Author: Janice Hyde

May 15, 2026 Happy Easter! It was 23 years ago this month that I was ordained in Maritime Conference by the United Church of Canada.  It was a Conference-wide worship service, a celebration of eight new Ordinands being sent out into ministry across the country.  There was a part of the service where each of…

April 30, 2026  Happy Easter! This Sunday (May 3, 2026) there will be ONE shared service for both the Ilderton and Melville congregations.  It will be our Covenanting Service – where we make promises as minister and as congregations, with the support of the Antler River Watershed Region, that together we will share God’s love…

March 29, 2026 Holy Week Greetings to Melville United Church! Play ball!  That is a message being proclaimed this week as Major League Baseball teams begin their regular seasons.  As folks know (or will figure out) I follow a bunch of sports.  One of the sports I grew up watching with my dad a lot…