For those without computer or internet access
Innerkip United Church now has a local telephone number that people can call to listen to Pastor Karen's message each week.
Call 226-213-3815
Please pass this on to members of the community that don't have internet and don't receive this email each week.
Leadership Team Meeting
The Leadership Team will be meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, May 19 at 7pm.
There are several positions on the Leadership Team (Church Council) that need to be filled immediately. If you are interested and want a say in the operations and decisions of Innerkip United Church, please let us know.
Everyone has felt the impacts of COVID-19, but vulnerable residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside have been hit especially hard, including people like Mikayla, a 47-year-old Transgender woman. Your Mission & Service gifts support WISH, an organization that works to improve the health, safety and well-being of women who are involved in Vancouver’s street-based sex trade.
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Minute for Mission Stories are from the
United Church of Canada's Your Generosity Matters 2021:
In the beginning, the Church was a spiritual movement with no established building or organizational structure overseeing the people as they gathered. The Spirit descended in their midst and they were moved. In this issue, we report on signs of the multi-faceted movement of the persistent Spirit in our midst (Curbside Spirit, remembering colleagues, butterflies, the 1997 London Conference ‘moo-ving into the 21st Century’, Norwich UC’s 200 year history, discerning Pentecost in the Pandemic, Darning Socks to extend their life, as well as Calls to Action both to be in solidarity with Indigenous peoples to advance reconciliation (TRC and Bill C-15) and with those refugees living in dire circumstances in Tigray, Ethiopia. We lift up the place of eco-theology in sorting our way forward and the need to move quickly and intentionally to restore Mother Earth. All of these move us toward A New Community.
There is a children's section in the newsletter that asks for submissions of drawings by children for each month's theme. Send your pictures of Monarch butterflies to the email below!
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.
Five Oaks Centre Annual General Meeting
Five Oaks invites you to and gives notice of the Annual General Meeting for the 2020 fiscal year. The AGM will be held on Sunday May 30th at 2:00pm, hosted virtually over Zoom to promote physical distancing. Registration is required for the Zoom link. Go to fiveoaks.on.ca/agm for details, to register and to download the Annual Report.
A digital copy of the Innerkip United Church 2020 Annual Report is now available.
If you would like a copy emailed to you, please email or call the Church Office.
A printed copy of the Annual Report can be made available for pick-up on request through the Church office or by mail, if required.
The Annual Meeting has been postponed until we can meet in person safely.
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
MAILING ADDRESS
PO BOX 137
INNERKIP, ON N0J 1M0Emergency Pastoral Care:
Contact Pastor Karen Willis (519) 602-6692 -Church Office
(905) 512-4178 -Cell PastorKaren@execulink.com
The Church office will remain CLOSED for the duration of the current lock-down however Mel can be reached at the Church phone number and email address.
If you require assistance, please contact the Church office by phone or email and Mel or Pastor Karen will get back to you as soon as possible.
GENERAL FUND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF APRIL 30, 2021
INNERKIP UNITED CHURCH
INCOME: $ 4,290 EXPENSES: $ 7,524
OPERATING FUND Loss: ($3,234)
Building Fund Balance: $29,254
M&S Fund (Year to date): $ 2,774
There is a children's section in the newsletter that asks for submissions of drawings by children for each month's theme. Send your pictures of Monarch butterflies to the email below!
