SouthwindsWindsor Park United Church November 2011

IN THIS ISSUEPAGE 1Fron The Study - Rev. Dr. Shoron Wilson

PA6E 2Our Church FomilyWorship Council

PAGE 3Romblings from the "Extro" OfficeWPUC Gsrden ClubSunday School

PAOE 4Finonce ond StewordshipChili Supper, Bonfire ond Corol 5in9Christmos Services

PAffi,5Cookie WolkUCW (United Church Women)Thursdoy Morning Study 6roup

PAffi,6Oulreoch CouncilCongregational f nvolvement ond

Communicotions Council

PAGE 7Moms'n Tots

PAffi, IMinistry & Personnel CommitfeeAOTS (Men's Club)Membership & Postorol Core

PAGE 9DellPlumbing

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From the study ...What an exciting time of yearl I started preparingfor the Advent season in July which is why youmay have heard me humming Christmas carolsduring the hottest days of the summer. We willget this impoftant and joyful season of the churchyear off to a great start with our annual Bonfire,Chili Supper and carol sing on Friday, November25th beginning at 5:30 pm. This event alsoincludes a magician and a" special"visitor. It's afun night out for all ages.

Our theme this Advent is: Messages and Messengers. This will unfold inscripture, drama, video and music.

Christmas Eve will include three services:

. 5:00 pm which is geared to our younger folk and offers a spot foreveryone in the pageant and the music of the Joyful Noise;

. 7:00 pm is the seryice by and for our teens and young adults (everyone iswelcome!) featuring our Praise Band and Singers;

. 11;00 pm is a service of candlelight, carols and communion with our AdultChoir.

Thanks to the calendar, this year we will be holding worship on Christmasmorning at 10:30 am for a family-friendly short service of carols and stories.We'll also have a service on Sunday, New Year's Day, at 10:30 am.

Watch for notices of our long-range visioning events that will begin in January,WPUC continues to grow and broaden its ministry and we want to gather thelargest number of opinions possible as we set our goals for the future.

Finally, I am delighted to share the good news of the appointment of PatrickWoodbeck as our Staff Associate. Patrick's work will focus on our youth,young adults, Sunday School and socialjustice ministry. We look forward tothe many blessings he brings to our church family.

In this time of celebration and feasting, let us be mindful of the lessons andexample of Jesus. This season of love and joy presents us with the challengeto embody our faith in acts of charity and mercy. May we all be open to theSpirit of Christ which inspires us to act with generosity.

Blessings always,

sha Yow

Our Church Family

We extend our sympathy toThe Robinson Family on the passing of lackThe Taylor Family on the passing of FeryneThe Stobbie Family on the passing of MayThe Will Family on the passing of MarionThe Stewaft Family on the passing of KelvinThe Nesbitt Family on the passing of Jean

We welcome by baptism bf,_pAva Andrea Samantha Pikt (Jan. 2slrt) daughter of Edward & Lindsay BapiSfn3dKayla Grace Pacheco (Aug. 30/10), daughter of Danny & RhondaAnaya Therese Elyse Chalifour (June 27lLt), daughter of Rodrique & AndreaKaitlyn Ryann Olivier-Gair (May 5/10), daughter of Danny & MelissaTrae Michael Worrell (Mar. 10/09), son of Grant & VanessaHailey Ava Worrell (April LzltL), daughter of Grant & VanessaBrooklyn Mya Worrell (April tzlLt), daughter of Grant & VanessaGraeme Jon Saurette (Sept. 26lLt), son of Joel & Ashley

We congratulate on their marriage, the followingDonald Hunnie and Wilma Pankiw on August 26,20ttKenneth Allan and Merrilee Genyk on September 3, 2011 ffi-r{rfirrgs

Worship Gouncil

The Remembrance Day service on Nov. 6 was very moving and educational, focusing on thelnternment of Ukrainian Canadians during and after World War l. Thanks to Pat Lumsden forall her hard work in writing the story of the young Ukrainian man, and to Craig Gibb forbringing him to life.

The next Healing Services are Nov. 20 and Dec. 18. Advent Season is almost here, the firstSunday in Advent is Nov. 27th. There are three services Christmas Eve, 5:00 pm, 7:00 pmand 1 1:00 pm, and there will be church on Christmas morning at 10:30 am, with carols andstories.

