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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 23rd): Elizabeth Jackson and Michaela Tracy
Congregational Meeting Just a reminder that there is to be a Congregational Meeting next Thursday, May 20th 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 6th. 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 1st 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 1st. A copy of their report is to be found on the tables at the entrances to the Sanctuary.
Please have a quick look through the Church Directory. If your information is dated, let our office know. E-mail Ruth at, pwubc@ns.aliantzinc.ca or call, 542-3495.
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!
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The ushers for May are: Marlene & Kimberly Porter, Peter Sawler and Jeff Zwicker.
Next Sunday, May 16th, 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 20th 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.
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