LIFE AND WORK OF

EMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH

JULY/AUGUST 2016

September Issue Submission Deadline:

By noon on Monday, August 29, 2016 WELCOME TO EMMANUEL UNITED CHURCH

Where the church is the body of Christ with each member

having unique gifts to share and a ministry to offer. We invite

you to come and visit, to worship, to join in our fellowship, to

participate in our many activities, and to enrich your faith.

For information on any of our church activities, please call

613-733-0437 or email office@emmanuelunited.ca or go to

our website at www.emmanuelunited.ca

No Scents Makes Good Sense

Emmanuel United Church provides a scent-free

environment. Please avoid wearing or using scented

products as some individuals have environmental

sensitivities.

Note: The online version of the Packet has the

personal phone numbers and email addresses of

Emmanuel members removed. Contact the

office for further information.

Telephone: 613-733-0437

Fax: 613-733-0125

Website: www.emmanuelunited.ca

Sunday Worship at 10:00 AM

Church Office Summer Hours:

Tuesday – Thursday 9:00 am to 2:00 pm

Office Administrator:

Pat Harris office@emmanuelunited.ca

Leader of Music Ministry

Theresa Clarke music@emmanuelunited.ca

Webmaster:

Will Selkirk webmaster@emmanuelunited.ca

Assistant-Webmaster

Russ Pastuch assistant.webmaster@emmanuelunited.ca

Envelope Secretary:

Keith Jeacle envelope.secretary@emmanuelunited.ca

Newsletter Editor:

Bob Armstrong newsletter@emmanuelunited.ca

Volunteer Associate Minister:

Stewart Hewlett vam@emmanuelunited.ca

AFFIRMING TASK

FORCE/COMMITTEE

A lot of people wonder what the difference is between being a

"Welcoming" church and an "Affirming" Church. Affirm

United is a volunteer run program that is working for the full

inclusion of people of all sexual orientations and gender

identities in The United Church of Canada and in society and

has put together a great analysis of the difference between

these two words in a church context.

What’s the difference between being “Welcoming” and

“Affirming”?

(Found on the Afffirm United website at

http://affirmunited.ause.ca/frequently-asked-questions-about-

affirm-united-saffirmer-ensemble/)

Most congregations do their best to be welcoming, but being

affirming goes deeper and is public, intentional, and explicit,

in their commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Think “PIE”: Public, Intentional, and Explicit.

Public: An Affirming Ministry uses symbols and signs which

are echoed outside and inside the church building, in worship,

and in all other facets of church life. The broader community

should also know what it stands for; a witness to the wider

community that God’s love extends to everyone equally and

without reserve. This is still a radical message!

Intentional: An Affirming Ministry is deliberate in their

process of study, education and dialogue with members of

their faith community (both during the Affirming process and

as a piece of their ongoing work), to ensure that the history of

oppression and discrimination by the Church is both

understood and acknowledged, and that continued growth,

education, and celebration are part of its ministry.

Explicit: Affirming Ministries should explicitly indicate in

their Mission and Vision statement – and everywhere else! –

that the LGBTQ+ community is a part of and embraced in all

facets of church life. And as part of the Affirming process,

their faith community will explore and explain how to live out

that commitment.

For more great information on what being Affirming truly

means, check out some more of the Frequently Asked

Questions at Affirmunited.ause.ca/

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

Outdoor Sunday School

Our summer children’s program began on June 12th in the

Botsford side yard.

Outdoor Sunday School Emmanuel is

offering an Outdoor Sunday School

Program. The Sunday School group will

assemble inside and then head out to the

"Botsford Yard" on the east side of the

building. We will start each session with

a story.

The remainder of the lesson will be spent celebrating the

bounty of God's earth as we tend Emmanuel's

vegetable garden plots. In these plots we aim to grow

organic produce for Emmanuel community events.

While we feed, water, tend and harvest our vegetables,

we will be studying organic growing principles such as

companion planting, composting, rainwater irrigation

and seed saving.

Emmanuel will host Camp Awesome

from July 4 - 8, 2016.

