Sunday 20th December
10:00AM – Children’s Family service
Thursday 24th December
5:30PM – Family Christmas Celebration
11:00PM- Communion Service
Be blessed this Christmas Eve by our Singing Christmas Tree!
Christmas Services for 2009
Operation Christmas Child
This Sunday, Nov 1, the children’s program will be launching Operation Christmas Child, a program which provides shoeboxes of simple gifts to children in desperate need overseas. There will be shoeboxes available this Sunday for anyone to take home and fill with items for children in need in South/Central America and West Africa.
For more information on this program please visit www.samaritanspurse.ca, a Christian international relief organization. The turnaround time for this project is short. We are asking that boxes be returned to the church by Nov 15, so boxes can be delivered to the collection centre during that week. Alternatively, if you wish to bring items to the church, the children will be packaging items in boxes on Sunday Nov 8.
If packing a shoebox, please label whether it intended for a boy or girl, and with the child’s age category: 2-4, 5-9, or 10-14.
A variety of the following items is suggested:
- School supplies: e.g. pencils, pens, pencil crayons, notepads, picture books
- Toys and other gifts: e.g. stuffed animals, small musical instruments, hair clips, toy jewelry, t-shirts, socks, and candy (loose, individually wrapped , hard candy in a sealable bag).
- Hygiene items: please place soap in a sealable bag.
A personal note and/or photo can be included in the shoebox, if you wish.
It is asked that you do not include: toothpaste, food, chewy/crumbly/soft candy, gum, used items, decks of playing cards, liquids or items that could leak, melt, freeze or break, or items that could scare or harm a child.
In addition to the items, an optional donation is suggested, in order to cover project costs (including shipping). $7 is a suggested amount and donations can be included in an envelope in the box (cash or cheque) and can also be made online.
Nations Cup Golf Challenge
Mission Trust are proud to host the 2009 Nations Cup Golf Challenge at 1.00PM on Sat 19th Sept at Gleneagles Golf Course
One Player: $30
Ceilidh (Kay-lee) $50
Saturday 19th September 2009
Assemble At 6.30pm, Dinner served at 7pm
North Lonsdale United Church
Wine & Beer by donation
Fun, Dancing& Prizes
Dress Code: Semi-Formal
Is there more to life than this?
We are offering you, our North Lonsdale congregation, and through you our wider community, an opportunity to revisit/test/question/explore/celebrate the roots of our faith. This will be in the form of a brand new Alpha course! I have ordered a set of the revised material and must say that it looks very good. Why not join us? This would also be an excellent opportunity to invite that buddy/neighbour/family member with all those questions to come along as well.
We will be meeting on Wednesday, September 23rd, to explore what it will involve, before beginning the course the following week, from Wednesday Sept 30th. The course will run each Wednesday night for 10 weeks until Dec 2nd. We will begin with dinner at 6.00pm, enjoy input (multimedia, live etc) from 6.45pm, interact at our tables as well as within the group as a whole, and end by 9.00pm. The cost of dinner as well as of all material is by donation.
If you feel at all interested in joining us, or even that you may enjoy being a table facilitator, please to let me know. Absolutely no previous knowledge or experience is necessary – just an openness and willingness to care about others as we question/challenge/explore our faith – oh yes, as well as being committed to having a really good time together as we grow!
Youth Minister
North Lonsdale United Church is searching for a part time youth minister to lead and grow our pre-teen and youth ministry in our church and in our community.
Our youth ministry is intended to be connected and engaged in the North Shore community that we all share, and we also hope for and anticipate opportunities to work together with you and other congregations in the future.
Summer is Here
Summer is here! We celebrated an amazing time of worship on Sunday 12th, with 4 little ones being baptised. We were then particularly blessed as over 60 people chose to reaffirm their faith by having baptismal water trickle over them while we sang ‘turn your eyes upon Jesus’ etc. We were all reminded that what needs to be dead in our lives has already died with Christ on the cross, and that we are all called to share in his resurrection life.
MOVE! Event Info – Saturday June 20, 2009
Register and get information through facebook (link below) or call NLUC Youth Leader Danni Holte (604) 345-7473
North Shore WayAware Brendan Wanderer (778) 389-3357
A Youth Road Trip Adventure?
Actually, Road Trip doesn’t really describe it. It’s sort of a Car Rally/Amazing Race-style/Video Scavenger Hunt.
Youth are divided into teams. The teams travel to different North Shore locations and use a camcorder to document their experiences as they achieve a series of tasks. The tasks range from serious and/or strange to downright silly!
The event concludes with a Barbecue & Concert at North Lonsdale United where the teams will get to present their video escapades to the other teams on a giant screen.
This event is open to youth in grades 7-12.
The name of the game is Fun… no wait, actually, it’s MOVE!
Beer & Burger Night
What: Burger & Beer Night
When: June 3, 2009
Where: Mosquito Creek Grill, Westview Shopping Centre, North Vancouver
Time: 6pm – 9pm
Cost: $20.00
PLUS: Silent Auction, Live Auction, 50/50 and “Toss the Toonie event”
Tickets are available from Esme Baker (604) 922-5875 or esmebaker@shaw.ca or from Linda in the office. We also need items for the silent auction and would appreciate any ideas or gifts.
Please join us as we raise funds for the North Lonsdale United Church Relay for Life Team. This will be the 7th year that NLUC will be participating at Relay for Life and we need your support!
Songs for Africa 2009
Lions Gate Gogos – Grandmothers AIDing African Grandmothers
Songs for Africa 2009
A Fundraiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation
Grandmothers Campaign
Featuring:The Shirleys (A female Acapella Septet) & Vocomation (A versatile vocal trio bringing music from many cultures around the globe)
When: Friday, May 29, 2009
Time: 7:30 p.m
Where: North Lonsdale United Church, 3380 Lonsdale, North Vancouver
Cost: Adults $15, Seniors/Students $10, Children 10 yrs and under $1.00
Ticket Info: Jean 604-988-1033
