ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY **Join us for refreshments and fellowship after worship **
Tuesday Prayer Group – 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Choir – 7 p.m.
Board of Managers – 7 p.m.
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 May, we are collecting meal helpers (hamburger helper, stove top dressing and sidekicks) and Chunky Soup.
Thanks to the Gale church team that came out last Saturday to plant trees for Woolwich. We had a great turn out including the enthusiastic Youth Group.
Did you see their picture in the Woolwich Observer?
A BIG THANK YOU
The Fish Fry Committee wish to thank all the people who helped in any way with this event. The fish fry was very successful and profitable. The proceeds from the fish fry are going to be split between MennoHomes, Woolwich Counselling Centre and Gale.
Sunday May 15th is PENTECOST – A day we celebrate the birth of the church, the power of God’s Spirit.
We’ll make this especially vibrant at Gale by “All Things Red!” Red is the liturgical colour for the day so wear red, pin on some red, bring some red flowers. We plan to make Pentecost a true celebration of the Holy Spirit alive in our world. “All Things Red!”
**This service will involve balloons. If you or your children are known to have a reaction to latex please inform the staff.**
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We need volunteers for the months of May and June.
If you could volunteer to help out with Coffee & Fellowship, Reading Scripture, Welcoming Elder or carrying the Prayer Bowl would you please sign up in the Volunteer Sign-Up binder or let Wendy know.
Sunday School Offering collected for the month of April was $50.50 and will be donated to the Campership Fund through CEC.
Gale Fellowship retreat forms are available on the table in the front foyer. We need to know numbers by Sunday May 15th. Please return completed forms to Melanie Dow. This is always an amazing time.
MEN’S BREAKFAST: The next men’s breakfast will be held at the home of Kees & Darlene Vandermey in Glen Allan on Saturday, May 21st from 8:30-10:00 a.m.
Please sing up on the sign up sheet on the bulletin board.
Thursday, May 26th Dr. John Bowen will speak at Crieff Hills Retreat and Conference Centre on the topic “Roots and Wings: Being Church in the 21st Century.” Dr. Bowen will share about new ways to touch communities with the Gospels. Join us at 10:30am for a day full of insight, challenge and hope! Please call 519 824-7898 to register. Cost is $21 and can be paid at the door. Further information is available at www.crieffhills.com
Join with us in Honouring First Responders on Sunday May 29th from 1-3 at Floradale Mennonite Church.
Come meet local Police, Paramedics and Firefighters and check out the equipment they use daily. There will be free rides on an antique firetruck!! For more information, call the FMC office at 519-669-2861. Can’t wait to see you here for an afternoon of fun!!
| The PCC national office has heard from The Rev. Lisa Aide, minister at Faith Presbyterian Church in Fort McMurray. The people from the congregation have all made it safely out of the city, though they are scattered north and south. They are waiting to hear about the status of their homes, the manse and the school where they worship. Donations to support immediate relief and long-term rebuilding for people affected by the fires may be made to Presbyterian World Service & Development for “Alberta Fires”. Funds will be used in consultation with presbyteries and local congregations to support Presbyterian, ecumenical and other relief efforts. · Give online and indicate “Alberta Fires” · Call 1-800-619-7301 to donate with a credit card · Mail a cheque to PWS&D at 50 Wynford Dr. Toronto, ON M3C 1J7. Indicate the gift is for “Alberta Fires” on the cheque memo line.
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