The McDowell United Church Trustee Board has set up a Special Fund 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 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 McDowell United Church Trustee Board is in the process of replacing the windows in the Church. A Window Fund has been set up and as a result the two windows for the front of the Church should be installed later this winter or early spring. The other windows in the Church will cost approximately $1000.00 each to purchase and install. We are continuing to raise money and look for support to get these in place. If anyone is interested in donating a window in Memorial or in Honour please contact any member of the Trustee Board.
The Trustee Board of McDowell United Church gratefully acknowledges the following donations:
Ø From William and Dorothy Crummey
Ø From Boyd and Marie Whalen
The Trustee Board of McDowell United Church gratefully acknowledges the following donations to the Window Fund:
Ø In loving memory of Frank Emberley from wife Evelyn and family.
Ø In memory of Loved Ones from Winston and Edith Parsons.
Ø In loving memory of brother John Trickett from Angus and Lillian Trickett.
Ø In loving memory of my sisters Vera, Agnes, Serena, Doris, Hilda and Blanche from Hazel Sellars.
Notice to contributors of the Blackhead – Western Bay Pastoral Charge.
Effective January 1st, 2009, the minimum contribution to the Pastoral Charge budget (to be considered a paid contributor) is increased from $180.00 to a minimum of $205.00
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Pastoral Charge Budget minimum contribution $205.00
Church & Cemetery minimum contribution 40.00 $245.00
Some contributors make one total contribution and include the full amount in their Pastoral Charge budget white envelope and assume the Treasurer will forward $40.00 to the Local Treasurer for their Church and Cemetery fee. Please specify if you wish for this to happen because the Treasurer cannot assume you want $40.00 of your total contribution forwarded for your Church and Cemetery fee or if you will be paying your Church & Cemetery fee separately.
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 the Church News to Darryl Butt by Thursday of each week.
March 8, 2009
Raising Children
If it takes a village to raise a child, the church can certainly be a big part of that village.
St. John’s United Church in Stratford, Ontario, has found a unique way to help raise children and to contribute to the community. St John’s has been running a very special, not-for-profit preschool program in their church for over 35 years. St. John’s Cooperative Preschool delivers a valuable service to children with special needs. This involves children with autism, hearing impairments, behavioural disorders, poverty, physical disabilities, or other learning impairments. St. John’s Pre-school lovingly teaches these children.
This school takes great pride in not only providing fun for these children, but also in providing a unique learning experience. It educates and involves parents and guardians to learn more about their child’s needs and how to communicate and advocate for their child in the grade-school setting that they will soon enter.
Staffed by qualified and dedicated teachers and a large contingent of volunteers from the members of St. John’s, this program can be an inspiration to us all. It is funded largely by generous donations from St. John’s own members as well as community grants, charitable donations, and parent fees. Last year, St. John’s Preschool was the grateful recipient of M&S funding.
Through your gifts to M&S, you too can help nurture a child, as well as a community.
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