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The Harcourt Herald The life and work of the
Harcourt Memorial United Church community
Guelph, Ontario
October, 2014
HOLY HEADWAR! A view from the top
In this issue:
Worship Schedule 3 Men’s Breakfast 9
Council News 4 Caroline Harcourt Women’s Fellowship 26
Committee and Group News 7 Announcements 23
Community 15
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Harcourt Memorial United Church 87 Dean Avenue, Guelph, Ontario N1G 1L3
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday, 9am-noon; 1pm-4pm
Phone: 519-824-4177
Fax: 519-824-9448
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.harcourtuc.ca
Ministers: The People with
Reverend Wendy Brown (ext. 222)
Reverend Jim Ball (ext. 223)
Director of Music Ministry: Alison MacNeil (ext. 225)
Church Administrator: Anne Purkis
E-Comm Coordinator: Nick Swan [email protected]
Custodian: Darko Cikovic
Harcourt Herald Published 10 times each year
by the
Communications Committee
Your contributions are welcome!
Deadline: 20th of each month
Sept-June
Editor: Gillian Joseph
Printer: Anne Purkis
Harcourt Memorial United Church An Affirming Congregation of the United Church of Canada
We are a people of God called together and sent forth by Christ to
Rejoice... Renew... Reach Out Our Mission:
Inspired by the Spirit, we participate in Christian practices that strengthen us in the building of
just, compassionate, and non-violent relationships
Our Vision Statement:
To be an authentic community of spiritual growth and service
Our Core Values:
Risk...Respect...Responsibility...Vulnerability...Trust
Our Purpose: To welcome and strengthen in community all who wish to serve God and
follow the way of Jesus
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WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Oct. 5 – Creation 5 – “RIVER/HUMANITY” Worldwide Communion Sunday
9:00 in the Chapel
10:30 in the Sanctuary
Nursery care available.
Oct. 12 – Creation 6 – “HARVEST” Thanksgiving Sunday
9:00 in the Chapel
10:30 in the Sanctuary
Nursery care available.
Oct. 19 – Creation 7 – “SABBATH REST”
9:00 in the Chapel
10:30 in the Sanctuary
Nursery care available.
**Looking ahead – Be sure to mark Sunday, November 16 on your calendar now!
The 2nd annual Guelph United Ministries Joint Worship Celebration,
with a special program for children and nursery care.
10:30 a.m. at John F. Ross CVI
No worship service at Harcourt that day.
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COUNCIL NEWS
by Kathy Magee, Chair of Council
Greetings from you Council as we begin this Season
of Creation. It seems an appropriate context as
September brings a surge in activities and
opportunities at Harcourt and with the wider
community. We are a busy and involved people as we
live out God's call to us to the best of our individual
and collective ability.
Council's time together on September 17th began by
meeting with Committee Chairs to review and plan for the coming year. It was a
wonderful time of sharing ideas, curiosities, joys and challenges of being your leadership
team. The energy and dedication to Harcourt were palpable. We are blessed to have
these dedicate people who express their call to Discipleship with such faith, insight and
determination. Each committee plays an integral role in making Harcourt the vibrant
and diverse community it is. The Organizational Chart (available on our website or
through Anne in the church office) shows clearly the interconnections and opportunities
for involvement. We will be continuing with our Ministry Moments the 4th Sunday of
each month so that you have the opportunity to hear stories from each committee.
In compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Ontario Human
Rights Code, the Ministry and Personnel committee has drafted policies dealing with
Violence and Harassment, based on the United Church of Canada's template. Council
reviewed and approved these policies which will now be sent to Hamilton Conference
and Waterloo Presbytery offices. We are so grateful to the M&P committee for their
attention to this on our behalf.
The Narrative Budget team presented a first draft of the narrative budget to Council.
The team will consider some suggestions for refinement and return to Council with a
final draft. Narrative Budgets provide an exciting opportunity to tell the story of who we
are, what we do, and how we use our resources - human and financial. Stay tuned for
more!
Council is very aware of the increasing and wide ranging demands that are being made
on the time and energy of our ministerial staff. Wendy and Jim provide inspired and
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inspiring leadership and care for our Harcourt family in so many ways, some known and
some unknown to us. We are truly blessed to have a ministerial team that is so talented,
so dedicated and so respected in the wider community. As we make our way through
these exciting and challenging times, as we live out our call to Discipleship, it becomes
imperative that we take up our responsibility, indeed our privilege to be part of the
support for new initiatives and changing expectations. Worship and M&P committees
are developing a cadre of lay people, similar to the model we used during Jim's
sabbatical, to take on liturgical leadership (scripture reading, announcements, prayers
etc.). We need you! It is up to all of us to be part of this on-going team to help
balance the shifting roles and expectations that we as a congregation have identified as
priorities. Please watch for and respond to information about these opportunities. As my
very wise mother says, "many hands make light work". We need to work together to
bring our vision to reality.
There are many opportunities for us to gather to have important conversations - and
fun - together. We identified the significance of this at our June Congregational meeting.
The Congregational Retreat, the variety of small groups that are available, sacred
listening circles, youth activities, Fellowship activity evenings are all happening this
autumn. I encourage you to talk to people involved in the activities, and to join in the
conversation. I would welcome your ideas for other opportunities to get together as
community.
Yours in God's grace
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PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT....
Toronto’s New Ismaili Centre Museum Hoping to
Dispel Stereotypes About Islam
The country’s first museum of Islamic art opened on September 18th in downtown Toronto. Prime Minister Harper and the Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims, attended a ceremony inaugurating the $300 million complex, which sits on 17 acres of lush gardens and parkland. This museum will house more than 1,000 artifacts spanning a millennium of Islamic history. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/toronto-ismaili-center_n_5836482.html?utm_hp_ref=religion
Former Controversial Minister Gerald A. Larue Dies at Age 98
An ordained minister who became an agnostic, archeologist, religious scholar and debunker of claims, Gerald Larue recently died of a stroke at age 98. During an academic career spanning five decades, Larue wrote or co-wrote a dozen books, including the provocatively titled "Sex and the Bible" (1983) and "Playing God: Fifty Religions' Views on Your Right to Die" (1996). In 1980 he became founding president of the Hemlock Society, a right-to-die movement aimed at providing information to the terminally ill and to legalize physician-assisted suicide. The son of a salesman, Larue was born in Calgary, Canada, on June 20, 1916. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Alberta in 1943 and was ordained in the United Church of Canada in 1945. http://www.dailypilot.com/news/la-me-gerald-larue-20140921,0,348292.story
September Interfaith Summit on Climate Change
The World Council of Churches (WCC) held an Interfaith Summit on Climate Change
on September 21-22 in New York City. At the summit, organized together with Religions
for Peace, more than 30 religious leaders took a united stand to encourage international
and political leaders to address concretely the causes and consequences of climate
change. http://www.economist.com/blogs/erasmus/2014/09/religion-and-climate-
change
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NEW TO HARCOURT???
