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Saturday, October 20 2018

St. Paul’s & Dunrobin United Church

Mundell's Fish Fry

St. Paul’s is hosting a FISH FRY dinner

with continuous serving from 5-7 pm!

Dinner will include fries, coleslaw,

baked beans, buns and homemade

pie!!!! Take-out will be available!

For tickets and info:

StPaulsUnitedCarp@sympatico.ca

ADHD Family Support and Social Group:

ADHD Allies Ontario is a new group, formed to help

support families of children and youth with ADHD.

We have partnered with First United and will be

holding a series of support and social afternoons this

year. Our first meeting is Saturday, October 20th

from 2-4 pm, in the church hall.

Child care is available.

Please RSVP to Claire:

savagemcmenemy@gmail.com.

Come and learn more about the group!

All are welcome!!

First Glance October 7th, 2018

(613) 232-1016 office@firstunitedchurchottawa.org

October 14th-21st

2018 Living Room Conversations: Exploring New Ways The Council of First United invites you to an exciting conversation about our faith community.

Every three years, Council hosts living room conversations that allows us to have a

“family” conversation in groups of about 12 to 15 persons where we talk about contributing

our ideas and resources – money, time, and energy -- to bring our congregational vision to life.

We strengthen our connections to First United and each other, and discern our

collective inspiration and ongoing direction for the church. These conversations help facilitate

the ways we continue to engage with our faith community by sharing our energy, leadership,

and finances. Everyone’s voice is important and our prayer is that these gatherings will be

“holy conversations” as we each have opportunity to talk heart-to-heart.

Everyone is strongly encouraged to attend one living room conversation, where we

will discuss topics including: First United’s New Ways Project; the curriculum we are

developing for our children and youth; the passion we have for social justice; the ongoing

efforts for the organizational and financial well-being of First; and other topics that are

important to you!

Please sign-up for the specific conversation you’d like to attend!

Call or e-mail the church office, or see the sign-up sheet during coffee hour after church.

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Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner! 2 Saturdays: November 3rd and 10th, 2018

Imagine sitting around a table enjoying good food and conversation with 4-9 people from our congregation.

Hosts contribute the meal. Guests are invited to make a contribution to one our ministries.

And whether you are a host or a guest, the guest list is a surprise until arrival!

Would you like to host and welcome guests to your home to share a meal?

Would you like to be a dinner guest? Maybe you would like to do both?

Everyone is welcome – singles, couples, families.

There are many ways to let us know you want to participate:

- host and guest forms are on the table at the back, or sign-up during coffee hour

- email Dorothy or Joan to let us know you’d like to participate

Joan Stafford joanstafford48@icloud.com Dorothy Naylor done07@sympatico.ca

Don’t delay – sign up today!

First United Women's Winter Retreat

Have a talent to share? Come lead a craft workshop, yoga class, book club or music in worship at

beautiful riverside Galilee Centre in Arnprior. All meals provided, and free time to explore the old growth

forest or curl up with a book guaranteed! The popular First United Women's Retreat may take place Jan 18-

20 2019 if there is enough interest and participation. So send us a note describing what you can offer your

First women friends at Tanya.middlebro@gmail.com or joanstafford48@icloud.com before 26 October.

Registration for the Retreat will be available before the end of October.

Upcoming Sundays Ordinary Time – God is Compassionate Life

October 14 Gospel Story: Let Not Your Heart be Troubled… Hebrew Story: Desert Experience of Hagar and Jacob Anthem: Bridge Over Troubled Waters October 21 Gospel Story: Treat Others as You Would Have them Treat You Hebrew Story: The Dreams of Joseph of Genesis Anthem: Caged Bird (Maya Angelou) October 28 All Saints Sunday (Baptism Sunday) Gospel Story: What Ever You Do to the Least of These, You Do to Me Hebrew Story: The Ravens and a Widow Feed the Prophet Elijah Anthem: One Voice

NEWS FROM FIRST UNITED

Handyman Available:

One of the members of the Mohammed family, Jasem,

is a very skilled handyman and is keenly seeking

opportunities, big or small, to work. Can you offer him

anything? Building a deck, finishing a basement, yard

work, other. Contact Norman Ball for more information:

norman.g.ball@gmail.com

The church building will be

closed on Monday, October 8th

Happy Thanksgiving!

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SMALL GROUP MINISTRY

WEEKLY / MONTHLY SMALL GROUP GATHERINGS If you have an idea for a small group gathering that you would like to initiate, please contact the office or chat with Brian who will help to facilitate getting it started. Art Explorations: Saturday, October 13th 1:00pm-4:00pm. in Room 5/6. Supplies provided, but bring favourite papers or markers or paints. RSVP: jsly@primus.ca or j3miller@uwaterloo.ca Book Study Group: Mondays from 9:30am-11:30am in Room 5/6. In our ongoing education about living in

right relations, we’re studying the book Braiding Sweetgrass - Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific

Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer.

