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Meditation: “Inside, Outside, Upside Down” Rev. Mark Perry

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Lectionary Readings
November 17 – Twenty-sixth after Pentecost – Proper 28
1 Samuel 1:4-20; 1 Samuel 2:1-10 (responsive); Hebrews 10:11-14, (15-18), 19-25; Mark 13:1-8
November 24 – Reign of Christ
2 Samuel 23:1-7; Psalm 132:1-12, (13-18); Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37


Minister and Pastoral Care
Rev. Mark Perry
Phone: (519)719-8079
E-mail: revcmarkperry@gmail.com
In Church Office Hours Wednesdays from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. or by appointment.

Administrative Assistant: Dianne Timms
Church office:
(519) 268-3154
E-mail: dorchesteruc@gmail.com
Church Office Hours: Thursdays from 9am-12pm

Music Director: Kathleen Hyde


Frozen Fruit Pies – Apple, Cherry, Blueberry. Large Pies @ $14.00 each, Small Pies @ $7.00 each. To place your order, email dorchesterUC@gmail.com or call 519-268-3154 with your name, phone number, and order. (Option also to place your order through Carol Reid or Brenda Olejnik). Pickup will be on Saturday, November 30th, 2024 at the church, starting at 9:00 am.

Dorchester United Church is invited to join with St. Peter’s Anglican Church for a service of Advent Lessons and Carols on Sunday, December 1st, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

St. Peter’s Anglican and Dorchester United would like to share our faith with the Dorchester community. We ask that you unpack all those nativity sets, bring them to the church so we can display them in the lower hall. Drop off Wednesday at coffee or Sunday mornings. The display will be open to the public Saturday, December 7th, 2024 noon to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday December 8th, 2024 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Let’s Light a Hundred Candles – a Christmas Centennial Celebration of Carols, Choir & Candles – including a mass choir of participants from across Oxford County. This event will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 29th, 2024 in Westminster United Church, 115 George St., Thamesford Ontario.