In our thoughts and prayers are
Maureen Jaggard, David Paton, the family of Edna Gray with the passing away of her mother and Rev. Étienne.
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Welcome to Rev. Kevin Taylor
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A big Marshall welcome to Rev. Kevin Taylor as he steps in for the month of July while Rev. Étienne continues to be off. Rev. Kevin will be having office hours Monday-Thursday 9-12; please feel free to stop in for a chat. If you have a pastoral care emergency, he can be reached at: 519-688-6950.
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If you are aware of someone in our congregation that would benefit from a visit or call from our Pastoral Care Team, kindly let the office know so that we can ensure that all of our member's needs are being met.
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Join us this Sunday as Rev. Kevin Taylor leads our 10am service.
Don't forget your food donations for Living Rock this Sunday!
In July Ryerson United Church will be joining us for 10am services. In August we will be joining Ryerson for their 10am services.
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On
July 28th
, which is our last Sunday that our joint serves are hosted by Marshall before we move to Ryerson, we will be celebrating Communion within our 10:00 am service. We have an open communion service which means everyone is invited so we are invited to make this a family occasion. Summer is a time when we break with schedules and demands so we can do some thinking about our lives and souls. We welcome you to make this summer Communion a focus point within your summer spiritual journey!
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Recently we made an invitation to do a pilgrimage together. The aim is to re-enact the Emmaus Road journey of Luke 24: to walk with a bewildering issue within our lives, to talk with others, to share Communion together and to meet Jesus along the way so that Jesus may reveal himself to us. In participating in a pilgrimage we are recognizing that it is the realization of who Jesus really is that is the answer to our bewildering life questions.
The Pilgrimage is set for Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at 7:50am. We will be meeting at the Scenic Drive parking area. Attached is the outline for the morning.
Pilgrimage
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Read & Reflect Summer Bible Reading Plan
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Our Read & Reflect plan for July and August is the Book of Psalms. Attached is a calendar for you to print and tuck into your Bible.
Summer Reading Schedule
The Book of Psalms is the hymnal of the Bible, and reflects many aspects of the religious experience of Israel. Its spiritual depth and beauty make it a treasury of strength and consolation for both public and private devotion. Many of the Psalms may be read as prayers, and can be prayed as your own. This cyclical schedule allows for the reading of the Psalms to become a daily part of your devotional life, even beyond this summer. Blessed reading!
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Take Marshall with you....if you can't make it to church but want to stay in touch and worship with us, watch the Livestream of the 9am (10am in July) service on our website at
mmuc.org
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During the summer the Church Office will be open from 9am-12pm, Monday to Friday. Please note that the office will not be open Monday July 8 & 15.
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From the Marshall Library
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Looking for some good summer reading? This is just a reminder that our Marshall Library has an excellent collection of books on a wide variety of topics. You'll find gems on Christian thought and practice, social and global issues as well as biographies and fiction. The following books have been added to our collection:
Adults:
Inspired by Rachel Held Evans (220.6)
A Child Speaks by Janet Lynn Stobie (220.9505)
The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr (232)
Making Room by Christine D. Pohl (241.671)
Soul Keeping by John Ortbert (248.4)
25 Books Every Christian Should Read BY Renovare Julial Roller, editor (248.4)
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr (248.4)
Healing a Broken Humanity by Grace Ji-Sun Kim & Graham Hill (261.8)
Becoming by Michelle Obama (921)
Children:
The Story for Little Ones (E220)
New Testament Stories (E226)
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Our reading of the Letter to the Ephesians during the month of May taught us the importance of prayer for the life and vitality of the church. The Apostle Paul also taught us what kind of things we should be praying for. Based on Paul's guidelines, here are two prayers that we are challenging everyone to pray over the summer (and beyond if you like!). You could combine them into one prayer, or say one in the morning and one in the evening. Feel free to add whatever the Holy Spirit puts on your heart. Let's open ourselves to the blessings of sustained corporate prayer!!
God, open the eyes of our hearts so that we can know you better. Reveal to us the abundant blessings of our inheritance in Christ, who is our hope for the redemption of the world. Fill us with your Holy Spirit, your immeasurable power. Help us, Lord, to experience these blessings together as the body of Christ. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Father God, strengthen our church and our leaders in Christ. Give us boldness and perseverance to Walk in Your Way and Serve in Your World. Protect us from the evil one as we seek to do your will as Christ's body on earth. Grow our trust and faith in you, by the power of your Holy Spirit, in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
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SUMMER MUSIC ON THE GRAND presented by St. Paul's United Church- 48 Broadway Street. W in Paris. There will be 4 lunch time concerts held at the church every Friday in July beginning at 12:15 p.m. Come and enjoy a wide variety of music. Friday July 12th: Simon Walker, Director of Music at St. Jude's Anglican Church in Oakville, Friday, July 19- Andrew Keegan Mackriell from London, ON and Friday, July 26: Angus Sinclair from London, ON. A free will offering will be received. Bag
lunches will be offered for purchase.
Corn Roast & Barbecue - Marshall Memorial Parking Lot
Save the date for Wednesday, September 4, 2019
Ancaster Community Services - Riding for Refuge
Ancaster Community Services will once again be "Riding for Refuge" on
October 5, 2019! This year, donations from the ride will go towards subsidizing meals for seniors and community members who require emergency food support. Through our Meals on Wheels and Frozen Meals program, nutritious meals are provided daily to increase food security for vulnerable seniors. These programs give individuals the dignity to choose what food options are best for them. ACS provides a wide variety of community programs including a babysitting course, transportation for seniors, a food bank, good food box program,
and a youth employment service.
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