We are so pleased that you’re here!! Please
give the Church office a call at (519) 824-4177 so we
can make your visit to Harcourt a great one...
COMMITTEE AND GROUP NEWS
NEW IN THE LIBRARY by Mary Lou Funston
Feisty and Fearless – Glimpses into the Life of Lois Wilson Biography
The Age of the Spirit: How the Ghost of an Ancient Controversy is Shaping
the Church 231.3 From Teilhard to Omega – co-creating an unfinished Universe 261
Now That You Know – A Parents' Guide to Understanding Their Gay and
Lesbian Children 306 A Church With the Soul of a Nation – Making and Remaking the United
Church of Canada 287.9 Sabbath as Resistance – Saying No to the Culture of Now 263.1
If you have never visited the Library, here is a bit of a road map: When you go in the door, the computer is on your immediate left. If you know the title or author of a book you want, but don’t know where to find it, you can look it up – instructions on the wall above. When you look at the shelves, on the left wall are the shelves of fiction and
biography; straight ahead, starting on the left is the reference section. All the other books are numbered.
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Every book has an ID label on the spine. It may be a series of 3 letters (e.g. FIC for fiction, BIO for biography) or a number. The books with numbers are shelved according to the numbers, then alphabetically by author within the numbers. So when you want to find a book, find the number and look for that number on the shelves. Easy when you know what you are doing! We would love to see YOU enjoying our Library!!
THE PROPERTY COMMITTEE REPORT by Ben Fear
The Memorial Garden (Celebration Garden and the Edna Boyce Garden): During the summer we had 18 members who had agreed to do some gardening over designated portions of our gardens and it was suggested that they do so on their own time, in other words if their portion needed attention they would try to keep it looking well groomed. This plan although seeming effective on paper was not quite what we had imagined in our dreams. We forgot that weather does not conform to any schedule and matter of vacations and holidays cannot be co-ordinated with gardening or weather. Nevertheless we believe that because of their efforts the gardens appeared to the casual observer to be well maintained most of the time. To supplement the work of the volunteers we had two Whine and Weed Events hosted by Sarah Lowe and these two events brought some concentrated effort at the end of July and the end of August. They were both fun nights and all members of the congregation were invited to Weed and Whine. The Property Committee extend a wheel-barrow full of thanks to Sarah Lowe for her hospitality and to those who helped with added snacks. We were encouraged enough to try again next year. This was an Olympic Year for gardening, everything grew FASTER, HIGHER, GREENER. The Property Committee will consider some additional help for another year, perhaps a student volunteer. We extend our thanks to the volunteer gardeners who have worked this summer maintaining their special sections: Catharine Stephenson, Sarah Lowe , Marta and Malcom Coutts, Lisa Mactaggart, Peter and Jean Jackson, Dave and Helen Mowat, Steve and Marilyn Fraser, Frank and Janet Webster, Anne and Gary Parsons , Ben and Norma Fear and Anne Purkis. The inventory of Harcourt 's church and organization property ground to a halt during the summer months now will be given some added emphasis to complete.
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The report received by us on the first fire drill indicated that it had required 2 minutes and 30 seconds to empty the building. A future drill, unannounced, will be held on some unspecified date, so no drowsing during the service please. It was a poor summer to test the efficiency of the rain barrels. Gary Parsons reported that we had enough rain to keep them full but the gardens received the rain as well , so the need was limited. Nevertheless what was used was unmetered . We hope everyone has noticed our level sidewalk on the north side parking lot walk and then the smooth railings up the steps courtesy of Mark Sears. We're still working on the doors. The we have the new floor tiles inside the west entrance. We too are working on leaks, but ours are unhacked, currently our street sign is under investigation and then some mystery leaks over the choir's heads which are apparent when a certain amount of rain is falling propelled by a certain speed of wind blowing in a certain direction and occurring approximately at three year intervals. It was a busy summer and we are now beginning to prepare our budget for 2015
MEN’S BREAKFAST by Ross McKenzie
Next meeting Wednesday, October 1, 2014. Dave Mowat will be
leading this meeting. Steve Dyck will be our speaker. He will be
speaking about “Solar in Ontario - the current status”. All men are
welcome to attend and we invite you to bring a friend or a
neighbour who would enjoy this meeting. Coffee will be ready at
7:15 a.m. with breakfast to follow sharp at 7:30.
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EXCITING NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR WORSHIP PLANNING! by Gay Slinger
As Albert Einstein once said, “Creativity is contagious, pass it on.” Well, the Worship
Committee is hoping to provide just such an opportunity and is now actively seeking all
those who are interested in sharing and growing their creative gifts and talents in a
congregational Lay Worship Planning Team! Can’t you just feel those juices already
flowing?!
Response to lay leadership during Jim’s Sabbatical was overwhelmingly favourable as
people experienced the richness of the varied contributions made by many within our
congregation who shared their personal faith and creativity in assisting with liturgical
leadership during our Sunday services. Many of the leaders themselves expressed how
meaningful it was for them personally to have the opportunity to learn and grow in their
own faith and to share in the planning and fellowship of worship. A win-win for all
concerned!
As Harcourt has shown its enthusiastic support and encouragement for a Lay
Worship Planning Team during sabbatical times, Worship wants to keep that going!
And we also very much want to support the new Manna service which began in
September on Sunday mornings at 10:30 am, developed particularly for young families
and those wanting a new worship experience. Jim has taken on a very active role with
Christian Formation in planning and participating in that service which means, on the
Sundays he is not preaching, he hopes to be able to be present in Manna – a presence
Worship very much supports. He just will not be able to be present in two services at
once and Wendy, with all of her other roles and responsibilities among us, just will not
be able to plan and present the other two services all by herself.
