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Inside This Issue:

Baptisms & Sympathies

2

McClure Visitation Ministry

2

Annual Ecumenical Potluck

2

Annual Report—Missing Thank You’s

2

McClure Place Happen-ings

3

Saturday Morning Men’s Group

3

Refugee Committee Re-port

4

Prayer Tree Group 4

Volunteer Opportunities 5

Saturday Morning Wom-en’s Gathering

5

Call to Action 5

Rainbow Village 6

Golden Heart Dinner 7

Oliver Lodge Auxiliary 7

Outreach Committee 8

St. Andrew’s College Gala

8

McClure Sales 9 & 10

McClure Newsletter May 2018

Living Love

How many times have you heard me talk about the importance of love in our relationship with God and with each other? Probably more than a couple. Living God’s love in the world is central to my faith and my understanding of call to discipleship. It means every-thing to me. I don’t live it perfectly (quite flawed actually) but I do keep it before me as my primary purpose in life. This is probably why the following poem by Ann Weems has grabbed my attention and heart more than once. It is called “He is the Way, the Truth, the Life”. May it call you forward along this journey of abundant, life-giving, heart-opening,

love.

Jesus said he was the Way, the Truth, the Life.

And he said, Follow me.

Follow me and live the Way I showed you.

Follow me and live the Truth I showed you.

Follow me and live the Life I showed you.

The Way, the Truth, the Life he showed us was Love.

Live the Way of Love. Live the Truth of Love. Live the Life of Love.

I heard a woman say: All we have to do is:

Love Jesus and love one another.

Oh, yes!! all we have to do...

Living love is a complicated, painstaking, patient path.

An all-the-time, every time, watch-where-you're-going way.

Living love means making decisions all day long to love,

Living love means patience with those who don't care about living love,

Living love means watching our words as well as our actions,

Living love means treating others as we ourselves want to be treated.

Living love means not hitting back,

Living love means loving our enemies,

Living love means loving those who speak all manner of evil against us.

And these things are just the beginnings of living Love.

Living Love means forgiving, means forgetting,

Living Love means there is no room for self-righteousness,

Living Love means being the people of God together,

a community of those who love one another

and who love all the one anothers that God created.

Living Love means understanding those who hate.

Living Love means going into all the world and telling God's story.

He said God is Love.

He said I am the Way. He said I am Truth. He said I am Life.

He said Follow me.

If we have the eyes to see

And the ears to hear

Life Abundant is ours.

With love,

Laura Fouhse

May 2018 McClure Newsletter

Baptisms

Next Baptism Dates:

May 20

Please contact the church office if you are

interested in having a child baptized

Worship

Beginning May 20th until

September 2nd there will

be ONE worship service at

10:00 am.

Sincere Sympathies Larry and Evelyn Gertner on the death of Lar-

ry’s mother

Mary and Keith Davidson on the death of

Mary’s brother Alan Freethy

Dean, Wenalyn and Sidney Galambos on the

death of Dean’s father Don

Mildred Norum on the death of her great

grandson Evan Walker Thomas

Ernie & Phyllis Barber, Kyle Barber & Jodi

Down and family, Kristie & Jason Elliott and

family on the death of Ernie’s mother

Carol Claypool on the death of her husband

Wayne

Muriel Baxter on the death of her sister

McClure United Church Visitation Ministry

Lay members of McClure United Church have kept alive our

connection with members of our congregation who can no longer

attend worship. Volunteers check in once a month with those

who have indicated they would like a visitor. These visits are

spiritual “life lines” for those in care facilities or for those con-

fined to their homes. Volunteers also visit

McClure members in hospital. The visitation

team gets together every three months for

check in. If you would like to become a visi-

tor or if you know of someone who would ben-

efit from a visit please contact Debra.

Worship Committee Annual Report – Missing Thanks…

Sincere apologies for failing to express our deep appreciation to the following folks:

McClure United Church Senior Choir (directed by Shirley Blackburn, piano by Elin Sletmoen) – sec-

ond Sunday of the month at 9:15, third & fourth Sundays at 11:00;

McClure Place Choristers (directed by Shirley Blackburn) – third Sunday of the month at 9:15;

Sacred Sounds (directed by Tamara Ferguson, piano by Celeste Delahey) – first Sunday of the

month, both services;

All those who have shared their musical gifts during special music time and/or to support one of the

choirs;

The Worship Centre subcommittee: Barb Le Goffe, Elaine Nutbrown, Edel Chu, Sylvia Cory, Betty

Ann Arscott, Joye Binnie, Heather Lavoie, Claire Bullaro.

