The document provides information about the support that Mission and Service provides to Stella Burry Community Services in St. John's, Newfoundland. Stella Burry addresses three essential needs in the community: counselling, affordable housing, and education and skill development. Mission and Service funds are actively working in Newfoundland to support the programs and services of Stella Burry Community Services.

1. MINUTE FOR MISSON
Mission and Service supports Stella Burry Community
Services, a leading social services agency in St. John’s, Order of Worship for
Newfoundland, with programs for those dealing with
mental health issues, addictions, abuse, illiteracy, and OROMOCTO & PINE GROVE
UNITED CHURCH
poverty. Stella Burry addresses three essential needs:
counselling; affordable housing; and education and skill
development. Mission and Service is at work in New- We welcome everyone to this time together in worship. We gather in this church in the
foundland. belief that we are all equally God’s guests whether we’ve been here all our lives or this
is our first time. We welcome everyone in this spirit of Christ as it is our belief that this
is how we are to live. Everyone, without exception, belongs equally at God’s table.
If you are visiting with us please sign our guest book opposite the usher’s table. If you
are new with us and wish a follow up contact please fill out a ‘Guest/New Member
Card which can be found with the guest book. As well you may pick up an orientation
package on the table in the entrance. We invite visitors from other churches to pick up
one of our Peace Candles to take home with you. An explanation of this symbol
accompanies each candle and these can be found on the usher’s table.
Together, we carry out the work of our United Church. Make a difference! Join the partner-
ship! Support the work of the Mission and Service Fund today. Should you require a rest room it is at the end of the hall and it is equipped with a baby
change station. If you have young children who become restless there is a nursery
behind the back pew where they can play while you hear the service over the speakers.
You are welcome to bring a coffee into worship with you. The coffee pot is in the
entrance.
*While we stand for most hymns and at others times in our worship, please feel free
not to if for any reasons you can not or would rather not. VU stands for Voices United
and MV for More Voices. You are also invited to pick up a Bible version of your choice
Minister Rev Robert McDowell at usher’s desk. Should you have any concerns please speak to an usher.
Accompanist/ Choir Director Joyce Andrews VU: Voices United – our hard cover red hymn book
Office Administration Jennifer Chiasson MV: More Voices – our soft covered hymn book
Rev Bob McDowell
Oromocto United Church Office 357-3423; Cell 470-1155; Home 488-2154
144 Winnebago
Email: mcdowell@nb.sympatico.ca
Oromocto
oromoctopinegroveunitedchurch.ca
January 15, 2012
10:30 am

2. ANNOUNCEMENTS
SERVICE
Reverse Offering papers are in the offering plates. These are items the food bank
Announcements especially needs. If you wish you can select one and bring that item next week.
A Time of Silence as We Begin Trouble Hearing in Church? Here are some tips. First, should you be experiencing
trouble hearing don’t be silent and frustrated. Simply say “I can’t hear you”. Rev Bob
mostly has his message in his head and as such does not notice when he is too far
Introit: VU 87, verse 1 from the mic or not speaking loud enough. If you are often having trouble try mov-
ing to another location. There are always ‘zones’ of good and poor speaker cover-
age. If you are an usher or someone else who knows how the sound system works
Lighting the Resurrection Candle, and you notice someone is not close enough to the mic to hear well please go turn
up the volume.
Leader: It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail for free-
dom: “Yes we can!”.
Financial Update. The financial situation for Pine Grove, the Pastoral Charge, the
All: It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from the shores and pioneers M&S fund and other funds is in good order. However the Oromocto United Church
who pushed westward against the unforgiving wilderness: ‘”Yes we can!”. financial situation is falling behind. We are about $2000 behind where we were this
time last year and are projecting a deficit for this year unless donations pick up. Part
Leader: It was a call of workers organized, women who reached for the ballots and of the reason is the increased costs of fuel and hydro but donations are also down.
just this past year millions of oppressed said “Yes we can to an Arab Spring of jus- Please use your Christmas Offering envelop to help us make up the short fall.
tice and equality”.
All: Yes we can, to opportunity and prosperity, Yes we can heal this world. Yes Loonie Lunch has proven popular and it resumes today. We need people willing to
we can. prepare a soup, chilli or other such item and bring it to the church in a slow cooker
or for the freezer and use at a later date. If you do not have a slow cooker the
Leader: We know the battle ahead will be long. But always remember that no mat-
ter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of church has one you may borrow.
millions of voices calling for change.
All: We have been told we cannot do this, by a chorus of cynics that will only “Putting Away Childish Things”, a novel by the theologian Marcus Borg, is a won-
grow louder and more dissonant. derful way to explore contemporary Biblical thought and many of its major com-
plexities, through characters experiencing aspects of their faith in transition. Two
Leader: We have been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned copies are available on the communion table. Please let Rev Bob know if you are
against offering the people false hope. waiting for a copy to read.
All: But there has never been anything false about hope.
Leader: As we light this resurrection candle we remind ourselves we are one peo-
ple, we are one world, and together we join the world in writing the next great
chapter in our world’s story
All: God bless this week of new beginning. May the Spirit forever guide each of us Jennifer’s fall and winter hours: Thursday mornings and evenings.
to the theme of “Yes we can”.
jenniferchiasson@nb.aibn.com
Our Hymn to Begin: VU 101, Songs of Thankfulness and Praise

