Virtual Voices 118th Edition Virtual Voices The Video E-Newsletter of Mount Royal United Church for Friday November 18th 2022 Welcome to our one-hundredth and eighteenth 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 It’s great to welcome back Cathy and Erik for Virtual Voices this week. They are such a great pair for chattering back and forth. You’ll hear all about what is coming up during Advent, this week’s worship service and Erik shares the fabulous results from the pancake breakfast. I can’t hide my delight over us being able hold a rummage sale and pancake breakfast this fall. As we talked about it at Council, everyone was thrilled that we made a significant amount of money. Being unable to hold fundraisers that brought people together for the past couple of years has meant a significant change in our financial position. While our givings have remained quite stable, we are down at least $40,000.00 in fundraising since the start of Covid. The thing most of us talked about, however, was how nice it was to see folks chatting and working alongside one another. People who have volunteered for years were back folding clothes and sorting rummage sale tables or mixing batter or eggs and making toast or washing dishes at the breakfast. It was great to have new people as well, enjoying the breakfast and serving and resetting the tables. We loved having the young people volunteering as well. Another very special moment was hearing that the Craft Group and UCW made donations to the church, possible in part because of hosting Thursday afternoon bridge parties again. Thanks to them for their hard work and generosity. Speaking of things to celebrate, this week we wish happy birthday to Bill Reicker and Ron Roper. If there is anyone else celebrating a birthday, anniversary or other special occasion, we wish you the best. Sunday we will be celebrating the sacrament of communion. If you are joining us online for worship, be sure to have your elements ready before you start to watch. Stay well. Be sure to message me if you have any questions.
Susan Fowler
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