Thank you for the hard work that you do and the time that you spend to help make our Sunday worship

and other special events especially meaningful!

Annual Ecumenical

Potluck

Sunday May 6, 5pm at Holy

Spirit Parish

Hosted by the Joint Ecumenical

Steering Committee for Holy Spirit

Parish and McClure United Church.

Bring a little pot and enjoy an even-

ing of friendship and bridge building.

Saturday Morning Men’s Group

The next Saturday morning Men’s Group will meet on June 2, 2018 at 8 a.m. in the

craft room.

We share a $5 (freewill offering) breakfast featuring such items as bran muffins, cin-

namon buns, grapes and sliced oranges, sliced cheese followed by a discussion which

might come from a reading, or bible verse or an 8-minute

video that leads to further discussion.

My recent move to McClure Place has exceeded

my expectation and I am so grateful to be part

of this welcoming community of people.

The activities we share help to make this our

home and a happy place to live. We will try to

let you know of the events that enrich our lives

and contribute to this community of belonging.

Social gatherings planned by volunteers and

staff included High Tea, St. Patrick’s Day Cele-

bration, Pot Luck, St. David’s Day and Kitchen

Dinners. High Tea gave us an opportunity to

dress up and enjoy some goodies. The color

green was prominent at the Luck of the Irish

Kitchen Party, we had good food, plus the

Choristers led us in song. St. David’s offered

Welsh information. The Spring Easter Bonnet

Potluck was enjoyable with entertainment by

the Saskatoon Brass Band.

Physical activity is important for our health

and wellbeing. The Forever in Motion exercise

programs, yoga classes and Globe Walk Partic-

ipation help to keep us moving just a little

more! We have a Curling bonspiel on the go

with nine rinks participating. The indoor floor

curling rocks are a challenge. We end with the

Gold Medal game on April 30. This past week,

the Wind-up Dance for the Young at Heart was

most enjoyable.

AED Machine Presentation by St. John’s Am-

bulance gave us more confidence in the use of

this very valuable machine in our facility. Hel-

en Bzdel encouraged us to” let go and laugh”,

as it is good for our whole wellbeing in her

Laughing out Loud talk. As well, various card

games, bingo, writers circle and morning coffee

help keep our minds alert.

Volunteers are working on a Joint Book Sup-

plement, an addition to “McClure is Our

Home” book. Residents relate some of their life

stories, a wonderful resource for us all. We ap-

preciate the McClure Van trips to Market

Mall, Lawson Heights Mall and Irish Night at

Mayfair United Church. We remember those

who have been ill. Saying good-by to McClure

friends who have passed, is a sad time. We are

grateful to this caring community.

Elaine Tall

McClure Place Happenings “To enrich the lives of McClure Place Residents by providing support and service”


The McClure Refugee Committee is currently

working to bring a number of families to Cana-

da, both alone and in cooperation with other

organizations.

A joint application with St. Philip Neri Parish,

Nutana Park Mennonite Church and People of

Praise was made in early 2016 for the Al-

Obaidi family from Iraq (currently living in

Turkey), who have relatives in Saskatoon.

This family of six could be arriving in the fall,

or possibly in 2019.

An application was made in April 2017 for a

young Eritrean man, Mengsteab Ashebr

(currently living in Israel). The sponsorship

agreement holder is the Anglican Diocese of

Saskatoon, but Mengsteab is related to a previ-

ous McClure refugee family, and we will be

providing some support.

An application was made in December 2017 for

the Swid family of four from Syria (currently

living in Saudi Arabia). This family is related

to a previous McClure refugee family, and

won’t arrive until 2019 or 2020.

An application was made in January 2018 for a

couple from Eritrea, Goiyom Tareke and Mhret

Habtemariam (currently in Israel). They are

related to a previous McClure refugee family.

A joint application with St. Martins United

Church was made in February 2018 for the

Dakouri family of six from Syria (currently in

Iraq). The family is related to a previous

McClure refugee family.

Most of our financial support will be directed to

the two families we have jointly supported

with other churches, as the other sponsorships

are primarily financed by relatives and friends

of the refugees. The Refugee Committee is very

grateful to the Outreach Committee for the

Family Dance fundraiser, and the McClure

Board and congregation for the support we re-

ceive. The Committee also wishes to thank

those who give through designated donations,

which allow us to help even more refugees.

If you have any questions, please feel free to

speak to your McClure Refugee Committee, in-

cluding Ernie Wooff, Noreen Powell, Glorie

Tebbutt, Bill Shank, Clint and Sylvia Cory,

and Joel Reid.

