Click here for the audio recording of the main parts of the service. Today is Pride Sunday and the 2nd Sunday of Pentecost
Whats Upcoming in and around Rowntree
Every Tuesday – 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. Drop in between 7- 8:30 pm.
Volunteers needed for Mondays in July & August for food prep & delivery to City day camps in north east London through LUSO & NEBN agencies –see Judy White for details.
- Starting June 29 And all Sundays in July – we meet at Dundas St United at 10:30 am *
Emergency Pastoral Care – After June 27. please contact Laura at 519-434-9173
Carling Neighbourhood Block party is on July 19, 11-2 on St James St. Rowntree will be there!
Pride Parade is July 20 – exact times and route TBA
Rowntree will be having a Labyrinth Walk on Thursday, July 31. Note new date, If you would like to drop in between 2 and 4 pm, to walk the labyrinth, you are more than welcome to attend. It will take place in the Friendship Hall. 156 Elliott St at Cheapside. Socks are required! A Labyrinth Walk is a powerful walk through North American history re land ‘ownership ‘.
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….