THE 17TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

COMMUNION SUNDAY

2 October 2022

Welcome!  We extend a warm welcome to our guests, and invite you to sign the guest book at the back of the sanctuary.  Everyone is invited to remain for coffee and fellowship, downstairs in the Church Hall, following the service.

The Greeters this week are Rob and Cheryl McPherson.

The Reader today is Philip Dunn.

Today we celebrate the Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.  Everyone who has been baptized in any denomination of the Christian church is invited to participate in the Communion, including children.  The Communion bread is gluten-free.  Today we return to serving the bread and juice the way we used to do, before the pandemic broke out.  It’s our custom here at First Church to wait until everyone has been served, so that we all consume first the bread, and then the grape juice, together.  Please place your used Communion glasses into the hymnbook rack in your pew, and they will be collected following the service.

This Week in First Church:

– Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. – Bible study – by Zoom

– Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – Men’s Breakfast

Coming Up:

– Sunday, 9 October – Harvest (Thanksgiving) Sunday

– Sunday, 16 October – Stewardship Sunday Thanksgiving – Next Sunday, Harvest (Thanksgiving) Sunday, we will again be receiving a special offering of non-perishable food for the local Food Bank, as we have done for the past few years.  Sharing food with those in need is a particularly appropriate way to give God thanks for his provision of food.  The most-wanted food items are: canned fish or poultry; canned fruit or vegetables; canned stew, chili, or brown beans; baby food or formula; peanut butter; pasta (whole grain or whole wheat); rice; canned spaghetti sauce or tomatoes; cereal (high-fiber, non-sugar-coated); canned soup.  Donations can be placed at the front of the sanctuary as people arrive for the service

Full announcements here

The September newsletter is here

THE 16TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

PRESBYTERIANS SHARING SUNDAY

25 September 2022

Welcome!  We extend a warm welcome to our guests, and invite you to sign the guest book at the back of the sanctuary.  Everyone is invited to remain for make-your-own sundaes, downstairs in the Church Hall following the service!

This Week in First Church:

– Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. – Bible study – by Zoom
– Wednesday, 28 Sept., 5:00 p.m. – Meal-in-a-Bowl Supper – See separate announcement

Coming Up:

– Sunday, 2 October – Communion Sunday
– Sunday, 9 October – Harvest (Thanksgiving) Sunday
– Sunday, 16 October – Stewardship Sunday

Full Announcements Here

Welcome! We extend a warm welcome to our guests, and invite you to sign the guest book at the back of the sanctuary. Everyone is invited to remain for a cup of coffee downstairs in the Church Hall following the service.

This Week in First Church:

Today – Deadline for submissions for the September Newsletter

Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. – Bible study

Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. – Presbytery meeting – Winnipegosis

Thursday, 7:00 p.m. – Session meeting

Saturday, 9:00 a.m. – Men’s Breakfasts begin

Coming Up:

Sunday, 25 Sept. – “Sundae Sunday” – See full announcements

Wednesday, 28 Sept., 5:00 p.m. – Meal-in-a-Bowl Supper – See separate announcement

Sunday, 2 October – Communion Sunday

Newsletter – If you have a news item, report, photo, story, or joke to contribute to the September issue of the Newsletter, please get it to Lisa Sneesby (bsneesby@mymts.net) today. We are aiming to have the Newsletter ready for distribution next Sunday, the 25th, a week before our Communion Sunday on the 2nd of October.

Full announcements here

THE 14TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

11 September 2022

Welcome!  We extend a warm welcome to our guests, and invite you to sign the guest book at the back of the sanctuary.  Everyone is invited to remain for a cup of coffee downstairs in the Church Hall following the service. 

This Week in First Church:

– Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. – Bible study begins

– Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. – Finance & Maintenance Committee meeting

Coming Up:

– Sunday, 18 Sept. – Deadline for submissions for the September Newsletter

– Saturday, 24 Sept., 9:00 a.m. – Men’s Breakfasts begin

– Sunday, 25 Sept. – “Sundae Sunday” – See separate announcement

– Wednesday, 28 Sept., 5:00 p.m. – Meal-in-a-Bowl Supper

Newsletter – If you have a news item, report, photo, story, or joke to contribute to the September issue of the Newsletter, please get it to Lisa Sneesby (bsneesby@mymts.net) by next Sunday, the 18th.  We are aiming to have the Newsletter ready for distribution the following Sunday, the 25th, a week before our Communion Sunday on the 2nd of October.

Protocols Dropped – The Session has decided to discontinue the remaining pandemic protocols for our Sunday services.  Among other things, this means that we will go back to using hymnbooks and pew Bibles, and gathering the Offering the way we used to do.  Those who wish to continue wearing a mask and/or using hand sanitizer should feel free to do so, however.  Similarly, those who feel uncomfortable shaking hands with others should feel free not to do so.

Full announcements here

Our summer schedule is over and we are back to regular services

This Week in First Church:

– Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. – Presbytery meeting, by Zoom

Coming Up:

– Tuesday, 13 Sept., 7:00 p.m. – Bible study begins

– Wednesday, 14 Sept., 6:30 p.m. – Finance & Maintenance Committee meeting

– Sunday, 18 Sept. – Deadline for submissions for the September Newsletter

– Saturday, 24 Sept., 9:00 a.m. – Men’s Breakfasts begin

Protocols Dropped – At its meeting on the 25th of August, the Session decided to discontinue the remaining pandemic protocols for our Sunday services.  Among other things, this means that we will go back to using hymnbooks and pew Bibles, and gathering the Offering the way we used to do.  Those who wish to continue wearing a mask and/or using hand sanitizer should feel free to do so, however.

Retirement – As John announced by e-mail last Sunday, he is applying to retire from the Ministry of Word and Sacrament as of 1 January 2023.  Glenn Ball (St. Andrew’s, Brandon) is applying to retire at the same time, as well.  The Presbytery will meet by Zoom this Wednesday evening (the 7th) at 7:00, to deal with both applications to retire.  The Zoom link will be sent out by e-mail ahead of time, and anyone in the congregation who would like to observe the proceedings is welcome to do so.

Full announcements here