{"id":60523,"date":"2023-05-04T08:01:28","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T12:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=60523"},"modified":"2023-05-04T07:14:57","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T11:14:57","slug":"happenings-at-wawa-first-united-fourth-sunday-of-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/04\/happenings-at-wawa-first-united-fourth-sunday-of-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Happenings at Wawa First United &#8211; Fourth Sunday of Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 5th. Min will graduate from St. Andrew\u2019s College with a Master of Divinity degree. Also, on May 28th, he will be ordained at Living Skies Regional Council Meeting in Prince Albert, Sask. Congratulations!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Acts 2:42-47<\/p>\n<p>Based on this scripture the message this week was: \u201cOur congregation is called to embody the spirit of the earliest Christians and become a new family. The <em>\u201cStatement on Ministry in the United Church of Canada\u201d, released in 2012, acknowledges that, <\/em>&#8220;The church is a community of believers called into existence by the presence of Jesus Christ and the call to continue Jesus\u2019 ministry in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In particular, this statement notes what we need to do as a new family in today\u2019s world:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese various forms of leadership in the church can be expressed in the following ancient expressions given current meaning: enlivening worship and celebrating the sacraments (<em>leitourgia),<\/em> interpreting and passing on Christian tradition <em>(kerygma), r<\/em>esponding to the needs of the community and the world<em> (diakonia),<\/em> nurturing faith, making the wisdom of the ages relevant for today <em>(didache),<\/em> building up the community of faith as the beloved community of God <em>(koinonia), <\/em>embodying the presence of Christ in the world <em>(marturia)&#8230; <\/em>As a new family, we are called to defend human dignity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Today, may God bless our congregation to be a new family rooted in God\u2019s grace and love in Wawa.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTICES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We welcome all those who wish to explore their faith to join us on Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Bible Study with Lectionary: 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 4th, in the Family room, please feel free to join us.<\/p>\n<p>Prayer Shawl Meeting: 3:00 \u2013 4:30 p.m. Saturday, May 6th in the Family Room. If you like to knit\/crochet, join us.<\/p>\n<p>Prayer Shawl Blessing next Sunday, May 7th at Sunday service.<\/p>\n<p>Lunch &amp; Learn at the Wawa Seniors Thurs. May 4<sup>th<\/sup> at 11:30 a.m., $3 for lunch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"moz-extension:\/\/86e31345-88cb-4e07-bae4-272d394c2a47\/injectedPasswordless.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 5th. Min will graduate from St. Andrew\u2019s College with a Master of Divinity degree. 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