It's a busy and exciting time at church, with lots of opportunities to be involved!

On behalf of the Worship CouncilShirley Shirtliffe

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Ramblings from the "Extra" OfficeAlthough this has been a long journey, I am sohappy to finally be with you all here at WindsorPark United. I have been welcomed and madeto feel at home by the wonderful hospitality andfriendliness of all the members of thiscommunity. Thank you for that,

I also want to thank those of you who helpedmake the office such a welcoming andcomfortable place and to those of you whohave popped in for a chat as I try to get mybearings.

I have been busy as ljumped in with both feetthis fall to continue the great work that hasbeen done with the Youth Group and YoungAdults. The Youth Group has had two eventsso far this fall. Six youth joined us for anevening at St. Vital Park with games, a fire andmarshmallows. At the end of October, wetravelled to A Maze ln Corn for an evening offun (for those brave souls who risked theHaunted Forest, I salute you), a fire and moremarshmallows (am lseeing a patternhere...hhmm, fire and marshmallows). Wehad a great turnout as we had 20 youth andfour adults at this event. Thanks to everyonewho joined us at these two events -- we arealready planning for our next event.

The Young Adults met in October and we hadintended to also do A Maze ln Corn, but theweather did not cooperate. This turned into anevening of coffee and conversation and was agreat way for me to introduce myself to someof the young adults. Our next event is to be 10pin glow bowling in November (at the time ofwriting this event had not taken place, so I

cannot report on my gutter ball count) and wewill be having a pot luck supper in December.

lf anyone has any ideas for an event, pleasefeelfree to pass them along. Emailthem tome at wpucrev2@mvmts.net. Who knows, thenext event might be yours.

My door is always open (unless it is closedhahaha), so please stop in and say "hi". I lookforward to our time together and getting toknow you all.

Peace,PatricftWoodbecfr,

WPUC Garden Club

The Garden Club had a successful year again.Thanks goes out to the three members that grew allthe flowers - George Baker, Erich Schroeder andBill Belsham, as well as the volunteers throughoutthe summer who maintained the MemorialGardenand the flower beds. Without the volunteers. thegardens would not have looked so nice.

What are our plans for next year? Willwe continuewith the Garden Club? Again if there areinterested members and outside interest we willcontinue.

This fallvolunteers again responded to clean up theMemorial Garden and flower beds. Shrubs werepruned and ten new shrubs replaced the ones thathad died. Early next summer, more will be replacedwhich were not available this fall. Special thanks tothe volunteers - -Don & Wilma Hunnie, Lillian Aird,Bill& Carol Belsham, Norm Cassie, Morris & JoyceDeveson, Judy Kuffner,and Erich & JanieSchroeder. Dedication of volunteers will keep ourgardens looking beautiful.

George B al<er / Bill BelthattTreasurer,6arq Daq

Sunday SchoolSunday School at WPUC is back in full swing withan average of 25 children per week, All classroomsare brimming with enthusiastic teachers ready withnew and innovative ways of teaching the Biblestories to the children.

To date the children have learned about beingSpecial to Jesus, Fishers of Men and the HouseUpon the Rock. For the next several weeks, theywill be learning about Joseph's dream and Advent.On December 18th, we will once again end the yearwith a Sunday School Christmas Birthday pafi forJesus.

Sunday Schoolwill resume on January B followingthe school calendar. Watch for exciting new ideas inthe coming months. Remember all children arewelcome to join us from Nursery 3 to grade 9 andplease register your child(ren) with one of theSunday School co-ordinators or their teacher.

Sunday School Coordinators:

t'nafiawi[lxobinvthierLeanneTa[wuer

t-indawi[[Jay-LyuneLeWfuGIofiaSainbon

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Finance and Stewardship

At the time of this writing ourGeneral Fund deficit is around$1,350, despite the fact thatPAR and Envelopes are$10,300 below budget. lf wemanage expenses and ourgenerous congregation followsthe giving patterns of the past, we should finish the year atslightly better than break-even. The Barrier Free Projectrepayment is on budget - we should have less than$55,000 to repay by the start of 2012. M&S givings are alsoon budget at $21,500 as of October 31't.

