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Lantern of Love Robert Morneau
In the unclouded cottage of my soul
A watchful light remains ever vigilant.
In the thick forest of my darkest hours
There gleams a trustworthy sentinel.
In the most lost experience of searching
A beam of direction calmly lights the way.
In the painful moments of impermanence
A signal of presence softens the loneliness.
I n the bleakness of disturbing trials
You, Lantern of Love, shine steadfastly.
Today: The Lantern of Love lights my way.
from Fragments of Your Ancient Name by Joyce Rupp
Worship Leader: Rev. Dr. Catherine MacLean Music Director: Susan Farrell Musician: Tyson Kerr Scripture Reader: Lucienne Gamache Welcomers Team 2: Suzanne Béland and Paul Preston, Teresa Bellinger, Monique and Bob Miller, Don Purdy, Sandy Walker Senior Minister: Rev. Dr. Catherine Faith MacLean Minister of Faith Formation: Denise Davis Taylor, DM Children’s Programs: Rondy Kyle Nursery: Jennifer McKercher Rott, Kelly Munro Sound Technician: Samantha Engler YouTube Channel: Daniel Florian
Offering Stewart: Kyle Townend
Flowers: Ruth Glancy, Heather Peden, Dale Wilkie
Bulletin Folders: Alison Wreakes, Julienne Umuhoza
The St. Paul’s Page
St. Paul’s United Church
11526 76 Avenue NW Edmonton, Alberta T6G 0K7 [email protected]
How then do we live?
January 12, 2019
Day 5
Thursday is Day 5 in the Judeo-Christian calendar. Thursdays at 7:30 we create gatherings in our Friendship Room to deepen and expand our spiritual lives.
January 16 Fred Tappenden, a theologian and the Principal/Dean of St. Stephen's College will speak on
Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah” and Mark's Parable of the Sower. There's a spark in every word. Come explore
questions of creative genius and how texts like these shape their readers into a particular kind of spiritual seeker.
Sun. 10 am worship with Rev. Dr. Catherine MacLean
11 am Social Justice Cttee Dunn Room 3 pm Early Childhood music program Upper Hall
7 pm Tai Chi Foote Auditorium
Mon. 9:30 am Quilting Group Foote Auditorium 6:30 pm AA Group Janet Bentley Room
7:30 pm Centering Prayer Chancel
Tues. 10 am staff meeting Catherine’s study 5 pm Dinner with Friends UofA, SUB 203 6:45 pm ABA Library
6:45 pm Vision of Hope Upper Hall
5 pm Church Board dinner & mtg Dunn Room 7 pm Tai Chi Foote Auditorium
Wed. 9:30 am Early Childhood Music program Upper Hall
11 am Memorial Service for Madge McCollum
followed by reception 1 pm singing lessons Sanctuary
7:30 pm Choir Practice Sanctuary
Thur. 2:15 pm Worship at South Terrace Continuing Care
with Rev. Dr. Catherine MacLean 7 pm Tai Chi Foote Auditorium
7:30 pm Day 5 Friendship Room
Fri. 12:45 Belgravia Bridge Club Friendship Room
6:30 pm Youth Group Foote Auditorium
Sun. 10 am worship with Rev. Dr. Catherine MacLean 3 pm early childhood music program Upper Hall
7 pm Tai Chi Foote Auditorium
Activities at St. Paul’s: January 12-19
February 16, after worship. All members and adherents of St. Paul’s United Church are invited to attend. Board and committee reports for the inclusion in the 2019 annual report are due by January 31.
The Social Justice Committee is requesting a few items to help St. Paul’s to continue its support for refugees when they first arrive in Edmonton. Although they come from different corners of the world most are from Uganda and from the Caribbean. Life can be intensely hard for people who arrive in Canada alone and with few resources to make a refugee claim in order to save their lives.
Attending services here at St Paul's provides them with a community of support and a spiritual home where they are welcomed as friends and a place where they feel less alone. The items that the congregation donates makes a big difference to them as they get settled here and they are very grateful. Some of the most recent newcomers are setting up their first homes here in Edmonton and could use household wares, pots and pans, dishes, cutlery, linens, appliances, small furniture items, etc. Also we need individual sized juice bottles with screw top lids in which to put cooking oil.
Thank you for your generosity, it is so much appreciated.
The hearing loop is accessed by switching your hearing device to the telecoil “T” mode.
