This week’s service may be found on our Sunday worship page on our website stchchurch@stcharlesheadingley.ca or by visiting our YouTube channel St Charles Headingley UC. – Blessings, Cathy

Happy New Year!! Blessings for 2025.

This week’s service may be found on our Sunday worship page on our website stchchurch@stcharlesheadingley.ca or by visiting our YouTube channel St Charles Headingley UC. – Blessings, Cathy

Merry Christmas to everyone. I hope you find joy and wonder this Christmas Season.

I am off the week after Christmas but am available if needed for pastoral emergencies.

Our Christmas Eve service will be at 6:00 pm and will be live streamed on our YouTube channel and can also be viewed on our website stcharlesheadingley.ca .

Our service for December 29th can also be viewed on our YouTube channel or by going to our website stcharlesheadingley.ca

Blessings, Cathy

Our Christmas Eve service will be at 6:00 pm December 24th .

I will be off the week after Christmas but will be available if needed. Judy Teichroew will be leading the service . The service will focus on the stories of some Carols.

This week’s service may be found on our Sunday worship page on our website stchchurch@stcharlesheadingley.ca or by visiting our YouTube channel St Charles Headingley UC. – Blessings, Cathy

Thank you to all who are participating in our Choir Cantata Sunday morning.

Crestview will be hosting their Quiet Christmas service on December 17th at 7:00 pm. All are welcome to gather for this service to hear the good news of the season remembering that the holidays can be a difficult time for many.

Our Christmas Eve service will be at 6:00 pm December 24th .

This week’s service may be found on our Sunday worship page on our website stchchurch@stcharlesheadingley.ca or by visiting our YouTube channel St Charles Headingley UC. – Blessings, Cathy

My family and I had a wonderful trip to Disney World. My thanks to those who led worship in my absence.

A reminder that our service time changes to 9:30 this week as we begin our ministry sharing with Crestview United.

This week is White Gift. We will be gathering donations for four hampers for four families in our communities.

Sunday December 15th will be our choir Cantata.

Crestview will be hosting their Quiet Christmas service on December 17th at 7:00 pm. All are welcome to gather for this service to hear the good news of the season remembering that the holidays can be a difficult time for many.

This week’s service may be found on our Sunday worship page on our website stchchurch@stcharlesheadingley.ca or by visiting our YouTube channel St Charles Headingley UC. – Blessings, Cathy

We begin another church year with this first Sunday in Advent. May this time of waiting fill us all with hope.

I will be on holidays from November 28th until December 6th. Joining our worship this Sunday will be Dave Wiebe who will present on the Canadian Food Grains Bank, leading the service will be Dianne Soltess.

Covering for funerals is Rev Scott Macauley. He may be reached at Prairie Spirit United church 204 832 1000 or by email minister@prairiespirituc.org

A reminder that the service time at St Charles Headingley changes starting December 8th to 9:30 am. as we will be ministry sharing with Crestview United Church.

This week’s service may be found on our Sunday worship page on our website stchchurch@stcharlesheadingley.ca or by visiting our YouTube channel St Charles Headingley UC. – Blessings, Cathy

Good afternoon, I have received messages today from a couple members of our congregation who have received a text message and/or an email claiming to be from me. They are either asked for assistance or gift cards. Any such email is a scam. Please do not respond to the email and do not send anything. Please delete the email or text.

– Blessings, Cathy

On Sunday April 28th at 11:30 am -to around noon ( after the service)

we will be joined by members of Crestview United Church’s Affirming committee.

They will present an introduction to the Affirming process and will address the importance of becoming an affirming congregation. They will also share some of their experiences with us.

Please plan to attend as this is the first of our educational events as we look toward becoming an Affirming congregation. This is also an opportunity to ask questions about the process.

Helen Whetter

Congratulations to Helen Whetter, a long-time resident of Headingley, and recipient of a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal (Mb). As a member of the St. Charles Headingley United Church, Helen has and continues to be an enthusiastic and active volunteer.  A talented musician, she has played the piano and organ for about 25 years, as well as singing in the choir for many more.  She is a member of the church garden group who provides continuous care to the outdoor flower beds.  Helen has been a regular member of the Pastoral Care Team, aiding to the wellness of the congregation as well as continues to work as an organizer and volunteer server at the annual Fall Supper for more than four decades.  After Helen retired from her teaching career in 2000 she started and ran a program designed for Mothers and toddlers, called Mums and Babes, hosted in the HeadingleyCommunity Center for about a decade.  She also has volunteered for our local 4-H organization for the past 30 yrs.  In the wider community she delivers nonperishable foods (that church members donate) weekly to the food bank pantry and delivers gifts of sandwiches and fixings for the St. Matthews Maryland Community Ministry (part of the One Just City) for their lunch program.  She is also an avid volunteer for many other projects such as:  The “Garden Tours” fundraiser for St. Matthews Maryland Ministry, many organizations dedicated to funding women’s rights movements, Folklorama, Kairos (a Cdn faith based human rights movement compromised of Indigenous, settlers and newcomers working together for social change) since 2001.  There’s more, but suffice it to say that Helen Whetter is the epitome of volunteerism and we are so grateful for her outstanding contributions.