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This Week in the Life and Work of our Church

KINCARDINE UNITED CHURCH 721 Princes St. N., Kincardine ON N2Z 2A3

Web site: www.kincardineunitedchurch.org E-mail: kuchurch@bmts.com Phone: 519-396-2391

Office Hours: Tues. – Fri. 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS

Choir - Thursdays 2-3 p.m. in the Sanctuary

K.U.C.I.E. – Tuesdays 7-8 p.m. in the Sanctuary

COMMITTEE/GROUP DATE & TIME LOCATION UCW North Oct. 11th, 1–3 p.m. Joyce Neyvatte’s *Roll call: Thanksgiving verse Search Committee Oct. 11th, 7-9 p.m. Choir room UCW Sunshine Oct. 12th, 1–3 p.m. Choir room Soup & Sandwich Lunch Oct. 16th, 11:30 a.m. F. Hall Membership & Mission Oct. 16th, after service Res. room Program Oct. 18th, 7-9 p.m. Kitchen UCW Lighthouse Oct. 17th, 7-9 p.m. Choir room Questers Oct. 20th, 6 p.m. Kitchen Potluck Dinner Oct. 24th, doors open 5:30 pm F. Hall Administration Oct. 25th, 10 a.m.-noon Choir room Dory Lunch Oct. 25th ,10 a.m.-2 p.m. Kitchen/F. Hall Search Committee Oct. 26th, 7-9 p.m. Res. room Classical guitar concert Oct. 28th, 7:30 p.m. Sanctuary (see poster back page)

TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO PUT YOUR CASH OR CHEQUE ON THE PLATE for your Observer Subscription (cost is $25). Otherwise you can bring it to Sarah in the office by Wednesday October 12th.

SOUP AND SANDWICH LUNCH

U.C.W. Lighthouse unit is hosting a Soup and Sandwich lunch in the Fellowship Hall after the service on October 16th. Freewill donations accepted.

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Slow down and enjoy life. It's not only the scenery you miss by going too

fast - you also miss the sense of where you are going and why.

-Eddie Cantor, an American "illustrated song" performer, comedian,

dancer, singer, actor, and songwriter

YOUTH BAKE SALE "Gifts with Vision" Bake Sale October 23rd following service. Youth/families contact Krista Ritchie for details. kristaleeritchie@gmail.com

QUESTERS "Questers" will meet in the Kincardine United Church Kitchen at 6 pm on the dates outlined below. We will have a short meditation/service followed by a light meal. You do not need to contribute any food. We will watch a 20-minute segment of "Living the Questions 2.0" and finish with a discussion period. Oct 20 "Honoring Creation" Nov 17 "A Kingdom without Walls" Dec 15 "Social Justice" Please join us for one or all the sessions in the coming months. Each

session is independent of the previous one. For further information please contact Joanne Dallman at joannedallman@gmail.com

CHANGES

We are starting to make some changes to the look of the church. If you are concerned about what these changes might be, please talk to Judy.

JUST A REMINDER … Our annual Festive Gift & Goodie Sale

will be on Saturday November 12th at our church. We will also be

baking shortbread again this year. Please remember to save your

Cookie tins. Watch for further announcements in the bulletin.

UCW – YOUR PHOTOS PLEASE! Please submit your photos (to be used for scrapbooks) from 2013 to present to Katrena Johnston.

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Our first social potluck was held at the end of September and was enjoyed

by all who attended.

The next potluck will be held on Monday, October 24, 2016.

Doors open at 5:30 and supper will start at 6:00.

Everyone is invited to come and enjoy a time of great food and fellowship.

Bring family and friends. If you aren’t able to cook that day, come

anyway, there will be lots of food to share. Drinks, dishes and silverware

will be provided.

A sign up list will be set up the Sunday before for those who can come a

little early to set up and stay a little later for clean up.

PRAYER CYCLE As a church, we are called to pray for each other and for our mission in the world. The Prayer Cycle invites prayer each week for particular pastoral charges within Hamilton Conference and for our United Church Overseas Personnel. This week please include the following Pastoral Charge in your prayers: Central United, Port Colbourne.

The sympathy of the congregation is extended to Katrena Johnston, on the death her mother Fran in Guelph on September 19, 2016, at the age of 88. Please keep Katrena in your thoughts and prayers.

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Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving. -Kahlil Gibran, Lebanese born American philosophical Essayist, Novelist & Poet. 1883-1931

WHO ARE YOU GOING TO CALL? If you have a concern, request or suggestion, please direct it to an appropriate volunteer. Thank you. (Phone numbers are available in the printed version of the announcements. If you don’t have a phone book or directory to find a number, please contact the office 396-2391.)

