Administration

EPPC News for Portland United Church As everyone knows, the province is on lockdown through the end of January and there can only be 10 people maximum, socially distanced in church services. We don’t know what will happen after the end of January. Your Portland United Church Council will be meeting on Wednesday, February 3 by Zoom to discuss next steps once the Province outlines their plans for February and beyond. That means there will be no church services through February 7. In the interim, we would recommend the following two options for viewing a service in the safety of …

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Due to COVID restrictions, the church’s outside doors will remain locked to visitors.   As of 12:01 this morning Jan 14 2021 new Ontario stay at home rules came into play.  Annette will be working in the office/home for the duration of these “stay at home rules”.  There are some pretty fair fines in place if we are in violation, up to $100,000 for an employer. So this is to let you know as Treasurer and Payroll Officer for Elgin-Portland Pastoral Charge if you decide to violate these rules and get caught that Elgin-Portland Pastoral Charge will NOT be paying …

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ELGIN UNITED: DOORS ARE CLOSED BUT HEARTS ARE OPEN Although our building may be closed right now, our outreach continues to make a difference in lives here in our community and on the other side of the world. Please read below for an update on Zyra Joy, our child that we support through World Vision in the Philippines. In  recent years, sponsorship programs have been criticized for being too narrow in focus and reaching only one child when there are so many needs in their native countries. However, the community-based solutions of World Vision mean that for every child that …

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Portland United Church In keeping with the Government of Ontario Guidelines for the lockdown that started at 12:01 AM Boxing Day and continues for 28 days, there will be no Church Services during the month of January.  The PUC Council will re-evaluate at the end of January to determine if the church will be opened for in person sermons and/or video church services.  In the past you have been given several alternative services to view in the comfort of your home through the EPPC News.  Please go into the links that were provided to you in the past.  Here are …

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Portland United Church Now that the Active Case count in Western Leeds and Grenville is below 16 (it was 9 on Monday evening), Portland United Church will be holding 2 Christmas Eve Services led by Rev. Kathy Walton. Both will include YouTube Music videos. 4 PM will be a family service with no communion 7 PM will include a communion, so you are encouraged to bring a juice box and a cracker to participate in the communion at your seat One of those two services will be live streamed on the Elgin Portland United FaceBook site (as of Tuesday afternoon, …

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Portland United Church The active COVID cases in Western Leeds and Grenville have been  37, 36, 37 on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.  Those counts far exceed the threshold of 16 that causes the Sunday church services to be cancelled.  As a result, the church will be closed on Sunday, December 20th, 2020. At this point, Christmas Eve services are also in jeopardy. If the active COVID case count in Western Leeds & Grenville is 16 or higher on Tuesday, December 22 or Wednesday, December 23, Christmas Eve services will be cancelled. If the services are cancelled, everyone registered for those …

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Elgin United Church – NO SERVCE THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2020 We just heard from Rev Kathy Walton that she will not be leading services due to the risk associated with the spike on cases in COVID 19. There will be no service in Elgin. Thank you Clint Halladay —- Portland United Church Council CHURCH SERVICES IN PORTLAND UNITED CHURCH ON DECEMBER 13 ARE CANCELLED DUE TO A SPIKE IN LOCAL ACTIVE COVID CASES   On Thursday, December 10 the number of active COVID cases in the Western Region of the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville was 19. That …

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EUC Community Check-in November 28, 2020 Our condolences to Donna Bennett, whose mother Joan Lapointe passed away on November 2 from cancer. Some of you may remember Joan, as she would attend Elgin United services with Donna when she was here for a visit. Donna was blessed to spend the last 3 months with her parents in Nanaimo. Donna, you will be in our hearts and our prayers at this difficult time, and we give thanks for the life of your wonderful mom.   EUC Community Check-in November 28, 2020 Don ‘t forget the Build a Mountain of Food Event …

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Plans are underway for a short newsletter to highlight the Advent Season at Elgin and Portland Churches.  If you have any information you wish to include, please submit it via e-mail to Annette Clarke (office@eppc-ucc.com) NO LATER than 9 A.M. ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25. We realize that this is an extremely short turn-around, however Advent is almost upon us and, due to COVID, we cannot deliver them in person; they will have to be mailed.  Please help by ensuring your submission arrives in our “in-box” in time to include it.   Advent Update – Portland United Church Portland United Church …

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