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Announcements for Sunday, November 27th, 2016

Howick United Church Women UCW Annual Meeting on Monday, November 28 at 9:30 a.m. will now be held at the home of Thyra and Bobby Ness.

Coffee and muffins at 9:30 followed by meeting: Devotional and Memorial Candle, Reports, and Donations.

There will be a Christmas concert held by the Madrigal choir on Saturday, December 10^th at 8pm in St Malachi Church.  Tickets are available at a cost of $15 and a donation of a non-perishable food item or $2 to the food bank will also be taken. 

Unit C are having a bread sale to raise money to help with the renovations to the church basement. We will be selling Grant’s Bakery breads until the 28th of November with delivery on Wednesday, Dec. 7th. Bread can be picked up at the church between 1-3 pm or we can deliver. You can call any Unit C member. 

Everyone eats bread so please support the renovation project. Please pass this info on to family,neighbours or friends.

We have the following available:

White sliced crusty bread - $3.75

Whole wheat sliced crusty - $3.75

Canadian harvest bread - $4.50

Farmers rolls- $3.75

Molasses oat bread - $4.50

Rye bread - $4.50

Fruit cake with nuts - $13.50

 Christmas is the giving season and there are many opportunities to give:  we continue to appeal for the Canadian Food Grains Bank, an ecumenical organization that deals with issues of hunger  and food all over the world.  Donations are matched with federal funds, so the gifts are multiplied many times over! 

·         There are information flyers and envelopes available in St Paul’s and Franklin.  There is also the catalogues for Gifts with Vision, gifts supporting United Church ministries in Canada and around the world.  You can pick up a copy in the church or find it online at the United Church’s website: w.united-church.ca. 

·         There is also the special appeal for the victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti, which has to date, raised about $100,000.00.  If you would like to respond to this need, you can donate online through the church’s secure webpage, w.united-church.ca; with a phone call with a credit card to 1-800-268-2738 ext.2738 at or by mail with a cheque to: The United Church of Canada, -- Emergency Response, 3250 Bloor St W., Suite 300, Toronto ON M8X 2Y4.   

Did you know that Rendez-Vous 2017 will be held at Concordia University in Montreal this year?  This is an event for youth and young adults in the United Church and will take place August 13-16^, 2017.  If you are interested, they have a website for more information: uccrendezvous.ca.

Worship schedule

December 4       9:30       Ormstown         11:00    Howick, with Communion

December 11    11:00    Howick with D Beattie, White Gift service

December 18    9:30       Howick,  Bursary Sunday            11:00    Ormstown

                                                Candlelight Service in Franklin, 7:30 pm

December 24    8pm      Christmas Eve services in Ormstown and Howick

No services December 25 or January 1

January 8            9:30       Ormstown         11:00    Howick, Epiphany

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Announcements for Sunday, November 20th, 2016

 Monday, November 28 - Annual UCW Meeting. Coffee at 9:30, meeting to follow by 10 am.

Congratulations to Bruce Hamilton who celebrated his 100^th birthday on Thursday. 

There will be a birthday celebration for Lois Duncan on the occasion of her 80^th birthday on Saturday, December 10^th in the hall.  Please mark your calendars and plan to attend. 

We continue to invite donations to the Canadian Food Grains Bank, and to the special appeal launched by the United Church of Canada for victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti and in Cuba.  There are also catalogues for Gifts with Vision which could be used for Christmas or other gifts. 

We are looking forward to the beginning of the Advent season, leading up to our Christmas celebrations.  Please keep in mind the many events that are coming soon.  These include:  the Rudolph Run which will take place Saturday, November 26^th, beginning at 9am in Rec Centre in Ormstown.  We are invited to participate by walking or running a 1, 2, 5, or 10 kilometre course and paying a $5 fee.  The proceeds go to La Bouffe Additionelle, Ormstown Lion’s Club, Howick Christmas baskets, and the Franklin Elementary School.  Please wear something red or green to the event.

Organizers are Grace Brown, Sylvie Guerin and Darlene Legros Schmid for more info.

Unit C are having a bread sale to raise money to help with the renovations to the church basement. We will be selling Grant’s Bakery breads until the 28th of November with delivery on Wednesday, Dec. 7th. Bread can be picked up at the church between 11:30 and 1:30 or we can deliver. You can call any Unit C member to order. 

Everyone eats bread so please support the renovation project. Please pass this info on to family,neighbours or friends.

We have the following available:

White sliced crusty bread - $3.75

Whole wheat sliced crusty - $3.75

Canadian harvest bread - $4.50

Farmers rolls- $3.75

Molasses oat bread - $4.50

Rye bread - $4.50

Fruit cake with nuts - $13.50

The Annual Christmas Bazaar held by the volunteers of the Centre d'hebergement, Ormstown, will be held on Saturday, 26 November 2016. Hours are from 9 am to 3 pm. There will be books and tenderly used treasures as well as a raffle and a baking goods table.
All monies go to the benefit of the patients. For example, each patient will receive a Christmas gift. Nobody will be left out. Also, this past year the volunteers purchased a large television set for the people on the 2nd floor. A purchase very well received. We also pay for music therapy.

The volunteers look forward to seeing you at the bazaar but additionally if you have any articles and/or baking goods that you would like to donate you could deliver them to the Centre d'Hebergement at 65 hector street Ormstown on Friday the 25th from 10 am till 4 p.m.

Upcoming Worship schedule

December 4       9:30       Ormstown          11:00    Howick, with Communion

December 11    9:30       Franklin              11:00    Ormstown

                                              Communion Sunday and White Gift

                                11:00   Howick with D Beattie, White Gift service

December 18    9:30       Howick                11:00    Ormstown

December 24    8pm       Christmas Eve services in Ormstown and Howick

No services December 25 or January 1

January 8            9:30       Ormstown          11:00    Howick

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Announcements for Sunday, November 13th, 2016

The applications for the Howden- Templeton Student Bursary are now available at the church or from Brent Tolhurst, Scott Templeton, Debbi Templeton or Marlene Stuckey. Applications must be returned NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 20, 2016, and bursaries will be presented in a 9:30am service on the 18th of December.

Monday, November 28 - Annual UCW Meeting. Coffee at 9:30, meeting to follow by 10 am.

Georgetown Presbyterian Church is hosting a Men’s Breakfast November 19^th, 9:00 – 11:00 am. RSVP by Nov. 16^th. Gregg Eastwood: 450 826 0230. See poster for details.

Merry Christmas, Mom! Is a free babysitting event for busy parents on November 26^th, 9 am – 3 pm at Georgetown Presbyterian Church. RSVP by Nov. 23^rd. Dianne Eastwood: 450-826-0230. See poster for details.

November 27^th is the first Sunday of Advent.