Starting July 31st, we have pre-taped services. You are invited to watch it on YouTube or join us at the church on Sundays, to watch the service together
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Aug 7th ~ Worship Sunday
Remembering Jane Gretsinger (recording of KUC time of Prayer, Music & Meditation)
There was a Time of Prayer, Music and Meditation at Kamloops United Church (KUC) to remember Jane Gretsinger.
Jane passed away on Sunday, July 1st in Thailand. The time of this July 22nd gathering, at 7 pm, was chosen so that people in Thailand could join us at 9 am Saturday morning their time.
This service was both in person and online so is now in the KUC YouTube archives. To view the service, click here.
KUC offers prayers and love to Rob Gretsinger and his family, and to Jane’s parents, family and friends in Thailand.
July 24th ~ Handmade Backpacks at the Church
Hello, we are the sewers with the Kamloops United Church. We created a drawstring bag that will come in many colours and sizes. To purchase please come to our launch, before and after worship on July 24 at the Kamloops United Church. The price is by donations and we hope to see you there! Please watch the exciting video above to see some examples of our beautiful bags!
~ Keeley and Chloe
Kamloops United Church now has Handmade Backpacks (click for video)
July 24th ~ Sharing & Caring
Please join us on Sunday, July 24, 2022, at 7 pm via Zoom
ZOOM LINK
password (if required) is gratitude
Sharing & Caring is loosely based on the UK’s The Listening Café
(thelisteningcafe.co.uk)
During this listening hour, participants will be paired off randomly into Zoom breakout rooms. For the first five minutes, one participant will be “sharing” (even silence is welcomed) while the other “caring” participant will mute themselves and listen without judgment and without offering solutions or trying to fix anything. At the end of the five-minute mark, the “caring” (listening) party will simply state, “I heard you” and then the roles will reverse for another five minutes. Afterward, we will regroup, assess, and repeat.
Want to remain anonymous? Switch off your camera and rename yourself. You may even share via the chat function.
Everything shared during this hour shall be held in the strictest confidence.
It is our sincere hope that this connection will provide an opportunity for a sounding board and will also enable us to develop our active listening skills. We all need to be heard and we all need to learn to listen to one another.
July 17 ~ Sunday Worship
Service, Sermon, and Scripture for this Sunday
This week’s service will be available on YouTube at 10:00 am. You can watch live at that time or any time after by clicking here:
Worship – Sunday, July 17, 2022
Something a little different this Sunday. We are having a Downton Abbey Sunday where we recreate the worship service from an English Country Parish Church from the 1920s. Dr. Caveney will be leading the service and Tomas Bijok will be leading music. Come and see what hymns would have been sung at that time! The sermon title is “Who are You?”
We look forward to you joining us!
Click here for a copy of this week’s Service Bulletin, Sermon, and Scripture Reading:
Service Bulletin and Scripture For July 17, 2022
Sermon For July 17, 2022
For past Newsletters, Service Bulletins, Sermons, and Scripture readings.
Heat Response Preparation Calls for Community Volunteers
The City of Kamloops is preparing to initiate a heat response plan that will ensure residents are educated on the dangers of the summer heat while also seeking volunteers to support the activation of cooling centers.
The City is seeking community volunteers to help operate up to three cooling centres should a response be activated. Sandman Centre will be the primary cooling site. Pending staff and volunteer availability, the City will aim to open the Parkview Activity Centre and Valleyview Community Hall as additional cooling sites. The centres will be open 12:00–8:00 pm on days of activation, and volunteers would contribute four-hour shifts.
Interested volunteers can apply online at Kamloops.ca/Heat
Click Here to Read the FULL News Release
Photo credit: City of Kamloops
Summer Youth Student – Artist
Hello there, my name is Ethan Renfrew. I have been given the honor of exploring Climate Change this summer and showing my thoughts to you through art. Every week or two, you will be presented with an art piece, as well as a portion of research findings as I explore Climate Change and learn more about it. This can be in the form of a fact about Climate change, or a way you can help protect your community or environment from its effects.
This is being done to both bring awareness as well as share some insight into the topic in a way that is both enjoyable and beautiful. I will be asking questions along the way in the eNews about your thoughts, and I hope you will engage with me, as I am excited to learn what you think throughout the Summer.
Tuesdays & Thursdays ~ KUC Zoom Coffee Hour
We invite you to join your KUC friends and perhaps meet new people.
Zoom Coffee Hours continue on Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 11 am (and Sundays after Church at 11:15).
Here is the link: Kamloops United Church Zoom Meetings Password if required: gratitude
Thank you to our lovely KUC host, Jayne Martin.
Image Credit: CC0 Public Domain ~ Ph~ PxHere
Something to Read
This past week, the author Anne Lamott had an article in the New York Times commenting on prayer. Lamott is a contemporary Christian writer.
July 10 ~ Sunday Worship
Service, Sermon, and Scripture for this Sunday
This week’s service will be available on YouTube at 10:00 am. You can watch live at that time or any time after by clicking here:
Worship – Sunday, July 10, 2022
This week we are celebrating Pride Sunday! The sermon title this week is “View from the Ditch”.
Dr. Caveney will be leading worship and Tomas Bijok will be leading music. Chris Dolson, our Marriage Minister will be doing the Scripture Reading.
We look forward to you joining us!
Click here for a copy of this week’s Service Bulletin, Sermon, and Scripture Reading:
Service Bulletin For July 10, 2022
Sermon For July 10, 2022
Scripture Reading For July 10, 2022
For past Newsletters, Service Bulletins, Sermons, and Scripture readings.