Sunday, January 7 – Baptism of Jesus
This Sunday, we will be led in worship by Rev. Larry Wright who will also offer communion. Larry will reflect on “A New Beginning, in an Old Way”. During the Time for all Ages, he will be discussing “Water”.
The scripture readings are:
- From the Acts of the Apostles: Acts 19: 1-7
- From the Gospels: Mark 1: 4-11
TAX RECEIPTS – the 2023 tax receipts will be prepared soon. If you have any receipts from 2023 for which you want a “gift in kind” donation to be reflected on your tax receipt, please get them to us ASAP.
OFFERING ENVELOPES - For those of you who use envelopes, your 2024 envelopes will be available soon!
MEN’S BREAKFAST, 8:30 AM. Sat, Jan 20
Gather with other men of the congregation at the River Cree Casino for fellowship and breakfast. See Don D. for more details. All men welcome!
LEADERSHIP TEAMS for Jan 7
- Hospitality Team – Sather – Ramona, Colleen, Diane H
- Scripture Reader – Rhea O
- Projectionist – Norma B
- Worship Leader – Rev. Larry Wright
- Snow Cleaning – Jan 1-14 – David S and Mike H
LEADERSHIP TEAMS for Jan 14
- Hospitality Team – Callas – Bill & Carol, Sue & Gerry, Kathy W
- Scripture Reader – Colleen F
- Projectionist – Bruce C
- Worship Leader – Carol Loewen
- Snow Cleaning – Jan 1-14 – David S and Mike H
- Snow Cleaning – Jan 15-28 – Church of Christ 2
DATES to REMEMBER
- Men’s Breakfast – Jan 20
- Board Meeting – Jan 31
EVENTS Happening in the CHURCH – Jan 7-13
- Sun, Jan 7, 5:30-7:30pm – Church of Christ
- Wed, 5-7am, 6-9pm – Church of Christ
- Sat, 5am – 1pm – Church of Christ
- Sat, 2-9pm – set up for our worship service
OFFICE HOURS – week of Jan 8-12
- Norma => Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri – noon to 5pm; Thursday is my day off
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