Refugee Committee Report


Prayer Tree Group

Prayer is a gift we can share with our church family at any time and from any location. “Prayer Tree

participants” receive an email with specific prayer requests that have been collected during the week

from the prayer request box and they are encourage to regularly hold the whole of our church family in

prayer. If you would like to become a Prayer Tree participant and get

involved in this important ministry please contact Debra at [email protected] .

If you are uncomfortable receiving the prayer list via email you can drop by the office

and pick up a paper copy.

mailto:[email protected]


Volunteer Opportunities

Lighthouse - Friday, May 18

Start your Victoria Day long weekend by serving a

meal at the Lighthouse (5 - 7 pm).Sign-up sheet is

on the bulletin board. Contact Diane Higgins for

further information, at 306-227-5025, or dhig-

[email protected]

Meals-on-Wheels - McClure is responsible for

deliveries on 2 routes every Friday. One or two

people per route, about 2 hours, near noon hour.

Sign-up sheet is on the desk in the lobby.

Meals-on-Wheels Volunteer Co-ordinator -

filled. Thank you to Wilf and Linda Gatrell for

taking on this position.

Call to Action

In an effort to support learning more about treaties, the treaty relationship and reconciliation, the Out-

reach Committee is providing suggested resources for congregants to consider accessing.

The Office of the Treaty Commissioner’s website (www.otc.ca) is an excellent source of information. In

addition to myriad of invaluable materials, the website includes an events calendar (http://www.otc.ca/

attend_an_event.html). Two events of interest are noted below (it is advisable to register/arrive early for

events as some can tend to fill up quickly):

On May 2 and 3 from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the Saskatoon Inn, the Saskatchewan Economic Develop-

ment Association and the Saskatchewan First Nations Economic Development Network are co-

hosting a conference on Intersections for Growth, which will focus on interdependence of economies

and policies existing between rural, urban and First Nations communities. The conference will pre-

sent a number of opportunities facing Saskatchewan today with the aim of maintaining healthy and

vibrant communities and regions.

On May 9 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Brian King Centre in Warman, Gilbert Kewistep will speak

about his experience at Muscowequan Indian Residential School, his healing journey and his work on

the TRC Calls to Action and Reconciliation. Sponsored by Dakota Dunes Community Development

Corporation.

Consideration is being given to hosting a learning opportunity at McClure United Church one evening in

mid-June featuring the Blanket Exercise, which is an experiential means of building understanding

about our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada. Stay tuned.

Please check out the Church library for some books that you might want to consider reading.

Saturday Morning Women’s

Gathering

Women of McClure and friends are invited:

Last Gathering until the Fall:

Saturday, June 2 – 2018 8am

(Note the change from May 19)

Come enjoy a light breakfast and great conversa-

tion. This informal time together includes visiting

over food (brought by one or two of the participants -

we take turns) and then Debra brings a topic for

conversation. In the past we have had approximate-

ly 20 fabulous women attend. Please bring a toonie

or two for the collection bowl to help cover the cost

of the breakfast.

http://www.otc.ca/

http://www.otc.ca/attend_an_event.html

http://www.otc.ca/attend_an_event.html


Wrapping Up...

It is hard to believe that our regular Rainbow Village programming will soon be wrapping up for the year. Beginning on May 20th we will be-

gin our summer programming. From May 20th until September, the

children will all gather together as one group each Sunday. The regu-

lar Rainbow Village Leaders (Ian, Caroline, Robyn & Cassidy) will be

taking a break and various youth and young adults will step in to pro-vide a loving environment for the children during the summer months.

If you are interested in providing leadership over the summer months,

please let me know.

The Rainbow Village Wind Up Celebration will be on Sunday, June 2 during the 10am worship service. We will be playing some fun and

crazy carnival games. There will be prices. There will be food. Thee

will be laughter. Guaranteed.

The Jr and Sr Youth programs will also come to an end fairly soon.

Our last youth group will be on May 13th. Plans are underway for a

year end party. It is important for the youth to know that the youth

room is still available to you over the summer months. Anytime you

would like to come and hang out, feel free to do so. And if you would like to clean the left over popcorn and candy out of the couch cracks,

you are most welcome to do so.

Our last Young Adult Gathering will be on Sunday, May 6th after the

11am worship service.

It is my hope and prayer that as families begin to take advantage of

the summer activities and holidays, you will know that you’re pres-

ence in worship is noticed and missed. Please feel free to stop by for a

visit, prayer and jellybean anytime.