SO … Worship is looking to grow a Lay Worship Planning Team who will be
able to assist Wendy or others to plan and write and, if desired, present the liturgical
readings needed on certain Sundays. We’re inviting all who want to get their creative
juices flowing and are interested in writing Calls to Worship or Prayers or Readings or
Blessings or whatever may be needed to meaningfully help express the Sunday Message.
You can work individually or with a friend or family member. You will work with staff to
help plan the service for a particular Sunday. Planning and writing resources can be
suggested. Wendy may even be able to do a Worship Planning 101 workshop if enough
interest is expressed. No need to forego your holidays or time away – lots of
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opportunities available throughout the year. Does one Season of the Church Year have
particular meaning for you? If so, choose a Sunday during that Season. Some of you
may have assisted as lay leaders in the past or may already be assisting as lay liturgical
leaders during Wendy’s upcoming sabbatical time in early 2015. All wonderful – but no
prior experience is required for our Team as you will learn as you go – as we all have!
You may feel you wish only to write. You may feel you wish only to read what others
have written. You may feel you want to do both! All good! You will not be alone – but
no group meetings will be required – unless you want them! See how wonderfully
flexible it can be! Just remember what the ever creative Dr. Seuss once wrote: “Think left
and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only
you try!”
It is our very sincere wish to have the Lay Worship Planning Team up and running as
soon as possible particularly to help support the Manna worship experience which is
now underway. If you wish to join the Team or need more information, please contact
Gay Slinger of Worship at [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from
you!
INTERESTING AND MEANINGFUL SMALL GROUPS THIS SEASON
by Andre Auger, Adult Christian Formation
One Small Group is already underway. Four
more start in October. These provide a unique
opportunity to grow in the faith in small, safe
communities, and to explore new horizons.
There is no cost for these groups, but pre-
registration is required. Spac e is limited to 8
participants for each group. Please contact
Marion Auger ([email protected])
for more information or to register.
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Writing as a Spiritual Practice
Dates: Begins Tuesday, October 7 at 7pm, and continues weekly until
October 28
Facilitator: Lisa Browning, One Thousand Trees
The Enneagram
Theme: Discover ways to use the Enneagram as a tool in your spiritual
practice.
Dates: Begins Wednesday, October 15 from 7-9:30 pm, and continues weekly
to Nov 9
Facilitator: April Burrows, FLOW Office Wisdom
An Introduction to Poverty
Topics: Poverty and Dignity, Living in Poverty and Accessing Food, Living in
Poverty and in Need of Housing, Bridges Out of Poverty & Circles Program,
Guaranteed Living Wage
Dates: Begins Monday, October 20 at 7pm, and continues weekly until
November 17
Facilitator: Diana Sterenberg, Chalmers Community Services Centre
Our Images of God
Theme "How We Perceive God", or "Our Images of God", past present, and
possibly future … a discussion where we share our own ways of imagining,
and being with, our creator. Other beliefs about God we may have read or
heard about from others. And where does Jesus, or Christ, fit into this for us?
Dates: Begins Thursday, October 30 at 7pm, and continues weekly until
December 4
Facilitator: Bernard McNamee
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YUM! IT’S LGBTQA POTLUCK TIME
by Julie Glass-Ashley, Harcourt LGBTQA Committee All are welcome to the LGBTQA Potluck that Harcourt LGBTQA committee is hosting for the wider LGBTQA community. Bring your favourite dish to Parkview Terrace (281 Bristol Street), Party Room on the 9th Floor. Accessible and street parking available plus it’s near the Waterloo Avenue bus stop. A great chance to share in some food and fellowship and make new friends! For more information, call Julie Glass-Ashley at 519-841-1924 or email Stan Bunston at [email protected] Hope to see you there. RSVPs are encouraged!
BUILDING BRIDGES WITH THE JUSTICE AND OUTREACH COMMITTEE by Norma Fear
Once again, on October 23, we will be providing food for 30 people for the Bridges Out of Poverty Circles meeting at Hope House (formerly Norfolk United). We will need donations of juice, rolls. salads, main course and dessert. Our menu has not yet been set but we will be letting you know what is needed in the Sunday bulletin. This program is growing in Guelph and already more than 25 people have completed the course and some are now working. If you are willing to contribute to the dinner to support this project, please let Hugh Whiteley , Earlla Vickers or Norma Fear know by phone or e-mail as soon as possible. Hugh Whiteley e-mail [email protected] phone 519 824 9345 Earlla Vickers e-mail [email protected] phone 519 820 0153 Norma Fear e-mail fearbeno@sympatico,ca phone 519 767 9060
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SABBATICAL COORDINATING TEAM UPDATE
by Esther Devolin
In the September Herald, you read an update of questions and answers from the
Sabbatical Coordinating Team. We continue our planning task with hopefulness and
energy. We expect that Harcourt will build on our 2013 success during Jim’s sabbatical,
with a similar enthusiasm for active congregational participation during Wendy’s
sabbatical in 2015. We will continue to provide updates through the coming months.
WHAT IS THE SABBATICAL COORDINATING TEAM?
The ad hoc Sabbatical Coordinating Team includes representatives from some key
committees. Our task is to develop a plan for appropriate coverage of ministerial duties
and to support Jim during Wendy’s sabbatical. Our target date to complete the plan is
late October.
Team members include: Lorraine Holding (Chair); Andre Auger (Christian Formation;
Spiritual Life); Esther Devolin (Pastoral Care); Bill Lord (Spiritual Life; Voluntary
Associate Minister); Gay Slinger (Worship); Sandra Welch (Ministry & Personnel).
WHEN IS WENDY’S SABBATICAL?
Wendy will take her sabbatical from February 1 to April 30, 2015, preceded by her
annual week of study leave at the Epiphany Conference in Victoria and a week of
vacation. She is discerning her plans and will share some tidbits with the congregation
this fall … around the theme of “joy”.
HOW CAN LAY LEADERS GET INVOLVED?
