Life of the Church: Joy’s and Concerns (February 2025)
Here is what our members had to share with us this month. To learn more about this please go here.
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February News
Ministry and Personnel Third Quadrimestre Report (September – December 2024), The most important part of my report is to say I have been dealing with depression caused by family issues. I have not done a good job of my Ministry and Personnel duties. I am feeling very disorganized and lack energy. I absolutely need someone to take over the Lead position, or co-lead it with me. I will stay on the committee. Continue reading on website.
Thank You Jen! We, the congregation of McDougall United Church, would like to sincerely thank Jennifer Heidebrecht for all her wonderful talents that she shares with us. She is a marvelous singer and volunteers many aspects of singing and music with us tirelessly and joyfully. We are indeed very lucky to have her with us! She is also a very dedicated Office Administrator for our church that runs a very efficient office. We are truly blessed to have Jen in our church.
Reflections by Rev. Joanne Anquist A couple weeks ago I wrote how I was giving up American Politics as my sport of choice. I told you all that I couldn’t live with the rage machine for the next four years and we all need to be gracious in our disagreement, especially in our communities of faith! Continue reading on website.
Refugee Group - All dressed up! Some of the female members of the McDougall United/Christ Moravian refugee group attended the celebration of the marriage of two of our Palestinian family members. They said it was wonderful to attend this music-filled experience of Palestinian culture.
Reflections by Rev. Bill Weaver: I’m sitting here with a warm cup of coffee, the morning after we worshipped on the theme of “Loving Our Comfortable Neighbour,” reflecting on the life of faith we share together, and I can't help but feel overwhelmed with gratitude. Continue reading on website.
2024 Annual Report is Now Available: The 2024 Annual Report is now available. Continue reading and view report online.
Leadership Council Minutes January 21, 2025: The draft minutes from the Leadership Council January 21st meeting are now available. An electronic copy can be found here. Alternatively, copies can be found on bulletin boards as well as in a binder in the library.
Dinner’s to Go - We have an exciting new monthly fundraising coming to McDougall that we think that you will like. This fundraiser will replace Soup’s on Sunday and feature some delicious meals that you can heat up and enjoy at home. Continue reading and see how you can help.
Season of Lent - There is a lot going on during the busy lent season. Take a look at this graphic on our website for a great summary.
Affirming Anniversary Message from Pam Rocker - In case you missed it at the February 16th Joint Affirming Service at Red Deer Lake, visit our website to see a video from Pam Rocker congratulating us on our Affirming Anniversary.
Pie Day: Looking for People to Bring Pies on March 16: The Affirming group at McDougall is pleased to once again be celebrating pie day on Sunday, March 16th following the service. Why PIE? PIE = Public. Intentional. Continue reading on website.
Reflections by Rev. Joanne Anquist: I love This Hour Has 22 Minutes for the way it embodies the Canadian spirit. One of my favorites sketches is one where a couple is suffering through a cold winter blast, checking the 7 day forecast, and on day 7 it is +1. Great rejoicing at the hope of a temperature above zero. Continue reading on website.
This list will continue to be updated as they are provided. Make sure you send in your news!
See what happened in January here.
