Life & Ministry of Mt Paul United Church
Week of December 5, 2021 –December 12, 2021
Here at Mt Paul:
SUNDAY WORSHIP
We have returned to in person worship at Mount Paul & PLURA Hills. Rev. Emily will be leading the service at 9 AM at PLURA, then again at 11 AM at Mount Paul. At Mount Paul we ask that face masks be worn at all times. Singing is permitted as long as masks are on. Wilf Froese will be playing the piano for us.
Worship Service during the CHRISTMAS SEASON will be as follows:
Worship Service at Mt. Paul will be at 4:30 PM on Christmas Eve, at Plura Hills at 7:00 PM on Christmas Eve.
The 4:30 service will also be broadcast on our YouTube channel, a link will be sent out by email.
Mt. Paul and Plura Hills will not have in person services on December 26th and January 2nd. Rev. Emily Cooke and Rev. Michael Caveney will be recording these services to be available on Kamloops United Church YouTube for those Sundays.
RIDE TO CHURCH WORSHIP
If anyone needs a ride to Sunday Church Worship Service please contact either Ernie or Donalda J. Also, you can contact either Ken or Kathy A for a ride.
PAR
If you want to change your PAR (Pre Authorized Remittance) amounts, or signup for PAR, phone Margaret at 250-376-2261 or email at [email protected] If you want to send an E-transfer to the church, email it to Don L. Also, you can mail a cheque to the church at Mount Paul United Church, 140 Laburnum Street, Kamloops, BC, V2B 1G4.
WHITE GIFT SUNDAY
White Gift Sunday is December 12th. This year Mt. Paul will offer our support to The Y Women’s Shelter with our White Gifts. The Shelter is a safe refuge for women and children experiencing violence in the home. The request is for new items only for the Christmas Season, gift cards and money is always accepted. If you have items to donate but are unable to attend the service on December 12th, please contact Kathy for pick up. White Gift Sunday Gifts for the Y Women’s Shelter can be dropped off at the church during regular office hours, brought to the worship service on Sundays up to and including the December 12 Service. The donations will be delivered to the Y Women’s Shelter following the service. The Y Women’s Shelter has forwarded a “wish list” to us. Please see the attached file (in the email) along with the Announcements files for the “wish list”.
Mt Paul – FLOOD RELIEF DONATIONS
If you are considering making a donation for the BC Flood Victims please be advised that all donations make to the Red Cross for BC Flood Victims will be matched by both the Provincial Government and the Federal Government. $1 = $3
Our Wider World…
This week we are praying for the ministry congregation of: Lynn Valley UC
Marpole UC
McBride Anglican/UC
Mt Paul/Plura Hills UC
and Mount Seymour UC.
As participants in the World Council of Churches, we are invited to remember and pray for the peoples of Myanmar (formerly Burma), and Thailand.
KUC – BLUE CHRISTMAS
Mount Paul and Plura Hills United Churches will be joining Kamloops United Church for the Blue Christmas Service. Rev. Emily will be preaching. If you find the holiday season a difficult time or just crave a quiet reflective evening to mark the season, plan to join us for our annual Blue Christmas service. Please join us for an hour of quiet, contemplative fellowship where support and comfort are offered through meditation. The Blue Christmas Service will be held on Tuesday, December 7th at 7:00 PM at Kamloops United Church at 421 St Paul Street (downtown) and also livestreaming on YouTube at our KUC YouTube Channel.
KUC – GLOBAL MOVIE NIGHT
Pre-eat your popcorn and pop on your mask for our next movie night on Dec. 5th at 7 PM in the lounge.
We will be viewing the highly optimistic documentary, 2040.
With 2040, documentarian Damon Gameau entertainingly surveys possible solutions to the climate change crisis, offering an unusually optimistic way forward.
KUC – BAKE SALE AND CHRISTMAS MARKET – DECEMBER 11
Saturday, Dec. 11th from 11 AM to 3 PM
Homemade Christmas Baking ~ Different Varieties of cookies. (Unlike past years there will be no pre-ordering)
KUC bakers are following food safe guidelines.
And a UCW Thrift Store “Christmas Market”.
The KUC thrift Store will also be open.
KUC – PIT STOP CHRISTMAS DINNER AND GIFT LIST 2021
PIT Stop is so very happy that they will once again be doing their huge Christmas Dinner for our community on December 12, expecting over 300 guests. As always, the Rotary Daybreak club will be preparing and serving a pretty exceptional turkey & trimmings dinner and they will again make sure that everyone of their guests receives a very stuffed gift bag. If you’re able to help them with this it would be much appreciated. They have already purchased most of the long underwear and gloves. If there are any other items as per the attached list (in the email or previous post) that you might be able to bring their way, they would be grateful. It would be nice to have everything at the church by December 9 so that they have time to prepare the bags.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Rev. Emily Cooke
email: [email protected] or [email protected]
PLURA Hills: Tue to Fri 1 PM – 4 PM
Mt Paul: Tue to Fri 9 AM – 1 PM
PLURA Hills: 250 828-1123
Mt Paul: 250 376-2261
Pastoral Care Needs: Merle B
Prayers Requests: Karen M
Chairpersons:
Betty G
Karen M
Prayer Requests:
Karen M
Service Requests:
Merle B
Card Ministry:
Gaetan G
Brenda R
Other Team Members:
Donalda J
Janet B
