From Worship & MusicLivestream Worship. Click HERE for our YouTube channel link and look for the live video stream that begins at 9:50 a.m. with announcements and the service starts at 10:00 a.m. If you miss the livestream you can watch the recording after it uploads.
Worship Schedule Sunday, May 19 - Pentecost Sunday Pulpit Supply: Pat Edmonds Music Supply: Amanda McLeod Rainbow Club Sunday, May 26 - 1st Sunday After Pentecost Senior Choir Rainbow Club Sunday, June 2 - Celebration of Pride Sunday Youth Singers Rainbow Club Life Long LearningBook Club - Meeting on June 4, 7pm in the church lounge. We will be discussing Dewey: The Small-Town Cat Who Touched The World by Vicki Myron.
StewardshipStewardship Second - "Grace looks different from one person to the next, and each of us has different gifts to share. Give thanks to God!"
CONGREGATIONAL CARE & CONNECTIONSMen's Group Lunch - We will be having lunch together at Wickies Pub (274 Burton Ave.) on Tues., May 21 at 12:00 pm, in the back room as per usual. Please join us for fun, food, and fellowship!
Games Night - Please join us at the church on Fri, May 24 from 6:30 pm until 9:00 pm for a games night! Bring your favourite board game and come ready to have some fun. Cold drinks and “Mr. Powell cookies” (of course!) will be provided. A few additional snacks would be nice too, so please feel free to contribute—of course we always share! Coffee and conversation - Remember that you can pop by the lounge on Wednesday mornings from 10 o’clock until noon for a casual time of coffee and conversation. If you get there first, put on the coffee! All are welcome. Sparrow Lake Camp Weekend - Save the date--Friday, September 20 - Sunday, September 22!! Your Lifelong Learning and Congregational Care and Connections teams are pleased to be offering this wonderful annual event. Cabin accommodations, meals, and activities will be provided. This congregational weekend is important to our church, so funds have been budgeted to offset costs. In addition, the recent pasta dinner, which added significantly to these funds, makes the weekend as affordable as possible for all to attend. For a bargain price of just $20 per person, you can enjoy this fun filled weekend. (Please speak privately to Andrea or Catherine for further assistance with the cost—we want all to feel able to attend). Look for sign-up sheets during coffee time over the next few weeks. We need to have firm numbers before summer gets here. Stay tuned for further details. Summer reading and puzzle fun - Got your summer reading stacked up for some lazy afternoons in the hammock? Or puzzles at the ready for those rainy days? Let your friends at Burton help! We are having a sale of gently used books and puzzles at coffee-time over the Sundays of May 26th, June 2nd and 9th. We all wish to protect the earth by reusing and recycling, so any donations of sellable/good condition books, magazines, and puzzles are welcome and may find appreciative new homes. Monies collected will go to the general fund to be allocated to worthy projects. Please contact Brenda McGee or Catherine Fletcher with any questions or for help getting donations to the sale. Stay calm and read on, good friends! Pasta Dinner - A huge thank you goes out to all who supported our recent Pasta Dinner. By helping with cooking, set up, serving, cleanup, or purchasing a meal, you helped to make this event a huge success. $1,800 was added to the General Fund to help with the Sparrow Lake Weekend budget, making this weekend retreat available to all. Well done, Burton Ave!! Outreach & Social JusticeBAUC is marching in the 2024 Barrie Pride March along with other Barrie churches to celebrate with and show our support for the Barrie LGBTQ2+ community. If you are interested in joining in the march please let me know via email at angelikakerr1@gmail.com.To align with a greener, more environmentally-friendly approach, this year's event is a march, not a parade, so no vehicles are allowed. Simply dress in your best rainbow finery, bring your church banners and flags, and join us at the start position of the march at around 1:30 pm on Saturday, June 1. The parade starts at 2 pm. More information, including a map, is at this link: https://www.barriepride.org/2024.
