Turkey Supper
Friday, November 2, 2018 This annual “flavourite”, prepared and hosted by the Men’s Club, offers a delicious turkey dinner with all the fixin’s. Two sittings at 5:00 and 6:00 pm. The whole community is welcome. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the office (250-832-3860) or from members of the Men’s Club. … Continue reading →
Subscribe to the UC Observer Newsletter
The United Church Observer has been winning multiple awards of all kinds for journalistic excellence for as long as it has been around. Founded in 1829, it is the oldest continuously published magazine in North America and the second oldest in the English speaking world. And it has done this by moving with the times rather … Continue reading →
Giant Garage Sale Rescheduled
We’re happy to announce that having previously cancelled this spring’s annual Giant Garage Sale, the First United Men’s Club has now rescheduled it for September 8th from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Please continue over the summer to bring your used but useful donations to the designated room upstairs (there’s a sign on the door). If you … Continue reading →
Summer Office Hours
Beginning Tuesday July 3 the office will be open from 9:00 am to noon, Monday to Friday, for July and August. Joanne will be in the office on Thursdays, except when on vacation, with volunteers the rest of the week. The office will be closed on Mondays July 2 for the Canada Day holiday and … Continue reading →
What I learned while caring for the dying
There is an idea in Celtic Christianity called a “thin place,” when the membrane between this world and whatever lies beyond is an almost transparent veil. By Colleen Friesen From the United Church Observer, June 2018 I was 28 years old when my mother was diagnosed with cancer and given two months to live. … Continue reading →
GreenSpace Buck a Book Sale!
Come for coffee and a browse. Friday, April 20, 3:00 -8:00 pm & Saturday, April 21, 10:00 am-4:00 pm. All proceeds to support our new GreenSpace initiatives. First United Church hall.
Continue reading →Shuswap Intergenerational Choir
Shuswap Intergenerational Choir, directed by Andréa Roberts. Please join us Saturday, May 5 at 2:00 pm at the Nexus. Admission is by donation.
Continue reading →Connecting With Your Innate Artist
Presented by GreenSpace Facilitated by: Eiko Uehara MA, RCC, Registered Art Therapist If you are interested in connecting, in an intuitive way, with the creative side of yourself, then this is a course for you! Group art therapy activities will be used to encourage participants to explore art as a method of self-expression, self-exploration, and … Continue reading →
Easter Services
Good Friday, March 30 at 10:30 am Easter Sunday, April 1st at 10:30 am (yes, it’s April Fools Day, expect surprises) We hope you’ll join us. … Continue reading →
Choosing Thoughts, Accepting Feelings
We can’t pretend that we don’t have a particular feeling; nor can we pretend we have a feeling that doesn’t exist, as much as we wish it did. So, the best thing is to acknowledge and accept the feeling, however uncomfortable it is, and look at it. Opening Our Eyes, Article 28 By Nan Dickie Sometimes … Continue reading →