Sunday, November 9, 2025 Remembrance Sunday

 

Hymn        O God our Help in Ages Past #806VU

Scripture Lessons:       Haggai 2:1-9

                                     Psalm 

                                      Luke 20:27-38

Message

Prayer:  God, we know you take no joy in death. We know you take no joy in our wars, in our battles, in our conflicts. We know that your tears are for all your children, of every land and race, in every time and place. 

We know that what you want for all creation is life — abundant. 

And so we ask for your wisdom. 

We ask for your guidance. 

We ask for your peace. Your shalom. Your salaam. 

We ask for your hands to guide your creation, for your love to sustain your creation, for your grace to surround your creation— now. Forever. Amen. ( a prayer by Richard Bott, then of Maple Ridge BC, later Moderator of the UCC, printed in Gathering Pentecost 2 2016.)

Hymn       Thou Shalt Arise 

This Sunday’s service will be held at 10:30 at Georgetown Presbyterian Church (no services in Howick or Ormstown). We will be holding a combined Remembrance Sunday service for the community, including the Community choir as well. 

Ormstown will also be hosting a Remembrance Sunday Parade and service with the Legion at the Cenotaph that afternoon, on Church Street. 

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Father Gabriel Clement. We hold his family and friends as well as the parish of the Church of Saint Joseph in Huntingdon in our thoughts and prayers. He will be missed and we give thanks for his ministry in our community which was both a gift and a blessing. 

St Paul’s Session will meet this Wednesday at 1:00 in the hall. 

Howick UCW will meet in the church on Wednesday evening at 7pm. 

The time has come for students in CEGEP, university, or vocational training programs who are members or connected with the Howick United Church to apply for the Howden-Templeton bursaries. The deadline to apply is December 1st. The applications are available on the website or in the church. Please submit your applications to Marlene Stuckey, Debbi Templeton, or Scott Templeton. We hope to present the bursaries at Howick’s Christmas Evening service December 21st. 

Please do keep in mind our campaign for the Canadian Food Grains Bank. As we hear distressing news about wars, storms, earthquakes, and more, our gifts to the CFGB help make a difference in the lives of people and in the world. Donations may be made with the envelopes in the churches or online to foodgrainsbank.ca. 

The Mitten Tree baskets are now in the sanctuary in St Paul’s to collect both hand-made and bought mittens, hats, scarves and socks for families in need. They will be in the church until White Gift Sunday. 

Barbara is hoping to print a newsletter next week. If you have items to be included, please let her know, by phone or by email. 

The Craft Sale season has arrived! The Hospital Bazaar is/was Saturday November 8th at CVR.

Howick Elementary School will be holding its Craft Sale next Saturday, November 15th, from 9:00-3:00.

These sales support the work of local organizations, please support them if you can. 

St Paul’s In Ormstown will be holding a Craft Day for families Sunday, November 23rd at 9:30, alongside the Sunday service. 

Also on Sunday, November 23rd at 2pm in the church, Emily MacDonald will be offering an organ concert to continue our Centennial celebrations of the United Church of Canada. We look forward to hearing what our Casavant pipe organ can really do. 

Plans are being made for the UCW Christmas Turkey Dinner in Ormstown. It will be held Friday, December 12th at noon. The cost for the dinner is $25. The deadline for registering is December 5th. We will be collecting items and cash for Resience-Elle at that time. All welcome. 

Sunday, November 30th will be a combined service held in Howick United Church for the Ormstown and Howick congregations. We will be welcoming Esther Guillien, a staff person of the Regional Council, to the service and the service will be followed by a Soup Luncheon, to bring to an end to our campaign for the Canadian Food Grains Bank.