Wednesday, April 11, 2007 · Page 28 Christian Reformed Make plans to attend church on Sunday with guest speaker Pastor Frank DeBoer from Blenheim, Ontario. We are privileged to have the choir from Emmanuel Christian Academy from Cottam here in the morning worship service. Sunday school for children 3-11. Nursery provided. Join us again at 6 p.m. as we watch the Alpha Video presentation called "Does God Heal Today?" Join us for this informal time of growth and fellowship in the hall downstairs. GEMS AND Cadets meet Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m. Ladies Bible Study meet together on Tuesdays from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Church school on Tuesdays from 7-8 p.m. for students aged 12 and up. Youth meet on Sundays from 7-9:30 p.m. For more information call 776-5071. - Beverley van Huizen Holy Name Life Teen mass on Sun. Apr. 15 at 7 p.m. Life Night follows Steubenville Youth Conference on the weekend of June 29 to July 1. Limited number of spots still available. South County Cor IX will take place April 13-15 at Cardinal Carter School. Applications are available on the Information Desk. Middle Earth meets Wed. Apr. 11. The Edge is preparing for its annual overnight retreat April 21-22. Registration information is available from the group leaders. Grade 6, 7, 8 Dance on Fri. Apr. 20 from 7-10 p.m. in the parish hall. "A Gospel Celebration" Sun. Apr. 22 at 3 p.m. at Holy Name of Jesus Parish. Special guest appearance by Essex' own Maria Connell. Call the office at 776-8483. All proceeds to the purchase of a new Clavinova keyboard for the church choir groups. K of C General Meeting on Thurs. Apr. 12 at 8 p.m. K of C Fish Fry on Fri. pr. 27 from 4:30-7 p.m. ith takeout available. The ish fry scheduled for Apr. 0 has been changed to Fri. pr. 27 with proceeds going to Right to Life. Open House to celebrate the retirement of Jackie Pouget as Pastoral Minister on Sun. Apr. 15 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church following the 11 a.m. mass until 2 p.m. All are welcome. Welcome to our newest Catholics Kellie DiNiro, Barbara Dion, Melissa Sladic, Kandice Collins, Bethany Collins, David Wand, Jarrod Ruston, Dave Fawdry, Tracy Dean and Jeff Woodiwiss. God bless you all and have a great week. - Therese Lecuyer St. Paul's Anglican Thank you to everyone who helped decorate our church and to all who participated in our Holy Week Services especially our choir and organist, readers, greeters, servers and altar guild members. St. Paul's Pasta Dinner, for the month of April, will be on Friday, April 13 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Congregational Council Meeting on Tues. Apr. 17 at 7 p.m. Movie Night at the Church as part of our celebration of the Diocese's Sesquicentennial. Come and watch a showing of "Huron Our Story" a documentary that brings to life the legacy of our first bishop Benjamin Cronyn. April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity (movie review on bulletin board). If you need or would like a ride please call the office. Communion Service at Iler Lodge on Thurs. Apr. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Youth Group (ages 9-16) Fri. Apr. 20 at St. Paul's Church hall from 7-9 p.m. We have a fun and education evening planned for our New Youth Group. Parents please come in and fill out a contact form, then any who would like to stay or even help out are encouraged to do so and would be welcome company for your new youth group leaders. Meeting of Parish Council (Wardens and Lay Delegates to Synod) on Wed. Apr. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul's re: St. Michael's Report. Spring Bake and Rummage Sale Sat. May 5. Doors open at 9 a.m. Donations can brought into the church or call 519-8394653 for storage arrangements. Baptism date is set for May 27. If you wish to participate or bring forth a child to receive the sacrament please call the office. If you are over the age of 12 and are interested in Confirmation please let the rector know by contacting the office so that preparation can be made for classes. If you know of someone who should be added or removed from the prayer list, please contact the office. The Woodslee Friendship Club card results on Mon. Apr. 2 at the Millen Centre are men's high score Bill Roubos and most lone hands Garnet Galloway. The ladies high score Joan Broeders and most lone hands Vera McMurren. Also a little reminder about the monthy potluck on Fri. Apr. 13 at 5:30 p.m. with delicious food, singing and card playing. Ladies be creative and decorate hats and men get that tie out of the back of your closet and throw a few items on it. Also please support our troops on Sun. Apr. 15 at 1 p.m. in the Memorial Park. They need to know we care and respect the fact that they are putting their lives on the line for our country and freedom. (In case of bad weather it is at the Millen Centre). Woodslee United Woodslee United Church Roast Beef Dinner is on Sat. Apr. 21 from 4-7 p.m. in the hall. Lots of help is needed. The minister will be in the office at the Woodslee Church on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Other days and times may be arranged by appointment. Please remember non perishable food items for the Downtown Mission and keep saving used postage stamps, Zehrs and Sadler's grocery tapes, Campbell Soup labels and Canadian Tire Money. Trinity Anglican Thank you to everyone who helped decorate our church and to all who participated in our Holy Week Services especially our choir and organist, readers, greeters, servers and altar guild members. Baptism date is set for May 27. If you wish to participate or bring forth a child to receive the sacrament, please call the office. If you are over