Sicamous United Church

Join us on the FIRST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 10 AM for a Worship Service followed by coffee and conversation.

                 A message from Reverend Juanita Austin:

Hello to everyone who hangs out around Sicamous United Church – whether you are a long time Thrift Shop volunteer, part of the worshiping congregation on Sunday mornings, or are just curious about what goes on around this place. Let me introduce or re-introduce myself.

I’m Rev. Juanita Austin, a semi-retired United Church minister from down the road in Salmon Arm. I was the congregational minister at Sicamous United Church from 2013 to 2018, and deeply appreciated my time with the congregation and the volunteers at the Thrift Shop.

If uncertainty is a certain thing, then you’ve all had more than your share! There have been changes in staff and volunteers, and location – with the fire of last summer still affecting how you do your wonderful work together. The sanctuary looks a little different than when I retired in 2018. It is now filled with enticing racks of great bargains. Last Sunday, we held an intimate little worship service near the front of the church, and as each person entered, they came through a delightful maze of clothing to sit in a circle to read, pray, sing, listen and share together.

Since the Thrift Shop is the primary ministry of this little church, it actually felt cozy and comforting to be surrounded by these carefully selected treasures.

Why am I back here? When Rev. Sunny officially resigned her position, there was a
need for someone to be a `Pastoral Charge Supervisor’ which is church talk meaning, someone from the wider church to offer support and advice to the congregation on
behalf of the United Church of Canada. I will also be leading one worship service a
month, usually the first Sunday of each month – starting on February 2nd . Worship is at 10:00 AM and I would be delighted to see you there.

Blessings, Juanita

To contact Sicamous United Church, we welcome emails at office@sicamousunited.ca or call us at 250-836-4390.

SICAMOUS UNITED CHURCH THRIFT SHOP

The Thrift Shop is now open Thursday to Saturday 10:00 AM to 3:PM.  Come and enjoy the newly refurbished space.  The sanctuary is now clear to be used for the monthly worship service and other gatherings.