Friday, October 16 th is officially World Food Day when we consider the fact that the earth produces more than enough food for all who live upon it, so the issue is not abundance but distribution. We launch our campaign for the Canadian Food Grains Bank this Sunday, seeking not just to feed the hungry but also to help them to feed themselves for the future.
Hymn I Sing the Mighty Power of God #231VU
Scripture Lessons: I Thessalonians 1:1-10
Psalm 99 p. 819VU
Matthew 22:15-22
Message
Prayer: God of renewal and new life, loving and wonderful God, you know us. You know our needs and our bodies. You made us to eat. You have kept us fed. You give us bread to fill our bellies, and Scripture to feed our souls. Thank you for your bounty. Thank you for your love. Thank you for Jesus, the bread of life, who broke for us. God of bread and food, this is the season of Thankfulness. And so we thank you for caring for us. Amen
Giving and Providing God, as we sit at our tables, we remember that you have fed millions; you have made bread fall from heaven in the desert. You made a few fish and loaves multiply. Help us to feed our neighbours, as you have fed us. Through our hands, feed the hungry. Through our gifts, help the food insecure. Amen. ( from the UCC worship resources.)
Hymn Jesus Calls Us #561 VU
This Sunday’s services are 9:30 in Howick and 11:00 in Ormstown. We will be launching our campaign for the Canadian Food Grains Bank. There are some envelopes in our churches or you can make a donation at foodgrainsbank.ca.
This Sunday St Paul’s will be holding a Craft Day for children and youth during its 11:00 service.
La Bouffe Additionelle wishes to express their thanks for the food donations made last week. It amounted to 86kg of food as well as cash donations. WOW!
Next Sunday October 25th Howick United Church will be holding a Craft Day for children and young people. Come and join the fun!
Howick United Church will be holding Muffin Mornings each Monday at about 9:30am. All welcome to come and join in the conversation!
St Paul’s Stewards meeting has been delayed for a week. They will meet on Wednesday, October 28th at 7:30pm.
Howick UCW will meet this Wednesday, October, 21st at 7pm in the church hall. We will be having a chair yoga session and those attending are asked to bring a yoga mat, if possible, though we will not be doing our exercises on the floor.
Sunday, November 1st will be All Saints Sunday and we will be singing hymn requests from the congregation. Nominate your favourite hymn and/or dedicate a hymn to the memory of someone. You can speak to Barbara or nominate a hymn in the box in the entry.
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