This Week in Our Churches
The Stone Property & Finance committee will be having a Bakeless Bake Sale for the month of November. This was previously a UCW project that supports breakfast clubs at local schools. Please give your donation of cash or cheque to Edie Ward or by e-transfer to stoneuc.treasurer@gmail.com. Thanks for your support.
Friday, November 15 beginning at 6 pm join us for Faith, Food, Friendship and Fun at Rockwood.
Enjoy dinner, activities, conversation, a craft, and casual time of worship. Contact Heather at hleffler@rogers.com or 519‑573-9642 if you plan to attend.
Friday, November 15 is the last day to order festive outdoor Christmas arrangements from. Please contact Marcia at cmhawort@sentex.net or 519 856 4968 to pre-order yours.
Sunday, November 17 join Rev. Heather Leffler for Worship at Stone at 9:45 am and at Rockwood at 11:15 am.
Zoom will open for conversation before worship at Stone at 9:30 am and remain open until after Rockwood’s service.
Tuesday, November 19 at 7 pm join us for Bible Study on Zoom as we study the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:3-8, Mark 4:3-8. Luke 8:5-8).
Wednesday, November 20 at 7:30 pm join the Genesis Book Club at Stone or on Zoom for a discussion of A Study in Scarlet and The Sign by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Thursday, November 21 at 1 pm join us at Stone for Choir Practice.
Thursday, November 21 at 7 pm join us at Rockwood for Choir Practice.
Saturday, November 23 at 10 am we will be putting up outside Christmas decorations at Rockwood. All are welcome!
Coming Up
Sunday, November 24 join Rev. Heather Leffler for Worship at Stone at 9:45 am and at Rockwood at 11:15 am.
Zoom will open for conversation before worship at Stone at 9:30 am and remain open until after Rockwood’s service.
Sunday, November 24 from 10:30 to 1:30 plan to visit Outreach’s Third Annual Christmas Market at Rockwood. The Silent Auction will close at 1 pm.
Back by popular demand in the auction is a sausage making workshop, as well as a framed art print and gift baskets in the auction. In the market we will be selling frozen chicken pot pies, Christmas fruit cakes, shortbread, peanut butter balls, almond bark, 3 different types of butter tarts, caramel popcorn, assorted jams, lemon curd, pickled beets, red pepper jelly, salsa, novelty treats, breadmaking kits, dog treats, gluten free brownies, art cards, decorative and gift items and much more. Refreshments will be served starting at 10:30 a.m. Please join us and bring along friends and family to help us support EWCS food bank and the Rural Women’s Support Program.
Sunday, November 24 at 7 pm at Rockwood join the Eramosa Ensemble for our Annual Carol Sing.
Tuesday, November 26 at 7 pm join us for Bible Study on Zoom. as we study the Parables of Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31-32, Mark 4:30-32, Luke 8:5-8).
Thursday, November 28 at 1 pm join us at Stone for Choir Practice.
Thursday, November 28 at 7 pm join us at Rockwood for Choir Practice.
Saturday, November 30 from 8 to 11 am plan to attend the Country Breakfast at Rockwood. Bring your family, friends and neighbours for a delicious breakfast and lively conversation. Breakfast is $12 per person for eggs, bacon, sausage, hashbrowns, toast, juice, coffee or tea and apple crisp.
If you would like to help, please contact Barb Parker at bm1parker@gmail.com.
Proceeds will help us raise funds for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank in the effort to combat World Hunger.
Planning will soon begin for Stone's 2025 Wellness Series. If you have suggestions for speakers or topics, please let Brian know at 519-856-9783 or dbmfarm101@gmail.com.
Church Booking: If you are interested in booking a room in one of the churches for a meeting or event, please contact Jack and Edie Ward jfward44@gmail.com at Stone and Sherol Steinberg sherol.steins@gmail.com at Rockwood.
Offering Praise – If you have a song, dance, art, poetry, pictures of your baking, needle work, woodworking or other creative expression for Offering Praise in worship, please contact Lisa Leffler at rockwoodstoneuc@gmail.com .
Updated Contact Information – If your contact information has changed, please email Karen Richardson krichard@uoguelph.ca for Stone or Lisa Leffler at rockwoodstoneuc@gmail.com for Rockwood. If you need a copy of the directory contact Karen or Lisa.
How can I continue to support our churches?
PAR: To sign up for monthly Pre-Authorized Remittances or to change your givings,
for Stone contact Bill Allen at stoneuc.treasurer@gmail.com or 519‑841-4170 or
for Rockwood contact Amanda Hunter-Anthony at rockwooduc.treasurer@gmail.com or 519‑856‑1129.
E-transfer to Stone at stoneuc.treasurer@gmail.com or
Rockwood at rockwooduc.treasurer@gmail.com.
In the memo, please designate whether your offering is for your church, M&S and/or Other and include your contact information.
Cheques can be sent to
Stone United Church, PO Box 57 Rockwood, ON N0B 2K0 or
Rockwood United Church, 119 Harris St., Rockwood, ON N0B 2K0.
Canada Helps is a Canadian registered charity that enables other charities to receive credit card donations.
Go to Stone https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/80455 Rockwood https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/48574
You can designate your offering in the message box.
Emails for the Pastoral Charge Treasurer can be sent to Bill Allen at rockwoodstoneuc.treasurer@gmail.com