3. announcements
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Note: All announcements for the weekly bulletin need to be in the office by noon
each Wednesday to ensure inclusion Our Prayer for this day
Our new church website is now online. This site is still under construction. Please Some time with the Children:
have a look at it and send your feedback/ suggestions to Jennifer. There is lots of
room for her to add committee info, photos, etc. Feel free to pass along anything
you would like to see posted on our new site. Suggestions can be emailed to jenni- Our Prayer, Our Lord’s Prayer, the children leave & reconvene downstairs
ferchiasson@nb.aibn.com
Our site address is: http://oromoctopinegroveunitedchurch.ca
Our Hymn: VU 296, This is God’s Wondrous World
Restorative Justice: Feb 12 with Guest Christina Farnsworth holds two Masters Lighting Our Candle of Concern:
Degrees from the University of Denver in Conflict Resolution and Cultural Anthro-
pology. She has worked in the field of restorative justice for over four years, both in
the criminal justice system and in a university setting. She is a certified mediator and From the Christian Scriptures: Mark 1: 1-11: Mark’s beginning, Jesus is Baptized
victim advocate, and over the past two years has worked as a trainer in restorative
justice and mediation. Christina brings together her faith in Christ with a strong
belief that restorative justice can transform relationships and communities.
Our Carol: VU 100, When Jesus Comes to Be Baptized
All Annual Reports for our Winter Meeting are due Wednesday Jan 21. The Report
will be distributed Feb 8 and our combined Annual Meeting is scheduled for Feb 15. Our Message for Today
Please, if possible, submit all reports electronically to opc@nb.aibn.com
Jennie Stevenson is a long time member of Oromocto United Church and past prin- Our Anthem:
ciple of OHS. She recently had a health issue that has her in DECH. For those who
know her and can a visit or a call would be meaningful to her at this time.
*Our Words of Faith: page 918 VU, A Contemporary Creed
Our Offering Collected & *Presented:
Joyful Joyful Lord we give you
Gifts that You may use this day
Take them, Bless them, may Your Kingdom
Spread to all the world we pray.
Here we are, our time our talents
We now dedicate as well.
May we show Christ’s love within us
By our lives of faith to tell.

4. SERVICE Dates to note
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Our Prayers of Gratitude, Concern & Our Lord’s Prayer
Choir meets every Wednesday at 7pm. New members always welcome
Tues Jan 17, Bible Study, 10 am
Our Carol to Leave With: VU 660, How Firm a Foundation
Thurs Jan 19, Session, 7pm
Feb 15, Blood Donor Clinic at Hazen Park 5-8pm
*Benediction
Feb 12, Special Service, Restorative Justice with Christina Farnsworth
Feb 26 2012, Winter Meeting of the Congregations
*Our Choral Benediction:
My Peace I give unto you
It’s a Peace that the world cannot give
It’s a Peace that the world cannot understand
Peace to know, Peace to live
My Peace I give unto you.