Season of Creation
September 7th @ 10 am
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Save the Date! Sunday, September 14th @ 10 am
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As part of Knox's Season of Creation series, our guest speaker during worship will be local, Mennonite author Leah Reesor-Keller (Tending Tomorrow: Courageous Change for People and Planet).
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Post-Worship on September 14th
Knox Room
 What if you looked at creation from the perspective of another being, maybe a bear, a tree, or a mountain? The Creation Care Team invites you to a Council of All Beings, a reflective conversation on the interconnectedness of all creation, following worship in the Knox Room. Enlightening and interactive! |
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SUNDAY SCHOOL & YOUTH MINISTRY
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September 7th
K-Gr. 6 are welcome to join us upstairs for Sunday School after the
Young at Heart time in the service.
Parents can pick up their children in the classrooms after the service.
We are using Feasting on the Word children's curriculum.
The preschool and nursery will also be open.
Contact Carole if you have questions or want to be involved!
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Sundae Sunday!
September 14th!
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Join the Jr. High in the hall for
Ice cream and toppings
to create delicious sundaes to celebrate the beginning of a
new year at Knox!
Free-will offering accepted.
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Sunday School Needs You!
Our Sunday School is filled with wonderful children who want to develop their faith in God and they need leaders to help support this process. When our teachers are away, we need folks who are willing to step in and lead a lesson/discussion.
Our preschool/nursery children are also growing in number and we are in great need for more people to help out with this age group.
Vulnerable Sector Police Checks are required.
Please contact Carole if you are interested in being a part of this amazing ministry!
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KNOX COMMUNITY NEWS
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KNOX OFFICE HOURS
Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday
9 am to 4 pm
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Knox Garden Blitz
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Saturday, September 6
9 - 11 am
Weather permitting, join us on Saturday, September 6, for our final garden blitz, with a focus on weeds.
Special thanks to Michelle Stelter for leading this initiative.
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Friendly Reminder that
Knox is a Scent Free Zone
Please refrain from wearing scents!
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The Season of Creation this September is a good time to focus on the climate and environmental crisis, and on how we can enjoy and care for Creation. Our collection includes both books for adults and picture books for children. Check out the library cart and the display shelves for a selection of titles. Here's one:
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Hope Matters: Why Changing the Way We Think is Critical to Solving the Environmental Crisis
by Elin Kelsey
(Note: the author is Janice Harper's sister.)
"Elin's book reminds us that despite these challenging times, there are reasons for hope. And it turns out - hope matters. A lot."
(from Jane Goodall's website)
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Annual Friendship Dinner
Saturday, October 25, 2025
5 -9 pm Bingemans Marshall Hall
Knox has a long history of supporting House of Friendship, a Waterloo Region-based nonprofit organization that provides food, housing, addiction treatment and neighbourhood support to individuals and families, helping more than 42,000 individuals each year.
This year's annual dinner will honour CEO John Neufeld’s legacy of innovation, celebrate 86 years of House of Friendship's service, and look ahead with hope as we continue responding to the challenges in our community.
Tickets are $125 each, but if we get enough early response we can book a full table and get a modest discount to approx $110-$112.50.
Please email Sharon Feldmann asap to commit to attending. With enough EARLY INTEREST we’ll buy a table and pass on the discounts. If we aren’t able to commit to a table by mid September, we’ll connect with you and ask you to purchase your tickets directly from House of Friendship’s website.
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Bible Study Group
Tuesday, September 9 @ 1 pm
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We welcome anyone with an interest in Bible Study to join us as we begin our fall meetings (Tuesday, Sept. 9 @ 1 pm) in the Knox Lounge. We are currently using the study book, The Difficult Words of Jesus by Amy-Jill Levine. Each study stands alone (it does not depend on previous studies). The title of our study chapter this month is "Nowhere among the Gentiles."
For more information contact Ellen
or the Knox office.
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 The Knox Bible Study meets regularly on the first Tuesday of every month (Oct 7, Nov 4, Dec 2). We hope you will join us in our discussions.
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Chancel Choir Rehearsals
begin in the sanctuary on
Thursday, Sept 11 at 7:30 pm
New members ALWAYS welcome!
