Events

Ongoing Events

Tuesday Morning Community Coffee Group Temporarily Cancelled

Tuesdays, 8:00 am to noon

With the closing of the Ashton General Store Ashton United Church is offering a community gathering place for people to enjoy coffee, tea, and fellowship Tuesdays (except holidays) from 8:00 am to noon.  A free will donation will be received to help offset cost of supplies.  Please join us on the first Tuesday of the month when we serve bacon and eggs with half the proceeds from donations going toward support of the Carleton Place Hospital.

Bible Study 

Temporarily Cancelled

Announcements

Ashton United Church will remain open throughout the summer with Health Guidelines in place. Services during the summer will take place every second week at 9:30 am. We will resume alternating service times with Munster United following the Labour Day weekend. For ongoing service times please see the Worship Schedule.

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Support for the Food Bank

Most times of the year are when the needs of our local Food Bank are the greatest.  Many Food Bank recipients are forced to spend more of their budget for supporting their children and/or utilities.  We encourage you to keep your donations for the Food Bank coming because together we make a difference in our own backyard.  As there are special occasions and holidays during the year, we can make an extra, special effort to donate a little extra to help make these holiday times very meaningful for those who depend on the Food Bank.

Outreach Projects

The members of Ashton United Church are active with outreach and support to others in the community.  We have a different project each months to try to cover many of those in need.  These are the projects for this year.  If you can help out with any one, we look forward to seeing you.

March – March of Dimes and Do it for Daron – Spagetti Supper and Hockey Game

A great collection of stuffed animals donated by members of the congregation.
They were donated to the police to be used to give to kids when involved in an accident.
 
 

Ongoing Activities

United Church Women Collecting for the Lanark Food Bank

The Ashton UCW are collecting non perishable food items for the Lanark Food Bank. We are asking that you think about the less fortunate and bring in your donations. Let’s see if we can fill our basket more than once.

Helping Centre 507

Centre 507 need our help again, so the Ashton U.C.W. is collecting donations. Please help them out with their wish list by giving the following items.
Clothing – new or gently used men’s pants, coats, shirts, hats, scarves, mitts, new long underwear, and socks.
Meal Supplements – Ensure or Boost
Food – peanut butter, soups, canned sandwich fillings, coffee, whitener, sugar, candies, etc.
Personal Hygiene Supplies – deodorant, shampoo, tooth brushes, tooth paste, soap, disposable razors, shaving cream, etc.
Financial Contributions – payable to Centre 507.

Fundraising

Ashton Church undertakes several fundraising activities and events each year to augment income from offerings and to allow us to undertake programs beyond the basics. Some run on an ongoing basis and are operated by a small group of dedicated people. For example, we have been selling Grocery Store Gift Cards for years and the program provides a good return to the Local Fund of Ashton Church to support regular programs and special undertakings. Other activities, such as suppers, yard sales, and Music in the Village also contribute to support church operations.

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Fair Trade Coffee

If you are looking to purchase Fair Trade coffee, please contact Pat Lindsey at Munster United Church.  You can call her or send a message to Munster United Church using the Contact Munster UC menu item under Contact Us.

Publications

“Waymarks and Guideposts” is a fascinating history of the churches and congregations which came to form the Ashton-Munster Pastoral Charge.  It was compiled by Dorothy Lewis and is available from Irma Willoughby of Ashton United Church.  It contains mention of many local families and names.