Orchard Valley United Church

You are invited to attend our Zoom “Coffee Time” each Sunday, from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm. You may join us online or via phone. We hope you can join us!

Join the Zoom Meeting:
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1-855-703-8985  Canada Toll-free

Meeting ID: 834 7410 7986
Passcode:  019067

In the event that one or more of our Sunday Worship services is cancelled due to weather, a message will be left on the OVUC phone line and website. We will also do our best to send out an email (but cannot guarantee this option will be available). We also endeavour to place cancellation messages with all the local radio stations. In the event of a power outage, your first source for cancellation news should always be our phone line – 902-681-0366.

Rev Don has prepared video recordings of our worship services, to be shared with our church family.

Please view our video recorded services by hovering over Worship Services on the ribbon above and then clicking on Video Recorded Messages OR by clicking on the following link:  Video Recorded Messages.

Due to the Annual Congregational Meeting, the April Family Worship Service will be held on Sunday April 18 at 3:00 pm, instead of April 11. Families and individuals must pre‑register with the office by Friday, April 15, 4:00 pm and follow church guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19.

This is a reminder that the Affirming Committee will be meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, April 20, at 12:00 noon. Contact Rev. Don to receive the Zoom link.

The Prayer Shawl Group will meet on Tuesday, April 20, at 7:00 pm.

COVID‑19 protocols will be followed.

New knitters/crocheters are welcome.

The next Congregational Life will be held Sunday, April 25, following the worship service. This gathering will combine the April and May meetings, so the Sunday, May 2, meeting will be cancelled

A group of OVUC people are really keen to create a 2022 calendar featuring our church family… members of all ages in our congregation! We were inspired by the “Contilia Retirement Group, Essen, Germany’ calendar…check it out on Google (https://jewishbusinessnews.com/2016/01/14/a-creative-calendar-from-a-retirement-home-in-germany/). The idea is to feature a person or group depicting a scene around the theme of “arts & entertainment”.  Some examples could be “Maggie Smith from Downton Abbey” or maybe a scene from the “Titanic”, or “Blues Brothers”, or “Harry Potter”, or…or…the possibilities are endless!!!  Besides lifting our spirits and creating a fun keepsake for the years ahead, we hope to earn some money for the building fund. Here’s some of what we need to get this idea off the ground:

• We need volunteers to be our “pin ups”. Come up with a scene and put a group together to bring it to life. The more groups the merrier!
• Hate having your picture taken? Maybe you’d like to sponsor a month to help defray costs?
• Got swag? Maybe you have a tickle trunk and can share costume bits and props.
• Got skills? If you know Photoshop, then we want to know YOU.

We want to hear from you!  Contact the “Calendar Club’ by emailing gailgord@hotmail.com.

Want to know when the latest “Fruit from the Orchard” video is released? Or the upcoming daily “Lenten Reflections”? One way is to subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Simply select the ‘Subscribe’ button the next time you are watching one of our videos or during the Live Streamed Worship Service. (Please note that you must have a Google account in order to subscribe.) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEW4VOpk_znrA5qevOqCr9Q

Fundscrip cards make excellent gifts and are a very convenient and easy way to shop. To place an order, please contact Ian Godfrey, Cecil White or Bruce Smith for an order form. Thank you for your continued support.

For those in the congregation who would like to continue supporting the church financially while we are experiencing our temporary closure, we have several ways you can donate:

• Mail your post-dated cheque(s) to the office (OVUC, 130 Cornwallis Ave, New Minas, NS B4N 3M7);
• Drop your offerings into our mail slot. It’s located on the outside of the OVUC building, on the left corner. This is a secure, internal mailbox;
• Click the DONATE button on our website;
• Transfer funds to us via bank e-transfer. Please contact the office for details; or
• Sign-up for PAR. Please contact the office for details.

Regardless of the method you choose, you will receive a tax receipt in 2021 for your donation(s). For more information or assistance, please contact the office (902-681-0366, ext 1, or AdminOVU@bellaliant.com).