No singing experience necessary!
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Lunch & Learn
Wednesday, September 17th
11:30 am to 1:00 pm
Bring Your Own Lunch
or
purchase lunch for $10
Speaker/Topic: David Fish, Perimeter Institute, will give a brief overview of what has happened in theoretical physics over the last 25 years and the role that the Perimeter Institute has played in some of these advances.
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Moving for Good: Walk to End Homelessness
Sunday, September 21, 1:00-4:00 pm
You are invited to participate in the 3rd annual Moving for Good. The walk begins and ends at The Cedars (Westminster United/Temple Shalom at 543 Beechwood Dr., Waterloo), and will stop off at the SHOW building at 362 Erb St. W., Waterloo along the way.
You can register to join the walk, or donate, or both.
Deb Schlichter is participating (Team: Knox Waterloo Walkers) and welcomes donations! |
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Join PWS&D's Journey for Hope
Team Knox is joining with teams from St. Andrews and Doon churches in Kitchener. Cyclists will cycle together – on a separated bike path - from Knox to the St. Jacobs Market and back. Walkers will walk in Waterloo Park. Games players will be at the church and enjoy some camaraderie there.
Want to join the team? Speak to Grant or Femmy Birks
Help us reach our goal of $2000.
Donate here to support the team: Team Knox (Waterloo, ON)
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For more options to donate (cash or cheque), visit the information table during Coffee Hour after worship during the month of September.
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Knox has a growing community of Young Adults, including many post-secondary students, connected with our various ministries. We are so grateful and want to keep nurturing the growth and relationships.
This Fall there will be a Young Adult Gathering monthly on Sundays after church from 11:30am to 1:30pm for a time of connection, food, and theological conversation on various topics.
We are inviting congregants to sign up to prepare part of the lunch for the Young Adult Gatherings (10-15 people).
Each month there is an option to sign up to provide a main (soup, sandwiches, casserole, etc), side (veggies/salad/fruit), or snack/dessert (chips, cookies, brownies, etc).
The Young Adult Gatherings are scheduled this Fall are on the following dates:
- September 28th
- October 19th
- November 9th
- December 7th
Lunch items can be dropped off by Sunday at 11 am in the church kitchen (labelled and placed on the back counter or in the fridge).
Questions? Need more information? Contact Courtney.
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Email Beth Gibney for more information or to sign up to be a Caring Helper!
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Knox is blessed to have about 25 postsecondary students. In September they will be heading back -- or maybe going for the first time! -- to classes at college or university. There will be feelings of excitement and anticipation, but maybe, also, feelings of apprehension. Please remember these young people in your prayers.
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The student contact ministry consists of a small team of people who send the occasional note to our undergrads to encourage them and to let them know that their Knox family is thinking of them.
If you know a student who would appreciate encouragement from their Knox family, please send their name and contact details to Femmy. Your support can make a real difference in their journey.
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- Moving for Good - Sunday, September 21
- PWS&D's Journey for Hope, Saturday, September 27
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Important Dates for Activities:
Sept 7 - Sunday School begins
Sept 11 - Chancel Choir rehearsals begin
Sept 14 - Season of Creation Guest Speaker - Leah Reesor-Keller
Sept 14 - Creation workshop, Council of Beings, Post Worship
Sept 14 - Sundae! Sunday! Post Worship
Sept 17 - W@K begins
Sept 21 - Knox Ministry fair post-worship
Sept 25/28 - Logos parent meetings
Sept 28 - Young Adults gathering
Oct 4 - Fall work day at Knox
Oct 9 - Logos begins
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This Week @ Knox
Published every Thursday
DO YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT YOU WANT TO INCLUDE?
Deadline for submissions: Wednesday @ 10:00 am |
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FINAL THOUGHT...
"The age-old omnipotent God is slowly dying in the human imagination.
To think of God as love is radically different.
Love can only act in the world through the relative weakness of human beings.
Singly, each of us can do little.
United, we can accomplish much if selfless love, compassion, and justice is our collective guide."
-- Kurt Struckmeyer
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We acknowledge that Knox Waterloo is located on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee, and Neutral Peoples.
Read the full
Territorial Acknowledgement.
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