UNITED CHURCH WOMEN (UCW)

Our purpose is to provide an environment through which women of all ages may have an opportunity to express and demonstrate their loyalty and devotion to Jesus Christ.

What do we do?

• Pursue spiritual growth as we continue our faith journey.
  
• Actively involve ourselves in the life of our Church.
• Conduct fund raising activities to support our Church, United Church projects and the West-Island Community.

• The Monthly Unit meetings are held from September to May, Unit IV usually at the Church, and Units II and III usually at the home of one of the unit members. Come and join us at one of our unit meetings:
• Unit II meets at 7:30 pm on the 2nd Tuesday evening of each month
• Unit III meets at 1:30 pm on the 1st Thursday afternoon of each month
• Unit IV meets at 9:30 am on the 2nd Monday morning of each month
• Each unit also has home members who are not able to attend meetings, who are, however, able to help us reach out to people by phone and help with our catering and baking needs.
  
• Two or three times per year all our members meet one evening for a General Meeting. A major part of this is devoted to a presentation by an outside speaker. Sometimes the meeting starts with a pot-luck supper.
• Once a month we take our turn to greet the Congregation at the door for the Sunday service, read the Scripture and take up the offering.
• Sometimes, when our Minister is away on holidays or study leave, we prepare for and conduct a Sunday worship service.
• Once a month we serve coffee, tea and juice after the Service. We also make sure there always are sufficient supplies for this.
• We regularly decorate the Church for special occasions as Thanksgiving, Easter and Christmas.
• We place The Upper Room in the Narthex, supply Bibles to the Confirmands and maintain the Library. We also sell the Canadian Church Calendar in the Fall.
• We run an efficient "Catering Service". We do a lot of fund raising by organizing a Fall Bazaar, several Banquets and Military Whists.
• We are actively involved in Outreach. We have monthly visits to Ste. Anne's Veterans' Hospital and have, in the past, provided financial contributions to, for example, Montreal City Mission, Mission and Service, Caring and Helping Hands, Cheshire Foundation, Saint Columba House, West-Island Women's Shelter, West Island Palliative Care Residence and Ste-Geneviève United Church.