There are opportunities for lay leaders to participate in planning for and leading
worship. This is our 2nd call for individuals, couples or small groups to be liturgical
leaders during Sunday worship services. Feedback from lay worship leaders who
participated during Jim’s sabbatical revealed a nurturing of their personal growth and
increased confidence. Jim has identified the worship themes and lectionary readings for
January to May. You will work with Jim or a guest preacher, and Alison, to plan “your”
Sunday. “Planning and Leading Worship at Harcourt”, a guide prepared by Wendy, is an
excellent resource to assist you. We encourage you to get involved, knowing that you
will be able to get help with your writing/involvement if you require it. Please contact
any member of the Team to discuss your interest and availability.
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WILL THERE BE GUEST PREACHERS?
Yes. We are in the process of inviting some guests who will speak on Sundays when
Jim is providing liturgical leadership, supporting the new “Manna” gatherings for
children, youth and young families, or on scheduled leave.
WILL THERE BE SOMEONE TO PROVIDE A “MINISTRY OF COMPANIONSHIP &
PRESENCE”?
Yes. We are very pleased to announce that Elizabeth Eberhart-Moffat and Peter
Moffat have agreed to return for part of the time. While they are away during March,
other backup will provide this important support. These folks will work up to ten
hours/week to support Jim and the congregation with pastoral care assistance.
Big Bubbles at Harcourt!
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COMMUNITY
SHRINKING YOUR HOUSEHOLD FOOTPRINT by Peter Jackson The time is now! You can participate in Guelph’s Project Neutral! This program will measure your household’s footprint for energy, transportation, food, water and waste, and provide suggestions on how to shrink that footprint. This is an exciting opportunity for us at Harcourt to join with other people in Guelph in taking local action on this global imperative.
You can register for information at http://emergeguelph.ca/pathways/project-neutral-guelph. Once the online questionnaire is actually launched (scheduled for early October) you will be able to log in at projectneutral.org. The questionnaire takes about 20-30 minutes to complete, and you don’t have to do it all at one sitting - you can save your work and return to complete it later.
When entering the questionnaire, you should be able to indicate Harcourt as the community through which your participation came about. We hope to get a running count of participation by Harcourt members as things go along. Participating in this program is a small act of love for the world. As theologian and poet Sallie McFague says in her book Rethinking Theology And Economy For A Planet In Peril1:
There is only one world, a world that God loves.
Since God loves it, we not only can but should.
In fact, loving the world (not God alone), or rather, loving God through loving the world,
is the Christian way. If you’d like to know more, contact Peter Jackson. 1. Fortress Press 2001.
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DO YOU HAVE INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE? Please find a list of Harcourt's forms of communication as follows.
Form of Communication
Who to Contact Due Dates
Facebook Alice Carey - [email protected]
ASAP
GUM Calendar Anne Purkis - [email protected]
ASAP
Harcourt E-Weekly Anne Purkis - [email protected]
Thursdays at Noon
Harcourt Herald Gill Joseph - [email protected]
20th of each month
Harcourt Website Anne Purkis - [email protected]
ASAP
Life & Works Anne Purkis - [email protected]
Wednesdays at 4pm
Please be very clear about where you would like the info posted. Not sure? Ask Anne for assistance. Be concise or be edited. We reserve the right to edit as needed.
DESIGNING TOOLS FOR THE WILDERNESS: A REPORT ON THE
HARCOURT RETREAT by Andre Auger
From Friday Sept 19 to Sunday afternoon, Sept 21,
24 members of the Harcourt congregation went on
retreat at Loyola House. The topic was “Designing Tools
for the Wilderness.” The premise was that, along with all
mainline Protestant and Catholic churches, Harcourt is
experiencing something akin to the time in the
wilderness which the Israelites experienced upon leaving
Egypt and which Jesus experienced after his baptism. A
“wilderness” time is one where old ways no longer work
and new ways have not yet been figured out.
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Time at the retreat was well-balanced between times to learn, times to pray and
reflect, times to share with others, and simple leisure time. As had been promised, the
food was outstanding, rooms were comfortable, and the grounds were beautiful. Some
commented that it felt as if they were at a resort, and that it felt good to have time for
oneself. Even the times of silence were generally appreciated.
Members of the Transition Team, whose mandate it is to support Council through
a time of change, made presentations on two tools that we might use to help us navigate
through the wilderness: one tool focussed on helping us understand how the culture in
which we find ourselves has shifted; and the other helped us distinguish between
“problems” that are amenable to “solutions,” and complex, adaptive “situations” where
solutions are not the answer but where personal transformation is required in order to
modify the situation itself.
We spent considerable time reflecting upon the Exodus story and trying to tease
out of it what tools we might use for our own situation at Harcourt. We discovered that
the message behind the “manna” was to live for the day, because long-range planning
when you don't know where you're going simply doesn't work. We were reminded that
the Decalogue was God's way to provide some guidelines for living in community. We
remembered Debbie Shank's sermon a few months ago on the daughters of Zelophehad,
and noted that, in cases of conflict, Moses tended to take the matter to God and discern
whether a traditional rule had to be changed – in this case, the age-old law of male
succession for inheritance was overturned. The story of the Golden Calf reminded us
that, when we are impatient, we tend to fall back on old ways, and they rarely help.
On the Sunday morning, at the urging of some participants, we decided to make
one big circle and to share what the retreat had meant to us – what we had learned, what
had touched us, and what we were prepared to work on, on behalf of Harcourt – the
sharing took over an hour, and was mightily powerful. We ended with a sharing of bread
and wine in communion.
As Bill Lord reminded us, taking a saying from the Tavistock Institute where he
had studied, the retreat was over, but the learning will continue.
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“ADOPT-A-BULLETIN” PROGRAM STILL UNDERWAY! by Gay Slinger
The Worship Committee is continuing to offer an opportunity to all in our
congregation and to the community at large to dedicate a Sunday bulletin in memory of
a loved one or in honour of a special occasion. Special anniversary or birthday, perhaps?
All that is required is a minimum donation of $50 to the Church for which a tax
receipt will be issued. If you wish to participate, please contact the Church Office at
least one week in advance to request a date for dedication and make your donation.
Reserve your week early to avoid disappointment! A brief dedication note will then
appear in that week’s bulletin, reading “This Bulletin has been sponsored by _______ in
celebration/memory/acknowledgement of _____________.” Space in the bulletins is
very limited but we want to honour the dedication respectfully by placing it in the
actual Bulletin and not in the announcement pages – hence, the brevity.