The formal part of Stewardship will take place in March2012 after the passing of the budget.

Speaking of the budget, the Councils should now be settingthei 2012 budget. We are hoping that thebudgeting/planning exercise will result in a2012 budget thatwill embody our Mission Statement and empower theCouncils to move forward with their plans.

We can always use a few more counters to assist with theSunday offering. Training is available and the coffee is free.Look for the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board beside theoffice..

As with other Councils we are also in need of newmembers. Please contact me if you wish to assist.

ln closing I would like to thank you for your continuedsupport of WPUC. I am constantly surprised and gratefulfor the gratitude the congregation shows to WPUC.

bo*3 htruL{ro*Chair, Finance

Please note:

For 201 1 donations to be included in the

2011 Tax Receipts, those donations must be

received on or before December 31 ,2011SouthWinds - page 4

Chili Supper, Bonfireand Carol Sing

Pleose mork yourcolendors for ourkick-off to Advent

on Fridoy, Nov. 25r'from 5:30-8:30 pm

for the

Chili Supper! Bonfire!And Corol Sinq! ondlots, lots more for the

whole fomily.

Christmas ServicesChristmas Eve:

. 5:00 pm

. 7:00 pm

. 11:00 pm

Christmas Day:

r 10:30 am

New Year's Day:

. 10:30 am

The lodies from UCW ore hosting o "COOKIE WALK" fundroiser on Soturdoy.Nov. 26* from 10 om-noon. Poy $6 ot the door ond hove o toke-out

container filled with home-mode cookies of your choice. We ore osking fordonotions of home boked cookies: ootmeol, shortbneod, gingenbreod, ond

foncy Christmos cookies. A suggested donotion is 6 dozen. (Cookies moy bedropped off ot the church on Fridoy, November 25n.) This event is being

held os o Christmos fundroiser for the UOItl.For more informotion, pleose coll Jon Crieloqrd ot 663-2445

or Isobelle Foster ot 255-2958.

UCW (United Church Women)The UCW of WPUC meet at three differenttimes throughout the month and ladies arealways welcome to join.

With the season of Advent almost upon us,Unit 2 has organized a "Cookie Walk" totake place on Saturday November 26 from10:00 am - noon. They are looking fordonations of "nut free" cookies to help withthis major fundraiser of the year.

' Over the summer,', UCW provide lunch, for those helping, build the Habitat" homes on Nairn, Avenue. This year

we made lasagna,caesar salad and

home made baking to take to the luncheonsite. Thank you to the executive for bakingthe lasagna and for those that brought inbaking. lt never goes unnoticed!

This past year we also hosted the WorldDay of Prayer with thecountry of Chile featured. j:tThis event was held on the I Ifirst Friday in March and ,Ti,was attended by over 70 ' T .l i

people. Thank you to ..u' ,,,t ' \.Alana and her team oforganizers for hosting awonderful event.

SouthWinds

We continue to serve the AOTS men's clubat their dinner meeting once a month. Theydo enjoy the wonderful meals prepared bythe ladies!

o Unit 2 meets the 2nd Tuesday of themonth 7 pm @ the church

r Unit 5 meets the 3rd Monday of themonth 1 pm @ the church

. YAH'S (Young at Heart) meet the2nd Friday of month 7:30 pm @ thechurch

We welcome any new ladies to join one ofthese units. Ask at the church office to beput in touch with one of the members of theunit for more information.

Glorio Soindon,Chairperson, UCW Executive

Thursday Morning Study GroupWe are deep into the study of Uppitv Women ofthe Bible and thoroughly enjoying learning fromthe video and our discussions that follow theviewing of the DVD. Meetings take place eachThursday morning at 9:15 am and are finishedpromptly at 10:45 am. Our fall session willconclude with Christmas dinner at Bistro in thePark on December 15,20!I.

Perhaps a New Yea/s resolution would be to joinus for coffee and fellowship as we commence ourstudy on january L2 ,2OL2. You will be mostwelcome.

Arlne lfrorougfigood- page 5

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Outreach CouncilWe are into the season for Christmas Hampers.