Some folks have been asking me about my sabbatical time. I will be

reporting in more depth in next month’s newsletter but I will give you

a brief synopsis. I will be away on vacation beginning on June 24 and my sabbatical follows immediately after. I will be returning to my

ministry immediately following Christmas. During my absence Shan-

non Bray has agreed to provide leadership for the Sr. Youth Group.

Kendall Knuttila will continue leadership with the Jr. Youth Group

and Kendall, Shannon and Robyn Bray have agreed to gather the Young Adult Group together once a month as per our normal sched-

ule. I am so grateful for the willingness of these folks to step in and so

I can leave knowing that the programs I am primarily responsible for

will be in good, loving and creative hands.

Blessings, Laura

For more info about any of the programs related

to children, youth and young adults, please

contact: Rev. Laura Fouhse

(306) 373-1753 [email protected]

Coming up

Ministry with

children, youth and

young adults.

It takes a village to

raise a child!

Jesus said,

“let the children

come to me. And

he took the

children in his

arms, placed his

hands on them and

blessed them.

~Mark 10:13~

May 6 Confirmation

Grade 2 Bibles

May 20 1 service only

June 2

Year End Party

August 13-17 Summer Camp

Sept 9

Pet Blessing Sept 16

RV Kick Off


Golden Heart Dinner

September 20, 2018

The Golden Heart Dinner and Awards Planning Committee met on April 18th for the 1st time this year.

The 16th Annual Golden Heart Dinner and Awards will be held on Thursday, September 20th at the

Western Development Museum. The Committee is very pleased to announce that we have met our man-

date of raising funds to pay off the Amy McClure mortgage. I would like to thank those of you who at-

tended the event over the years and contributed to the success of the Dinner. This year the Golden

Heart Dinner and Awards will be a celebration of this accomplishment as well as an evening of good

company, good food and recognition of individuals, youth, organizations and innovation that has en-

riched the lives of seniors in the province. Now that the goal of the Committee has been met and with

the support of the McClure Place Board of Directors, this will be the last year for the Golden Heart Din-

ner and Awards. I understand the Big Shred and individuals contributing to the Foundation’s Annual

Appeal have also been major contributors to paying down the Amy McClure mortgage. The McClure

Place Foundation Inc. will continue as a non-profit, charitable organization that raises funds and com-

munity awareness for the McClure Place Association . On September 20th we will also recognize previous

award recipients , members of the Foundation Board and Resource Committee and members of the

Golden Heart Dinner and Awards Committee. We have booked Spectacle, a four member musical group,

to entertain the evening of the event. They come highly recommended by several Committee members

who have seen them perform at other events. No Silent Auction is planned for the evening however,

there will be a number of door prizes. Stay tuned for more information in the Canopy about Awards,

ticket sales and details of the evening.

Heather Anderson

Committee Chair

Oliver Lodge Auxiliary

Spring Tea an Bake Sale Saturday, May 26, 2018

2:00 to 4:00 at Oliver Lodge

Convenor: Grace Westminster United Church and Mayfair United Church

Bake Table: McClure United Church

Donations of baking would be greatly appreciated. We need 2 volunteers to help with the bake table.

Each church is responsible for 4 dozen dainties for the tea tables.

The proceeds from the Tea and Bake Sale go to cover the cost of requests received from staff for articles

that they could use at the Lodge with residents. It also covers the cost of the monthly birthday parties

for the residents.

The auxiliary also has a Birthday Party Hosting Schedule and each church is assigned to host usually

twice a year.

$2,778.30 was donated to Oliver Lodge by the auxiliary in the January 1 to December 31, 2017.

Submitted by Nada Ritchie

Auxiliary Rep

306 382-2947


News from the Outreach Committee

McClure is reaching into the community!

The Lighthouse- volunteers are needed May 19th from 5-7 pm, to help serve the evening meal.

Sign up on the bulletin board or contact Diane at [email protected]

The Hearts in Motion Dance generated $2100 for our Refugee Committee. We thank a gener-

ous donor who matched funds raised that evening , for a total of $4200!!

Bottles from our recycling bin support many community projects. $250 has been given to ICM

to provide groceries for two meals at Chop’n’Chat, a free lunch program on Ave. V. Another $300

went to McClure quilters to offset costs of quilts being prepared for Amy McClure house.

Meals on Wheels- A coordinator is needed to organize drivers for Meals on Wheels. Fridays are

McClure’s delivery days. You would put up a sign-up sheet, and then send reminders and emails

to fill any missing slots. Contact Diane at [email protected] if you can help us with this pro-

ject.

