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Services of Celebration for the 100th in our Community:

Downtown Halifax, with St Andrews, St Matthews, and Fort Massey at St Andrews
Tuesday June 10 at 7 pm
A gathering with vignettes from the history of the United Church, music new and old, door prizes, and a reception catered by the UCWs.

St. John's United Church, Fall River
Sunday, June 15 at 11am
A look at the United Church crest with
BBQ and cake to follow

St. John's will be recognizing our grads on
Sunday, June 15th.
If you have a special high school, college or university graduate who you would like to recognize, please send their graduation photo and short bio (max. 75 words) to the church office (office@sjucfr.ca)
no later than June 8th, thank you! 

We look forward to welcoming Ryan Gomes on Sunday, June 22nd as we celebrate Pride Sunday. Ryan was born in Toronto Ontario, spent much of his childhood and teenage years raised in London, Ontario in the Catholic School System. He then retuned to Toronto, lived on his own in in the heart of Toronto’s “Gay Village” after coming out at the age of 20.
At the age of 22 bravely relocated to Nova Scotia as what he describes as a “Dartboard on a Map” to escape the concrete jungle. During his 30+ years in Nova Scotia, Ryan was a prevalent member of the LGBTQIA2S+ community. An Advocate and Ambassador in many regards. He previously led the LGBTQIA2S+ safety task force with the Halifax Regional Police, Served on the Halifax Pride Committee and received numerous community awards for work within the respective communities.
Life produces change in focus. In 2021, Ryan reached out to the UCC via social media with an inquiry to revisit his faith in an accepting space. In 2023, he was confirmed within the UCC, reclaimed his faith and for the past years has been not only an active congregant member, but Office Administrator of Stairs Memorial United Church. In his spare time, he is cooking and sharing food, enjoying his E-Bike or sending numerous requests into Seaside FM …. or getting a good Gateway Sale.

Summer Services at SJUC will begin on
Sunday July 6 starting at 9:30 am, returning to an 11:00 am start on Sunday September 7.

Please note we will not hold worship services on Sundays on the long weekends this summer - specifically the Sundays of
June 29, August 3 and August 31.

The last 11 am service at SJUC before summer will be Sunday June 22nd.

If you have any questions please reach out to Heidi Carr, Chair of the Spiritual Oversight Committee at: carrheidi14@gmail.com  

Approved by the Congregation
Sunday, May 11, 2025. 

Please direct any inquiries to searchteam@sjucfr.ca. Qualified applicants should indicate their interest through UCC Church Hub and then send cover letters and resumes directly to the search team email.

Our Annual General Meeting took place on  Sunday, March 2.