Events: June 2008

June 29, 2008 Announcements:

Parish Events

Today is the deadline for the CBMI box.

Try to be scent-free: There is clear medical evidence that scented products – things like perfumes, aftershaves and some shampoos - are harmful to people with allergies, environmental sensitivity or chronic heart or lung disease. Please be respectful of others and choose not to wear scented products while in church.

Forward Day By Day for August/September/October 2008 is now available for $1 per copy. Large print available.

Please help yourselves to the books on the bench in the hall. There is a Help Yourself sign posted.

DYSTONIA AWARENESS - find out more about this disabling movement disorder. Talk with Barbara Crow after the service today. Thank you.

Summer Music - While Nancy is enjoying some holiday time, Flo Olson will be our guest July 13, 20, & 27 & Shawn Coughlin will step in Aug. 3 & 10.

Summer Services – The Rev. Deacon Dayle Michaud will be preaching July 13. Jane Barter Moulaison will be preaching July 20 & August 24. Look for guest presiders.

Parish and Community Upcoming Events

July 27 St. Mary Magdalene Feast / Potluck

Sept. 26 & 27, 2008 Garage Sale

Church Office - 253-0555. You can leave messages for the office, or press 1 to leave messages for The Reverend Preston Parsons.

Diocesan and other Events

Every Thurs. morning, an ecumenical group meet at 9 am (note change of time) in St. Matthew/Maryland Community Ministry to give prayer support to Peace & Justice ministries, modeled on Iona prayer.

Manitoba Pioneer Camp in Lake of the Woods is still in need of kitchen volunteers. If you'd like to spend a few days or a few weeks helping out on our island, please call the camp office at 807-543-4040, or the Winnipeg office at 204-788-1070.

St. Paul’s Church, 299 Balderstone Road, West St. Paul across from Middlechurch Home – Pickerel Fish Fry Friday, July 11 at 5:30 pm, adults $12, Children 6-12 years $6, under 6 a penny a pound.

Allergy Alert!

A note to everyone who brings their cooking and baking to share at St. Mary Magdalene: at our June vestry meeting we decided to encourage cooks and bakers to not use peanuts and peanut products in their recipes. Serious peanut allergies are especially common among children. So, by not using peanut and peanut products in our food, we minimize the risk of serious anaphylactic shock (which can be life threatening) to those with this allergy. Thanks for helping to make St Mary Magdalene safe and hospitable to children (and adults) with peanut allergies!

June 22, 2008 Announcements: Parish Events

Vital Seniors: Tuesday, June 24 – Final Luncheon Of The Year. Re-election of officers, committee reports. All this should take an hour. Final membership count 242.

CBMI box still has room for a few more pair of old eyeglasses & hearing aids before being shipped. Deadline June 29, 2008. Pamphlets on this worthy project on table outside church.

Forward Day By Day for August/September/October 2008 is now available for $1 per copy. Large print available.

Please help yourselves to the books on the bench in the hall. There is a Help Yourself sign posted.

DYSTONIA AWARENESS - find out more about this disabling movement disorder. Talk with Barbara Crow after the service today. Thank you.

 Parish and Community Upcoming Events

June 24 Vital Seniors Luncheon noon

Vestry meeting 7:30 pm

July 27 St. Mary Magdalene Feast / Potluck

Sept. 26 & 27, 2008 Garage Sale

Church Office - 253-0555. You can leave messages for the office, or press 1 to leave messages for The Reverend Preston Parsons.

Diocesan and other Events

Prayers for Peace & Justice: Every Thurs. morning, an ecumenical group meet at 9 am (note change of time) in St. Matthew/Maryland Community Ministry to give prayer support to Peace & Justice ministries, modeled on Iona prayer.

BURMA

Villagers come together in protest and prayer for peace

As the international community focuses its attention on the growing urban protest movement in Burma, awareness of the emerging village-level demonstrations in Karen State, and across rural Burma, is crucial, reports PWRDF partner the Karen Human Rights Group. Villagers in rural areas of Karen State started their own local actions in solidarity with wider anti-regime demonstrations. This group included Buddhist monks as well as both Buddhist and Christian teachers and parents and students from neighbouring villages. Community leaders and monks provided information regarding the broader country-wide protest movement and led fellow villagers in both Buddhist and Christian prayers in accordance to their particular religious beliefs appealing for a peaceful outcome in the country, an end to violence and the triumph of tolerance and loving-kindness in Burma and around the world.

Please PRAY for the people of Burma as they seek peace and an end to violence.

