Life of the Church: Joy’s and Concerns (June 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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June News
Dinners to Go: June Menu, This is your last chance to have a delicious pre-made meal from Dinners to Go before we take a break for the summer. Don’t worry, we will be back in September with more great meals. In June we have a Baked Salmon with Mixed Veggies ($8) and Broccoli Cheese Soup ($4). Continue reading on our website.
Prepared to Drown: Meet Upcoming Guests for June 20th - K.S. King, Prepared to Drown is a monthly recorded podcast & live event with a variety of exciting themes exploring the intersection of faith & the world we live in today. Our next live recording is Friday, June 20th. The Podcast Episode is “Parting the Binary: Let My Gender Flow”. Podcast features: Rev. Bill Weaver, Rev. Tracy Robertson, Ricardo De Menezes, Lor Gundersen (Campus United), Karen (K.S.) King (author). Continue reading on website.
McDougall Scholarship Update June 6, 2025, We have received 8 scholarship applications and have funds available for only 6, so two of the eight will be rejected. Thanks you to all who have contributed to this cause. Please mark your calendar for Scholarship Sunday, this year it will be June 29. Winners to be announced prior to then. You can learn more about the Scholarship by visiting our webpage.
Cell Tower Construction: Thank you to Rudy for sending in photos of our cell tower being constructed.
Acadia Pantry Donation Request: CAN YOU HELP? The Acadia Food Pantry continues to support their users with our monthly Pantry. We did not have a fundraiser this April as we have in prior years. As a volunteer I am putting forth a request for donations of canned meats such as tuna and/or peanut butter. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. I will be at church for the remaining Sundays in June to receive your items. Thank you for your kindness. Marilyn Bates
2025 McDougall Scholarship Winners - Part 1; We are very excited to announce that this year, we have seven recipients of the McDougall Scholarship. Each of our winners will receive a $1,000 to be put towards their education. During the service on June 29th, we will be recognizing each of these recipients, we hope that you will come to meet them. Continue reading on website.
McDougall Outreach & Social Ministry 2025 Summer News; Celebrate The United Church of Canada 100th Anniversary Celebrations on the UC YouTube channel from across Canada, promoting: Deep Spirituality, Bold Discipleship, Daring Justice. Continue reading on website.
2025 McDougall Scholarship Winners - Part 2: We are very excited to announce that this year, we have seven recipients of the McDougall Scholarship. Each of our winners will receive a $1,000 to be put towards their education. During the service on June 29th, we will be recognizing each of these recipients, we hope that you will come to meet them. Continue reading on website.
Neighbour Day Fun: Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Neighbour Day on Saturday, June 21st. We were thrilled to provide space for this fun event that was put on by the Acadia Community Association. Here are a few pictures that were taken at the event. Photos include: Mayor Jodi Gondek, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi as well as members from McDougall and the community.
Email Blast - Summer Schedule: Starting on July 4th our weekly email blast will go out every other Friday. This will happen over the summer months when things are quieter. See the schedule on our website.
Congratulations Semhar! Recently Semhar graduated from Wins 6 week course, "Retail Ready". This helps individuals gain the necessary skills and knowledge to be successful in the retail industry. The photo is of a special award she received. She is currently looking for a job. Her girls love Kids Table on Sunday. Make sure you congratulate her next time you see her.
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See what happened in May here.
