CHURCH LIFE & WORK
WORSHIP WORDS: Matthew 13: 1-9; 18-23 .. the Parable of the Farmer Planting Seeds
THANK YOU St. David's UCW wish to thank the congregation for their generous support of our Lenten Card Project for 2012. We raised $1,536.50. We were able to donate $768.25 to Mission and Service and $768.25 to the Tornado Fund in Goderich through Rev. Tom Dunbar at Victoria St. United Church in Goderich.
MAY 20 – CHILDREN TAKE NOTE…You are welcome to be with your parents, grandparents, or guardians for worship in the Sanctuary this Sunday. Activities will be available.
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING after worship to accept the 2011 DBO Canada LLP St. David’s United Church Review Engagement Report. Copies of this report are on the pick up table.
MAY 21 – CHURCH COUNCIL meet at 8:00 p.m. in the Friendship Room. Teams to meet as previously arranged.
MAY 25 – LUNCH BUNCH meet at 12:00 p.m. in Kirk Hall. Everyone welcome. Guest speaker is Cathy Bingham. Topic – Tourism Oxford. Please bring your own dishes and cutlery.
MAY 27 – WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS SUNDAY and Pentecost/Communion Sunday. If you would like to become a member of St. David’s United Church through Transfer of Church Membership, or Re-Affirmation of Faith, please speak with Jane and/or call the church office. Just Do It!
JUNE 9 – SIMPLY FRIENDS - Mountsberg Conservation Area & Wildlife Center Wildlife Walkway (1.6 km – wheelchair accessible - 30 min.) Passes specially designed enclosures with a variety of hawks, falcons, eagles and owls, a field of bison then to Lookout Blind that overlooks the reservoir. Nature Trivia Trail (1.5 km – 15 min.) includes a number of stops that test your knowledge about nature. Pioneer Creek Trail (6.5 km ) or Lakeshore Lookout Trail (5.6 km) for those who want to hike or cycle a longer loop. Bird of prey presentation twice daily (45 min) outdoors. Visitors Centre includes displays, washrooms, gift shop, lunch room and a theatre for educational programs. Cost: $6.50 per person. 15% off for groups over 20. Dinner (order off menu) follows at Pioneer BBQ in Kitchener. More information? Call Kerry & Ellie Redden, 519-539-7986 or Google Mountsberg Conservation
JUNE 15 & 16 RELAY FOR LIFE
TEAM MEMBERS – Please don’t forget to sponsor our Relay for Life team members. Fran Harding, Dot Wells, Doreen Beattie, Agnes Barnard, Darlene Nicholls, Matt Reissner, Eleanor Hill, Doris McTavish, Lee Mroz, Carol Ewing, Doug Richards, Donna Hewitt, Barbara Doy, Caitlin Gunter, Carolyne Alsop, Donelda Murray, Krista Charron, Christine Hall, Wes Kitching, Bill McLeish, Christen Currie, Jean Thornton, Carol Robson, Shawn Shapton. Every donation is greatly appreciated.
RELAY FOR LIFE ** Bank Night ** – Just a reminder to all Relay for Life team members that bank night is Thursday June 7th between 6:30 pm and 8:30 pm. We will be located in the meeting room here at St. David’s.
SHRED DAY – In support of the St. David’s 2012 Relay for Life teams we are pleased to offer secure on-site shredding for all of your sensitive documents. Stay tuned for all the details.
LUMINARY SALES – Will take place after worship in the Friendship Room May 27, June 3 and June 10. A luminary may be purchased for $5.00 and displays one name. “In Honour” recognizes a Survivor, a person who is still battling or who is now cancer free. “In Memory” denotes a person who has passed away from this disease. Carol Ewing
CHURCH PHOTO DIRECTORY Plans have been made to have a new Church photo directory prepared and we would like ALL FRIENDS OF ST. DAVID’S, including those who were in the last directory, as well as the newer people who have joined since that time. We are so pleased with the last directory we had prepared, we have signed with the same company again. The directory serves as a great reference to put “names to faces” and have a contact telephone number so we can get to know each other better.
We need to know if there are any families who would like to have photos taken during August so that young people who are going away to school this fall could be included in the family photo. We have tentatively reserved Aug. 22 and 23rd from 2:30 pm- 8:30pm for this but will need to hear from you as soon as possible if these times would be helpful.
Otherwise we will be having several dates available the 3rd and 4th weeks of Sept. If anyone knows they are not going to be available for the Sept. dates, please advise me or just sign your name on the sheets beside the Photo Posters at the side doors if the Aug. dates would be more convenient for you to have your photo taken. We would need to have a considerable number of people signed up for August in order to have the photographer come to the Church. Please let me know as soon as possible if you require the Aug. dates.----Dot Wells –519-537-7760
JULY 7 - SIMPLY FRIENDS - Port Dover Theatre (matinee) -Norm Foster Comedy - "Self Help" cost per person $25.00. Fifty tickets reserved. Payment must be to Dunc or Bess Sinclair by June 1. Info/Sign Up on Sanctuary Bulletin Board.
HELP NEEDED! … HAVE A BANNER DAY!
- The Worship Team is looking for someone (on the tall side and physically able) to be the “Banner Hanger”. The Worship team will let you know which banner is required and when. Just do it! Call Jude Gillatt (519) 421-0318
OXFORD PRESBYTERY AND IN THE COMMUNITY
Want to know about what’s happening in Oxford Presbytery? Go to… www.oxfordpresbytery.com
Want to know more about what’s happening in London Conference? Go to… www.londonconference.ca
Want to know about the excellent programs and retreats being offered at the Five Oaks Retreat Centre this spring and summer? Go to: www.fiveoaks.on.ca Why not invite a friend to attend an event with you?