Archives: June 2020 - Westworth United Church

Reflections on Welcoming re: Matthew 10:40-42

Reflections on Welcoming re: Matthew 10:40-42          June 28, 2020   Rhea Y., Chair of Westworth Affirming Committee Hi my name is Rhea Y. and I’m the Chair of the Affirming Committee at Westworth United Church. The role of the Affirming Committee is to be welcoming of people of all gender identifies …Read more

Worship for June 28 2020 with St. Andrew’s River Heights

We join the congregation of St. Andrew’s River Heights for a joint service with reflections from the Affirming Committee of each church. If the link above does not work, you can find the service here https://youtu.be/dVSkJgbfEFg The link to the song by Gwen Reiser which Loraine refers to in her reflection can be found at:

Congregational Email Update June 26, 2020

Congregational Email Update June 26, 2020   Dear Congregants, Westworth Council has formed the Safe Re-Opening Ad Hoc Committee to discern how and when to safely open our church building to the public. The membership includes Eunice P., chair, George N., Diane R., Karla F., Paul C., Teresa S. and Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd. Our committee …Read more

Worship for June 21 2020

Our worship service for this Sunday includes a virtual visit to our friends at West Broadway  Community Ministry. If he embedded link does not work, you can find the service here https://youtu.be/COAKRatuJxE

Congregational Email Update June 19, 2020

Congregational Email Update June 19, 2020   Dear Congregants, On my study leave last week, I continued contacting the thriving United Church congregations I visited last year on my sabbatical. Shortly, I will share a followup report from this research. In the meantime, I recommend a series of four youtubes entitled Pandemic Practicums that many …Read more

Everybody, Somebody, Anybody & Nobody

Ray Cuthbert                                                                       14 June 2020 Matthew 9:35-10:23   Let us pray: O God, let something essential happen to us, something more …Read more

Worship for June 14, 2014

Rev. Ray Cuthbert leads worship on June 14, 2020. Martin Robson offers another of his own compositions. If the above link does not work you can access the service here https://youtu.be/_-iFUT1zNZI

Congregational Email Update June 12, 2020

Congregational Email Update June 12, 2020   Dear Congregants, We will be starting our After Church Café this Sunday at 1:00 pm since this time seemed to work well for folks last Sunday.  A question for us to discuss is, “How can I, as an individual, make a difference in the life of the church?” …Read more

Anger’s Call 

Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd           A Trinity                                       June 7, 2020 II Corinthians 13:11-13   The fiery flames of Pentecost from last Sunday seem to have ignited the U.S. and Canada this past week. The Spirit’s …Read more

Worship for June 7, 2020

Our worship service for Trinity Sunday includes a celebration of Holy Communion. Loraine talks about racial justice and Rockers United offers an original song by Martin Robson. If the embedded link does not work, you can access the service here https://youtu.be/u_Xog_tMKhw