The overnight snow has given a white blanket to our neighbourhoods. It is a beautiful day in the neighbourhood… Do those words remind you of Mr. Rogers? Can you hear him singing? Mr. Rogers believed in the beauty of the neighbourhood and how we needed to pay attention to everyone around us. When ‘Mr. Rogers’ was…
How are you holding up in this continuing pandemic? We really want to know how you are, what is giving you joy, and where you are struggling. We continue to send emails and make calls, but there are never enough hours in the day or week to reach as many people as we would like –…
Let’s start with a bit of news! The cheques have arrived and we are thrilled to report that the Scrap Metal Drive not only saved a significant amount of metal from the land fill, it raised $290.15! Thanks to Steve McKendry-Smith for organizing, Ben Zinn (Meridian Hauling) for donating the BIG bin and his help, and…
Thanksgiving at Home We had hoped to be able to gather for in person worship in the Sanctuary of TMUC this Sunday. As you know, the Church Council decided that trying to gather in a time of Code Orange was not wise. It will happen another time. In the meantime, our Building and Property team has been…
“My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” -Desmond Tutu Happy Birthday to Desmond Tutu, who is 89 years old today! Tutu was a major anti-apartheid activist. He chaired South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He was the 1984 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. His justice-seeking is grounded…
World Communion Sunday means a Sunday morning Communion ZOOM Here’s the link for 10:00 Sunday, October 4: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7538449219 or by phone: 204-272-7920 Meeting ID: 753 844 9219 And, thanks to everyone for your support of the Scrap Metal Drive – we will keep you posted on the amount raised as soon as…
Greetings to you in preparation of Worldwide Communion Sunday What a time this is. It has been a long time since we have gathered together at worship to share the Sacrament of Communion. As a pastoral response to the extended restrictions, Transcona Memorial United Church will not be gathering for in-person worship for a while. We…
Greetings to you on Orange Shirt Day We join with people across the country honouring the children who went to Residential Schools, and in recognition of the harm the residential school system did to the sense of self-esteem and wellbeing of children. It is also a day to affirm our commitment to ensure that everyone around…
What a treat to have such warm weather at the end of September, and what a worry to have the COVID numbers rising. We are keeping you in our prayers and hope that you are staying well. At the moment, we are still planning on in-person worship at TMUC on Thanksgiving Sunday, October 13 at 10:00 (and maybe…
It sounded like a traffic jam in the air! HONK! HONK! HONK! The sky was a-gaggle with a skein of geese! These fair-weather visitors have taken to the skies in numbers recently, toning up for their migration south. There are no travel restrictions or closed borders for goose or gander! While we masked humans are living…
