This Week in Our Churches
Stone UC Foodgrains Bank Project would appreciate your support of our spring offerings by donations of any plants, shrubs or perennials you are thinning out. Mulch, cedar, dogwood, maple tree whips will be available and watch for wild leeks and fiddleheads too. Please take as you need and give as you are able ... exchanges are fine too!
Wednesday May 20 at Stone don’t miss our second Takeout Dinner. Price: $20 per person, limit 90 orders. We will serve meatloaf, potato, coleslaw, bun and brownie for dessert. Please contact Edie Ward at edieward45@gmail.com or 519-856-4765 by May 18 to place your order. Payments by e-transfer to stoneuc.treasurer@gmail.com for by cheque or cash on delivery.
Fridays, May 8 and June 12 join us at 6 pm for Faith, Food, Friendship and Fun at Rockwood. Enjoy dinner, activities, conversation, a craft, and casual time of worship. Contact Heather at 519‑573-9642 or hleffler@rogers.com by the Wednesday before if you plan to attend.
Saturday, May 9, there will be a yard cleanup at Stone starting around 10 am weather permitting. In the event of bad weather, this will be rescheduled for May 16.
Sunday, May 10 is Rural Life/Rogation Sunday. If you have pictures of the farm or nature, please email them to Heather at hleffler@rogers.com. Sunday, May 10 join Rev. Heather Leffler for Worship at Stone at 9:45 am and at Rockwood at 11:15 am. Zoom will open for conversation before worship at Stone at 9:30 am and remain open until after Rockwood’s service.
Monday, May 11 at 2:30 pm the Profiles Committee, Board and Council Chairs will meet at Stone.
Tuesday, May 12 at 7:30 pm join Heather for Bible Study on Zoom. We are studying the story of Jacob’s family.
Wednesday, May 13 at 8 pm the Rockwood Stone Board will meet on Zoom. Please submit your committee reports to Heather by Thursday, May 7.
Thursday, May 14 at 10:30 am join the ladies for Tea and Talk at Rural Roots.
Thursday, May 14 at 1 pm join us at Stone for Choir Practice
Thursday, May 14 at 7 pm join us at Rockwood for Choir Practice.
Coming Up
Sunday, May 17 join Rev. Heather Leffler for Worship at Stone at 9:45 am and at Rockwood at 11:15 am. Zoom will open for conversation before worship at Stone at 9:30 am and remain open until after Rockwood’s service.
Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 pm join Heather for Bible Study on Zoom. We are studying the story of Jacob’s family.
Wednesday, May 20 at 7:30 pm at Stone or on Zoom join the Genesis Book Club for a lively conversation about On Isabella Street by Genevieve Graham.
Email lisaleffler88@gmail.com if you are attending online.
Thursday, May 21 at 1 pm join us at Stone for Choir Practice
Thursday, May 21 at 7 pm join us at Rockwood for Choir Practice.
Upcoming Special Services and Events…
May 24 at 10 am at Stone the Worship and Faith Formation Committee will lead a combined service.
May 31 from 1 to 4 pm there will be a Celebration of the Lives of Marg Cox and her daughter Linda Willis at Rockmosa.
June 7 at 10 am at Rockwood we will celebrate Rockwood’s Anniversary and share lunch.
June 28 at 10 am we will begin our worship at Stone and move to Rockwood to continue worship and share a potluck lunch for Heather’s final service with us.
Church Booking: If you are interested in booking a room in one of the churches for a meeting or event, please contact Jack and Edie Ward jfward44@gmail.com at Stone and Sherol Steinberg sherol.steins@gmail.com at Rockwood.
Offering Praise – If you have a song, dance, art, poetry, pictures of your baking, needle work, woodworking or other creative expression for Offering Praise in worship, please contact Lisa Leffler at rockwoodstoneuc@gmail.com .
Updated Contact Information – If your contact information has changed, please email Karen Richardson krichard@uoguelph.ca for Stone or Lisa Leffler at rockwoodstoneuc@gmail.com for Rockwood. If you need a copy of the directory contact Karen or Lisa.
How can I continue to support our churches?
PAR: To sign up for monthly Pre-Authorized Remittances or to change your givings,
for Stone contact Bill Allen at stoneuc.treasurer@gmail.com or 519‑841-4170 or
for Rockwood contact Amanda Hunter-Anthony at rockwooduc.treasurer@gmail.com or 519‑856‑1129.
E-transfer to Stone at stoneuc.treasurer@gmail.com or
Rockwood at rockwooduc.treasurer@gmail.com.
In the memo, please designate whether your offering is for your church, M&S and/or Other and include your contact information.
Cheques can be sent to
Stone United Church, PO Box 57 Rockwood, ON N0B 2K0 or
Rockwood United Church, 119 Harris St., Rockwood, ON N0B 2K0.
Canada Helps is a Canadian registered charity that enables other charities to receive credit card donations.
Go to Stone https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/80455 Rockwood https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/48574
You can designate your offering in the message box.
Emails for the Pastoral Charge Treasurer can be sent to Bill Allen at rockwoodstoneuc.treasurer@gmail.com