United Church of CanadaSun., June 9 from 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Metropolitan United Church - 56 Queen St East Toronto Celebrating 100 Years of Deep, Bold, Daring Join us for a worship service to kick-off a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of The United Church of Canada. The 100th Anniversary kick-off service will be held at Metropolitan United Church in Toronto. It will also be livestreamed. General Secretary, the Rev. Michael Blair will be the preacher for the service. Asian Heritage Month - In the month of May, the United Church of Canada celebrates the long, rich, and continuing contribution of Asian heritage which has been a significant part of United Church life since Church Union in 1925 and even longer. To mark this celebration, we invite you to join an online discussion with Filipino ministers in The United Church of Canada. "Stories and Narratives: God-Talks from Diasporic Filipino Ministers in The United Church of Canada" will explore the experiences of Filipino ministers. These stories and narratives shed light on being immigrants and in diaspora contributing to diversity and inclusion in The United Church of Canada. Find out more and register for this webinar on CHURCHx. Church OfficeOffice Hours - Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.
Email - katie@bauc.ca or burtonaveunitedchurch@bauc.ca Phone - 705-726-0401 E-transfer Address: treasurerbauc@outlook.com Please note: The Church Office will be closed on Mon., May 20 for Victoria Day. Andrea Wheaton will be away beginning Mon, May 13 and returning Tues., May 21. Emergency pastoral care will be covered by Rev. Patricia Gale-MacDonald and Rev. Colin MacDonald. Community EventsTaize Prayer Service - Fri., May 31st, at 7:30 pm, at BAUC, 37 Burton Avenue, Barrie. We invite you into reflection and meditation through prayer, song, Scripture and silence. This service is hosted by The Barrie Taizé Community—A partnership of Christian Churches. For more information, please email Susan Stott-Hood. Come and enjoy an evening full of beautiful Canadian choral music. Wed., May 22 - 7:30 pm (St Paul’s Centre, Orillia). Freewill donation in support of the Quota Club.
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lend a helping handOPEN HANDS UNITED MISSION
The Team is supporting a number of projects in Nicaragua including the building of a school. Donations in support of the Nicaragua Mission should be made payable to "Open Hands United" LITTLE FOOD PANTRY Thank you to all who have been dropping by the church to add items directly to the pantry. Just a reminder that during the cold weather, appropriate food items are things that will not be adversely affected by freezing temperatures, such as canned goods with water. For a list of suggested contributions during the winter, please refer to the posters on the door and the side of the pantry or click here for the winter list. On GoingCANCELLATION OF SUNDAY WORSHIP FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER OR OTHER EMERGENCY:
Should you need information about possible Sunday Worship cancellation, please check the church website, the Burton Avenue Facebook page or the recorded church telephone message. Should there be a power outage such that tech devices cannot be used, members of the congregation should use their good judgement considering the weather conditions or nature of the emergency. NAMETAGS If you would like a nametag or you need a new one please sign up in the foyer or let the office know. Children & Youth can have nametags too. If parents prefer just first names on the children’s tags let us know. And remember to wear your nametag. It helps us get to know one another. CAR POOL TO CHURCH Are you able to occasionally offer rides to church for those needing them? We are wanting to collect a list of those able to offer rides. If you wish more information or are able to offer rides, please speak to Andrea Wheaton. RESOURCE CORNER Both the Affirm Team and the Truth & Reconciliation Committee have compiled books and other resources that you can borrow or keep. On the bulletin board right outside the sanctuary the Outreach Committee have posted information about Mental Health Awareness – take any flyers or information that you need. PARKING LOT Did you know that on Sundays there is parking on the other side of the school next door to us? There is also the lot behind the school which can be accessed from Cumberland St. or there is now a road from our lot to it. Please leave the parking spaces closest to the church for those who have difficulty walking a further distance. PEOPLE WITH HEARING AIDS!! The sanctuary is equipped with a loop system which works with your hearing aids. You must have a “T coil” installed and activated. Set your hearing aid to “T coil”. NOTICE TO CHURCH MEMBERS AND GUESTS Our services and events may be photographed or videotaped for the purpose of informing our members or the public. If you have a concern about your image being used in these situations, please let us know. PASTORAL CARE We keep in touch through phone calls, emails and even snail mail. What a blessing it is that we can connect to one another in those ways. Remember that Pastoral Care is a ministry that all of us share and need to participate in, however we can. Whether you are making contact or receiving contact, we are caring for one another. Whether you are on the prayer list or you are praying for those on the list, we are caring for one another. Whether you are listening to someone's concerns or you are voicing your worries, we are caring for one another. For the month of November, we give thanks and pray for the work of Samaritan House. They provide safe housing for women & children recovering from domestic abuse. Their Resource Centre Drop In here at BAUC is a place where families can enjoy a cup of tea & select from articles of clothing & household items. They also provide workplace skills, knowledge & guidance. |