Youth Movie Night – Maundy Thursday
Christina MacDonald of the choir invites any youth, grade 6 and up, to join her in the upstairs loft to watch Jesus Christ Superstar! Maundy Thursday April 18, time TBA. For more info, contact Andy Pitter (andriel_p@yahoo.ca; 902-542-1545).
Maritime Conference: Youth Conference and Intermediates
Register today for Youth Forum & Intermediates @ Conference! May 23–26, Sackville NB. Bursaries are available.
Contact Lauren King (lking@united-church.ca) for funding options – $50, $100, or case-by-case. Individuals or churches can make requests on behalf of participants. Please see the following links to register:
- I@C (grades 7-9): register at https://form.jotform.com/90225024164244
- YF (grade 10 to age 19): register at https://form.jotform.com/90224670995262
The deadline to register is April 30.
Holy Week Services and Events
| Palm Sunday, April 14 | 9:00 am & 11:00 am | Worship Service Worship Service |
| Good Friday, April 19 | 11:00 am | Worship Service |
| Easter Sunday, April 21 | 7:00 am | Sunrise Worship Service, with Holy Communion (held behind the church, weather permitting) |
| 8:00 am | Easter Pancake Breakfast | |
| 11:00 am | Easter Worship Service with Holy Communion and Reception of New Members. Music featuring the Orchard Valley Choir and Brass Quartet |
Y’All Come to Supper – Tuesday, April 30, 2019
The next Y’All Come to Supper will be on Tuesday, April 30. The meal is yet to be determined. The dessert will be Butter Brickle. We begin serving at 5:00 pm. Everybody is welcome. Free will offering.
Please call the office (902-681-0366 ext 1) or email (AdminOVU@bellaliant.com) to let us know you are coming.
Soup & Dessert Luncheon, May 7, 2019
May Soup & Dessert Luncheon – Please join us for our next soup luncheon on Tuesday, May 7, from 11:45 am to 1:00 pm. We’ll be serving Cheeseburger Soup or Classic Minestrone Soup, Homemade Biscuits/Rolls, and Cake with Strawberry Sauce for dessert, plus tea and coffee, for $8 per person.
Take-out or delivery is also available – please order by noon, Monday, May 6 by calling 902‑681‑0366, ext 1, or emailing AdminOVU@bellaliant.com.
We’re located at the bottom of Cornwallis Avenue in New Minas.
Men’s Fellowship Luncheon, May 10, 2019
Men’s Fellowship Luncheon – All Men are most cordially invited to our next Men’s Fellowship Luncheon at noon on Friday, May 10. Cost is $5 per person.
Our speaker will be our own Chris Seymour, a retired Armed Forces Veteran with 27 years of service. Chris will speak about his experiences as a paratrooper in the Canadian Airborne Regiment.
For more information please chat with Dave Murphy, Harvey Gilmour, or Ian Godfrey.
Steeple Strummers Guitar Club
New OVUC Guitar Club – OVUC’s newest group for church members is a Guitar Club. The “Steeple Strummers” will hold their first monthly guitar session
at OVUC on Monday, March 11 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, weather permitting. It is open to all congregants of OVUC. The only prerequisite is that you bring your guitar, as these are participation sessions. The Steeple Strummers will meet the first Monday night of each month (except for the summer). Please contact the office to register (902-681-0366, ext 1, AdminOVU@bellaliant.com).
“Meet Your Feet” Free Footcare Clinics
“Meet Your Feet” free monthly footcare is available from licensed footcare nurses during three sessions per month in New Minas, Wolfville and Kentville. No appointment necessary. Visit our webpage for more information: Meet Your Feet
Spirit Yoga Fun
Come and join Joy Waterbury for Yoga Church, the combination of Bhakti-styled yoga and Christian worship. Joy will offer chair/seated yoga from on Mondays from 10:30 am-12:00 noon. Please call the office to register (902-681-0366, ext 1).
Drop-ins are always welcome. Free-will offering.
Worship Services
Worship Services – Orchard Valley offers two worship services:
- During the fall/winter/spring session, we offer an informal 9:00 am service, and an 11:00 am service that is more structured.
- During the summer session, we offer a 9:30 am worship service at Orchard Valley United Church and an 11:00 am worship service at the Covenanter Church, in Grand Pre.
All God’s children are welcome at each service.