Our Special Appeals Campaign starts this coming Sunday.  We look forward to our guests who will give us further information on each of their organizations.They are 

- Ruth Blaser to speak about Astonished on April 3,

-Bonnie Morton who will speak about

Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry (RAPM) on April 10 and

- Lumsden Beach Camp on April 17.

Plan to attend these services and find out much more about these wonderful organizations.

We have enjoyed the wonderful Christmas decorations during the Advent season but now it is time to put things away again. On Saturday, January 9 from 10:00 to 11:00 we would invite you to come and help us pack up the decorations.   Please come and help if you are able….

The next Ladies Fellowship meeting will be held on Monday, January 11 at 1:30 p.m.  The program will be presented by Linda Brown of Breakfast for Children.  All the ladies in the congregation are welcome.

Sunset United Church Stewardship campaign continues into December.  If you have not had a chance to return your pledge forms, please drop them off to the church office or put them into the collection plate on Sunday morning.  Thanks

It is Choir Sunday on December 13.  Come and enjoy the wonderful singing and music of the Sunset United church choir!

Sunday, November 29th – First Sunday in Advent - Hope
• Communion

Sunday, December 6th – Second Sunday in Advent -Peace
• White Gift Sunday

Sunday, December 13th – Third Sunday in Advent - Joy
• Choir Sunday - anthems and readings

Sunday, December 20th – Fourth Sunday in Advent - Love
• Come at 10:00 a.m. for a Carol Sing A Long with our Christmas Band before worship

Monday, December 21st – 7:00 p.m.

• Candle-light Longest Night/Blue Christmas service
• A service that recognizes grief & loss can make the season difficult – come light a candle and
together we will find the strength and the hope to keep on keeping on
• Our worship will be followed with refreshments & time to visit with each other

Thursday, December 24th
• 4:30 p.m– Family service: interactive telling of the Christmas story – carols, costume, &
excitement!
• 9:00 p.m. – Candles & carols – invitation to come and be still a little while – leaning into God’s
love

Sunday, December 27th
• Regular worship led by Bryan Tudor

Tuesday, November 24th: Praying in Color – 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cara Gay Driscoll and I will invite people into a creative mode of praying – a synopsis:“Maybe
you love color. Maybe you hunger to know God better. Maybe you are a visual or kinesthetic
learner, a distractible or impatient soul, or a word-weary pray-er. Perhaps you struggle with a
short attention span, a restless body, or a tendency to live in your head.” We will introduce a
play-full, insight-full way to color our way into praying for whatever people or situations we
want to lend our support to.

Tuesday, December 1st: Walking the Labyrinth with Cam Fraser – 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Cam Fraser, one of the ministers at Knox Metropolitan United Church, will bring his canvas
labyrinth to our space. His leadership is gentle, invitational, and very compassionate. We will
walk as individuals, grounded in community. Walking our way to the centre and back out again,
allowing the soothing pace to nurture body and soul.

Thursday, December 10th: Praying through and with food – 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Nicholas Belanger, and his parents Leo and Leona Belanger, will introduce us to their love of
cooking food that warms the heart and soothes the soul! They are going to help us make soup,
which we will then deliver to Carmichael Outreach as our way of sharing the ministry that comes
through the gift of homemade soup. Carmichael Outreach has already thanked us in advance for
thinking of them as we make our plans for the Christmas season.

Tuesday, Dec. 15th: Music & Melody-the peace that passeth all understanding! 7 – 8:30
p.m.
Shirley Hill is going to offer to our community the gift that she offers to those of us who work in
the building every week – the gift of listening to the soothing and peace-filled notes of the piano.
We will sit in a circle, with no conversation – a chance to be still and to listen to music that
speaks of peace. We will have baskets with the words of the season – hope,
peace, joy, love – which people can peruse and meditate on. We will have
paper and crayons for those who like to color for relaxation. We will have
tea to sip on. An evening that invites us to be still – to be silent – in
community.

Our White Gift Service at Sunset is the first Sunday in December - December 6th. All gifts donated will be provided to the Rainbow Youth Centre for their Annual Christmas Party. This year, the most needed items are toques and mittens for adults. There is a list below of other items that would be well-received also. Since 1982, the Rainbow Youth Centre has been providing a place for Regina youth, 11 to 25 years, to grow and develop, providing a variety of individual and group counseling, skill development, educational, recreational, and direct service programs. As you know, one of the services that Rainbow provides is an evening meal, as part of their after-school program. For years, volunteers from Sunset United have helped the Chef prepare and serve supper. We also help out at Christmas time, by helping to prepare and serve the meal at the Annual Christmas Party. This year the party is on Wednesday December 16, 2015.  We need approximately 15 volunteers for the Christmas Party. Two shifts are available, 4:00 - 6:00, or 5:00 to 7:00. Really, any time that you can spare to help out will be appreciated.  Volunteers typically assist with the serving line, provide extra hands for carrying plates, serve beverages or desserts to the tables, or help with clean up.  The Christmas Dinner draws big crowds of youth, parents, babies and grandparents,  passersby and local celebrities. It is a warm, joyful event that draws us all into the spirit of that  community in the very heart of Regina.

Rainbow Youth Centre Christmas Stocking Project
Sunset United Church supports the Rainbow Youth Centre each year by providing items from a suggested SHOPPING LIST. Help Rainbow Youth Centre reach their targeted goal of filling 300 bags.
2015 Shopping List
Toques *new, not used (sizes: infant, child, and adult)
Mittens * new, not used (sizes: infant, child, and adult)
Socks * new, not used (sizes: infant and child)
Socks *new, not used (sizes: adult, white sport socks)
Toothbrushes (children’s and adult)
Toothpaste (children’s and adult -- 75 ml)
Deodorant (male and female)
Shampoo (baby, children’s and adult – 500 / 710 ml)
Soap (bar soap, not liquid)
Coloring Books (children’s)
Reading Books (infant, children)
Crayons (wax crayons)
If you prefer to let Rainbow Elves do the
shopping,
please consider donating money or a Gift Card
from Shoppers Drug Mart, Superstore, Giant Tiger,
or Wal-Mart.
DEADLINE DATE
Donations for stockings need to be received on or
before Sunday, December 6th, 2015 at Sunset United
Church

-May 31^st: Kathy away at annual meeting of Saskatchewan Conference  :Bryan Tudor leading in worship

***Worship time changes to 10:00 A.M. on June 7th***

-June 7^th: Living out our Mission Statement which calls us to ecological justice; it's "ride your bike to church" Sunday-we will bless the bikes at the end of the service

-June 14^th: Family Camp weekend-Terry McKague leading in worship

(For Sunset United Church, Wesley United Church and Whitmore Park United Church)

June – September, 2015

June:

-Everyone in their own churches for June 7 & 14

-June 21 – at Sunset; all 3 ministers & Board members to covenant

-June 28 – Sunset United Church

July:

-July 5 – Sunset United Church

-July 12 – Sunset United Church

-July 19 – Whitmore Park United Church

-July 26 – Whitmore Park United Church

August:

-August 2 – Whitmore Park United Church

-August 9 – Whitmore Park United Church

-August 16 – Wesley United Church

-August 23 – Wesley United Church

-August 30 – Wesley United Church

-September 6 – Wesley United Church

-September 13 – everyone back in their own buildings

Kathy will be on holidays Aug 4 – Aug 31; for pastoral care, Tricia will cover the first two weeks (Aug 4 – 14),   Cindy will cover the second two weeks (August 17 – 28). Contact numbers will be available online and on the phone answering machine.The Sunset United Church office will be closed from August 4 to August 31.