Happenings at Wawa First United – Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

Luke 4:14-21  Jesus reads from Isaiah, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me.

The Good News Jesus preached at the beginning of Luke, at the start of his public ministry, is a powerful message of social transformation. How can we communicate to others the dramatic dream God has for our world? How can we interest people in God’s dream?

We invite friends, family and neighbours to come to church, we invite them to transformation. Sometimes we who go to church have to think back on what our experience of transformation was like when we discovered the importance of Jesus in our lives.  Has our community, our world become a better place? How can we, in our small way, encourage that transformation and the acceptance of Jesus to make this a better world?  ( The Gathering 2024/25, used with permission)

“Let us feed the hungry, house the homeless, stop the killing and provide Medicare for the sick.  When we have accomplished that, we can sit around and argue about religion.” quote from the internet.

This gives us pause to think, do we need a religion, a faith or a belief to help others?  Or do we just need a social conscience? Many churches/ religions/faiths reach out to people in different ways. How best can we help the world to become a better place for all?

Sunday, Feb. 1    Fourth after Epiphany

Scriptures:

• Micah 6:1-8  What does God require of us?
• 1 Corinthians 1: 18-31 God’s foolishness better that human wisdom
• Matthew 5: 1-12  Blessed are the poor in spirit

Lay Leader:  Lorna    Lay Reader: Diane

Announcements:

• First United Church welcomes all those who are on a faith-seeking mission to join us at 11 a.m. on Sunday.
• The Prayer Shawl group will meet on Saturday,  February 7th, in the Family Room at the Church. 2- 30 pm. If you need supplies or help, it is available. You can learn to knit Prayer Shawls!
• The Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday, Feb. 22, right after the church service.
• United Church Thrift Shop –  coming soon!
• February  is Black History Month

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The congregation welcomes everyone to Worship at First United Church.Services are held on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

Please note that the Church office is no longer open, if you need help, please phone the church and leave a message.

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