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The Ushers for the month of July are as follows: Mark Crouse and Jerry Atwater.
Peter Davis, son of Pat and Ken Davis, and Jane Gourley are being married on August 16th at the Acadia Chapel. Instead of a community Shower, a money gift is being collected for them. Please give your gift to either Elinor Miller or Sandy Kempton by August 10th.
The updated Church Directory is now ready for pick-up. If you would like to have one they are out on the tables at either entrance to the Sanctuary.
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
The Missions Committee has printed cards which can be purchased by donation on behalf of the Angolan Medical Clinic Project. If wished, these cards could be used for gift giving. The cards are now available from the church office during normal office hours.
Chaplain Needed: The Eastern Valley United Baptist Association of Churches seeks a qualified and experienced person to work as a part-time Chaplain at the Grand View Manor Nursing Home in Berwick. For further details, please see the posters on the church noticeboards.
Name Tags: if you would like a name tag the church can provide one for you to wear around the neck at no cost. However, if the plastic type is preferred, these may be purchased for $10 each. If wanted, please let Ruth know and indicate as to how you would like the spelling of your name and as to whether the pin or magnetic type is preferred.
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.
For all the latest news on Kingswood Camp, and for information regarding the upcoming camping season, see the camp website at : www.kingswoodcamp.ca
We have received the 2008 Program Guide, invitations to the ‘Open House’ and a couple of application forms from Kingswood Camp. These are to found on the tables at either entrance to the Sanctuary. Please let Ruth know if more application forms are needed. A ‘Donations List 2008’ has also been received and it has been posted on the board in the hallway.
Meals on Wheels Have you thought you would like to help people in need but don’t think you have the time? VON Annapolis Valley has a volunteer opportunity for drivers on Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the Meals on Wheels program in Kentville and New Minas. For just 3 hours a month of your time you can help up to 8 seniors stay healthier because you delivered a hot nutritious meal to their home when they needed it most. Drivers use their own cars and pick up a maximum of 8 meals at the Valley Regional Hospital at 12 noon and are finished by 1:00pm. Schedules for driving are flexible and accommodate busy lives so you to decide when you volunteer. If you would l ike to volunteer or to get more information please call 690-2118 or 1-800-411-9646.
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!
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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.
If anyone would like offering envelopes for the purpose of tax receipts please contact Debbie Benedict on 542-4142 to make arrangements.
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.
Information has been received from the Canadian Red Cross about their Health Care Equipment Loan Program (HELP). This program allows people who have an injury and are making the transition from hospital to home or who have a chronic illness to access health related equipment on a short term loan basis free of charge. Donations for the service are gratefully accepted and receipted. This service and other information on the work of the Canadian Red Cross, including contact details, is fully explained in the leaflets on the noticeboard at the back of the Sanctuary.
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.
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