Yellowknife United Church Announcements for the Week of July 20, 2025

[Margaret]

Here are the Announcements for the week of July 20, 2025.

Please remember that all church services between now and August 31 will begin at 10 a.m.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

July 20 - Worship Service led by Janice Daly featuring contemporary music and some new songs

July 27 - Worship Service led by Dawn McInnes

📌 THANKS to our helpers for Sunday, July 20:
Opening host: Janice Brown-Daly

Greeter:     Barb Paquin
Reader:      Barb Paquin
Closing host:  The Congregation

📌 July 13th: "Gimme That Old Time Religion" - this is a chance to sing some of the really old hymns that we do not really sing at all, anymore. Depending on where and when you grew up, these might be hymns from your childhood or your parents' childhoods, hymns that are in "the old blue book" or hymns you know from bluegrass or gospel traditions. The words reflect a theology that many of us have left behind, but does that mean we should abandon them? I know these hymns from singing them at seniors' homes, and I've come to understand how much value there is in the words and music that transcends memory. We're going to sing and reflect on these meaningful golden oldies. Do you have one you love? Send it my way!

📌 RED BINS -Thanks to the volunteers for July:  Rhovy, Junior and Rovenjay Sobrepena, Kate Vicente, Mischelle Remigio, Brian Kelln, Marg and Lloyd Henderson.  Here are the slots for the next couple of months- hopefully can fill the last 2 weeks in August sooner rather than later.  If you are able to help, please let Terrilyn (terrily...@theedge.ca) know or speak to her after church.

Aug 16-31	Coop
Aug 16-31	Independent & Fieldhouse
Sept 1-15	Independent & Fieldhouse
Sept 1-15	Coop
Sept 16-30	Coop
Sept 16-30	Independent & Fieldhouse
Oct 1-15	Independent & Fieldhouse
Oct 1-15	Coop
Oct 16-31	Coop
Oct 16-31	Independent & Fieldhouse

📌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)

📌 Yellowknife United Church will be sponsoring two community Christmas Bazaars on November 15 and December 6, 2025.  If you are interested in booking a table for this event or know someone who is, please email Marg Henderson (ma...@theedge.ca) for more information.

📌 Mission & Service:  Sacred Care for Those Who Carry the Weight

In 2024, a group of 23 Indigenous United Church ministers and spouses from northern Manitoba and Ontario gathered for a much-needed retreat at Sandy-Saulteaux Spiritual Centre. This time of rest, healing, and renewal was made possible by your generosity through Mission and Service.

For many, it was the first opportunity to gather with others who truly understand the weight they carry. These ministers are often the only ones available to walk with their communities through addiction, suicide, and profound grief. The emotional and spiritual toll is immense.

“The number of youth funerals we do now is overwhelming,” says Rev. Grant Queskekapow, who was ordained in 1987. “When I started in the United Church, we buried a lot of elderly people. But now we bury a lot of youth who die as a result of suicide.”

At the retreat, ministers were offered trauma-informed support, rest, and spiritual care through sharing circles, art therapy, and cultural practices like beading. The space allowed them to grieve, to speak the unspeakable, and to begin to heal.

It was more than a retreat. It was a lifeline.

The impact was clear. Participants returned to their communities with renewed strength and a deep sense of support. Because of this, a second retreat is being planned for September 2025 to once again offer this crucial care.

And the need has only grown.

As wildfires sweep through northern Manitoba, nearly 17,500 people are being evacuated from First Nations communities facing dangerous conditions and blocked escape routes. Once again, our Northern Indigenous ministers are offering strength and leadership, even as they face these threats themselves.

Please hold them in your prayers.

Your continued support through Mission and Service is essential. You are helping provide healing space for those who carry the grief of entire communities. You are ensuring they do not carry it alone.

Thank you.