Upcoming Worship Services

• Sunday March 29, 2020, at 10:30 am
  Congregational Annual Meeting, during worship service
• Sunday April 5, 2020, at 10:30 am
  Palm Sunday Service, with Procession of Palms
• Thursday April 9, 2020, at 7:00 pm
  Maundy Thursday Service, with communion
• Friday April 10, 2020, at 10:30 am
  Good Friday Service
• Sunday April 12, 2020, at 10:30 am
  Easter Service, with communion, and special guests: Brass 5

Please keep the congregation and staff of  Strathclair United Church in your thoughts and prayers this week.

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Random Notes

• The Annual General Meeting of Westminster United Church will be held, Sunday, March 29th, 2020 during the morning worship service.
• Please keep the congregation and staff of Dugald United Church in your thoughts and prayers this week.

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Lord, let me be an instrument of your peace

Piano keys, acrylic, St Francis of Assissi prayer on plywood board, by Robert Burton 2020

Rev Burton reflects: “I have been a recipient of Friar Richard Rohr’s meditations on his website for several years. In his meditation for February 2, 2020 he reviews, in part, St Francis of Assissi’s rule of life to simply “live the gospel.” Within that context I have used his famous prayer to give some direction to that living midst its pain, confusion and disorder.

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Bouquet for the Bells

I took a phone call on Friday just as I was going for lunch. A woman called to thank us for the bells. It sounded like she was crying. She said she had been sitting in her car at the red light, seething with anger, when our bells came on and completely changed her perspective. She was so thankful and asked that we never stop the bells. Just thought I should share — Marilyn Thiessen, Office Administrator.

Please keep the congregation and staff of Knox United Church, Winnipeg in your thoughts and prayers this week.

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