Carstairs-Bancroft United Church April 26, 2020 3rd Easter Sunday WORSHIP DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC Minister: Rev. Maria Szabo Berces Welcome Good morning! I wish all of you health and strength in body and spirit on this 3rd Sunday of Easter! I greet you with the words we have been using …
April 17
DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC By Rev. Maria Szabo Berces Beloved Carstairs Bancroft United Church Members, As I am getting ready for the big trip to Manitoba, I especially appreciated this reflection from the Our Daily Bread devotions. Time to time we need a bit of a more assurance regarding the Divine …
April 16, 2020
DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC By Rev. Maria Szabo Berces Beloved Carstairs Bancroft United Church Members, I appreciated the title and the experience behind the Our Daily Bread devotion that I would like to share with you today. As you will see it is “From Pity to Praise”. I think we don’t necessarily need a …
April 15, 2020
Beloved Carstairs Bancroft United Church Members, Today, I chose to forward you the daily devotion from my friend, Rev. Alice. I found those words encouraging and I trust that you will, too. We always need encouraging words, and an assurance that we are beloved and valuable in someone’s eyes. However, it …
April 16 Coffee and Conversation
Just a reminder that for those of you who want to join us for coffee (provide your own!) and conversation Rev. Maria will be hosting the meeting at 10 am tomorrow – Thursday and the link is included in your email or ask Chris. – don’t forget to turn on both your audio and video …
April 14, 2020
April 14, 2020 By Rev. Maria Szabo Berces Beloved Carstairs Bancroft United Church Members, Today’s Our Daily Bread devotion – see below – brought up a sensitive, yet timely issue to me. Namely, how can we stay kind, patient and gracious to one another when all of our nerves are stretched …
Good Friday
April 10, 2020 Good Friday DAILY ENCOURAGEMENT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC By Rev. Maria Szabo Berces Beloved Carstairs Bancroft United Church Members, Today we would have had a joint service with Didsbury and Olds United Churches. The choirs of these three church families would have joined voices in a beautiful anthem. Instead, we are forced to …
Easter Sunday Service
Carstairs-Bancroft United Church April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday WORSHIP DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC Minister: Rev. Maria Szabo Berces Welcome Good morning! Let me wish you Happy Easter, as we celebrate in our homes on this Easter Sunday! I greet you with the words we have been using as a welcome …
April 8
Beloved Carstairs Bancroft United Church Members, I trust that you are managing to stay well in body and soul! I was honored to hear that some of you find these daily encouragements helpful and uplifting. And as I can see, appreciating the elevating love of God is the best way to strengthen our spirits, no …
Palm Sunday
Beloved Carstairs Bancroft United Church Members, Today we would have celebrated Palm Sunday with Holy Communion during our in-person worship service. I know a sweet elderly lady, from whom I heard this saying: “If the Good Lord will, and the creek doesn’t rise”. Well, the creek definitely rose in these days, however I would like …