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Bookmark our new web address! (www.crossroadsunited.ca)
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Help the Joint Needs Assessment Committee (JNAC) assess our church's ministry and mission needsComplete the JNAC survey Copies are available at the church for all members and adherents (separate copies are available for each member of your household). Please return your response to the church office by March 22, 2010 Congregational Meeting (following 10:30am worship)  UCW Groupwill meet Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 7:00pm at Elizabeth Cottage (Brock St.) for worship and fellowship with the seniors there. The group will meet back at Crossroads at 8:00pm for their meeting. Congregations officially amalgamate  Following votes on Nov. 8, 2009 by both the Queen St. and St. Margaret's congregations which overwhelmingly favoured amalgamation, and the subsequent approval by Kingston presbytery, our two congregations formally amalgamated on January 1, 2010. Although this was the date on which the congregations officially merged, a special worship and inaugural celebration took place on January 31, 2010.Our next step: Joint Needs Assessment To assess our staffing needs and to prepare for a new call for ministry personel, United Church policy requires that a Joint Needs Assessment Committee (JNAC) be formed. This committee was approved on Jan. 10 by the congregation and consists of the following: Doris Crawford Kevin Hansen Anne Mansfield Dan Norman Bob Pike Laurel Trull Carol Hopkinson Make sure you complete the JNAC Survey (see above)! Click here for details about our new name, purpose and other steps that we've take in our amalgamation journey.About your financial contributions News from the wider church - Your help needed
 The United Church, along with other mainline churches, helps fund KAIROS, Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, and for 35 years has partnered with CIDA (Canadian International Development Agency), a federal agency, to promote justice initiatives around the world. On Nov. 30, 2009, CIDA anounced that it would drop its contribution to KAIROS, and the local non-governmental partner groups around the world that it supports - effectively crippling, if not terminating the work those groups do. How you can help:Check out this web site for more information and seven ways to help:  New Sounds in WorshipBe sure to catch our next worship service incorporating our alternative music ensemble, which features acoustic guitar, woodwinds, and percussion in an accessible style. Watch for our next appearance!  If you're an instrumentalist, why not consider joining our group? Contact Allan (ab25@queensu.ca) Rev. Laurie McKnight-Walker's new contact info |
 Daylight Savings Timebegins March 14, 2010 Turn clocks AHEAD! Haiti Disaster Relief  To find out more about the United Church's response to the Haiti earthquake and what you can do, Click here Learning Unlimited Spring 2010 Lecture Series Each Friday, April 9-30, 2010 Food Glorious Food 
Challenges facing our food production and consumption Click here for more details About the season: Lent  When: Lent consists of the forty days (plus 6 Sundays) before Easter (Apr. 4 in 2010). It begins on Ash Wednesday (Feb. 17 in 2010)Meaning: "Lent" originally simply meant "Spring", when the days lengthen. Colour: Purple Event: a period of penitance (seeking forgiveness), and in remembrance of Christ's sacrifice.  Original music from Crossroads View and listen to original hymns/songs and lyrics written by us and heard from time to time in our worship  click here! to find out how our outreach committee can help. Click here for a full listing of special services and events  Click here to read the Kingston Whig-Standard article on Crossroads (Jan. 14, 2010)  Click here to read the KTW article (Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010) |
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SUNDAY WORSHIP:
new hymn (featured: Jan 31, 2010) TOP |
OUR PURPOSE Crossroads United Church, as a congregation of the United Church of Canada, is a welcoming and supportive community of Christians that gathers to worship, seeks spiritual growth and humbly works to advance God’s justice in the world. In a busy, confusing world it's good to know that we do not have to face our challenges alone. At Crossroads, we believe that by deepening our relationship with God and one another we can discover the spiritual resources we need to meet the demands of modern living. We believe a church should be a community of people who love one another, challenge one another, and support one another as they work together to further God's work in the world. Each week we gather in worship to deepen our relationship with God and discover where God is at work in our lives and world.  Our Worship is a mixture of traditional and contemporary. A senior choir,
the incorporation of visual projection technology and the occasional drama presentation
enhance the worship experience. Music may be accompanied by the organ, piano, clarinet or percussion.
About once a month, our New Sounds group adds guitars to the musical mix.
Plus, we occasionally feature new music in the form of original hymns from our "composer-in-residence".
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