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Do you have large items you want to donate that are too big for St. David’s Thrift Store? Furniture? Appliances? Bicycles? We have replaced our annual garage sale with a year-round Virtual Garage Sale! Just let us know what you would like to donate and volunteers will list it on an online marketplace for you, handle the inquiries for you, collect the money on behalf of the church, and arrange for the buyer to pick the item up from you. You then receive a donation receipt for whatever the item sold for. Easy, peasy!

Every Wednesday during the 6 weeks of Lent (February 21, 28, March 6, 13, 20, 27) at 1:30 pm, there will be a study group looking into a number of spiritual issues around aging: Identity, Healing Relationships, Physical Pain, Illness, & Healing, Your Past, Your Present, Your Legacy. Sessions will include Bible study, singing, conversations, journalling, and meditation. All sessions will be in-person only at Castlegar United Church in the Lounge. Come for as many sessions as you are able. Perfect attendance is not required!

February 14th – wait, isn’t that Valentine’s Day??? Well, yes, but it is also Ash Wednesday this year. Blame it on the moon, because Lent and Easter follow the lunar calendar. Anyways, please join us for a noon-time Ash Wednesday Service at Castlegar United Church. It will be a short contemplative service, finishing around 12:30. There will be the option to receive the mark of the ashes.

February 13th is Shrove Tuesday, and do you know what that means? Pancakes!! Our Men’s Group will be serving pancakes and sausages downstairs in the Church Gym starting at 5:30 pm. Admission is by donation. Shrove Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras, is an ancient Christian tradition of celebration on the night before Ash Wednesday, which marks the start of the season of Lent.