Evensong ~ Lent II ~ Wednesday February 24 @ 7:15 PM
By RalphConnor
/ February 24, 2021
Wherever I am, the world comes after me. It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do...
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COVID-19 adjustments at Ralph Connor United
All in-person Church-related gatherings were discontinued in mid-March, 2020. We have had online services since March 22, 2020.
Sunday Worship Services are posted at the “Ralph Connor Canmore” YouTube channel – click here
Online services will remain posted for one full year – feel free to watch them at a time convenient to you!
For the duration of the Provincial Public Health Emergency, we will not be accepting new bookings for facility use.
The Government of Alberta’s notice to faith communities, November 16, 2020, is posted here
Alberta’s “Path Forward” begins February 8, 2021 and is detailed here.
Our Ralph Connor Building Usage Guidelines (version 5 – revised on December 2, 2020) are posted here.
Annual General Meetings – Canmore and Banff
The 2020 Annual General Meeting of RCMUC Canmore was held on Zoom, on January 31, 2021
Click here to download the Ralph Connor 2020 Annual Report.
If you prefer, hard copy of the Ralph Connor Annual Report is available on request from the Church Office.
Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff: please note that your AGM is on February 28, 2021, after your 10 AM Zoom service.
More information at office@rundleunited.ca
SUNDAY WORSHIP
We are not gathering for in-person Worship services until the end of the public health emergency – and will reassess it then –
but you are invited to join us for online Worship each week,
posted every Sunday on the “Ralph Connor Canmore” YouTube channel!
EVENSONG WEDNESDAY
~a mid-week oasis of silence, chant, word and song~
Evensong, in its 20th consecutive year, happens each Wednesday, at 7:15 PM, on Zoom. Contact office@ralphconnor.ca for login details.
This contemplative gathering is on Wednesday nights from Fall Equinox in September to Summer Solstice in June.
Sermon: Lent I, February 21 2021 – Mark 1: 9-15
By Greg Wooley
/ February 21, 2021
Jesus, age thirty-ish, had a new future opened to him. Baptized by his cousin John, a heavenly voice named and...
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Random Acts of Kindness
By Greg Wooley
/ February 16, 2021
Wednesday February 17th, 2021 is Random Acts of Kindness day... in the midst of Random Acts of Kindness Week! What...
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Sermon: February 14, 2021 – Mark 9: 2-9
By Greg Wooley
/ February 14, 2021
For many people, Valentine’s Day or St. Valentine’s Day will be the big focus for today. But on the liturgical...
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Sermon: February 7, 2021 – Mark 2: 1-22
By Greg Wooley
/ February 7, 2021
I know a bit about leather. From years of coaching baseball, the difference between catching a ball in a new,...
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Sermon: January 31, 2021 – Mark 1:14-20 and John 1: 35-39
By Greg Wooley
/ January 31, 2021
A note of thanks before I begin: one of the great gifts of online worship, is that I get to...
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GIVING
To Donate by Credit Card or PayPal to Ralph Connor Memorial United Church, click the button below.
Online donations and receipts will be handled through “Canada Helps”
For additional ways to make financial contributions, click here
Thank you to everyone who supports our ministry in time, talent and treasure!
If you have not yet responded to the fall 2020 “PledgeFest”, here is the 2021 Pledge form
If you wish to sign up for, or update your Pre-Authorized (PAR) giving, the form is here.
INCLUSION
In the same way that Jesus reached out to all people, our faith community is called to be open and inclusive.
We continue to seek ways to be inclusive of all people of the Bow Valley, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, cultural background, education level, mobility challenges… ALL people! We are delighted that both Ralph Connor and Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, are Affirming Ministries.
Click on the Affirm Logo to go to our Inclusion pageENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN AND CONTEMPLATION: GREEN EXODUS
Are you astonished by the beauty of the world – especially the Bow Valley corridor?
Are you wanting to assist with the empowerment of community as you engage with or try to engage with lessening our ‘carbon footprint’?
Perhaps you have a Spiritual/Religious connection with Nature?
Are you wanting to join with others in restoring this planet to health?
if so…then you may be interested in the Green Exodus: The Canmore Series
where we will use contemplation, creativity, community and a fresh look at the Cosmos to re-align our relationship with the Earth.
Click on the button below to sign up for any or all of the Green Exodus series on Friday afternoons, Feb 5, 12, 19 and 26 , from 4:00 to 5:30 PM.
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Each week on Friday the Church Newsletter is emailed directly to your inbox.
Did you miss a week of news? Check out all of our newsletters here.
SPACE RENTALS
At present, Church-organized gatherings are not being held in the Church, and new rentals/user groups are not permitted. Once the COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted, Ralph Connor Church will be happy to rent our space for special events or meetings.
Our indoor spaces include the Sanctuary, Gordon Hall and upstairs.
Please inquire through the office.