Life of the Church: Joy’s and Concerns (November 2024)
Here is what our members had to share with us this month. To learn more about this please go here.
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November News
Notice of Passing: John Heise It is with sadness that we announce the passing of John Heise on November 5th in hospital after complications from a recent fall. Visit Candle Memorial here.
November 1st Turkey Dinner, Silent Auction & Variety Show - Wrap up with Pictures On November 1st we welcomed congregation and community members to the church for a catered Turkey Dinner, Silent Auction and Variety Show. What a wonderful evening, thank you everyone for your support! Continue reading on website.
Pumpkin Carving Wrap Up - With Pictures On Saturday, October 26th from 4 - 6 pm we invited congregation members and the community to join us for pumpkin carving and dinner. Dinner was hamburger or hot dogs with chips, drinks and candy. Continue reading and see pictures on our website.
2025 Stewardship Campaign: Testimonial 2, Clancy During our 2025 Stewardship Campaign we will be sharing Testimonials from some of our members. We hope that you enjoy them! Continue reading on website.
Reflections by Rev. Joanne Anquist - It’s been a monumental week for any of you US politics junkies whatever side you’re on. If you’ve known me a few weeks or several years, you probably know it was a rough week for me! After the election, I needed a day or two to hibernate to regain my bearings. Continue reading on website.
2025 Stewardship Campaign: Testimonial 3, Stephanie - During our 2025 Stewardship Campaign we will be sharing Testimonials from some of our members. We hope that you enjoy them! Continue reading on website.
Thank You Norma M - A number of years ago I joined McDougall and, have been on a number of committees and other volunteering at the church. Now I’m old and find it difficult to attend so very much appreciate the online services. Also, my health is deteriorating, and Norma M is my hero. I’m extremely independent and it’s difficult for me to ask for help but Norma knows that and just takes over. She has taken me for groceries every 2 weeks for at least 2 years and I really enjoy our visit. She has come here to get my visa, grocery cart, shopping bags, grocery list – done my shopping comes back and put everything away when I’m unable to physically do it. Yesterday (Nov 2) she did some chores around here too. She is truly amazing and very, very kind. Norma definitely connects me to the church! Claire M
Silent Auction Fundraisers - We have recently had two silent auctions that were part of our two fall fundraisers; Fall Artisan Market (October 5th) and our Turkey Dinner, Variety Show and Silent Auction (November 1st). While these events raised a combined total over $6,000, a large part of the money raised was through our silent auctions. Continue reading on website.
Taste & Try October Recipes - On October 10th the Taste & Try (T&T) group met for a delicious Beef Roast cooking experience. The menu included: Slow cooked Chuck Roast, Stew, Mashed Potatoes with gravy, Frozen Vegetables Mix, Garlic Pesto Bread and Squares and Seasonal Dainties. Continue reading and see recipes on the website.
Remembrance Day Service: David S did the honor of laying the wreath at the McDougall Remembrance Day Service on Sunday, November 10th, 2024. Thank you Ivan F for sending in the pictures.
Thank You from Shauna Kennedy's Family! Alvin, David, Lucien, Theodore and I want to express our appreciation and gratitude for the lovely Celebration of Life ceremony held for Shauna Kennedy. This service has meant so much to our family. Reverend Joanne, we really felt uplifted by your glowing words of Shauna, and your singing was truly inspiring and beautiful. Thank you Tanya for your beautiful music. We appreciate all your help during this difficult time. We are also very grateful to Reverend Danah Cox and all the church members that helped our family before, during and after the day of the celebration. We really enjoyed and were strengthened by all the food donations during this time as well. Thank you everyone. With warm regards, Mary, Alvin, David Kennedy and Lucien and Theo Chavez.
Benevolent Fund As the church, we are called to be a beacon of hope and compassion to those around us. You all know that well; there are so many things we do in our church community to extend care and compassion into the communities we serve. We’ve just come out of our annual stewardship campaign, where we have been able to read and hear about many of the meaningful expressions of ministry that are faithfully offered by our church community. Continue reading on website.
Deep Dives Photo's, In October congregation members were invited to attend the first live recording of our Deep Dives podcast. The theme of the evening was "Raging Waters: Rocking the Boat without Drowning the Dialogue". Our next podcast recording will be on December 20th. You can sign up on our website.
Angel Tree 2024 is Live - Our 2024 Angel Tree is now active. We only have two families online right now but will work on getting more soon. There will also be a few physical requests on the tree outside the sanctuary. You can see what we have and sign up here: https://www.mcdunited.com/get-involved. Purchased the gifts should be dopped off at McDougall United Church (8516 Athabasca St. S.E. Calgary, AB. T2H 1S1) prior to December 8, 2024. The gift can be wrapped or not. Please label the gift with the family number, initial, gender and age. Should you have any questions, be unable to drop off or make the purchase, it would be wonderful if you could get in touch with Sarah (sarah@mcdunited.com). Don't forget that we are happy to accept financial donations of any size if you don't have the time to shop. Thanks in advance for you support this year!
This list will continue to be updated as they are provided. Make sure you send in your news!
See what happened in October here.
