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Sunday, January 17, 2021 Gordon United Church Announcements http://www.gordonunitedchurch.ca [email protected] Check us out on Facebook 935 Goldstream Avenue, Victoria BC, V9B 2Y2 - Phone 250.478.6632 We are happy to share worship with you on YouTube! It’s a brave new world! We invite you to join us after the service on Zoom. The connection information is not publicly available and is sent via email only, so if you do not receive our emails, we would love to add you to our distribution list. Whether you are new or visiting, or have been a congregation member for many years, please feel free to send your contact information to the Office (contact information above, in GREEN). We would be happy to add you to our weekly email distribution list and/or update our church directory. WELCOME! Sunday, January 17, 2020 No Online Service this Week Rev. Heidi is on study leave this week and our alternate minister became ill, so we are not able to produce your normal online worship service. We invite you to tune in to online services from other United Churches. The link to the United Church map and times of online services, including local UC services, is shown below. If you are an early bird, you can watch services on the east coast at 7:00am our time. You can even attend two or three services and “travel” across Canada ☺ CLICK HERE FOR OTHER WORSHIP SERVICES But wait! With the music already prepared, our dear Music Director, Tim Olfert, has offered a medley of his Gathering and Postlude music for your Sunday morning. CLICK HERE FOR TIM’S VIDEO Zoom Meeting There will be no Zoom meeting Sunday the 17 th . See you the following week! This is a reminder of our other music resources. We are blessed to have these musicians associated with Gordon United Church! CLICK HERE FOR TIM’S HYMNS CLICK HERE FOR JEANNE’S CONCERT CLICK HERE FOR PAT’S FLUTELADY Rev. Heidi’s wonderful solos: CLICK HERE to see: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming CLICK HERE to see: Star of the East World Religion Day January 17th is World Religion Day. Sharon Welsh and I would like to invite all interested folk of any spiritual tradition to participate in a Zoom gathering on Monday, January 18th at 7 p.m. to honour the day. We’ll begin with some music, and a prayer, have a short time of check-in, then continue with a conversation on the theme “One thing I really appreciate about another faith/spiritual tradition”. After that we’ll close with a prayer or blessing . For the Zoom info, please email: [email protected] Generosity is a hallmark for followers of Jesus. Sharing freely from the talents, time and resources that God has given us, we help to do God’s mission.
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Sunday, January 17, 2021
Gordon United Church Announcements
http://www.gordonunitedchurch.ca [email protected] Check us out on Facebook
935 Goldstream Avenue, Victoria BC, V9B 2Y2 - Phone 250.478.6632
We are happy to share worship with you on YouTube! It’s a brave new world!
We invite you to join us after the service on Zoom. The connection information is not publicly available and is sent via email only, so if you do not receive our emails, we would love to add you to our distribution list.
Whether you are new or visiting, or have been a congregation member for many years, please feel free to send your contact information to the Office (contact information above, in GREEN). We would be happy to add you to our weekly email distribution list and/or update our church directory. WELCOME!
Sunday, January 17, 2020
No Online Service this Week
Rev. Heidi is on study leave this week and our alternate minister became ill, so we are not able to produce your normal online worship service.
We invite you to tune in to online services from other United Churches. The link to the United Church map and times of online services, including local UC services, is shown below. If you are an early bird, you can watch services on the east coast at 7:00am our time. You can even attend two or three services and “travel” across Canada ☺
CLICK HERE FOR OTHER WORSHIP SERVICES But wait! With the music already prepared, our dear Music Director, Tim Olfert, has offered a medley of his Gathering and Postlude music for your Sunday morning.
CLICK HERE FOR TIM’S VIDEO Zoom Meeting
There will be no Zoom meeting Sunday the 17th. See you the following week!
This is a reminder of our other music resources. We are blessed to have these musicians associated with Gordon United Church!
CLICK HERE FOR TIM’S HYMNS
CLICK HERE FOR JEANNE’S CONCERT
CLICK HERE FOR PAT’S FLUTELADY
Rev. Heidi’s wonderful solos:
CLICK HERE to see: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
CLICK HERE to see: Star of the East
World Religion Day
January 17th is World Religion Day. Sharon Welsh and I would like to invite all interested folk of any spiritual tradition to participate in a Zoom gathering on Monday, January 18th at 7 p.m. to honour the day.
We’ll begin with some music, and a prayer, have a short time of check-in, then continue with a conversation on the theme “One thing I really appreciate about another faith/spiritual tradition”. After that we’ll close with a prayer or blessing . For the Zoom info, please email:
Generosity is a hallmark for followers of Jesus. Sharing freely from the
talents, time and resources that God has given us, we help to do God’s mission.
Annual Report
Council is asking you to have your Annual Reports to the Church Office by Tuesday, January 26. There will be no Annual Meeting due to COVID-19 restrictions, but we encourage you to send your comments and questions to Council and Team Leaders. Prayers in Times of Crisis
“Prayers in Times of Crisis” is a small book of prayers written by Rev. Heidi for use with others and for personal devotions. If you’d like a copy, please call or email the church office. Office Closures
Rose will be out of office on three upcoming Tuesdays. The office will be closed these days: January 26, February 9 and February 23. The Coldest Night of the Year Gordon United Council and friends are putting together a team to fundraise for the Coldest Night of the Year walk on February 20th. You can donate via individual team members or via the Team. Donations link: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.aspx?t
eamID=931950&langPref=en-CA This is a national fundraiser to provide relief for those who need help through our harsh winter season. Funds from the Victoria Westshore will go to the Pacific Centre Family Services Association and Our Place. If you want to walk with the team you can sign up at: https://secure.e2rm.com/registrant/TeamFundraisingPage.as
px?teamID=931950&langPref=en-CA
Speak to Rev. Heidi if you’d like more information.
Regional Council Prayer Cycles
January 17 - 23 Bahrain (info) Kuwait (info) Oman (info) Qatar (info)
Saudi Arabia (info) United Arab Emirates (info)
Yemen (info)
World Council of Churches Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer
https://www.oikoumene.org/en/resources/prayer-cycle
Interfaith Calendar
http://www.interfaith-calendar.org/2020.htm
Pastoral Care
We invite anyone who needs Pastoral support to contact one of us:
Adele Morley - (250) 590-2507 Betty Pellaers - (778) 430-3073 Deanna Robb - (250) 294-6737 Dianne Wilson McDougall - (250) 391-7550 (home) or (250) 415-9461 (cell) Ruth Kelbough - (250) 478-5450
Email: [email protected]
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