Thriving Churches, written by Loraine MacKenzie Shepherd and Tammy Allan about their sabbaticals to thriving United Churches in 2019, was released on January 20, 2021. Please click here for more information. Tammy & Loraine are also leading a 3-session webinar on it Jan. 27, Feb 3 & 10, as per the following link. The webinar will give …Read more
Congregational Email Jan. 15, 2021
Congregational Email Jan. 15, 2021 Dear Congregants, With thanks to the gracious offer of Rev. Earl Gould to voluntarily lead last Sunday’s worship and be on call for emergency pastoral care, Nancy & I were able to have a 4-day retreat reading and hiking in Manitoba’s snow-covered forests—forest-bathing, as they call it in Japan! Our …Read more
Westworth Estate Planning Workshop Series (Revised)
Westworth United Church will present a series of three workshops on estate planning on February 3, February 10 and February 17, 7:00-8:30 pm. The workshops will be held on Zoom and will include informative presentations and question and answer sessions. February 3rd part 1. Charitable giving as part of your estate planning Presented by Norm …Read more
Congregational Email Jan. 8, 2021
Congregational Email Jan. 8, 2021 Dear Congregants, We are entering a new year filled with new hope of healing and health. But we have a ways to go before we can ease up on our COVID safeguards. If you find fear and anxiety beginning to set in again, or if you are dealing with other …Read more
Worship for January 3, 2021
This Sunday, we join St. Andrews River Heights for online worship at 10:30 am via their Facebook Page. Online service at Westworth will resume on January 10 at 10:45 am.
Dec. 27, 2020 Carols & Their Stories
Dec. 27, 2020 Carols & Their Stories Pre-recorded, made available at 10:45 am Welcome & Announcements Welcome to St. Andrew’s River Heights Next Sunday join St. Andrew’s River Heights for their online service beginning at 10:30 am 10 we welcome Rev. Earl Gould to lead us in online worship. He will be on call for …Read more
Christmas Eve On-line 2020 Intergenerational & Communion Service
Christmas Eve On-line 2020 Intergenerational & Communion Service Welcome & Announcements Next Sunday will be a service of Christmas Carols and their stories with Christina T.-S. St. Andrew’s River Heights will join us online. 3 we encourage Westworth to watch St. Andrew’s River Heights service from their website—will give our online worship team a well-deserved …Read more
Congregational Email Dec. 17, 2020
Congregational Email Dec. 17, 2020 Dear Congregants, “A blessing speaks from God’s mysterious heart into our own heart, meeting us in our ache for connection and presence,” writes Rev. Jan Richardson, a United Methodist minister in her book Circle of Grace. Do we ever ache for connection and presence with our loved ones this Christmas! …Read more
Congregational Email Dec. 11, 2020
Congregational Email Dec. 11, 2020 Dear Congregants, These have been quite the challenging last few days. Although it was not a surprise, it was still difficult to hear Dr. Roussin’s words that families should not gather together for Christmas. Households need to remain separate. Single people should only meet with one other person. Wow. But …Read more
Congregational Email Dec. 6, 2020
Congregational Email Dec. 6, 2020 Dear Congregants, The following prayer by Thomas Merton may express how many of us feel. We don’t know where we are going, nor can we be sure that we are making the best decisions. All we can do is to give the of our best of intentions and efforts, quick …Read more
