The COVID-19 Pandemic is affecting the finances of our church. There are No Sunday donations and most rental revenue is on hold. Yet our expenses continue, with heat, hydro, insurance and many other costs continuing to come due.
Your support is greatly appreciated during these difficult times.
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Sunday, May 17, 2020: Worship at Home Online Service - 6th Sunday of Easter
- 10:00am: Children's Worship on Zoom will be available Sundays at 10:00 am for a 20 minute lesson. Link HERE Lesson Plans for both Primary & Youth: Link HERE
- 11:30am: After Worship Coffee Time on Zoom: Link HERE
Sunday, May 24, 2020: Worship at Home Online Service - 7th Sunday of Easter
Sunday, May 31, 2020: Worship at Home Online Service - Pentecost Sunday
Mission and Service presentation
The Bulletin will also be emailed to you , to view online or in print form soon.
Copies available at the church in outside mail box at south doors.
Our weekly Sunday Services will be recorded and lead by Rev. Elizabeth and our music director, Courtney Britten with readings and participation from congregational members.
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OPEN CUPBOARD is an initiative of Creating Community For All, through the Stouffville United Church. We have had an increase in numbers of individuals in need due to Covid 19. Donations Welcome. For information:
CreatingCommunityForAll@stouffvilleuc.ca
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THE STOUFFVILLE STEPS TO SERENITY AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP MEETING IS TEMPORARILY CLOSED TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS DUE TO COVID-19
The group has set up an online meeting using Zoom on Wednesday evenings at 8 pm. If you have been affected by someone elseās drinking, and would like to join this meeting please send an email to
stouffvillestepstoserenity@gmail.com
and someone will get back to you.
There are many other online meetings in southern Ontario. If you would like to find one, please go to
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At this difficult and stressful time, we ask that you can call on your church family for anything that you need.
We may not be physically together, but through phone calls and helping hands we can be there for each other. Call a church friend, call the office and leave a message, call Rev. Elizabeth, as God calls us to be together in this difficult time. (Church office - 905-640-1163 or Rev. Elizabethās cell 416-801-8739)
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Our deepest sympathies on the passing of William "Ross" Partridge on April 26th, go out to June Partridge and family.
May God give you the comfort and peace that you seek. Our prayers and thoughts are with June and family during this difficult time. A Celebration of Life service will be held later once public gatherings are permitted.
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Thursday May 14th | 10:30 AM| Worship Committee Meeting:
(Zoom Meeting)
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Friday May 15th | 9:30 AM |Coffee with the Rev. | Zoom Gathering. We will meet every week on Fridays for a Zoom gathering.
Join This week's Zoom Gathering at
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or by calling in by dialing 647 558 0588 with Meeting ID: 334 277 265 - Password: 392068
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Monday May 18 |MESSY CHURCH At Home
We miss having our MESSY CHURCH gatherings. We hope you are all well. We will be doing MESSY CHURCH differently for a little while. Once a week on Mondays, between Easter and the end of June, weāll be providing a scheduled
MESSY CHURCH
at home session.
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This week we will week talk about
Messy Peace.
NEW lesson posted Monday on website posts, Messy Church page on website and Messy Church at Stouffville Facebook and twitter.
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Tuesday May 19th| 10:00AM | Follow The Word Bible Study | Zoom Gathering. (Bible study gatherings are weekly on Tuesdays) Newcomers Welcome
Rev. Elizabeth is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join this week's Zoom Gathering at:
or by calling in by dialing 647 558 0588 with Meeting ID: 455 530 323 - Password: 424391
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Tuesday May 19th | May 14th | 7:30 PM| Council Meeting
(Zoom Meeting)
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Annual General Meeting: Postponed to Sunday, June 14
th. We will continue to monitor the Health Advisory Information. More information to follow.
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In the best interest of the collective health of everyone who interacts at Stouffville United Church,
we have postponed or cancelled almost all our programs and activities
due to the COVID -19 Virus until further notice.
