Virtual Voices - 55th edition Virtual Voices The Video E-Newsletter of Mount Royal United Church for Friday June 25th 2021 Welcome to our fifty fifth edition of the Mount Royal United Church Video E-Newsletter. You will find the video at the bottom of this message. If you have any news items or information you think we should be including in an upcoming e-newsletter, please send your suggestion to newsletters@mountroyaluc.ca
we will do our very best to put it on for you. A quick reminder that our Sunday Service is live streamed from the sanctuary beginning at 10:30 AM and can also be watched later on the church website. The Prelude will begin at 10:15 AM with music and the announcement slides before the service begins
with Rev. Stuart. This video will be produced and sent out weekly on Friday morning with all the important things from our faith community. We plan to keep them short so you have time to drink a cup of tea or coffee while you watch. We hope you have a very good day today. Best Regards, Newsletter Committee Message from the Chair of Council - Susan Fowler How are things with you? What a week of extremes in weather. Some days it felt like one of the hottest days in July and others were as cool as late September. I always say I love living in New Brunswick because I enjoy the change of seasons; just not all in the same week... This week rounds out National Indigenous History Month. Did you have a chance to learn a bit more about the diversity and culture of Canada's Indigenous peoples? There certainly was a lot in the news; much of it around finding the remains of children presumed to have attended Indian Residential Schools. While shocking to many of us, for the families whose children disappeared without a trace many years ago, I pray this brings closure. I made a conscious effort to try to learn a bit more about the legacy of Indian Residential Schools this year. One movie recommended to me was Indian Horse, based on the novel by Richard Wagamese. It certainly shed some light on the lifetime of hurt caused by treatment in day and residential schools and how that pain has continued for many generations. You can watch it free online through CBC Gem. Every week, I find out about a few events after we record Virtual Voices. The promotion of some events can wait while others are more time sensitive. Here are a couple I wanted to pass along, direct from the UCC East website. (The information and registration links will be on the church website in the coming days.) In case you are not aware, UCC East is comprised of Fundy St. Lawrence Dawning Waters Regional Council, Regional Council 15, and First Dawn Eastern Edge Regional Council. Ukulele Church: Camp! Calling All Ukulele Enthusiasts! If you’re not one yet, you just don’t know it! From July 19-23, join Linnea Good and Catherine Stuart for a week of Ukulele Church: Camp! Each day from 1pm-2:15pm Atlantic. Follow the link to the website for more information! https://ucceast.ca/62424-ukulele-church-camp/ Beyond Words: Anti-racism Film Series – June 20 –August 1, 2021 UCC East is offering 6 weeks of great Canadian films and frank discussions about racism. We are offering multiple levels of engagement, covering a spectrum of learning needs and styles. Participants will receive a weekly email with the 2 suggested films for the week, questions for reflection, relevant links, and opportunities to join online discussions. All films can be found for free. (Organized by the Anti-Racism Network of the Eastern Regions of the United Church of Canada.) Register here Visit Facebook Page: UCCan East Anti Racism Network: Beyond Words You can join for one or all of these sessions. It is a season when our gardens are filled with beautiful flowers. I have a little rose bush that had been cut right back and this spring I wondered if it had survived yet another winter. Suddenly this week it is five times its size from May and full of blooms; a cheerful reminder of hope. Rev. Stuart 's sermon this week is entitled "Hope"; something we can never get enough of in our daily lives. Perhaps he will share how we might find it. Be sure to join us for his message, in person or online, for the service with music beginning at 10:15AM. You can always watch the service from the video archives on the church website shortly after the live stream concludes. A special thanks to Denise Trembath for sending me some pictures from her garden which she agreed I could share with you. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. You have quite the green thumb Denise! Stay well. Susan Fowler  |
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