Announcements
CALLING ON RECIPES: Some of you may remember a few years back we had a recipe contest here at First United. Recipes were posted on our website. Unfortunately, the website had issues and the recipes were lost from the website. If any of you have been looking for the recipes, we have decided to put together a recipe book as a fundraiser, ready to purchase during the fall. Of note, we have been able to retrieve the original recipes submitted for the contest from our office files. Hopefully, they have all been retrieved. If anyone would like to resubmit their recipes, please do so. More importantly, if anyone has any new recipes they want to submit to be included in the recipe book, please submit to the church office before the end of July. You can email them in or drop off at the church office or leave in the dropbox. Please make sure to put your name on them. Thanks a bunch!!
FISH AND BREWIS SUPPER FUNDRAISER: We will be having a fish and brewis supper fundraiser here at First United on Thursday July 30 at 5:30pm. The cost is $20 per ticket. The fish will be caught this summer by members of our congregation. Tickets are available at the church office during office hours and after church on Sunday. A chance to take a break from cooking on a hot summer day (we hope ☺)!
QUILTING GROUP: The next meeting of the Quilting Group is scheduled for Monday, July 20th at 7:30 pm in the Multipurpose Room. All levels are welcome to join. For more information contact Pam Morgan at 709-691-0214 or pmorgan@mun.ca
CALL FOR FUNDRAISING IDEAS:
Our Membership and Social Action Committee along with the Ways and Means (Fundraising) Committee are coming together to increase our community presence and raise funds at the same time. If you have ideas for fundraising and/or ways we can further involve the community, please reach out to Lisa Walsh by email at
plswalsh@gmail.com
Our Youth Group collects beverage containers for recycling. If you would like to drop off your beverage recycling at the church, here’s what can be recycled: aluminum can; plastic containers; glass bottles; steel cans; drink boxes (tetra); mini sips (drink pouches) etc. (Please wash out all bottles and remove all caps before dropping them off.) The Youth Group thanks you for your support.
RECYCLING DRIVE: The Church Board will be having a recycling drive here at First United on Monday, July 27th from 8 am to 3 pm. There will be a trailer from the Mount Pearl recycling depot in the parking lot. You can drop off your bagged items to the trailer. Please donate to this event and spread the word to your family and friends. Items that can be accepted: aluminum cans; plastic containers; glass bottles; steel cans; drink boxes (tetra); mini sips (drink pouches) etc. (Please wash out all bottles and remove all caps before dropping them off.) Thanks so much in advance.
Worship Schedule
Worship Service
EVERY Sunday – 11 am
GENERAL PROTESTANT CEMETERY SERVICES:
General Protestant Cemetery – Monday July 20, 2026 at 7pm
Memorial Gardens Cemetery – Monday July 27, 2026 at 7pm
Please note in the event of inclement weather, the services will move ahead to 7pm the next evening.
Bulletin
“We respectfully acknowledge the territory in which we gather as the traditional territory of the Beothuk and Mi’kmaq. We are conscious of the long and painful history of relations between the Christian church, colonial settlement practices and the harm caused to these lands and peoples. May we always seek to live with respect on this land as we search for collective healing and true reconciliation and honour this beautiful land together.“
2026 WEEKLY BULLETIN DEDICATIONS: If you would like to dedicate a bulletin in 2026 in memory of a loved one or in celebration of a special event, please fill in your name and phone number on the sign-up sheet located on the bulletin board in the vestibule or call the church office at 368-2194.
In Our Faith Community
MEMORIAL UNITED CHURCH PORTUGAL COVE FLEA MARKET DATES: Three dates: July 25th, August 22nd from 10 am to 1 pm. Lots of great deals on new and used items, BBQ, wonderful deals on garden ready plants. All are welcome!!
MUSIC IN THE HALL: The fourth season of the St. David’s ‘Music in the Hall’ Concert Series, July 26th, continues with a performance by the Gosse Sisters, with Scott Mansfield and Brian Way. St. David’s Hall is located at 98 Elizabeth Avenue in St. John’s – doors open at 7:30 pm with the performance starting at 8 pm. Tickets are $25 and must be reserved by phone at 709-722-2382 or by email at: musicinthehall250@gmail.com
United Church Bookstore & Gifts UCC East
320 Elizabeth Avenue
St. John’s, NL
UNITED CHURCH BOOKSTORE ONLINE: The United Church Bookstore has launched the bookstore for online shopping as well as in-person shopping at 320 Elizabeth Ave. To shop online visit https://ucceast.ca/shop
ITEMS FOR BRIDGES TO HOPE: If you would like to pick up a few items to help out Bridges, please place donations in the bin in the foyer here at First United. The monthly item needed for July is dry pasta. Some weekly specials for the week of July 9th to July 15th helpful for food hampers:
No Frills Allen’s Apple Juice $1.25
Walmart Redpath Sugar $1.98
Dominion Mr. Noodles Instant Noodles $0.50 Colemans Favourite Mandarin Oranges $0.99
BRIDGES TO HOPE ‘2026 BAG TO SCHOOL PROGRAM’: It is time for ‘Bag to School’ again. This program provides school supplies for kids in K-12 whose families are experiencing financial hardship. Their goal this year is to supply 1000 local kids. They are looking for donations of 32 page Hilroy Exercise Books (4 pack) and Glue Sticks. You can drop donations to the church office.
BRIDGES TO HOPE JUNE STATISTICS: In June, Bridges served a total of 1,300 individuals, totaling 1300 visits, of which 8% were seniors and 35% were children.
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Donating to First United
Four convenients ways you can donate to First United
In-Person
PAR
e-transfer
online
Note: If making a donation through e-transfer, please indicate your Envelope # (if you have one) and how you wish the funds to be used, i.e., Local Expenses, Building Fund, Mission & Service, Food Bank or Other. If you need to provide more detailed information, please send us an email.
- 709-368-2194 (office)
- PO Box 921, Mount Pearl, NL A1N 3C8
- 221 Park Ave., Mount Pearl, NL
- firstunited@nf.aibn.com
- If emergency call 709-687-2147
FIRST UNITED CHURCH – OFFICE HOURS
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10 am to 2 pm
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