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Fall/Christmas
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√ Halloween
√ All-Saints Day Activities and Stories √ Remembrance Day Services and Stories √ Fall Country Fair √ Artisan Fair √ Advent Services √ Carols and Songs Services √ Christmas Eve Services |
Did you know Halloween was once a pre-christian Celtic New Year celebration?
Neither did we! READ ON! |
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Halloween Is Coming!
A great story to tell as you carve out your Jack-o-lantern
Step 1: Wash your pumpkin
“We’re not a pumpkin, but we’re kind of like one. God picks us from the patch, brings us in and washes us clean. Just like a pumpkin, we have an inside and an outside. People only see the outside, but God sees the inside as well.”
Step 2: Carve an opening in the top of the pumpkin
“God wants to change our inside, but the only way he can do it is if we become open to Him.”
Step 3: Put your hand in and pull out the insides
“God scoops out all the yucky stuff, the sin, in our lives. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, impurity and greed. Jesus was willing to get messy for us…He died on the cross to cleanse us from all our sins.”
Step 4: Carve the eyes and smiling face
“Jesus gives you a new smiling face. When all the yucky stuff (sin) is gone, you feel so happy!”
Step 5: Add a votive candle to the inside of the pumpkin
“If we leave the pumpkin empty, it will just be hollow. We need God’s light inside of us to make us alive! When Jesus lives inside of you, you can glow! You will want to tell people about him, be kind to others and bless others more than yourself.”
A great story to tell as you carve out your Jack-o-lantern
Step 1: Wash your pumpkin
“We’re not a pumpkin, but we’re kind of like one. God picks us from the patch, brings us in and washes us clean. Just like a pumpkin, we have an inside and an outside. People only see the outside, but God sees the inside as well.”
Step 2: Carve an opening in the top of the pumpkin
“God wants to change our inside, but the only way he can do it is if we become open to Him.”
Step 3: Put your hand in and pull out the insides
“God scoops out all the yucky stuff, the sin, in our lives. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, impurity and greed. Jesus was willing to get messy for us…He died on the cross to cleanse us from all our sins.”
Step 4: Carve the eyes and smiling face
“Jesus gives you a new smiling face. When all the yucky stuff (sin) is gone, you feel so happy!”
Step 5: Add a votive candle to the inside of the pumpkin
“If we leave the pumpkin empty, it will just be hollow. We need God’s light inside of us to make us alive! When Jesus lives inside of you, you can glow! You will want to tell people about him, be kind to others and bless others more than yourself.”
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Annual Fall Fair
November 2 (FRI) 6 pm to 8:30 pm November 3 (SAT) 9:30 am to 2 pm 
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Our Annual Fall Fair is a great way to kick off your festive Christmas Season! You will find the best of our handmade quilts, crafts, homemade Christmas Cards, New and Antique gift ideas, jewelry, Christmas baking, Jams, Jellies and Candies. Our famous homemade meat pies are available in 2 sizes: individual and large. Books, DVDs, records and some classic VHF tapes can make for an enjoyable time browsing, and a raffle and silent auction table can get exciting for some lucky individuals. Join us for a relaxing Lasagne Dinner on Friday night, served by our United Church Men's Group, and again on Saturday stroll down for a warm, filling homemade lunch by our United Church Women's Group. Come celebrate with us! |
Christmas decorations, handmade quilts, knitting, homebaked goods, preserves, our FAMOUS meat pies, jewellry, toys, games, treasures from the past, gifts and gift ideas, raffles, silent auction, tea room (Saturday), Lasagne dinner (Fri night).
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Memorial Day Services
Remembering all who left us this year November 5, 2018 Services at 10:00 am 
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( It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.
Over the phone on night, his mother told him, "Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday." Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days. "Jack, did you hear me?" "Oh, sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It's been so long since I thought of him," Jack said. "Well, he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing. He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over 'his side of the fence' as he put it," Mom told him. "I loved that old house he lived in," Jack said. (Click HERE to continue reading.) |
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Why We Wear The Poppy
Services November 11 at 10:00 am 
German soldiers carrying ladders through trenches in a smashed up wood on the Ypres Salient battlefield, 1915.
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(Source: greatwar.co.uk)
From its association with poppies flowering in the spring of 1915 on the battlefields of Belgium, France and Gallipoli this vivid red flower has become synonymous with great loss of life in war. The field poppy is an annual plant which flowers each year between about May and August. It's seeds are disseminated on the wind and can lie dormant in the ground for a long time. If the ground is disturbed from the early spring the seeds will germinate and the poppy flowers will grow. This is what happened in parts of the front lines in Belgium and France. Once the ground was disturbed by the fighting, the poppy seeds lying in the ground began to germinate and grow during the warm weather in the spring and summer months of 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918. The field poppy was also blooming in parts of the Turkish battlefields on the Gallipoli peninsular when the ANZAC and British Forces arrived at the start of the campaign in April 1915.
The sight of these delicate, vibrant red flowers growing on the shattered ground caught the attention of a Canadian soldier by the name of John McCrae. He noticed how they had sprung up in the disturbed ground of the burials around the artillery position he was in. It was during the warm days of early May 1915 when he found himself with his artillery brigade near to the Ypres-Yser canal. He is believed to have composed a poem following the death of a friend at that time. The first lines of the poem have become some of the most famous lines written in relation to the First World War.
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The Remembering Tree is aglow with HOPE, PEACE, LOVE AND JOY. Anyone can request a light to light up the night.
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The Remembering Tree will be set up outside atop our front entrance, beautifully glowing with a mix of blue and white lights. If you would like to add a light to the tree, you can call our office at 514-697-0651. Blue lights represent those who have passed away. White lights are to remember someone who will be absent over the holidays. There is no charge.
As you pass by our front lawn, don't forget to take a quick glance up, and know that for every light on the tree, someone is dearly missed this holiday season. They are always with us, even in their physical absence, inside, as a warm glow to soften the darkest winter's night. Merry Christmas to All, and God Bless. |
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Annual ARTISAN FAIR
Hosted by UCW December 1st 
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on Saturday, DECEMBER 1st, from 9:30 to 2:30 pm. A variety of artisans will display their talents in crafts, jewelry, food and gifts for Christmas. UCW tables will offer meat pies, crafts, knitting, quilts, used books and new items. Mark your calendars: DECEMBER 1st, 2018 is our Artisan Fair 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
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CELEBRATE the
Season of Advent 10:00 Every Sunday Beginning December 2 
Christmas EVE:
7 pm Family Candlelight Service 9 pm Communion Candlelight Service |
Our season of Advent opens Sunday December 2nd, including a festive collection of music and readings, and lighting of candles for Peace, Love, Hope and Joy over 4 weeks leading to Christmas Eve.
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