Called to be God's Lighthouse
A message from the Loaves and Fishes Committee
The United Church of Canada’s 85th Anniversary
A time to remember, renew, rejoice, - and make new connections!
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Happy 85th Anniversary
We are a united church! This week, include Canada’s largest Protestant denomination, The United Church of Canada, in your prayers.
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The Moderator’s Easter Message
Easter People Gather and Respond
Project 20/20 Update
You’ve’ probably noticed…
Our new electronic signs have been installed on the northwest and southwest corners of our property.
[Read about this project...]
Read:
Haitian Earthquake Response: The United Church of Canada
Read:
A Letter of Thanks from: Youth Without Shelter
Islington United Needs Your Support and Commitment!
Give with a Grateful Heart!
Read the November 30, 2009 Financial Update
Christmas Project
We have exceeded our goals for this year’s Christmas Project!!! [Read More...]
The GO Project was an enormous success. [ Read all about it. ]
The Order of Islington
Congratulations!
The following members of Islington United Church have been nominated by the congregation to receive The Order of Islington:
Don Hunter
Joan Hunter
Betty MacGregor
Lynda Sharpe
Harold Shipp
Maureen Wilson
The Service of Investiture was held on Anniversary Sunday, November 1 at 4:00 pm in the Sanctuary followed by our annual Fall Turkey Supper. [Read more about the Order of Islington...]
Welcome Lauren!
Welcome to Lauren Hodgson our new Children and Youth Program Associate [Read about it ]
Called to Be God’s Lighthouse
A Letter from the Chair of Church Council
Notes from Our March 2009 Annual Meeting
Called to Be God’s Lighthouse
Many thanks to all who attended our annual meeting on Sunday, March 9. As Church Council, it is very important to us to present the 2008 year-end results and share our plans for 2009 with the congregation for questions, feedback and thoughtful approval.
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NOTES
FROM YOUR CHURCH COUNCIL – DECEMBER
2008
Order Of Islington:
Thanks to Robert
Picard and contacts at The United Church of
Canada,
excerpts
from
Islington United’s Order of Islington
services are now available on You Tube. [See
the video]
The United Church of Canada's YouTube channel
can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/user/unitedchurchofcanada?gl=CA&hl=en
The 2008 Christmas Project
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
A Letter from Youth Without Shelter:
On behalf of all of the residents at Youth
Without Shelter thank you for your wonderful donation
of gift bags, which were filled with many treats
for each resident during this holiday season.
The holidays mean so much to many as a special
and joyous time that they spend with their families
and for many of our youth, we are their family.
With your help we have been able to maintain
quality programs and services for our youth,
enabling them to live responsibly and independently
in society, once they’re ready to move
out on their own. Your donation directly impacts
the lives of the youth who reside here.
Thank you for thinking of homeless youth this
holiday season!
P.S. The bags your group puts together are always
amazing!
Youth Without Shelter (YWS) was one of Islington
United’s Christmas Projects; we provided
new bath towels and toiletries for its clients.
YWS is an emergency shelter for homeless youth
ages 16-24 in Toronto. It is committed to diverse
client-focused services in a safe and non-judgmental
environment. Here’s what one former YWS
resident says about it: “Since I
came to YWS I see life in a different aspect.
What I
realized is there are different people with
different problems, and for every situation
there is a
solution.”
View the Project
20/20 Planning Team Report (.pdf)
Update on
Helen’s New Truck
From the Vila Ulonge
Medical Mission Mozambique
Helen’s New Truck, purchased with donations
from members and friends of Islington United Church,
is providing much-needed assistance for the Vila
Ulonge Mission’s mobile clinics and eye outreach
program. In September a volunteer team of three
ophthalmologists and three nurses travelled through
northern Mozambique treating 830 patients with
various eye disorders including 50 cataract operations.
Conditions and instruments are somewhat primitive
but all 50 lenses were implanted successfully.
Helen Meyer writes: “The Lord really blessed
us. Thank you for your part in making this happen!”
Helen’s newsletter is posted on the bulletin
board outside the Church Office. Come and read
more and see the photographs.
In Memoriam
Sunday November 2, we commemorated All Saints’ Day when
we remember all the “saints” who have gone before us but who
are also with us still. [ Read
more... ]
Our Sunday
School’s New Name
Discovery Quest
As part of our 20/20 vision to revitalize our Sunday School a number of projects
are in the works:
- A new and renewed team of teachers and leaders – we
have 22 so far!
- Engaging curriculum – Seasons of the
Spirit (at first service) and the Workshop Rotational
Model (WoRM)
(at second service)
- Graded and age-appropriate classes
- Refurbished classrooms (see the concept drawings
for Room 6 at coffee hour)
To symbolize this renewal and to help communicate
with and engage the larger community the children
voted on a new name and selected Discovery Quest.
Congratulations to Brendan and Sean Cop who suggested
this new name!
At Discovery Quest children will have the opportunity to discover their spirituality,
seeking out and discovering God’s hope and meaning for their lives.
Report from the Congregational
Meeting - Wednesday, May 7
Read
the report...
Notes
from Your Church Council October
2008 [ Read
the report... ] (pdf opens
in a new page)
LETTING OUR LIGHT SHINE!
Report
for June – August 2008
Rummage Sale Results:
The Rummage Sale was restored to Islington in
full force on Saturday, October 25.
What a success story! Not only did we exceed our $5,000 financial goal, we
raised over $9,500 which will be directed to our 2007 Mission and Service (M&S)
commitment.
Not only did we generate money for Islington United
Church, but we reached out and helped the community
by providing a shopping venue with good quality
items at very affordable prices.
Thank you to all who supported the sale by making such fabulous donations,
shopping and/or working at the sale. It was, indeed, a mission possible!
New Baptismal Banner:
A new Baptismal Banner was
dedicated during Worship services
on Sunday October 12. [Read more and
view the banner...]
Congratulations
to: Ward
Allen, Ransford Chambers, Dorothy Loughrey,
Audrey Stevens,
Betty Tansley and Doug Watson
who received The
Order of Islington on
Anniversary Sunday,
October 19, 2008.
Visit
the United Church Observer on-line
Read the September cover story in the Observer, "Their
time is now" , which features Sarah
Chapman of Nova Scotia, our 2008 GO
Project Coordinator. And one of the 2007 GO
Project participants, Charley Switzer from
Alberta, is included in the same article.
Revised:
July 16, 2010
