Sunday, July 26th

Camp Celebration Sunday

Join us this Sunday for Camp Celebration Sunday! Our entire community is invited to gather for one service at 10 a.m. that will be livestreamed and in person.

Come catch the camp spirit as we celebrate the joy, laughter, friendships, and faith that have been growing at Norval’s camp throughout July. Together we'll give thanks for the incredible campers, dedicated camp staff, volunteers, and supportive families who make camp such a special place.

Whether you're part of camp this year or simply want to celebrate and support this important ministry, we'd love to have you with us.

If camp has been part of your story over the years, as a former camper, staff member, volunteer, or camp family, we'd be delighted to welcome you back as we celebrate the lasting impact of camp across generations.

Everyone is welcome online or in person. We hope you'll join us!

Join us Online

or

In-Person for Worship @ 10:00AM

You can find the online service on Facebook Live or on our YouTube channel.

The service will be saved at both locations for viewing through the week.

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Children, Youth & Family Leader Search Update

Our Search Team is currently in the midst of interviewing potential candidates for this important role at Norval, and we are feeling hopeful about the possibilities ahead.

We have learned, both from our own experience and from other churches, that finding the right person takes time. Thank you for your continued patience, encouragement, and prayers as we trust that God is at work throughout this process.

We are also deeply grateful to everyone who has served on the Search Team. Some members have faithfully completed many months of service, while others have recently joined the team, including two of our youth, whose voices have been a valuable part of the interview process.

The Search Team is hopeful to have more updates to share with the Norval community in the near future.

From John Eastwood - Search Team

Bronwyn created this beautiful video for us to view the garden!

Click here to view the prayer video.

Pollinator Garden Open House

October 18 (changed from Oct 11)

This week the climate motivators program was featured in CBC

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-104-the-morning-edition-k-w/clip/16227341-local-youth-take-part-united-church-canadas-climate and our MP Kristina Tesser Derksen delivered certificates of congratulations to Primrose and Bronwyn for their participation in the program.

We are excited to host an open house to educate the public about our garden and learn from other environmental organizations about their advocacy and actions. Contact Trudy at bugsrock@hotmail.com if you would like to participate or help with organizing.

SAVE THE DATE!

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A visit from our MP

We had Kristina Tesser Derkson (our local MP) join us from on Monday this week. Thanks to the Summer Jobs Grant, we were able to hire our fantastic managers (Blaire, Brodie, Sarah & Robin) and put on a wonderful summer program! Below is a note from our camp Director, Lucy Bolton.

Thank you so much for visiting us on Monday and presenting the awards to our managers! We are all so incredibly lucky to have had the opportunity to share our camp with you! This grant has offered us such wonderful chances to create fun moments and lasting memories for all the campers and the staff. It truly is a blessing to have such a wonderful team this summer, and we couldn’t have done that without the wonderful support Kristina and her team has offered us.

Next Games Night at Norval!

Wednesday July 29th from 7-9 pm

Come to NUC for a fun evening of board and card games.

All ages are welcome!

We will have lots of games available, or bring your own!

From NUC's Outreach Team

Can you help? We're looking for a Leader or Leaders to head up this year's Terry Fox Run "United for Hope" Team.

This year’s run/walk takes place on Sunday, Sept 20th. Georgetown Fairgrounds is the starting point and is run by the Terry Fox Foundation.

The organization’s website provides all the technical support to set up teams, for participants to sign up and for supporters to make donations.

"United for Hope" will include members from Norval, St. John's, St. Andrew's and Hillcrest United Churches, offering a great opportunity for the 4 congregations to build community.

The Team Leader(s) responsibilities include:

answering participant and donor questions
helping to promote and share the website link
coordinating with the Leads from the other 3 churches
being a cheerleader for all involved

Support for this role is being offered by Sue Sibley from St. John's, who led

this Spring's UNITED4HOSPICE team.

Anyone (or couple) interested in Leading "United for Hope" this year,
please contact Elaine at elvandoorn@gmail.com

With many thanks!!

Affirming Book Club

Join us every Wednesday evening at the church (or email Trudy for the zoom link at bugsrock@hotmail.com between 7 and 8 pm in July and August for our Affirming Book club conversations. IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE READ THE BOOK - Please join us anyway!

Books to be discussed

July 8 Love is an Orientation by Andrew Marin

July 15 Authentic Selves by Peggy Gillespie

July 22 Torn by Justin Lee

July 29 Changing our Minds by David Gushee

August 5 Us vs. Us by Andrew Marin

August 12 Embracing the Journey by Greg & Lynn McDonald

August 19 The Widening of God’s Mercy: Sexuality within the biblical story by C. and B. Hays

August 26 A choice of the group based on the additional books or podcasts below

The NUC library in the youth room has at least one copy of many of these books available to be signed out.

Also note that AMT t-shirts are available for purchase online (Norval United t-shirt)

Milton Pride 2026

Above are just a few photos of some of the members of the Norval community who joined us for the Milton Pride Parade and Pride in the Park this past Sunday!

It was wonderful to gather with people from churches and organizations across Georgetown, Milton, Burlington, and beyond as we celebrated together. One of the gifts of the day was hearing from so many people who simply wanted to say, "Thank you for being here."

A special thank you to Norval's Affirming Ministries Team and everyone who joined us throughout the afternoon. And thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to say hello!

Food For Life

Outreach 40 Challenge!!

This month, we are collecting...

40 x Rice

Please drop off in the bin in the Gathering Space before the end of the month!

P.S. Next month's special features will be

Pantry Items.

Guyz Group

Thursday mornings @ 9:30

A bunch of guys meet at the church each week to watch videos, ask big questions and work to find answers. They've also enjoyed having various guest speakers attend. Anyone is welcome to join.

Please email David Venning for more information.

Sunday Mornings @ 9:15

The prayer group meets every Sunday morning before the service. Anyone is welcome to join in prayer for individuals, our church and the world.

If you have prayer requests, kindly send us an email.

Contact Marilyn Smith or Jennifer Barnett for more information.

SUMMER SCHEDULE

Mid Week Breath

There will be Zoom meetings on July 22 and August 19th.

Check back each week for an updated scripture and the link to the weeks meditation.

Week of July 29th

Psalm 133:1 "How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!"

Meditation:

Guided Meditation for Kids | STREAM OF MINDFULNESS | Meditation for all the Family

Sharing your photo in our online church directory helps us all put names to faces and get to know each other better.

It's easy!! Click on the Sign Up button to sign up and create an account. Once we receive your request to create an account, then we will approve your access to the directory and send you further instructions by email.You can choose how much contact information you'd like to share in the online directory.

Please note: Only approved members/adherents of NUC are given access to the directory. Members are asked not to distribute/share the directory, or use it for any other purpose besides connecting. Please contact the office if you would like to review our privacy policy.

If you need any help, please contact Adrienne Eastwood by email or phone at
647-838-0966. She will help you access the directory and will even take your picture!

Community Bulletin board!

🌟FOOD & MEAL SUPPORT🌟

Life can be tough, and we want you to know you’re not alone. If you’re in need for food support and/or a warm meal incl. some friendly company, there are resources available to help you💙

Click here to explore some helpful options that are available in Georgetown and Acton.🍽️✨