Sunday, November 8, 2026 Remembrance Sunday

 

Hymn      O God our Help in Ages Past #806VU

Scripture Lessons:      Joshua 24:1-3, 14-25

                                    Psalm 78:1-7, p.792 VU pt 1

                                    Matthew 25:1-13

Message

Prayer:  O God, on this day of remembrance, as we pause to remember the wars of the past and all who have served faithfully, we pray in thanksgiving. 

On this day as we remember people and places around the world caught in cycles of war and violence, we pray for peace. 

On this day when we remember the victims of war: homeless refugees; hungry children; and grieving families; and we pray for hope. 

Today as we offer you our praise and our prayers, giving thanks for our own peace and security, we pray for peace, justice, and shalom for all your children. 

O God, hear our prayers. Amen. (Source? )

Hymn        God of Grace and God of Glory #686VU

This Sunday there will be a single combined service for Georgetown, and Howick at St Paul’s United Church in Ormstown at 10:30am. All welcome. 

We continue to campaign for donations to the Canadian Food Grains Bank. Envelopes are available in the churches and donations may also be made at foodgransbank.ca. 

Howick United Church continues to offer Muffin Mornings. All are welcome to join us around the table in the church hall at about 9:30am. 

The time has come for applications for a bursary from the Holden-Templeton Fund held by the Trustees. The application is for university, CEGEP, or vocational training students and can be found on the church website or at the church. The deadline for applying is December 6th and we are hoping to give out the bursaries on December 20th at the Christmas Candlelight (evening) service. Please get your application to one of the Trustees of this fund, Marlene Stuckey, Debbi Templeton, Brent Tolhurst, or Scott Templeton. 

St Paul’s Session will meet November 11th at 7pm in the hall. 

Next Sunday November 15th, a newsletter will be prepared and printed. Please let Barbara know if you have items to include. 

Howick UCW will be hosting a Seniors’ Friendship Luncheon on Thursday, November 19th at noon. We will gather at 11:30 for lunch at noon. Please contact Marlene Stuckey to reserve a spot. There will be no charge but a free will offering will be taken to help cover expenses and anything over that will be given to local charities. 

November 22nd will bring an end to our campaign for the CFGB. In Howick we are planning a Soup Luncheon. 

Sunday, November 29th will be a combined service in Ormstown. The service begins at 11:00, with coffee and goodies beginning at about 10:30. 

The photos in clouded in the blog this week are Quilts of Valour that were displayed at the OHO Quilt Show in September.