December 24 - Stittsville United Church

STITTSVILLE UNITED CHURCH
December 24th, 2014
9:00 pm
Rev. Grant Dillenbeck
Director of Music: Allison Houston
Board Chair – Doug Hall
Office Administrator – Alanna Code
Youth Worker – Ruth Richardson
Office: 613-836-4962 Fax: 613-836-5778
6255 Fernbank Rd., Stittsville, K2S 1X5
E-mail: suchurch@primus.ca Web site: www.suchurch.com
THE LIFE AND MINISTRY OF OUR CHURCH
We welcome all who have come to worship with us.
Visitors are invited to sign our guest book
at the back of the church.
Hymns and most other service materials for
worship will be projected on the screen.
PAR donation cards are at the back of the church.
We thank Fern Carpenter and Kate McDonald for greeting this
evening. We also thank the Newar family for serving Communion,
Alanna Code for reading the scriptures and Allison’s father, Clint
Houston, for accompanying Allison during the Offertory.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Upcoming Worship Services:
December 28 – 11:00 am Worship Service at Fallowfield United
Church – 119 Steeple Hill Cres., at Fallowfield Rd.
(No worship at Stittsville United.) This is an annual
shared service of local United Churches. Lunch will be
provided following worship.
January 4 – 10:00 am. Sermon, “What’s New?”
January 11 – 10:0 am. Epiphany. Sermon, “Beware of
Strangers Bearing Gifts.”
January 18 – 10:00 am. Sermon, “Do You Hear What I Hear?”
January 25 – 10:00 am. Sermon, “Growing Together in Spirit.”
2
CONGREGATIONAL NEWS & EVENTS
We thank everyone who purchased items for our Gifts of Love
program to help local agencies who assist people in need in our
community. Over 85 bags were collected.
Offering envelopes for 2015 are now available to be picked up
in the Main Hall downstairs for those who presently provide their
offering using envelopes. Anyone who does not already have
offering envelopes but would like to is invited to go to the church
office any Sunday morning following the worship service and
speak to our Treasurer, Don Carson. Don is also able to register
people on our Pre-Authorized Remittance plan. Thank you for
your support.
United Church Observer: If you do not presently receive the
United magazine “The Observer” but would like to, or if you do
receive it and would like to be part of our Observer Family Plan,
please call the church office at 613-836-4962.
Choir practices will start again on Thursday, January 8 at
7:00 pm. All are welcome!
Church Office: The church office will be closed from
Wednesday, December 24 to Friday, January 2. The answering
machine will be checked daily.
Loonie Breakfasts will resume on Tuesday, January 13 at
9:00 am. Bring a toonie and enjoy breakfast and great company!
The Prayer Shawl group will not meet in December. They will
resume on Thursday, January 15 at 9:30 am. More information to
follow. If you know of someone who would appreciate receiving a
prayer shawl as a reminder that our prayers and support
surround them, please call the church office. So far we have
distributed over 120 prayer shawls, which bring comfort to many
from knowing they are held in God’s love and ours.
3
Poinsettia Donations
Donated By
In Loving Memory and in Honour Of
Ada, Beth
Argue, Frank & Elaine
Beach, Larissa
George Ada
Mr. & Mrs. Bert Argue; Mr. Bert
Cathcart
Rick Beach and Alexandra Alekov
Black, Vera
Albert, Janet & Greg Black
Buchanan, Joyce & Bliss
Our parents
Code, Alanna & Ian Frei
Lawrence Code and
Ernest & Dorothy Frei
Hubert Dillenbeck
Rev. George Richardson and
Keith & Betty Gourlie
Rusty Rusk
Dillenbeck, Grant &
Ruth Richardson
Ferguson, Marilyn
Finney, Ray
Franche, Margaret
Joyce Finney and
Violet & Matthew Finney (parents)
Cec Oliver
Gribbon, Heather
Lloyd & Alice Norris
McCarthy, Mae
Sgt. John E.M. McCarthy, O.P.P.
MacEachern, Doreen
David & Peter MacEachern
Moore, Eric & Dianne
Merville & Irene Moore,
Reginald & Evelyn Faulkner,
Our parents and brother
O'Connor, Bob & Donna
Pretty, Shirley
Rattray, Jean
Arnold Pretty, Jean & Wesley McCoy
(parents); Tom, Lloyd & Allan
(brothers), Betty (sister)
John Rattray
Rhody, Ben
Ralph & Eleanor Rhody
4
In Loving Memory and in Honour Of
Donated By
Robertson, Betty & John
Grant Robertson and Mollie &
Norman Rea
Roe, Mary and Bill, Lianna &
Avery McQuirter
Seabrook, Lynn
Keith Roe
Suykens, Deanna
Keith Suykens
Valentine, Trudy
Sandy Valentine (husband)
Weaver, Helen
Ken & Kevin Weaver
Ronald Seabrook
We appreciate the donations of those whose names
may not appear in this list.
We also thank Baback Haleem and his family for their donation of a
poinsettia in appreciation of our support in seeking refugee sponsorship of
their family members from Afghanistan.
Thank you to the Argue Family for the lovely Christmas wreaths
and display at the front doors.
UPDATE FROM THE FINANCE MINISTRY TEAM
We require over $25,000 in donations during December to reach
our budgeted income. For the past few years we have received
this amount in December, and if we do so again this year, we
expect we will be able to balance our budget for 2014. So far in
December we have received $13,000 in offering plate donations
and another $4,500 in Pre-Authorized Remittance donations. In
2014 fundraising income has been less than last year, however
other revenues have been higher, and we anticipate our
expenses for the year to be somewhat less than budgeted. We
thank you very much for your generous and prayerful support,
and we trust that with your help, we can achieve our budget! If
you are able to make an additional donation before the end of the
year it would be greatly appreciated. Donations for the budget
year of 2014 which are dated no later than Decembe 31, 2014
will be received until January 4, 2015. Thank you for your
ongoing support.