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-Church News- Sunday, Aug. 1st – 11:00 am – service will be held at Ocean View United Church, Broad Cove. Please note for the summer months there will be no evening worship service. The 11:00 am services will alternate each Sunday between Ocean View and McDowell. We will resume to two services per Sunday on September 12th. The McDowell United Church Choir will be raising funds to purchase a Digital Piano for the Church. Donations in memory of or in honour of loved ones will be gratefully accepted. The McDowell United Church Trustee Board will issue receipts for all donations to this fund. For further information please contact Debbie Sellars at 598-2738. The Ocean View United Church Trustee Board have set up a “Church Building Repair Fund” to receive donations to carry out some planned work on the Church building. Donations may 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 “Church Building Repair Fund” and if your donation is in honour of or in memory of. In the event of an emergency the following Clergy will be covering for Rev. Cole during his vacation: Rev. Brian Hannon – July 19th – July 31st …… 586-2285 Rev. Wayne Blackwood – August 4th – August 19th ……. 596-6439 The Western Bay South Cemetery committee gratefully acknowledges the following donations: Ř In memory of parents Thomas, Myrtle & Maude Dalton from Anthony Dalton. Ř In memory of husband Clyde Crummey from Ruth Crummey. The McDowell United Church Choir gratefully acknowledges a donation to the Digital Piano Fund in memory of Carson & Lorraine Crocker from Wilfred & Margaret Crocker. Makibaka, huwag matokot! (Continue to struggle, don’t be afraid!) The procession celebrating International Human Rights Day wound its way through the city of Baguio in the Philippines. Indigenous peoples in their traditional clothing, community organizations with flags and placards, and little boys proudly carrying banners marched through the streets, with crowds of onlookers on either side. Leading the way was the Cordillera (say cor-dee-air-a) Peoples Alliance (CPA) van, its loudspeaker projecting calls for the release of human rights workers who have disappeared under the current regime. While the energy level that day was high, it takes courage for United Church partner CPA to do their ongoing work: calling for justice for the indigenous peoples of the Cordillera region of the Philippines. Over 900 Filipino people have been killed or abducted since 2001, about half for political reasons, some of them active CPA leaders. Thousands more have been affected by mining, dams, and increasing poverty, all tied to globalization. The CPA’s work is strengthened
by the knowledge that people around the world support their struggle for human rights, justice, and caring for the earth. We express this support through exchanging resources, welcoming partners to Canada, speaking out for justice with our own government, sending overseas personnel to the Philippines, and giving to the Mission and Service Fund. We are a united church! Together we support struggles for justice in the world. Pray for our overseas partners and their work. © 2009 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. 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.
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