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January 27, 2022 - The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

1/27/2022

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YouTube Videos Worship Services – January 30 (no in-person service)
To watch online, you will need to:
  • click on this link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJQ5ljHCSPBV3F8TmIhvVA OR
  • go to YouTube and google Spirit West United Church.
Either action will bring you to the Spirit West United Church YouTube page.  There you will see all of our services that have been posted to YouTube. 
The service for January 30th will be available early on the morning of January 30.
 
Sunday, January 30, 2022 – The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

What hard things have you learned about following Jesus? How do these readings shape or transform the way we embody love? How does God prepare us for love?
 
These are the readings we will hear in this week’s worship service, for the Fourth Sunday after Epiphany. The word “epiphany” means “revelation” or “manifestation.” The scripture readings for this Season after Epiphany focus on how God is being revealed in the world.
 
•        From the Epistles: First Corinthians 13:1-13 (The greatest of these is love)
 
Paul’s First Letter to the Church at Corinth addresses some divisions facing the early church. In this passage, Paul responds to news that people had been arguing about whose gifts were more important.
 
The first half of the reading (v. 1 to 8) is often read at wedding services, but the love of which the apostle Paul writes is not romantic love, but “agape” – altruistic, self-giving love.
 
Before reading the second section, we need to remember that mirrors of that time were merely polished bits of metal or obsidian, not our high-quality silvered glass.
 
•        From the Gospels: Luke 4:21-30 (Jesus in Nazareth)
 
Today’s Gospel Lesson takes place after the baptism of Jesus. After forty days in the wilderness, facing temptations, Jesus begins his ministry by reading scripture in his home town of Nazareth. In his interpretation of the reading, he refers to stories about the 9th Century BC Hebrew prophets Elijah (First Kings 17 to Second Kings 2) and Elisha (First Kings 19 to Second Kings 13).
 
All of the readings this week call us to trust God and practice God’s ways, come what may.
 
Stuart
 
FROM THE PASTORAL SEARCH COMMITTEE *** We Have Found A Minister ***

We have a found a new minister. We will have a congregational meeting on February 15, 2022. The meeting will be on Zoom. We will have an information and question period and then vote on the potential candidate. The ZOOM invitation will be sent to you on February We hope to see you all there.
 
2022 OFFERING ENVELOPES

For those of you who use the offering envelopes, they are now available at the church.  You can come pick them up during office hours.  Or, if you prefer, we can have yours delivered or mailed to you.  Just let me know!
 
2021 TAX RECEIPTS

The 2021 tax receipts are now available at the church.  You can come pick them up during office hours (I suggest you call me first 780-481-1406).  Or, if you prefer, we can have yours delivered or mailed to you.  Just let me know!
 
SPIRIT WEST PRAYER CHAIN
Prayer is important. We know that  people still face challenges and difficulties not related to Covid-19, and we cannot forget them.  Our Prayer Chain continues to be active.  If you have a prayer request, please send it to spiritwest.prayerchain@gmail.com.  These requests will be shared regularly with the prayer chain and may form part of the Prayers of the People in our Sunday Worship. 
Please remember to have people removed from the prayer chain if the prayers are no longer needed. 

 
YOUR BOTTLES FOR THE CHURCH
You may have bottles piling up for recycling.  You can bring them to the church (or you can call for pick up).  If you want to bring your bottles (and any other recyclable beverage containers) in during our office hours and put them directly in the Bottle Shed (by the garage), give us a call, and we can have the shed open for you.  All money raised from the return of bottles goes towards paying down the principal and interest on our mortgage. 
 
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
 We can now accept donations by eTransfer.  The contact name for the eTransfer is Spirit West United Church, and the email address is spiritw@telus.net .  If you include a security question with your eTransfer, please notify Norma at the church office by phone or email.
-  And remember that if you are not on PAR(Pre-Authorized Remittance), you can also mail in cheques to the church office (Spirit West United Church, 7003 – 199 St. NW Edmonton, AB  T5T 3A8, include your envelope number if you have one.)
-  The church office is open and you can drop off your offering/donation in the offering plate just inside the front doors.
-  You can also donate online by checking out the online donation option on our website spiritwest.org and click on the Donate tab in the navigation bar. 

