Countryside United Church Walking Group
Please Note – It has been decided that everyone will meet at Door # 5 at the Tanger Outlet Mall at 10:00am each Wednesday morning. Anyone is welcome to join for conversation and exercise.
1st Wednesday of the Month Community Lunch Program ~ November 2nd at Noon
The monthly outreach lunch program formerly run by Cookstown United Church has recently relocated to St. John’s and will be running their first meal on November 2nd. This meal is open to all and costs $8/person. We wish the leadership and volunteers of this group blessings and much success as they continue their ministry to the community.
Countryside United Church Choir will be meeting Thursday nights at the church for practice at 7:00 PM
If you are a member of the congregation, who enjoys singing, we encourage you to come on out and join the choir.
Bible Study
A Bible Study group will begin on Tuesday,October 18th at 7:00 pmand will run for 6 weeks til November 22nd. In preparation for the second session on October 25th, participants might like to read Exodus 5:1-9, 14:5-14, 21-31, 16:1-3, 17:1-7, 32:1-14, & Deuteronomy 34:1-8 and in preparation for the third session on November 1st, participants might like to read Exodus 20:8-11; Deuteronomy 5:12-17; Mark 2:23-28; Leviticus 25:8-46. There are many different ways to approach Bible Study. Marcus Borg suggested focusing on three macro stories that run through all of scripture: namely, Bondage and Liberation, Exile and Homecoming, and Sin and Forgiveness. This Fall we shall be looking at the oldest of these, Bondage and Liberation, starting with the classic story of the Exodus.
The congregation of Countryside United is fortunate to have Brenda Sander send cards of care and concern to members of our church who may need encouragement and support from their church family. While she is a sociable gal, things do happen that she does not hear about. Members are asked to help out by sending Brenda an email at brendabsander@gmail.com and let her know what is happening.
The Countryside UCW would like to collect milk bags to make a mat. We will leave a flat box in the entrance way. It takes 400 bags to make one mat so this may be an ongoing project. We will let you know about folding the bags at church. Thank you the Countryside UCW.
Halloween Dance ~ Friday October 30th
from 6-8 PM
Countryside Thornton United Church
for children from ages 4-12, $5.00 per person and a donation of non-perishable food for the
local food bank.
Wear your costumes!!!!!
You can purchase for a dollar ~ drinks, chips, and glow sticks. Come out and dance and show off your costumes!!!!
For more info. contact Shawna Robson 705 291-6393
or Pamela Newlove 705-458-9366
November 9th ~ Council meet at the church at 7 pm.
Countryside
United Church
Christmas Bazaar
Saturday, November 12th, 2016
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Come and check out our tea room ($5), white elephant table and bake sale and some fantastic vendors!! It's sure to be an amazing event! Please come out and support your local Bazaar. For more information, please contact Heidi Lloyd: 705-458-9893.
Sponsor Sunday bulletin covers for 2016!
You are invited to sponsor a week of bulletins to honour a special day/event/person and to help cover the costs of bulletins for our church. (please leave your memorial/honour information with the church office by calling 705-458-9701 and leaving a message or send by email to countrysideunited@bellnet.ca)
Cost is $10.00 for 50 bulletins payable: By cheque
to: Countryside United Church or by cash. Please enclose cash/cheque in a marked envelope to: Don Shannon – Bulletin Sponsor. May leave in the collection plate or mail to: Countryside United Church Office, 7 Robert Street, Thornton, ON L0L 2N0 – please see poster to sign up for the Sunday you want to sponsor. Please print legibly.
The Northern Waters Fall Wave Event
UPDATE!
We are excited to join Niagara Presbytery at their festival in the Niagara Region Oct 28-30. This event is open to youth (gr 9-12), young adults (18- 30) and youth leaders. Youth groups must be accompanied by a chaperone or youth leader. A bus will depart the Northern Waters Presbytery office at noon on Friday Oct. 28 and return Sunday around 3:00 pm Cost is $100.00.
For information, go to:
https://torontoconference.ca/events/21/northern-waters-presbytery-youth-wave-event/
To register, go to: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Wave2016
To make an online payment through
PayPal, go to:
https://www.torontoconference.ca/events-calendar/special-event/555-nw-youth-wave-event-niagara
Area Church Events
Christ Church - St Judes Ivy - Sat. Nov. 5th
-Xmas Bazaar in Ivy Hall
St. Georges Utopia - Nov. 19th ~ 1 to 3 pm - Xmas Bazaar
in Angus legion
New Life Thornton - Sat Nov. 12th Roast Beef Dinner and
Silent Auction
Ivy Presbyterian - Friday Dec. 16th ~ Cantata
Hurricane Matthew Appeal
Help our Mission & Service partners in Haiti and Cuba
The United Church has contributed $15,000 from its Emergency Response Fund to help those impacted by Hurricane Matthew: $10,000 for partners in Cuba and $5,000 for partners in Haiti.
We continue to pray for all affected by Hurricane Matthew, including those in the Caribbean and southern United States.
We welcome your donations. They will be shared with partners on the ground.
DONATE NOW
Phone: 416-231-5931 or toll free 1-800-268-3781 ext. 2738 and use your Visa or MasterCard.
Send a cheque, money order or Visa or MasterCard information with donation amount to:
The United Church of Canada
Philanthropy Unit-Emergency Response
3250 Bloor Street West, Suite 300
Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4
Please be sure to note” Emergency Response-Hurricane Matthew”
Note; As part of the United Church’s Emergency Response Fund, 100% of your donation goes directly to the emergency relief with 85% of your donation responding to this designated emergency and 15% responding to future emergencies that do not receive intense media coverage. Donations to Mission & Service enable the United Church to cover all of the costs of emergency response work without deducting any fees from your donation.
Countryside united Gift Cards
Please consider ordering in advance for any birthdays, anniversaries, or other gift occasions.
We generally stock most food, gas, Canadian Tire and select specialty cards. Please consider larger denomination cards to last between order dates.
Call or email Margaret for cards
maggie.johnston63@gmail.com 705-458-4414
Cheques made out to CGCF
(Countryside Gift Card Fundraiser)
Thank you for your continued support of this fundraiser!
Gifts with Vision
In the United Church we have a gift-giving catalogue
for gifts that change the world. They won’t be exchanged and have no excessive
packaging. The new Gifts with Vision catalogue is full
of gifts that offer compassion, build community, and provide hope in the world.
This year, you can provide hope in so many ways. Through Gifts
with Vision, you can
- provide a space for teenagers in North India that is safe from human traffickers
- serve hearty meals to people in Newfoundland who face barriers to daily living
- help students and teachers learn about residential schools from an Indigenous perspective
- dig a well for a school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo