Mount Royal United Church
1800 Graham Blvd., Town of Mount Royal, QC
H3R 1G9
Phone & Fax: 514-739-7741, E-mail:
mruc514@gmail.com
Keep up to date with our website: www.mountroyalunited.ca
April 7, 2013
All are welcome at Mount Royal United
Church!
If you are a newcomer, please introduce
yourself to the greeters
and join us for refreshments in Lynn Hall
following the service.
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Tous et toutes sont bienvenue
à l’Église Unie Mont-Royal.
Si vous êtes un nouveau venu, veuillez-vous présenter aux personnes qui accueillent. Après le service venez
prendre des rafraîchissements
avec nous et faire connaissance.
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MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Week of Apr. 7
Tues. Apr. 9 7:30pm Worship Comm. Parlour
Wed. Apr. 10 7:00pm Bible Study Parlour
Thurs. Apr. 11 7:30pm Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary
Week of Apr. 14
Sun. Apr. 14 10:30am Guest Speaker Warren Allmand
Wed. Apr. 17 1:30pm MRUC
Women Parlour
Thurs. Apr. 18 7:30pm Choir
Rehearsal Sanctuary
Sat. Apr. 20 2-4pm Tea
Room/Bake Sale Lynn
Hall
ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
The annual meeting, originally
scheduled for April 7, will take place on Sunday, April 21, 2013 following
morning worship.
Mount Royal United Church Women
will hold their meeting Wednesday
April 17,2013 at 1:30 pm
All members of MRUC are invited
to join! Hostesses: Pat Pryde and Ellen Morneau, Devotional: Joan Meyer Program: Gay Elkas. Hope to see you there.
Join us for “Tea and Scones”
Saturday, April 20 from 2pm to 4pm in
Lynn Hall
There will be a bake table full
of goodies, sale of art , used books and an auction of
a signed book “Back to Work” by Bill Clinton.
April 14 at MRUC
GUEST SPEAKER: WARREN ALLMAND
former M P for the Liberal
Party & Cabinet Member (1972-1979), holding the posts of Solicitor General,
Indian Affairs & Northern Development, & Consumer and Corporate
Affairs. Mr. Allmand
also served as President of the International Centre for Human Rights and
Democratic Development (1995-2002). He
currently teaches International Human Rights at McGill University's Institute
of Canadian Studies. Mr. Allmand has agreed to speak to the congregation in worship
about the legacy of the Indian residential schools and the work of the Truth
and Reconciliation committee, which offers us the opportunity for healing and
renewal.
FESTIVAL OF HYMNS
Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 12
Forms are also available for
your hymn requests in the Narthex and on the credenza outside the minister’s
study.
The deadline to place your
requests is April 19th.
Subscribers to the United Church Observer
are reminded that their subscriptions are due this month and automatically
renewed for another year. They should forward their payment to Betty Miller in
the church office as soon as conveniently possible. The congregational group
rate is still $ 20 and can be paid by cheque to MRUC
(marked `Observer`) or included in your weekly offering. New subscribers (or
cancellations) should contact Betty Miller at 514-739-7741 or Frank Luce
Lenten Bible Study
The Bible says:
"As the rain and the
snow come down from heaven, and do not return there until they have watered the
earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to
the eater,
so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me
empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,
and succeed in the thing for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55:10-11)
So how do we get at the Bible's Message?
Join us for the conclusion of
our Lenten Bible Study as we explore ways we interpret scripture in honest,
helpful and spiritually beneficial ways.
Wednesday, April 10 at 7 pm.
BOOK CORNER
Total Sales To-date: $ 200.
FUNDSCRIP
It's time to start planning
for your Fundscrip card purchases!
Today is order day. The goal for April's orders is at least $148
in benefit to Mount Royal United Church, or approximately $4,935 in card
purchases from all orders from Mount Royal United Church. March's Fundscrip card orders yielded $126.75, for a total benefit
to Mount Royal United Church so far in 2013 of $341.15 toward our goal of
$1,500 from Fundscrip for 2013.
Fundscrip cards are easy, convenient ways to support Mount
Royal United Church while making routine purchases for groceries, gasoline, department store
purchases, entertainment, restaurants and much more! They are also a convenient way to send little
a "thank you" or help out family and friends. No order is too small!
You can order a single card for as little as $10, or as much as you wish with
card denominations typically ranging from $25 to $100, with some retailers
having $250 and $500 denominations as well.
If you find that you are often forgetting your chequebook,
there is an easy and convenient way to order your cards every month using your
computer on the internet -- there are automatic reminders, and a way to
automatically debit your bank account without service charges! Please speak
with Donald Buchan for more information.
You are invited to experience
THE BLANKET EXERCISE
led by
Susan Gabriel from Kanesatake
Tuesday, April 9th 4 pm to 6pm
The Blanket Exercise (with discussion) is an
interactive way of learning the history most Canadians are never taught. It is
an educational experience on how Aboriginal peoples were affected by
Governmental policies from the time of first contact.
at
the Presbytery Office - 301 Lansdowne Ave. Westmount
A light meal will be provided – $Donations
(for TRC Event aboriginal
attendees support)
Please phone 514-933-6009 to reserve
Everyone welcome