Windsor Park United Church has volunteered toprepare and deliver 24 hampers on behalf of theChristmas Cheer Board and we need your help tobe successfulwith this task. The hampers weprepare include a combination of non perishablefood and perishable items such as turkeys, milk andvegetables plus some presents to help these 24families have a Merry Christmas.

This year your Outreach Council has followedthe pattern we started last year in an etfort tostretch the Christmas dollars as far as possible.For the past four or five months, members ofthe Outreach Council have been takingadvantage of sale opportunities at all thegrocery stores. Through the diligent work ofsome very carefulshoppers, we are pleased toadvise you that all of the non perishable fooditems have been purchased. The purchases todate have been paid from funds borrowed fromour church. The perishable food items will bepurchased on the day that the hampers aredelivered which is December 17rh.

This is where we respectfully ask for yourflnancialassistance to provide us with the fundsto make the Christmas Hamper program asuccess. Enclosed with your paper copy of theSouthWinds is an envelope for ChristmasHamper donations. For a couple of Sundays,members of the Outreach Council will also behanding out "hamper donation" envelopes forthose who receive their copy of SouthWindselectronically. lf you are inclined toward helpingin this manner, please return your contributionin this envelope and drop it in the collectionplate. Please ensure that your contribution forthe hamper program is clearly marked for thatpurpose. The need for your monetary donationsis even greater this year, as we are doing morehampers than last year. ln addition, we have torepay the money we have borrowed from ourchurch for the non perishable food, as well asprovide for the purchase of perishable items.

(As an aside, for the past several years wehave been delivering spring hampers to needypeople in our area. We want you to be awarethat the spring hamper program is funded fromyour surplus monetary donations collectedduring the Christmas season. This isdefinitely a gift that goes on giving.)

As in past years, the Sunday Schoolchildrenwill be provided with specific people from ourhamper list for whom to buy a gift. These giftscan be brought to the church and presented on

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Sunday, December 11m which is White GiftSunday.

5. We require volunteer drivers to deliver theChristmas Hampers on Saturday, December17th. Check for the sign-up sheet in theNarthex at church.

6. We willonce again have the Mitten Tree set upat the back of the sanctuary until the end ofDecember. Anyone wishing to donate mitts,gloves, hats, socks, etc. please just hang themon the tree. These are donated to schools inour area.

As you can see, we have some wonderfulopportunities for you to help make a difference inthe lives of people who are less fortunate than us.Every year at Christmas, this congregation amazesus with its generosity and we know this year will beno exception. On behalf of the needy families andchildren, thank you in advance, because we knowyour support will be terrific.

fu"?ah/&Ds?& RezACo-Chairs, Outreach Council

Congregational I nvolvement andCommunications CouncilLooking out the window, I see winter uponus and allthe fall activities we hosted seema distant memory! From our profitableWelcome Back Luncheon to our GolfTournament we were busy, busy, busy!

Carol Belsham, Carol Breckman, SherylCale, Morris (& Joyce) Deveson, ClaudeGrenier, Deanna Kernaghan, TanyaMontebruno, Gloria Waldron, and SusanZinyk have all been faithfully serving coffeeand goodies after church since thebeginning of October! Thank you!

Watch for details regarding BINGO BOWLfor January 14th and our CURLINGBONSPIEL on March 4thlWatch yourbulletin for our other events as theyhappen!

Merry Christmas from CICC

Juffi Ofson Cfrisweff

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Moms 'n TotsMoms 'n Tots began the fall season on Octobe r 12tn.We welcomed 13 Moms, 13 children and 6 babies intothe group as well as our many caregivers. The ladiestake turns bringing snacks for the children as well astreats to enjoy with their coffee.

The Moms plan their own program which includes timeeach morning for visiting and getting to know oneanother. Time is also spent discussing topics of interestto the group. A favorite activity was making and sampling soups and stews and sharing theirrecipes.

For the Month of November, the ladies will participate in a book presentation from McNallyRobinson, card making, a breakfast out at the Southdale Family Restaurant and a yoga classpresented by Faralee. ln December the group will enjoy a potluck breakfast as well as a visitwith Santa for all of the children.