What a great way to remember that special person or event in our lives and help our
congregation financially at the same time. We look forward to hearing from you!
Thanks!
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SATURDAY NIGHT SUPPER
by Jill Gill, SNS Coordinator
Sincere thanks go out to the many folks who volunteered
to serve and prepared food for the Saturday, September 13
supper at Royal City Church. We served more than 200
plates of delicious food to the guests who were very
appreciative.
Please mark November 15th on your calendar as
Harcourt’s next opportunity to provide and serve Saturday
Night Supper at Royal City Evangelical Church, 50 Quebec
Street. We will require twelve volunteers to serve the meal,
as well as many folks to provide the food for those in need in downtown Guelph. The
menu will include pasta casserole (recipe provided), Caesar salad, rolls, pickles, cheese,
assorted fruit pies, vanilla ice cream, milk, juice and coffee. Cash donations for food
purchases will also be gratefully received.
DID YOU KNOW....that the second Sunday in October is
Clergy Appreciation day?!
“The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of
double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and
teaching” (1 Timothy 5:17).
Take a moment on October 12th to say:
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I will be implementing a new digital means for signing up to volunteer and provide
food, entitled “Sign Up Genius”. This will be in place for the beginning of October in
order to make it easier for you to volunteer, without needing to physically be at the
church sign-up sheet. You can access this by going to the Harcourt website and clicking
the button for Sign Up Genius – SNS (Saturday Night Supper). A sign-up sheet has also
been placed on the table in the Greeting Place for you to indicate where you’d like to
help if you prefer not to do this digitally. Volunteers and food should be at the church
(backdoor entrance), at 50 Quebec Street by 5p.m. Servers will be needed until
approximately 8 p.m.
Your continued commitment to this worthwhile outreach project is greatly
appreciated. A sneak preview of the 2015 schedule for SNS has Harcourt hosting on
January 15, May 9, September 5 and November 21.
JOIN THE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO MAKE “ALL THINGS CHRISTMAS” HAPPEN! by Joan Barham
November 29th, 2014, 10am – 2.30pm
Contacts:
- Judi Morris [email protected]
- Janet Webster [email protected]
If you would be interested in sharing your gifts
and talents by participating in the following :
Story Telling – stories are told at scheduled times
Music - there is ongoing live music; the public love it!
Cookie Sales - making cookies, receiving them, organizing them, selling them.
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o PS. Special Jams, chutneys etc are also welcome. Last year the homemade
baked items and special preserves etc. were very hot sales items.
Item Sales – donate items, help set up, price and sell donated items
Wreath Sales - assist in selling wreaths
Wreath Making – assist with organizing the greens, wreath making supplies and
wreath making and decorating.
o PS. Don’t worry if you have never made wreaths before – this is a skill you
will learn.
Arrangement Making – make table and other arrangements for sale.
o PS. Don’t worry if you never done this before – this is a skill you can learn.
Outdoor Sales – Selling greens, dogwood branches etc. outside the gym.
o PS. We schedule a team so that the no one gets frozen.
Volunteer Carer – looking after volunteer needs – breaks, refreshments.
o PS. We all love the carergivers.
Advertising - puts this Harcourt Fundraising Sale “on the map” using the
information (which you can receive by e-mail) that is available in the Harcourt
Office . There are more than 87 places to advertise in Guelph. We need the whole
of Guelph to know about this fundraising event!
Working in the kitchen and Tearoom – lunch, beverages, cookies. This is such a
fun spot to be because you work with John Phelps!!!
HARCOURT COMMUNAL GARDEN
by Jill Gill
So far this summer, as of September 20th,
2014, the Harcourt Communal Garden has
yielded just about 400 kgs of fresh veggies,
fruit and herbs that have been donated to
guests at Chalmers Community Services
Centre food pantry at 40 Baker Street. This
goes a long way to expanding the basket of
nutritious foods received by those in need in
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our city and is very much appreciated by the recipients. The garden beds have been
maintained by fifteen dedicated volunteers this year, working each week in teams of
four.
Sadly, the growing season will be coming to an end soon, and we are planning a final
tidy up work party on Saturday, October 18 from 9 a.m. – noon. All are welcome. If you
are unable to be there all morning, feel free to join us for as much of that time as is
possible. Please bring your favorite fork/spade, gloves, hat, etc. and join in the fun!
MINUTES FOR MISSION
September 21, 2014 Some people might think it was an odd request. In the days after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the Methodist Church of Haiti asked the United Church for support in buying a
new printing press. Didn’t they need other things? Like tents, water, or food? For our partners in Haiti, this printing press is a vital source of income as well as the main print shop in the country. As schools lay in rubble and children wandered the streets, there was an urgent need to get schools running again. But they needed books in French and Haitian Creole.
Methodist Church schools across Haiti educate thousands of children. Even if the post-earthquake facilities were makeshift, classes needed to resume to help the children cope with the catastrophe. So, with the United Church’s help, a new printing press arrived within a few months. The staff had work again, and the books started rolling off the press and being shipped to the schools. Four years later the printing shop is a going concern. Not only does it print textbooks and Sunday school curricula, but it also serves business clients in the community printing custom business forms, from invoices, receipts, letterhead, and envelopes to brochures and posters. The shop provides jobs for 20 people, and the income goes back into the Methodist Church’s work in education and development. Thank you for supporting the long-standing partnership between our United Church and the Methodist Church in Haiti. Your gifts for Mission and Service help educate thousands of children. Please give generously.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Passing:
Viola (Bailey) Mainland, a member at Harcourt
since 1970, passed away peacefully at John
Joseph Place, Owen Sound on September 15, 2014 in her 99th year.
Viola was for many years a resident of Guelph and earlier of Arthur.
Loving wife of the late Kenneth Mainland (1970). Beloved mother of
Norman (Mary) of Owen Sound, Helen McQueen (Jim) of Guelph,
and Marian George (Ray) of Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Loving
grandmother of eight grandchildren and their spouses and 21 great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations to the Arthritis Research Foundation or to the Canadian Cancer
Society would be greatly appreciated by the family in lieu of flowers.
Other Announcements:
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22, 2014 7:00 p.m.
