It is with sadness that we learned of Barbara Eye’s death on Friday evening; she had suffered long and is no at peace with our heavenly Father and all who have gone before her. Barb dies peacefully with Phil and Jane at her side. A funeral service will be held on Thursday May 17th, 2:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church of St. David’s at Brunswick & Spring Garden Rd (beside the library) with a reception to follow in the church hall. Please keep Phil, Jane and her family and friends in your prayers during this difficult time.

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Awaken 2012 is fast approaching!

Be a part of God loving on our city

and be freshly awakened by the LORD

Mark your calendars for June 8th  - 10th and plan on attending this uplifitng gathering of God’s faithful as we witness to, and celebrate the presence of the living Christ in our midst. Click here for the poster with all the details. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Emergency Response Shortfall Threatens To Have Devastating
Consequences in Sahel, Africa – April 24, 2012

“I call upon the world to respond. Simply put, we must do more—and do it quickly,” urged United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki Moon, while addressing parliament in Luxembourg on April 17.

“The statistics are sobering: 15 million people are directly affected. More than 200,000 children died of malnutrition last year and another one million are threatened right now.”

The growing food crisis in the Sahel region of Africa was first brought to international attention last December when the United Nations estimated over $724 million would be necessary to respond to the needs of those affected by persistent drought, failed crops and food shortages.

To date, donations have fallen woefully short of this target with relief agencies collecting less than 50% of the aid needed to fund projects. The funding shortfall has been compounded by donor fatigue following famine in East Africa last year.

“To those who are fatigued, we would say that people and children, of course, are not simply statistics,” said Anthony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF.  “All these are families fighting courageously in circumstances that few of us can imagine.”

The precarious situation in Sahel is expected to get much worse in coming months. Entire communities have already sold off their reserves and the next harvest is not due until September. Conflict in northern Mali has also added another destructive dimension to the crisis. Over 200,000 people have fled Mali and are entering Niger and Burkina Faso while both countries are already struggling to feed their own populations.

Help Make the Difference

Relief is desperately needed to help 15 million people in the Sahel. By acting now, we can prevent millions of people from succumbing to hunger and severe malnutrition.

You can make a donation to PWS&D through your church, mail a cheque to the office, donate online or call 1-800-619-7301.  Please mark all donations as “Sahel Africa Relief.”

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On the first Sunday of the month we will have a hymn sing from 10:45 – 11:00.  This will be an opportunity to learn some new hymns and sing some old favourites. We hope you will come early to participate in singing God’s praises.

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Sat May 26^th – 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 – we will be holding a yard sale at the church. Please bring in your unwanted items (please no broken items or things that don’t work) for the sale. This has traditionally been a good fundraiser for us and we hope you will contribute.

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Tues May 1^st – 7p.m. in the Sanctuary – We continue our 6 week Bible study of Galatians. It is our hope that you will join us as we learn and grow from God’s Word. Please read chapter 2 in preparation.

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We have received an appeal from Ward 5 Neighbourhood Centre asking for our help with apple/orange juice for their breakfast/lunch/after-school programs; they apparently go through 20 cans a week and they need our help. If you are able, please bring in your contributions and place them in the bin under the bulletin board.

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Bible Together in One Year