KENYA

More chickens and more eggs

Chickens are a strong source of nutrition and income for Kenyan families so when Christian Community Services introduced hybrid chickens that lay more eggs and hybrid roosters that gain more weight, it brought smiles to those families. The Kenbro chicken has taken the country by storm over the past four years. The hybrids lay about 20 eggs per month as compared to 15 by the local birds. Hybrid roosters reach 4.5 kg at maturity compared to 2.5 kg by local birds, and the eggs are being sold for 20 cents per egg. More eggs translate into more income as well as improved nutrition.

Please PRAY for Christian Community Services and organizations like them as they work to improve the livelihoods of community members.

June 15, 2008 Announcements: Parish Events

Today is Father’s Day.

Habitat for Humanity: Morning coffee was served to approximately 80 workers at the building site on Adsum on May 31^s.Thank you to all who supplied baking for this undertaking. Thanks especially to Barb Bater, Bert Trow, Gail Forrest, & Flo Fletcher who came early to the church to help prepare the fruit platters & braved the downpour at the building site to help serve the workers. Your help was greatly appreciated. Thank you also to my husband Ken & daughter Jessica who took over the helm this year as unfortunately I was in Ste. Rose attending the funeral of one of my aunts. Thank you also to those who donated money to help cover the cost of the fruit. Thanks you to all. Estelle Haines

Reminder Altar Guild Members: Windup Barbeque at Lois Melynk’s Tuesday, June 17 at 6:30 pm. Lois has put maps (directions) in your church mailboxes.

Are you interested in enjoying God's wonderful wilderness and fellowship from St. Mary Magdalene at the same time? How about joining some parishioners
for the September long weekend at Luther Village? It is a special time before summer ends and school begins.The setting is wonderful! Various accommodation options
exist from tenting to cabins. Full details can be viewed at www.luthervillage.ca. Each family is responsible for making own arrangements, but we can join for meals if desired.
For more information, contact Marla Benjamin 883-2172.

Vital Seniors: Tuesday, June 24 – Final Luncheon Of The Year. Re-election of officers, committee reports. All this should take an hour. Final membership count 242.

CBMI box still has room for a few more pair of old eyeglasses & hearing aids before being shipped. Deadline June 29, 2008. Pamphlets on this worthy project on table outside church.

Parish and Community Upcoming Events

June 20 World Refugee Day (Central Park 4-10 p.m.)

June 21 National Aboriginal Day of Prayer

June 24 Vital Seniors Luncheon noon

Vestry meeting 7:30 pm

July 27 St. Mary Magdalene Feast / Potluck

Church Office - 253-0555. You can leave messages for the office, or press 1 to leave messages for The Reverend Preston Parsons.

Diocesan and other Events

Today at 2:30 pm: Stephen Lewis - Fort Garry United Church, 800 Point Road (east of Pembina Hwy, north of McGillivray. Donations at the door in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation which is working to improve the lives of the grandmothers and AIDS orphans of Africa.

Winnipeg Transition Centre offers workshops designed to equip & empower people to find meaningful employment. It is governed funded, therefore there is no cost. Their two week workshop includes:

- Nine Steps to a Great Resume

- Necessary Skills Required for Successful Interviews

- Numerous Self-Marketing Techniques

- Internet Job Search

- Information on Computer Training Locations

- Winnipeg Community Internet Access Sites

- And much much more

For further information call 338-3899 or fax 338-4299.

June 8, 2008 Announcements: Parish Events

Urban Retreats Garden Tour of 12 gardens in East Kildonan Saturday June 14 10 am to 4 pm. Tickets are $15 or $12 for Seniors (65 +). This is a fundraiser for St Matthews-Maryland Community Ministry. Donations also appreciated. See Barbra Bater for tickets.

The Vestry is directing $400 to support Catherine Holmen in her position at Manitoba Pioneer Camp this year. The reminder of the budgeted amount for camperships will be forwarded from the Parish to the Sunshine Fund. Should you wish to make a personal donation to the Sunshine Fund, you may do so through our Parish. Please make cheques payable to St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church marked ”Sunshine Fund”.

Are you interested in enjoying God's wonderful wilderness and fellowship from St. Mary Magdalene at the same time? How about joining some parishioners for the September long weekend at Luther Village? It is a special time before summer ends and school begins. The setting is wonderful! Various accommodation options exist from tenting to cabins. Full details can be viewed at www.luthervillage.ca. Each family is responsible for making own arrangements, but we can join for meals if desired. For more information, contact Marla Benjamin 883-2172.

Margaret Jones is doing the Alzheimer Memory Walk, Thursday, June 12, in memory of Alan. Your support is appreciated.

