Archives: March 2016 - Westworth United Church

Congregational Meeting

A congregational meeting of Westworth United Church will be held immediately following the worship service on Sunday, April 10, 2016, in order to consider for approval the report and recommendations of the 2016 Joint Needs Assessment Committee.

Good Friday Processional to Walk to Former Residential School

On Good Friday, March 25, 2016, congregations of two River Heights United Churches will be walking in a processional to the former Assiniboia Residential School on Academy Road in Winnipeg, where Rev. Dr. Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd and Rev. Cathy Kinsman will lead a confession of the United Church of Canada’s role in residential schools and …Read more

Scandalous Love

Rev. Dr. Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd, Westworth United Church, March 6, 2016 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32; II Corinthians 5:16-21 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you, our God. Someone in my extended family approached his father with a very awkward request. He knew that his father would divide …Read more

One More Chance

Rev. Dr. Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd, Westworth United Church, Feburary 28, 2016 Isaiah 55:1-9, Luke 13:1-9 May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you, our God. A minister was on a plane recently when his seat companion asked him the question most ministers dread: “So what do you …Read more