GENESIS Cooperative Community
************************************************* CHECK OUT THE TAB UNDER HOME: GENESIS STRUCTURE UPDATE ************************************************* CHECK OUT THE TAB UNDER MORE: Genesis Policies and Procedures ************************************************ THE APRIL TO JUNE 2024 SCHEDULE IS AVAILABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE WORSHIP TIMES PAGE. ************************************************ PLEASE NOTE NEW GENESIS ADMIN. OFFICE HOURS. Wednesday & Thursday 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Announcement Deadline: Wednesday @ noon ************************************************ WE WANT YOU! Thinking of transferring your church membership to one of our Genesis churches? Plans are "in the works" to receive your membership. Please contact the Genesis church office at genesiscc@bellnet.ca. ************************************************************** Please call the Genesis office if you have anyone you wish to be mentioned in our prayer corner. Our announcement deadline is Wednesday at noon. ********************************************************* GOOD NEWS! Thank you to everyone who participated in the Genesis meeting on April 21st. We are pleased to announce that Rev. Brian Cornelius will be our Minister beginning on September 1st. Rev. Cornelius comes highly recommended with a strong background as a religious leader with over 30 years experience. He is currently the Minister at First United in Ottawa. While with us, Rev. Brian will be working 3/4 time (full-time from September to May; on leave June, July & August). We are thrilled and honoured to have the opportunity to work with Rev. Brian! ******************************************************* "GO FISH" During the time from Easter (March 31st) to Pentecost (May 19th), all our Genesis family will be collecting cans of fish and meat for our local food banks, as a great source of protein. We do this to remember the earliest of Christians, who would draw the fish symbol in the sand to find other Christians in those first days of Christianity. Help your local congregation “haul in the catch” and build up the stock of protein in our local food banks over the summer months. See poster on your bulletin boards. **************************************************** April 26: The United Churches of Avonmore-Finch-Martintown are hosting a Spring Fling Fundraising Dinner on Friday April 26, 2024 at North Stormont Place (Avonmore Community Centre) Avonmore. Menu: roast ham, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, salad, homemade rolls, and pies. Bake table and a large silent auction selection. Cost is $25 with advance tickets only. Choice of two seatings - 4:30 and 6:30pm. Please contact Rev Lois at 613-346-1648, Patsy Cassleman at 613-984-2064, Diane Kerr at 613-528-0019 or Nancy Wert at 613-346-5493 for tickets. ************************************************* April 27: Rideau Hill Camp Clean-up is Saturday April 27th starting at 9am until it shines like new! Bring your rakes, gloves, pails, rags, and most of all your enthusiasm! Lots to do both inside cabins/buildings and outside in the field and bush. A job list will be posted for everyone to take on what they can manage. Coffee will be on hand and we will enjoy a light lunch once we get lots off the list! If you are a youth that is looking to have your volunteer hours taken care of, bring your form and that can be filled in! Many hands make light work! ******************************************** May 31 (8:00 am) - June 1 (5:00 pm): The EOORC Annual General Meeting will be held at Trinity United Church, 1099 Maitland Ave, Ottawa. This is your opportunity to let our voice be heard at the regional council level. Anyone interested in attending, please let the Genesis Office know in order to register and perhaps plan a carpool. |
Nursing Homes/Seniors’ Homes Trinity United will hold a morning service at Heritage Lodge in VKH on the last Sunday of every Month. Service Time is 9:30 am. ******************************************* Monday Morning Craft Group - 9:30 am to noon at Trinity United (VKH) - Quilting, Swedish Weaving, Knitting and Crocheting. Everyone welcome to join. For more information contact Pauline Newton 613-678-2247 or Jean MacCuaig 613-527-2064.
Meetings have resumed! *************************************************** Monday Knitting and Crochet Group meets at Cassburn United Church Hall Mondays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Cost is by donation to Cassburn of $15/month. Or just to drop in is $5 per weekly session All are welcome – just come and bring your project!! For more info contact Stephanie Anderson at (613) 678-1681 or by email at bandsanderson@rogers.com ************************************************************** Please also remember to support the United Church appeal for Ukraine. United Church Mission & Service partners are responding to the crisis in the Ukraine. You can help. Right now, people urgently need shelter, clean water, food, and medical attention. You can contribute at the following link: https://united-church.ca/social-action/act-now/ukraine-crisis. ************************************************************** Easter Message 2024 from Rev. Éric Hébert-Daly Executive Minister, EOORC, ECORC, Nakonhaka RC When I survey the wondrous work of the communities of faith in our regional council, I can’t help but be impressed at the work that so many are doing to be the hands and feet of Christ in their context. I am also quite aware of the challenges that face them … lack of ministry personnel, diminishing volunteers, dwindling funds and a sense that there is no future for our church in the years to come. It’s heavy. It’s not an easy burden to bear. It’s a lot like Holy Week. We keep doing what we feel we need to do to keep things moving, we are actively trying to maintain churches that never needed to work at attracting new people in the heydays when all we needed to do was open our doors and people would walk in. There are serious challenges that we cannot ignore. But like in Holy Week, we know that Sunday is coming. We are a resurrection people, but sometimes the weight of Good Friday makes it hard to believe that new life is possible. With new life comes new ways of seeing the world … just like the early disciples who spent most of their ministry with Jesus confused and unclear, who followed faithfully, but didn’t quite know what it all meant… we struggle too. What is the meaning of this time when we feel, like Jesus, that God has forsaken us? What are we to learn in this passion-period of our church life? What needs to die to leave space for resurrection? I invite you to consider these things, to understand our scriptures in this season as a parable for our time and space. God is not done with us yet. We are not alone. Thanks be to God! |