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The Newsletter of MacKay United Church, New Edinburgh, Ottawa www.mackayunitedchurch.com
The MacKay Messenger
W i n t e r 2 0 1 8
In Christ’s name, we will live our vision…
…by responsibly using our collective skills, resources and capabilities to build and sustain MacKay United Church
Grassroots Energy
By Carolyn Bowker, Chair of Council
I t is a new year at MacKay with spring just around the corner, and new energy is flowing in the church.
As Reverend Peter has noted, MacKay is a community that values conversations and connections, sharing and exploring new ideas. From the Hosting of Sacred Conversations, we have been learning and thinking about new ways to talk about our faith, and explore it further. Small group discussions, such as the monthly Breakfast Club talks at Eddy’s Quick Lunch, give participants a chance to share experiences, get to know one another better, to listen and to share faith issues.
There is a sense of striving for greater connectedness in the congregation from the youngest to the oldest members of our congregation. Someone recently commented that the buzz of the conversation at Talking Time had an engaging warm enthusiasm to it. People were enjoying talking together.
The lively youngsters in the Sunday School have embraced an initiative called Toonie Tuesdays, by which they will put a weekly contribution toward the life of the church into a jar that they have especially decorated. In the fall these donations will be dedicated to the work of the church.
Other initiatives are in the air. Stay tuned for further information on the MacKay Brainery. This is a term that is new to many of us, yet one that seems to be springing up and gaining currency. The goal of the initiative is to
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A ’Grassroots’ involvement by the congregation is the most basic level of an activity or organization.
It also means the ordinary people regarded as the main body of an organization’s membership.
At the beginning of November when making predictions about MacKay’s financial situation, I was feeling quite worried. Reporting a large deficit to Council, I found that instead of dismay, Council members stepped up with a plan. Eleanor Bates Dunn, Chair of the Ways and Means Team, initiated a series of bulletin articles to enlighten the congregation about MacKay’s financial situation, especially the on-going, day to day operational expenses. Several people stated that they had no idea of the costs related to operating and maintaining the building and welcomed the information.
The congregation, the ‘grassroots’ of MacKay responded wholeheartedly with donations of cash and securities and, with the use of some invested funds to cover unexpected expenses, we are in a much better financial position.
Read on to find out about the other grassroots initiatives by several members of the congregation.
Susan Pitt
Grassroots
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T h e S p i r i t C o n n e c t s
Seeking Spiritual Understanding
in a welcoming community
together in Christ
open to the Spirit
acting in service
through God’s love
for all.
Reverend Peter Woods
The New Creed
We are not alone,
We live in God’s world.
We believe in God:
Who has created and is
creating,
Who has come in Jesus,
The Word made flesh,
To reconcile and make new,
Who works in us and others
By the Spirit.
We trust in God.
We are called to be
the Church:
To celebrate God’s presence,
To live with respect in
Creation,
To love and serve others,
To seek justice and
resist evil,
To proclaim Jesus, crucified
and risen,
Our judge and our hope.
In life, in death, in life
beyond death,
God is with us.
We are not alone.
Thanks be to God.
G rassroots: a word that invites hope from the wintry heart of February. Ice is all
around us… but those roots are out there!
I t’s also a thematic word that helps me imagine MacKay’s 2018 work in a holistic way. We value connections and conversations. We value pastoral
care focused on specific individuals/families, led by Maurie and company. We love watching the Sunday school thrive through the work of Godly Play and the thoughtfulness of Emma Kirke. We have breakfast at Eddy’s Quick Lunch on Montreal Road and talk theology. We have lunch at the Black Irish Pub and talk life ‘passages’. Even the fact that our MacKay name for after-church coffee is ‘Talking Time’ says something about our practice as a congregation. We value the hidden wonders of good conversation: those times when we reveal wisdom and humour and truth in the midst of our days. A bubbling energy feels present at MacKay right now. Ideas surface regarding stewardship and inspiration, music and group study. A constantly curious conversation about worship burbles at MacKay: we worship God each Sunday, but we also ask ourselves regularly how we think that ‘worship’ ought to unfold. Around all these themes and more, we share ideas. Most of them are good ones, but the real test is whether they catch the imagination of others. Do they catch fire? It’s okay if they don’t. I’m thrilled to serve a community where energy is present…and yet we can discern new directions by saying both ‘yes’ and ‘no’ as needed. One of the great heroes of 20th Century theology, Reinhold Niebuhr, delighted in the specificities of congregational life. He recognized, along with academic depth and scholarly devotion, that Christian life was lived in the ebb and flow of congregations. In those settings we are charged with talking eschatology and ecclesiology, while also planning a strawberry social and starting a ‘toonie’ campaign. While pastor of a church in Heath, Massachusetts in 1934 he wrote a prayer for his weekly sermon. That prayer grew out of the specific needs of one congregation’s life but has spoken to prayerful hearts ever since: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference. Being faithful to our roots beneath the winter snow, we collaborate and converse: whether a painful hospital visit, a soaring interlude of worship music, or simply putting on the Sunday morning coffee, we trust that God’s ancient stories are echoing through our own lives.