Friends, neighbours, grandchildren -

everyone is welcome. The camp runs from 10 am until 3 pm for

a one week period in July. We will have pre and post camp care

from 8:15 am until 5:30pm each day.

Forms are available for all children age 4 - 12. Youth entering

grade 7 and 8 are invited to continue attending Camp

Awesome and learn leadership skills. Applications for the

Emmanuel Junior Leader in training program are available on

line or on the youth board.

We will need adult support! If you are interested please speak

with Nancy Gardiner or Val Lines … send an email to

youth@emmanuelunited.ca.

Dirt to Delicious

by Canoe

July 11 -14, 2016

One of Emmanuel’s cooking camps for kids is going to be in

the great outdoors again this year at Lac Le Peche! On

Monday come to Emmanuel for games and cooking the food

that we will take camping. From July 12-14 we will go canoe

camping on Lac Le Peche in Gatineau Park. Have a blast

swimming and hiking by day and singing camp songs by the

fire at night!

This camp is for our youth going into our grade 5, 6, 7 and 8

Sunday School. The camp will run Monday July 11 from

8:30am-4:30pm and from Tuesday at 8:30am to Thursday at

4:30pm. Cost: $150 (includes lunch on Monday as well as

meals and costs for camping). Head to the beauty of the

Gatineau Hills under the capable leadership of Emmanuel

leaders! For more information, please see Val Lines.

Youth at Emmanuel are an integral part of our faith

community. There are times to serve, times to learn and times

just for fun. You can come to one thing or everything. If there

is a fee and it is a challenge for you we can help support that

opportunity. All are welcome!

CHRISTIAN DEVELOPMENT

Pilgrimage:

We are pilgrims on a journey,

fellow travellers on the road,

we are here to help each other

walk the mile and bear the load....

There is one more pilgrimage in the works here at Emmanuel

this season.

The Emmanuel Haida Gwaii pilgrimage is from July 14-21.

The final planning meeting will be on Tuesday June 28.

Emmanuel United Church Book Club

The book selections for the 2016/2017 season

are listed below. Happy summer reading!

Sept. 12 -- Fall on Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald --

Oct. 17 -- An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff

Nov. 14 -- The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

Jan. 9 -- Precious Cargo: My year driving the kids on School

Bus 3077 by Craig Davidson

Feb. 13 -- The Illegal by Lawrence Hill

Mar. 13 -- The Summer Before the War by Heather Simonson

Apr. 10 -- My Secret Sister by Helen Edwards and Ginny Lee

Smith

May 8 -- Under Magnolia: A Southern Memoir by Frances

Mayes

Mark your calendars with these fall events!

Welcome Back BBQ - Sunday, September 11

Join us for a BBQ after the service on September

11 as we start the new church year.

Teleos Retreat - September 11th and 12th at Galilee Center

in Arnprior

Our guest will be Barbara Hill, a First Nation Algonquin.

She will speak about her journey to better understand her

Native spirituality, her peoples’ history, and her lifelong

challenge being an Anishinabe woman. These struggles have

served to give her the strength to talk about her culture, speak

out against racism and discrimination, and educate people in

Indigenous history in Canada.

We will travel to Galilee after church on Sunday, arriving in

time for lunch. We will return home after lunch on Monday.

Throughout the retreat quiet times will be scheduled to allow

you to reflect or rest or take a walk outdoors (the setting is

lovely). Carpooling is encouraged.

For further information talk to Margaret Armstrong, Colleen

Calvert or Joan Foster-Jones. For registration forms see Joan

Foster-Jones.

Co-op Student – Emily Sams

June has been a busy month! I have had the pleasure of

volunteering with some of the incredibly dedicated employees

of Centre 507, went camping on the always fun Camp Bitobi

weekend and beefed up the Churchwatch database that

Emmanuel has recently purchased.

All of these activities have shown me just how active of a

community Emmanuel United Church really is. There always

seem to be activities for someone available. The best way to

keep people involved with church is to show them that their

presence really matters. This month Emmanuel will host Camp

Awesome and a Dirt to Delicious Camp which means a lot of

work but a lot of fun!

