NEWS FROM THE PEWS
Fort Garry United Church
Welcoming You in Spirit and Community
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Stewardship Second
August 31: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Hospitality is how we show guests that we mean it when we say,
“You are welcome and a beloved part of the body of Christ.”
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Here is a link to the Zoom recording of the August 24th service:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/fAZHfGIwzfEC28fQxiEdei95k0Mi6R-yNYlYUaukqnOUb1y8srsTTX3aH0KvggdK.0pVpdTdTYd_1g6SU?startTime=1756049455000
There is a link to the sermon from August 24. Look at the very top or the very bottom of this email.
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Way to go FGUC with Churcho’rama on August 24!
We really stepped it up with our coffee time snacks!
We need to do it again on August 31!
Let’s see if we can do as well or better on the 31st!
Here’s how you can help:
Snacks: We need donations of sandwiches (we need more sandwiches than last week, they ran out right away), pickles, dainties, and other tasty treats.
Kitchen Crew: A couple of volunteers to prepare iced tea and lemonade, and to make the tables look inviting. (Thank you to the kitchen crew from last week. Everything was all cleaned up by 12:30).
Ushers: Friendly faces to welcome visitors, hand out nametags, and help everyone feel at home. (Ushers need to come earlier. By 10:00 we already had a lot of people here. Ushers need to be in place by 9:45 please.)
Let’s make our Sunday hospitality shine. Together, we can make Churcho’rama at FGUC truly SUPER!
If you can’t join us for Sunday worship in person, then join us virtually on Zoom:
We are using the same link every Sunday.
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87230580335?pwd=ZGorWWUzdjRRRkxGV1RZZ0NFSWdUUT09
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We received a letter of congratulations from The Honourable Wab Kinew Premier of Manitoba.
He congratulates the United Church of Canada on our 100th anniversary.
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August 31 will be Helen Bergen’s last Sunday as our music director.
I’m sure we will all be full of gratitude to her for her decades of love and dedication.
If you haven’t written in the dedication book for her yet, then this Sunday will be your last chance.
If you won’t be in church on Sunday, then email the church office with your sentiment and I’ll put it in the book for you.
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Our new music director – Lee Stubbe (his last name rhymes with cub) will be at church on August 31. Let’s show him a warm welcome!
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Community BBQ
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Fort Garry United Church
Join us for a celebration of food, fun, and friendship!
We are seeking volunteers for various tasks, please contact the office if you can assist.
Bring your own lawn chair.
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Some coming youth events for our region, Prairie to Pine.
September 6 - Sharing Across Cultures - BIPOC event
Inviting youth from across the region, who self-identify as BIPOC
(Black, Indigenous, or People of Colour)
to explore foods, arts, sports, and worship that represent some of the
diversity of our United Church family.
Participants will be guided by:
local cooks to join in preparing a special recipe while learning about their culture
musicians and dancers to learn a song or dance
sports enthusiasts to play soccer or other sports
leaders to frame it all as an act of worship where we will thank God
for the beautiful diverse gifts that we share with our church and our worldhttps://prairietopinerc.ca/event/sharing-across-cultures-food-fun-and-faith-3/
September 12-14 - Leadership Event
Our September Traveling Youth Group will be Saturday September 13th
7:00-9:00pm at Churchill Park United Church (525 Beresford Ave).
The event will be planned by the Youth Leadership Event.
Sign up here to Attend...https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbH5IPhNxAlTe3OBkL3dsKjOXaCTltMZjLxRW3ImZOCvQFUw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=101976910218737943195
If you would like a chance to develop your leadership skills, attend a YAAY meeting,
and plan/lead a traveling youth group.
Join us for the leadership retreat happening the same weekend
(same location) starting Friday Night and concluding after
participating in worship Sunday Morning.
Space is limited so sign up now...https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=qLUYz3gmEUCTEhXw9xV1dKH-j6IngAVGjg4Sp4BfN3hUNzU1VVhYS0lUQVBLTlBYQlZNWFhDNkVVUi4u
October 24-26 – ALF Youth Retreat St. Paul’s United Church,
Virden, MB, Grades 7-12, Theme: Biblical Allyship: a work in progress.
Below is a photo from last year’s ALF Retreat.
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October 3, Friday
All women are invited to the Dress for Success Clothing Sale.
It’s an amazing sale! High quality clothes, some are new with store tags still on them!
$5 per item.
Dress for Success shares our building.
It is a wonderful program that provides professional clothing
at no cost to women who are looking for work.
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ART FROM THE ATTIC
Grands And More sponsor an annual art sale where all proceeds go to the
Stephen Lewis Foundation's Grandmother's to Grandmother's Campaign.
Are you moving? Or downsizing? Or changing your decor?
Consider donating artwork to the cause!
For information about drop off or pick up call: 204-583-8633
Save the date: October 5, at the St Vital Mall.
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Birthday Blessings
Warm wishes to those celebrating in the coming weeks:
August 27 – Anderson Green
September 3 – Tessa Allen
September 6 - Richard Deeley
September 8 – Peggy Tychniewicz
September 18 – Betty Neufeld
September 20 – Emily Slater
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And finally, a little reward for reading to the end:
I accidently drank a bottle of invisible ink last night.
I’m in the hospital now, waiting to be seen.
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Reverend Kwang Beom Cho
204-475-1586
Office hours Tuesday to Friday 9 to 12.
fguc-minister@shaw.com
Mavis Allison
Office Administrator
Fort Garry United Church
800 Point Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3T 3L8
204-475-1586
The office will be closed Friday, August 29 and Monday, September 1.
Open Mon–Fri, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
(204) 475-1586 | fguc@shaw.ca
www.fortgarryunitedchurch.ca
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