DUBLIN ST. UNITED CHURCH SANCTUARY. The Care Team of Dublin St.
United Church invites you to a viewing of the documentary "Smiling at Death: A
Closer Look at Dying", shown earlier this year to a sold-out house at the Bookshelf.
It tackles a sensitive topic with insightful interviews of people who were with
someone at the moment of their death. This 45-minute documentary offers a new
perspective and a positive outlook on a subject that has long been avoided or
sidestepped. The viewing of this documentary helps to create a safe place to
explore one's own feelings about death and dying. The director, Alberta Nye, will
be present to host a question and answer session afterwards. Tickets will soon be
available through Trinity, Harcourt, Three Willows and Dublin. Advance tickets
$10. At the door $15. For further information, call Emmy at (519) 821-1744. Esther
Devolin
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POTLUCK & GAMES NIGHT - The next Potluck and Games Night is scheduled
for Saturday November 1st. Excellent opportunity to enjoy an evening of
conversation and entertainment. Bring an entree [ hot or cold ] or a salad or a
dessert of your choice. Dinner begins at 6:00 pm followed by cards and games
around 7:00. There are usually several tables of euchre plus assorted board games
such as Scrabble. Feel free to bring one of your favourites. Everyone is
welcome. John Phelps.
Do you enjoy being greeted on Sunday morning? One of the welcoming
symbols people find endearing at Harcourt is being greeted on Sunday mornings
as they enter the Church. We are in need of more greeters to continue this
tradition. It would be greatly appreciated if you could speak to John Phelps, call
519-837-1241 or send John an email at [email protected] and confirm you
would be willing to be a Sunday Greeter. John Phelps.
HARCOURT ANNUAL TURKEY DINNER: The Harcourt Turkey Dinner is going
to be held at 6:00 on Sunday, November 30th. Further details and ticket
information will be announced in the Sunday Bulletins during November. John
Phelps.
Dying With Dignity's upcoming event is called THE ROAD TO DIGNITAS. One
of the few people to have actually experienced accompanying someone to Dignitas
is Doug Thomas. He is a resident of Waterloo Region. He accepted his friend,
Henry’s, surprise invitation. Henry had chosen to hasten his death after many
years in a nursing home, while he was still able to act. Doug has agreed to come
and speak to us about all aspects of this trip, including the preparation required,
the actual procedure followed, the feelings of Henry as he took this significant step
and the impact on Henry’s family and friends. Dying With Dignity extends a warm
invitation to come and hear Doug share this moving experience on Sunday, Oct.
5, 2014 from 1:30 to 3:30 P.M., at Grand River Unitarian Congregation, 299
Sydney St. South, Kitchener. It is a good news story. Come and hear why. All are
welcome! Norm Robertson.
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Five Oaks has some exciting Programs this Fall and Winter.
Fall Work Camp. Are you looking for a way to give back while making new friendships? Why not participate in our Fall Work Camp? Work camps can be an exciting prospect. It is an interesting and meaningful way to make new friends, give back and gain new skills. Your time, energy, and enthusiasm can make a difference in areas where help is really needed. There is no cost, meals and accommodations are included.
Courage & Renewal® Retreats. Participants seeking personal and professional renewal will expand their capacity to listen and be present, improve their ability to build trustworthy relationships, and find the courage to live authentically.
Sound and Silence Mindfulness Retreat. A weekend retreat to allow ourselves to delve deeply into the world of mindful listening. It is one of the greatest gifts we can give to ourselves and to each other our ability to listen unconditionally. We will listen through practicing mindfulness: through periods of silence and through sound making. For more information on these programs or to discover more programs visit www.fiveoaks.on.ca for more information .
DON’T WANT TO DO THE HALLOWE’EN THING
THIS YEAR?
As an alternative to Halloween, consider offering a Noah's Ark party. This can
either be a church-wide event or you might consider hosting your own party for
neighbors and friends. Read the Genesis account of Noah's Ark and the ideas for
planning will be numerous. Food choices could follow a "pet food" or "feed
store" theme. For more Noah's Ark party games and entertaining ideas check
out http://www.ehow.com/how_2194122_throw-noahs-ark-birthday-party.html.
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THE CAROLINE HARCOURT WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP
The Caroline Harcourt Women’s Fellowship embarked on a new organizational
pattern at the September meeting: during the coming year, each month’s meeting plans
will be carried out, in turn, by the various members of the five phoning groups.
Christmas and June will continue to be organized by specific overall leadership.
The September 8th meeting featured Esther Devolin, Chair of the Pastoral Care
committee of Harcourt, who gave an informative talk about the goals and activities of
the lay-membership Pastoral Care Committee: volunteer “Friendly Visitors” from the
congregation go in pairs to visit members or adherents who have requested regular,
trained women or men to visit them in their homes. Frequently, long-term friendships
develop between these shut-ins and their regular visitors. An ongoing confidential “log”
of the visits is kept by the coordinator, and is very useful in assessing future needs.
The October 20th C.H.W.F. meeting will feature Anne Piper describing the history
and religious significance of all the hanging tapestries in the Harcourt sanctuary and
meeting rooms. (The October meeting is delayed until the Monday after Thanksgiving,
at 11:45 A.M. in The “Friendship Room”, so-called because if its “friendship” wall-hanging,
made by several Harcourt members more than 40 years ago). Bring your own sandwich;
tea and dessert supplied. Every woman always welcome.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
HOLY HEADWAR!
by Gillian Joseph
Last week the International basketball federation (Fiba) decreed that players would
now be allowed to wear religious head coverings such as the turban or hijab, but only on
a trial basis and only in some competitions. Currently, players are allowed to wear wide
sweat bands on their heads without question, so understandably there was a great deal
of protest from religious communities about the “trial basis” ruling that restricted the
right to wear other more personally meaningful types of headgear on the court.
However, the battle over what is or is not acceptable regarding headgear in our society
went way over the line for many last year when the Church of the Flying Spaghetti
Monster, or Pastafarianism as it is also known, began to make headlines. This group
initially started as a protest by a Kansas citizen named Bobby Henderson who in 2005
wrote a letter to a local school board satirizing the teaching of creationism and
intelligent design. In his letter, which was apparently widely viewed on the internet at
the time, Henderson professed his belief in an invisible and undetectable Flying
Spaghetti Monster which he claimed created the universe. Furthermore, he suggested
that the decline of Pirates, who are considered to be the original Pastafarians, is the
cause of global warming. Henderson wrote this letter to adamantly argue that his beliefs
were just as valid as those associated with intelligent design, and he called for equal time
in science classrooms alongside intelligent design and evolution to make his point.
