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Announcements – September 4, 2022
Upcoming Events and Notices Tuesday, September 6: Knitters’ Group meetings resume. A time for knitting and socializing on the first Tuesday of the month from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Haliburton United Church. Saturday, September 10: “Isolated” Men’s Breakfast at 8:30 a.m. All men are welcome to read and meditate on the selected scripture […]
Announcements – August 28, 2022
Upcoming Events and Notices Friday, September 2: A Celebration of Life for John Peel will be held at Killara Station, 5205 Gelert Road in Minden Hills. Gathering will begin at 4 p.m. and finger food will be served. The celebration will begin at about 5 p.m. Please bring along a written story to share or […]
Announcements – August 21, 2022
Upcoming Events and Notices Today at 1:30 p.m.: Country Gospel Show at the Minden Fairgrounds featuring The Country Hot Flashes and friends. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy an afternoon of uplifting gospel music. Admission is by donation with proceeds to the Haliburton County Fair. Celebration of Life: A Celebration of Life for Anna Marion […]
Transforming Lives / More
Mission & Service Stories for July Rising Above Tragedy to Transform Lives Sailove, a survivor of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, is one of the Asian Rural Institute’s most recent graduates. With skills she developed at the agricultural school, she plans to initiate community cooperatives to pass on the skills she learned–skills developed with help […]
Transportation Improves Lives / More
Mission & Service Stories for June Transportation Is Key to Improving Lives High gas prices, the cost of a vehicle, and lack of public transit that reaches job-rich areas can be barriers to creating a better life. Your gifts through Mission & Service help. Your Gifts Support Displaced People in Ukraine More than 12 million […]
Kits for Ukraine / More
Mission & Service Stories for May Food and Hygiene Kits for Ukraine By the end of March, over four million refugees had fled Ukraine, 90 per cent of them women and children. Gifts with Vision – the United Church’s giving catalogue – has just unveiled its latest gifts to help them. Taken and Detained: 17-Year-Old […]
Acting Together for Ukraine
Your support is helping to provide shelter, clean water, food, and medical attention. We are stronger together, and what affects one of us affects all of us. These two truths have become even more apparent as the invasion of Ukraine continues to cost precious lives and rapidly create a humanitarian crisis. The United Nations reports […]
Thank You for Showing Love
Love the way God loves. That’s arguably what Jesus’ whole ministry was about, and it’s summarized in his most travelled quote: “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: […]
Dreams are Realized through Education
Tamilarasi is a very bright 15-year-old from a small village in Tamil Nadu, South India. She is lucky to be able to go to school. In her village, girls her age are often pulled out of school to be married. Life isn’t easy. Tamilarasi’s father recently died in an accident and she is living with […]
Share Your Light
As you know, holidays like Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year’s can be an incredibly difficult time for those on the margins of society – people without family, friends, or a place to go. The spirit of giving, receiving, and celebration only makes feelings of isolation and loneliness worse. Especially for people without community, those […]
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