Yellowknife Announcements for the Week of April 5, 2026

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Yellowknife United Church meets Sunday in the Auditorium at 11 a.m.

CHURCH OFFICE HOURS: 8:30-11:30 a.m. Monday to Friday

MINISTER'S OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesday and Thursday 10 am-noon

Upcoming events:
April 3: Good Friday Service in the Chapel at 11 a.m.
April 5: Easter Sunday Service at 11 a.m. in auditorium with Rev. Alison
Mock
May 9: Garage Sale

Thank you to our Worship Helpers for Sunday:
Opening Host: Karen
Greeter: Dawn
Reader: Karen
Closing Host: The Congregation

Book Club – Our next meeting is Sunday, May 3 when we will discuss The
Rebel Christ by Michael Coren. Christianity’s founder is often
misunderstood and misinterpreted. This book presents the real Jesus: a
rebel, a radical, and a revolutionary. Copies are available at the
public library, on Hoopla, and for purchase at in-person and on-line
bookstores. We will meet at 12:15 in Room 215, all are welcome.

Blue Bins - Thank you to everyone who stepped up to do the bins in April
and May. We are also booking ahead for the months of June, July and
August. This is an important fundraiser for our church and many hands
make light work. If you have students that require community service
hours, this does count and we are happy to sign the required paperwork.
If you would like to help but maybe don’t have a vehicle, that’s ok! We
have people with vehicles who could use an extra pair of hands.
If you are able to help, please contact Marg (ma...@theedge.ca,
867-444-8362).

Note from Stewardship: At our congregational meeting in February, a
budget of was approved which included $65,000 for local offering,
$18,000 for Mission and Service, and $1,000 for capital for a total of
$93,000 in offering revenue. To meet this budget we will need $7762 per
month. Actual givings to the end of March were $19,346 which averages
out to $6,449. Thank you for you ongoing support.

Mission and Service Story: Rooted and Rising
The stone was rolled away in a small, overlooked place. Not in the
centre of power, or a crowded city. Across Canada, in small towns and
rural communities, churches continue to be places of discovery and
renewed life.

In Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Hillcrest United Church has stood on
the northern landscape for more than 60 years. In a place shaped by
distance and long winters, the church gathers neighbours in prayer, in
song, and in everyday acts of care. Traditions are honoured, new life is
welcomed, and everyone is invited in.

In Chipman, New Brunswick, volunteers at Chipman United Church prepare
meals for neighbours who need them. Young people help lead worship. When
some members could no longer attend in person, the church carried
worship online—and discovered thousands of people joining to be part of
that circle of prayer.

At Tobermory United Church, the building hums with life throughout the
week. Community groups gather and space is shared with neighbouring
congregations. Down the road, their thrift shop offers affordable
goods—and when someone needs help, those items are tenderly given.

This is rural ministry. Creative, determined, and deeply rooted in
community. These churches are not fading away. They are adapting,
experimenting, and opening their doors in new ways so faith and
community can continue to flourish.

At Easter, we proclaim that new life can break through even when the
future feels uncertain.

Through Mission and Service, we help make that possible. Together, we
strengthen communities that continue to serve, welcome, and care in
places across this country.

This Easter, please give generously to Mission and Service. We are
helping to ensure that hope continues to rise—in rural communities
across Canada, and around the world.
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Thank you
Administrator, Yellowknife United Church
Phone : 867.873.6291
Web : yellowknifeunitedchurch.ca