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C o u n c i l M a t t e r s
Welcome to
MacKay United
Church
~ founded 1875 ~
39 Dufferin Road
Ottawa, ON, K1M 2H3
Telephone (613) 749-8727
Fax (613) 749-8520
www.mackayunitedchurch.com
Office hours: 9 am to 12 pm Monday to Friday
Minister
Reverend Peter Woods
Choir Director
Mitchell Wright
Church Administrator
Janice Rideout
Minister Emeritus
Dr. Joseph Burke
Council Executive
Carolyn Bowker, Chair
Alan Bowker, Past Chair
Recording Secretary
Sarah Watson
Pastoral Emergencies
613-749-8727
Editor: Susan Pitt
Design: M.J. Czerny-Holownia
Proofing: Janice Rideout
Website: Janice Rideout
To cancel the MacKay Messenger, or to receive it electronically, please call the office or send an email to [email protected]
© 2018 All rights Reserved
God
Our Fortress
Carolyn Bowker, Chair
provide community driven one-time classes that are affordable, accessible, and provide community residents the opportunity to share and learn from each other. The goal for this initiative is to get more members of the Congregation involved, attract new members to MacKay, elicit greater involvement and support from the community, and demonstrate that MacKay United Church is a gathering place where all are welcome. As meetings and gatherings are developed, join in, participate, and where you can, volunteer to help or offer a class.
We also celebrate the strengthening of ties with the community through the role played by dedicated members from the community. In particular we thank Leah Roseman (concert series), Alex and Martin (fitness classes and the volunteer work contributed by them and their clients – painting the hall, putting up the pictures of former ministers), and Deborah Lyall for the art shows.
New energy is flowing through the United Church as a whole. Across the country the United Church has been considering over the past year a number of remits or major questions. One such concern was to reduce the structural and organizational hierarchy of the United Church with a view to creating something that is more flexible and more efficient. For example, councils and presbyteries (including MacKay) have voted to collapse the current four-tiered organizational structure into a streamlined model of 17 regional groupings which would replace the current 13 conferences and 86 presbyteries.
However, we are not embracing change for the sake of change, but striving to address the evolving changes of a fast-changing world. Your Council recently voted against a Remit that aims to compress the current three Orders of Ministry into one. This is a more complex issue than can be discussed here but we would be glad to discuss it with anyone who wishes. However, after careful consideration we believe that the formation of our ordained Ministry is a crucial element of our church and we wish to preserve its integrity. (Note the result of the UCC wide vote
has not yet been finalized.)
These are energizing times in the life of the church and our congregation. I hope you will join in the conversations as we move forward.
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M u s i c @ M a c K a y
Chamber Music Concert Series
Sunday, February 11 at 7:30 pm
Michelle Gott, harpist, and the Silflay String Quartet
Performing music of Korngold, Ibert and others.
Tickets available from the office, Books on Beechwood, the
Leading Note and at the door. $25 adult/$20 senior/$15 student
Making A Joyful Noise
By Mitchell Wright
I would like to begin with an expression of gratitude. Music is a great joy for me to share. Being part of MacKay these past few
months has been absolutely wonderful for me. I am treasuring the experience. It isn't just the music however. It is also the time that I have been able to spend with many of you. The conversations, the glimpses into so many kind lives. Thank you all for being so welcoming.
Thank you as well for your voices, each week engaging in song. I listen actively as I play and there are these incredible moments when all of your voices are perfectly blended, when all of our tempos are just right. From where I am at the piano or at the organ I hear it as if it is one powerful voice.
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Chamber Music
Concert
Series
Open Heart, Open Mind
EvenSong Ensemble
An innovative concert experience available for churches in the Ottawa area and beyond.
