Virtual Voices - 70th edition b Virtual Voices The Video E-Newsletter of Mount Royal United Church for Friday November 19th 2021 Welcome to our seventieth 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 Important Update regarding COVID protocols YES THERE IS IN PERSON ATTENDANCE FOR THE SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE THIS WEEK Now in effect for all activities at Mount Royal United Church - Preregistration for in person worship in not required - We are recording names and phone numbers for contact tracing purposes - Mask wearing, hand sanitizing and social distancing are still required. ** Effective September 26, 2021, proof of double vaccination must be provided to attend worship. - MRUC Council has decided 100% of attendees for worship must be vaccinated. - No medical exemptions will be accepted at this time. - You may also be requested to provide a government issued identification. - If you are either unvaccinated or cannot wear a mask, please stay home until it is safer for you to attend church. Message from the Chair of Council - Susan Fowler I listened to a Mt Allison President's Speakers Series presentation with Dr. David Suzuki on Thursday evening. Not surprisingly, he was talking about climate change. Whether you are a climate change activist, a denier or, like me, accepting it as a reality and trying to incorporate small changes in my lifestyle every day, you must admit that man is passionate. He talked about a lot of things; politicians putting the economy ahead of our climate health and climate conferences, like cop26, setting targets for reducing carbon emissions that are never met. He also spoke about how we are beyond the ability of technology to fix the destruction of the planet and that only the will and passion of people will make a difference. One thing that really caught my attention was when Dr. Suzuki shared that he is an atheist and said that Christianity is an anthropocentric religion that could be blamed for the state of our environment. He quoted from Genesis 1:26-28. Here are those verses from the New International Version. 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” Then an attendee of the presentation stepped to the microphone and said she was a Christian and asked how she could reconcile her beliefs with climate change. He replied that Christians can be good stewards of the land. And that is consistent with what the United Church calls us to do. Regardless of your feelings about the existence of climate change, none of us can deny we should take care of our planet. Please join us for worship this week. It is Reign of Christ Sunday and while Rev Stuart is on study leave, Rev Danny Compton is the presider for this week's service. The COVID circuit breaker restrictions are being lifted. We have several special services planned during Advent. I hope you will join us; in person if you are able or online if that is where you feel most comfortable, or it works with your schedule and interest. Please watch your email for news from the church as weather and COVID restrictions may change can how some upcoming activities take place. Stay well and please contact me if you have any comments or questions. Susan Fowler Council Chair Mount Royal United Church 506 855-7008  |
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