Events
The annual St. Barnabas Trunk Sale,
Barbecue and Toonie Clothing Sale will be held Saturday, June 7, 8 a.m.
to noon in the church parking lot. Please call Bev Thompson at
742‑9384 to reserve a sale table ($10 each), to be a helper or to
donate saleable items for the church table. Donations for the
sale will be received at the church, Friday, June 6, 6 - 8 pm.
Sunday, June 8 will be a very special day. It is St. Barnabas Day.
Our Bishop, Dr. Linda Nicholls will be preaching and the church picnic
will follow the service. Gerry and Sydney Turner will be our hosts.
Rain location - the church hall. Please reserve this date on your
calendars. Please bring a lawn chair and a Salad or a Dessert.
Lay Academy 2008
at Christ church, Bobcaygeon, Monday, June 9 to Friday, June 13.
Registration, Monday, June 9 from 7:45 to 8:15 a.m. Space is limited,
apply early at www.bobcaygeon.org
Safe Haven Children's Services:
We are looking for foster parents who can make a difference in a
child=s life. We would like the opportunity to speak with
potential foster parents and provide them with an information session
led by Michael Mayers. If you are interested, please contact
Peter Mason at 749- 0540.
Volunteer Librarian needed for Cameron House.
ROC (Rural Outreach Centre) is working with Brock Mission staff to
bring Christian Learning and Worship to Cameron House (shelter for
homeless women). Currently we meet with the residents Sunday=s at 1pm.
Christian books have generously been donated and we currently have a
need for a volunteer librarian to assist us in setting up a library
which would eventually be maintained by the residents. If you could
help with this project, please contact Rev. Cathy Stone at 657-2232 for
more information.
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Announcements
Primate's World Relief and Development Fund
is accepting donations to help victims of both Cyclone Nargis in
Myanmar (formerly Burma) and the recent earthquake in China. All
of your donation will be funnelled to partners in Burma and China to
help rebuild communities and lives. If you wish to help, please mark
your cheque or envelope "Burma Cyclone" or "China Earthquake" and place
it on the offering plate. You may also donate by calling PWRDF at
1‑866‑308‑7973 ext. 320 Monday to Friday or by Internet at
www.pwrdf.org and click on "Give."
50th Anniversary
This year St. Barnabas will celebrate its 50th anniversary as a parish in Peterborough. Is is time
to record the history of those 50 years. A small committee has ben
formed, new member are welcome, to gather and publish this important
history. We also need photos and stories to include in the booklet.
For futher infoarmiont or to offer stories etc., please contact Dick and
Joan Kennedy, Anne Graham, Fr. Eugene or Deacon Frank.
Church Office: Fr. Eugene will usually be in the office 9am to
noon, Tuesday to Thursday. If you have bulletin announcements please
have them in by noon on Thursday. The bulletin will now be run on Thursday
afternoon. Please continue to leave your announcements on the answering service
or by e-mail. If you would like to call, please contact Pat Plow at 778-3004.
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