By Leah Cogan
A s EvenSong’s first year of activity, 2017 was full of surprises, successes and learning
opportunities. Through performance partnerships in churches around Ottawa, mentorship and support from McKay United Church, and a strengthening connection with the creative scene in Ottawa and beyond, EvenSong has built a broad and diverse network of audiences and supporters, helping to sustain its ability to share the experience of live, spirit-driven performance in the city. The project has grown rapidly and is now looking beyond Ottawa and beyond its initial performance-based approach.
Thanks to funding received from the UCC’s Embracing the Spirit initiative, EvenSong was able to offer some financial relief to churches wanting to host an EvenSong performance during our first season. As a result, EvenSong was able to present a series of four (4) live performances in churches throughout Ottawa. Each show increased EvenSong’s profile and impact and helped us refine the mission of the project. We are now at the desired stage of growth where hosts no longer require this financial relief, and we can thus redirect those funds to larger impact projects.
Citywide & Festival Performances: In line with EvenSong’s desire to broaden audience engagement outside of church buildings, EvenSong performed at three (3) Citywide events and two (2) Festival Events in 2017. The engagement from audiences was surprising and encouraging. The project was met with positive curiosity from the arts community, and a desire to collaborate for future projects.
The focus of 2018 will be on expanding impact as EvenSong takes on a larger leadership role as representatives of the United Church of Canada’s arts and innovation community. The hope is to develop a workshop series for clergy and music leaders, a choir learning opportunity program, a Canadian Artists collaboration series, and to begin building an international presence through festival participation and networking. These projects and programs are already underway thanks to continued support from Embracing the Spirit.
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O u r H i s t o r i c B u i l d i n g B e i n g g o o d s t e w a r d s o f G o d ’ s c r e a t i o n
Toonie Tuesdays — Modern Day Gifts
of the MAGI
By Eleanor Bates Dunn, Ways and Means Team
A new program has come to the Sunday School. It’s designed to teach MacKay’s youngest members
about stewardship and its importance to the church.
Many of MacKay’s older members will remember the Mission Band boxes of their Sunday School days. We collected pennies, nickels & dimes which were used by the church for various outreach projects. Toonie Tuesdays is a variant on that theme.
Rising Spirit of Engagement We’re now a month into 2018 and it’s time for a report from the Ways & Means Team.
Toonie Tuesdays has been well-received by the Sunday School and the project is now under way. Some members of the congregation have asked if it would be okay for them to start a toonie jar in the name of a grandchild who is not attending Sunday School. Some have asked if they could start a toonie jar themselves. Of course you can! The more toonie jars, the better. All you need is a used glass jar. Use a piece of masking tape and a Sharpie to label the jar — in your grandchild’s name, your own name, or use a “handle” if you prefer to remain anonymous. Every Tuesday between now and Anniversary Sunday in November, drop a toonie in the jar. Not hard — we all have toonies in our change at the end of the day.
The “Bakeless Bake Sale" is coming — on Sunday, February 25. You’ll be getting more information on this effort as the date of the “sale” approaches.
And Ways & Means is gearing up for its major fundraising effort in 2018. The Gotta Go MacKay campaign will last six weeks, starting in early April and ending mid-May. The purpose of Gotta Go MacKay is to raise money to renovate the current women’s washroom to make it more accessible as required by Ontario laws governing
such facilities. In addition to the congregation, the campaign will reach out to those who are enjoying the variety of activities now available in the Memorial Hall. Because the hall is becoming a community centre, we’ll be going to the wider community by means of a “Go Fund Me” campaign to garner public support. The Grand piano in the Sanctuary was financed through a campaign where people purchased keys. “Gotta Go MacKay” is going to be similar — in that the opportunity will be there to purchase toilets, sink, faucets, grab bars, soap dispensers and other accoutrements required for a modern, accessible washroom. A Go Fund Me campaign would not be appropriate to raise money for roof repairs in the Sanctuary despite the fact it’s being used for a number of public occasions such as the chamber concerts and the Jazz in June series, as the public would see this as a congregational responsibility. A better case can be made for the washroom in the hall.
These activities demonstrate a rising spirit of engagement within the MacKay congregation. Mira Culham, Sandra McDowell and others have joined together to create the MacKay Brainery, an outreatch into the wider community which hopefully will bring new people into the church. The Brainery will start as a pilot project, beginning this month and ending in June, when it will be assessed by Council. It’s gratifying to see the next generation of leaders coming forward, prepared to put time and effort into a new endeavour which will appeal to millennials.
