First Time at First†Met?
Walk in our doors on any day of the week and you will find lots going on. Join us Sundays at a worship service or volunteer with our outreach activities. Enjoy one of the many spiritual development seminars or study groups, meditation groups, musical offerings, children’s events, social events and clubs, educational or health and wellness activities that take place every week at First†Met.
Newsletters:
- 2010 Sept Newsletter (PDF 16 pp/1.1 mb)
- 2010 Summer Newsletter (PDF 16pp/1.0 MB)
- 2009 Annual Report (PDF/44 pp/1.2 MB)
- Past Newsletters
Upcoming Events
- First Met Stategic Directions Forums
(See Newslettter page 1: Chair of Council)
Friday Oct 1 @ 7 pm for families
Saturday Oct 2 @ 9 am
Sunday Oct 3 @ 12:30 pm
Monday Oct 4 @ 7 pm - Movie Nights Sept 21 and Oct 19: FirstMet hosts a ‘movie night’ Tuesday evening at 7 pm. Bring a friend and join the discussion after. Click here for the fall Schedule.
- A new online Reflections program, starting Sep 19 to mid-
December.
Epiphany Explorations 2011
Details are now available. Registration opened on August 15th, 2010. Register by November 30th and save!
JNAC Report now released to the Congregation
The full Council recently received the JNAC report from our very hardworking committee which included Irene Baddeley, Ruby Harrigan (chair), Joan Mason (secretary), Steven Mourant, Dave Osmond, Lorna Pritchard, Kat Rainsberry and Gail Thompson plus Rev. Mark Green and Robbie Pawlinsky as the Presbytery Reps. The Council praised the Committee for its hard work. At the conclusion of the meeting, Council approved the following motion:
Motion: (M/S Rennie Warburton/Herb Pitts) that Council approve the Joint Needs Assessment Report in principle as a description of the needs of First†MetropolitanUnited Church.
The final document is now ready for release to the congregation. We encourage you to review the report which is being posted on the church’s website and via this email. In addition, a limited number of copies of the full report and of the Executive Summary are available in the Church office. This JNAC report forms part of the information that is being gathered for the Strategic Planning Process to guide First†Metropolitan in the next several years. We anticipate that the Report on the Building Condition will be released in early September. The Budget Committee will have their preliminary report ready for September as well. These three reports will form the cornerstones of the Strategic Planning Consultation and Decision-Making Process that will begin in mid September. The Strategic Planning Committee is developing a schedule for Congregational meetings to be held in late September. We encourage you to read and review all the reports as they become available and to plan to attend as many meetings as possible. We need input from everyone as we move forward in meeting the needs of the Congregation into the future.
Andrea Swan, Chair of Council
Appendix H: Recommendations
Children and Youth Ministry at First†Met
We believe that children and youth are part of the body of Christ – a community in relationship with God through the gift of Jesus Christ, a community in which all members are valued and contribute to the whole.
For a summary of youth-focused worship events, programs for children and parents, youth, and young adults including leadership training opportunities, see our Children and Youth Ministry page.
Liturgical Colours
Green, seen everywhere in plants and trees, symbolizes life and hope and is used from early June through until Advent (end of November).
