“I Am the Door” Once they had to rip open the roofjust to get close. Soon, they came to understandthat access to the holywas less difficult, took less effort. Just ask, seek, knock. Just call on Jesus’ name, come into his presence. I wonder if we’ve made it too complexfor people in our time;too dependent on intermediaries,or certain …
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Arnaud wrote – We are sincerely & politely requesting that you refrain from sending us messages of condolence via phone, email or text. We already know very well how you feel about Cathie and you sharing those with us is unnecessary.I hope you respect this request of mine and and are not offended by it. For …
Self-Care and Stress Relief – Rev. Harry Disher Our cleaning lady phoned last week. She told us that she has chosen to self-isolate and keep social distance, so she would not be coming around. She then gave us instructions on what to do. This is just one sample of hundreds, perhaps thousands of light-hearted email …
The Maple Grove search committee has continued to move forward. Like most of us, the current environment has necessitated that we adjust our practices to use video conferencing and other tools so that we can meet the current directives for social distancing and reduced travel. Some highlights since our last update:– We have supplemented our …
World Health Organization (WHO) on COVID-19 Government of Canada on COVID-19 Ontario Government on COVID-19includes self-assessment tool Oakville Information on COVID-19 United Church Information on COVID-19 A Prayer During COVID-19
Despite all our continuing fears, anxieties, worries, discomforts, and inconveniences, there is good news and there are multiple reasons to offer gratitude. Let us salute, applaud, and pray for frontline medical practitioners, doctors and nurses and clinicians, who are daily striving to plank the curve of a very nasty and voracious virus. Let us salute, …
In keeping with the recent restrictions imposed by the Provincial and Federal Governments to shut down non-essential businesses, practice prudent social distancing and essentially stay at home, we cannot in all good conscience ask our volunteers and customers alike to take the risk that the Covid-19 virus is transmitted through our efforts to deliver our …
I am grateful three people from our Maple Grove United Church family have agreed to share with me in offering support and a listening ear to anyone in our community of faith who is experiencing some difficulty with recent grief and loss, or the stressors of self-isolation and social distancing during this health-endangering pandemic. If you …
A CARING RESPONSE DURING THE CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK Here is a brief update to let you know that members of our congregational Caring Team have agreed to offer daily reassurance and check-in phone calls to some of our members who live alone and will be experiencing more isolation than usual during the next few weeks. …
