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Worship and Membership
The Worship & Membership Committee works
with Reverend Paulette Phillips to ensure the smooth running of
the Worship services; to oversee the décor of the Sanctuary;
to oversee the admission of persons into Church Membership; and
to maintain church attendance and membership records. The committee
meets approximately four times a year.
Leadership and Enrichment
The objectives of the fund are:
1. To provide financial assistance to people who wish the opportunity
to acquire knowledge and skills to further their own growth and
thus help the church community:
2. To enable groups and committees within the church to bring in
qualified leaders to conduct workshops and seminars.
Funds contained in the Leadership and Enrichment
Capital Fund are held in perpetuity. Interest earned by such funds
is deposited to the fund’s operating account and used to provide
assistance to applicants.
Those wishing to contribute or who wish more information, Please
contact the chairperson of the Leadership and Enrichment Fund via
the church office.
Pastoral Care Team
The Pastoral Care team meets regularly to share
the concerns of the people of the church through the weekly bulletin.
Cards of condolence and thinking of you, as well as celebration
of birthdays and special anniversaries are sent out. Phone calls
are made to shut-ins and some visits are made to nursing homes.
Concerns are shared with the minister, who
does the hospital visiting, on a regular basis. Other members of
the congregation extend their caring through phone calls, cards
and visits to ill and shut in members of the congregation and we
are happy for their ministry too.
We do depend on someone letting us know about
his or her illness or another’s and we encourage that this
information be passed on to the church office. Let us be the hands
and feet of Christ for others!
Prayer Chain
The Prayer Chain was established to pray for
the people, both those connected to Como Lake United and those in
need throughout the world. To make a prayer request or join the
Prayer Chain please contact Cheryl Blake through the church office.
Bible Study
Disciple is a program of Bible Study based on daily readings and a weekly coming together to discuss, in a structured format, the previous week’s readings. For the last two years we have offered the full 34-week Disciple program. Recognizing the difficulty many people have in committing themselves to a program of this length, the publisher has introduced two separate eight-week programs, the first covering the Old Testament and the second covering the New Testament. We are doing the "Invitation to the Old Testament" series starting Saturday, October 13 at 8:30am. Come join us for Breakfast & Bible study. The program involves at least 30 minutes of reading each day plus a one and one half hour group session.
Healing Touch Ministry
As a member of the Tri-Cities Healing Touch
Ministry Team, we offer appointments every Tuesday from 10:00am
- 4:00pm and open sessions every fourth Wednesday evening of the
month in the Sanctuary starting at 7:30pm. All of the practitioners
are volunteers from various churches, who have received instruction
through the Naramata Centre Healing Pathway. If you would like more
information about Healing Touch, or to make an appointment, please
contact Cheryl Blake through the church office.
Memorial Unit
The Memorial Unit oversees the Memorial Funds
of the church ensuring they are spent in accordance with the wishes
of the donors.
United Church Women
All women in the United Church are members
of the UCW. Some choose to belong to organized units that meet for
Christian growth, education, fun and fellowship.
Purpose:
- To unite all women of the congregation for the mission of the
church.
- To provide opportunities for fellowship and mutual support.
Who we are:
- We have seven units, the Arbutus, Cypress, Daisy, Lilac, Magnolia,
Maple and Willow. They work together to support the Mission and
Service Fund of the United Church of Canada, the needs of the local
congregation and the UCW Presbyterial.
Membership:
- Any woman who is in sympathy with the purpose and is willing to
contribute her prayers, gifts and service for the work of the church
in the world is welcome to participate in a unit.
Please call the church office at (604)
931-8555 for contact information.
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