You are welcome to join us for the June 25th Sunday service at 10:00 a.m. in person!
If you feel unwell, or cannot attend in person, the services are live streamed at 10:00 a.m. on Sundays, and will be posted to the YouTube channel for future viewing. To watch the Annesley Sunday Services on YouTube: Annesley United Church’s YouTube Channel is: https://www.youtube.com/c/AnnesleyUnitedChurch
This is a HUB service with Southampton United Church and other congregations. HUB Sundays can also be watched on https://youtube.com/live/KyMdXrjBVTM?feature=share
and on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/events/1235900223740558/
Summer Services
All summer services from June 25-August 27 will start at 10:00 a.m. This is to accommodate a trial participation in worship with Southampton UC and others, using Hub Technology on June 25th, July 2nd, 23rd, 30th. All services will continue to be in person and streamed live. There will be no services on August 6th and 13th.
Sunday School – Summer holiday
Sunday School will end on June 25th, and the children will be helping with Sundae Sunday that week. Supervised classes will resume on September 10th.
Coffee Timeand Sundae Sundays!
June 25th, July 23rd and August 27th will be SUNDAE SUNDAYS! Stay after the service for an ice cream treat and conversation! Also, do you secretly wish to host a coffee hour? Let us know if you would like to host coffee time for a Sunday.
Help Needed to Complete Questionnaire
We are participating in a Collaborative Ministry Questionnaire for Congregations, to reflect who we are as a congregation, and to see if our vision aligns with another congregation, so that we could work together toward a common goal. We need YOUR help!
There will be 2 chances to participate, and it will only take 45 minutes or so of your time:
July 9th – right after the Sunday service OR July 12th (Wed.) at Noon (with pizza!)
Please show up at one of these sessions. Your input is appreciated.
Annesley’s Plant Sale
Thank you to everyone who helped with the Plant sale. $586 was raised!
Harriston Packing Company Fund Raiser
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Harriston Packing Company fund raiser. $1,580 was raised for Annesley’s General Fund from meat sales and donations.
From the Affirming Ministry Team
Thank you to the congregation members who represented Annesley in the Owen Sound Pride Parade on Saturday. It was a joyful, colourful, noisy and inspiring event with more than 400 paraders! We met with other local United Church members and ministers pre parade and walked as a group along the streets of downtown Owen Sound to the farmer’s market area. We carried the Annesley banner as well as a Pride flag provided by the Western Ontario Waterways regional council. It was great to see so many people of all ages turn out to watch the parade. And the weather was perfect! The owensoundhub, in their online article about the parade, mentioned that community churches are reaching out to the LBGTQ+ community in Grey Bruce.
Annesley’s Summer Newsletter
Annesley’s Summer Newsletter is here:
FundScrip – Next order date is Sunday, July 23rd.
Order forms can be found below, or at the office. Download an updated order form here:
https://www.markdaleunited.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/FUNDSCRIP-ORDER-FORM-2022-2.pdf
Religious and Cultural Heritage Destruction in Tigray, Ethiopia
Since a brutal, genocidal, largely civil war started in Ethiopia in 2020, irreplaceable cultural icons have been destroyed, stolen or sold to private collectors around the world. Moreover, the guardians of this priceless heritage, the priests and monks who live and work in monasteries across Tigray, have been cruelly targeted and killed by the thousands. As virtually all of the traceable heritage and culture of Ethiopia originated in Tigray, this conflict is ostensibly a war on Ethiopia by Ethiopians, and the mass killings and sexual gender based violence are meant to erase thousands of years of ethnicity across Tigray.
“Tigray is a land of precious heritages with thousands of monasteries and churches. These are Tigray heritage icons and their historical objects and sacred items have been intentionally targeted, and represent a grave dishonoring of cultural values and works of great beauty.” Dr. Hagos Abraha, Philologist, post doctoral researcher at the Studies for Manuscript Culture, University of Hamburg.
“Ethiopia is destroying its own culture by destroying the Tigrayan heritage.” Dr. Michael Gervers, Professor of History, Expert in Ethiopian Art and Culture, University of Toronto.
“The treasures in our country are very ancient, we cannot find them elsewhere or replace them.” Birhan Yeshiwas, Historical Treasures Curator at the National Museum, Ethiopia.