the age of 12 and are interested in Confirmation please let the rector know by contacting the office so that preparation can be made for classes. St. Paul's and Trinity are now online. The email address is stpauls.trinity@ bellnet.ca. We would like to put together a web page. If you have any knowledge of how this can be done, please contact the office. St. Paul's Pasta Dinner, for the month of April, will be on Friday, April 13 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Movie Night at the Church as part of our celebration of the Dio- cese's Sesquicentennial. Come and watch a showing of "Huron Our Story" a documentary that brings to life the legacy of our first bishop Benjamin Cronyn. April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity (movie review on bulletin board). If you need or would like a ride please call the office. Congregational Council Meeting on Thurs. Apr. 19 at 7:30 p.m. Youth Group (ages 9-16) Fri. Apr. 20 at St. Paul's Church hall from 7-9 p.m. We have a fun and education evening planned for our New Youth Group. Parents please come in and fill out a contact form, then any who would like to stay or even help out are encouraged to do so and would be welcome company for your new youth group leaders. Meeting of Parish Council (Wardens and Lay Delegates to Synod) on Wed. Apr. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul's re: St. Michael's Report. Diocese of Huron Sesquicentennial Children's Festival Sat. May 12 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at St. Paul's Cathedral, London. Call 519-631-8750 or check out the diocesan web site www.diohuron.org for further details. Thank You Bank contributions for April will be given to the Gideon Bible Society. nominal fee. All are welcome. ACW Annual Diocesan Meeting will be on Sat. Apr. 28 at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Registration at 8:30 a.m. Eucharist at 2 p.m. 53rd Weekend will be held on June 1-3. Add a little music to your weekend with 3 Cantors in Concert. Weekend with the Primate: Andrew Archbishop Hutchison, theme speaker. Back by popular demand, Bob Finlay in Concert at St. Stephen's on Apr. 22 at 2 p.m. Tickets from council members, rectory or at the door. Bob is a native of Glasgow, Scotland and puts on a great show. Potluck dinner for meat pie workers at St. Stephen's on Fri. Apr. 13 at 5 p.m. Seedlings meet on Sat. Apr. 21 from 10-11 a.m. at Redeemer. Youth Group meets on Apr. 15 at Rosebowl on Dougall at 2:30 p.m. Youth Group Coffee Hour follows at 11 a.m. service on Apr. 29. Choral Festival at United Mennonite Educational Institute in Leamington on Apr. 15 at 3 and 7 p.m. There are flyers at the back of both churches. Our first Saturday evening Communion Service will be on Apr. 21 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Stephen's. St. Stephen's Yard and Bake Sale on Sat. Apr. 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Collect all those treasures to bring plus baked goods but please no clothing (including shoes and purses). Please come out and help set up and price on Friday at 9 a.m. Redeemer will be hosting a Pasta Dinner on Apr. 28 from 4:30-7 p.m. Tickets from Redeemer parish council or Marlene Vollans. - Barb Mactier a close. This Sun. Apr. 15 will be your last chance to donate funds to place animals in the hands of farmers and pastors in China, Rwanda and Bolivia. The funds collected will be taken to the Association's Annual Meeting in Windsor on Apr. 21 and given to the CBM Representative. Bible Club Banquet on Sat. Apr. 28 at Meadow Brook Fellowship, Leamington. Rev. Jim Bagley will be the guest speaker and the Essex County Male Chorus will provide special music. See Murray Newman for tickets. ACW Deanery Meeting will be on Sat.Apr. 14 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Stephen's. Lunch will be a Special thanks to Bev Kerr and Mary Brennan for the beautiful decorations in the sanctuary on Easter Sunday. Also for the many lilies that were placed by family members in loving memory of their loved ones. God truly has been good to us. Erin Jones of London spent the Easter weekend with her parents Steve and Kim and sister Robyn. Fill the Barn Mission Project is quickly coming to Weather in our area on Monday is milder but we still have signs of snow that arrived in time for Easter. What is this? No snow for Christmas but for Easter. I think this is an April Fool trick on all of us. The news on Easter evening was that it was colder for Easter than for Christmas. Happy birthday wishes to Blair Cosgrove who is celebrating #7 on Fri. Apr. 13; on Sunday to Francis Roelens who is celebrating the big 6-0; on Monday to my great granddaughter Mackenzie as she celebrates #2 already and to Brenna Heil as she celebrates #7 on Tuesday; on Thursday next week to Joyce Ebbinghaus, Barb Chambers and Don Webb who all share the day for celebrations. Happy anniversary to Jeff and Karry Ferguson as they celebrate their third. The Pleasant Valley Community Club held a Pepper party last Tuesday and the winners were Helen Slavik, Don Ames, Charles Chevalier, Eileen Ames, Keith Dresser and Anna Simpson. Come join in on Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. start with friends and neighbours. The regular card party winners on Saturday were Cecile St. Denis, John Smith, Mary Demars, Chauncey Malott, Josie Dresser, Keith Dresser and Elsie Smith. Door prizes to Alice Crawford and Helen Malott. Bring along some friends and have an enjoyable evening with cards starting at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome and the ladies serve a delicious lunch following the games. All Print Classified ads appear on our website at no additional cost! www.essexfreepress.reinvented.net