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The TAX RECEIPTS have been completed by Valerie Kennie (Recording Treasurer) and are in the mail folders in the hallway. If you do not have a folder the receipt has been mailed.
Thank You A big “thank you” to our ‘painting team’ of Cam Porter, Ken Davis, Budd Miller and Lana Churchill. Over the last month they have repainted the main sanctuary floor; sanded and refinished the main entrance way; and re-varnished the front of the church. Many hours have gone into all these projects. These were projects initiated by the Sanctuary Renewal Committee.
Pianist Needed I am doing services on Friday mornings at 10:00 at Kings Riverside Court. I am in a GREAT need of a piano player (if not weekly, even once a month would be helpful.). They have a keyboard. The services are usually 1/2 hour long. I also would like to have special music at different times. If anyone would like to volunteer please contact Liz Johnson 542-5314 or johnsone@ns.sympatico.ca
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 3 residents in Orchard Hall, Kentville.
Their addresses are as follows:
Elsie Steele Rm. 201 Betty Hassall Rm. 212 Jane Bent Rm. 405
155 River Street, Kentville, NS, B4N 1G8 Telephone Number : 365-4700 (Front Desk)
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.
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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Relief for Haiti Canadian Baptist Ministries and The Sharing Way are responding to this disaster through Baptist World Aid (BWA), Action through Churches Together (ACT) and the French Baptist Union. To assist with this emergency, you can donate online at www.cbmin.org/cbm/donate, you can give through your church offering envelope (mark your envelope “Haiti Relief”), or send a cheque marked "Emergency Relief" to Canadian Baptist Ministries, 7185 Millcreek Drive, Mississauga, Ontario, L5N 5R4.
Our church’s Annual Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, February 18th at 6:30 p.m. Please mark this very important date on your calendar and plan to attend.
Remember the Sharing Way Project “A LITTLE BOX OF CHANGE” box that was given out before Christmas. Well, it’s time to bring it back to the church. The monies raised from this project will help support the on-going work for the education of children of prisoners in Bolivian jails. The Missions committee would like to say thank you for your support of this project.
N.B. The Boxes can either be brought to church or to the Church Office during office hours.
The Child & Youth Mental Health Service is offering our two parenting courses this winter in Kentville .
Parenting Your Defiant Child for parents of children 3 -12 yrs begins early February 2010 and runs 5 weeks. Topics include: · Why children misbehave · Positive attention · Getting your child to be more cooperative and independent while playing · When praise is not enough · Effective discipline strategies · Improving school behaviors · Managing behaviors in public
Parenting Your Defiant Teen for parents of teens 12-18 yrs begins early February 2010 and runs 5 weeks. Topics include: · Principles of behavior management · Understanding ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder
· Rebuilding the relationship between parent and youth · Increasing youth’s motivation – rewards and punishments · Regaining control – rights vs. privileges
During the sessions, parents are provided with parent education, mutual support and assistance as it relates to their learning through the program. Please note there is no fee for either course. Courses are intended for parents/caregivers only. For further information and to register Please call: 365-1701 ext 2016 or email: shergett@avdha.nshealth.ca
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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