This Sunday, we will be led in worship David Faber. David’s reflection is titled “Bearing Witness and Holding Space”. In the time with children, the Sunday School children will sing “Jingle Bells” for us. Sarah McKillop and family will be leading us in the Advent Candle Lighting.
The scripture readings are:
- Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
- John 1:6-8, 19-28
GOODIES, GOODIES, GOODIES! On Sunday, Dec 17, the incredible bakers of our church will be offering baking for a minimum donation of $5:00 per container. There will be new items so be prepared to shop! LAST DAY!!!
MEN’S BREAKFAST, 8:30 AM. Sat, Dec 16 - Gather with other men of the congregation at the River Cree casino for fellowship and breakfast. All men welcome! Contact Don Doyle for more details.
LEADERSHIP TEAMS for Dec 17
- Hospitality Team – Ludlow – Diane L, Bruce & Carol, Norma
- Scripture Reader – Rebecca W
- Projectionist – Terri-Lynn / Sara
- Worship Leader – David Faber
- Snow Cleaning – Dec 19-31 - Church of Christ team 1
LEADERSHIP TEAMS for Dec 23
- Hospitality Team – Hemmerling – Rhea, Glenna
- Scripture Reader – Peter K
- Projectionist – Norma B
- Worship Leader – Rev. Larry Wright
- Snow Cleaning – Jan 1-14 – David S and Mike H
DATES to REMEMBER
- Board Meeting – Dec 20, 7pm via ZOOM
- Advent 4 & Christmas Eve combined service – Dec 24, 10:30am
- No service Dec 31
- Office closed Dec 25-Jan 1 – reopens at noon on Jan 2
EVENTS Happening in the CHURCH – Dec 17-Jan 1
- Sun, Dec 17 – 6-6:30am, 7-7:30 pm – Church of Christ
- Mon, Dec 18 – 6-6:30am, 7-7:30 pm – Church of Christ
- Tues, Dec 19 - 6:00-6:30pm – set up for Church of Christ service
- Wed, Dec 20 - 6-9pm – Church of Christ service
- Fri, Dec 22 - 8-8:30pm - set up for Church of Christ service
- Sat, Dec 23 - 5am – 4pm – Church of Christ service
- Sat – Dec 23 - 4-9pm – set up for our worship service
- Tues, Dec 26 - 6:00-6:30pm – set up for Church of Christ service
- Wed, Dec 27 - 6-9pm – Church of Christ service
- Fri, Dec 29 - 8-8:30pm - set up for Church of Christ service
- Sat, Dec 30 - 7am – noon – Church of Christ service
OFFICE HOURS – week of Dec 18 – Jan 1
- Norma => Dec 18 – 22 - Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri – noon to 5pm; Thursday is my day off – I will be attending the Church administrators’ Christmas lunch on Tuesday, Dec 19 from noon until 2:30pm
SPIRIT WEST PRAYER CHAIN
Prayer is important. We know that people face challenges and difficulties and we cannot forget them. Our Prayer Chain continues to be active. If you have a prayer request, please send it to [email protected]. 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
- PAR - Pre-Authorized Remittance is a direct debit program run by the United Church of Canada. It allows people to support their church through an automatic monthly withdrawal from their bank account. It follows the giver's wishes (give to local, M&S, etc.). If you wish to go on PAR, please the fill out the form on the literature carousel and give the form and a cheque marked “void” to the church office. We will do the rest! If you wish to change your PAR amount, contact the office and we will make the change for you.
- We can accept donations by eTransfer. The contact name for the eTransfer is Spirit West United Church, and the email address is [email protected] . If you include a security question with your eTransfer, please notify Norma at the church office by phone or email of the answer.
- And remember that if you are not on PAR(Pre-Authorized Remittance) or even if you are , you can 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.)
- You can drop off your offering/donation in the offering plate just inside the front doors or place it in the mailbox.
- 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
Thank you,
Norma Balcombe
Office Administrator
Spirit West United Church
7003 - 199st.NW Edmonton, AB T5T 3A8
phone: (780) 481-1406
email: [email protected]
website: www.spiritwest.org