Glenburnie United Church

• January 29

  Sunday

  • 10:00 a.m.

    Morning Worship (Sox Sunday)

  • 11:00 a.m.

    Coffee & refreshments

  • 11:15 a.m.

    Prayer Circle Meeting

• February 1

  Wednesday

  • 9:30 a.m.

    Our Faith Journey

  • Noon

    SFCSC Diners Club Hot Meal & Live Entertainment, $11.00

  • 7:30 p.m.

    Choir Rehearsal

• February 5

  Sunday

  • 10:00 a.m.

    Morning Worship (Sox Sunday Again)

  • 11:00 a.m.

    Coffee & refreshments

  • 11:15 a.m.

    Annual Congregational Meeting

• February 7

  Tuesday

  1:00 p.m.

  UCW meet

• February 12

  Sunday

  • 10:00 a.m.

    Morning Worship (Sox Sunday Again)

  • 11:00 a.m.

    Coffee & refreshments

• February 14

  Tuesday

  7:30 p.m.

  Session & Stewards meet

• February 16

  Thursday

  Possible first meeting of the Joint Search Committee

• February 26

  Sunday

  • 10:00 a.m.

    Morning Worship (Food Bank Sunday)

  • 11:00 a.m.

    Coffee & refreshments

Announcements

• Annual Reports

  The Annual Report is now available and copies are on the table in the Narthex. Please print your name on the sheet provided when you pick up a copy. Bring your copy with you next week to the Annual Congregational Meeting.

• Monthly Diners Club

  The monthly Diners Club dinner at Glenburnie United Church is offered by the Southern Frontenac Community Services Corporation. It is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy fellowship with the community and there is always live entertainment. The price is $11.00 per person for a big, hot, nutritious meal of baked chicken, roasted potatoes, carrots and peas, creamy coleslaw and Chocolate Brownie Delight. We need to know by Monday, January 30, at noon if you are coming to eat on Wednesday, February 1, at noon. Please see the Southern Frontenac Community Services site for contact information.

• Sox Sunday

  January 29 was Sox Sunday, but we will happily accept socks for a few Sundays yet. Please bring socks to our Worship Service for donation to Martha's Table.

• Reminder for Bulletin Notices

  Please submit all notices for the Sunday Bulletin by 9:30 a.m. Thursday. If you would like to email your submission, click here.

• Message from Session

  Session voted in favour of The 1940 Statement of Faith, Our United Church Creed and A Song of Faith as being of equal importance as The Basis of Union Articles of Faith.

• Help Us Help Others

  Please bring in unused eye glasses for developing countries, used postage stamps for aiding Canadian Guide Dogs and Campbell's soup labels for education equipment within public schools. Please continue to collect and deliver pop cans to Habitat for Humanity, 323 Bath Road, to help build homes for those in need.

• Offering Envelopes

  Your offering envelopes for 2012 are available on the table in the narthex. Please check your address to ensure it is correct. If a change in address has occurred or you require envelopes for 2012, please contact the church treasurer.

• GUC Workings

  If you would like to know how the committee structure functions at Glenburnie United Church, please consult the Governance Guide. If you would like to know what the current issues are, minutes from meetings of both Session and Stewards can be found in the church office. If you have a question or are looking for other information, please ask someone from the Official Board and they will be happy to get the information for you or refer you to the person who can answer your question.

• IMTC Suggestion Box

  The IMTC has placed a Questions and Suggestions box on the table in the narthex. Please place all questions and/or suggestions in the box for committee review.

• General Council Youth Forum Information

  Each Presbytery is invited to name one delegate, aged 15 to 20, to the Youth Forum. Youth Forum delegates have the opportunity to share their gifts and insights with the General Council while growing in their own community. If you know of a potential candidate, please see the notice on the Official Board Notice Board in the church hall.

• Theology Program Open House

  The Theology Program at Queen's School of Religion will host its second of two open houses on 7 February. This is of particular interest to those thinking of studying theology.

• Family Photographs

  We have started updating the member's board in the community hall and hope within the coming months members and families will have their photos taken free of charge. If you prefer to submit a recent family photograph, or an old family photograph with past members still mentioned, please drop a 3x5 off with names and date taken to the church office.

• Old Church Photographs

  If you have any church photographs from past events and would like to share them with our community, we would like to have a copy, printed or electronic, to add to our system for future use.

• Hotel Dieu Coat Drive

  Hotel Dieu Hospital Annual Coat Drive is looking for gently used winter coats, and our greatest need is for men's all weather coats. People in need are provided a comfortable, dignified area to shop at no cost for their warm outer wear with the help of volunteers each weekday afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Please contact the Pastoral Care Department at 544-3400 ext. 2231 for more information.

• The Call for a New Minister

  Information about the process we must follow to call a new minister and links to relevant documents are on a new page on our website.

• Food Bank Sunday

  We have designated the fourth Sunday of each month as Food Bank Sunday. On that Sunday, please bring non-perishable food and we will get your donations to the Partners in Mission Food Bank.

• Church Bulletin Board

  Remember to check the church bulletin board for upcoming events in the area. Currently there is a notice about spring auditions for new members to join the Kingston Symphony. There is another notice about retreats and day camps for adults for the summer and fall. There is also a list of all the upcoming events and programs held by the Bereaved Families of Ontario.

• Presbytery

  Presbytery meets on the third Tuesday of the month, September through June. Minutes of the meetings are put into a binder that is accessible in the Church Office, and anyone interested can peruse them there.

Lectionary Readings for Sunday, February 5, 2012

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany.

• Isaiah 40:21-31
• Psalm 147:1-11, 20c
• 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
• Mark 1:29-39