The Rev. Elizabeth (Liz) Johnson will be assuming the role of  interim minister on Monday, April 19^th while our minister, Rev. Dave Ogilvie is on holiday and sabbatical leave.  She plans to be in the office on Tuesday and Thursday mornings.Liz can be contacted through the Church Office at 542-3495, by e-mail at johnsone@ns.sympatico.ca, or at home on 542-5314. 

FOOD BANK SUNDAYS The Deacons have designated Communion Sunday (first Sunday in each month) as the monthly occasion when our congregation shall collect items for the Wolfville FOOD BANK. Please put your contributions in the Food Bank cart or give them to an usher for placement.

  All and any donations are gratefully accepted with their thanks.

         We are pleased to offer a Summer Children’s Program each Sunday from June 20^th during the worship service, starting after the Children's Story.   The children will have an opportunity for activities, reading and fun.  If you are interested in assisting with the program, please contact the Church Office via telephone (542-3495) or email (pwubc@ns.aliantzinc.ca).

 Please remember that printer cartridges can be used to raise much needed funds.  One of our church family, Teresa Neary, is collecting them to raise funds for the Kings Historical Society.  If you wish to donate your used printer cartridges, please contact Teresa on 542-1531.

      In future the cassette copy of the Sunday service will be kept in the Church Library along with a copy of the corresponding Bulletin.  They will be held for a period of three months.  These can be checked out as usual.

Convention News

It was not that long ago when the internet was only a concept.  Computers were bulky and cumbersome and were inaccessible to the majority of consumers outside a business environment.  Now, many of us have two or three computers in our homes and with the evolution of cell phones, we are more connected now than ever before.  The desire for real-time communication has fuelled the development of social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter.  Our Atlantic Baptist Convention has followed the trends and has been using a website and email to communicate with their constituents for some time now.  Over the past few years, visits to the Convention website have increased by 47%.   Now, in addition to these communication mediums, they have increased their online presence by joining Facebook and Twitter, as well as posting  podcasts on iTunes and a channel on YouTube.  These are new ways of keeping people up to date about what is happening around our Convention.   Check out the website by visiting Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches for further information.

I'd like to invite my church family to follow me on my sabbatical through my blog at http://sabbaticalsojourn.blogspot.com. 

        Peace, Rev. Dave.

Cathy Smith and Jenny Crouse

Next week (May 23^rd):  Elizabeth Jackson and Michaela Tracy

Congregational Meeting

         Just a reminder that there is to be a Congregational Meeting next

         Thursday, May 20^th at 6:30pm after the Pot-luck supper.

Our church’s C.E. Committee wants to encourage children and young people in our community to have a Christian camp experience. To that end, coupons are available worth $25 toward registration at either Kingswood or Sherbrooke Lake Camp. Brochures for each camp, containing registration forms and the coupons, are available in the church hallway and in the Church Office.

        Kingswood Camp 2010 – for the Camp Wish List and the Important Dates & Events, please see the lists on the noticeboard.               Another fund raiser initiated by the camp is The Coffee Cup Campaign which is to run from now until June 6^th.  The information on this campaign can be found on the back of the Kingswood Camp leaflets on the tables at either entrance to the Sanctuary and also on the main noticeboard. 

        Kingswood Camp is to hold an Open House on Canada Day, July 1^st from 2pm until Dusk. 

Eastern Valley United Baptist Association:

Rev. Liz and Myrtle Merrett attended the Spring Meeting of the Eastern Valley United Baptist Association on Saturday, May 1^st.  A copy of their report is to be found on the tables at the entrances to the Sanctuary.

Our church family has 2residents in Orchard Hall, Kentville. 

        Their addresses are as follows:

         Elsie Steele                Rm. 201                                              

  Betty Hassall               Rm. 212                                                

 155 River Street, Kentville, NS, B4N 1G8

 Telephone Number : 365-4700  (Front Desk)

Jane Bent     Room 104, Blomidon Court,

58, Jessica Way, Greenwich, NS B4P 0B2

         From now on, minutes of Congregational meetings

         will be  posted on the bulletin board in the hallway for

         anyone wanting to look at them. The church clerk will try

         to have the minutes available  a week or so after each

         meeting.

