Beach United Church 140 Wineva Ave M4E 2T4 Heartbeat: BUC Weekly Newsletter Confirmation Sunday This Sunday we are thrilled to be celebrating the confirmation of Sara Upshur and welcoming her as a member of Beach United. May 25 Call to Action #3 June 1 Children’s Music June 8 Pentecost Party June 15 Summer Season Children will continue the May Music program by singing and making instruments. Nursery and Nursery + are available. Sara was recently part of a mission team who visited El Hogar Orphanage in Honduras; members of the team will be part of worship to support Sara and share their experiences. Ministry Personnel have an opportunity for 3 continuing education weeks each year. Abigail is away for a 2nd continuing education week May 17-23. Karen is away for a 2nd continuing education week May 25-31. Over the summer Karen and Abigail alternate holiday time so worship and pastoral care are covered. Beach United Church 140 Wineva Ave M4E 2T4 Tucked away safely in storage is some of the stained glass removed from Wineva and Bellefair buildings. Over the past two years the “Stained Glass Group” has been hard at work, gathering information and ideas about creative ways in which we might use some of the glass in the New Beach United Church. Our Stained Glass Group visited other churches, talked with artisans, and looked at various ways people have incorporated stained glass into their congregations. At our last Council meeting, the group shared some of its findings with Council. Stay tuned for a further update on plans in the fall! children@buc May is Music Month Andrew will be with our children on Sunday mornings: May 4, 11, 18 & 25. He will teach songs, make instruments, and have a whole lot of fun! Sunday June 1 will be Music Sunday and our young people will share what they have learnt. 2 1 2 Beach United Church 140 Wineva Ave M4E 2T4 Staying Connected to Local and Wider Church Making Connections May Financial Report Visit our website www.beachunitedchurch.com Subscribe to our weekly eSpirit email message on our web home page TOTAL REVENUE TOTAL EXPENSES YTD 2013 Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/beachunitedchurch 2014 BUDGET DEFICIT 2014 ACTUALS Follow us on Twitter: #NewBeachUnited 416-691-8082 140 Wineva Ave, Toronto M4E 2T4 0 50 100 150 200 ! We see a hopeful increase in giving through PAR & envelopes by 11%. Over the winter, we developed rentals, however, summer months offer less rental income. Expenses are lower than expected so we are cautiously optimistic. A full year will give a stronger sense of building expenses. We are headed in the right direction. Let’s continue the trend to address our budgeted deficit toward financial sustainability. Ideas and strong participation by everyone is essential. Notes from the Garden Spring is slowly coming and we do have some colour showing in the church garden. The south side is much more advanced than the east side, as it is warmer and more sheltered. Spring is the time to put a layer of compost on the garden before the plants are too big. We are lucky that the city gives away FREE compost mulch. Our nearest outlet is at 400 Commissioners Street and they are starting the giveaway program on May 24 every Saturday from 7am to 12:30pm. If there are any stalwart volunteers who want to lend a hand with transporting valuable compost please contact Sally Evans. Sally will be on hand to spread compost when it arrives. If you have never worked with compost before she can show you the ropes. Abigail is Head Garden Gnome as contact person: [email protected] 3 Beach United Church 140 Wineva Ave M4E 2T4 Pastoral News Dorothy Leeder Long-time member of what was Kew Beach United Church, Dorothy Leeder, died on Wednesday, May 7, just shy of her 96th birthday. Dorothy was a member of UCW Unit 22. Her family conducted a private graveside service. Helen Muriel Clogg Also a long-time member of Kew Beach United, Helen died on May 13 in Peterborough. Her minister Rev Nancy Wilson will conduct a graveside service on Saturday, May 24 at 11:30am at Pine Hills Cemetery. A reception will follow at Beach United Church at 1pm. Helen was also a member of UCW Unit 22. Details of service and reception will be in the Toronto Star and Globe & Mail papers. Our prayers will be with family and friends of Dorothy and Helen as they mourn their loss and celebrate the lives of two faithful women. ~ United Church Magazine Observer Subscription ~ To stay informed about the United Church locally and nationally, our Observer, is an informative magazine. If you presently enjoy a subscription to our United Church Magazine Observer, it is time to renew. If you have not read the Observer, copies are available in the church office to check out. Subscriptions are $20 for a year. Please make cheque payable to Beach United Church and give it to Margaret or place on the Offering Plate on Sunday morning. Renewal deadline is May 15th. For further information please contact Margaret at 416-699-1368. Check out sample articles at: http://www.ucobserver.org 4 Beach United Church 140 Wineva Ave M4E 2T4 What is a Creed? The word 'Creed' is derived from the Latin word credo, meaning 'I believe.’ Creeds are summaries of belief. When people choose to confirm their baptismal vows and become members of the United Church, they often write a personal creed. We have heard some inspiring creeds over the years, written by young people who have chosen to be confirmed at BUC. As you read Bruce’s creed below I invite you think about what you believe. Perhaps you might even write down what you believe, or paint it, or dance it! Blessings, Karen I Believe I believe in truth as a living Reality, not captured in theory or a creed, but revealed to those who love; the truth of Jesus, the Spirit of truth, the truth of God. Because I believe I trust, not blindly but open eyed and bold as a child climbing into a mother’s lap; the truth of Jesus, the Spirit of truth, the truth of God. Because I believe I serve, not as a slave that serves a tyrant but like farmers reaping a harvest; the truth of Jesus, the Spirit of truth, the truth of God. © B D Prewer 2001, and posted on Bruce Prewer’s Home Page 5
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