Caring Ministries

You can find a place of belonging and purpose in the caring community that is Cedar Park United.

We’re here for each other and take care of one another through all stages of life.

Comfort Food Freezer

You can find this freezer between the two sets of doors of the church building. It’s there for anyone who needs a meal or a muffin, for whatever reason, and to ensure that CPU can provide nutritious meals to a number of older members who live alone, and to families who could use some food support.

You can contribute clearly labelled and dated, home-cooked, frozen meals in portions for 1, or for a family. You can take a meal when you need one.

You can access the freezer on Wednesdays from 9 AM to noon and on Sundays after worship, at about 11:15 AM.

Comfort Pantry

In response to the increasing difficult life situations that many are facing, we’ve created a Comfort Pantry in the hallway near the Comfort Food Freezer.

Anyone is welcome to take from the shelves and anyone is welcome to fill the shelves.

Here's what we hope to keep the shelves stocked with:

  • Peanut butter/jam

  • Single-serving snacks (apple sauce, granola bars, juice boxes, crackers, etc.)

  • Pasta/sauce/canned tomatoes/rice/Kraft dinner

  • Breakfast cereal

  • Cans of soup and crackers

  • Boxed milk (that doesn’t require refrigeration)

  • Period products (pads, tampons, etc.)

You can access the Comfort Pantry on Wednesdays from 9 AM to noon and on Sundays from 9:15-10 AM and 11 AM to 12.

Healing Pathway Ministry

The Healing Pathway Ministry is grounded in the practice of healing within the Christian tradition, with strong connections to other healing traditions and modalities. Its aim is to assist in restoring wholeness, balance and harmony at all levels of being – physical, emotional, mental and spiritual – by intentional connection to the divine.

Click here to find out more about Healing Pathway.

Get in touch with the the Healing Pathway team here: cpu.healingpathway@gmail.com

Sign up below to receive a Healing Pathway session.

Prayer Ministry

Each Sunday during worship, we pray for the world, and for loved ones in need of prayerful support. Some are named, others remain anonymous, but their request is honoured in weekly community prayer.  

Prayer Tree

Our prayer tree, Linden, was created at the beginning of the pandemic, and has become a treasured feature that graces our front lawn. Passersby stop to write a prayer or a name onto a ribbon, which is tied to the tree.

Each spring we remove the prayer ribbons (to give the tree a chance to grow new twigs) and then pray for each one, and we begin the cycle of prayer again. 

Practising the Pause

This short video was created by Rev. Elisabeth to help anyone become more competent and confident as a caring human being. Listening—practicing the pause—is a crucial skill we can all learn, for the benefit of all.

Congregational Care Clusters

These clusters were created at the beginning of the pandemic, as a way to ensure that Cedar Park neighbours were okay, and had someone close by to reach out to if the need arose. Arranged geographically, and including a “global cluster” for members and friends who live in another province or another country, Clusters continue to provide a network for friendship and support.

Prayer Shawl Ministry

This is a key component of our caring ministry. When someone is ill, in hospital, in grief, or in need of some tangible and prayerful support for whatever reason, a prayer shawl is given to them to offer a comforting reminder of our care and God’s healing love.

Some shawls are returned by folk, often with stories of healing and comfort, and these shawls continue to do “their” ministry among the community. Other shawls make their way out into the world to share God’s healing love. So we knit, or crochet more!