Chair of Council – Marion Boyd Chair of Administration - Donna Mowry Chair of Program - Jackie Clements

UCW Secretary – Dianne Henkenhaf

Membership & Mission committee members (no chairperson) Liz Dillman Jean Johnson Bernd Portz Ursula Portz Krista Ritchie Melinda Smegal Neil Wasylycia

Property Ministry Team Ron Elliott Ralph Knowles Jack Nancekivell Bill MacTavish Bev Jennings Gerry Stephens Ron Smith

HEADSETS AND RECEIVERS

There are headsets and receivers available at the back at the church for anyone wishing to be better able to listen to & enjoy the service.

KINCARDINE UNITED CHURCH STAFF

Supply Minister – Pastor Judy Zarubick (judy.kuc@bmts.com)

Minister of Music – David Hamilton

Envelope Steward – Rod Coates (kucesteward@bmts.com)

Treasurer – Liz Dillman

Office Coordinator – Sarah MacKenzie (kuchurch@bmts.com)

Custodian – David Walker

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I slept and dreamt that life was Joy. I woke and saw that life was Service. I acted, and behold, Service was Joy.

-Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali polymath, first non-European to win Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913

PROGRAM CALENDAR

OCTOBER Sunday Oct. 16 Preaching – Judy Zarubick Sharing Time – Judy Zarubick

Sunday Oct. 23 Preaching – Judy Zarubick Sharing Time – Judy Zarubick Youth Bake Sale.

Sunday Oct. 30 Preaching – Ridley Gillmore. Judy on Study Leave Sharing Time- TBA

NOVEMBER Sunday Nov. 6 Remembrance Sunday Preaching – Judy Zarubick Sharing Time – Minute for Mission Sunday Nov. 13 Children’s Service Special Music – K.U.C.I.E.

Sunday Nov. 20 Reign of Christ Preaching – Judy Zarubick

Sunday Nov. 27 Advent 1 - Communion Lighting the first candle of Advent Preaching – Judy Zarubick Sharing Time – TBA

BOSTON PIZZA Please continue to bring in your Sunday receipts and place them in the jar on the table in the Narthex or put them into our receipt box in the restaurant. Our Church receives 10% of Sunday sales – any time of day on any Sunday! Thank you!!!

139th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION Kincardine Baptist Church, 569 Queen Street, Kincardine We invite you to join us on Saturday, October 15 at 7 p.m. to hear our guest speaker, Steve Wilson (Director of Focus on the Family Canada), speak about the importance of the extended family – how it works, why it doesn’t, what to do about it. Everyone is welcome so feel free to share this message – child care will be provided.

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REVENUE TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 $131,464

LESS EXPENSES TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 ($158,005)

PLUS LOAN ADVANCES $25,000

DEFICIT AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 ($1,541)

GENERAL FUND BANK ACCOUNT RECONCILIATION

BANK STATEMENT AS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2016 $53,379.36

LESS OUTSTANDING CHEQUES @ SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 -$79.10

LESS FUNDS ALLOCATED TO SPECIAL PROJECTS -$27,411.00

LESS M&S FUNDS TO BE PAID OUT -$4,770.00

AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR GENERAL ACCOUNT $21,119.26

KINCARDINE UNITED CHURCH

FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

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MINUTE FOR MISSIONS OCTOBER 9, 2016

OVERWHELMED WITH GRATITUDE!

The Rev. Melody Duncanson Hales, Mission & Service Animator for Manitou Conference,

reflects on getting to share her ministry with many congregations.

“My name is Melody, and I am your minister.” This is the way I introduce myself in Manitou

Conference. I serve The United Church of Canada in northeastern Ontario and northwestern

Quebec in the area of Mission and Stewardship animation. I am a minister for 60 pastoral

charges, from Hornepayne, Ontario, to Val d’Or, Quebec, from Kapuskasing to Manitoulin

Island.

On paper, my “job description” seems detailed and overwhelming. In any given week, I

might lead worship and learn with a congregation about stewardship, meet with church

leaders to plan their annual giving program, facilitate a conversation about refugee

sponsorship and overseas partnership, resource a group concerned about environmental

protection, share the stories of our Mission & Service, and pray with a youth group on

retreat.

I love this church, this place, and these people. I am the churches’ cheerleader: listening,

encouraging, and telling their stories of hope and generosity wherever and whenever I can.

Good Friday moments in saying goodbye to ministries, resurrection moments in celebrating

new ministries—these are part of it all, and what a privilege to be a witness!

We are thankful for our generous gifts for Mission & Service, allowing those in ministry to

see the gospel being made real all over Manitou and across the church.

Please join me in making Mission & Service giving a regular part of your life of faith.

Loving God, we are called to be your colours in the world, to walk with each other,

to share in love through our gifts for Mission & Service.

Guide us to shine brightly in the world. AmenLoving God, we are called to be your colours in

the world, to walk with each other, to share in love through our gifts for Mission & Service.

Guide us to shine brightly in the world. Amen