Habitat for Humanity Update

        Just a short note to let you know what the big picture looks like at this time with our Habitat AV project.   Our data bank of volunteers continues to grow - keep sharing the message with your friends.
We're busy making presentations to church, community and business groups.   Actually we're hoping to find and train more presenters.   If you're interested, let us know.
We're looking hard for our first site.   We have an encouraging meeting planned next week with developers who appear to be quite keen to support us.    We've had inquiries from families interested in becoming a habitat family, and our family selection committee is getting ready to send out applications (once we have a location).
Our public relations team has organized a very successful media launch.   They are also doing a great job keeping us in the news.  Our 1^st Annual Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, May 23^rd at Berwick Heights. Please think of entering a team if you're a golfer.  Plans are also taking shape for a musical event this fall in Wolfville.
Thanks for being involved with us. It is an exciting time. It's possible that by this time next year we'll be turning over a set of keys and an affordable mortgage to a valley family.  Please contact us if you have questions or need additional information.  Our address is:     

BUILDING A LOCAL FOOD COMMUNITY TOGETHER

  Last year saw the start of the Acadia Community Farm and an increased interest in eating local food.

The farm was started by students as part of a sustainable project to provide fresh organic fruit and vegetables for the dining hall at Acadia. Surplus produce was generously given to the Wolfville Food Bank.

 This year, the students involved with the farm and members of the Wolfville community want to build on that success.  

 We all like fresh fruit and vegetables but handling them is a difficult proposition for a food bank. 

The students, based on last year’s response to their donations, have determined that there is a significant need.  As a community we could also assist in providing fresh fruit and vegetables to the food bank.

 An open invitation is extended to anyone interested in using a plot of this land, to join with others using earth-friendly practices, to connect together and share local expertise while participating in growing your own food.

 Would you like to join and be part of this network?

 Do you know of farmers who might be willing to contribute  manure for this project?

Those of you who grow, know and appreciate the satisfaction of producing your own food and sharing with others.

Here is how you can contribute

•  take a plot and grow for you and the food bank
• donate money for seeds and supplies
• donate surplus fresh fruit and vegetables from your garden
• come and work on the existing garden
•  contribute a load of manure    

Contact Hillary or Alex at  hillary.barter@gmail.com or 697-2753

        Kingswood Camp 2009 – for the Camp Wish List and the Important Dates & Events, please see the lists on the noticeboard.  Kingswood is also planning to have a tea and sale in the fall and is requesting craft items for the tables.  These may be as simple or detailed as you wish …. from dishcloths to aprons to mittens to sweaters to tissue holders to quilts.  All items would need to be completed and collected by September 1^st.  These may be dropped off at the camp or pick-up arranged.  If you would like more information on this or any of the projects check out www.kingswoodcamp.ca

        Another fund raiser initiated by the camp is The Coffee Cup Campaign which is to run from now until June 7^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.  Several of the groups within the church have coffee cups as well as there being one in the office.

        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.

 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.

        The ushers for June are: David Duke, John Churchill, Sean Smith

        and Paul Veinotte.

This week in the Nursery:

Julie MacDonald and Jenny Crouse

        We will be honouring graduates on Sunday, June 21^st within

        our morning worship service.  Those graduating from high school,

        college or university are encouraged to attend so that we might

        recognise this important achievement in your life. 

        Approval was given at the recent Congregational Meeting to order

       new Pew Bibles.  The cost of each bible is $15.  If you would like to

       dedicate a bible, please give the name(s) with your donation to Ruth

        in the office.

         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.

        Change to Church Directory:

For the foreseeable future the details for

Violet Dauphinee will be as follows:

            Violet Dauphinee       ( Phone: 825-6160 Ext. 379 )

            ACL Unit, Room 402

            Soldier's Memorial Hospital

        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.

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!

Congratulations to:

Sean & Cathy Smith on the birth of Shay William on April 29^th

Craig & Kristy Taylor on the birth of Isabelle Kathleen on May 15^th

Scott Schofield & Elizabeth Jackson Schofield on the birth of Penelope Jane on May 24^th.

We wish them all happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.

        Carol & Ron Buckley are taking part in the Port Williams’ 

        Yard Sale on Saturday June 13^th in aid of the PWUBC’s visit to  

        Oliva, Cuba early next year.   If you have any items to donate, please 

        leave them at the Buckleys’ (48 Cooperage Lane) Friday, June  12^th.

Children’s Summer Programme

We are pleased to offer a children's summer program again this year. It will take place 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 let the church office know via telephone or email.  Thank you.

        The church office has received Donor Cards from WAICC  to help in the support of the Wolfville Area Food Bank.  A gift may be made in honour or in memory of a loved one.  If you would like a card please contact the church office on 542-3495.

       Nova Scotia Choral Federation - Sing Summer 2009

      The Nova Scotia Choral Federation is now accepting registrations for Sing Summer 2009 with   

      choir camps for all ages.

Our choir camps have been running since 1978 and are an excellent opportunity to learn about singing and in a relaxed camp setting.

Junior Choir Camp for ages 8-13, August 16-22;

Youth Choir Camp for ages 13-18 August 16-22;

Adult Choir Camp for ages 18 and up August 9 -14;

All camps take place in Berwick Camp which is situated in a beautiful Hemlock forest in the edge of the town of Berwick.

For more information visit www.nscf.ns.ca or email office@nscf.ns.ca; phone 423-4688 and toll free in NS 1-888-672-3969

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.

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.