Knox United Church
A Place to Be A Place to Belong A Place to Become
116 Fifth Avenue South – Kenora, Ontario
Office: 8:45 AM to 11:45 AM (Monday to Friday)
Phone (807) 468-6923
Knox Office Email: office@knoxunitedkenora.ca
My house loves this season of the year. It is decked out in its finest Christmas clothes with its colourful lights aglow. There is a feeling of peaceful calm when I walk through it. Such a feeling of waiting … of Advent waiting … of peaceful Advent waiting leading to the celebration of the birth of Jesus. Advent waiting can give us the opportunity to see and hear things that we are often too busy to notice if we are calm and allow the silence to prevail and the mystery to be born, secure in the knowledge that We are not alone.
Please check our website – www.knoxunitedkenora.ca – to access our YouTube services. Due to the recent surge in COVID, in-person services have been temporarily suspended. There will be no service posted on Sunday, December 26.
While the Community of Faith Profile group has paused its busyness to focus ourselves on the intent of this season, we are preparing to present the Community of Faith Profile for your approval at a congregational Zoom meeting on January 23, 2022.
As we near the end of our Advent waiting, may the Hope, Peace, Joy and Love of this season remain with you throughout this year. We are, perhaps, entering into another uncertain time and we pray that you will remain safe, healthy and conneXed.
Need Assistance with Food?
Covid 19 has affected many of us in many ways. If you are experiencing food insecurity, and would like some assistance, please let us know. Our Pantry Outreach Group can be reached at 468-6923 M – F mornings. We recently received a generous, Covid specific, grant of $5,000 from the Kenora Community Foundation. These monies are specifically to help alleviate some of the food insecurities many are facing during these unprecedented times. The funds must be spent within a year. No problem! I suspect the economic fallout will be with us for a while. Combined with the ongoing generosity of both Knox and community supporters, means we are here to help. You Are Not Alone!
The family of Knox will achieve
its vision by:
Welcoming absolutely;
Accepting compassionately;
Celebrating the Holy;
Nurturing faith;
Seeking justice;
Laughing and singing joyfully;
Reaching out bravely;
Loving unconditionally;
Respecting God's creation, and;
Living our faith courageously.
....reflecting the life and teaching of Jesus.
Knox is an Affirming Congregation
At Knox United Church, we celebrate diversity. In God's world we are diverse in gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, culture, age, physical ability, religious perspective and economic status. Jesus met people wherever they were in their journey. Relationship changes us. Knox is an evolving community of faith that seeks to intentionally welcome new perspectives and leadership.
“May the grace of Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the holy spirit be with you all”
2 Corinthians 13-14