September 28, 2023 - All Nations Communion honouring Truth and Reconciliation

Sunday, October 1st – All Nations Communion Honouring Truth and Reconciliation
 This Sunday, we will be led in worship by our Worship Committee.  Rev. Adam Hall will be joining us to give the sermon “Mustard Seed Faith” and to lead us in communion.  Rev. Hall is the Pastoral Relations Minister for the Northern Spirit Regional Council.
Glenna W. will talk about the story of Orange Shirt Day in the Time with Children.
The scripture readings are:

• 2 Timothy 1: 1-14
• Luke 17: 5-10

 
APPLE PEELING EVENT - We are having another apple peeling and slicing event on Friday September 29 at 9 am in the church lounge. We would appreciate any helpers, ladies or men!  Anyone is also welcome to come by for coffee and conversation as well. We will be making pies and crisps with the apples and selling them as a fundraiser
 
DATES TO REMEMBER

• Apple Peeling Event – 9:00am, Fri, Sep 29
• Discussion on Proposal from Medical Group – 7pm, Wed, Oct 4 via ZOOM

 
LEADERS for October 1

• Hospitality Team – Doyle – Don & Daphne, Dave & Cathy
• Scripture Reader – Paul F
• Projectionist – Norma B
• Worship Leader – The Rev Adam Hall, Pastoral Relations Minister, Northern Spirit Regional Council and the Spirit West Worship Committee

 
LEADERS for October 8 – Thanksgiving Sunday

• Hospitality Team – Hemmerling – Georgina, Doreen, Rhea, Glenna
• Scripture Reader – Peter Koch
• Projectionist – Bruce C
• Worship Leader – Cathy and David Sutherland

 
OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES

1. Jazz and Reflections Series - An Afternoon of Music and Spiritual Reflection, Sunday, October 1, 15, 22, 29 and November 5, 2023; 3:30-5:00 pm, Spirit of Hope United Church (7909 82 AVE, Edm). This event is open to everyone - there is no admission charge, however, we will gratefully accept donations at the door to cover the musicians' fees and other event expenses.
   • Oct 1 – P.J. Perry Quartet
   • Oct 15 – Mo Lefever Trio
   • Oct 22 – Allen Jacobson Trio
   • Oct 29 – Shelly Jones Trio
   • Nov 5 – Charlie Austin Trio

 
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 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

• 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 spiritw@telus.net .  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:     spiritw@telus.net
website: www.spiritwest.org