-giving ways, so that our gratitude fills the whole world
with loving joy and peaceful existence with each other. Amen.