Announcements

Friendly reminder ~ please have your bulletin announcements submitted to the Church Office, in writing, by Thursday mornings at 10 am. Thursdays are Bulletin Day ~ this means limited access to Tracy and the photocopier!!

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Rev. Valerie is requesting assistance from members of the congregation by contacting her (902-324-1615) or the Church Office (902-895-8098) if there is someone they know from the congregation who is ill or in hospital.

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Fundscrip – Do you shop at Sobeys? Buy gas at Canadian Tire? Dine out? You could be buying Fundscrip Gift Cards from the church to help us raise funds for ongoing programming (and to help pay the bills!) You pay the face value of the card and we get a discount. It costs you nothing extra, but really helps us out! Order forms are available at the back of the church and the church office.  Place your order one week and pick it up the next!

ORDERS are placed on the first Tuesday of each month.  

Next Order:  February 5th.  Orders due by Thursday, January 31st ~ 12  Noon!!   Need more info?  Call Tracy in the Church Office – 902-895-8098.

Don’t want to order?  Purchase cards directly from the Church Office – Sobeys, and Superstore!!  $50 denominations.

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The Food Bank Sunday is last Sunday of the month.   Please remember those in our community who are less fortunate, and give as you can. Items always in need are canned meats & milk, soups, cereals, beans, macaroni, juices, tea and coffee.  Non perishable items may be left in the Food Bank box any Sunday of the month.

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Change for Change is held the first Sunday of each month (except July & August).  Our Sunday School students collect your pocket change during the service and the money is sent to a school in Haiti.

UCW 2019 Church Calendars are now available from the Church Office. These are just $5 ~ stop in and get yours before they are gone.

The Office has a few Sisters in Spirit pins and necklaces for sale. $10 each – all proceeds to The Third Place Transition House.
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Church Library ~ a reminder that our Library is located upstairs in Memorial Hall, Room #2. There is an excellent selection of Pastoral Care Books, Theology Books, Books for Children, and some for teens. If you can navigate the stairs, please visit!
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Council will meet on Tuesday, January 29th; our Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday, February 24th after our morning worship.
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The Film Group at First United extends an invitation to folks in Truro to join us on Tuesday, January 22nd at 10 am for our first film of the year – Whales In August. Lindsay Anderson’s The Whales of August stars silent film legend Lillian Gish, in her 95th year, and Bette Davis, 79, as widowed sisters, one warm and supportive, the other cold and cantankerous, who have been coming to a small cottage on the Maine seacoast for 60 years. Every August, they watch the journey of the whales passing in the nearby waters together but the sense is that this may be their last summer together. Knowing that their time is limited, the siblings attempt to resolve long-standing differences but face many obstacles. The Whales of August takes place during the course of a single day and the camera stays mostly inside the house except to follow the sisters on occasional walks to the ocean. It all sounds static but there is a great deal of emotion churning beneath the surface.
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Our Bible Study Group begins this Wednesday, January 23rd at 10 am. We continue our study of the Apostle Paul. Please join us. For more information contact Rev. Roger rogermoore@eastlink.ca
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Truro’s own, Andrew Boudreau, an acclaimed jazz pianist, now living in New York City, will perform a fundraising concert for First United Church next Sunday, January 27th at 3 pm. Tickets are now available from the church office.
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Come Make A Difference ~ The Truro Homeless Outreach Society is in need of volunteers on Mondays from 5:00 – 7:00, before the shelter opens for the evening, to prepare the evening meal for approximately 15 people. The volunteer co-ordinator will be there to show you the fully equipped kitchen, and then it is just a matter of making yourself at home and starting to cook. You may bring your own ingredients, or use the ample food supplies in the THOS freezers. If necessary you may cook the meal at home and bring it in. But ideally, if you are there, you are creating the nurturing aroma of a home-cooked meal, while connecting with the THOS staff and Volunteers. You (and a fellow volunteer you will be paired with) would be responsible for 1 shift every 5 or 6 weeks. If you are interested, please give your name at the office or e-mail Alison MacLean, twoals@eastlink.ca)
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Music Under the Steeple presents . . . Our 15th Annual Choirs for Comfort! Saturday, February 9th at 3 pm here at First United Church, Prince St., Truro. Choirs include Brookfield / Hilden Combined Elementary School Choir; CEC Choir and Vocal Jazz Ensemble; Cantabile Boys’ Choir; Cantabile Impact!; Cantabile Truro Youth Singers; Creative Voices; First Baptist Girls’ Choir; First United Church Choir; Central Colchester Junior High School Choir and Tatamagouche Area Singers! In support of the Colchester Food Bank.
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The Truro Presbyterial UCW Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday February 12th at St. Andrew’s United Church in Truro. Registration is from 9:30 to 10 am. Bring a bag lunch! Theme is “Looking Into Our Future With Hope”. Guest speakers will be speaking on 1) These Old Churches and 2) Regions, areas and boundaries and how they affect us. There will be a Memorial Service in the afternoon after our business meeting.