For all meetings and events happening at Applewood United Church, check out our Events Calendar.
Upcoming Events
Observer Subscriptions due by Feb 15The subscription deadline for the 2012 Observer is February 15. The cost remains 20 dollars per year. New readers are welcome to subscribe to this award-winning United Church magazine. Observer envelopes are available on the table in the Narthex near the nametag unit, or you can speak to Polly Coleman for further information. Thanks for subscribing.
Media Ministry TeamParticipate in the spiritual life in Applewood United Church in a different way. This is an opportunity to create visual media as a part of our expanding media ministry team to develop photography, graphics, video and film and music. For more information, please speak to or e-mail Rev.Cynthia at cynthia@applewoodunited.ca or Louise Gilroy at louise@applewoodunited.ca .
Applewood Solar Photaic InstallationTo see power output, click on http://www.sunnyportal.com/Templates/PublicPageOverview.aspx?page=f277eeaf-d1a7-4e58-8f6c-a7a87e28b4ca&plant=eda33a07-a689-4588-b195-32b43d8835f0&splang=en-US
February 5 Black History Sunday with Humber SS Steel BandThe West Humber Collegiate Institute Steel Band was here at Applewood United.
Cliick on this link for pictures of a conga line in a United church!!!
http://www.whcimusic.com/whcimusic/Pics_2011-2012/Pages/Steel_Band_at_Applewood_2012.html
and for a video of " Swing Low Sweet Chariot" , click on:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPTugvbE4Gs&feature=youtu.be&noredirect=1
Congregational Budget Meeting Feb 12
A congregational meeting will be held after worship on Sunday, February 12 to discuss and approve the Applewood United Church 2012 Budget. Your attendance and participation are extremely important in the future life of our church.
Feb 17: Applewood Women's Friendship CircleAll women of the church are invited to come and enjoy friendship, fun and laughter at a 'Box Dessert' Valentine Party on
Friday, February 17
at 1:30 pm.
Please decorate a box or small container and fill it with a serving of a scrumptious dessert. Your box will be a random Valentine gift for another person in the group. For fun, you might choose to include a joke, a poem or a short, short, short story as part of you decoration to be read by the recipient during or after dessert time.
Hope to see you all there and 'Happy Valentines Day'!
Feb 21 Pancake Supper
Get ready for Lent with Applewood's Annual Pancake Supper. Applewood’s 28th Annual Pancake Supper Tuesday, February 21 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Delicious pancakes, ham, dessert and beverages. Tickets will be on sale in the Narthex beginning Sunday, February 12. Adults $6.00 Children (12 & under) $3.00 Bring your family … Bring your neighbours and friends. Call Bryan Bakker to reserve, if you miss buying your ticket before the deadline, Sunday, February 19. Yummy!
Feb 29 Youth GroupCelebrate the Leap Year!
The Youth Group invites you to join them for dessert, with card and board games onWednesday, February 29
from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm in the
Parlour. Cost is $3 per person at the door, with proceedings going to support the Youth Retreat and other projects. Come make some friends!
March Break Camp
Heroes Headquarters:
March Break Camp is Back! Two half-days of fun and learning about the Heroinside us. Please pick up a flyer/registration form in the church Narthex and register early to get a spot! Contact Carolyn Smith for information at carolyn@applewoodunited.ca , or call 905 277-4162, ext. 3. Calling All Hero Sidekicks! Are you Super-Organized and like tracking information? Are you Mighty on kitchen duty? Do you have a Wondersmile for grumpy kids? Heroes Headquarters needs YOU! Our camp runs just two half-days, and we want new faces!There are big jobs and little ones - something for everyone. By the way, we often have a big pile of boys at camp. Be a role model, men! Sign up to show that Applewood Camp is Guy-Territory, too. We have a safe environment for all to pitch in. No superhero tights or capes necessary. If you can help, please contact Carolyn Smith.
March 5 Peel Poverty Action Group
The video ‘Spaces and Places’, followed by a speaker, will take place in the parlour at noon. The presentation will be approximately 45 minutes.
April 22 Outreach Spring LuncheonThe ticket price for the luncheon will be $8, with a $5 price for children 10 & under. As it is also ‘Earth Day’, the colour scheme will be green & white with yellow accents
Sue Silva - Malawi MissionPrayers are need at this time for the people of Bangula, the town where Sue helps the widows and the prisoners. This little town, which is close to the Mission, has been devastated by a severe flood and has been declared a disaster. Many buildings and livestock are lost, having received 115 mm of rain in 1 ½ hours. The people have survived and are now combing the ruins for anything that might be salvaged. Infrastructure is damaged, and the highway south of Bangula remains cut off from the rest of Malawi. Communications are very difficult as well. Please keep Sue and the staff at the mission in your prayers that they may have the strength to help the people of Bangula.
News from the General CouncilThe Basis of Union for the United Church is to have three documents formally recognized within the Doctrine Section. These documents are ones that have been in place, cherished and loved since they were created. The first is the 1940 Statement of Faith, the second is A New Creed and the third is A Song of Faith. These expressions of faith are widely used across the church. Every congregation session (or equivalent) and presbytery are being asked to formally acknowledge the acceptance of these documents. If you wish to see the document involved explaining the rationale for accepting these documents in 2012, please see Rev. Cynthia to borrow the resource document, or you can go to www.united-church.ca/beliefs/statements.ca
2012 Contribution Envelopesspan style="font-family: Helvetica-Bold;">Your contribution envelopes for the coming year are available for pickup from the table in the Narthex. Please be sure to use your remaining 2011 envelopes only in 2011
. Please use the new 2012 envelopes only in 2012. This will assure proper income tax credits.
Hank Ankenmann Book Repair ProgramAlthough Hank Ankenmann has moved, he is still available to do book repairs. He visits us at church from time to time. If you have some precious books that need repair, please give them to me or the Church Office with your repair instructions, name and phone number. I will see that these are available for Hank. Hank does not ask for payment; he only asks that you make a donation to the United Church’s Mission & Service Fund (M&S) in an envelope and indicate that it relates to the “Hank Ankenmann Book Repair Program”. If you pay by cheque, please make it payable to Applewood United Church.
.This program raised almost $1,000 for M&S in the two years ended Dec. 31, 2003.
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