 
SPIRIT WEST ONLINE!
Website:  www.spiritwest.org 
Facebook: Spirit West United Church and Friends of Spirit West Outreach
Instagram: spiritwestyeg
 YouTube:  Spirt West United Church, Edmonton
 

 CHURCH OFFICE
The Spirit West Church office remains open. 
-  Stuart => 9:30am to 2:30pm, Tuesday and Thursday
-  Norma => Noon to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday
Thank you,
 
Norma Balcombe
Office Administrator
Spirit West United Church
7003 - 199st.NW Edmonton, AB T5T 3A8
phone:     (780) 481-1406
email:     spiritw@telus.net
website: www.spiritwest.org

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January 20, 2022 - the Third Sunday after Epiphany

1/20/2022

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Greetings!
 
YouTube Videos Worship Services – January 23 (no in-person service)
To watch online, you will need to:
  • click on this link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJQ5ljHCSPBV3F8TmIhvVA OR
  • go to YouTube and google Spirit West United Church.
Either action will bring you to the Spirit West United Church YouTube page.  There you will see all of our services that have been posted to YouTube. 
The service for January 23rd  will be available early on the morning of January 23rd.

 
Sunday, January 23, 2022 – The Third Sunday after Epiphany
David Faber will be leading our worship service this Sunday.  His Theme Conversation will focus on “Roller Coasters”.  His sermon is entitled “The Anxious Mind”.
 
These are the readings we will hear in this week’s worship service, for the Third Sunday after Epiphany:
  • From the Psalter: Psalm 19       
  • From the Gospels: Luke 4:14-21
 
FROM THE PASTORAL SEARCH COMMITTEE *** We Have Found A Minister ***
 
The Pastoral Search Committee is so pleased to announce that we have found a new minister!! We will have a congregational meeting to vote on it. The meeting will be on February 15 @ 7:00 pm. There will be more information coming up next week. We need to give at least 2 weeks notification so that all of you are informed. Colleen F will make an announcement in our service for next week.
 
2022 OFFERING ENVELOPES
For those of you who use the offering envelopes, they are now available at the church.  You can come pick them up during office hours.  Or, if you prefer, we can have yours delivered or mailed to you.  Just let me know!

 
SPIRIT WEST PRAYER CHAIN
Prayer is important. We know that  people still face challenges and difficulties not related to Covid-19, and we cannot forget them.  Our Prayer Chain continues to be active.  If you have a prayer request, please send it to spiritwest.prayerchain@gmail.com.  These requests will be shared regularly with the prayer chain and will form part of the Prayers of the People in our Sunday Worship. 
Please remember to have people removed from the prayer chain if the prayers are no longer needed. 

 
YOUR BOTTLES FOR THE CHURCH
You may have bottles piling up for recycling.  You can bring them to the church (or you can call for pick up).  If you want to bring your bottles (and any other recyclable beverage containers) in during our office hours and put them directly in the Bottle Shed (by the garage), give us a call, and we can have the shed open for you.  All money raised from the return of bottles goes towards paying down the principal and interest on our mortgage. 

 FINANCIAL SUPPORT 
We can now accept donations by eTransfer.  The contact name for the eTransfer is Spirit West United Church, and the email address is spiritw@telus.net .  If you include a security question with your eTransfer, please notify Norma at the church office by phone or email. 
-  And remember that if you are not on PAR(Pre-Authorized Remittance), you can also mail in cheques to the church office (Spirit West United Church, 7003 – 199 St. NW Edmonton, AB  T5T 3A8, include your envelope number if you have one.)
-  The church office is open and you can drop off your offering/donation in the offering plate just inside the front doors. 
-  You can also donate online by checking out the online donation option on our website spiritwest.org and click on the Donate tab in the navigation bar.  
 
SPIRIT WEST ONLINE!
Website:  www.spiritwest.org 
Facebook: Spirit West United Church and Friends of Spirit West Outreach
Instagram: spiritwestyeg
 YouTube:  Spirt West United Church, Edmonton

 
 CHURCH OFFICE
The Spirit West Church office remains open. 
-  Stuart => 9:30am to 2:30pm, Tuesday and Thursday
-  Norma => Noon to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday
 
Norma Balcombe
Office Administrator
Spirit West United Church
7003 - 199st.NW Edmonton, AB T5T 3A8
phone:     (780) 481-1406
email:     spiritw@telus.net
website: www.spiritwest.org


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January 16, 2022 - the Second Sunday after Epiphany

1/13/2022

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Greetings!
 