Reminder Altar Guild Members: Windup Barbeque at Lois Melynk’s Tuesday, June 17 at
6:30 pm. Lois has put maps (directions) in your church mailboxes.

Parish and Community Upcoming Events

June 15 Father’s Day

June 21 National Aboriginal Day of Prayer

June 24 Vital Seniors Lunch & Elections noon Vestry meeting 7:30 pm

Church Office - 253-0555. You can leave messages for the office, or press 1 to leave messages for The Reverend Preston Parsons.

Diocesan and other Events

Ends Today: This is your last chance to see the amazing exhibition at the Winnipeg Art Gallery "Illuminating the Word: The Saint John's Bible". Commissioned by Saint John's Abbey & University in Minnesota & written & illuminated in a scriptorium in Wales, this is the first handwritten bible to be produced since the advent of the printing press 500 hundred years ago. Admission rates vary but are $10 for Adults. See www.wag.mb.ca.

Annual Peace Service & Walk – Saturday June 14. Ecumenical prayer service begins at 11 am at Broadway Disciples United Church, organized by Project Peacemakers. Peace Walk begins at 12:30 at the Legislature, organized by Peace Alliance Winnipeg. For more information, contact 775-8178 or info@projectpeacemakers.org

Strawberry Tea, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, 299 Balderstone Road – West St. Paul across from Middlechurch Home, Saturday, June 14 from 11 am – 2 pm, adults $4, children $2. Home Baking – Silent Auction – Books & more.

Stephen Lewis is coming to town - Fort Garry United Church, 800 Point Road (east of Pembina Hwy, north of McGillivray at 2:30 pm Sun., June 15. Donations at the door in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation which is working to improve the lives of the grandmothers and AIDS orphans of Africa.

ST. MATTHEW’S-MARYLAND COMMUNITY MINISTRY WISH LIST FOR JUNE 2008

Please put items in blue bin beside the coffee area. For information, contact Barbara Bater or Margaret Jones.

EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY

Summer is nearly here and our cupboards often suffer your absence. Please remember us before you get busy over the summer.

Miscellaneous

- recyclable bags for the participants of the food Supplement Program to take home their food.

- Preserving group always needs 250 & 500 ml jars for canning

SUMMER KIDS IN THE GARDEN & KITCHEN PROGRAMS

for snacks and Kids in the Kitchen program

-          juice boxes, crackers, blocks of mozzarella cheese (can be grated and frozen), canned tomatoes, tomato sauce

for Kids in the Garden Program, Community Gardens, and family outings

-          small terracotta pot for planting, garden gloves for kids, garden hose, wood chips, kids’ paintbrushes, bales of straw (for mulch), bicycle helmets for kids, bus tickets for outings, both adult & child, adult sized rubber boots, kids’ books about gardens, plants, seasons, bedding plants: tomatoes, hot peppers, bell peppers, squash, pumpkin, zucchini, cucumber, miscellaneous flowers

                INDIA

PWRDF Partner Advocating for the Safe Return of Refugees

PWRDF partner the Organization for Eelam Refugees Rehabilitation (OfFERR) is

advocating for the safe return of Sri Lankan refugees who are based in Tamil Nadu, India. Few of the 800,000 people displaced by war have been able to return to their villages in Sri Lanka amidst many challenges; many of their homes are in “High Security Zones” controlled by the government military and others are in areas controlled by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Over a million landmines are scattered in war-affected areas, fishing restrictions in costal areas, the absence of jobs, schools and hospitals are all factors faced by the returnees. In spite of these obstacles, the Tamil refugees reaffirm their resolve and their right to return to their country as part of a democratic peace process.

Please PRAY for peace in Sri Lanka and for the refugees’ safe return to their home country.

KENYA

Home-Based Caregivers Lead by Example

PWRDF partner, Holy Will Women’s Group based in Nyanza, Kenya, is leading by example as all of their members who volunteer as care-givers were tested for HIV at a local voluntary counselling and testing centre. This prompted other community members to be tested. The women’s group trains peer educators, who in turn raise awareness around HIV and AIDS issues with their peers through weekly campaigns and events at various market places and at the local beach. Nyanza is one of the areas in Kenya hardest hit by HIV and AIDS. Several houses have been abandoned, in one village of approximately 35 households, 30 of those have buried one or two family members who have died of AIDS.

Please PRAY for Holy Will Women’s Group as they continue to accompany community members in their fight against HIV and AIDS.

Manitoba Pioneer Camp still has openings in Sailing Camp. Usually it is the first to fill up, but we've created two separate camps this year: Intro and Advanced Sailing. To get in on these popular sessions, visit www.manitobapioneercamp.ca or phone 788-1070.

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