Click here for the service for Nov 2
Whats Upcoming in and around Rowntree
Every Tuesday, 7-830, Knit Happens ! 
Ask Rev. Wendy to send you the link or call the office ( 519-432-8075) for her info , if you are interested in attending for conversation as crafting (not just knitting) is optional.
Every Sunday – non-perishable food donations to ELUCO’s food cupboard always appreciated. Please leave them in bin inside the glass doors.
Our own music director, Ryan Baxter, has 2 recitals this month; Nov 4 @ 12:15 pm piano & organ duet at St Paul’s Cathedral and Nov 28 @ 12 pm piano recital at First St Andrews.
Remembrance Day Service is at 10:30 at Dundas St United, no service at Rowntree.
Our Annual Christmas Bazaar is Nov 22. Please consider donating books, puzzles, Christmas baking & other items.
The Forest City Singers present – ‘The Sounds of Christmas’ on Dec 5 @ 7pm
More info at Forest City’s web site
If Christmas time for you is not necessarily a joyful time, our Blue Christmas Service may be more meaningful. December 13 at 2 pm.
Making our building greener
Rowntree is constantly trying to make our building ‘ greener’ , ie reducing our carbon footprint. In 2024 we partnered with Faithful Footprints of the United Church and Thomas Dyna-Build renovators of London to re-work the Brampton St. entrance. This job was completed in the fall but was more extensive than we’d planned; we found insulation missing, roof leaks and ventilation lacking from previous work which had to be fixed. So we ended up with a bigger bill than we figured: costs went from $27,600 to $43,800, some of which Faithful Footsteps covered. However, we should significantly reduce our natural gas usage and make our building greener. We’ve introduced a fund-raiser to pay this off : Green (Rown)Tree and asking for your financial help. So when you donate, please apportion some to this. Thank-You
The United Church is 100 years Young
The 100th anniversary of The United Church of Canada was launched with special services, locally and nationally, on June 9, 2024, and will culminate with a national service on June 8, 2025. The occasion will also be recognized at the 45th General Council, to be held in July in Calgary, Alberta.
This is a year of celebration but also of lament. While honouring the good work we have done, we also name honestly our history as a denomination, acknowledge our colonial past and our role in residential schools, as well as other harms done by stances we have or have not taken collectively.
More about our history
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We appreciate your donations
We appreciate your help- your care; your prayers, your donations, any time you help support our causes with your donations. Our church supports many community projects; 2 meal programs, VON programming, Scouts and Guide groups and many others. All these require a building, which requires heating, lighting and cleaning among other things.
There are three ways to make a monetary donation to Rowntree Memorial Church….