YKUC Announcements for the Week of Sunday January 4th 2026

[Laurie Gault]

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL - Wishing you and yours good health, caring, joy, and fellowship in 2026.

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: 8:30AM-11:30AM MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
MINISTER'S OFFICE HOURS:  Rev. Alison will be returning next week; hours will be updated when she is back. 

From the Worship Committee:

Sunday January 4th is Reverend Bev's last Sunday with us.  We'll be in the Chapel this week and will celebrate Communion.

It's a new year and a new sheet on the flip chart! Thanks for the fantastic participation through Advent and Christmas. Ever wondered how the coffee gets made? Or how the dishwasher works? We would love to share the inside scoop on these holy activities 😊! Please consider signing up on Sunday.

Book Club 

Just a reminder that we meet on Sunday in Room 215 at 12:15 to discuss The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank. If you haven’t started it yet, it’s not too late, the book is only 150 pages plus recipes. You can find it on Hoopla, and the bookstore website is showing one in stock.

 

This book features a character from the southern US Gullah culture. Although I’d heard the word, I didn’t know what “Gullah” meant. Wikipedia has a good description and I found this short video that I found helpful: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSO5pcPfhnk  Michellle Obama, among many famous Americans, is descended from Gullah people.

 

I’m looking forward to discussing this book with whoever can make it on Sunday - barbp...@outlook.com

Blue Bins 

We are now into 2026 and looking to fill the schedule for the next little while. 

Looking for volunteers for the following to fill our schedule to the end of February. 

Jan 16-31	Coop
Jan 16-31	Independent & Fieldhouse
Feb 1-15	Independent & Fieldhouse
Feb 1-15	Coop

The schedule is open beyond February so if those dates don’t work for you but you can help at another time, please let Terrilyn know. She can be reached at terrily...@theedge.ca

Remember that if you have school aged kids that need community service hours, this does count and we are willing to complete any documents they need.  If you would like to help but maybe don’t have a vehicle or if you have a vehicle but would like an extra pair of hands to help, please let Terrilyn know. We can match you with someone. Remember-- many hands make light work, and we extend a huge thank you to all our volunteers!

Mission and Service Story - Building on a Year of Care

As we step into a new year, we pause to celebrate the faithful work of our Mission and Service partners around the world. These partners—farmers, educators, community leaders, and local organizations—are on the ground responding to needs, creating opportunities, and building stronger, more resilient communities.

Through your prayers and your support of Mission and Service, they are able to focus on what matters most. Financial support helps ease the practical challenges of running programs, providing meals, training leaders, and responding to emergencies. Your partnership allows them to carry out their work with steadiness and care.

As 2026 begins, our partners have already been looking ahead with intentionality and hope. They are preparing to support people seeking stability, respond to crises both local and global, strengthen communities, and equip people with the skills, confidence, and opportunities to thrive. Each partner continues to adapt and innovate, finding new ways to meet the needs of their communities today, while preparing for the challenges of tomorrow.

This year, and in the years to come, your support helps ensure that these efforts can continue. Together, we walk alongside partners who are living out God’s call to justice, care, and hope—creating spaces where people are seen, supported, and empowered. As we look forward to 2026, we do so with gratitude for what has been achieved, and with intentional hope for all that is yet to come.

*Missed a Sunday Service and would like to listen to the Sermon?  Rev.
Alison has kindly offered the link to her past Sermons!
https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alisonmock.ca%2Fsermons&data=05%7C02%7C%7C8ebfc17a45f646c2ecc408de3f2b52b3%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C639017652459689323%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=v3YdbxzVkWohOnrKk7tHbknpPdwdYcrX%2Fiz3djg6zVI%3D&reserved=0

Bottle Shop Drop-Off - The church has an account at the Bottle Shop.  To
drop off beverage recycling, you use the Drop & Go computer and login
using the church number 8678736291. Thank you!

[Laurie Gault]

I would be remiss if I did not say a huge THANK YOU!!!  to Rev. Beverly Brazier from the Ministry and Personnel committee.  I know many of us will have had a chance to personally say our thanks to Rev. Bev for her joyous and comforting Ministry with us over the past 6 weeks, but I wanted to do so publicly.  It has been a joy, Bev—safe travels back to Whitehorse next week and may your and YKUC's paths cross again in surprising ways!

  

Laurie—on behalf of the M&P Committee.