Here is the eNews for January 17,2021. This week’s eNews contains upcoming events and which meetings are happening this week. This week Florence has been given a desk calendar with jokes on each day. So inside the eNews there will be … Continue reading →
Online, Together is the temporary e-newsletter that connects United Church people to the online offerings from Pacific Mountain Regional Council Communities of Faith & Ministries during COVID-19 physical distancing measures. LINK … Continue reading →
A no cost small group exploration of the recent climate action book ‘A Good War’ over two online sessions in Jan. 2021, guided by Dan Hines. A small group exploration of the recent climate action book “A Good War” over … Continue reading →
This Week at Kamloops United Church Sunday 10:00 am Join us for the livestream of Sunday’s service from the Sanctuary. YouTube Link for Worship on Sunday January 10, 2021 Monday 11:00 am Office Staff Meeting 2:00 pm Discovery Circle Meeting … Continue reading →
This week and every Tuesday at 11:00 am, join us for a coffee party. Click this link to zoom in with us: Weekly Coffee Party Join Michael, your KUC friends and other “guests” for this week’s Tuesday zoom Coffee Party! … Continue reading →
To access the archive of this week’s service, please go to Worship – Sunday January 10, 2021 and click on the service. This Sunday, we continued the Epiphany series called, “God is Holding Your Life.” In these times, we can … Continue reading →
I hope you are all well. Here is the eNews for Sunday, January 10, 2021. In the eNews this week there is information about upcoming meetings and Dan’s book study ‘A Good War’. In addition, this week has been different, … Continue reading →
Where did Christmas go? Even though the pandemic resulted in most of us having a very different Christmas with no hugs, no big dinners, no in person church, it still seems to have passed with the rapidity with which Christmases … Continue reading →
Good Afternoon, I hope you are all well. Happy New Year! Wishing you all a safe and healthy year. Here is the eNews for January 3, 2021. The eNews today is a small glimpse of what is upcoming. I have added … Continue reading →
To access the livestream of this week’s service, please go to Worship – Sunday January 3, 2021 and click on the service. Please note that the service will be available on January 3 and after. This Sunday we celebrate Epiphany. … Continue reading →
When I was little, I had an Etch-a-Sketch. Perhaps it was the precursor to all of the screens that we have today. A grey screen surrounded by a red frame with two knobs at the bottom corners which would control … Continue reading →
What’s On this Week This Week at Kamloops United Church Sunday 10:00 am Join us for the livestream of Sunday’s service from the Sanctuary. YouTube Link for Worship on Sunday January 3, 2021 Monday 11:00 am Office Staff Meeting Tuesday 11:00 … Continue reading →
We wish everyone a Happy New Year 2021. Most people are relieved to have left 2020 behind although we do admit that there were many blessings and happy times too before the pandemic arrived and even during the dark months … Continue reading →
PIT Stop and Kamloops Reach will be providing a take away hot meal every Monday. Pick up at the rear door of Kamloops United Church at 2:30. Corner of 4th Avenue and St. Paul St. … Continue reading →
To access the livestream of this week’s service, please go to Worship – Sunday December 27, 2020 and click on the service. This Sunday we celebrate the The Sunday after Christmas. Diane Stuart, who is a lay preacher in the … Continue reading →
Good Afternoon Everyone, I hope you are doing well. I know this email is earlier than usual, but as the office is now closed. But we wanted to send the information about the Christmas Eve Service and the upcoming Sunday service. Here … Continue reading →
As I do some of my final preparations for Christmas, I’m listening to a recording of the Nine Lessons and Carols service from Kings College. It’s a tradition for me, for over twenty years. Although I don’t tend to read … Continue reading →
Minister’s Message As Christmas Eve approaches, it feels like the opening couple of stanzas of the poem ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas’: ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a … Continue reading →
Join us for the KUC Christmas Eve service. The service has been prerecorded and will be available at this link on December 24 and anytime after: Christmas Eve Service. This service follows the traditional Lessons and Carols which originates from … Continue reading →