10x10 Art project- In April McClure displayed 15 paintings that were painted by artists from

the inner city. Thank you to all who bid on paintings! Plan to attend the final celebration and art

auction Saturday, May 5th, 7-9 pm at Station 20 West.

Operation Eyesight - continues to be a tremendous project that your Outreach dollars support

each year. Operation Eyesight is directly active in India, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. This Cana-

dian organization invests in sustainable treatment, prevention, and community development ac-

tivities to address specific problems as well as the root causes of avoidable blindness. These caus-

es may be cataracts, trachoma, and glaucoma. Did you know that $50 can pay for an operation to

remove cataracts??? Also Operation Eyesight no longer collects used eyeglasses. They prefer to

work with local doctors and factories to prepare eyeglasses for people within their own country. If

you would like to learn more about Operation Eyesight, please see the brochures in the rack by

the door to the church office. Watch for a gift of wild flower seeds from Operation Eyesight, for

our McClure kids and youth.

St. Andrew’s College Gala

The Saskatoon dinner will take place Wednesday, May 16, and will feature a concert

by Tom Jackson and will serve as the public farewell for Principal Lorne Calvert. The

evening will begin with a gathering at 5:30 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Ger-

man Cultural Centre on Cartwright Street. Tickets are $100 and are available at the

college or by calling (306) 966-8970.



Garage Sale McClure United Church

Saturday, May 12

Pancake Breakfast 7:30 am-1030 am Hot Dog Lunch 11:30 am-1:30 pm

Garage Sale: books, baking, jewelry, purses, and many treasures -8:00 am-2:00 pm

Our “want” list includes: Kitchen items

Toys

Small electrical appliances

Sports Equipment: bikes, golf, hockey etc.

Office items

Flat screen TVs

Linens

Belts, purses and scarves

Jewelry

Antiques and collectibles

Tools and yard items

Books: hard cover, paper backs, COMICS

Puzzles, games, DVDs, CDs, Vinyl,

audio CDs

Wall hangings/pictures

Furniture

Baking

Unacceptable items:

clothing luggage

carpeting/rugs sofa beds

helmets old cell phones

propane tanks BBQ’s

old typewriters computers or printers

ski equipment/boots

used mattresses/box springs

vertical or horizontal blinds or curtain rods

infant equipment (cribs, strollers, car seats, high

chairs...)

large appliances (stoves/fridges/washers/etc)

No textbooks, Readers’ Digests, National

Geographic, encyclopedias, computer

books, magazines, dictionaries

We request that sale items are clean, gently used and in good working condition.

Dates to begin bringing items:

Sunday, April 29: Books, comics

Monday, May 7: Garage sale items

(Cannot accept before Jewelry

this date) Scarves and

purses

Friday May 11 Bake Sale items

before 6 pm

Drop Off Times:

Monday, May 7: 12 noon - 8 pm

Tuesday, May 8 9 am – 8 pm

Wednesday, May 9 9 am – 8 pm

Thursday, May 10 9 am – 8 pm

Friday, May 11 9 am – 12 noon

CONTACTS:

FURNITURE: JOANNE (306-230-2215) ALL OTHER INQUIRIES: SANDY (306-374-5012)

McClure appreciates your support and donations. Lets make this event our best yet.

McClure United Church

4025 Taylor Street, East, Saskatoon, SK S7H 5N7

Phone (306) 373-1753 Fax: (306) 373-3450

Ministry Personnel:

Rev. Laura Fouhse [email protected]

Rev. Debra Berg [email protected]

Office [email protected]

Music Coordinator: Shirley Blackburn Accountant [email protected]

This newsletter is published monthly by


Editor: Brenda Zuk Phone: 306-343-6614

e-mail: [email protected]

Letters, articles and comments are most welcome

Next Deadline: May 20 For e-mail submissions:

Please send them as attached Word files if possible.

This reduces the amount of re-typing.

Thank you


Garage Sale

May 12


4025 Taylor Street E

(corner of Taylor & McKercher)

Pancake Breakfast; 7:30 am—10:30 am

Hot Dog Lunch: 11:30 am—1:30 pm

Garage Sale: 8:00 am—2:00 pm

Books, Baked Goods, Jewelry, Scarves, Purses, Small Appliances

and Many, Many other Garage Sale “Treasures”

SPRING SALES/ BAKE SALE

May 12

We would love it if you would make some calorie laden goodies for our upcoming sale.

And for those people who are unable to enjoy those, some gluten and/or sugar free goodies would be great too.



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