The Broad Cove Cemetery Committee gratefully acknowledges the following donations:
Ø In memory of parents Wallace & Ivy King from Lloyd King.
Ø A donation from Clyde and Florence Noftle.
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 McDowell United Church Trustee Board and U.C.W. will be having a Tree of Reflections again this year. Donations may be made “in honor of or in memory of” for a minimum of $5.00. Your donation will change a white light to a red light and during the service on Sunday, Nov. 22nd at 7:00 pm. all those who donated “in memory of or in honor of” will be recognized by having their name read and who they are remembering at that time. Donations will be received until Dec. 24th, however, to ensure your name will be read during our service on Nov. 22nd please forward your name and who you are donating “in memory of or in honor of” along with your donation to Mrs. Elvira Glover by Wednesday, November 18th , 2009. A lunch and time of fellowship will follow downstairs after the service.
The Coughlan Scholarship applications are available by contacting Rev. Cole. For the past number of years we have been very fortunate that students from this Pastoral Charge have received a scholarship. For more information concerning this scholarship, please contact Rev. Cole.
To be considered a paid contributor for 2009 on the Blackhead – Western Bay Pastoral Charge, each contributor must pay a minimum of $205.00
to the Pastoral Charge budget and a minimum of $40.00 to the local
Church and Cemetery Fund.
For information concerning our Food Bank you may contact:
Bonnie Crummey 598-2803 Sophie White 598-2595 Rev. Cole 598-2943.
Again this year the Ocean View United Church Trustee Board will be having a Tree of Reflections. Donations may be made in “honor of or in memory of” for a minimum of $5.00. Your donation will change a white bulb to a red bulb and during the service on Sunday, Nov. 29th at 7:00 pm all those who donated “in honor of or in memory of ” will be recognized by having their name read and who they are remembering at that time. Donations will be received until Dec. 24th, however, to ensure your name will be read at our service on Nov. 29th please forward your name and who you are donating “in honor of or in memory of” along with your donation toMr. Eric Slade by Saturday, Nov.21st. A lunch and time of fellowship will follow downstairs after the service.
For Sale
The Ocean View United Church Trustee Board is selling a 140,000 btu warm air furnace. This furnace is approximately seven years old and was used very little in the Church basement. Asking price $600.00 or nearest offer. Please contact any Trustee Board Member for further details.
Please forward items for Church News to Darryl Butt by Thursday of each week.
November 8, 2009
Remembering the Continuing Struggle
As we approach November 11, we remember those who have fought for human rights, and we acknowledge those who continue the struggle.
Every year, the Cordillera Peoples’ Alliance in the Philippines (CPA), a long-time partner of the United Church, celebrates Cordillera Day. Cordillera Day began in 1981 as a day of remembrance for Macliing Dulag, who was assassinated by the armed forces. He was the first community leader to be killed for opposing a destructive, government-proposed development project in the region.
Now, Cordillera Day has expanded into an annual two-day political forum in a part of the Cordillera region that is facing imminent threat of destructive development or militarization. In 2008, the event was in
the communities of Licuan-Baay, high in the Abra mountains, which is in danger of losing control over its land and natural resources to a large-scale open-pit gold mine approved by the national government. The communities have been facing government pressure and physical intimidation from the armed forces to accept the proposal of a Canadian company that specializes in overseas gold mining.
Three thousand delegates converged on Licuan-Baay in support of the struggle against the Canadian mining company and its national partners. The event educated the delegates about the issues facing the region. There were speeches by leaders of peoples’ organizations, workshops on state terrorism, and legal remedies for human rights abuses.
The CPA’s work for food security, poverty reduction, and human rights puts them at odds with a violent, anti-people government. The United Church of Canada provides Mission and Service funding to help the CPA with this important event. In the Philippines, the Mission and Service Fund allows the church and its representatives to walk the path to freedom and justice with our partners. Please remember to put money in the collection plate for the M&S Fund: It is a vital resource to our partner churches and people’s organizations in the Philippines and all over the world.
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