I have also recently started working with Norma McCord, a

retired nurse who is incredibly active in the Ottawa Presbytery

when it comes to refugee sponsorship. Having been involved

with private refugee sponsorship for decades, Norma is a very

busy woman who devotes a lot of her time to volunteer

activities in her community.

Did you know that the conflict in Syria has created more than

4.8 million refugees, making it the largest refugee crisis in

history? Emmanuel United Church has done a lot of fantastic

work when it comes to refugee sponsorship, including

organizing the Emmanuel Refugee Support Group.

For more information on how to support privately sponsored

refugees (any refugees who are not sponsored by the

government), you can visit emmanuelunited.ca or rstp.ca

Emmanuel Food Team Upcoming Events:

We have some exciting workshops and a tour

planned in coordination with Just Foods, a local

organization that promotes sustainable food and

farming in Ottawa. The sessions will be $10 each

to cover costs, or $25 if you plan on attending all

three events.

Wednesday, July 13th, 6:30pm: Seed saving workshop –

learn how to save seeds from your favourite veggies to grow

again the following year!

Saturday, July 23rd, time TBD: A small, guided tour of the

Just Food farm

Wednesday, August 10th, 6:30pm: Canning workshop (we

will be pickling)

Mid-July, exactly when to be determined in part by Mother

Nature, will be Garlic Fest, featuring Emmanuel-grown garlic!

CHURCH ACTIVITIES & GROUPS

Minister’s Books – anyone is welcome to help themselves

to books in the minister’s office. They are on the shelves to

the left and are marked “for taking”.

Memory Photo Books – a copy of the books presented to

Peter and Christine for their retirement are available in the

Library. Please note, they are for looking at in the Library and

not to take home.

Men’s Club Breakfast – Saturday, July 9 and August 13 at

8:15am, Perkins Restaurant (corner of Coventry and Ogilvy

Road). All men are welcome.

Triple F – will meet on Tuesday, July 19 and August 16 at

1:30pm in the Lounge.

Quilting – The group will take a rest during the month of July.

In August we will resume quilting on Tuesdays - summer hours of

9:30 to 2:30. Drop in for a visit if you want to see what we do.

For further information contact Joan Foster-Jones.

Monday Night Christian Meditation Group – The meetings

are Monday evening from 6:30-7:30 pm. For further

information contact Bill Meek.

Active Artists – Room 9/10, Wednesdays 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.

Drop-in style. Water colours, acrylics and oils on board. New

members welcome. BYOL (Bring your own lunch). For more

information call the church office at 613-733-0437 or Shirley.

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Emmanuel Fundraising Events 2016

On-going year round:

Quilting Commissions: Fund as stipulated by donor. (Joan

Foster-Jones)

Slides to Digital: Revitalization-(Ron Squires)

Simplify Your Celebrations: Revitalization (Ross White)

Fair Trade Sales: (Palestinian products, Bridgehead, Camino)

CD Mission Trip Fund (CD Committee)

September 11 Welcome Back BBQ lunch (Mary

Turnbull, Val Lines) General Fund

September 13 Presbytery dinner (Phyllis MacRae,

Carol Campbell) General Fund

October Pie baking for youth pilgrimages. (Betsi Collins, Christian Development Committee)

CD Mission Trip Fund

November 5 Annual Holiday Bazaar (Pat Harris) General Fund December TBC

Christmas Readings (Graham Campbell) TBC

Revitalization Fund

December TBC

Christmas Market (Christian Development and Global Partners Committee)

CD Mission Trip Fund Salvadoran Mission Fund Chipembi Mission Fund

December TBC

Christmas Concert (Senior Choir, Theresa Clarke, Emmanubells)

TBD

2017 events

May 13, 2017 Spring Fashion Show (Karen MacPherson, Pat Harris,)

TBD

Spring 2017 Spring concert (Theresa Clarke, Phyllis MacRae)

TBD

Update on Retirement of Long-Term Revitalization Debt

We have made excellent progress in reducing the long-term

debt associated with the revitalization of the Christian

Education Building during the first five months of 2016.