YouTube Videos Worship Services – January 16 (no in-person service)
To watch online, you will need to:
  • click on this link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJQ5ljHCSPBV3F8TmIhvVA OR
  • go to YouTube and google Spirit West United Church.
Either action will bring you to the Spirit West United Church YouTube page.  There you will see all of our services that have been posted to YouTube. 
The service for January 16th will be available early on the morning of January 16th.

 
Sunday, January 16, 2022 – The Second Sunday after Epiphany

How have you experienced the extravagance of God’s love for you and all creation? How can we share our delight in the abundance of God’s never-ending love?
 
These are the readings we will hear in this week’s worship service, for the Second Sunday after Epiphany. The word “epiphany” means “revelation” or “manifestation.” The scripture readings for this Season after Epiphany focus on how God is being revealed in the world.
 
•        First Corinthians 12:4-11 (The gifts of the Spirit)
Paul’s First Letter to the Church at Corinth addresses some divisions facing the early church. In this passage, Paul responds to news that people had been arguing about whose gifts were more important.
 
•        From the Gospels: John 2:1-11 (A wedding at Cana in Galilee)
John’s Gospel is significantly different from the other three Gospels, both in the time line and in how Jesus is presented. The author focuses on a series of signs which point to the truth about Jesus. 
 
Today’s passage takes place just after the call of the first disciples, and marks the start of the public ministry of Jesus. The village of Cana was about 14 kilometres north of Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus.
 
Belief is a crucial theme in this passage and in the gospel of John. The Greek word translated as “believe” occurs three times more often in John than in all the other gospels combined. This story of the wedding at Cana is preceded by Jesus’ calling of the disciples, and ends with the disciples believing. The sign from Jesus has borne fruit.
 
Stuart
 
2021 RECEIPTS
If you have any 2021 receipts that still must be submitted to the church as donations, please do so as quickly as possible so that we can produce the 2021 tax receipts.

 
2022 OFFERING ENVELOPES
For those of you who use the offering envelopes, they are now available at the church.  You can come pick them up during office hours.  Or, if you prefer, we can have yours delivered or mailed to you.  Just let me know!

 
SPIRIT WEST PRAYER CHAIN
Prayer is important. We know that  people still face challenges and difficulties not related to Covid-19, and we cannot forget them.  Our Prayer Chain continues to be active.  If you have a prayer request, please send it to spiritwest.prayerchain@gmail.com.  These requests will be shared regularly with the prayer chain and will form part of the Prayers of the People in our Sunday Worship. 
Please remember to have people removed from the prayer chain if the prayers are no longer needed. 

 
YOUR BOTTLES FOR THE CHURCH
You may have bottles piling up for recycling.  You can bring them to the church (or you can call for pick up).  If you want to bring your bottles (and any other recyclable beverage containers) in during our office hours and put them directly in the Bottle Shed (by the garage), give us a call, and we can have the shed open for you.  All money raised from the return of bottles goes towards paying down the principal and interest on our mortgage. 
 
FINANCIAL SUPPORT -  We can now accept donations by eTransfer.  The contact name for the eTransfer is Spirit West United Church, and the email address is spiritw@telus.net .  If you include a security question with your eTransfer, please notify Norma at the church office by phone or email. 
- And remember that if you are not on PAR(Pre-Authorized Remittance), you can also mail in cheques to the church office (Spirit West United Church, 7003 – 199 St. NW Edmonton, AB  T5T 3A8, include your envelope number if you have one.)
- The church office is open and you can drop off your offering/donation in the offering plate just inside the front doors. 
- You can also donate online by checking out the online donation option on our website spiritwest.org and click on the Donate tab in the navigation bar.  