Open to everyone. For information, contact Maryanne MacDonald at maryanne.macd@gmail.com

Christian Meditation: Every Monday at 5:30 pm in the Chapel. For more information contact Joyce

Hardman: jhardman@rogers.com or Liz Tyrwhitt: liz.tyrwhitt@sympatico.ca.

Drumming Group: Monday, October 15th in the sanctuary. Join with other drummers for a time of

connecting spirit with rhythm. For more information contact Dave Henderson at

daveandging@gmail.com (Continues November 19th & December 10th)

Healing Pathway: Give yourself the gift of deep relaxation, and healing hands offered in the Spirit for the

highest good of mind, body, spirit, emotions. Healing Pathway sessions are every Tuesday

between 11:00 am and 9:00 pm by appointment. Please contact HealingPathway2010@gmail.com

Living into Right Relations Circle

Meeting in the chapel Wednesday, November 7th, 7pm-9pm.

For more information contact Sharon Moon: sharonmoon45@gmail.com

Men’s Breakfast: Sunday November 4th

For more information contact Tseheyou at Tsehayouseyoum@hotmail.com or Paul at

pdurber@rogers.com

Parents with Small Children Potluck: Saturday October 27th at 4:45 p.m. We gather for a potluck with

everyone that begins at 5:00. Childcare is provided as the parents have opportunity for discussion.

Queer Group Potluck: Tuesday, October 30th 6:15pm at the home of Brian Cornelius 7 Edgar Street. For more information contact Chantel Nantel at cnantel555@gmail.com

Talking About Mental Health: This social gathering that discusses mental health issues will meet after

church Sunday, October 28th in room 5/6 at 12:30 p.m. Join us for a bowl of soup and conversation. For more information, contact Jessica Ward-King at j.ward-king@hotmail.com or Zachary Houle at zacharyhoule@rogers.com

TGIF: Our TGIF group, which is primarily seniors but not exclusively, meets on Fridays at 1:30 in Room 5/6.

Newcomers are always welcome to join us for tea and conversation!

Call Betty at 613-722-9038 for more information.

Young Adults Gathering: A group of young adults meets regularly, often at Brian’s home. We are currently planning for the upcoming season. For more information or to share your ideas, contact Amelia Buchanan at abuch078@uottawa.ca, or get in touch with Brian.

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Enneagram Learning Opportunities at First United

The Enneagram is a powerful, accurate tool to help us understand ourselves, our recurring patterns of

reactions in our lives and how we view the world, ourselves, others, and God with a skew that we are

largely unaware of. If you’d like to learn about the Enneagram or go deeper in your understanding,

here are three learning opportunities being offered at First:

Margaret Ault and First United are sponsoring two Enneagram workshops this winter led by

Cynthia Stevens and Sue Guttenstein of the INsideJourney (www.INsidejourneyenneagram.com)

-Working Your Edge Through the Passions, November 23 - 25 2018.

-Open the Door to your Prison: Easing what blocks you from growing at your edge. January 11-13, 2019.

Details and registration: www.margaretault.com/events/ or margaretault@rogers.com

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Also: An Introduction to the Enneagram, led by Dorothy Naylor and Margaret Ault

November 2 (evening) & November 3 (morning)

For more details contact Dorothy (done07@sympatico.ca ) or Margaret (margaretault@rogers.com )

FAITH AND ARTS OTTAWA SPirit Art Night

SPANs are for stretching our spiritual and artistic horizons: a series of Sunday evening sessions with a different

spiritual artist each month. 6:30 pm light refreshments and conversation, 7-9pm artist-led SPAN.

October 21:in The Parlour at Southminster United Church

Janet Tulloch "Night Spirituality - Photography and the Cosmos"

November 18: in The Lounge at Glebe-St. James United Church

Erin Burns “Moving away from perfectionism” (process art)

For further information, email Ashley at faithandartsottawa@gmail.com or tom.sherwood@carleton.ca

Living Into Right Relations Arts & Events Listings:

Special Keynote on the History of Colonization and Reconciliation

Education Series at Wabano 299 Montreal Rd.

October 22: 6:00 - 7:00 Renowned indigenous author Lee Maracle Picking Up Our Bundles

Reconciliation: Re-Remembering Creator’s First Sacred Pipe: a panel discussion with

Algonquin practitioner Albert Dumont; Algonquin intellectual Lynn Gehl; settler ally historian

Lindsay Lambert; and Professor of Journalism Randy Boswell. October 27th 2:00-5:00.

Sponsored by Free the Falls Churchill Senior’s Centre, 345 Richmond Rd. Tickets $22.00

Covenant Chain Link Gathering on Friday, October 19th 7pm (film screening)

& Saturday October 20th 9am -3pm presentations, workshops and hands-on activities.

The theme for Covenant Chain Link IX is “Building bridges of understanding between

Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples through ReconciliACTION”.

Immaculata High School, 140 Main St Registration is $25-$40 including lunch.

For more information or to register: kairoscanada.org / Devora Cascante at 613-235-9956 x225 /

dcascante@kairoscanada.org

SOCIAL JUSTICE & EVENT LISTINGS

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