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.
As of the end of the Annual Meeting on Sunday February 13th 2022 the email address for St Charles Headingley United Church will change from
schuc@mymts.net to stchchurch@stcharlesheadingley.ca
Also my email address has changed from
camcmaxwell@mts.net to cathy-maxwell@shaw.ca
Blessings, Cathy
October 25th 2021
Thanks to those who brought sewing supplies for us to make up kits to include in our Disaster Aid boxes. It was much appreciated!
Early this Fall Judy Teichroew, Donna Dunford and I successfully filled 21 zipper pouches and included several of these in the 5 boxes that we packed with mostly baby and children’s new handmade clothing and blankets (quilts). These 5 large boxes totaled over 160 pounds and went out this past week.
Disaster Aid has changed the way the volunteers gather to pack since the pandemic onset, and there are now 3 separate sites that do this work in preparation to send the cargo containers of pop up housing, water filtration, hygiene, medical supplies, education supplies, clothing and other essentials to disaster struck countries. Pictures sent recently convince me that this is much needed work. Whole villages and towns have been swept away by floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and the like.
Our donations are sent to the “Compassionate Resource Warehouse” in Ladysmith overseen by the local Rotary Club. There, the donations are gathered and sent to a central location where the cargo containers are packed for each geographical location set to receive them, and then shipped.
We were so pleased with the response to our request for extra sewing supplies over the summer that we plan to do this again, and hope to send out these kits along with each shipment of clothing and blankets, so if you have more needles, thread, pins, scissors etc etc…..we would love to have them! They can be dropped of at church or in the bin on the front steps.
Thank you!
Margaret Mills
Please contact Darlene (204) 793-2044
Minister: Cathy Maxwell
Board Chair: Dayna Weiten
Building Rentals: Darlene Borowski
Sunday School: Chelsea Clapham
by Helen Whetter
Life on the prairies changed with the arrival of settlers in the 1800’s. In 1870 the province of Manitoba was formed, and in 1871 with respect to the Indigenous and Metis peoples, Treaty 1 was negotiated and signed, promising to share the land and live peacefully together.
Settlers came eager to gather and establish places to worship God. The first Methodist missionary to the Red River in 1868, was George Young with a large preaching circuit including Winnipeg, Sturgeon Creek, and Headingley at the Gowler farm, now the John Blumberg Golf Course. With more settlers arriving, a St. Charles circuit with H.Whitmore was formed in 1893, for Sturgeon Creek, Rosser, and Headingley at Gerrie School where the Sturgeon Creek Hutterite Colony is now. In 1919 the Gerrie School services closed and the Methodist services ended in the Headingley area.
In 1817, Lord Selkirk and his Presbyterian settlers from Scotland built a structure for prayer meetings near today’s St. John’s Cathedral. Lord Selkirk died without fulfilling the promise of a permanent place of worship, and in 1820 an Anglican clergy, John West, was sent by the Missionary Society of London to serve the Hudson Bay Company. He founded the St. John’s Anglican Church on the site chosen by Lord Selkirk and served the large area including the Selkirk settlers. In 1851 John Black arrived as the first Prebyterian minister and established a four point charge which included Kildonan, Little Britain, Fort Garry and Headingley. James Nesbitt joined him as an assistant in 1862, and secured a grant to build a church in Headingley which was completed in 1865, perhaps along the river. In 1911 a new church was completed on Dodd’s Road. During these years the Presbyterian and Anglican churches are noted as working together, often sharing services, Sunday School and activities such as Fall Suppers.
In 1925, the United Church of Canada was created with the union of the Presyberian, Methodist and Congregational churches. Sturgeon Creek United Church Pastoral Charge including Sturgeon Creek, Charleswood, Headingley, and St. Charles was formed, with W. Patteson the first minister in 1930. In 1954 Headingley and St. Charles became one charge with student supply ministers, and in 1968 with assistance from Winnipeg Presbytery full time ministers were hired. In 1967 land was donated by the Hon. John Taylor family and the church was moved to Bridge Road. In 1971 Headingley and St. Charles decided to hire half time ministers with no assistance from presbytery: Nico Vanderstoel, 1971, Allan Selby, 1973, Gaston Vialard, 1980, Dr. Grant Smith, 1982, George Davidson, 1995, Joanne Kury, 2013, Cathy Maxwell 2018
In 2018 with Cathy Maxwell we continue to be keen to gather to worship God and follow the way of Jesus at Headingley United Church. We respond to Jesus’s call to befriend the outsider, visit the sick and imprisoned, care for the ill and impoverished. We live with respect for others and their traditions of worship. In 2007 Canada signed on to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and as our early ancestors we work to live respectfully and peaceably.
St. Charles Headingley United Church Covid Policy ( March 2 2022)
The St. Charles Headingley United Church board is committed to working faithfully and diligently to keep our church family healthy and safe and to reduce the spread of Covid-19.
As per the Public Health orders issued on March 14th 2022 we are no longer requiring proof of vaccine or pre registrations for worship. We continue to encourage the wearing of masks and social distancing. We also ask that members continue to self monitor for symptoms and view the service online if unwell or exhibiting any Covid symptoms.
The Church Board continues to monitor the situation in our Province.
St Charles Headingley United Church will reopen for in person worship on Sunday October 17th 2021 at 10:30 am. After careful consideration and in the interest of the health and safety of ALL our members we will be opening with restrictions in place. Our church board has chosen to continue with social distancing and requiring that all who enter our building be fully vaccinated. (exceptions to this are those under the age of 12 yrs and those with medical exemption) Again, we are doing what we feel is in the best interest of our members. Sunday Services will be Live Streamed on YouTube starting on October 17th 2021.
To view this week’s service please click on the link https://headingleyuc.wordpress.com/sunday-worship/
Blessings, Cathy
St. Charles Headingley United Church 