Saturday, May 31, 2008

FROM JUNE 1

WHAT'S NEW

THE PRIMATES WORLD RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT FUND is commited to an inital $30,000 for relief efforts in Burma and an initial $10,000 to China. Funds received by midnight June 13 for Burma and midnight June 23 for China will be matched by The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). All qualified donations must be paid to and receipted by PWRDF. You can give to these relief efforts by donating through parish offerings (mark offerings "PWRDF"), by telephone at 1-416-924-9199 ext. 320, or online at www.canadahelps.org (type in "PWRDF").

PRAYER HOT SPOT: please pray for the Parish of St. Saviour's, Nelson as they struggle with financial issues.

CREATING TRUSTWORTHY COMMUNITIES: A presentation of the Diocese of Kootenay, Saturday, June 14th, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at St. Andrew's. A full- day workshop designed to educate church leaders in the areas of power and vulnerability, boundary issues, sexual misconduct and tools to establish safe spaces and practices. The goal is to help church leaders become more self-aware of the influence they hold, to identify the risks that influence entails, to education on appropriate relational behaviour and to facilitate congregations establishing practices to make their community safe and trustworthy. Please register - forms are in the Narthex.

"GOD'S RE-CREATION", a festival of faith for all Anglicans in the Diocese of Kootenay. Thursday August 14 - Sunday August 17, Selkirk College, Castlegar. Information in Narthex.

DATES

Tuesday June 3, 2:30 pm: Finance & Admin Meeting
Weds. June 4, 7:00 pm: Bible Study at Eunice L's.
Tuesday June 10, 10:45 am: Food Bank
Weds. June 11, 7:00 pm: Church Committee Meeting
Thurs June 12 10:30 am: Rosewood service
Sat. June 14, 9:00- 4:30: Creating Trustworthy Communities
Sunday June 15, 3:30 pm: Poplar Ridge service
Weds. June 16, 11:15 am: Columbia View Service

Office Hours: Tues.-Thurs. 9 am - noon