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A congregational meeting has been called for
St. John's United Church on
Sunday, October 6, at 7 pm in the Sanctuary. 

The agenda is as follows:

1) Vote on the proposed plan for Amalgamation with Wellington United Church

(read the executive summary here)

2) The renewal of Rev Jenny's appointment as our Children and Youth Program Leader

3) Glengarry Fund Request 

Because of the nature of the business before us, it is crucial that we have a quorum of church members present. Thank you for making arrangements to attend! 

SJUC is seeking an ASL Interpreter for special worship services and/or 2 11 am Sunday worship services per month. Each shift is 2 hours in length.  If this paid position is of interest to you or you know of someone who might be interested, please contact Jenny at office@sjucfr.ca.
Thank you.  

 During the month of October the UCW are collecting warm socks, winter hats, gloves and mittens for Beacon House Shelter.
There will be a basket in the narthex at St. John's for donations. This is a much needed cause as the temperature begins to dip. Most of the cliental are men. Thank you for your donations. 

 Join Rev Sally this fall in an exciting 

Adult Learning Opportunity!

As our children learn how to be changemakers in Sunday School this fall, our congregations’ adults are invited to join an exciting learning opportunity of their own. 40 Days of Engagement on Anti-Racism is a program offered online for free to all of the United Church of Canada. From Oct 15 to Nov 26, at 8 pm Atlantic Time, presentations on an interesting array of topics will be offered.

For more information and to sign up for the free live events, optional study groups (Rev Sally will be in the Monday Study Group), and/or the 40 Days Newsletter, please click here https://churchx.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=ff2087d5fde243a770ed893a8&id=d6f1db2127&e=d1e13c36d1. And please also let the church office know that you have signed up. Thank you! 

October Topics:

Tues Oct 15 - The United Nations and the Future of People of African Descent with Michael McEachrane, a Member and the Rapporteur of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent

Tues Oct 22 - Bold Discipleship: Reflections from the United Church in Saskatchewan with SunDo Hyun, Bernon Lee, Becca Whitlaw, and Lynn Caldwell

Tues Oct 29 - Race Talks from GenZs with Springwater Hester-Meawassige, Emo Yango. A panel of four youths from Indigenous-racialized backgrounds will share the results of their respective research in storytelling and various art forms as participants in the Indigenous-Racialized Youth Scholars program

Register your children (pre-primary to grade 6) and youth (grades 7-12) for Sunday school and youth group. Questions?
Contact Rev. Jenny (jenny@sjucfr.ca): 

https://forms.gle/46ReQBukJwsid3uRA