{"id":78085,"date":"2025-11-06T08:01:39","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T13:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=78085"},"modified":"2025-11-06T06:42:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T11:42:24","slug":"happenings-at-wawa-first-united-november-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/06\/happenings-at-wawa-first-united-november-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Happenings at Wawa First United – November 6"},"content":{"rendered":"

O God, Our Help: at the Cenotaph:<\/strong><\/p>\n

O God, our help in ages past, you are our hope in years to come.<\/p>\n

We gather today to remember the Canadians who paid with their lives \u2013 in world wars, in Korea, in Afghanistan, and on peace-keeping missions \u2013 for the freedom we enjoy.<\/p>\n

We give thanks for all the service people, in the army, navy, and air force, who have served our country in times of war and times of peace. We remember the hardships they endured.<\/p>\n

We remember those whose lives were changed forever by physical wounds and traumas they couldn\u2019t escape when they returned home. We express deep sadness and lament for the lives lost at home because veterans were overwhelmed by remembering.<\/p>\n

We pray for the families and friends of those who served and who serve today. We remember their fears and their prayers for their loved ones and their dread of a knock on the door or a telegram delivered. We give thanks for the chaplains and other service people who shared the devastating news with compassion. We pray for all the children of service people through the decades who grew up without a parent and for the children of today who have been reshaped by the loss of a parent.<\/p>\n

We pray for healing and peace for veterans of war and soldiers whose service in peace time continues to impact their lives.<\/p>\n

We pray that all Canadians, especially our leaders, will remember the cost of war and seek paths to peace and reconciliation for all people.<\/p>\n

O God, our help in ages past, you are our hope in years to come. May your love teach us that we are all siblings and that, for peace to endure, we need to care for each other. May it be so. Amen.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0( Heather Leffler, Rockwood-Stone PC, Rockwood. Ont. Used with permission the Gathering Pentecost 2,\u00a0 2025)<\/p>\n

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Creation Connection:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The prophet asks,\u201d How long will it be until God acts?\u201d In relation to climate change and other challenges facing humanity, the question is, \u201cHow long until we act?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sunday November 9 _ Twenty-second after Pentecostal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scriptures:<\/p>\n

Haggai 1:15b-2:9\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 God will shake things up; there will be new splendour.<\/p>\n

2 Thessalonians 2:1-5,13-17\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Let no one deceive you, stand fast in the traditions<\/p>\n

Luke 20:27-38\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A\u00a0 woman marries seven brothers; whose wife is she in resurrection?<\/p>\n

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Lay Leader: Lorna\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lay Reader:\u00a0 Heather<\/p>\n

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Announcements:<\/strong><\/p>\n

We welcome all people who are seeking faith to join us in our service on Sunday, November 9th, at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n

The Legion will be attending the service at the Pentecostal Church at 1:30 pm. Rev. Ron Henson will be conducting the service.<\/p>\n

Prayer Shawl group will meet in the Family Room at First United on Sat. Nov. 22, at 2:30 to 3 pm. All knitters and crocheters are welcome, Materials and instructions can be supplied.<\/p>\n

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Nov. 11 \u2013 Remembrance Day<\/p>\n

Nov. 13 \u2013 World Kindness Day<\/p>\n

Nov.19 \u2013 World Toilet Day ( a call to action for all those who don\u2019t have places to go to the bathroom or proper sanitation)<\/p>\n

Nov. 20 \u2013 World Children\u2019s Day<\/p>\n

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