This Week in Our Churches
Sunday, November 9 join the Worship and Faith Formation Committee for our combined Remembrance Worship at Rockwood at 10 am. Zoom will open at 9:45 am.
Tuesday, November 11 there is no Bible Study this week.
Wednesday, November 12 at 7 pm the Rockwood Stone Board will meet on Zoom. Committee Chairs, please submit your reports to Heather at hleffler@rogers.com by Sunday, November 2.
Thursday, November 13 at 1 pm join us at Stone for Choir Practice.
Thursday, November 13 at 7 pm join us at Rockwood for Choir Practice.
Coming Up
Sunday, November 16 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 18 at 7:30 pm join Heather for Bible Study on Zoom. We are studying the story of Abraham and Sarah and people’s favourite passages.
Wednesday, November 19 at 7:30 pm at Stone or on Zoom join the Genesis Book Club for a lively conversation about Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice. Email lisaleffler88@gmail.com if you are attending on Zoom.
Thursday, November 20 at 10 am join the ladies for Tea and Talk at Rural Roots.
Thursday, November 20 at 1 pm join us at Stone for Choir Practice.
Thursday, November 20 at 7 pm join us at Rockwood for Choir Practice.
Friday, November 21 join us at 6 pm for Faith, Food, Friendship and Fun at Stone. Enjoy dinner, activities, conversation, a craft, and casual time of worship. Contact Heather at hleffler@rogers.com or 519‑573-9642 by the Wednesday before if you plan to attend.
Saturday, November 22 from 10:30 am to 2 pm join us at Rockwood for the Third Annual Outreach Christmas Market
Please bring your family, friends and neigbours to help us fund grocery gift cards for the Rockwood food bank clients to support those in our community experiencing food insecurity during the holiday season. There will be a light lunch, yummy Christmas baking and treats, frozen chicken pot pies, fruit pies, crafts, gifts, the ever-popular Silent Auction and much more.
We are also offering our signature fresh outdoor Christmas planters which can be pre-ordered until Sunday, November 16 through Marcia at 519 856 4968 or cmhawort@sentex.net.
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