No one in MacKay’s congregation should feel they are being underused. There are numerous volunteer opportunities — ushering at church services, volunteering for a seat on Council, becoming a duty officer, ushering and otherwise helping with the concert series come immediately to mind. The choir could use some more voices. And soon an appeal will go out for someone to take over co-ordinating the bazaar, which is a major fundraiser for the church. A small number of people have been “recycled” over and over again in order to keep the church functioning on a day to day basis. They’d like to retire, but replacements have to step up !
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W e A r e T h e C h u r c h
In Christ’s name, we will live our vision…
…by studying and speaking of the Jesus of history and by reflecting the Christ of faith and hope in our lives.
The Club
Wednesdays at 8 am
February 7, March 7 & April 4
Eddie’s Quick Lunch, 179 Montreal Rd.
T he Breakfast Club is a monthly casual gathering for conversation and…. breakfast.
Peter circulates a short article (3-5 pages) ahead of time as a focus for thought and conversation. We gather at 8 am at Eddie’s Quick Lunch on Montreal Road and we are finished by 9 am.
Drop by if you can. Check the bulletin and on the Vestry table to find the monthly reading.
February 7 is The Physics of Angels by Matthew Fox &
Rupert Sheldrake.
Why does the date of Easter change
every year?
Easter 2018 comes a whole two weeks before the 2017 dates.
Although known today mostly as a time for eating chocolate eggs, Easter is a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus as described in the Bible.
The Gospels - accounts of the life, death and Resurrection of Jesus that are included in the Bible - place the date of the Crucifixion as Friday, April 3, although mention of an eclipse occurring on that day has created further debate.
The year of the Crucifixion has been worked out to be 33 AD by comparing with references to high priest Caiaphas, governor Pontius Pilate and emperor Tiberius Caesar, who all lived around the same time as Jesus.
So, if we know Jesus died on April 3, why is the date of Easter different every year?
It’s because the last week in the life of Jesus - a period known as the Passion - includes a series of connected events that must fall in the right place on the calendar.
These include the Last Supper (on what’s now known as Maundy Thursday) and the Crucifixion (on what we call Good Friday). That was followed two days later by the Resurrection, when Jesus rose from the dead (on Easter Sunday).
The Last Supper was at or around the time of Passover, the Jewish holiday celebrating the Israelites being freed from slavery in Egypt. Passover begins at the full moon.
Various early calendars used in different areas meant there was no consensus on the date of Easter until a group of bishops gathered at the First Council of Nicea in 325 AD to lay down rules on how it should be worked out.
They decided that Easter (meaning Easter Day or Easter Sunday) must always be a Sunday. It had to be the first Sunday following the full moon at Passover, the time of the Last Supper.
But because the full moon can fall on different days in different time zones, it was decreed that the date would always be taken as the 14th day of the lunar month, and it must always be the next full moon AFTER the Spring Equinox.
This is now called the Paschal Full Moon, and it can vary by two days from the actual full moon.
Once that date is known, then the Easter holidays can be given their place on the calendar.
Join us for
Easter Celebrations
Lenten theme: Passages Transfiguration Sunday February 11
Communion & special music featuring
Campbell Woods and Mike Kerr
Palm Sunday March 25 at 10:30
Good Friday March 30 at 10:00
Easter Sunday
April 1 at 10:30
Communion
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Capital Fund Renewal Thank you!!!
W ith the purchase of three furnaces and the washroom and shed projects in 2017, the
Capital Fund was depleted. The ideal amount to have in the Fund is $40,000 and a financial education project and plea went out to the congregation around Anniversary Sunday in November. You responded with special donations of just over $8,000. And so we can happily say we are on our way to bringing the fund up to what it should be. Ongoing donations are needed for our 2018 projects. Donations can be by cash, cheque, interac eTransfers and Canada Helps. Tax Receipts are issued for all donations.
O u r H i s t o r i c B u i l d i n g
United Church Women
By Wendy Peters
T he MacKay UCW meets on the 2nd Wednesday of each month over a brown-bag lunch
accompanied by an interesting speaker. Meetings and speakers are always listed in the church bulletin and in “What’s New at MacKay”. Meetings are open to everyone, no UCW membership is required.
The guest speaker on Wednesday, November 11 was Louise Plouffe, talking about the Council on Aging, a bilingual volunteer-based charitable organization serving as a leading voice for Ottawa’s seniors. The subject of icy, unsafe sidewalks was discussed as a very real concern to anyone with mobility issues.
