** CHURCH NEWS **
Harvest Fall Events
The TUC Coffee Group’s Afternoon Tea Party on Wednesday, October 9 from 2-4pm has sold out!
MEN’S CLUB THANKSGIVING BREAKFAST
The Men’s Club will hold a Thanksgiving Breakfast on Saturday, October 12 from 8-11am with the usual great menu. Adults $10, children $5.
We are excited to announce that our annual online auction will take place from October 15 to October 30. Donations of new items must be dropped off at the office no later than October 7. Please indicate the value and the donor’s name when dropping off. Unfortunately, we cannot accept donations of used items.
FALL FLEA MARKET
Our annual fall flea market will take place on October 26 from 9:30am to 1:00pm. Admission $1. Donations welcome. Main drop off Friday, October 25from 10:00am – 5pm. Do not just leave items in the church without notice. Check with Mildred 781 – 2092 to make other arrangements. We may not be able to take everything that you want to donate. No toys, clothes, shoes, magazines or electronics, or children/baby items (e.g. car seats, cribs etc).
TRUNK OR TREAT EVENT
We will be hosting an evening of family fun including crafts, snacks and treats at the church parking lot and hall on Sunday, October 27 starting at 6:30pm.
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN SING
The 2024 Hymn Sing will take place on November 3. Pledge forms are available in your bulletin and in the church narthex. Please forward them to anyone who may wish to make a request. Join us for a morning of inspiring music as we remember & celebrate those we love.
FALL CRAFT AND BAKE SALE
The Coffee Group will be hosting a Craft and Bake Sale on Saturday, November 30.
BREAKFAST WITH SANTA
The Men’s Club will hold a Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 7 from 8-11am with the usual great menu. Adults $10, children $5.
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“The Church by the Side of the Road”
Worship
All are welcome to worship with us at 10:30 in person or via facebook live.
Sunday school has resumed.
A Message from Rev Kathy
Welcome to Topsail United Church where you are always welcome. We are a community of faith with a long history who are committed to be disciples of Christ in the here and now, with vision for the future.
At Topsail, we love to praise God in worship which is offered online via Facebook Live and YouTube at 10:30 each Sunday morning. We have a vibrant music program for all ages. We celebrate the gifts of all people and commit ourselves to a creating a warm and welcoming spiritual home for anyone who enters. We serve the church and our wider community and world through our various committees and the dedicated volunteers.
Many accommodations have been made during these Covid-19 times to ensure safety. But be assured we continue to be faithful and devoted to God in all that we do.
Please check out the many options to be involved in our dynamic community of faith as seen here on our website and if we can be of any assistance please contact us at office@topsailunited.ca or call at 709-834-4567.
Wishing you many blessings for your journey of faith.
-Rev Kathy Brett
Topsail United Church
Topsail United Church – "the church by the side of the road" – is a congregation of The United Church
On this Orange Shirt Day,
we remember Phyllis Webstad as a child,
and the stolen childhood of all the children forcibly raised by church-run institutions, known as residential schools.
We lament how these institutions
stole from children the opportunity to grow in a safe and loving environment,
stole from Elders the opportunity to share their teachings and wisdom with younger
generations; and
stole from communities the opportunity to live intergenerationally.
We mourn the children who never made it home,
the communities that were destroyed,
the broken hearts,
the stories never shared, and
the shattered relationships.
We ask that you provide
comfort to all who are seeking healing and who daily wrestle with the ongoing harmful legacy of
these colonial institutions,
strength to all who name how colonial powers have harmed us as peoples and as a nation;
often at great personal cost, and
courage to all who are working toward reconciliation.
united-church.ca/social-action/act-now/honour-children-who-attended-residential-schools
#UCCan #EveryChildMatters #OrangeShirtDay
