Westminster News Sunday, August 22, 2010

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Welcome to worship at Westminster Church. If you are worshipping with us for the first time, we hope you will sign the guest book in the lobby and stop by the “Welcome Table”. Please help yourself to any of the materials and information provided. You may also wish to fill in a “Welcome to Westminster” card to be found in the pews and place it on the offering plate or give it to an usher. As we are able to be of help, we look forward to doing so.

New to Westminster? Never joined us for coffee before? Don’t hesitate to come! To find the lecture hall, go through the door to the left of the choir loft. For a guaranteed conversation, look for today’s host who will be wearing a name tag featuring a coffee cup logo.

Greeters: As you came into the church this morning Keith and Anne Love greeted you.

This week in the Winnipeg Presbytery prayer cycle, please remember the people and work of the 1 Canadian Air Division.

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LIFE AT WESTMINSTER
Rev. Campbell is on holidays and will return to work on Saturday, August 28.

The 82nd Westminster Beavers, Cubs and Scouts will hold their registration evening on Tuesday, 7 Sept in the Lecture Hall from 6:30 - 7:30PM.

We welcome all boys and girls, from 5 - 14 yrs of age, to come down and see what the world of Scouting can offer you. We are also looking for leaders who will make our programs even better. Training is provided.

For further information contact Jim Palmquist at 775-1939 or gejfp48@yahoo.ca.

Westminster Church is pleased to announce that Jana Venter will be our new Youth Leader starting in Sept.! She brings enthusiasm and a variety of experiences to the position. This is what she says about herself ...

Jana was born and raised in South Africa and immigrated to Canada in her mid-twenties via 2 years in London, England. Along the way various jobs and life experiences turned her into the person she is today. These include teaching in South Africa, working at Harrods in London, working at the Globe Theatre in Regina, becoming a mother, living in California for 2 years, running a non-profit aimed at assisting people with disabilities, and going to post-earthquake Haiti in June 2010.

"I think being an immigrant to Canada qualifies me for working with our young adults in a unique sense: I kind of experienced adolescence twice! Or at least some of the feelings involved: wanting to belong and trying to find myself in a strange, new environment. And trying to do this as a Christian in a secular world can be very challenging. I want the youth group at our church to be a safe place for young people to ask questions, and a open space for discussions ranging from the latest book craze to friends to what colour crayon you'd like to be when you grow up - and why!"

In her free time, she loves reading, dancing with her two young girls, and sewing. And she does not like cooking.

UPCOMING SERVICES AT WESTMINSTER
29th - Rev. Szemok preaching.
September 5th - Rev. Campbell preaching.



West Broadway Community Ministry is always in need of coffee, tea, whitener, sweetener, sugar, mayo, peanut butter and canned fish or meat. Your donations are most appreciated. Please see the bulletin boards for other items that are in demand at West Broadway Community Ministry.



Royal Canadian College of Organists Summer Recital “Pipes „R Us” Thursdays from 12:15 – 12:45 @ All Saints’ Anglican Church, corner of Broadway and Osborne. This week’s performance by Dietrich Bartel (August 26). Donations accepted.

United Church Launches an Emergency Appeal for Pakistan

Pakistan continues to struggle in response to massive flooding, which has affected an estimated 20 million people. Continuing monsoon rains have washed away roads and bridges and are hampering relief efforts. The rains also sometimes make it impossible for relief and rescue helicopters to reach stranded communities.

The United Church of Canada, together with other members of the global ACT Alliance, is continuing to monitor and respond to the crisis. As a result of donations made by its members, the United Church sent $25,000 to ACT immediately following initial news of the crisis, and has now sent an additional $40,000 also to be used for ACT's work on the ground.

ACT members in Pakistan are working diligently to deliver assistance including food, water, tents, kitchen kits, hygiene kits, mosquito nets, and emergency medical care.

The United Church has also contributed $75,000 through its membership in the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFGB). The funds will be used for a multi-CFGB member supported project that will provide food kits containing rice, lentils, flour, oil, sugar, salt, tea, and spices. The United Church will receive donations to its Emergency Response Fund and channel these through the ACT Alliance to provide a coordinated response with other church organizations.

How United Church members can help:

• Pray: Hold the people of Pakistan and their families around the world in prayer.
• Donate: Designate a gift for "Pakistan Flood Relief." As part of the United Church's Emergency Response Fund, 85 percent of your donation will go directly to emergency response in Pakistan. Fifteen percent will be used to support emergencies that do not receive intense media coverage and response. No administration fees will be deducted from your donation. Regular donations to the Mission and Service Fund enable the United Church to absorb staffing and administration costs of emergency response work.

Individuals are invited to contribute to the United Church's Pakistan appeal either through their local congregation or directly to The United Church of Canada's national office: 3250 Bloor St. West, Suite 300, Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4.

Online donations can be made at www.united-church.ca/pakistan.

Cheques and online donations should be made payable to The United Church of Canada and marked "Pakistan Flood Relief."
Donations made by United Church members and congregations to the Pakistan appeal are considered "over and above" gifts to the United Church's wider work, and so they are not recorded as part of a congregation's Mission and Service Fund giving. But they are eligible for tax receipts. Congregational treasurers may receive and receipt individual cheques and then forward one congregational cheque to the United Church, attention "Pakistan Flood Relief."

Additional background material related to the United Church's Pakistan appeal has been posted on The United Church of Canada's website (www.united-church.ca/pakistan). Please watch for updates as new information becomes available.

For more information, contact:
Gary Kenny
Program Coordinator, Emergency Response The United Church of Canada
Tel: 416-231-7680 ext. 4051
Toll-free: 1-800-268-3781 ext. 4051
E-mail: gkenny@united-church.ca