The Innerkip United Church Leadership Team, along with Pastor Karen, is aiming to resume in-person Worship Services beginning Easter Sunday.
This decision will be reviewed on a regular basis in light of any changes to the Southwestern Public Health COVID-19 response level and protocols.
We hope to see you then! Thank you for your patience and understanding.
“Coffee & Contemplation” - a Zoom Gathering
Spiritual Nurture During Lent
You are invited to join Pastor Karen every Thursday morning during Lent for a time of conversation and contemplation of scripture.
Lent is a season of unfolding honesty and truth-telling about our lives and our world.
It is an intentional journey where we “step away” and make space for God. Each week we will consider a passage from scripture and explore how it speaks into our lives today.
So pour yourself a coffee (or tea) and join Karen on Zoom at 10 a.m. Thursday mornings for the next two weeks. Join in every Thursday or whenever you can. There’s always a place for you “at the table”.
Scripture passages we will consider (if you wish to read them in advance) are:
March 25th: Psalm 118: 12, 19-29
April 1st: John 13: 1-17, 31b - 35
Topic: Coffee & Contemplation
Time: Mar 25, 2021 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Please contact Mel in the Church office if you would like information on how to call in by telephone if you cannot join through Zoom (Long distance charges may apply).
It’s time to renew subscriptions for ‘Broadview’ the United Church magazine.
Please let Louise Ross know by Apr 6 if you want your subscription renewed for another year, or if you would like to become a subscriber. 519-469-3320llross@execulink.com
Cost is $25.00 for the annual subscription (8 issues).
Payment can be sent to the Church office (by mail or in the lockable mailbox at the Church). Please make cheques out to ‘Innerkip United Church’ and write ‘Broadview’ on the memo line.
INNERKIP UNITED CHURCH POST-PANDEMIC
You are invited to participate in a time of conversation about Innerkip United Church post-pandemic. This has been a challenging year and a season of transition for Innerkip Church. As a community it is important to talk about how we are feeling and where we sense energy as we look ahead.
Please plan to be part of the conversation. We will likely meet regularly by Zoom and in-person as COVID protocols allow. This will be a facilitated conversation with a theme for each session. The goal is to process all the changes you have experienced and to brainstorm about what is possible for the Innerkip Community of Faith.
Stay tuned for a schedule of meeting sessions with dates and times.
Blessings, Karen
Minute For Mission “Rural & Homeless – Gary’s Story”
In rural communities, poverty can be hard to spot. People rarely ask for money on the street. There are no downtown cores to gather in and few, if any shelters, to turn to. Lack of public transit and nearby resources means that too often people are left to suffer alone. Gary would have starved or frozen to death without House of Lazarus, a Mission & Service partner, stepping up to help. This story highlights the unique face of poverty in rural communities and the many ways your Mission & Service gifts are making a difference.
[Image Credit: Trisha Elliott / The United Church of Canada]
Minute for Mission Stories are from the
United Church of Canada's Your Generosity Matters 2021:
Please let Mel know if you are interested in doing a Scripture Reading for a Sunday worship service. Its easy to do and its nice to hear new voices each week!
Pastor Karen would like to have more people from the congregation be involved in worship services.
If you are interested in contributing photos, videos, readings or poems please email Pastor Karen.
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021.
Your voice matters!
IUC needs input from the congregation in order to continue to with the ministry. There are several committees that would welcome new members, and the Leadership Team needs new ideas and input.
Have your say and help support IUC!
There are immediate openings on the Leadership Team:
Chairperson
Worship Representative
Property Representative
Steward Representative
If you are interested or wish to nominate someone to the council, or if you are interested in joining one of the committees that help IUC thrive, please call or email the Church Office.
The next Innerkip United Church Leadership Team Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday March 17.
CONNECTIONS News and Views of Oxford County United Churches
Oxford United Ministries CONNECTIONS publishes stories or poems that help us care for all of creation – people, places and creatures. They offer local news and have curated news issues not easily found in the mainstream media.
If you would like a printed copy of the Connections newsletter mailed to you, please contact the Church office and Mel will add you to the mailing list.
Charitable Tax receipts for donations made in 2020 were accidentally mailed without a signature. Please contact the Church office if you require a signed receipt and one will be issued immediately. Please also contact the office if you find any errors in your receipt.
Offerings and Donations
There are contact-free ways to send offerings and donations to the Church:
HAND DELIVER your offering or donation in the LOCKABLE MAILBOX installed near the Hall Entrance to the Church. This entrance is well lit and maintained (snow and ice removal). The mailbox will be checked daily, but please let Mel know if depositing Cash so it can be retrieved promptly.
MAIL your donation to the Church office: PO Box 137, Innerkip, ON N0J 1M0
Enroll in PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance for automatic payment). Forms are available in the Church Hall or online. Complete the form and include a void cheque (credit card no longer accepted). Contact the Church office to arrange contact-free pick up or delivery and Mel will submit the forms:https://www.united-church.ca/community-faith/get-involved/give-regularly
