United Church Women

Purpose  

To unite women of the congregation for the total Mission of the Church and to provide a medium though which we may express our loyalty and devotion to Jesus Christ through Christian Study, Fellowship, and Service.

Who We Are

United Church Women functions on a parallel with the United Church of Canada with an elected Executive at both local and Region levels. Women of the congregation are invited to be part of UCW and are welcome to  come to one of the two units we have at Erindale. Both meet monthly except for July and August.

The Mary and Martha Circle meets each month on the 3rd Tuesday afternoon at 1 pm in the McGill Room for fellowship, sometimes a program, and refreshments. Cathy Stone is currently the leader of this group.

Friends in Faith meet each month on the 3rd Wednesday afternoon at 12:30 pm in the Boardroom for a bag lunch, fellowship, and sometimes a program. Co-leaders are Susan Lyons and Pat Jenkins.

Governance

We are governed by an Executive elected at our Annual Meeting in February. This body meets monthly to discuss our events, fundraising etc.

Our current President is Pat Jenkins and Linda Rosekat is Vice-President.

What We Do

Besides Study and Fellowship, our unit activities may include viewing interesting DVDs, guest speakers, potlucks and restaurant outings.

We support many charitable organizations locally – women’s shelters, hospices, drop-in centres for adults and youth, food banks – as well as contributing to our congregation’s needs. Money for these annual donations is made by various fundraising efforts – Bake Sale, Garage Sale, Soup and Chili Lunches, and other projects. We also contribute to the Mission and Service Fund of the United Church.

We participate in World Day of Prayer each March and seek donations for the Fellowship of the Least Coin Ingathering in October – both worldwide organizations which support deserving women’s groups around the globe.

As well as our AGM in February, we hold a Social Evening in June. All women (and men) of the congregation are welcome to attend these gatherings at which we have a guest speaker, musical group, or other program. 

As part of Horseshoe Falls Region UCW of the United Church, we attend gatherings organized by the Region UCW Council – sometimes in conjunction with neighbouring Region UCWs. These may be in-person or on Zoom. Currently one woman from Erindale sits on that Council.

Please contact a Unit Leader or our President for any other information, or just come along to a meeting where you will be most welcome.