Folk of Note The choir folk have re-written some of their favourite carols. Silent Night Silent choir, holy choir Stuck at home, on the phone Round the table we all sit and eat Turkey, eggnog and pudding til we all … Continue reading →
We realize that you won’t be able to be in the church this Christmas due to COVID restrictions, so here is a tour through Kamloops United Church….our Christmas Card to you as we wish you a Merry Christmas! At Kamloops … Continue reading →
The last day to get donations in is December 30th for them to be included on your 2020 tax receipts. Thank you for all your generosity this year. … Continue reading →
Message from Florence Ballard, Administrative Manager This past Sunday Interior Health came to PIT Stop last Sunday (Dec 20) and gave COVID-19 tests to everyone who wanted one. Our custodian Ignacio was on duty and was able to take the … Continue reading →
From Global: Giving Tree Message For more than 20 years the KUC Global and Community Action Ministry has organized the Advent Giving Tree Initiative to help the congregation give to the wider Kamloops community and around the world. This year … Continue reading →
“Navigating Change in 2021” is an opportunity to contemplate 2020 and plan for 2021 in an inclusive, supportive and safe intimate group, facilitated by Dan Hines. The first day of a new year provides an invitation to reconsider where we … Continue reading →
Thank you Don Waldon for writing and sharing this. … Continue reading →
Good Afternoon Everyone, I hope you are doing well. Here is the eNews for December 20th, 2020. In the eNews this week we invite you to join us for worship as well as our Christmas Eve service, links can be found … Continue reading →
Reflection: Here I AM In the midst of fear, swamped by powerful emotions, Mary, who became mother of God, took courage in both hands and offered: Here I am. Mary acceded not out of meekness or naïveté, but in boldness … Continue reading →
What’s On this Week This Week at Kamloops United Church Sunday 10:00 am Join us for the livestream of Sunday’s service from the Sanctuary. YouTube Link for Worship on Sunday December 20, 2020 Monday 10am-4pm Poinsettia Pick – up 11:00 … Continue reading →
In 2020, we will experience this uncertain holiday season of pandemic, anxiety and disruption. This is a difficult time for many of us. As we find our way and are creating new stories, we are also finding new strategies for … Continue reading →
To access the livestream of this week’s service, please go to Worship – Sunday December 20, 2020 and click on the service. This Sunday we celebrate the fourth Sunday of Advent. The theme for Advent this year is “I believe … Continue reading →
Minister’s Message This week I leave you with a poem by Karl Rahner who was one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the twentieth century. It comes from his book The Eternal Year, which sounds somewhat like 2020. Blessings, … Continue reading →
Thank you to everyone who donated. Go to the Weekly eNews, December 13, 2020 to view the list of those placing a poinsettia in the sanctuary this Christmas. Pick up for Poinsettias will be December 21st 10-4pm. Call the office … Continue reading →
The Pacific Mountain Region has started a new discussion forum. If you are interested in being a part of the discussions affecting the life of United Church people in BC, click here. … Continue reading →
In his Advent message this year, Moderator Richard Bott reminds us that for everything there is a season. Advent and Christmas will be different this year; we will need to keep our physical distance and cover our faces. Perhaps the … Continue reading →
It’s Gift Subscription season! Let your subscribers know! Our Group Subscribers are eligible for very special gift subscription rates. Please see the Special Gift Subscription Card located in the front of the November, December and January/February issues. The first gift … Continue reading →
Dates and descriptions together with community-sourced artwork. $20. Proceeds support refugee resettlement in Kamloops,through R.A.F.T. (Refugees And Friends Together). The theme for the 2021 Multifaith Calendar is “Living Legacies”. (Quote:) “Our planet is our most precious resource. It sustains us, supports … Continue reading →
There are 3 UCC Calendars available in the office, if you are interested contact Joanna at office@kamloopsunited.ca or 250-372-3020. They are by donation. … Continue reading →
