July 6, 2014 - Pentecost 4

Greetings,

Larry is still away this Sunday.  So worship will again be led by Anne Dingwell and Edina Tillotson, our very own Licenced Lay Worship Leaders.

Sunday Worship

This Sunday, Anne and Edina will be thinking about Faith and the Law.
The Scripture readings are Psalm 5 and Galatians 2: 15-21 and Romans 7: 15-25a.
The Sermon is titled: “Law or Faith?  Are they different?”

Children in Church

Although there is no Sunday School Program during the summer, we do hope that you and your children still find the time to join us for worship on Sundays.  We will try to make the summer Services as “all age friendly” as possible.  But as a minister and father, I know that all people (and this includes adults and children) are different and we won’t hit the mark with everyone all the time.  For the kids who may become a bit bored or restless, we have activity packs available (ask a greeter.) These packs can be explored either in the sanctuary or in the lounge.  I am sorry we don’t have activity packs for the adults, maybe you can share with one of the children.

Garage Sale

The Garage Sale has been postponed until the fall.

 Canadian Anti Spam Legislation

At Spirit West, we have asked for your email address for the purpose of keeping you informed of the events and activities of our community.

Canada's new Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) came into effect on July 1st, 2014.  All organizations, including churches, are bound by it. The focus of the legislation is Commercial Electronic Messages (CEM) with a commercial intent to sell something. Exemptions are provided for charities (including churches) for fundraising activities and events:  "...messages sent by or on behalf of a registered charity as defined in subsection 248(1) of the Income Tax Act, that have the primary purposes of raising funds for the charity" will be exempt.  So, explicit fundraising (direct asks), as well as fundraising events such as turkey suppers and rummage sales, are exempt.

We respect your privacy and your connection to Spirit West.  If at any time you want to unsubscribe from our weekly emails, you may do so by replying to the weekly email and requesting to be removed.

Spirit West Prayer Chain

Spirit West has a Prayer Chain, a group of people who have committed to continue our prayers of concern from Sunday through the week.  To be part of this ministry, email your request to spiritwest.prayerchain@gmail.com .  You may also email a request for prayer to the same email address.  If you would prefer to talk to someone, you can call Marian T. at 780-487-2851 or Bonnie C. at 780-444-2230.

This Week in the cycle of prayer of Edmonton Presbytery we pray for
Ø   Renewing and safe summer for all

Office Hours

Ø  Monday to Friday 9:30 – 2:30
Ø  Norma => 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, Monday to Thursday
Ø  Larry => 9:30 am to 2:30 pm, Tuesday to Friday

Vacation

Ø  Larry => June 26 to July 7 inclusive

 Norma for

 Larry
 

(Rev.) Larry K. Wright, CD, BA, MDiv

Minister

Spirit West United Church

780-481-1406

Spiritwest.minister@telus.net

Spiritwest.org

Thank you,

Norma Balcombe
Office Administrator
Spirit West United Church