The Broad Cove Cemetery Committee gratefully acknowledges the following donations:
Ř In memory of mother Shirley Trickett from Glen and Beverley Trickett.
Ř A donation from George & Eloise Martin, Clarenville.
Ř In memory of William Thistle from Herbert & Joyce Moores.
The McDowell United Church Trustee Board gratefully acknowledges the following donations in memory of Joseph Crowley from:
Deanne & Evelyn Emberley Clarence & Violet Crowley
Chrissie Hudson June Vaters
Clarice Crowley Margaret Hollett
Ben, Marsha & Jackie Hudson Dora Bursey
Elliott & Carol Reid Jennie & Rudolph Jenkins
David Hollett Olga & Selby Milley
Max & Belle Gillingham Darlene & David Oliver
Terry & Jackie Halliday Debbie Hopkins
Alice Loveys Garfield & Audrey Crowley
William & Dorothy Crummey Eric Sellars
Gary & Pearl Rose Louise Rose
Keith & Anna Jenkins Ray & Doris Sellars
Wade & Lena Crowley Dot & Gary Reynolds
Terry & Kim Whalen Eriel Parsons
Joyce & Ches Hurrell Chris & Leona Jenkins
Shirley & Jack Milley John & Bonnie Crummey
Winnie & Malcolm Milley Janie & Alvin Clarke
Mary Snook Pauline & Pat Wheadon
Ron & Joan Dwyer Shirley Ann Wheadon
Boyd & Marie Whalen Norm & Darlene Jenkins
Phyllis & Victor Skinner Norma & Gary Slade
Marie Oliver Mildred Whalen
Boyd & Pearl Whalen John & Marilyn Mahaney
Donna & Luke Delaney Pearl Rose
Dexter & Phyllis Whalen Fred & Debbie Pottle
Leona & Joe Sellars Garfield Sellars
Debbie Whalen Cecile Mast
Wayne & Violet Whalen Lisa & Perry Mulley
Patricia & Noel Murphy Madeline Fitzgerald
Elsie Rose June March
Hazel Sellars Berkley & Debbie Sellars
Margaret Baggs & George Cahill & Co. Ltd.
Kelloway
16 de Mayo, Colombia
Barrancabermeja, Colombia, May 16, 1998: a beautiful evening for the neighbourhood festival.
Suddenly, gunshots rang out as masked men rushed into the midst of the festival. Seven people were killed and 25 were “disappeared,” never to be seen again.
Today the area is a sports field. Children kick a ball across the grass, laughing, most of them oblivious to the past horrors. The only remnant of the massacre is a wall covered in graffiti, including the words “Mayo 16, 1998” and calls for an end to violence.
Stories of paramilitary massacres are common in Colombia. The killings, kidnappings, and threats of violence are a systematic attempt to keep citizens docile and unwilling to talk about their suffering. The Colombian government ignores these crimes and, to make peace with the paramilitaries, offers amnesty in exchange for surrender of weapons and promises to stop the atrocities. The government declares there are fewer incidents, and promotes Colombia as a country that upholds human rights and that is safe for tourism and business. But the massacres and disappearances continue.
Family members of the victims of May 16, 1998, want the gunmen brought to justice; they want to find the disappeared so they can have proper burials; they want closure and healing. The Mission and Service Fund supports the Colombia-based human rights organization Justice and Life Project in its work to end violence and uphold the rights of the citizens of Colombia.
Your gifts to the Mission and Service Fund assist in easing the pain of those afflicted by violence and offer them the hope of justice.
We are a united church! This week, ask for a blessing on the partners
we support together in the Caribbean and Latin America. Also include the congregations and partners in Manitou Conference in your prayers.
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Bonnie Crummey 598-2803 Sophie White 598-2595 Rev. Cole 598-
2943.
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