ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY **Join us for coffee in the Fellowship Hall after worship **
Tuesday C.E.C. Meeting – 6:30 p.m.
Prayer Group – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Board of Managers Meeting – 7 p.m.
Friday Youth Group
Saturday Men’s Breakfast
NEXT SUNDAY Guest Minister, Rev. Angus Sutherland
Rev. Scott will be away from Monday, April 6th and returning on Wednesday, April 15th.
In case of any emergency please call Rev. Kees at (519)698-0300.
The Church Office will be closed on Monday, April 6th and Friday, April 10th.
Woolwich Community Services provide support for the most vulnerable in our Community. We help by filling our grocery cart each month. For the month of April we are collecting: Salt and Kleenex.
Please join the Ladies of Gale for a Bridal Shower.
In honour of Christina Smith on Monday, April 13th at 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by: Carol MacIntyre and Jan Parsons
Bride is registered at Bed, Bath & Beyond
WE INVITE ALL Gale PEOPLE
To be in on the Visioning Process for the Presbytery of Waterloo-Wellington.
APRIL 16th, 6:30 – 8:30 pm.
The Presbytery is undertaking a visioning process and would like input from all congregations. Their main event will be a Visioning Workshop to be held here at Gale on May 2nd, facilitated by Rev. Peter Coutts. Rev. Coutts will also be a guest speaker at our worship service on May 3rd.
The visioning group is asking congregations to consider 4 questions to help in the process:
1: How are things today for our congregation and the Presbyterian congregations in our area?
2: What can we imagine God desires to see in the next ten years in the Christian faith communities in our area and in the society around us?
3. What new priorities might congregations and the presbytery need to focus on today to help the congregations of 2025?
4. What kind of help might they need from Presbytery?
This is an important step for our Presbytery and the process will have great parallel benefits to Gale Presbyterian Church as well.
HELP US OUT – PLEASE COME OUT!
Family Fun and Dance Night
Friday, April 17, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
In the Gale Fellowship Hall
Featuring
Square Dance Caller: Marie Fretz
Dance Musician: Bill Beatty and Friends
Purpose
To raise funds for our Session “Benevolent Fund’
Cost
The purchase of a grocery or gasoline gift card to be used at the discretion of the minister and session for friends who need a hand up. Cards for purchase will be available at the event.
Camp Sunday is Coming Soon!
On Sunday April 19 during our morning worship service we will learn all about the exciting camping experiences available for Gale Families this coming spring and summer.
Following worship we invite you to join us for a lunch of Baked Potatoes with all the toppings, salad and of course dessert. This lunch is an important fundraiser to support our Gale Campership Fund. If you wish you may contribute through your envelopes by marking “Campership Fund” on the other line.
This past year our Campership Fund helped to support 6 youth attend summer camp programs. Each of them received 60% of their camp fees from the Gale fund. We need to replenish this Fund before the upcoming Camp Season so that we can continue to make Christian camping part of the summer plans for many of the children of Gale.
There will be registration information for summer church camps, Gale Fellowship Retreat Weekend (May 22 -24) and Kintail on the Road (VBS program offered August 24 -28 at Gale) available for you to look over during lunch.
Camping often represents a unique opportunity for ministry with children and youth. It can have a profound effect on the faith journeys of our young people, building enduring friendships and developing valuable leadership skills. Why not plan to make some great camp memories this year, sitting around the campfire, playing on the beach, or singing camp songs. Join us April 19 and learn how!
Pastoral Visitor Dinner and Learning Night
Tuesday April 14th, 6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
At The Crossroads Restaurant
Please join Woolwich Community Health Centre and the Pastoral Visitor Training Working Group for this complementary dinner and learning night.
Ingrid and Jim Loepp Thiessen will be our guest speakers and they will talk about the importance of self care and how to integrate this care into your life and work as a pastoral visitor.
Kindly R.S.V.P. your attendance
R.S.V.P.
Lynda Kohler
Woolwich Community Health Centre
519 664-3534 ext 249
lkohler@wchc.on.ca