-Church News- Sunday, Aug. 2nd – 9:45 am – service will be held at Ocean View United, Broad Cove. Sunday, Aug. 2nd – 11:15 am – service will be held at McDowell United,Western Bay. Schedule of Flower Services 2:00 pm 3:00 pm Today, July 26th Broad Cove Blackhead 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. The Western Bay South Cemetery Committee gratefully acknowledges the following donations:Ø In memory of Myrtle, Thomas and Maude Dalton from son Anthony Dalton. Ø In memory of mother Hilda Follett from Sadie Martin. Ø In memory of parents Frazer and Vera Dalton from Sandra Duffett. Saturday, Aug. 15th – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – there will be an afternoon tea held downstairs at McDowell United Church in aid of the Darlene Dwyer Medical Fund. Tickets are available at a cost of $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children by contacting Viola Pottle. For information concerning our Food Bank you may contact: Bonnie Crummey 598-2803 Sophie White 598-2595 Rev. Cole 598-2943. Please forward items for Church News to Darryl Butt by Thursday of each week. July 26, 2009Wonders of Manitoba and Northwestern OntarioIn the year between annual meetings, people from all over the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario submitted photographs of things or people that they considered to be “wonders.” Some wonders had great beauty, others inspired awe. Others were nominated because they represented the spirit of communities, their dedication to the gospel, and commitment to the Mission and Service Fund. A number were of people in whom the photographers sensed something of the holy. During the month leading up to the 2008 Conference Annual Meeting and during the meeting itself, people voted for those they considered to be the most wonderful wonders. They were willing to contribute $5.00 to M&S each time they voted. The Conference raised over $4,400 for the Mission and Service Fund using this charitable strategy. So what was the winning wonder in the conference? The submission with the most votes was of a thrift shop operated by a United Church in Hamiota, a small town in rural Manitoba. What was so wonderful about this little shop? Since 1977, the thrift shop has donated $181,000 to charities—church-related, local, provincial, and worldwide. Over the years, the Mission & Service Fund has received $68,000 from the proceeds of the thrift shop. What a wonder—not just for the Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario, but for the Mission & Service Fund! © 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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