Evensong – Wed Dec 4 at 7:15 PM
Every Wednesday at 7:15 p.m. – join us for a mid-week time of contemplation, word, silence and song. The theme on Wed, Dec 4 at 7:15 p.m. ‘Hope, expectation, waiting and change – Come Thou Dear Redeemer‘
Evensong
Evensong our weekly contemplative mid-week service.
Join us for Evensong our “Contemplative Service” weekly on Wednesday nights, from Fall Equinox in September, to Summer Solstice in June.
Initiated in 2001, Evensong is a wonderful Wednesday evening service at Ralph Connor.
Interspersing music, silence, poetry, prose, meditation, prayer, the gifts of the Spirit are very present in this place.
If you have ever wanted to experience “contemplative worship,” come and join us from 7:15-8:00 PM on Wednesdays. (Presently on summer hiatus.)
Evensong – Wed Nov 27 at 7:15 p.m.
The season of Advent is upon us. In the midst of the busy and commercial season of pre-Christmas, join us for mid-week sabbath in which we find space to be still, prepare and wait. Let there be a season when holiness is heard, and the splendor of living is revealed. Stunned to stillness by beauty we remember who we are and why we are here. There are inexplicable mysteries. We are not alone. …
Evensong – Wed Nov 20 at 7:15 PM
WINDOWS to the Universe ~ to the Soul Set wide the window. Let me drink the day. Edith Wharton Open the window of your heart and let spirit speak. Rumi People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elizabeth Kubler Ross Evensong Wednesday, November 20, 2019 7:15 Ralph Connor Memorial United Church Main Street …
Evensong: Wed Nov 13 at 7:15 PM
Evensong ~ Befriending the end of the Journey ~ November 13, 7:15 “Death is our friend precisely because it brings us into absolute and passionate presence with all that is here, that is natural, that is love.” Rilke We gather to contemplate befriending death in song, silence and in story, with the reading of an uncommonly tender, wonderfully warm story written for children, a meditation on the cycle of life. “Each day, we wake slightly altered, and the person …
Evensong – Wed Nov 6 at 7:15 PM
TAKING LEAVE Ours and Others’ I hear the last car leaving Everyone so kind You would have loved seeing so many dear friends at one time Now I’ll be making friends with gone Shari Ulrich Decide carefully The life you would love to look back on When your time comes to turn and take leave John O’Donohue In this thinned-veiled season all are welcome to a contemplative evening of song, prose, and silence …
Affirming Ministry Celebration!
Ralph Connor Memorial United Church celebrated its new designation as an Affirming Ministry, during the service of Worship on Sunday, October 27, 2019. The dramatic rainbow banner from Lakeview United Church, Calgary, adorned the sanctuary, the ‘High Strung’ ukuleles led off the service with “over the rainbow/what a wonderful world”, the Affirming Vision Statement was repeated by all, official Affirming Ministry certificate was received, and a human rainbow chain surrounded the Church building after the service (featuring the 125-foot rainbow …
Evensong – Wed Oct 30 at 7:15 PM
On the Eve of All Souls… Join in a time of remembrance in the sanctuary …where we will remember those who have gone before us…a time for prayer, for song and for silence, for remembering and naming. Please feel free to bring a symbol of personal remembrance, an object, a photograph, a word a name…an offering to bless the space between us. Evensong Contemplative Mid-Week Worship 7:15 PM on Wednesdays Ralph Connor Memorial United Church
Evensong – Wed Oct 23 at 7:15 PM
~ Blessings of trees ~ They give us shade, fruit, beauty, and a place of refuge for all ages. We consider the many blessings of trees. Join us, as we contemplate blessings, in word and song.
Move Mountains – Fri Oct 11 at Spring Creek Opera House
CYAN’s Move Mountains Candidacy Social is a pre-election event that is brought to you by young adults, for young adults. This is the chance for us, to get together, listen to live music, and create a platform for our voices. Not only will there be live music from local artists- The Ramblin’ Hey Ho Ha’s , there will also be our local Federal candidates in attendance, ready to share their platform and listen to your questions, comments and concerns. …
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Evensong – Wed Oct 16 at 7:15 PM
October 16. Blessings ~ From Gesundheit to Peace be with you, we bestow blessings on one another. Join us, as we contemplate blessings, in word and song. Evensong – a mid-week contemplative oasis, since 2001. each Wednesday at 7:15 PM in the Sanctuary of Ralph Connor Church