Advent and Christmas Eve Services

On Sunday December 15, the Third Sunday of Advent we have a combined service at Stewart with all three congregations. We will be voting on the budget for 2025 and sharing a potluck finger food lunch after the service.

The Sunday before Christmas is the Fourth Sunday of Advent when we light a Candle for Love. We will be having a festival of lessons and carols in each community of faith— 9:am in Hillside, 10:15 in Dwight and 11:30a.m. in Dorset. We’d love to see you there.

In the evening on December 22 from 6-7p.m., weather permitting, there will be an outdoor celebration of the winter solstice around a fire at Megan McLeod’s place just down the hill from Pioneer Church. All are welcome.

On Christmas Eve we will have two candlelight services—one at 5 p.m. at Knox in Dorset and one at 7 p.m. at Stewart in Dwight. (N.B.Stewart and Pioneer alternate every year)

On Sunday, December 29 we begin our winter Sunday schedule at Pioneer at 10:30 with a combined service. Stay tuned to hear about plans for streaming the service to Knox in Dorset.

We wish you a very Merry Christmas with many blessings.

June Worship Services

Rev. Meg Jordan is on a well deserved combined Study Leave and Vacation in June. We will have guest preachers and speakers at our churches while Rev. Meg is away. We hope that you will join us!

June 2- Guest Minister: Rev. Jane Haapiseva for all 3 services: 9:00 at Knox, 10:15 at Stewart and 11:30 at Pioneer

June 9- Guest Minister: Rev. Nina Fulford for all 3 services: 9:00 at Knox, 10:15 at Stewart and 11:30 at Pioneer

June 16- Guest Minister: Rev. Jane Haapiseva for 2 services: Knox at 9:00 and Stewart at 10:15. Pioneer is welcome to join either of those services.

June 23- Guest Speaker: Dr Karen Mock in a Shared Event at Stewart Memorial 10:30 am. Her theme is Between a Rock and a Hard Place- A Jewish Perspective on Healing the Polarized World. A catered sandwich lunch from the Beacon will be enjoyed after the service. Members are asked to provide a potluck dessert.

June 30- Guest Speaker: Lorna Bywater with a message of Faith and Healing. A Combined Service of all churches at Knox at 10:30 will celebrate the revitalization and renovations at Knox United Church. Join us for an Open House after the service until 1:00 pm. Finger food snacks and a cake will be provided by the members of the Charge.

July 7- Rev Meg returns for the summer with services at all three Churches.

For pastoral care emergencies when Rev Meg is away in June, please contact our Voluntary Associate Minister, Rev. Donna Bowman-Woodall at. 705-571-1992.

Community Prayer Ministry by Zoom- the third Thursday of the month beginning Jan 18, 2024

We invite you to participate in a community program devoted to a ministry of healing prayer. It will be led by Cathy Ferren, a member of the community of faith who worships at Pioneer Memorial Church and Stewart Memorial and supported by myself as your minister representing all the faith communities in the Lake of Bays Pastoral Charge--Knox United, Stewart Memorial and Pioneer Memorial. We all need healing in so many ways that we connect with our world, and this time together will provide an opportunity to bring those personal needs into a gathering of diverse and caring individuals within an intentional praying community. Rev. Meg

We hope that you will join us for the Community Prayer Meeting, the third Thursday of the month, by Zoom beginning January 18, 2024 at 6:30pm to 8:00pm.

Please pre-register at least one week before with Cathy Ferren cathyferrenrhn@gmail.com.