Gale’s Weekly Update

Join us online this Sunday at 10:30 am for Rev. Scott’s final service on YouTube as minister at Gale Presbyterian Church!


Looking for a tasty homemade jam or something pickled?

Hilke has been busy in the kitchen and has preserves available for purchasing.

Click here https://www.galepresbyterian.com/gale-preserves/ to visit our website where you can see what’s available now and what you can order for September.


Gale Fellowship Retreat has been booked at Camp Kintail for Friday August 27- Sunday August 29.

Cost:  Children: $45 and Adults: $200

This includes your accommodation, meals and activities.

Registration must be completed by August 1st, 2021

Click here https://www.galepresbyterian.com/church-life/campership/ for the online or printable registration forms.  (forms are also available for DAY ONLY registration)

If you have questions, please email Melanie Dow melanie.dow@galepresbyterian.com


Here is some information from Camp Kintail on how they are making this weekend away a safe place for all to attend.

Important Covid-19 Changes at Camp Kintail

Camp Kintail continues to work closely with the Huron Perth Public Health to ensure guests have a safe and comfortable experience. We continue to review the latest suggestions and guidelines from health officials and are constantly striving to go above and beyond requirements for guest and staff safety. Here are just a few of the changes we’ve made!

* All guests are required to wear a mask in indoor spaces and when 6ft of physical distance cannot be guaranteed outdoors.

* All guests have their own assigned washroom and dining spaces.

* Meals are served by a Kintail staff member wearing a mask & gloves behind a plexiglass barrier.

* The public washroom available at meals and other “high-touch” surfaces are regularly disinfected.

Program areas have been adapted with specific Covid policies to ensure guests enjoyment and safety (for example, arrows and bows at archery are not shared and are disinfected between uses).

https://www.campkintail.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Guest-Information-Package-2021.docx-1.pdf


Vacation Bible School is coming to Gale this summer!!!

August 16 – 20, 2021

We are doing a half day (9am-12pm) program with the support of volunteers from Gale.

 

Our VBS will be an outside camp
(weather permitting, masks will be worn by all to follow safe protocols).

The cost is $40 per child (payment will be made closer to camp week in case we are unable to proceed) and they must have completed JK to participate in the week.  Spots are very limited this year to follow COVID protocols.


Registration forms (online or printable) are now available on our website.

Click here https://www.galepresbyterian.com/church-life/campership/ to go directly to our VBS page.

You can send your questions to Melanie at vbs@galepresbyterian.com  


Donations and Volunteers
We could still use a few more volunteers if you are able to join us.  Please talk to Melanie if you are interested in helping or if you have any questions.

This year we will also be looking for donations of items that are different from snacks.  Keep an eye out for the list of items we are needing to support this week.


House of Friendship Update
Online Golf  – This year’s Friendship Golf is going online.  Golfers AND non-golfers can attend and hear impactful stories of homelessness & housing and learn more about these issues.
2020/21 Community Report 


MennoHomes Update
Thank you from MennoHomes! Our Out-Spok’n XI bike-a-thon was held on the weekend of June 12th raising over $70,000. All funds will go towards the final construction costs of our new project in Kitchener. Tenants have already started moving in! You can see some pictures of our virtual ride participants here: https://tinyurl.com/2343aes8 and learn more about where the funds will go here: https://mennohomes.com/a-place-to-call-home/  Thank You!


Woolwich Community Services –  Backpack Program
Click here to read the letter from WCS
Click here for the list of items


Two Row on the Grand
Canoeing the Grand River – click here 
Youth Camps – click here 


Camp Kintail
We have opened for the 2021 summer season and you can book a cabin or room and enjoy all that Kintail has to offer.  For more details, click here 


Gale’s Prayer Tree – a beautiful image of prayer

If you have any prayer requests, you can email them to: prayers@galepresbyterian.com

A piece of yarn will be added to our Prayer Tree in the sanctuary for prayer requests during the season of Lent.  If you have a specific colour to accompany your prayer, please include that detail.


Church News

Join us online each Sunday for a pre-recorded worship service, available on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/GalePresbyterian

Gale remains closed and staff can be contacted by email or phone.  See staff contact info at the bottom of this message.

============================================================

Click on the following links to find out more:

** Ways to Give https://www.galepresbyterian.com/giving/

** Online Church Services https://www.galepresbyterian.com/online-church-services/

** Family & Kids’ Resources https://www.galepresbyterian.com/family-kids-resources/

** Ways to Stay Connected https://www.galepresbyterian.com/staying-connected/


Congratulations to Rev. Scott & Anne Sinclair on your retirement!


Staff Contacts:

Rev. Scott Sinclair scott.sinclair@galepresbyterian.com

Richard McFadden richard.mcfadden@galepresbyterian.com

Melanie Dow melanie.dow@galepresbyterian.com

Janice Malloy office@galepresbyterian.com

 

 

Follow

Get every new post on this blog delivered to your Inbox.

Join other followers: