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FROM THE MINISTER’S DESK
John 18:37 – “Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to my voice.“
“Truth” seems like a loosey-goosey term since postmodernism hit the scene in our world. But it’s not. As humans, it’s natural for us to interpret events according to our limited perspective, but that’s not necessarily the whole truth of something. And there are certainly many people who claim to have the whole truth, and who want us to listen to them. Jesus knows the truth, and Jesus IS the truth. None of us, while living in the flesh, will ever have complete access to the absolute truth, but by leaning into Jesus and learning to listen to His voice we become much more discerning about what is true and what is not.
SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 10:00 A.M.
Central United Church welcomes you to join our Worship Service Sunday mornings at 10:00 am. In worship we proclaim our faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour; God’s word is read and preached, sacraments celebrated, faith sung and prayers offered.
Sunday services are also livestreamed (and recorded) through the Church website or you can join here. A copy of the bulletin for this Sunday’s Service is attached here.
This Sunday’s Scripture readings are Revelation 1:4b-8 and John 18:33-37. You can also find a daily scripture message at the top of our website.
WEEKLY PRAYER MEETING &
TIME OF FELLOWSHIP
You are welcome to join the Thursday prayer meeting tonight at 7:00 PM for a time of prayer and fellowship. The meeting is held using Zoom technology.
Here are the details for those who wish to participate:
Access to Join from your PC, Tablet or Smartphone:
Copy this address into your web browser https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81293996881 or click here.
Quick access by phone:
1. Call: 647 374-4685
2. When prompted press: 812 9399 6881 #
3. Then when prompted again press: # to enter the call
MARKHAM PRAYER BREAKFAST
Friday, Nov. 22, 2024 – 7:00 am
Angus Glen Golf Course
If you have already purchased tickets, this is just a reminder that the Markham Prayer Breakfast is taking place tomorrow morning at 7:00am. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Peter Chu, General/Trauma Surgeon at Sunnybrook Hospital and Adjunct Professor at Tyndale Seminary, and the topic of his presentation is “Lessons of Faith, learned over 30 years of surgery in Toronto and Africa.” Since 1998, Dr. Chu and his family have served annually as volunteers at a hospital in Niger and are members at The Peoples Church. We look forward to seeing you there.
SOUP LUNCH
Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024
Your Small Groups committee will host a Soup Lunch in the Main Hall on Sunday, November 24th right after worship service. Everyone is welcome to join us as we celebrate the beginning of Advent! (If you can make a crockpot of soup, please sign up at the bulletin board.)
BOOK CLUB
Calling all book lovers – people of all ages! Everyone is invited to join Central United Church’s Book Club every 4th Wednesday of the month from 10-11:30am. We meet both in person & virtually. Good company, great books, compelling conversation & yummy treats!
Upcoming: Wednesday, Nov. 27th – The Paris Novel by Ruth Reichl!
Kindly message Helen at gratsos2002@yahoo.ca for details!
REFUGEE OUTREACH
It would be greatly appreciated if anyone who has good used winter coats (XL most requested) or suitcases that they are no longer making use of and would like to donate contact Eilis Wu at #416-889-6742, eilisannwu@gmail.com and she will arrange for pick-up. The People’s Church in the Toronto area are looking for these items for their refugee houses.
CHRISTMAS GIFT BAGS
Christmas Gift Bags, a meaningful gift with a charitable donation, will be for sale on Sunday, December 1st. Each gift bag contains a tree ornament made by an artisan in a developing country along with a message that the ornament symbolizes a donation was made to the Markham Food Bank. Gifting suggestions include: hostess gift, something for the person who has everything, teacher gift, for a co-worker, a service provider ….. Suggested donation is $25 minimum (cash or cheque made payable to the Markham Food Bank), 100% of the proceeds going to the Markham Food Bank and a tax receipt will follow. If you need a porch pick up or delivery, please contact Ruth Duffield regduffield@gmail.com to coordinate.
COMFORT SERVICE
Our Annual Comfort Service will be held on Sunday, Dec. 1st at 7:00 pm. This service is offered to those who have experienced loss of a loved one and is a good opportunity to reach out to our congregation and community at large. All are welcome to attend and please invite family and friends who may benefit from such a service.
WHITE GIFT SUNDAY
Sunday, Dec. 8th we will celebrate White Gift Sunday during the morning worship service. Your donations of unwrapped nonperishable foods are appreciated. Cash gifts will also be received – special “White Gift” offering envelopes will be made available. Your gifts of food/money will also be used to assist the Markham Food Bank.
ATTENTION ALL LADIES: Save the Date!
for a Women’s Advent Event
Tuesday, December 10th at 7:00 pm
Please join us in fellowship to welcome Rev. Lori Diaz to the fold, and to participate in an outreach activity together. All women are welcome to attend and any Christmas baking will be happily received. Invite a friend! If you have any questions, please contact Martha Stirling.
CHRISTMAS CAROLING & HOT CHOCOLATE
Saturday, Dec. 14th at 6:00 pm
Central will be part of this year’s Unionville Main Street Olde Time Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 14th at 6:00 pm. Members of the choir and anyone interested can join in walking down Main Street in the Parade, singing carols.
After the Parade at around 7:30 pm , Central will open its doors and invite the community in to join us for a Christmas Carols Sing-a-long & sip some Hot Chocolate. Last year, 300+ people joined us!
It takes many people to help and we invite you to contribute and be a part of this festive evening! Please save the date, and sign up to serve the community here.
MITTEN TREE
With the Christmas season soon upon us, the Mitten Tree will once again be up in the Friendship Room. Should you wish to donate, please drop off hats, toques, scarves and gloves by Sunday, Dec. 15th so that we can deliver them to the Salvation Army before Christmas. They can be dropped off at the church on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday between 9:00 am and 1:00 pm or if you’re attending in person worship on Sunday morning and prefer to drop them off then, that would be fine as well.
PASTORAL CARE
Should you become aware of any illness, bereavement, hospitalization, etc., among people of our church, please notify the church office as soon as possible.
If you would like a pastoral visit, please contact Rev. Diaz at the church office 905-474-0183 or by email ldiaz@centralunitedchurch.com.
STAY CONNECTED…..
We want to help you stay connected so if you happen to be wondering “who’s doing what” in terms of duties, the list for this week is below….
November 24th 2024
LAY WORSHIP LEADER: Felicity Monaco
MUSIC: Roger Cheng
POWER POINT: Henry Wong
GREETER: Cynthia Yee
WORSHIP HOST: Cynthia Yee
COFFEE HOUR: M & P
SUNDAY SCHOOL: Cheryl Neave
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