Each week our Sunday Services will be recorded and led by Rev. Elizabeth and our music director, Courtney Britten. It will be available online
http://www.stouffvilleuc.ca/news/
in video and print form.
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The Sunday Bulletin will also be emailed to you, to view online or in print form soon. Copies available at the church in outside mail box at south doors.
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This week please pray for ā¦
- Joyce (sister of Doris Harvey)
- John Virdiramo, friend of Cindy Duncan and niece Jordan
- Alice Crawley, Granddaughter to Jane Neprily
- Audrey, cousin to Carroll Blair
- Melanie & Sharon, friends of Kathleen Stubbington
- Oksana Vignan
- Mark Hions (husband to Catherine Hions)
- Dennis Goldman, friend of Elizabeth Carr
- Rebekkah Nighswander
- Jeremy Scott, stationed in Europe with the Canadian Armed Forces
- Sandy LeGrow, friend/neighbour of Cap & Betty Cowan
- Laura Best (Nikki's mother)
- Garry and Jimmy Garrington, brothers of Keith Garrington
- Cindy Duncan, recovering from broken leg
- Lynn Gray
- Jack, family friend to Courtney Britton
- June Partridge and family
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- Prayers for the residents and staff of Stouffvilleās seniorās residences during this time of heightened vulnerability from the Covid-19 virus.
- Doctors, Nurses and Staff serving in hospitals with Covid-19 initiatives.
- Dr. Andrew Green, son of Janet Green, on duty at Trillium Health Centre, Mississauga
- Dr. Trevor Bardell, son-in-law to Judy Patten, on duty at Belleville General Hospital
- Dr. Judith Littleford, daughter of Bev Littleford
- Ashleigh Suits and Kristin Beaudin, daughters to Carolyn and David Duggan, on duty at Sunnybrook Medical Health Centre
- First Responders and Essential Services tasked to serve in the community during this pandemic.
- Chris Devereux, on duty with Toronto Police Service
- Daniel Geremia, at Stouffville Longos
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A wonderful group of ladies are celebrating their birthday this week!
Happy Birthday to Doris MacAloney, Bev Littleford, Kathleen Stubbington, Bettyanne Pajot and Joyce Brinkman.
Birthday wishes to our amazing friends who deserves all the best on this day and every day!
On Wednesday, Rev. Elizabeth received her diploma for the Degree of Doctor of Ministry in Preaching from the Chicago Theological Seminary during a āvirtualā graduation ceremony from Chicago Theological Seminary.
We are so proud of her accomplishments and look forward to celebrating with her when we come back together in person.
Thank you to our wonderful Pastoral Care Team for their caring and loving response. Your kindness is appreciated.
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Birthdays / Anniversary / Celebrations can be announced in the News of the Week newsletter. Send us an email at
communications@stouffvilleuc.ca
with the celebration details and pictures for us to share.
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Blessing to everyone in this difficult time. We will continue to keep you informed through this newsletter, our Facebook page and website in this ever changing environment
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Important Information-Moving Forward
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Bookings at the Church
As of this moment, due to the uncertainty of when our church building will reopen and to keep things simple, we have across the board cancelled all activities and future bookings of the church on our calendar. There are a couple of far in the future things left but the only other exceptions are online meetings which have booked to new category āvia Video/Onlineā.
If you have a meeting or activity that you plan to do online please let us know so we can add it to the calendar.
When things open up again we will require that all meetings and activities be rebooked to confirm that they are happening plus when and where. We will NOT assume anything.
Thanks for your help and understanding with this.
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Friendly Reminder
Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol if soap and water are not available. This is particularly important after taking public transport.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
If you feel unwell, stay at home, do not go to stores, work or in public areas.
Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in a garbage.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces in the home and work environment.
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Open your Whatās Up NOW weekly email
to keep up to date with happenings @ Stouffville United.
- If you have changed your email
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Contact Us:
34 Church St | Stouffville | ON | L4A 1E3
Tel: 905-640-1163
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