First United Church, White Rock - Outreach

1.       Youth
2.       Annual Events
3.       Weekly Community Events
4.       Collecting items
5.       United Church of Canada: Mission and Service Fund, Partners in Mission, Social Justice

Youth Ministry: Youth are active - in worship, in action, in being together! A variety of programs and options!

1) Youth at First - meeting with their minister - at worship and for some special activities. Assisting in worship with reading, ushering, drama and song.

2) First United "Me to We" youth taking action! in the community and the world! with Susan Jivung Hunter. www.freethechildren.com

Annual Events for and with the community include:

EXTREME WEATHER SHELTER – with Hyland House Shelter Services Program – To prevent homeless people from freezing or becoming ill by providing a safe and warm place to sleep for the night during extreme cold weather. See brochure pdf www.fcfs.bc.ca
SOCIAL JUSTICE FILMS – To raise awareness of local and global social justice issues through various media, discussion and other processes in order to inspire individual and community responsibility and action. The third Friday evening of each month. See www.whiterocksocialjusticefilmfestival.ca for more information
WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVAL – with Women’s Place and Soroptomist Club – October
BREAKFAST IN BETHLEHEM – November 27^th from 8 AM to 11 AM
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER – December 25^th at noon.
AL ANON - meets every Tuesday at 10:00 am - call 604.688.1716 for details.

Weekly Community Events include meals served from our kitchen which provide a time of fellowship.

Wednesdays (12:00 noon) $6 - sponsored by First United

Meeting weekly, out of First United Church are the following community groups:

Beavers and Scouts www.united-church.ca/allages/youth/scouts
Various self-help groups

◦ Alcoholics Anonymous: Monday-Saturday 7AM; Sunday 7:30 PM

◦ Narcotics Anonymous: Monday 7:30 PM

Bridge (Tuesdays 10 AM)

First United White Rock's Outreach Ministry offers many opportunities for us to be actively involved or to simply contribute through the following:

Collecting Items: (look for receptacles in the Narthex and throughout the Church to deposit these re-cyclebles)

USED STAMPS – for the Canadian Bible Society www.biblesociety.ca
EYE GLASSES – re-ground and sent to third world countries through Lion’s Club www.lionsclub.com
CAMPBELL SOUP LABELS – for computer purchase in inner-city schools
USED CHILDREN'S CLOTHING – for Oak Avenue United Church
USED ADULT CLOTHING – First United Church, Vancouver www.firstunited.ca
BOTTLES FOR RECYCLING - supports First United outreach minsitries
FOOD BANK (non perishable)- 1^st Sunday of each month, local distribution to those in need www.pacsbc.org/programs/fb/

Outreach through the United Church of Canada:

Mission And Service Fund www.unitedchurch.ca/funding/msfund

The work of The United Church of Canada:
Across the country and around the world is funded by the Mission and Service (M&S) Fund. Members and supporters of the United Church know that it takes money to put their faith into action. In the M&S Fund they combine their gifts so that the work of the church can be done effectively. Each year the national church sets a goal to fund united work. The Mission and Service Fund objective for 2009 is $32,500,000.

First United Church, White Rock goal is $45,000. Special requests are made throughout the year and members are encouraged to contribute on a regular basis.

Partners in Mission www.unitedchurch.ca/partners
We are called to participate with others in God's mission, and to build mutual relationships. The United Church has partnerships with churches, agencies, and ecumenical organizations around the world.

Social Justice www.unitedchurch.ca/justice
The founders of this church believed that ours is a living faith, a faith that is expressed not only in ministry, but also in mission in and with the world. Refugees, Climate change, Indian Residential schools, and more