New Vision Notes for Thursday March 26, 2026

Welcome to a new edition of New Vision Notes! As of today, we are now over 400 subscribers strong!! We continue being grateful to be in touch with you. This Sunday will be the Palm/Passion Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week. This Sunday, worship will be led by Deb, Dan and Judith, along with other dynamic folks from our New Vision Community.

Due to our entire building being in use for the Juno Awards, Palm Sunday Worship will be on Zoom only this Sunday! Please use the regular Sunday Worship Zoom link found in the “You’re Invited!” section at the bottom of this newsletter.

Holy Week Worship Info!

Please join us online at our regular Sunday Zoom link (at the bottom of this email) for the 10:30am Palm Sunday service. (There will be no in-person worship on March 29th).

We will gather upstairs at 6:30pm for a solemn (in-person only) service to remember the Last Supper of Jesus. This Taizé style service will include candles, optional foot washing and a very simple meal.

Hamilton’s Good Friday Ecumenical Social Justice Stations of the Cross event will take place next Friday, April 3rd. The Gathering will meet at 12 Noon at Lawson Ministries, 333 King St. East, at the corner of King Street East and Wellington Street. Participants will move through the downtown core focusing on Prayer and contemplation at a variety of themes related to Jesus’ journey to the Cross. The group will finally gather at Cathedral Secondary School (30 Wentworth St. North) for refreshments, prayer and thanksgiving.

The following webinars will offer meaningful opportunities for reflection, dialogue, and continued engagement with the issues that unite our shared commitment to justice. More information about these important events may be found by clicking on the links to flyers and registration pages below. Please consider registering and attending one of the following two online events:

Saturday March 28, 1pm – “Palestinian Christans: current dangers and ways to remain steadfast/Taybeh village” (link to flyer image), (link to register)

United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine/Israel (a network of United Church of Canada members/adherents and friends working for the end of apartheid and justice-based peace in Palestine/Israel) are hosting a webinar on Monday April 20th to explore this topic in depth. You may download the flyer to learn more and register by clicking here.

The United Church of Canada has launched a short survey inviting anyone connected to the life of the church to share their awareness and experiences with Toward 2035, the framework introduced in 2025 to guide our shared direction for the next decade. You can read more about the Call and Vision behind this work on The Call and Vision webpage.

Whether you participate in worship, serve in a ministry role, volunteer, or simply feel connected to this community, your perspective is valued. The survey asks about your familiarity with Toward 2035 and what support you or our Community of Faith may need as this work unfolds.

There are no right or wrong answers. Your input will help shape future communication and resource development across the church.

A newsletter about upcoming Townhall Meetings on April 29, May 6 and 12 is available by clicking here or on the image.

A Song of Faith – A Song of Faith, adopted in 2006, seeks to provide a verbal picture of what The United Church of Canada understands its faith to be in the historical, political, social, and theological context of the early 21st century. It is also a means of ongoing reflection and an invitation for the church to live out its convictions in relation to the world in which we live. Please click here to view (and/or download) this important literature.

Would you like to try leading a worship service? Our worship team is looking for some folks to consider leading worship. It’s a fun and meaningful way to contribute to our faith community! Please reach out to Julie or Dan to learn more about putting a service together.

Enjoy Daily scripture readings from The Revised Common Lectionary: This three-year cycle of scripture readings is used by most churches in Canada and the US. Let the Word inspire you by visiting https://lectionary.library.vanderbilt.edu/daily.php?year=B#id79

You’re invited! Join us on Sunday mornings 10:30 am week to week either in person at 24 Main St. W. or on Zoom by clicking here. The link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/782292511. If you’re on Facebook, you may also want to consider joining our New Vision United Community Group , where we post updates and share with one another online.

New Vision Notes

Due to our entire building being in use for the Juno Awards, Palm Sunday Worship will be on Zoom only this Sunday! Please use the regular Sunday Worship Zoom link found in the “You’re Invited!” section at the bottom of this newsletter.

Holy Week Worship Info!