Yellowknife United Church Announcements for April 6, 2025

[Yellowknife United Church Administrator]

Upcoming Events:

April 6: Church service 11 a.m. in auditorium with Lorne Gushue
April 6: Book Club Meets at 12:15 in room 215
April 13: Palm Sunday Service at 11 a.m. in the auditorium with Rev.
Alison Mock
April 16: Lenten Lunch at noon at the Anglican Church. YKUC providing
lunch.
April 20: Easter Sunday Service at 11 a.m. in the auditorium with Rev.
Alison Mock
April 20-27: Earth Week
April 27: NWT Community Services Corporation Annual General Meeting
following the church service.
May 10: Garage Sale

Thanks to our helpers for Sunday, April 6:
Opening host: Jeannette Hall
Greeter: Karen Wilford
Reader: Marie Wilson
Closing host: Jeannette Hall

📌 Lenten Lunch - April 16, 2025. Yellowknife United Church is
preparing the lunch for that day, serving it and cleaning up after. This
normally takes about 2 hours total from 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Some
people have already volunteered to help out. We are still looking for
people to make sandwiches and help in the kitchen. Some people have
already volunteered. If you are able to help out or if you have already
volunteered, please send Marg Henderson either a text/call to
867-444-8362 or email ma...@theedge.ca. Thanks for your support.

📌 Broadview Magazine - It's time to renew your Broadview Magazine
subscription or purchase a new subscription. Our group subscription rate
remains at $30.00 for the year (eight issues). For more information
contact our Broadview magazine representative Barb Paquin at
867-873-4314 or barbp...@outlook.com

📌 Garage Sale - Spring is coming, hopefully, and with it will be our
annual annual garage sale on Saturday, May 10. We are looking for
clean, gently used items in good condition, in working order, and which
people will be interested in buying. Items can be dropped off at the
church on Friday, May 9, between 1 and 7 p.m. There is limited storage
space so only in exceptional circumstances, will we accept items early.
Please consider helping with this event.

📌 Book Club - We meet Sunday, April 6 at 12:15 in Room 215 to discuss
Prisoner of Tehran by Marina Nemat. In her heartbreaking, triumphant,
and elegantly written memoir Marina Nemat tells the heart-pounding story
of her life as a young Christian girl in Iran during the early days of
Ayatollah Khomeini's brutal Islamic Revolution. There is a book club set
at the Yellowknife Public Library. All are welcome to attend book club.

📌 RED BIN UPDATE - Thanks to our helpers for March: Matt Smillie &
Joanna Wilson, Gordon & Karen Hamre, Karen Wilford & Peter Harte,
Terilyn Hayden & Dave Janes, and Sean & Janice Daly. Below are the
available slots and if you can help out please let Marg know
(ma...@theedge.ca or 867-444-8362).
Looking for help for
May 16-31 Coop
May 16-31 Independent & Fieldhouse
All spots in June and beyond.

📌 "The United Church has been known for its stance on many political
issues and a number of ministers have turned to politics. Peter Dawon
was serving in ministry in southern Alberta when he won the provincial
Little Bow constituency. In 1937, he was named Speaker of the Alberta
Legislative Assembly and held that post until his death in 1963. He was
the longest-serving Speaker in Alberta history. Ministers elected
federally include Stanley Knowles (Winnipeg), Bill Blaikie (Winnipeg),
Robert Oliphant (Toronto) and Walter Mclean (Waterloo.) Former moderator
Lois Wilson was named to the senate by Prime Minister Jean Chretien in
1998."

📌An account for the church has been set up at The Bottle Shop. To drop
off you use the Drop and Go computer and to log it use the church phone
nubbier with area code(8678736291)

📌 Mission and Service: The Next Century: Youth Leading the Way.
In July 2024, eight passionate youth from across Canada gathered in
Calgary. Together, they worked to lay the foundation for 100 young
people under the age of 30
(https://united-church.ca/stories/next-century-youth-leading-way) to
attend The United Church of Canada's General Council 45 in 2025,
coinciding with the church's Centennial commemorations.