SPIRIT WEST ONLINE!
Website:  www.spiritwest.org 
Facebook: Spirit West United Church and Friends of Spirit West Outreach
Instagram: spiritwestyeg
YouTube:  Spirt West United Church, Edmonton

 
CHURCH OFFICE
The Spirit West Church office remains open. 
-  Stuart => 9:30am to 2:30pm, Tuesday and Thursday
-  Norma => Noon to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday
Thank you,
 
Norma Balcombe
Office Administrator
Spirit West United Church
7003 - 199st.NW Edmonton, AB T5T 3A8
phone:     (780) 481-1406
email:     spiritw@telus.net
website: www.spiritwest.org


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January 6, 2022 - the First Sunday after Epiphany

1/6/2022

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Greetings!
 
YouTube Videos Worship Services – January 9 and 16 (no in-person services)
To watch online, you will need to:
  • click on this link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrJQ5ljHCSPBV3F8TmIhvVA OR
  • go to YouTube and google Spirit West United Church.
Either action will bring you to the Spirit West United Church YouTube page.  There you will see all of our services that have been posted to YouTube. 
The service for January 9th will be available early on the morning of January 9th.
 

Sunday, January 9, 2022
How do we experience and honour God’s affirmation of all God’s children as beloved and favoured?
 
This is the reading we will hear in this week’s worship service, for the First Sunday after Epiphany.
 
•        The Gospel of Luke 3:2-22 (The Baptism of Jesus)
 The opening chapters of the Gospel of Luke weaves together the birth stories of Jesus and his cousin John the Baptist, who is portrayed as the one preparing the way for the Messiah. Then, as adults, the two men meet in the wilderness.
 
In biblical times, water played an important role in Jewish purification rituals. Gentiles who chose to become Jews were immersed in running water, to symbolize the washing away of heathen impurities. This is probably what John the Baptist was doing at the Jordan River.
 
Stuart

 
2021 Receipts
If you have any receipts that still must be submitted to the church as donations, please do so as quickly as possible so that we can produce the 2021 tax receipts.

 
SPIRIT WEST PRAYER CHAIN
Prayer is important. We know that  people still face challenges and difficulties not related to Covid-19, and we cannot forget them.  Our Prayer Chain continues to be active.  If you have a prayer request, please send it to spiritwest.prayerchain@gmail.com.  These requests will be shared regularly with the prayer chain and will form part of the Prayers of the People in our Sunday Worship. 
Please remember to have people removed from the prayer chain if the prayers are no longer needed. 

 
YOUR BOTTLES FOR THE CHURCH
You may have bottles piling up for recycling.  You can bring them to the church (or you can call for pick up).  If you want to bring your bottles (and any other recyclable beverage containers) in during our office hours and put them directly in the Bottle Shed (by the garage), give us a call, and we can have the shed open for you.  All money raised from the return of bottles goes towards paying down the principal and interest on our mortgage. 
 
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
 We can now accept donations by eTransfer.  The contact name for the eTransfer is Spirit West United Church, and the email address is spiritw@telus.net .  If you include a security question with your eTransfer, please notify Norma at the church office by phone or email.  And remember that if you are not on PAR(Pre-Authorized Remittance), you can also mail in cheques to the church office (Spirit West United Church, 7003 – 199 St. NW Edmonton, AB  T5T 3A8, include your envelope number if you have one.) The church office is open and you can drop off your offering/donation in the offering plate just inside the front doors.  You can also donate online, see below…
                    
ANOTHER  WAY TO CONTRIBUTE FINANCIALLY TO SPIRIT WEST DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC
You are stuck home, you are not on PAR, but you want to make a financial contribution to the work of Spirit West, because the church has bills to pay.   Check out the online donation option on our website spiritwest.org and click on the Donate tab in the navigation bar. 

 
SPIRIT WEST ONLINE!
Website:  www.spiritwest.org 
Facebook: Spirit West United Church and Friends of Spirit West Outreach
Instagram: spiritwestyeg
 YouTube:  Spirt West United Church, Edmonton

  
CHURCH OFFICE
The Spirit West Church office remains open. 
-  Stuart => 9:30am to 2:30pm, Tuesday and Thursday
-  Norma => Noon to 5:00pm, Monday to Thursday
Thank you,
 
Norma Balcombe
Office Administrator
Spirit West United Church
7003 - 199st.NW Edmonton, AB T5T 3A8
phone:     (780) 481-1406
email:     spiritw@telus.net
website: www.spiritwest.org

 
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