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Edith Rankin Memorial United
Church 4080 Bath Road,
Kingston, ON
K7M 4Y7
613-389-2530
www.ermuc.ca
Ministers:
The Rev. Dr. William Smith
613-922-8397
The Rev. Joseph Ramsay
613-701-7781
Minister of Pastoral Care:
Elizabeth Amirault
343-363-0754
Ministers in Voluntary
Association:
The Rev. Dr. Neil Elford
613-770-4020
The Rev. George Lavery
613-547-6335
Music Director:
Laurence Rowbotham
613-352-3418
Office Administrator:
Tanya Bax
613-389-2530
Caretaker:
Barry Van Hooser
Church Office Hours
Tues-Fri 9:00a-1:00p
NURSERY, SUNDAY SCHOOL and YOUTH NEWS…
PA DAY REGISTRATION FORMS NOW AVAILABLE! Friday Nov 29th .
Theme: “Let’s Get Ready for Christmas”. Forms can be found on-line at
www.ermuc.ca , or from Sunday School Office (Lower Hall), or from the
Welcome Centre.
Deadline to Register: Nov 25, noon.
Happy Birthday to our Shining Lights in November Avery B – Nov 1 (8yrs), Benjamin M – Nov 4 (12yrs),
Kaylee M – Nov 7 (14yrs), Brooklyn SY – Nov 7 (8yrs),
Douglas C – Nov 9 (13yrs), Rachael M – Nov 9 (7yrs),
Sophie D – Nov 11 (15yrs), Jack S – Nov 11 (5yrs), William C – Nov 14
(13yrs), Lauren V – Nov 14 (2yrs), Katharine CF – Nov 14 (6yrs),
Brenna L – Nov 15 (10yrs), Maci D – Nov 16 (14yrs),
William S – Nov 18 (12yrs), Sophie S – Nov 22 (14yrs), Kai Y – Nov 22
(14yrs), Adalyn L – Nov 23 (8yrs), Olivia P – Nov 28 (3yrs)
Happy Birthday to our Classics for the Month of November
Sandra Byrne – Nov 2, Eleanor Orr – Nov 3, Andrew Robb – Nov 7, Don Lane – Nov 16, Marjorie Gagnon – Nov 17,
Katharine Ross – Nov 17, Gloria Taylor – Nov 18, Frank Burke – Nov 19, Doreen Boyd – Nov 24,
Edna Leadbeater - Nov 25, Russell Bullett – Nov 27, Betty Rogers - Nov 29
We Hope That You All Enjoy Your Day!
Tidings The Life and Work of
Edith Rankin Memorial United Church November 24, 2019
Up Front…
Ushers & Greeters: Dianne & Huddle, Marg Merkley, Glenda Fisk
Our love, thoughts and prayers are with Joyce & Rod Morrison and family on the death of Joyce’s mother, Gladys Mannell, on November 19, 2019.
Services were held yesterday at Harrow United Church. “In life, in death, in life beyond death, God is with us. Thanks be to God”.
SPECIAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING DEC 1/19
A special Congregational Meeting will be held in the Sanctuary following the
morning service on 1 December 2019 at 1130hrs in order to consider approval of
the draft 2020 Financial Plan. All members of the Congregation are encouraged to
attend this meeting. It is expected NOT to be a lengthy meeting. Copies of
ERMUC’s draft financial plan will be available soon. Questions can be directed to
Christopher Sproule, Chair of the Congregation, at 613 539 0306 or
Community of Faith Profile Approved At a meeting of the Regional Council this past week, our Community of Faith Profile was approved. This is great news for us because it means that we can now upload our Community of Faith Profile to the United Church of Canada (UCC) hub, where it will be available to prospective candidates thinking about a change. It also means that the Search and Selection Team, approved at last Sunday’s congregational meeting, can now begin their work on searching and selecting a minister who lead our church into a new era in August of 2020.
Help Needed
The library has been looked after by Joan Martin for the last 30 years under
the umbrella of the UCW. We are now forming a new Ministry Team to look
after the library under the Faith and Formation Team. Do you have a love of
books and an interest in helping out with this team? The team currently has 2
volunteers but would love some help from others. If interested please speak
with Lorna Thorne or send her an email to [email protected] Thank you!
