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March 14, 2010 – Fourth Sunday of Lent

VU 112 – O God, How We Have Wandered. Written in 1980 by Monsignor Kevin Nichols, a British Roman Catholic, and long time member of the International Committee on English in the Liturgy (ICEL), this hymn is a penitential reflection on today’s gospel lection, the story of the Prodigal Son. Often set to PASSION CHORALE in other hymn books, Voices United sets it LANCASHIRE, a more lively tune, composed by 19^th century British organist and composer Henry Thomas Smart.

March 7, 2010 – Third Sunday of Lent

February 28, 2010 – Second Sunday of Lent

VU 117 – Jesus Christ is Waiting. The hymn was written by John Bell in support of youth work in Glasgow. See the February 14 blog for more information about Bell. The tune, NOËL NOUVELET, is a fifteenth century French carol tune, and comes to us via “The Oxford Book of Carols” (1928). This arrangement is by the Iona Community.

MV 81 – Love Us into Fullness. See last week’s hymn blog.

February 21, 2010 – First Sunday of Lent

A congregational forum will be held on February 7th to receive input and suggestions for the shaping of the United Church's ministry in the triennium from 2011 - 2013.  Nora Sanders, the General Secretary of the UC General Council has invited interested persons and groups to submit their thoughts.  See the attached documents for more information: