The Things We Take for Granted
Like many others, we found ourselves without electricity for large chunks of time this weekend. These power outages were caused by the storms that hit our area, and hydro crews have been working tirelessly to restore service.
It made me realize just how fortunate we are to know that, sooner or later, the power will come back on and life will return to normal. Electricity is one of those things I take for granted. I expect it to be there whenever I need it, and when it isn’t, it’s usually just an inconvenience for a few hours.
But there are many people in Canada and around the world for whom reliable electricity is not a given. Whether due to geography, infrastructure, poverty, conflict, or natural disasters, access to power remains uncertain for millions.
It makes me wonder: what other resources, services, or everyday comforts do we simply assume will be there when we need them? Clean water, internet access, transportation, healthcare, grocery stores, our church communities, and even the ability to communicate with loved ones are things many of us rarely think twice about.
Sometimes it takes a temporary disruption to remind us just how much we rely on the things we often take for granted.
St. Paul’s Weekly Update
June 1-16 – Tanis away on holidays
June 11 – LeAnne is Out of the Office All Day – Coffee is still on!!
June 14 – In Person Worship with Joyce Marsh. “Blue Jean Sunday” Seeing as the Manitoba High School Rodeo finals are in town this weekend, we are asking everyone to wear there best denim to church on Sunday.
June 16 – SAIL Sing Along 1:30pm at St. Paul’s.
June 17 – The SALT Shakers (Sunday School) will be having a windup 5-7pm in the upper hall.
June 18 – 11:00am Finance Committee Meeting
June 21 – In Person Worship with Tanis and it is muffin morning. There will be coffee and treats before worship. This is the last service for the summer.
June 28 – A retirement service for Rev. Noel Suministrado 10:00am at the Hamiota United Church. Everyone is invited to attend!
The church office will be closed for the month of July and will reopen on August 5.
Worship returns to St. Paul’s on Sunday, August 23.
Thank you to everyone who took part in our Prairie Treasures Online Auction held last week. We hope that you had as much fun participating as our organizers did organizing it! Thank you for helping to make this auction such a great experience. A huge thank you to everyone who donated, bid, shared, and supported our very first online auction! Your enthusiasm made this event a tremendous success! We are so grateful for the incredible support from our community. Thank you to Jan and Helen for all of your hard work to make this auction the great success that is was!
