Welcome!
In person worship resuming
Sunday October 25th
We are working from the office. If you need to stop by, please call ahead 519-524-2103. Office hours continue to be Tuesday to Friday, 9:30am-1:30pm.
We are returning to worship in our building on Sunday October 25th! If you are ready to return, please send an email office@lakeshoreuc.org or call 519-524-2103 to help us ensure safe distancing. Please plan to wear a mask throughout the service. Enter at the South door (by the elevator).
For those not ready to return, please join us on our "livestream". Or, see our latest modified service below. Previous modified services can be found on our "worship services" page.
Our phone is tree is working. If you need to talk to someone, please feel welcome to call our Minister, Kate at 519-670-1535 or connect via email kate@lakeshoreuc.org to arrange a time to speak or meet virtually.
We are returning to worship in our building on Sunday October 25th! If you are ready to return, please send an email office@lakeshoreuc.org or call 519-524-2103 to help us ensure safe distancing. Please plan to wear a mask throughout the service. Enter at the South door (by the elevator).
For those not ready to return, please join us on our "livestream". Or, see our latest modified service below. Previous modified services can be found on our "worship services" page.
Our phone is tree is working. If you need to talk to someone, please feel welcome to call our Minister, Kate at 519-670-1535 or connect via email kate@lakeshoreuc.org to arrange a time to speak or meet virtually.
We will be livestreaming our Sunday Service at 10:30am on Youtube.
Please join us!
Simply look for our youtube channel - Lakeshore United Church, Goderich
Then click on the "live" link. If the service has not started yet, you may get a spinning circle. The service will appear once we start streaming!
Then click on the "live" link. If the service has not started yet, you may get a spinning circle. The service will appear once we start streaming!
Worship Service for Sunday, October 18th, 2020
Join us for our weekly Virtual Coffee Hour, Sundays at 11:30 am - Please note time change!. Email Kate for the information to log in kate@lakeshoreuc.org
Church School - Sunday, October 18, 2020
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Offering and Donations
We can now accept online donations from Canada Helps. Click on the donate now button, with our thanks!
Here is a fun video explaining PAR (pre-authorized remittance) for church offerings, from St. Andrew's United Church, Moose Jaw Saskatchewan. Thanks to Jim and Jen Tenford for allowing us to share!
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We are glad you popped by!
We are working hard to keep our website current and up to date.
Feel free to visit often!
Please join us for Sunday Morning Worship - 10:30am. (On Hold, until COVID-19 emergency passes)
56 North Street
Goderich, Ontario
Usually church is finished at 11:40am.
You are most welcome to join us downstairs in the fellowship hall following worship for coffee, tea and lemonade!
Come as you like - dressed up or casual - you will find it doesn't matter to us.
Shirts and shoes would be appreciated!
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Church School and Nursery is provided September through to end of June. Pew pails, containing colouring and drawing activities for children to work on during the service are available in the narthex. We have added a table and chairs with child friendly activities to the back of the Sanctuary. You might want to accompany your pre-schooler at the table, but school age children are welcome to explore the table during worship.
Once a month, and sometimes more frequently, we have a Multi-generational service which is specifically designed to be accessible to all generations in worship. Through the summer we invite children to remain with their families. Be assured that we love the children who join us on Sundays for worship, and we do not mind the noise they may make. |
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The Church office is open Tuesday- Friday 9:30am-1:30pm
Feel free to call us at 519-524-2103, you will find our Office Administrator, Shirley Rodger on the other end of the phone.
If you would like to receive our weekly announcements via email, send a message to Shirley office@lakeshoreuc.org and she will add you to the list.
The announcements are sent out on Friday.
Our minister is the Rev. Kate Ballagh-Steeper and is available via the church office or kate@lakeshoreuc.org
We can now accept online donations from Canada Helps. Click the button below to make an online donation with our thanks.
Check out "Lakeshore Waves,"
our Advent Newsletter, 2019 2nd Edition
Recent Happenings at Lakeshore United
Photos courtesy of Dawn Cumming, Elizabeth French-Gibson, Marilyn Potter and Kate Ballagh-Steeper.
Support the Life and Work of Lakeshore United Church
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You give financially but want to offer more?
There are always volunteer opportunities at Lakeshore!
Christian Development Worship Pastoral Care Stewardship and Finance United Church Women Communication Congregational Life Audio Visual If you are interested in any of these opportunities, just contact the Church office or our minister. |
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Another way to give...
Loyalty Funding is another way to give that does not take money out of your pocket. Loyalty Funding provides the opportunity to purchase gift cards for stores you use regularly - like the grocery store, gas station and drug store. When you purchase cards, a percentage of each card is donated to the Church.
The first $1000 raised supports our work with FOTOCAN and the Orphanage work they do in Latin and Central America. After that, the funds raised will be contributed to our General Fund to support the ongoing ministry of the congregation. Follow the link to learn more. The more members of the congregation who participate, the more money we raise!
www.loyaltyfunding.ca/lakeshore
The first $1000 raised supports our work with FOTOCAN and the Orphanage work they do in Latin and Central America. After that, the funds raised will be contributed to our General Fund to support the ongoing ministry of the congregation. Follow the link to learn more. The more members of the congregation who participate, the more money we raise!
www.loyaltyfunding.ca/lakeshore
The Welcome Project
Welcome Project Part II is underway!
Ward is here!
Arriving in Toronto on September 17th, followed by a strict 14 day quarantine, Ward is now adjusting to life in Canada.
He has been exploring Goderich by bike and foot and having outdoor visits with members of the Welcome Project team.
Although the journey to his arrival was long with many disappointments and struggles along the way, we are so delighted to be welcoming this gentle, kind man.
Ward is busy working on his English through ESL (although it is pretty good already) with the hope of pursuing post secondary education. He is looking forward to getting a driver's license and exploring more of Ontario (once it is safe to do so).
He is settling in with his hosts, Al and Laura Mullin. We are grateful Ward is here and look forward to sharing his journey.
Peter, Hellen and their family who arrived in February 2016 are settled into life in Stratford, Ontario. All the adults are working and all the children are now in school! Peter says he likes the cold, but I'm not sure the teenagers in the family would agree!
We have been deeply blessed by the way our journeys in life and faith have intersected.
Ward is here!
Arriving in Toronto on September 17th, followed by a strict 14 day quarantine, Ward is now adjusting to life in Canada.
He has been exploring Goderich by bike and foot and having outdoor visits with members of the Welcome Project team.
Although the journey to his arrival was long with many disappointments and struggles along the way, we are so delighted to be welcoming this gentle, kind man.
Ward is busy working on his English through ESL (although it is pretty good already) with the hope of pursuing post secondary education. He is looking forward to getting a driver's license and exploring more of Ontario (once it is safe to do so).
He is settling in with his hosts, Al and Laura Mullin. We are grateful Ward is here and look forward to sharing his journey.
Peter, Hellen and their family who arrived in February 2016 are settled into life in Stratford, Ontario. All the adults are working and all the children are now in school! Peter says he likes the cold, but I'm not sure the teenagers in the family would agree!
We have been deeply blessed by the way our journeys in life and faith have intersected.
Humans of Lakeshore
New Humans of Lakeshore stories are coming soon! Based on "Human's of New York" by Brandon Stanton, this is an opportunity to learn interesting things about our church family.