Please speak out against these atrocities! Join us in this effort on our website, tigrayatwar.org Make your voice heard.
Centering Prayer: Friday afternoons at 1:30 in the sanctuary
A Blessing for the Journey of Seeking God
When your soul whispers of its deepest longings,
May you quiet yourself to listen.
May you follow the path of yearning to the One alone who blends the uneven edges
Into a life of meaning.
May you meet and be united with God
And give thanks for the whispers
That led you there.
Author: Fr. Carl J. Arico
Join us.
Broadview Subscriptions – Renewals are now due!
There are still a few people who have not paid – Are you one of them? Our subscription runs from April, 2023 to March 2024. Renewal is still only $25. You can mark an envelope in the collection plate “Broadview”, mail a cheque to Annesley United Church, Box 573, Markdale, On N0C 1H0, or pay at the office during the week. New subscriptions are welcome!
The 2022 Annual Report
The Annual Report for 2022 is available HERE:
Brenda & Peter Dimoff: CDs available due to popular demand
We have all been enjoying the music of Brenda and Peter Dimoff during the Sunday services. Many people have asked where they can get a copy of their CD, so Brenda and Peter have graciously responded by producing copies of the CD, as a fund raiser for Annesley! For a donation of $20 or more to Annesley, you receive a copy of this wonderful CD. They will be available each Sunday, or at the office during the week.
Annesley’s email address is changing
Eastlink is discontinuing our email address at the end of the year, so we will begin sending and receiving most emails from : annesleyuc@gmail.com E-transfers can be sent to annesleyunited@gmail.com
Online Auction – Back in 2023
Annesley will be organizing an online auction through the Rockford Auction Centre, probably mid September, so please save your items for donation! More details to follow.
Movie nights are coming back
After a 3 year COVID break, movie nights will be returning to Annesley! More details to be announced.
Task Teams hard at work
Many exciting things are happening around the building! Feel free to stroll through to see the progress being made to make the rooms inviting, clean and bright, and check out the almost completed kitchen and the Wesley Room. The Refresh Team (and helpers) are working hard every day. Thank them for their efforts when you stop by! If you have more time these days, your help and vision are always welcome.
Funeral Lunch Team needs help
The Funeral Lunch Group has reconvened , but are looking for people who would be kind enough to go on the phone list for donations of food (sandwiches, dessert squares, vegetable trays) for funeral or community lunches. Please contact Korleen at 519 986 3293 or Karen at 519-986-2130.
The Annesley Choir – An invitation from Brenda Dimoff
To all people who love to sing and share their joy of praising God, I invite you, no matter what age you are or skill level, to join with the choir each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall. It is a time of preparation for the upcoming services. The atmosphere is relaxed, educational and fun. Please contact me, Brenda Dimoff, if interested to find out more about choir. WE NEED ALTOS! You can call me at 519-794-0874 or email at dimoff@gbtel.ca I look forward to new faces and voices. Brenda Dimoff
VON – Grey Bruce offers Bereavement Support
Victorian Order of Nurses Grey Bruce offers bereavement support through Bereavement Support Groups (in-person and by Zoom), DropIn Chats, A Mindfulness and Grief Webinar Series, and On-on-One Telephone Peer Bereavement Support. For more information, contact Ingrid Bell, MSW at 519-376-5895 ext 560, or ingrid.bell@von.ca
Grey County Cares
Support our Ukrainian refugees in Grey County by buying a button for $10 or more – donations go directly to Ukrainian refugees in Grey County. Sponsored by the Rotary Club. Buttons are in the office.
Visioning Team’s Final Report
It is not too late to volunteer to help with one of the tasks identified in the Visioning Team’s Report. Your ideas and help are needed!
A Copy of the Visioning Team’s Final Report can be found here:
2022-09-13-Final-report-of-the-Visioning-Team-to-the-Board-of-Annesley-UC-rev-and-approved-by-VT-membersDownload
Prayer Shawl Ministry
The Prayer Shawl Ministry is an important part of Annesley’s outreach. Warm and cozy shawls are given to those of the congregation and community who are bereaved or seriously ill. The appropriate yarn must be purchased. If you would like to help, put your donation in an envelope marked Prayer Shawl and your name and send it to the church office. If you know anyone in the community who would benefit from receiving a prayer shawl, please call the office at 519-986-3019.