Weekly Announcements
Announcements for Fall of 2020:
- New Update - Worship Services are postponed until further notice following Manitoba Covid-19 Public Health Guidelines due to Code Red. The Church Building is Closed until Further Notice in accordance with The Manitoba Government. Church Office 204-534-6347.
To contact Rev. Rolanda Taylor: Cell# 204-305-0312; Home# 204-534-5882 - Good News! We have our Facebook Page for St. Paul’s United Church that has the Audio Recordings and Videos of the Worship Services. Please Click on the Link for our Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/BoissevainUnitedChurch As well, our Website has been updated. There is a "Worship Services" page with links to the worship services. Thanks to Brooklyn!
- Advent's Lament: A Blue Christmas Worship Gathering - December 9, 5:30pm Mountain, 6:30pm CentralAs we mark one year of changed life because of Covid-19, The United Church of Canada would like to offer a denominational-wide service of Lament for Advent. The Moderator of the United Church of Canada, the Rt. Reverend Richard Bott is offering a Blue Christmas Service
- St. Paul’s United Church Worship Service are postponed until further notice.
- Rev. Taylor will be working from home.
- Online Services will continue to be available on Sundays.
- Worship Services, Scripture with Reflection, and Pentecost Bible Study are being sent online, and worship bulletins are being delivered to those without internet.
- Minto United Church is closed until further notice due to rise of COVID 19 numbers.
- Volunteers needed:
- Looking for a volunteer or contract person to shovel the steps and sidewalk at the church for the winter months.
- 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 and/or Memorial donations 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.
- Used Stamps – We are collecting used stamps.
- **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.
- 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.
- There will be NO Sunday School in September 2020. In-person Sunday School is suspended for 2020-2021.
- 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 – Effective November 11, Snazzy Seconds will be closed due to Code Red status. Volunteers will not be working at sorting donations so we ask that you hold your donations until we open for business again.
Regular Meetings
Alcoholics Anonymous in-person meetings have bee postponed due to Code Red Restrictions.