Next meeting is April 11.
Being good stewards of God’s creat ion
Resurrecting an oldie but goodie...
Sunday, February 25
Annual Bakeless Bake Sale
A BAKELESS BAKE SALE is on the way
How much work is that for me? You say.
On these busy days, who wants to bake
Pies, cookies, or even a cake?
You’d be surprised if you counted the cost
Of material, heat and time that is lost.
Cooking for sales is lots of work,
Yet none of us really wants to shirk.
So, we’ve thought of a plan that is quite grand,
Feeling quite sure you’ll understand.
In this envelope please put the price
Of a pie or a cake or something nice.
Without fuss or bother, you’ve done your part,
We’re sure you’ll give with a willing heart.
This is the end of our little tale,
Please wish success to our Bakeless Bake Sale.
Annual
Congregational General
Meeting
Sunday, April 8
11:30 am following the Worship Service
Lunch will be provided.
Annual reports will be available on-line and in
print before the meeting.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend to
find out what was accomplished in 2017.
It was a lot!
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S e r v i c e & O u t r e a c h T o l o v e a n d s e r v e o t h e r s …
T o s e e k j u s t i c e . . .
Welcome to Canada!
By Norma McCord
The New Edinburgh Welcomes Refugees (NEWR) sponsor family has been interviewed and told “Welcome to Canada”. They are expected to arrive by spring. MacKay holds $28,000 in trust, awaiting the arrival of the family. The funds were collected by NEWR.
MacKay’s Council reaffirmed a motion from December 2016 that we sponsor a Yemeni family of seven. MacKay will receive $3,000 when the application is submitted to ROCO-IRCC, $5,000 more when the family is accepted and such funds that are needed for the family until they have employment or have been here for twelve months.
Mission, Service and
Outreach Contributions to the M, S & O fund are given through regular PAR offerings, monthly special envelopes, one-time gifts and proceeds from special events such as the Vyhovskyi Strings concerts. In 2017 the following contributions were given and have been forwarded to the corresponding organizations.
Local
Benevolent Fund proceeds from the Christmas Eve Service provide food vouchers and gift cards throughout the year and for hampers at Christmas. $1,800
Contributions to community organizations such as Centre 507, Ottawa Food Bank, and MultiFaith Housing. $3,790
National
The United Church of Canada $8,780
International
Nicaragua School Project $3,690
H o s t i n g S a c r e d
C o n v e r s a t i o n s
B y P a t r i c k W a t s o n
I will admit that I didn’t know what a “Sacred Conversation” was just over a year ago. I certainly did not think that it would lead to receiving a great gift from Duncan Marshall just before his passing. More on that in a moment.
I assumed that it would be an opportunity to, as the phrasing suggests, partake in spiritual discussions with my fellow congregants. Worth-while certainly, but not necessarily out of the ordinary.
Nevertheless, I embraced the opportunity to get to know you better- you, being my fellow congregants. At first just a few of you, those who formed the Sacred Conversation team as well as our facilitators Joe and Allan. I met people who were deeply involved in our community, far more than I had assumed. I have learned that Norma is essentially a one-person NGO. Her energy and commitment to the social and spiritual good encouraged me to rethink my commitment to our faith community.
As my conversation circle grew wider, I learned that there is a great capacity amongst my fellow congregants to gather, host and share with one another. Our successful Strawberry Social last year proved that we have all the resources and commitment to make our sacred space into a lively and delicious market for ideas, stories and warm hospitality.
Finally, a gift from a friend that I had spoken to a hundred times but only truly met last year. Duncan Marshall is well known to many of you; I will admit that before the Sacred Conversation event, I did not know him well. Nevertheless, I used the event to have a small group conversation with Duncan. He was extremely generous with his wisdom: what he had learned and experienced, his fears and what lay beyond for him. His gift to me was to remind me of the importance of presence, to listen with intent and to speak with a great depth of meaning. This was a scared conversation. This was my gift from Duncan.
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C e l e b r a t i n g o u r F a m i l y W e a r e n o t a l o n e , T h a n k s b e t o G o d
April 15-20 is National Volunteer Week Thank you to Charles Harrison for joining the Property Team, Sue Husolo for chairing the Worship Committee, Patricia Power for so strongly leading the Worship Committee until now, Eleanor Bates Dunn leading the Ways and Means Team, Mira Culham, Sandra McDowell and Sue Husolo for the Brainery.
