Administration

EUC Community Check-in- October 23, 2021 A huge thank you to all for your generous donations for World Food Day last Sunday! After church, I was able to deliver 6 bags of groceries and household items to Sue Crump at the Elgin Food Bank. They are most appreciative of these donations and our ongoing support. Pat Greenhorn —– EUC Changes to DIG Donations Recently Clint and I met virtually with Marci Bruyere, the Coordinator of Health Promotion and Community Development at Country Roads Community Health Centre (CRCHC), to discuss their request to redesignate our DIG donations. Below is her summary …

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This Sunday is World Food Day. Any Non-Perishable Food contributions to the Food Bank would be gratefully received. They can be placed on the Communion table as you enter the Sanctuary.    Portland United Church Our service on October 17 will be led by Rev. Kathy Walton and on October 24, Licensed Lay Worship Leader Charlotte Hoy will lead the service. Our long-time treasurer, Duncan Pickard, is planning to retire as treasurer for Portland United Church at the end of December.  This is a really critical position for the Church and if you would like to volunteer or you know …

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Portland United Church Please join us for a Thanksgiving service led by Licensed Lay Worship Leader Barb DeJeet.  This weekend we will be blessed with the music of Morgan Wright and the Portland Pealers. Hansen Downer Chair PUC Council   Resignation. I am sad to report after over four years Cam MacKay chair of the Official Board has submitted his resignation.  A normal term for a chair is two years but Cam had medical problems and missed a few meetings, so he volunteered to serve another two-year term to make up for that time. His last two years have been …

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Portland United Church This Sunday is World Communion Sunday and Rev. Kathy Walton will be leading our Communion Service at Portland United Church.  For those attending, please remember to bring your small juice box and cracker to comply with COVID protocols. Hansen Downer Chair, PUC Council Elgin United Church We have been in touch with our friends, who were displaced from the apartments due to the fire, offering our prayers and support. All are doing well despite the traumatic disruption in their lives and the uncertainty of when they can return to their homes. Blessings to all the first responders, …

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Portland United Church This week’s service will be led by Licensed Lay Worship Leader, Barb Dejeet, who provided an outstanding service a few weeks ago.  For the past few weeks, we have had 25-30 people in attendance, so apart from not having the choir, the attendance is very close to pre-pandemic levels.  We have overflow seating in the Fellowship Hall if required and with live music and singing from Morgan Wright, it seems like pre-pandemic services – especially since everyone is singing quietly behind their masks. We also have members of the congregation reading scriptures just like pre-pandemic.  If you …

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Portland United Church This Sunday’s Service will be led by Rev. Kathy Walton and we will have overflow capacity in the Friendship Room.  There will be no election polling this weekend with the final election day poll returning on Monday. Reminder to all that the Celebration of Life gathering for Doug Bond will be Saturday from 1 PM – 5 PM at the family homestead at 2751 Hwy. 15 in Portland.  Please bring a mask with you as COVID precautions will be in place. Hansen Downer Chair – PUC Council —– Portland United Church – Apple Pie Sale —– Douglas …

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Portland United Church This weekend Portland United Church will be serving as an advanced polling station for the Federal Election, so the parking lot may be a bit more busy than normal.  The payment we receive for the polling station will be added to the Church’s  general fund. We will enter the Church through our normal door and there will be dividers inside of the Fellowship Hall to separate the Church entrance from the polling station. Liz Church will be leading our service this weekend. Hansen Downer Chair – PUC Council —– Portland United Church – Apple Pie Sale —– …

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Portland United Church Last week we had 27 attendees who enjoyed great service from Liz Church.  This week, Rev. Kathy Walton will be leading our service and we will be holding communion.  The church council has proposed that we have communion on the first Sunday of each month as we have done in the past.  With COVID protocols in place, please remember to bring a small juice box and a cracker as we use the same approach as we have before for communion. This week, Morgan Wright will be providing music for all the hymns.  We’ll check at the conclusion …

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The Elgin-Portland Pastoral Charge Joint Congregational Meeting to receive the Joint Profile Committee report and vote on the recommendation on was held Sunday August 22, 2021. The Joint Committee prepared a comprehensive, thoughtful report and are  commended for their diligence and faith. Thank you to all who attended and participated in this very important matter in the life of our Communities of Faith and the Elgin-Portland Pastoral Charge.  The recommendation put forth by the Joint Profile Committee was passed by secret ballot. The report and recommendation will now go to Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council (EOORC), Pastoral Relations for their …

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Official Board OB update re voting for joint congregational meeting Aug. 22nd in Elgin – THERE WILL BE A MOTION PUT FORWARD BY OB AT THE START OF THE MEETING ALLOWING ADHERENTS TO VOTE. Cam McKay  Chair, Official Board August 22nd, 2021, Joint Service Elgin/Portland United Churches and final Profile recommendations. A decision was made that because number of vaccines in the province are not going up as fast as expected and Covid numbers are going the wrong way we are going to use the Lion’s Hall. The Joint Service of the Elgin/Portland Pastoral Charge will be held at the …

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