-Church News- Sunday, Sept. 6th – 11:00 am – service will be held at McDowell United, Western Bay. This service will be conducted by Mr. Malowyn Crummey. Sunday, Sept. 6th – 7:00 pm – service will be held at Ocean View United, Broad Cove. This service will be conducted by Mr. Clarence Cole. The Ocean View United Church Trustee Board has a Special Fund set up to receive donations to tile the Church basement floor. Donations may also be made to this fund in honour of or in memory of. Please forward your donation to Mr. Eric Slade, Treasurer of the Ocean View United Church Trustee Board. Please indicate on the envelope “Tile the Floor Project” and if your donation is in honour of or in memory of. The McDowell United Church Trustee Board has a Special Fund set up to receive donations to replace the Church windows. Donations may also be made to this fund in honour of or in memory of. Please forward your donation to Mr. Berkley Sellars, Treasurer of the McDowell United Church Trustee Board. Please indicate on the envelope “Window Fund Project” and if your donation is in honour of or in memory of. The windows in the Church will cost approximately $1,000.00 each to purchase and install. We are continuing to raise money and look for your support to get these in place soon. Rev. Cole will be on vacation from Aug. 7th – Sept 7th. In the case of an emergency, please call the Clerk of Session Beverley Butt at 598-2532. Please note George Penney will be covering for the Clerk of Session while Beverley is on vacation from Aug. 26th to Sept. 4th. Rev. Stephen Matthews will be covering for Rev. Cole during vacation. The Pastoral Charge annual barbecue will be held on Sunday, September 13th following the 11:00 am service at Ocean View. Please invite family and friends to this event, everyone is welcome. Deadline for tickets is Sept. 7th Tickets are available at no cost from the following representatives: Ochre Pit Cove ……………………Violet Gillingham 598-2619 Western Bay North (to Church)….Elvira Glover 598-2833 Western Bay South…………………Sophie White 598-2595 Adams Cove………………………. Loretta Diamond 598-2157 Blackhead & Broad Cove North…George Penney 598-2945 Broad Cove & Small Point……….Eric Slade 598-2949 Please forward items for Church News to Darryl Butt by Thursday of each week. For information concerning our Food Bank you may contact: Bonnie Crummey 598-2803 Sophie White 598-2595 Rev. Cole 598-2943. August 30, 2009Building RelationshipsLast year, over 100 people from Manitou Conference gathered for their biennial event, “Neighbours Praising God,” at Camp Bickell, overlooking a quiet lake. It was an opportunity for worship, study, recreation, and spiritual renewal. At Camp Bickell there was a Sacred Fire, lit and watched over by two Aboriginal fire keepers. During the fire-lighting ceremony, at a Sunday morning sunrise service, and at the closing ceremony, the fire keepers told stories from their tradition and shared the pain of residential school experiences. During one ceremony to extinguish the fire, an amazing thing happened. A large bald eagle flew overhead, much lower than an eagle usually flies in the presence of humans. One of the fire keepers reminded us that the eagle is a sign of the presence of the Spirit. As quickly as the eagle arrived, it flew on its way, disappearing into the horizon, having brought the thrilling message of God’s blessing upon us. Developing right relations with First Nations peoples is a priority of the United Church. Many Aboriginal congregations receive grants from the Mission and Service Fund to support their ministry. Your gifts to the Mission and Service Fund support national and Conference work and the development of resources and events, which help build caring communities for worship, education, and active witness. Through your gifts to the Mission and Service Fund, the Spirit is present in many places. © 2008 The United Church of Canada/L’Église Unie du Canada. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Share Alike Licence. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ca. Any copy must include this notice.
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