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Welcome!

• Please sign in on the pink friendship sheet
  circulating
• We will only send you a letter of welcome, unless
  you ask us for something more!
• check underneath for brochures about our church
• Join us for coffee and conversation following the
  service!

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• Please maintain a quiet, holy space before
  worship. Some people may be talking to, or
  listening for God!

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Our Mission
People at every stage of their lives will
experience the transforming love of God as
revealed in Jesus Christ, and will commit to a
life of discipleship.
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Ministry Team

• Rev. Anna Christie, B.A., M.Div.
• Minister of Word, Sacrament Pastoral Care.
• Rev. Jennifer Goddard-Sheppard, B.A. M.A. M.Div
  
• United Supply Minister of Word, Sacrament
  Pastoral Care.
• Miri Lee, M.Mus. Minister of Music
• Grant Smith, Lay Minister of Marriages
• Anne Marie Kelly, Administrator
• Hans Stutz, Custodian
• Dena Williams, Child Care Provider
• Karen Dar Woon, Community Meal Chef
• Kara Martens, Multimedia Consultant

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FREE COMMUNITY MEAL EVERY THURSDAY 530 PM

• Our most important ministry with this meal
• program is to eat together with people
• and build relationships
• On Thursday we served

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Gilmore Park is plugged in

• Check for news updates on our WEBSITE
• Read Rev. Annas BLOG
• Find us on
• Become a friend on

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Pastoral Care Prayer Team

• This dynamic team is always working on your
  behalf visiting in hospital nursing homes,
  sending cards and most importantly spending time
  in prayer for those in need.
• If you would like to be part of this team and
  care for others, please contact Dorothy Dawson,
  team leader or one of the ministers.

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Help bring great change by donating your spare
change The Gilmore Park Well Project
Clean water for humankind
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San Miguel Coffee New Shipment Available!
Fairly Traded Support Growers Their
Families 12/lb A fundraiser for the community
meal.
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• We have a dream

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• that no child in Richmond
• will suffer from poverty

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• Richmond Dream Auction
• sponsored by Gilmore Park United
• Saturday, November 28, 2009
• 10 am to 2 pm
• Richmond Executive Inn
• 2 WEEKS TO GO!

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Dream Auction 2009 How can you help?
BUY A TICKET!   Tickets on sale now.
VOLUNTEER!  Add your name to the Volunteer
Sign-Up Grid  
DELIVER your auction donations to the church
office.
INVITE your friends and spread the word
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Joint Needs Assessment Committee(JNAC)

• Rev. Jennifers interim appointment ends June
  30th, 2009
• We need a committee of people to work with
  presbytery over the next few months to assess all
  our ministry personnel and staff needs for the
  future.
• If you have a NOMINATION for the committee,
  please forward to Grant Smith, chair of Council,
  by Nov. 15th.

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St. Albans Extreme Weather Shelter
Paid and volunteer help needed. Please check the
notice in the bulletin and additional information
posted in the narthex.
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MOVIES THAT MATTER PRESENTS.....
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Winner of multiple awards, this powerful
film follows the lives and the faith of gay and
lesbian Christians and their families, and their
journeys towards acceptance inclusion.
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A movie not to be missed by anyone who believes
God's love is for everyone FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
27 7 pm (here) Fair Trade Coffeehouse will be
open
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Advent Choral Service at Gilmore Park Sunday,
November 29th at 7 pm. Join with all the United
Churches in Richmond for this exciting
massed-choir event!
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Baking needed for Advent Carol Service  See
sign-up sheet in narthex.