But that wasn’t the end of it. This past August, 36 year old B.C. resident Obi Canuel
made the CTV news with his protest against the Insurance Corporation of B.C. and his
fight for the right to wear a colander, a symbol of his
Pastafarian beliefs, on his head in his driver’s licence photo
(Wintonyk, 2014). You may be surprised to learn that a
photo of Canuel wearing the same strainer on his head was
approved for his new B.C. Services card, but the Insurance
Corporation wasn’t having anything to do with it.
According to the CTV report, at least four countries,
including the U.S., New Zealand and the Czech Republic (shown above), allow
Pastafarians to wear colanders in their driver’s licence photos.
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It took a little time for the sympathetic laughter to subside, but criticism of these
pointed actions began to emerge on the internet. A group called “Ethics Alarms” (2013),
for example, commented that Pastafarianism “is not a religion, but a joke, a parody of
religion created to mock the advocates of ‘intelligent design.’ It’s a good joke, but like any
joke, it becomes an annoyance when it stops being funny. When it has stopped being funny
and it is inflicted on an audience without good reason or its consent, it is irresponsible
conduct.” Furthermore, Ethics Alarms’ comment on wearing a colander for driver’s
license photos was that “Pastafarianism is satire, but the DMV is not a comedy club”.
Others suggested that the actions of Pastafarians can also be interpreted as racist and
closed minded, replicating the very attitudes and actions that it so vehemently criticises
in others.
Yet as ridiculous as this whole concept may seem to some, it underscores a
fundamental question that continues to baffle us, and that question is: why are some
Canadians so obsessed with and angry about what others want to wear on their heads in
public? Indeed, like some other groups, we have our own cultural and religious history
of wearing what could be interpreted by others as unusual headgear in the Christian
church. Christian women of the past few cohorts, for example, will remember the
perceived obligation to cover one’s head in church as nothing new. Some
denominations cite 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 as the basis for this practice. In the United
Church of Canada in the
1950s and 60s many
women wore hats to
church – with the Easter
‘bonnet’ being a big
highlight for me
personally in those days!
For Catholic women, it is
interesting to note that
the requirement that they
cover their heads in
church was introduced as
a universal law for
the Latin Rite of the
Church as late as 1917; a
Dutch Restored Reform Church
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rule that was overturned by 1983. Styles and ideas change. Indeed, for several decades it
has been unusual to see a woman wearing a hat in a regular United Church Sunday
service, although I do fondly remember Harcourt’s Ellie Phelps wearing her beautiful
collection of hats to an otherwise hatless church on many Sundays a couple of decades
ago. Today, head covering for women during worship services and sometimes in public
is still promoted or required in a few Christian denominations, particularly among some
more traditional groups including the Amish, Mennonites, some Pentecostal and
Lutheran churches, and the more conservative Scottish and Irish Presbyterian and Dutch
Reformed churches. In addition, in places such as India or Pakistan, nearly all women
wear head coverings during Christian church services. For Protestant men, however, it
is the exact opposite – taking your hat off is considered to be a sign of respect, although
baseball caps have crept into church on occasion as worn by some younger members.
When it comes to many denominations of Christian clergy, however, hats are part of
an important religious heritage. For example, Roman Catholic and High Anglican
clergymen wear camauro or zucchettos, a small red, white or black skullcap. The
zucchetto was adopted around the Middle Ages. Bishops and
Abbots wear ceremonial hats called a mitre. Orthodox Christian
clergy wear a skufia, a kamilavkion, or a klobuk, which can vary
depending on the minister’s country of origin. In fact, religious
headgear is so interesting to entrepreneur Dieter Philippi, the
CEO of a German telecommunication distributor, that he has
created The Philippi Collection of over 500 items of headgear
gathered from Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Caodaism, Shinto,
Buddhism, Sikhism, Free Churches, Sufism, Anabaptism and other
communities of faith. It is an amazing grouping of holy hats! Yet since, in Christianity’s
case, ritual headgear is mostly worn during church services and not so often worn in
other public spaces, one might wonder if this is where the distinction lies. Is it the
wearing of religious headgear in public and not just within the confines of the church
that offends some people?
In an experiment prompted by the United Church Observer, Rev. Michael Webster
(2012), a minister at St. Martin’s United Church in Saskatoon, was challenged to wear a
clerical collar every day for a month. This public symbol of ministry was something he
had worn on Sunday mornings when he was first ordained and something that was
commonly worn by many Christian ministers in public some time ago. Reflecting on his
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experience, Rev. Webster wrote that the attention he received when wearing the collar
in public outside of the church both puzzled him and made him feel uncomfortable. He
felt overdressed and constantly on display – “more formal on the outside than I felt on
the inside”. He became apologetic to people, and wondered why he felt this way, stating
“Are we so uncomfortable in the United Church with ministry — and ordination in
particular — and whatever authority may be attached to it, that ministers can no longer
look like ministers? “ Finally he observed that “Muslims acknowledge their faith with
prayer five times a day. Jews make faith decisions every time they choose kosher.
Catholics wear a crucifix. United Church people, like other mainline Protestants, don’t
have a practice that sets us apart as people of faith. We don’t wear anything that
identifies us as followers of Jesus, don’t put ourselves on display so that others can see
what faith in action looks like. I began to think we’re missing out on something.”
Perhaps our fellow sports men and women who wear turbans and hijabs have
understood this for some time.
Ethics Alarms (2013). Ethics Dunce: Aaron Williams–Pastafarian, Jerk.
http://ethicsalarms.com/2013/02/21/ethics-dunce-aaron-williams-pastafarian-jerk/
Webster, Michael (2012). Collared. The UC Observer Online.
http://www.ucobserver.org/features/2012/02/collared/
Wintonyk, D. (2014). ‘Pastafarian’ fights to wear colander in B.C.’s driver license photo.
CTV August 14, 2014.
