September 13, 2022
Blessing of the Backpacks: This past Sunday was Gathering Sunday. Backpacks brought in by the Sunday School children were blessed and children and teachers were given a Calvary backpack tag.
Calvary Compass – September 13 - Calvary United Church, www.calvaryuc.ca
Dear Friends of Calvary,
It was good to see our parents and children back on Sunday for the Blessing of the Backpacks, the beginning of Sunday School and having some of our senior choir members back in the choir loft. This week, the Brownies, Guides, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers and the Amabile choirs beginning their meetings and practises. AA has continued to meet every Wednesday night over the summer and now into the fall and winter. CHAMPION has started again and Calvary Bridge Group will be starting on September 27th. It is wonderful to see Calvary busy again with various groups and activities.
Worship Services are all live-streamed:
• September 18 - https://youtu.be/Sz6Ia2bNdeU
• September 25 - https://youtu.be/D1ci0OcrHkY
Recorded service for September 11 - https://youtu.be/XyoUubxCVsE
UCW Meeting
There will be a UCW meeting, Thursday September 15th at 1:30 pm in the parlour and on Zoom. The theme will be "Remembering Her Late Majesty: Sharing our memories."
CALVARY GREEN
The March 20th Worship Service included a session on Calvary's efforts to "green" the environment. It focused on our pollinator garden initiative. We handed out lettuce and wildflower seed packets.
We hope you enjoyed the experience of planting these seeds. We are now asking you to send pictures of the results of the wildflower planting in your garden. If you took lettuce packages and consumed the produce, please forward any thoughts/reactions to planting these seeds and your success.
We wish to incorporate pictures and/or comments in either an upcoming service or on our Calvary Green section of the website.
Please forward your photos or comments/reactions to Kim at calvunitedchurch@execulink.com by September 14th.
Garden Dedication
JOIN US on Sunday, September 25th for Rev. Kerry's Garden Dedication and Blessing. Weather permitting, we plan on ending our worship service outside in the garden.
CHAMPION Travelogue
CHAMPION is hosting a Travelogue, presented by Bonnie and Brian McNichol on Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice on Wednesday, September 14 from 1 to 2 pm. Admission is free and you are welcome to attend even if you don’t plan to join CHAMPION.
CRAFTS FOR BAZAAR
If you are willing and able to join us to help complete crafts for the Bazaar, please join us Thursday, September 15th and Thursday, September 29th from 9:30 am - 12 Noon on the 4th floor.
PRESERVES FOR THE BAZAAR
If you have made or going to make some jams, pickles, chutneys, chilis, anti-pasta or other preserves, please consider donating some for our bazaar. The organizers are planning to hold Calvary's in-person Bazaar the first weekend of November. If you are looking for jars, there are some in the boxes under the card table in the parking lot entrance.
CALVARY BRIDGE PLAYERS
Our start up date is Tuesday, Sept 27th at 1:00 pm in the church parlour. Come out for some coffee/tea, dessert and some rounds of bridge. New players are welcome. Call if you need a partner. Pick up your schedule and pay your $20 dues for the year.
Please RSVP to Julie Downes 519-433-7155.
BOOK CLUB
Book Club will be meeting Monday, September 26th at 7:30 pm via Zoom. We will be discussing "Looking For Jane" by Heather Marshall. All are welcome to join us for this discussion on Zoom. We use Calvary's Zoom site. If you are interested in joining us, please let Mary Kannakko (mkannakko@rogers.com) know so that she can send you the information.
SILOAM UNITED CHURCH BARBECUE
Siloam United Church is holding a chicken barbecue on Saturday, September 24th. One must order advance tickets in order to attend.
Meetings this Week:
• CHAMPION - Wednesday at 1 pm - 3:30 pm
• Worship Committee, Wednesday at 7:30 pm via Zoom
• Craft Making for Bazaar- Thursday - 9:30 am - 12 Noon on 4th floor
• Bible Study - Thursday from 11 am - 12 Noon via Zoom
• UCW - Thursday at 1:30 pm in the parlour- Remembering Our Late Monarchy: Sharing our memories. (in-person and on Zoom)
Bible Study
Bible study begins Thursday September 15th from 11:00 am to 12 noon with Rev. Kerry. Scripture Reading - Psalm 79: 1-9 VU 793; Jeremiah 8: 19-9:1
Psalm for the Week:
Psalm 113: 5-8 NRSV translation
Our God lifts up the poor.
Who is like our God,
who is seated on high,
Who looks down
on the heavens and the earth?
God raises the poor from the dust,
and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them sit with princes,
with the princes of God's people.
Prayer for the Week:
We come to you again, God of the cross, affirming that Jesus Christ
is our hope and salvation. In whatever ways you put us to the test,
we endure and in whatever joys we experience, may we trust that you
are with us now and forever. Amen