June 2025 Newsletter
PEACE NEWS
Rooted in Grace; Free to Serve
The City of Leduc is situated on Treaty 6 territory, the ancestral and traditional territory of the Cree, Blackfoot, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux as well as the Métis people.
SPRING PICNIC
The spring picnic will be held on
Sunday, June 22nd at Gary Wedman’s acreage. Directions will be available in the bulletins this month, or call the office for more information.
The church will supply hotdogs, buns, condiments and drinks. There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for those who are able to take salads or desserts.
We will have the service followed by lunch and activities for the kids.
Please bring your own lawn chair.
SHOULD THE EVENT BE RAINED-OUT, PLEASE JOIN US AT THE CHURCH AT 10:00 FOR THE SERVICE AND LUNCHEON
Please join us for sandwiches and refreshments after the service on June 15th for Father’s Day. The Dorcas Circle is supplying the food. Thank you ladies!
SHOUT OUT!
A huge shout out to everyone who helped with the Spring Clean-up on May 24th. The flowerbeds were cleaned up, a tree was removed, the shed was picked up, the kitchen cupboards were cleaned out and each cup was washed. The oven and the white tables were all scrubbed clean. It was a huge job, so thank you to everyone who came out!
The garden equipment was purchased by the Leduc Lion’s Club and Oystein Guren purchased the garden shed.
MAY FINANCIALS
May
Funds needed to run the church (per Budget): $15,840.00
Receipts for May: $13,033.58
Disbursements for May: ($14,546.43)
Receipts vs. Disbursements for May: ($1,512.85)
Chequing Account Balance as at May 31, 2025: $23,568.82
Events Coming in June
June 1st: Allegro Music of Leduc Piano Recital
Marissa Turner Piano Recital
June 6th: Christy Harsh Piano Recital
June 7th: Piatta Forma Presents “Maple Dipped Music”
Performances are at 2:00 and 7:30 pm
June 8th: Marissa Turner Piano Recital
June 14th: Maggie Melax Piano Recital
June 15th: Father’s Day Fellowship following the service
June 22nd: Service and Spring Picnic at Wedman’s Acreage
NEWS FROM MULHURST
It is the 80th anniversary year for the camp. There will be a number of events happening this year.
Save the dates for:
Family Carnival Day, June 21st. There will be games, crafts, on-site CASH concession, barrel train rides, bouncy castle, balloon animals, campfire, etc. St. Matthew’s Thorsby is sponsoring a concert by Jessica Heine at 6:00 pm. Entrance fee is a donation to Mulhurst.
Pioneer Day, July 3rd from 10:30 to 3:30 will be hosted by the summer staff and will include coffee and tea, lawn games, a short program and a sit-down lunch. This day typically caters to the pioneers of Mulhurst Camp, but all are welcome!
Summer 2025 Programming. Summer programs have been happening for the last 80 years! Programs are suited for everyone including slip n’ sliding, canoeing and kayaking, collaborative team-based games, skits, songs, nature exploration, sports, crafting, campfires and more!
LETTER FROM THE BISHOP
Dear Church,
Here we are in the season of Pentecost! Yes, it begins with bright red to set us afire with energy for the work of gospel-sharing-love! Over time it will succumb to green, like the fields and gardens that get about the hard work of growing.
Pentecost and the time following is our time. In Pentecost, we find that all those beloved stories of the Bible are in fact our stories! Instead of immersing ourselves in the Word, the Word becomes immersed in us. We, like the early church, are to set about the hard work of growing.
Of course we want to grow. We ache to grow the old bones of this church; we’ve been trying! Today, I want to say to you, don’t be discouraged!
At the February ABT Study Conference, speaker Rev Martha Tatarnic helped us to realize that the decline we are experiencing didn’t just suddenly happen, saying, “The seeds of decline were planted in times of plenty.” But she didn’t stop there, adding that in this time of decline we are now “planting seeds of hope.”
It’s a wonderful reminder that the work we do is not for our own benefit, but for the whole world God created. What might we consider in this time of planting and growth that would provide a future harvest? Part of this work looks like archiving records and memories. It might include everyday work such as building maintenance. It could mean collecting stories from our church elders!
Particularly, as congregations consider selling property, the concept of “seed planting” is fitting. The assets of land and buildings, belong to God. Generations of members have built up these places in trust and hope for future ministry. How might individual congregations steward such assets with that in mind? No one is going to give to the church but us. We are entrusted with planning for the future just as generations before us have.
We are tempted in times of decline to cling to what we have left. But why not shake things up and set our fears ablaze with trust and hope. God is still on the move, still blowing through our buildings and bodies.
Come Holy Spirit!
Bishop Trish