Thank you to all of the Moms that contributed toward the Christmas Hampers. Thank youalso to Faralee Wilson who has done a great job providing leadership for the Moms' group.

The children continue to do crafts, play with toys and etc. They enjoy asnack and spend lots of time with the caregivers. The babies areproviding the "grandmas" upstairs with lots of cuddle time andenjoyment. ln January, we are also looking fonruard to welcoming three

. new Moms with new babies into the group.b

Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who come out each week tolook after the children and also to those who volunteer their time ascaregivers whenever we need them.

We are looking for two volunteers to run this program. lt is a very easy, rewarding, andgratifying position. Most communication is done on the computer and the moms look afterand plan their own program. We have appreciated the opportunity to get to know all of thevolunteers and the "Moms". The children are delightful. As caregivers we watch them growfrom a tiny infant into the four or five year old child just beginning school. We have all feltblessed to have the opportunity to be a part of their lives. This program is a wonderfuloutreach project for our church and we see it as an opportunity for anyone who enjoys beinginvolved with all age groups.

Merry Christmas to everyone and may you share a wonderful holiday with your family andfriends.

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Ministry & Personnel Committee

We have been diligently working towardsour goals and objectives. We havecompleted job descriptions for all staffpositions. Staff has been invited to giveinput regarding their evaluations which wewill use to establish a new evaluationpolicy and an evaluation model. lnput wasalso invited with regard to compensation asto make recommendations for Budget2012. Our target date is early 2012forthese tasks to be completed.

While M&P was not allowed to participatein the JNAC process, we were representedon the Search Committee. We are pleasedto welcome Patrick Woodbeck as our newStaff Associate. He is working with us on ahalf-time basis, giving support to Sharon inministry activities, with a primary focus onyouth and Sunday School. This positionmay evolve as Patrick becomes morefamiliar with us and us with him. Our wholecommittee welcomes Patrick as he isfinally able to join us at WPUC.

Again I thank the committee members:Sylvia Cassie, Mark Crielaard and DianeSegger (often from afar). For a littlecommittee we have done a lot of goodwork.

Terms are up for a couple of us thisFebruary so we are looking for new orgently used members (we should be atleast six!!!).

Since we intend to get our work completedbefore our terms end, the committee workwill be far less onerous. Please speak toone of us if you are interested, curious orjust wanting to know what is going on inthe area of personnel.

Respectfully submitted,Gai{ Atftins

AOTS (Men's Club)

Our executive of Charlie Klein, GordonWhyte (co-chairs), Major Rodd (treasurer),and Allan Stephen (secretary) invite men ofour Congregation to share our Fellowshipthe 4th Monday of each month excludingDecember, February and the summermonths of June, July, and August.

ln February, we enjoy a luncheon with ourwives and friends at Maxime's Restaurant.

At our last meeting on October 24th, avideo was shown called "Boat Lift". Thevideo described the evacuation ofManhattan lsland after 911 1.

Plan on having supper with us, and pleasejoin us to listen to a guest speaker,participate in a short business meeting andfinally a meditation. You will leave fullyenergized!!!!We look forward to getting to know you.

char{r,e t<IeLw awd qor dow Whgte

Membership & Pastoral CareCouncilM&PCC is pleased to announce the addition of two newmembers to our council! Judy Kuffner and Cindy Ayottehave joined with Derek Read, Pat Dumont, Dawn Sherrittand Wilma Hunnie to make a council of six members.

We cunently have approximately 26 persons on ourvisitors/phoners/drivers list. We are always in need ofnew volunteers - call Judy to offer your help.

M&PCC has had two speakers this fall: PhyllisCampbell/Fieber, pastor at Golden Links Lodge, andSheenagh Campbell from Charleswood United Church.Both provided valuable insights into our job as pastoralworkers.

M&PCC will again be preparing about 50 "Thinking ofYou Baskets" on Dec. 17 at the church. We are in need ofDRIVERS to deliver the baskets. To offer your help as adriver, call Wilma at 256-4665 or email wilmap@shaw.ca. Also we are in need of Xmas mugs, goodies, teas etc.Such can be dropped off at the church in December.

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