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/pastafarian-fights-to-wear-colander-in-b-c-driver-s-licence-photo-
1.195970
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Harcourt Calendar – September 2014
Updated September 18, 2014–www.harcourtuc.ca for most up-to-date information
Wednesday October 1 9:30am Lightshine Singers [F] 1:00pm Still Point Worship [C] 1:30pm Tai Chi [F] 6:30pm Guides [F] 6:45pm Beavers [G] 7:00pm Fellowship Committee [L] 7:00pm Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal [S] 7:00pm Spiritual Life Committee [C]
Thursday October 2 8:45am Mindstretch [C] 2:00pm Pastoral Care Committee [C] 6:30pm Zumba [G] 7:30pm Choir Practice [M]
Friday October 3 7:00pm Youth Group (Offsite) 7:30pm Flute Choir [M] 8:00pm KW Symphony [S]
Saturday October 4 9:00am Zumba [G] 10:30am First Light on Jesus -- Borg/Crossan
Series [F] 7:00pm Coffee House [G]
Sunday October 5 – Creation 5 “River/Humanity” World Wide Communion Sunday 9:00am Worship [C] 10:30am Worship [S]
Nursery Care and “Manna” 11:00am Congregational Pasta Lunch [G] 1:30pm Little Kickers [G]
Monday October 6 1:30pm Civic Affairs [C] 1:30pm Prayer Shawl Group [202] 7:00pm Scouts [G]
Tuesday October 7 11:30am Staff & Admin Meetings 6:45pm Cubs [G] 7:00pm Handbell Choir [M] 7:00pm Writing as a Spiritual Practice [F]
Wednesday October 8 9:30am Lightshine Singers [F] 1:00pm Still Point Worship [C] 1:30pm Tai Chi [F] 6:30pm Guides [F]
6:45pm Beavers [G] 7:00pm Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal [S] 7:00pm Ministry & Personnel Committee [L] 7:00pm Property Committee [Ch Rm]
Thursday October 9 8:45am Mindstretch [C] 12:00pm Ministry & Personnel Lunch [F] 6:30pm Zumba [G] 7:30pm Choir Practice [M]
Friday October 10 7:30pm Flute Choir [M]
Saturday October 11 9:00am Zumba [G] 10:00am Sacred Circle Dance [G] 10:30am First Light on Jesus -- Borg/Crossan
Series [F]
Sunday October 12 – Creation 6 “Harvest” Thanksgiving Sunday 9:00am Worship [C] 10:30am Worship [S]
Nursery Care and “Manna” 1:30pm Little Kickers [G]
Monday October 13 Thanksgiving Day --Church Closed
Tuesday October 14 11:30am Staff & Admin Meetings 6:30pm Communications Committee [L] 6:45pm Cubs [G] 7:00pm Worship Committee [C] 7:00pm Handbell Choir [M] 7:00pm Writing as a Spiritual Practice [F] 7:30pm Finance Committee [O]
Wednesday October 15 9:30am Lightshine Singers [F] 1:00pm Still Point Worship [C] 1:30pm Tai Chi [F] 5:30pm Pride and Prejudice [Nursery] 6:00pm Preschool Toy Wash [K] 6:30pm Guides [F] 6:45pm Beavers [G] 7:00pm Council Meeting [C] 7:00pm The Enneagram as a Spiritual Practice
[202] 7:00pm Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal [S]
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Thursday October 16 8:45am Mindstretch [C] 6:30pm Zumba [G] 7:00pm Scouting Committee Meeting [F] 7:30pm Choir Practice [M]
Friday October 17 7:00pm Youth Group 7:30pm Flute Choir [M]
Saturday October 18 9:00am Zumba [G] 10:30am First Light on Jesus -- Borg/Crossan
Series [F]
Sunday October 19—Creation 7 “Sabbath Rest” 9:00am Worship [C] 10:30am Worship [S]
Nursery Care and “Manna” 1:30pm Little Kickers [G]
Monday October 20 11:45am Carolyn Harcourt Women's
Fellowship[F] 1:30pm Prayer Shawl Group [202] 6:45pm Women's Spirituality [C] 7:00pm An Introduction to Poverty [F] 7:00pm Scouts[G]
Tuesday October 21 11:30am Staff & Admin Meetings 11:30am Stroke Recovery Lunch [F] 6:45pm Cubs [G] 7:00pm Handbell Choir [M] 7:00pm Writing as a Spiritual Practice [F]
Wednesday October 22 9:30am Lightshine Singers [F] 1:00pm Still Point Worship [C] 1:30pm Tai Chi [F] 2:00pm Adult Christian Formation Committee 6:30pm Guides 6:45pm Beavers [G] 7:00pm The Enneagram as a Spiritual Practice
[202] 7:00pm Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal [S]
Thursday October 23 8:45am Mindstretch [C] 6:30pm Zumba [G] 7:30pm Choir Practice [M]
Friday October 24 4:30pm OUNRA--Halloween Party [F/G/L] 7:30pm Flute Choir [M]
Saturday October 25 10:30am First Light on Jesus -- Borg/Crossan
Series [F] 1:00pm Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal [S]
Sunday October 26—Remembrance 1 "Remembering Loves"
9:00am Worship [C] 10:30am Worship [S]
Nursery Care and “Manna” 1:30pm Little Kickers [G]
Monday October 27 9:00am Municipal Elections [G] 9:30am Quilting Group [F] 1:30pm Prayer Shawl Group [202] 6:00pm ARCH Men's Group [202] 7:00pm An Introduction to Poverty [C] 7:00pm Scouts[F]
Tuesday October 28 11:30am Staff & Admin Meetings 6:45pm Cubs [G] 7:00pm Writing as a Spiritual Practice [F] 7:00pm Handbell Choir [M]
Wednesday October 29 9:30am Lightshine Singers [F] 1:00pm Still Point Worship [C] 1:30pm Tai Chi [F] 6:30pm Guides [F] 6:45pm Beavers [G] 7:00pm The Enneagram as a Spiritual Practice
[202] 7:00pm Rainbow Chorus Rehearsal [S]
Thursday October 30 8:45am Mindstretch [C] 6:30pm Zumba [G] 7:00pm Our Images of God [202] 7:30pm Choir Practice [M]
Friday October 31 Flute Choir [M]