Are you thinking that you would like to help with some day-to-day activities at
MacKay but want to make sure the time commitment is not onerous? There are lots of different options for being on a roster, where you only serve periodically, such as every 4-6 weeks:
Join rosters for:
Ushers on Sunday Ushers/ticket takers for concerts Talking time Sunday School Audio-visual Duty Officer Sunday only duty officer Nursery/Playroom supervision Fire Safety
If you would like to volunteer for any of those activities, contact Janice in the office, or talk to Reverend Peter Woods or any member of Council at talking time.
It is very beautiful to have a congregation sing with such earnest presence.
This coming Easter Sunday the choir is planning something special, an advanced anthem. Le Cantique de Jean Racine by Fauré is sacred choral work many of you may know. It has been described as a work of great dignity and refined simplicity. Of having a gorgeously restrained and respectful charm. Our Easter service will feature a lot of triumphant happy music. This sweeping, majestic work will provide balance and deepen our worship.
I have spoken to many of you about the potential of a special musical project. Some of you have interest in singing in the choir but are not able to make a regular commitment. This is such an opportunity. Join us for this one special work on Easter Sunday. Offer your voice and a few moments time and be part of something beautiful. In exchange you will have an experience and a memory you too will treasure.
All willing voices are welcome. Please see me after the service for more discussion.
Musically yours,
Mitchell
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Making a Joyful Noise Why I come to MacKay
Savannah Soule
D uring my university career, I started church hopping. I tried everything and never really
found what I was looking for--until my cousins Susan and Dennis Pitt suggested I try MacKay.
It's been a year since then and I realized that what I was looking for had been in front of me the whole time! During that time, I started volunteering with Susan in the kitchen and helping out in the nursery. I also had a blast volunteering at the Christmas bazaar and got to know the church community a lot better.
I'm a Presbyterian from birth but MacKay isn't all that different from what I'm used to and the congregation has been really friendly and welcoming. Volunteering has allowed me to connect with everyone and see a whole new side of Mackay. I hope the fun continues for years to come!
Note from editor: A big thank you to Savannah for volunteering to take over the purchasing of Talking Time supplies. All those who enjoy this time of fellowship after each service are very appreciative.
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Monthly
Monthly
Weekly
Up Coming
Tickets for
concerts for
sale at
Books
on
Beechwood
& The
Leading
Note
J o i n , A t t e n d , C o n t r i b u t e
FEBRUARY
7 8:00 am Breakfast Club
11 10:30 am Transfiguration Sunday with Communion
7:30 pm Chamber Music Concert
16 Tbc MacKay Sale of Excess items
25 10:30 am Bakeless Bake Sale
MARCH
3 World Day of Prayer at St. Columba Anglican Church
7 8:00 am Breakfast Club
11 2:30 pm In Concert for Cambodia
25 10:30 am Palm Sunday
30 10:00 am Good Friday Service
APRIL
1 10:30 pm Easter Sunday Service
Gotta Go MacKay campaign kicks off
4 8:00 am Breakfast Club
7 11:30 am Annual General Meeting of the congregation
11 12:00 pm UCW at New Edinburgh Square
15-21 National Volunteer Week
Monday to Friday Fitness & Art in Memorial Hall
Music lessons 2nd floor
Saturday 8:30-11:30 Fitness in Memorial Hall
11:30 am CityKidz in Memorial Hall
Sunday 10:30 am MacKay Worship Service, Godly Play, Nursery/Playroom
Monday & Thursday 9:30 am The Burgh Carving Club
Tuesday 9:30 am High Horizons
Thursday 7:00 pm Choir Practice
Sunday 1st 10:30 am Mission & Service Envelope & Food Bank Donations
Tuesday 4th 10:30 am Service at Garry J. Armstrong Residence
Tuesday 4th 3:00 pm Service at New Edinburgh Square
Tuesday 3rd 5:30 pm Centre 507 Outreach
Wednesday 1st 8:00 am Breakfast Club
2nd 12:00 pm UCW at New Edinburgh Square
Palm Sunday March 25 at 10:30
Good Friday March 30 at 10:00
Easter Sunday
April 1 at 10:30
Communion
Photo Directory
Prestige Images will be publishing a Photo
Directory of MacKay congregants in May.
There will be opportunities for photos on
Wednesday, May 2 and Thursday. May 3.
Mira Culham will provide details when the
arrangements are complete. Thank you Mira.
