Life and Concerns of the Church: Joy’s and Concerns (November 2022)

Here is what our members had to share with us this month. To learn more about this please go here.

To share something with us, please send an email to: prayers@mcdunited.com

November News

• McDougall’s Youth Group went to Youth Trek at the end of October. Learn more and see pictures here.

• Wow, check out the pumpkin pictures that Jean M sent in. Here is a note from Jean: Pumpkins were carved by my son, Paul. The Gord Downie pumpkin was recognized by everyone who came by the house the year Gord died, just two weeks before Halloween. Paul was a fan.

• Annual Pastoral Care Phone Out started this month. A huge thank you to all our hardworking volunteers. You can learn more here.

• It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Ann Gardner on November 2, 2022. Visit her on the Candle Memorial

• Hello McDougall Community, I am so sad to hear about Ann’s passing. She was a lovely woman and a kind soul. One of my first friends at the church after moving to Calgary, she made a point to make sure that I knew I was welcome. I enjoyed seeing her week after week, and sometimes outside of church too. Ann was always there with a smile, a story and a hug. She will be missed, but I am comforted knowing that she is with her Mother again. Please pass along my thoughts to the congregation. You are all in my prayers. God Bless, Melanie M

• On November 4 we welcomed 21 youth and 10 seniors to McDougall for the first meeting of our weekly Intergenerational Club. This is in partnership with Linkages and Lord Beaverbrook Highschool. We are so excited to have them! You can see a photo below of Youth Intern Nik Sloat looking on proudly as the groups complete an activity. Learn more about this great program.

• "My recent travels this summer & fall brought me such joy. Not only the beautiful sights but the quality time spent with my daughter in Melbourne, Australia and with several of my dearest friends in Ontario and Nova Scotia". Lori Wilson

  Pictures: Melbourne - Magnolia night blooms, graffiti, Marsh ducks. Beach time with my daughter, Joni.

  Brampton: View outside of the Marlin's condo

  Toronto: Boat ride with Catherine Marlin, CN Tower
  Lunenburg: Bluenose II schooner with Andrew and Andrew
  Peggy's Cove: Lighthouse

  Round Lake and Algonquin Provincial Park area: Lake life & lots of hiking with my friend.

  Ottawa: Canada's Parliament buildings

• On November 10 we had our 1st “Taste and Try” in partnership with Carya. It was a blast. To learn more or to sign up to attend the next one go here.

• On November 12 we hosted a movie afternoon where we watched “Incredibles 2”. Everyone enjoyed popcorn, fruit, cookies and a delicious sandwich. To learn more about upcoming family events go here.

• The Acadia Pantry had their second busiest month on record this November. To learn more about this great program and this milestone here.

• Recently McDougall’s Youth Group did a join event with Okotoks United Church. Learn all about it here.

• This years Stewardship Campaign wrapped up on November 19. As part of the campaign we shared stories from congregation members including a really humorous story from Nick Perrin. You can read all of them here.

• Angel Tree kicked off midmonth and was once again online. You can learn all about this great program here.

• Our gift card program started having weekly deadlines in preparation for Christmas. They also announced that so far over $20,000 has been raised for the church through this program. You can learn more here.

• At the end of the month, two shows of “A Charlie Brown Christmas” were performed by talented members of the congregation, community and event the staff. See pictures and learn more about the shows here.

See what happened in October here.

Get a sneak peak for December here.