Youth Group - Fridays at 6:30 pm
January 17 Art Night (Foote Auditorium) January 24 Book Club night (Janet Bentley Room) January 31 Games at Spirit of Hope United (to be confirmed)
The Rev. Dr. Catherine MacLean Senior Minister [email protected]
Denise Davis Taylor, DM Minister of Faith Formation United Church Chaplain University of Alberta
Rondy Kyle, BA Children’s programs [email protected]
Susan Farrell Music Director [email protected]
Tyson Kerr Musician [email protected]
“Dija” Sevdije Gervalla Caretaker
www.stpaulsunited.org
St. Paul’s YouTube channel: StPaulsUCYEG
Youth Retreat Coming in February Four United Church congregations are jointly planning a youth retreat from February 7-9, 2020. It will be held at the River Lodge Retreat near Stony Plain, Alberta. The four sponsoring congregations, Salisbury (Sherwood Park), First (Wetaskiwin), Viking and St. Paul's (Edmonton), are happy to invite interested United Church youth to join us for a retreat that will be fun, interactive and action-based. There will be team-building and ice-breaking exercise and activities. It will contain natural and outdoor elements as the mid-winter weather permits. We will explore spiritual practices, and talk about our spiritual journeys and social justice from a faith lens. This retreat will also provide an opportunity to look at the history of the United Church of Canada and prepare for spring confirmation.
Installation of solar panels, January 2018
Photos: Anna Benowicz
The World of Gender
In Sulawesi, they recognize 5 genders: Male, Female, Calalai, Calabai, and Bissu. The Calalai and Calabai's roles and appearance are different than their sex.
The Bissu are a combination of all genders. Hijra is a third gender in India that has been around for thousands of years.
Hijras are males who take on traditional female roles and expectations, but they occupy their own territory as a third gender.
Zapotec cultures include a third gender called Muxes, which are men who choose feminine appearances.
A crucial role of muxes is to take care of their parents when they get older.
Native Americans have always recognized a third gender called “two-spirited people.” In fact, two-spirited people were revered
by at least 155 tribes across North America as healers, caregivers, nannies of orphans, and visionaries. They were truly thought to have the
spirit of both a man and a woman.
Copyright © 2020 Affirming Ministries - Robertson-Wesley United Church.
https://mailchi.mp/96b1e755067a/affirming-news-december-3816121?e=703dd55747
Jean Vanier Panel Discussion
Celebrating the life of a Canadian catholic thinker and activist.
title: Becoming Human: Remembering Jean Vanier (1928-2019) where: St. Joseph's College, 11325 89 Ave NW, room. 1-02 when: Thursday, January 16, 6:30-8:30 pm what: Viewing and discussion of “Belonging: The Search for Acceptance”, a documentary film about the social vision of Jean Vanier, followed by a panel discussion.
panelists: Vinh Le and L'Arche (Edmonton core members), Julian di Castri (former LʼArche Edmonton board member), Miriam Stulberg (Marian
Centre, Edmonton)
If you enjoyed my birthday cake last Sunday and would like one made for you please let me know. It was made by my Libyan friends, both engineers who are unable to return to their country. The wife, Marwa, misses cooking with her grandmother and took cake baking classes at NAIT.
Wendy Davis, 780-434-7338
2 years ago
The St. Paul’s solar panels were installed 2 years ago. Follow this link to view their performance: https://monitoringpublic.solaredge.com/solaredge-web/p/site/public?name=St.PaulsUC_Solar#/dashboard
Environmental benefits since January 2018: CO2 emission saved: 13,560 kg Equivalent trees planted: 45
Anna Benowicz Administrator
St. Paul’s United Church 11526 76th Avenue NW
Edmonton Alberta T6G 0K7
780-436-1555
Memorial service for Iran crash victims to be held Sunday at University of Alberta
A public memorial service will be held in Edmonton on Sunday, January 12, to remember victims of this week's air crash outside Tehran, Iran.
The Ukrainian passenger aircraft crashed Wednesday, killing everyone on board, including 138 people destined for Canada. The death toll included 31 Albertans, mostly from Edmonton.
Sunday's memorial service is being organized by the University of Alberta in collaboration with the local Iranian-Canadian community and the City of Edmonton.
The two-hour service will be held in the main gym at the Saville Community Sports Centre on the South Campus, 11610 65th Ave.
Doors will open at 2 p.m. and the service will begin at 3 p.m.
