Mount Royal United Church

Virtual Voices - 76th edition

Virtual Voices

The Video E-Newsletter

of Mount Royal United Church

for Thursday December 31st 2021

Welcome to our seventy sixth New Years Eve 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.

The weekly bulletin will be available here.

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

YES THERE IS IN PERSON ATTENDANCE

FOR THE SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE THIS WEEK

IT IS ALSO ONLINE LINE LIVE STREAM

Message from the Chair of Council - Susan Fowler

Hi. Hope this finds you well.

Here is another email edition of Virtual Voices for the week beginning Dec 31st. Thanks to Bill Millett for sending this out to all our email recipients.

This is another relatively quiet week as far as meetings and activities go. Apart from weekly worship and the Craft Group that meets on Tuesday AM, I cannot think of another group which plans to meet before Jan 10th.

Here's a sneak peek at the week after:

Jan 10th: Covid restrictions permitting, Tai Chi with Val resumes.

Worship Committee at 7PM. If you have ideas and suggestions or comments on past services, please contact Ilene Maund, Chairperson of the Worship Committee at worship@mountroyaluc.ca

Jan 11: Craft Group at 10 AM
Jan 12: 7PM, Choir resumes

This week, Jan 2nd, in person worship resumes, COVID restrictions permitting. Of course, the service will also be live streamed with music beginning at 10:15.

Rev. Stuart's message is entitled "Words Embodied" and the scripture lesson, John 1:9-18 will be read by Tracy Parrott. The Children's Learning time will also focus on our words. We have some beautiful, recorded music for this week as well. Stephanie Mah recorded "What Child Is This" while home for Christmas. Thank you, Stephanie, for sharing your beautiful voice with us. And our music director, France Henriques, will accompany Lee Wilson on flute for the much-loved Christmas carol, "O Holy Night". Please join us for worship this week.

We still have grocery gift cards for sale in $50 and $100 denominations. Please contact Terry Foreman at grocerycards@mountroyaluc.ca or 506 388-4887 or Tracy Parrott in the office at 506 855-5771.

If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion this week, best wishes from your Mount Royal family.

Please follow the COVID restrictions, Level 2 of the Winter Plan, adopted by the Government of NB, this past week. Remember to keep your gatherings small and only when necessary.

As always, I appreciate hearing from you. Happy New Year!!!

Susan Fowler
Council Chair
Mount Royal United Church
councilchair@mountroyaluc.ca

This week, there is no recording of actual announcements. We did take the opportunity to provide you 2 short videos to watch.

We hope you enjoy our selections.

Gods Doing a New Thing,

New Years Confessions....