The Little White Church on Main Street, Canmore, Alberta
Stroll for Your Soul returns! Sign yourself up to begin May 14 or after! Walk with others! From Executive Minister Treena Duncan With the Ministry Support Working Group, we are pleased to once again offer Stroll for Your Soul as a gift to those in Chinook Winds Region. Last year more than 250 people participated the 2021 Stroll for the Soul. Stroll for Your Soul offers 21 days of accompaniment through a brief email delivered early each morning to …
Thursday, March 31 at 12 noon – a rally to support the people of the Ukraine will assemble in front of the Canmore Civic Centre. All are welcome.
Join us for Worship this Sunday, March 20th, 2022 at 10:00 AM… at Rundle Memorial United Church in Banff. We request (but do not require) that you wear a mask, and maintain a bit of extra distance from your neighbour as we slowly grow reaccustomed to sharing physical space with one another. It will be good to be together again! Each Sunday, we will post the time/date/location of the next Worship service on the home page of ralphconnor.ca… and each …
Our Sunday worship service for February 27 features a presentation by Jordana Wright. Jordana, from Toronto, is an innovative young Church leader who has developed Activate Space and Coffee Hour, two programs that connect Church and community. We are so thankful that she reached out to us, to be part of our Black History Month events. This week’s service is posted at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8Q9Cc6TMLw and an introduction/overview of Jordana’s presentation is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uowFLhP-q-I
Chinook Winds Region of The United Church of Canada is hosting an INDIGENOUS PINK SHIRT DAY event on Wednesday, February 23rd at 7:00 PM Mountain Time. In this session, traditional teachings of community wellbeing will be the basis to stand up to bullying. Register here: https://united-church.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEtcuuvrzwoEtw0XWMSrN1fVoxzuo5fSJfl
On Sunday, February 6th, 2022 at 11:00 AM Mountain Time, Ralph Connor and Rundle are invited to join in the closing Worship Service of the “A Cup of Hope” event that Rev. Greg has been attending this week. Our preacher will be the Very Rev Richard Bott, Moderator of The United Church of Canada. The livestream link is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kixOHaDB540 . Watch it at 11 AM – or if you prefer to watch later in the day or later in the …
Sunday, January 30, 2022 Ralph Connor Memorial United Church holds its 2021 AGM. Worship will be on YouTube at https://youtu.be/RXaOe44PDcs and then the AGM will be on Zoom at 11:00 AM – see Newsletter for login. The AGM report may be downloaded at https://ralphconnor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/AGM-2021-FINAL-REPORT.pdf and the 2022 proposed Budget, which is not included in the AGM Report, may be downloaded at https://ralphconnor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BudgetOverviewRalphConnor2022Budget-FY22PL-4.pdf Hope to “see” you at the AGM! Blessings, Rev Greg Wooley
Upcoming Worship Services: Boxing Day, Sunday, December 26 – online Worship by Tony Snow and the Urban Indigenous Ministries’ group Sunday, January 2, 2022 – online Worship celebrating Epiphany and New Year’s. Sunday, January 9, 2022 – in-person Worship, 10:30 AM at Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff. Pre-registration is required: https://volunteersignup.org/7H749 and, of course, if you missed our Christmas Eve “Hometown Mountain Christmas” service, it is available here!
Come join us for our second annual “Mountain HomeTown Christmas” service, on YouTube at https://youtu.be/avq1xwtMvEc Enjoy the story of Jesus’ birth, set in a Mountain Town just like Canmore. Special guests include a scripture reader from afar, and “King Herod” in the flesh. Lots of singing, too!
As we gradually move toward in-person Worship services, here is the list of upcoming services: Sunday, December 5 – online Sunday, December 12 – online Sunday, December 19 – in person at Rundle Memorial UC Banff, 10:30 AM, Pre-Registration required Christmas Eve, December 24 – online “Hometown Mountain Christmas”, take two! Sunday, December 26 – online Sunday, January 2, 2022 – online Sunday, January 9 – in person at Rundle Memorial UC Banff, 10:30 AM, Pre-Registration required Sunday, January 16 …