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Announcements for Fall of 2020:
  • St. Paul’s United Church Worship Service is 11:00 a.m.  NEW UPDATE Concerning Worship Services: Following Manitoba Covid-19 Public Health Guidelines, Masks are Mandatory as of Sunday, August 23, 2020
  • There will be NO Sunday School in September 2020. In-person Sunday School is suspended for 2020-2021.
  • St. Paul’s United Church will have an All Teams Meeting Thursday, October 8th in the Sanctuary at 7:00 p.m.
  • The Church Office is Open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. The Front Door is Locked. Please Call the Church Office for Assistance at 204-534-6347. If entering the building, a Mask is Mandatory in accordance to Manitoba Covid-19 Public Health Guidelines.
     
    E-mail – Secretary: st_pauls_secretary@wcgwave.ca
    Treasurer: st_pauls_treasurer@wcgwave.ca
     
    Minister: Rev. Taylor Hours are Wednesday – Friday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.  and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays by Appointment.  Please Contact Rev. Rolanda Taylor Cell# 204-305-0312; ​ Home# 204-534-5882; Email: rolanda.taylor@mymts.net 

  • Please Review the Previous Protocol Below Regarding Worship Services
  • Sign-In sheets are available (please bring a pen), as we have a maximum limit of 25 people in the sanctuary.  After the 25 maximum has been met, you are welcome to listen to the service in the lower auditorium. There will be an additional sign-in sheet available. The Offering Plate will be set by the sign in-sheets
  • Worship Service is half-hour
  • Physical distance ~ 6 ft.(2 meters)
  • Please use hand sanitizer upon entering and exiting the building
  • No greetings/handshakes
  • There will be no singing or responsive prayers
  • Brenda  Lyons will be our soloist
  • Washrooms are not available at this time
  • Masks are Mandatory. Masks available at Pringles and The Recorder in Boissevain.
  • No food or beverage
  • Please do not enter the kitchen area
  • Elevator Use ~ Only one person at a time and wipes will be available to clean buttons and handle after use
  • Exiting the church ~ Rolanda will announce the right side of the church will leave first, then the center pews and lastly the left side
  • Online Services will continue to be available later Sunday, for those who are unable to attend.

 Volunteers needed:
  1. Looking for a volunteer or contract person to shovel the steps and sidewalk at the church for the winter months.
  2. Looking for volunteer to tend the manse gardens next spring.                                                                                                                 Call Marsha at 204-534-6017.

  • Those who are not on PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance), please mail your offering to  the church office at St. Paul’s United Church, Box 309, Boissevain, MB R0K 0E0.  Thank you!
  • Please Consider PAR (Pre-Authorized Remittance). If you wish to give to St. Paul’s United Church by this method or would like more information on it, please call Cora at the church office 204-534-6347. Telephone Messages to the church office are being monitored remotely.
  • **Please be reminded to contribute to The Grateful Box as a thank you to God for birthdays, baptisms, anniversaries and other events that occur in our lives. The funds will be used for emergency purposes. At a time such as this, the Boissevain Food Pantry is in need of food items.  Due to the Coronavirus, the Boissevain Food Pantry is only accepting cash or cheques made out to the Boissevain Food Pantry in order that the volunteers can buy food. 
  • These Days (Daily Devotions for Living by Faith) October/November/December issue is at the back of the church, as well as, The Mandate for 2020-2021 Mission & Service Special Edition
  • Community Prayers at 9 a.m. every morning. The Community Prayers are our own individual prayers to pray for our health providers, leaders, pharmacists, workers in stores, and everyone in our community and praying for each other as we maintain our faith that the health professionals will find the solution that will end Covid-19. Prayers strengthen us, give us courage and mobilize us by God’s Spirit wherever we are, and when we are not in the church building. As people of faith, we are the church, and prayers remind us that God’s love and caring is with us all. 
  • Worship Services, Scripture with Reflection, and Pentecost Bible Study are being sent online, and worship bulletins are being delivered to those without internet.
  • Please Note: The Annual Prairie to Pine Regional Meeting that was supposed to have been from May 28th to May 30th 2020 has been postponed until the Fall of 2020. The Executive took this difficult decision in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related closure of our venue in Steinbach. The Prairie to Pine Executive has set the dates for an electronic Annual Meeting: Wednesday, September 30, 6:30-9:00 PM and Wednesday, October 7, 6:45-9:00 PM. St. Paul’s United Church needs a Lay Delegate at the meeting.  If anyone is interested in being a Lay Delegate at the meeting, please contact Rev. Taylor. ​ The remit coming before the Annual Meeting is entitled Remit 1- Amendment to the Basis of Union Article 10.0 on Ministry Personnel. The background of the remit and the wording change proposed is available through this link. Generally speaking the change is to include persons of all gender identities. This will be a 2-part electronic meeting, with both video and phone connections available. The details are still being worked out, and more information will be posted later. All voting members of Prairie to Pine Region are asked to save the dates. 
  • Pastoral Care Team has established a Prayer Circle. If there is a prayer request, please contact  Judy McRuer (h)204-534-2284/cell 204-534-0935.  All prayer requests will be kept strictly confidential

​The Boissevain Community Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) provides a safe, confidential place for the LGBT community, parents, families and allies to meet and support each other. For more information please contact bvncomgsa@gmail.com


Snazzy Seconds Thrift Shop Hours

  • Snazzy Seconds Thrift Store - Snazzy Seconds is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons 1:30- 4 pm with Covid protocols in place. Store is closed on Thursdays. Come and check out the fall items! There will be restrictions - only 4 shoppers in the store at once, sanitizer station for use on entering and exiting. Our washroom/change room will not be available. We are again receiving donations in our bins. Please remember -no sports equipment or electronics.
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Regular Meetings

 Alcoholics Anonymous will  be meeting at the church. Please use the Christian Education Building entrance.
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