Virtual Worship Service – May 17“Are We Ready to Listen Now!Rev. Harry Disher Family Sunday – Virtual Worship Service, May 10“Odd Duck Dynasty”Rev. Harry Disher Easter IV – Virtual Worship Service, May 3Rev. Harry DisherCommunion“In His Steps” Easter III – Virtual Worship ServiceRev. Harry Disher“Reverent Living” Easter II – Virtual Worship Service – April 19Rev. …
With the pandemic in full force, we have been unable to hold our regular outdoor spring cleanup. Judy Lang and her team were able to do some of the pruning, raking but not all and so we are asking for your help. If you are feeling the need to get out and get some …
Cleaning up the Church Yard and Helping Yourself! Read More »
One of our congregation members, Aki Tanaka, has taken on the thoughtful mission of providing cut daffodils from her garden to several Long Term Care homes and seniors residences in the area. These homes have all been thrilled to have the flowers brighten their surroundings. So far she has visited Wyndham Manor in Oakville and …
Dear Friends,Hope you are keeping safe and healthy during these uncertain times. We wanted to let you know that Kerr Street Mission (KSM) is OPEN and we remain committed to serving our community.KSM is an essential service here in Oakville. No matter what happens in the world around us, KSM has made a promise to be here …
For those curious about how we (Rev. Harry Disher, Deborah Henry, Eran Rozen, Dave Freeman, Bruce Tanaka, and me, Joan Vinall-Cox) created this, our fourth video worship service, here’s how. iMovie – https://www.apple.com/ca/imovie/ – for assembling all the bits and pieces by Joan Vinall-Cox; Dropbox – https://www.dropbox.com/en_GB/basic – for collecting the bits and pieces; Zoom …
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 …
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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 …