At the beginning of 2016, the total was $445K. This has been

reduced by $69K as a result of monthly donations, generous

additional donations, contributions to Simplify Your

Celebrations, and Quilting to Build. As of May 31, the

remaining debt has been reduced to $376K. This is made up of

ten-year bonds ($197K), a personal loan ($100K), and amount

borrowed from Emmanuel's financial reserves ($79K).

The $3.2m cost of the 2009-2011 project was covered by a

combination of the generous bequests received in advance, by

donations and fundraising activities during the construction

phase, and by $ 1,461,000 of borrowed funds in a portfolio of

long-term debt. The original debt portfolio was made up of six

instruments: two mortgages ($500,000 and $200,000); bonds

purchased by members ofthe congregation ($414,000 in five-

year bonds, and $197,000 in ten-year bonds); a loan from

Rideau Park United Church ($50,000); and, a personal loan

from a congregant. The two mortgages, the five-year bonds,

and the Rideau Loan have been completely eliminated.

The remaining debt has been reduced to approximately 26% of

the initial total debt amount. This amount corresponds to just

12% of the total cost of the project.

Many thanks to all those who continue to steadily provide

financial support to the project. Your contributions to date and

in the future are greatly appreciated.

Graham Campbell, Debt Retirement Coordinator

Finance Committee

Calling all knitters/sewers in our

congregation -- please keep in mind

our need for donations to the knitting/sewing table for our

annual Holiday Bazaar in early November. What a great way

to spend those warm summer days! With many thanks.

HEALTH COMMITTEE

Take Time to be Wholely

The Exercise groups are over for the summer but that doesn’t

mean you shouldn’t be exercising, think of all the sweat and

whatever you put into exercising all winter. You don’t want to

lose any of that muscle tone and fitness. So KEEP

EXERCISING; walking, biking chasing grandchildren or

gardening are all good fitness maintainers. Keep at it, think of

how much better you feel and remember how much more

effort you will have to put in in the fall, if you quit now. We

will resume classes on Monday September 12th. See you in

the fall. Have a great summer!

KEEPING IN TOUCH

Welcome to New Members

On June 12 we welcomed Kevin Bazil, Astride Bengehya,

Olga Graham, Judy Lincoln, Emily Sams and Zawadi Zahinda

into membership at Emmanuel.

SummerHospitality

Summer may be a time when visitors attend Emmanuel and a

warm welcome is always appreciated. It is also a lovely time to

take a walk and visit someone that you haven’t seen recently.

If you know of any keeping intouch needs we would

appreciate hearing from you. Members of the committee are:

Janet Campbell, Lynn Gullins, Wayne Pointen, Hilde

Reynolds, Peter Rice, Ron Squires, Hazel Watts, Joyce White

(Chair).

Pictorial Directory Update, 2016

An update with newcomers’ photos will be available in

September.

Next Meeting:

The Keeping in Touch Committee will meet on June 27, at

7:00 P.M. in the library. We welcome new members and new

suggestions as to how we can keep in better touch with the

congregation and community.

Enjoy a peaceful, rejuvenating summer!

MINISTRY AND PERSONNEL

Happy Retirement!

We have been blessed by the ministries of Peter and Christine

for the past 9 and 18 years respectively. Their last worship

service with us will be June 26.

In their time with us, they have helped us to grow. They have

nudged us to reach a little further, and have been there to help

us find our way. They have helped us to learn about ourselves,

and have nurtured our spirits. They have comforted us in dark

times, and celebrated with us in joyous times. We are going to

miss them deeply, but we have many memories to treasure and

those memories will keep us connected to them.

We wish them all the best as they start on the next phase of

their life journey.

Update on Search for Supply Ministers

The Supply Search Committee is pleased to announce that on

June 21, 2016 the Council of Emmanuel approved the hiring of

Christine Johnson for the position of Supply Ordained Minister

and the hiring of Catherine Gutjahr for the position of Supply

Christian Development Minister; both for the period of

September 2016 through June 30, 2017. Both will start work at

Emmanuel on Tuesday, September 6, after the Labour Day

weekend.

Christine Johnson has a Masters of

Divinity from Emmanuel College,

University of Toronto and a Doctor of

Ministry in preaching from the Chicago

Theological Seminary. She was ordained

in 1996. She worked at churches in

London Conference and Quebec before

moving to Glebe St James in Ottawa and serving there for 5

1/2 years. Most recently she has been serving as a part time

pastoral care minister at Cityview United Church.

Her hobbies include fibre and mixed media arts.

Catherine Gutjahr is a diaconal minister

and was commissioned in 2010. She

completed her diaconal studies at the

Centre for Christian studies in Winnipeg.

A diaconal minister is one who is trained

to focus on education and enabling the

congregation to work together toward a vision of justice and

wholeness in the world. She served for two years at a rural

church in Newfoundland, and has served for the past four years

as a solo minister at Forest Home United Church in Orillia,

Ontario. Her husband was transferred to Ottawa this spring and

they have just moved here.

She has an interest in social justice issues.

We are looking forward to having Christine and Catherine join

us in the fall!

Stewart Hewlett will be on call for funerals and critical

pastoral care during July and August. In addition, Georgina

Fitzgerald and Steve Clifton from Rideau Park United Church

have also offered to be available if needed.

The Supply Search Commmittee

(Graham Campbell, Christine Hywarren, Nicholas Langner,

Valerie Lines, Wendy McCracken)

Update from the Joint Needs Assessment Committee

The JNAC held a workshop on Saturday, June 4 when we

shared summaries of the questionnaire responses and asked for

additional feedback.

We are currently working on the Joint Needs Assessment

report, using the questionnaire responses and workshop

observations to help us answer the required questions. We will

finish the report over the summer and plan to present it at the

September Council Meeting. If it is approved at Council, it

will then be presented to the congregation for their approval.

The Joint Needs Assessment Committee welcomes questions

and input. Please don’t hesitate to speak to any one of us.

Graham Campbell, Malcolm Collins, Carmen Contreras,

Michael Harris, Valerie Lines, Jeannie Page, Wendy

McCracken, Chikwa Zahinda

MINUTE FOR MISSION

Fighting to Get Back to the Sea

On December 26, 2004, one of the deadliest natural

disasters in human history occurred when an

underwater earthquake near Indonesia triggered a massive

tsunami. In India, mostly in Tamil Nadu state, over 18,000

people were killed and more than 600,000 displaced.

Ten years later, people in Tamil Nadu are experiencing what

they call “a continuation of a permanent tsunami” due to large

corporate projects. In Kari Kattu Kuppum fishing village, for

example, villagers were relocated after the tsunami’s

destruction. Today, their path to the sea is barred by a large

wall built by a private company that wants to build on the

prime land on the other side, close to the sea.

This means villagers have to carry their nets, boats, and other

equipment over 2 km to reach the sea, a journey along which

they are often harassed by police. Community leaders have

even been arrested at the instigation of the private company,

they say, because they are fighting against the wall in court.

One community leader who had five cases filed against him

and has been arrested once says the problems they now face

are worse than the tsunami. The community originally had 350

families; less than 50 remain today.

Human Rights Advocacy and Research Foundation helps local

villagers bring their cases to court across Tamil Nadu.

Your donations to Mission & Service through Emmanuel’s

General Fund results in over $54,500 in annual contributions.

Thank you.

OTTAWA PRESBYTERY

A Very Affirming Affair Friday, July 22,2016 at 7:30pm

Glebe-St. James United Church

Featuring:

The Right Reverend Jordan Cantwell

Moderator of The United Church of Canada

“Trans-Script”

A New Play by Faith and Arts Ottawa

Music by Tone Cluster and In Harmony a women’s chorus.

