Announcements for Sunday, October 21st, 2018
October 27 at 7 pm -Halloween Costume party at Georgetown
Presbyterian church (basement). All are welcome, young and old! Wear a costume,
have some fun, and maybe win a prize!
Hymn Sing at Rennie’s United
Church on
Sunday the 28th of October at 2 pm to benefit the Canadian Food Grains Bank.
Next Sunday Howick
United Church will be holding a Soup
Luncheon. A variety of soups, bread,
and cheese will be provided and potluck desserts are requested from those
planning to attend. All are welcome to
share in this fellowship event.
There will be a Hymn Sing with the Franklin Ensemble
held on Sunday, October 28th at 2pm in the Rockburn Presbyterian
Church. A free will offering will be
taken for the Canadian Food Grains Bank.
On Sunday, November
11th Howick United Church and St Paul’s United Church in Ormstown
will be holding special services in recognition of the 100th anniversary of the Armistice ending the First World
War. In Howick the service will
begin at 10:30am and Evie Kerr will be leading the service.
In Ormstown St Paul’s will be
hosting an ecumenical service beginning at 10:45am. Members of St James
Anglican Church, St Malachi, Franklin United Church, Rockburn Presbyterian
church, the Community of Faith members of the Legion, and other members of the
community are invited to participate in this service. The cenotaph service on Church St will also
be held in Ormstown at 1:30pm.
The United Church
has launched a special appeal for the Asia-Pacific region following the
earthquake, tsunami, and volcano eruption that took place last month. If you would like to offer your support, this
may be done online at www.united-church.ca, by phone at 1-800-268-3781 ext.2738
or by mail to: The United Church of
Canada, Philanthropy unit—Emergency Response, 3250 Bloor St
West, Suite 200, Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4. Be
sure to put Emergency Response—Asia Pacific Region on the memo line of your
check.