       You may have noticed that we have instituted a new mail

       system within the church!  We encourage you to check

       the folders.  If there is not a folder with your name on it,

       please let Ruth know and she will include one.

        Please Note:  For those who have an updated Church

        Directory  the  telephone number of the back cover for

        the: Church Vestry & Kitchen should read  - 

        (902) 542-3012

   Reusable Grocery Bags
   The Wolfville Area Food Bank would like to

   replace the use of plastic  grocery bags with

   the reusable type.  Would you be willing to

   donate some for their use?  If so, please drop

   them off at the Wolfville Baptist Church. 

   Thank you for your help in supporting this

   valuable service in our community.

Apply to be a Foster Family! 

Call 1-800-565-1884

Many children in Nova Scotia need a Foster Family

and being a foster parent has many benefits.  Besides

developing parenting skills and being part of a

care-giving team, you get an incredible sense of

satisfaction.  So come on. If you are thinking of

becoming a foster parent, pick up the phone and call

1-800-565-1884 If you love to protect and nurture

children, there is a child in need of your care.

      Please remember to save your stamps! There is a collection envelope at the back of the Sanctuary as well as in the post office for all your cancelled stamps. These stamps are sold and the money raised goes towards buying non-medical essentials for the IWK.  It is especially important at this time of year as Commemorative stamps are more valuable!

The ushers for May are:  Marlene & Kimberly Porter, Peter Sawler and Jeff  Zwicker.

Next Sunday, May 16^th, we are to participate in the CBM’s  ‘Solidarity Sunday’ where we will come together to focus on providing hope and healing to vulnerable families in Rwanda.  Collection envelopes have been placed at the entrances to the Sanctuary.

Open Arms – Update

        Hello folks,    Open Arms has given notice at our current location and we are actively seeking a permanent home for an office / drop-in as well as developing some exciting new ventures! We are out of our current location at the end of May.
We really feel a downtown Kentville location is best but we need more

room than we presently have. We currently have 400-500 visits to the

drop-in each month and many of the people we see require additional care. We want to be able to better respond to these needs.
If you have thoughts or leads or want to partner with us as we step forward in acquiring a suitable location, please let us know. Your prayers and support are greatly appreciated.
Blessings,  John Andrew

The updated leaflets from ‘Open Arms’ are located by the North Door.

We will be honouring graduates on Sunday, June 20^th within our morning worship service.  Those graduating from high school, college, or university are encouraged to attend so that we might  recognize this important achievement in your life. 

Hello,   My name is Wendy Kearnes, and I am the ‘Books By Mail’ clerk for the Annapolis Valley Regional Library.  ‘Books By Mail’is a free outreach service provided for residents of the Annapolis Valley who live further than 10 kilometres from a library branch, or who are physically unable to visit a branch. This service is due to begin on September 4, 2007, however we are accepting registrations from this point on.

 If you or someone you know could benefit from this service, please contact me at toll free 1.866.922.0229, e-mail me at booksbymail@nsar.library.ns.ca, or visit our website www.valleylibrary.ca, choose ‘Services’ from the menu and then select ‘Books By Mail’.

 We would very much welcome the opportunity to discuss this service further and hope that the residents of the districts you serve will benefit greatly from this service.

   Use of our Building  

Our building is open for use by various church and community organisations.  We feel that we have a first-class, wheelchair-accessible facility.  As trustees of this facility, we are responsible for the care of this building and its use by all parties.  We have identified several ways in which you and your group can help us to ensure that these facilities are used appropriately, efficiently, and safely.  To this end the Trustees have devised a policy to cover the use of the church facilities.  There is also a necessity to complete a form requesting the ‘Use of the Facilities’.  Both these documents can be collected from the Church Office during office hours.

List of Readers – Morning Service

Thank you to those who have offered to read.  However, we are still looking for others to volunteer to read the Scripture at the Morning Service.  Are there any of the young people from the congregation who would like to offer to read?  If you wish to volunteer, please contact the church office by telephone or via e-mail.  A rotational list will then be completed and circulated.  The reading will be forwarded to the reader prior to the designated Sunday.