THIS WEEK AT ERMUC… November 24 – December 1, 2019 TODAY Sunday November 24 8:00 a.m. Fellowship Breakfast – Lower Hall 10:00 a.m. Worship Service – Sanctuary Following service: Coffee & Conversation – Lower Hall 6:00 p.m. Flutissimo – Lower Hall Monday November 25 – Office Closed 1:30 p.m. UCW Unit 7 – Activity Room/Kitchen 6:30 p.m. Collins Bay Brownies – Lower Hall 7:00 p.m. Limestone Ringers – Sanctuary 7:00 p.m. Some More Just Men (JM4) – Upper Room 7:30 p.m. Al Anon – Journey Through Recovery – Terrace View Room Tuesday November 26
9:30 a.m. SC Fun Fit – Lower Hall 11:15 a.m. VON SMART FIT – Lower Hall 1:00 p.m. Staff Meeting – Upper Room
6:30 p.m. Collins Bay Guides – Lower Hall 7:00 p.m. Council Meeting – Upper Room/Library 7:30 p.m. Al Anon – Terrace View Room Wednesday November 27
10:00 a.m. Just Men Too (JM2) – Upper Room 10:00 a.m. SC Learn to Draw – Activity Room 10:00 a.m. SC Doodling to Tangling – West View Room 10:00 a.m. SC Violin – Music Room
10:30 a.m. SC- Ukulele Rendezvous – Lower Hall 7:00 p.m. Search & Selection Team - Library Thursday November 28 9:00 a.m. Wellness Walking - Sanctuary 9:30 a.m. SC – Fun Fit – Lower Hall 9:30 a.m. SC Life Drawing – Activity Room 10:00 a.m. Coffee/Social Time – Welcome Centre 11:15 a.m. VON SMART FIT – Lower Hall 1:30 p.m. More Just Men (JM3) – Friendship Room 1:30 p.m. Women in Conversation – Upper Room 7:00 p.m. Chancel Choir – Music Room Friday November 29 8:00 a.m. Unifor Rental – Rear of Sanctuary 8:30 a.m. PA Day “Let’s Get Ready for Christmas!” – Lower Hall 8:30 a.m. Be Prepared! Rental – Terrace View Room 7:30p.m. Narcotics Anonymous – Terrace View Room Saturday November 30 8:30 a.m. Be Prepared Rental – Terrace View Room 2:30 p.m. Piano Recital Rental - Sanctuary Sunday December 1 10:00 a.m. Worship Service – Sanctuary Following Worship – Coffee & Conversation 11:30 a.m. Special Congregational Meeting - Sanctuary 6:00 p.m. Flutissimo – Lower Hall
Coming Up… Wellness Walking will continues this Thursday 9-10 am, followed by Friendship Hour in the
Welcome Centre (coffee and cookies). This year ERMUC has invited the Seniors Association to
participate in our program. There is no charge for ERMUC Wellness Walkers and no need to pre-
register. Only Seniors Association participants are required by the SA to pre-register and submit a
modest fee payment (as per the SA program brochure for fall 2019). The fees the SA collects will go
toward the expense of cookies for all participants. ERMUC will continue to provide coffee. We
welcome newcomers from the SA to this program which promotes wellness of body, mind and soul
and provides opportunities for renewing friendships and forming new ones!
Women in Conversation We meet once a month on the fourth Thursday at 1:30pm in the Upper Room.
All women are welcome to join us whenever they are free. Our next meeting is Thurs Nov 28 @ 1:30pm and our topic for conversation is ‘Listening’.
Join us for a cup of tea and a cookie For more information contact Brenda Moyer 613-634-0975 or Barb Taft 613-634-6506.
UCW December General Meeting
When: Tuesday, December 3rd at 1:30 p.m.
Where: Lower Hall
Program: We are pleased to have Kim Pollard as our guest speaker.
Currently, singer songwriter Kim Pollard, serves as chaplain at a west end
Seniors' Residence. With her doctorate in theology and her penchant for singing and
song-writing she will have much to offer for an afternoon of seasonal celebration and
motivation.
Everyone is invited to come and listen to our guest speaker.
Program will be followed by a short business meeting and time to socialize.
Family Christmas Dinner & Christmas Pageant
Sunday December 8 at 5:00pm Turkey Dinner with all the trimmings!
Cost $15 Children 6-16 $7.50 5 and under FREE Tickets available during Fellowship time or from the Welcome Centre Mon – Fri 9a-1p It’s always a
sell out so get your tickets asap! Following dinner, join with our children and families upstairs in the sanctuary for our
CHRISTMAS CONCERT AND PAGEANT 6:45 PM All Welcome!
Bus trip to Toronto to see Hamilton
May 13, 2020 from 8am – 9pm
$275 includes bus, matinee theatre ticket & dinner
$75 tax receipt from ERMUC.
To reserve your seat, pls contact Sandra Sinclair at [email protected]
Updates & Other News …
Skip the Madness of Christmas Shopping! Still have people to buy for? Let them choose for themselves.
Give them a Fundscrip Shopping Card! Order Forms are in the Welcome Centre, available for over 250 retailers. Use cash, cheque. credit or debit.
Order by December 8 to pick up December 15
Winter is Here
The Neighbourhood Needs Team needs your help in collecting warm mitts , hats , scarves and socks to help the less fortunate keep warm. We will be distributing them throughout the winter. Please put your donations in the box or in the sleigh in the narthex. Thank you.
New on the library cart
For children – “No One Else Like You”
“Wrestling with God” - Finding hope and meaning in our daily struggle to be human
“Faithful Celebrations” - Making time with family and friends you will discover plenty of
activities to learn more about the season, holiday or special day for church settings, at home,
camp, or anywhere in between
“Chicken Soup for the Soul” - living with Alzheimers and other dementias
“Still Green and Growing” - a practical spirituality for the second half of life
San Salvador Scholarship Fund Each November for the last several years we as a congregation give some thought and prayer to our partner church in San Salvador, Iglesias Emmanuel Bautiste, and the school that the church operates, Collegio Emmanuel Bautiste. Because the public school system in the city of San Salvador is of poor quality, the school was created to offer parents and children some hope for a future where they might escape the twin trap of poverty and violence. The school is a private, faith-based school with tuition. The scholarship fund exists to assist parents who want their children to have the opportunity to attend the school but can not afford to send them. Tuition fees are US$200 for a primary student and US$300 for high school students. Many in our congregation have visited the church and school in San Salvador and can speak fondly about the situation there, from first-hand experience. Last year we as a church sent the fund US$6000 to help with tuition fees, and from the fees shown above, you see for yourself how far this donation would have gone last year. Please consider making a donation this November so that this school is able to continue doing its great work. Donations can be included in a clearly-marked offering envelope or cheques can be given to Gordon Sinclair at a Sunday service.
