Young Family Services
Families with young children (newborn to 5 years old), can enjoy a short child-centred worship service on the first and third Sundays of each month. These services are approximately 30 minutes long and use stories and songs to involve the children in worship. Afterward, of course, we can sit down with some refreshments and talk about what we've learned.
Joyful Noise
Joyful Noise is the name of our children’s program during church time. It comes from the Linnea Good hymn, “Make a Joyful Noise.” Children from ages 4 to grade six stay upstairs for the opening part of the service. After Learning Together, a time in the service especially for children, they go downstairs for Joyful Noise, where they sing songs, learn stories from the Bible and have a variety of fun activities. We are fortunate to have an enthusiastic and committed group of volunteers working with our children.
Twice a year, at Advent and at Easter, the church also hosts parties for children in the same age range. The next party will be held Sunday, April 5 at the church. We will have games, songs, stories, crafts, and good food. Please contact Keltie for details or to sign up. Children are more than welcome to bring friends.
4-F Youth Group
4-F is the name of the Whitehorse United Church Youth Group - fun, fellowship, food and more food. They meet monthly for a variety of activities and worship. They are at present fundraising for their annual trip to the Youth Rally in Edmonton March 11-17. The wonderful Youth Talent Show on February 13 raised over $1200. Many thanks and congratulations to all who were involved.
Sponsored Child - Christian Children's Fund of Canada
Whitehorse United Church is very pleased to sponsor a child in Sri Lanka through the Christian Children's Fund of Canada.
Prasanth is a 13 year old boy who lives in the Plantation Sector of Sri Lanka. He is in grade 8 at school and enjoys mathematics, learning his native language - Tamil, and learning English. He lives at home with his parents, sister and grandmother.
The family is Hindu in faith and speaks Tamil. They live in a rented dwelling with walls of brick and a cement floor. The roof is covered with corrugated steel panels. Unpurified water is brought from a nearby public tap. Prasanth and his family live in a community that needs a safe drinking water supply. The father works for low wages in a shop in Colombo. Prasanth hopes to become a teacher.
Through our sponsorship, we can help Prasanth realize his hopes and dreams.
For more information about the Christian Children's Fund of Canada, visit the web site at:
Men's Breakfast Group
At 7:00am on the first Wednesday of every month, the Ecumenical Men's Breakfast Group meets at churches around town. This group provides a meal and fellowship for men from congregations around Whitehorse. New faces are welcome!
Soup Kitchen
Along with our friends at Sacred Heart Cathedral, WUC participates in the soup kitchen held every weekend at Sacred Heart Cathedral. WUC is responsible for 2 days per month to supply food (usually hearty soup, buns, fruit, dessert, tea, coffee and juice) and servers at the soup kitchen. Sign up sheets for volunteers are posted at WUC.
Braeburn Lake Summer Camp
As a members of the Braebrun Lake Christian Camp Association, congregations from the Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and United Churches, own and operate a summer camp. The camp hosts children from the ages of 6-15 for up to five weeks each summer. Traditionally children attend PeeWee Camp, Junior Camp or Teen Camp. Braeburn camp also has a successful CIT program that encourages teenage members of our congregations to participate in camp and share in a leadership role. Volunteers are the heart of Braeburn Camp. Whitehorse United Church has supported the camp with financial and human resources since the late 1960's.
You can visit the Braeburn Camp website by clicking on this web address: