A cartoon that came across our email the other day showed someone worrying ‘What do we do? All the churches are closed!’, And God replying, ‘Fear not, now there’s a church in every home’! God be with us in our ‘home churches’ as we continue physical distancing. Thanks to everyone for engaging with us on…
Midweek News
Greetings to you! Send us your photos! Quick question – can you help with a hymn please? We need a number of photos – faces – to go with the hymn that our team is preparing for Sunday. If you can take a selfie, or a family photo (mostly faces please) and send it to Steve McKendry-Smith,…
Church at Home – April 26
Greetings for another week of “Church at Home” The peace of Christ be with us all. Christ be with us as we continue physical distancing. Christ be with us as we seek to live as disciples, as we celebrate the gift of life of Easter. Christ be with us as we grieve. This week, all Canadians…
Midweek News
How to begin this week, when so many in Canada and around the world are reeling from the shock of the shooting in Nova Scotia? The Moderator of The United Church of Canada, the Right Rev. Richard Bott, shares his prayer: For the people of Portapique, neighbours and community, grieving today, I pray. For…
Church at Home – April 19
Thanks to everyone for engaging with us on this journey. We are grateful to share ministry with you and really appreciate your efforts to stay in touch, to provide us with feedback, and to continue to care about TMUC. Let’s begin with words of thanks and then get to our worship. This week Audrey Lumsden, Chair…
Easter Sunday
Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen indeed! Here it is, Easter. And things are unique this year. What is our Easter morning place in 2020? And what are our Easter memories? Many have memories of the hymns of the Christian faith, the image of an ‘empty’ cross, the joy of good news after Friday’s grief……
Good Friday mailing on Maundy Thursday
Greetings all, We hope that you are well as we continue to abide by ‘physical distancing’. We have had a week away from the phone and will be returning to our calls next week. We look forward to speaking with you and remind you that you are always welcome to call us at home. MAUNDY THURSDAY (ZOOM)…
Holy Week
What a time! In a week when we would often be together, we are living ‘physical distancing’. It is a time for creative connections to be in this week together. (If you are unsure about using ZOOM, please call Carol or Jeff at home and we will try to walk you through getting set up. It works best…
Palm Sunday
Greetings. The peace of Christ be with you. Snow falls quietly and seemingly continuously as we prepare this worship service. Looking out our front window is like looking into a large snow globe, seeing neighbours’ houses showered with a cascade of tiny white particles. We live in a world of many seasons – seasons that…
Greetings to you in this time of distancing
Getting a handle on this. So, here we are, week 2 of ‘Church at home’. Thanks to everyone for engaging with us on this journey. We are grateful to share ministry with you and really appreciate your efforts to stay in touch, to provide us with feedback, and to continue to care about TMUC. Let’s begin with…