Category: Congregational Life

The Vintage Voices will be holding a Fundraising Concert on Wednesday May 8 at 7 PM at the Okanagan Falls United Church, 1108 Willow Street in Okanagan Falls.  The Vintage Voices will return by popular demand and will be singing “SONGS of LOVE”.  Tickets are available at the door or by phoning 250 460-2560 or 250 497-1171.  Tickets are $15 and additional donations to the Building Fund for our recent Church Upgrades will also be accepted.  Donations can be made at the church or by e-transfer to

ok.falls.uc@gmail.com

Please include your name and address if you wish a tax receipt for your donation.  Refreshments and goodies to follow the performance

If you are on a social media platform please post a link to this site.
Be sure to tell all your friends, neighbours and acquaintances.  Let’s fill the church so there is standing room only.
Songs will include:
Song of Love “Chanson D’amour” – by W Shanklin
Magic Moments
The Great Pretender – by Buck Ram
Only You – by Buck Ram
Sweet Caroline – by Neil Diamond
San Antonio Rose
Tennessee Waltz – by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King
Baby Face – by B.  Davis
Heart and Soul
Boo Hoo – by Guy Lombardo
Harbour Lights
The Old Piano Role Blues

Exciting news for Okanagan Falls United Church.  We have applied for a Faithful Footprints grant and it has been approved.  We have also applied for a United Church of Canada Modernization and Improvement grant and it was approved a few days ago. We have ordered a Rinnai I120CN boiler

The new unit will be wall mounted, has an Energy Star rating and has an AFUE ( Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency) rating of 95.5.

We have an author in our midst, our very own Kerry Mewhort is the author of a new book.  The book is called:

Why me? From Pain to Joy: God’s Power in My Life

by Katrina Servant

To order the book you can contact the author here.   Here is a link so you can order the book on Amazon.   Rev. Donald Schmidt wrote the forward for the book.

In her book, Katrina traces her journey from the pain of not having a date to the high school prom to the ultimate joy provided by God’s intervention in her life. The book is presented in three parts, each portraying relevant stories in her own and her family’s life. The first part deals with the history of each side of her family, from the persecution of her Mennonite ancestors in Europe to the migration of members of both sides of her family to Canada. The second part consists of Katrina’s autobiography from early childhood, including details of her parents’ difficult marriage, through her schooling and career as a physiotherapist. Then she discusses her own marriage, the travel and fun she and her husband had, and raising a family of two sons. In part three, Katrina explores her faith and God’s messages to her after she learns that her husband is actually a transgender woman. The challenges she encounters in her marriage and God’s eventual acts to remove her from the situation comprise most of this part. Katrina then meets a Christian man on a walk, and they eventually marry. This relationship provides Katrina with the love and stability she had never known before.

Join us for a Fundraising Event on Thursday April 13 at 7 PM.  You will be entertained by the Vintage Voices singers who will be singing some of your favourite tunes including

Bad Bad Leroy Brown

Hard Days Night

California Dreamin’

Happy Together

Unchained Melody

Tickets available by phoning 250 460-2560 or 250 497-1171

Bring your friends and neighbours to Okanagan Falls United Church 1108 Willow Street in Okanagan Falls.

Okanagan Falls United Church will hold their Christmas eve worship service on December 24 at 5 PM in the church sanctuary at 1108 Willow Street.

Our Christmas Eve service will be Carols and Readings with candles.  The service will be lay led and lots of traditional Christmas hymns.

Come one come all!  Local and out of town visitors are most welcome – our Christmas cactus is in full bloom and we have already decorated our sanctuary for Christmas.

Okanagan Falls United Church will be joining Oliver United Church at 10 AM on December 11 to help them celebrate their 100th Anniversary.  Please join us at 511 Church Avenue in Oliver BC to help in Oliver United Church celebrate their one hundredth anniversary.  All the information is below.

Worship services have begun again in the church building at 9 AM on Sunday morning.  As we have lots of room in the sanctuary we recommend that we practice social distancing.  The offering plate will once again be passed, and singing is allowed.   Fellowship will continue following the church service.  There will be no coffee or food provided.

Here is the link to our calendar to show you who will be preaching this Sunday

Okanagan Falls United Church has cancelled the January 2, 9 and 16  worship service at the recommendation of the United Church of Canada Pacific Mountain Region.   The worship services are cancelled in an abundance of caution for our congregants.

The following Zoom services are available to you

Summerland United Church at 10 AM Sunday morning

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89992250090?pwd=dnFWUnNYRHVEZnZLNnRQdmN5Qk81dz09

Meeting ID: 899 9225 0090
Passcode: 592963

Meeting ID: 899 9225 0090
Passcode: 592963
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kciOwuvotH

Please join us for our Christmas Eve Service at 5 PM on December 24.

The service will be a Carols and Scripture Readings.

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Away in a Manger

While Shepherds watch their Flocks

Silent Night

A reminder that to enter the church you must be able to prove you have been double vaccinated.

An invitation is extended to all to come join and support our St. Barbara’s Angilcan Church as they seek to reach out to our OK Falls community with the love of Christ. The event is scheduled to take place after our Oct. 10th Thanksgiving Service (1pm to 2.15pm), the Harvest festival/gettogether is from 2.30pm – 4.00pm. You are most welcome to join our service, or come join the outreach event after. Please make sure to mask up when you attend, to be safe and to help others be safe.  Please pass it on to your friends, in all this may the name of the Lord be glorified. Thank you.

Be blessed

Guna

The Rev. Dr. Gunavardhan R Vaddadi (DTh M.Div M.Eng M.Ed)

Incumbent Priest

St. Barbara Anglican Church – Okanagan Falls