Praying Hands.
By Michael Wilson Pastoral Letters March 20, 2026

Watch this week’s service on YouTube by clicking:

March 22 Worship Service Video

 

 

Join us for Sunday morning worship at CUC is at 10:00 AM

with the He/SheBrews Café following in the Van Roon Community Hall

 

  • Holy Week Services
    • Palm Sunday
      • Sunday, March 29
    • Good Friday
      • Friday, April 3 – featuring the cantata “The Rose of Calvary” with 10-piece orchestral ensemble
    • Easter Sunday
      • April 5 – with communion, trumpet, organ, flute (and the usual cast of characters!)

 

  • Giving Thanks for the Trees – Surveying for the development beside the church could begin in the next few weeks. As we release the care of that land to others we might pause to give thanks for the land, tress, and creatures that we have been blessed to steward for the last 70 years. On Sunday, March 29, after worship, those who wish to gather for a brief ceremony will do so on the east side of the parking lot, along the wooded area. Join John Oldham and friends for a moment of drumming, prayer, silence, and song. Everyone is welcome.

 

  • A funeral for Harvey Waterman will be held Saturday, March 28 at 2:00 at the church. Please remember Harvey’s beloved wife Shirley and all of their family in your prayers this week.

 

 

Dear Friends

 

Welcome to worship for Sunday, March 22, 2026.

 

Pray for peace.

When you don’t know what to do, pray for peace.

When you don’t know what difference it will make, pray for peace.

When you don’t know the names of the people whose lives have ended, pray for peace.

 

Pray for peace.

As you see pictures of fireballs exploding, pray for peace.

As you sense the smell of smoke and ash, pray for peace.

As you hear creation groan for the damage it is receiving, pray for peace.

 

Pray for peace.

Since God loves Shia and Israeli, pray for peace.

Since God loves American and Sunni, pray for peace.

Since God loves Ukrainian and Russian, pray for peace.

 

Pray for peace.

Because you have heard about a good Samaritan, pray for peace.

Because you have read that a Gerasene was healed, pray for peace.

Because we believe a Roman confessed, pray for peace.

 

Pray for an end to armed conflict and the peace which passes all understanding will guard your hearts and minds.

 

Grace and peace,

 

Michael

 

 

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Michael Wilson / About Author
Michael’s involvement in the wider church has included ministry with children and youth, membership on the National Division of World Outreach, supervision of campus ministry, and the Ten Days for Global Justice National Committee. He has been blessed by the opportunity to represent the United Church of Canada in the Bahamas, Cuba, and Africa on different occasions. Michael has taught at the University of Winnipeg – Faculty of Theology and is past President of the Conference of Manitoba and North Western Ontario.
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