-Church News- Sunday, Jan. 10th – 11:00 am – service will be held at McDowell United Church, Western Bay. Sunday, Jan.10th – 7:00 pm – service will be held at Ocean View United Church, Broad Cove. Tuesday, Jan. 5th – 7:30 pm - The Ocean View United Church Trustee Board will meet in the Church vestry. Wednesday, January 6th, 2:00 pm – 10:00 pm. Rev. Cole and Isabelle will be having an Open House at the manse. You are all invited to drop by during this time. The McDowell United Church Trustee Board gratefully acknowledges the following donations: Ø In loving memory of James & Margaret Sellars from daughter Pert. Ø In loving memory of parents Everett & Sarah Sellars from Debbie, Cecile, Yvette and Sadie. The McDowell United Church Trustee Board gratefully acknowledges the following donations in memory of Sarah Sellars from: Eriel Parsons Chris & Leona Jenkins Phyllis Slade Sandra & John Simmons Violet Sellars Richard & Brenda Fair David & Alpha Clouston Patricia Williams Phil & Madelyn Corbett Glenda Davis Gerald & Valarie Davis Mary Davis Ernest & Doris Parsons Thomas & Yvette Parsons Jean Milley Wayne and Violet Whalen Catherine Delaney & Jen Short The Green Family John & Bonnie Crummey Mary Snook Pearl Rose Madeline Fitzgerald Sylvia Greeley Olive Crowley Norman & Darlene Jenkins Gary & Olive Elliott Patricia & Noel Murphy Monica & Sadie Short & family Elvira Glover Calvin & Sophie White Carl & Linda Jenkins Meino Mast Amec Earth & Enviromental Ltd 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 McKee’s Mills
United Church It was a cold January morning, minus 31 degrees, as the members of McKee’s Mills United Church in New Brunswick gathered for worship. Inside, people greeted one another and celebrated the return of those who had been away for Christmas. A beautiful handmade Mission and Service banner hung proudly in the midst of seven shining stained glass windows. At their annual meeting a year earlier, they had reduced their Mission and Service Fund goal by $200 to $1,500, based on declining attendance. This was a big decision because over the past five years they had raised their M&S objective each year and surpassed it every time. But on that cold morning they had something to celebrate: they had once again surpassed their goal! They had raised $1,993 to support the wonderful work of the Mission and Service Fund. The speaker held up the book Minutes for Mission and said, “This is your receipt. The money that goes to the Mission and Service Fund supports all the work described in the stories between the covers of this small book.” The Minute for Mission they chose to read that morning was apt; it was called “Small Yet Mighty.” They couldn’t help but think that those words described both Minutes for Mission and McKee’s Mills United Church. The spirit of generosity is alive and well at McKee’s Mills United Church. Please join them in making a mighty gift to the M&S Fund. We are a united church! This week, remember the small congregations across the church, who give generously and faithfully to the work we support together as a denomination. © 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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