Grace United Church

06/01/2026

A huge thank you to everyone who came out for our Celebrate Spring in Song event yesterday !! Special thank you to the choirs and musicians that performed, and the folks who provided readings and poems. Your support and talents are greatly appreciated ❤️!

This event was also a fundraiser for Nikki Speichts who will be competing at the National Special Olympics in Alberta in August 🏌🏼🏌️‍♂️🏌🏼. Thanks to the generosity of our wonderful community over $600 was raised for Nikki’s trip !!

THANK YOU 🙏🏻 Blessings to everyone 🙏🏻

05/28/2026

Please join us this Sunday afternoon to Celebrate Spring!! Free will offering, and yummy refreshments!

This is a fundraiser for Nikki Speichts who will be competing at the National Special Olympics in Alberta in August!!🏌🏼🏌️‍♂️

05/12/2026

We extend our condolences and deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Harold (Junior) Thériault who died May 7, 2026, with He was the son of the late Harold Elwood Sr. and Christina (Stanton) Theriault.
Junior was born in Digby on January 22nd, 1953, and spent the majority of his life in East Ferry and Waterford on Digby Neck. He was a loving brother to eight siblings: Lorna Mullen (Aiden), Eleanor Gidney (Bill), Judy Lewis (Tony), Laurana Tucker (Ray), Esther Dunn (Mitch), Bruce Thériault, Rebecca Hall (Glen) and Jacqulin Brown (Doug).
Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, May 16 from 1-3 pm at East Coast Memorial Chapel, Conway

05/12/2026

We extend condolences and our deepest sympathies to family and friends of our dear friend and member, Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Mullen. ~Rev Sheila Redden-Smith

Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Mullen of Weymouth, NS, our Aunt Bet, passed away suddenly on May 9, 2026, at the age of 83. Betty was predeceased by her parents Hattie K. (Andrews) and Merle S. Mullen, brother Malcolm and sister-in-law Florence (Thibault). Betty leaves behind her nephew Andrew (Leanne) of Weymouth, NS and niece Anne (David) of Quebec City, QC and their families Benjamin (Mallory) and daughter Abbigail and Samuel (Olivia) Mullen, and Katherine (Takin) and Thomas Carberry. A very special friend to be mentioned at this time is Ruth Frizzell (Anthony) and children Simon and Oliver Frizzell.
Betty graduated from the Yarmouth School of Nursing in 1961 and began her career in Pincher Creek, AB. After working in both Digby and Yarmouth hospitals, she pursued a Master’s degree in community nursing. Her work as a VON nurse began in Kentville, Nova Scotia. Although she left the field, her desire to remain helpful and active never waned. Betty was a good friend to many, a willing and tireless helper in the community and an active member of many organisations. She was also a long-term member of the former Heartz Memorial United Church (Weymouth) and more recently of the Rivers of Grace United Church (Digby). She will be deeply missed and fondly remembered in the community.

Cremation has taken place and there will be a graveside service for all those who wish to attend on Friday, May 22, 2026, at the Riverside Cemetery, Weymouth North at 1:30pm. A reception will follow at the Royal Canadian Legion on Back St., Weymouth. Donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the TLC Animal Shelter, Digby.

05/05/2026

Red Dress Day today!!!! We’ve hung our red dress today!

05/04/2026

Tuesday, May 5 is Red Dress Day; a day of national awareness for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit people. May we not turn away, but listen, learn, and live with greater care and courage. ~Rev. Sheila

04/17/2026

A prayer of Portapique: Loving Spirit,
we remember the lives lost in Portapique,
and all those whose lives were forever changed.

Hold in care
those who grieve,
those who remember,
and those who are healing.

May we live with compassion,
with courage,
and with a deep commitment
to one another. May it be so.

04/07/2026

“A Prayer in a Time of Rising Tension”

In this moment,
as tensions rise
and the world feels uncertain,
we pause.

We hold the people of Iran...
families, children, elders—
whose lives are not headlines,
but daily realities shaped by fear.

We hold all those caught in conflict...
those who did not choose this,
those who carry its cost.

We hold the lives of those sent into harm’s wayand the loved ones who wait and worry.

In a time when language becomes harsh,
when threats grow louder,
when fear begins to spread
may something steadier rise among us.

May wisdom be stronger than reaction.
May restraint be stronger than anger.
May humanity be stronger than power.

For those of us watching from a distance;
feeling helpless,
uncertain what to do
may we not turn away.
May we remain open,
compassionate,
awake to the cost of violence.

We hold this moment
with honesty,
with care,
with hope
that something different is still possible.
May it be so.

All are invited to hold this moment in their own way.

03/31/2026