Ottawa Presbytery At Emmanuel

On Tuesday September 13 Ottawa Presbytery will hold its

monthly meeting at Emmanuel. All are invited to attend the

meeting to see what Presbytery is about. The new Presbytery

executive will be Covenanted and the worship part of the

meeting will be organized and led by Jeannie Page with

participation by Emmanuel musicians.

There will be a dinner served in the CE Hall from 5:30 to 6:30.

We need the assistance of some volunteers to help out. Please

contact Carol Campbell or Phyllis MacRae if you can help.

Phyllis MacRae, Chair of Presbytery

PASTORAL CARE

Please keep us informed of any pastoral concerns. We are

available to visit if anyone is in hospital, or has had a

bereavement, or is shut-in, or would like a visit from the

Minister, or a home communion or for any reason would like

to talk to someone from the Church. If you know of someone

who is in need of a visit/support, or home communion, or if

you would like a visit, please call the church office (613) 733

0437. We prefer to hear more than once rather than not at all,

because if we don’t know we can’t help.

The Ottawa Pastoral Care Training Program Basic Course

– begins on Monday, September 19 to November 28. St. Paul’s

Presbyterian Church (971 Woodroffe Avenue) 1:00-3:30pm or

7:00-9:30pm.

More information and registration forms available on the

Pastoral Care bulletin board outside the C.E. Hall.

SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Ottawa Mennonite Refugee Association: Emmanuel sells

Loblaws and Farm Boy grocery cards during Coffee and

Conversation on the first Sunday of each month. Cards are

redeemable for their full value, and the grocery chain donates

5% of the card’s value to the Ottawa Mennonite Refugee

Association. The schedule will return to the normal first

Sunday of every month in July.

Food Bank Sundays: Emmanuel collects food bank items on

the third Sunday of each month, to distribute to the Russell

Heights Community House and the Rideau-Rockcliffe

Community Resource Centre. Non-perishable food items,

bathroom supplies, and school supplies are all welcome.

Next Meeting: The Social Action Committee meets at 11:30

AM on the third Sunday of every month, with the exception of

July and December. Next meetings will be held on August 21.

WORSHIP COMMITTEE

“Summertime, and the livin’ is easy …”

But it’s not always easy to be out of routine. Do we sometimes

extend ourselves just a little too much, expect too much of

those two glorious months, or spend too much on the essential

summer vacations, camps, childcare options, or travel plans?

Help with the Presbytery Campaign for the Haven

Affordable Housing Project:

SAC is currently looking for a representative from Emmanuel

to help with the Presbytery campaign for the Haven Affordable

Housing Project, which is an affordable housing project aiming

at reducing the level of poverty and homelessness among

Ottawa families who are in need of decent, secure and

affordable housing.

Emmanuel is one of the strongest supporters of MHI and the

most informed about the campaign. A Motion to support the

Multifaith Housing Initiative (MHI) capital campaign for the

Haven was tabled on April 19 and passed at the June 21st

meeting of Council.

This person will be part of a small team (4-5 people) who will

work together to lead the Presbytery initiative. The work will

involve planning and strategy about how to reach out to

congregations and encourage them to participate. It will also

involve planning how Presbytery itself can contribute to the

campaign.

One way to regain balance can be as easy as finding some

quiet time in Nature, or in a worship service during our time

away, or attending an Emmanuel service when in town!

Come and find the Quiet Centre … it will be here waiting for

you and any of your out-of-town guests all summer long!!

God’s Blessing: As Paul said to the community in Philippi,

“Keep on doing the things that you have learned and received

and heard and seen in me.” (Philippians 4:9). Perhaps these

words have even greater resonance for us as we bid farewell

and God-speed to Peter and Christine. They are leaving us

with a well-tilled garden, planted with abundant blessings!

You are invited to join us for the following Worship

services:

We welcome a variety of people to Emmanuel as summer

pulpit supply ministers and leaders. Under their worship

leadership, we will have ample opportunity to stretch

ourselves spiritually as we seek renewal and are prompted to

be engaged in the world: seeking justice, mercy, and walking

in companionship with our neighbour, each other, and God.

July 3 Rev. Dr. George Hermanson – Rideau Park

joining us at Emmanuel

July 10 Camp Awesome

July 17 Jeannie Page (LLWL)

July 24 Carol Scott (LLWL)

July 31 Emmanuel Worshipping at Rideau Park UC

August 7 The Food Procurement Team

August 14 Rev. Jane Griffiths

August 21 To be confirmed

August 28 Rev. Suzanne Sykes

September 4 To be confirmed

"Holding On. Letting Go."

As we adjust to our summer transition time between

June retirement celebrations and September's welcome of

a new ministry team, there will be a sharing gathering in the

Sanctuary from 7:00-7:30 p.m. Wed., July 6, to provide a

reflective space with music, coffee, tea & cookies. All are

welcome. For more information, please see Nyla Garrett or

Carol Scott.

Summer Music Ministry: The Senior Choir, Emmanubells,

JAM, the Junior Choir and Redwing Blackbird, are taking a

well-deserved break during July and August. We will not have

them to lead us for hymn singing, but know that singing comes

easily for most of the congregation. Sing out your Joy!

During worship, we would appreciate the offer of special

music as a substitute for anthems, so you are welcome to sign

up to sing as a small group, or solo, or play a musical

instrument - flute, trumpet, cello, viola, piano, etc. (even

bagpipes!!).

The Prayer Box will be checked on a semi-regular basis

during the summer.

The Prayer Table is available during office hours throughout

the week for anyone seeking some quiet reflective time.

Bulletin Covers: We have ordered some lovely bulletin covers

from the UCC offices to be used in 2017. We have decided to

create some of Emmanuel significance as well. If you have any

photos that you think might be suitable as a bulletin cover,

please send electronic attachments to the office and Pat will

forward them on for selection at our September 12 Worship

Committee meeting. No more than 5 per person and please

identify BULLETIN COVERS in the subject line.

“A Reflection Space for You” - at the back of each bulletin is

a space that can be used for mini- journaling or art doodling. Is

there something within the worship service that you found

encouraging, sparked further thought, memories, feelings,

actions, or was particularly inspiring or provoking? Where

does that take you in your faith journey this summer?

The worship experience can be extended beyond Sunday

morning by listening to the service and/or sermon on the

website. Perhaps there is a nugget worth reflecting on. Thanks

to the Communications Committee for making this available.

www.emmanuelunited.ca/worship

The Worship Committee is made up of several individuals

who have taken on various aspects in order to enhance the

worship experience at Emmanuel. Below are the names of

coordinators who can be contacted should you have questions,

or wish to participate in any of the capacities - listed in

alphabetical order:

Baptisms: Christine Hywarren

Candles: Nanette Whitwam

Coffee and Conversation: Irene Bakker

Communion:

- Preparation: Christine Hywarren

- Servers: Jennifer Mogridge

- Symbolic Communion Loaf: Carol Scott:

- At Emmanuel, the symbolic Communion Loaf is

prepared by hand, with prayerful reflection. Note: the

bread that gets cut into cubes for consumption is store

bought.

Flowers: There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the

narthex if you wish to provide plants/flowers as a memorial,

celebration, or to mark a special event. Flowers need to be

removed following the worship service, or if left, will be

distributed to shut-ins.

Hospitality: Shelley Ferrell

Lay Readers: Janet Campbell

Liturgical Banners: Joan Foster-Jones

Minister: 613-733-0437

Minute for Mission: Stephanie Warren

Music Committee:

- Chair - Jean Henderson

- Leader of Music Ministry - Theresa Clarke

- Senior Choir president - Shelley Ferrell

- Emmanubells - Ann Frederking

- JAM Jim Lamb

- Jr. Choir (open)

- Redwing Blackbird - Jeannie Page

Sanctuary Decorating: Hilde Reynolds

Ushering: Peter Rice

Worship: Chair: Carol Scott

Minutes: Jean Murray

The Worship Committee invites your thoughts, ideas,

questions and feedback which can be incorporated to

enhance our individual and collective worship experience!