-Church News- Sunday, June 14th – 11:00 am – service will be held at McDowell United, Western Bay. Sunday, June 14th – 7:00 pm – service will be held at Ocean View United, Broad Cove. The McDowell United Church Trustee Board is asking anyone who is interested in the Janitors position for McDowell United to please contact Mr. Roger Gillingham. The Trustee Board of McDowell United Church gratefully acknowledges the following donations: Ø A donation from Maxwell Kennedy. Ø A donation in memory of Eva Sellars from Olive Crowley. 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. 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. June 7, 2009M&S Is Good for HealthDid you know that your gifts to the Mission and Service Fund work for healthcare in many parts of the world? In Canada, there are four hospitals/healthcare centres that operate under the banner of the United Church: Lamont Centre in Lamont, Alberta; Bella Coola Hospital in Bella Coola, British Columbia; R.W. Large Memorial Hospital (Bella Bella) in Walisla, British Columbia; and Wrinch Memorial Hospital in Hazelton, British Columbia. The hospitals are funded by the provincial health services for the bulk of their costs. The United Church still makes grants for particular programs, and that money comes from the M&S Fund. These programs include continuing education for nurses, maintenance of residences for staff, and special programs to help immigrant doctors become certified for practice in Canada with the help of mentors and supervisors. People in the rural communities where the hospitals are located value the presence of these local health services and the church’s willingness to continue providing quality care in remote places. The general government tendency to regionalize and centralize larger facilities in fewer places has resulted in less availability of care. Pregnant moms often have to go out of the local community and away from family to a regional hospital. These small hospitals provide effective and efficient care for which local residents are very grateful. The Mission & Service Fund was instrumental in initiating these ministries and continues to support aspects of the work. M&S allows us to live out our commitment to God’s gift of health in western Canada and in many places around the world. © 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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