We adorned the church with Hockey gear and our Rector preached on the power of the spirit both in the church and in the community!

The result was Kingsville came in second of the 1100 communities who competed. We definitely are spirited!

WORK WILL BEGIN on the parish hall furnaces in a few weeks, as well the Board is pursuing the repair of the kitchen ventilation. 

- Huron Church Camp requires shells for crafts

- Your best 2nd hand for the Rummage Sale

UPCOMING

- Blessing of the Golf Clubs last Sunday in April!

- Deanery Council meets here in May

Apple Picking 

SUNDAY SCHOOL -  Next BIG EVENT will be the Church Picnic the Sunday before Fathers Day. (June) 

VESTRY Sunday January 27th.

What a terrific LUNCH! Our meeting followed the service and went to 2:00pm. Since this meeting is both a parish update and a financial report, we can say all is well there's money in the  bank

• We accepted a bid for a new heating and cooling system for the parish hall
• We unanimously voted to raise Vicki up as a Deacon in the church
• We're looking to a new ventilation system for the kitchen
• Struck a committee to research our signage.

just to name a few items....

Thank you to everyone for their ongoing ministry to our community and beyond.

WE HAVE A SISTER PARISH!

The Diocese of Brandon has twinned us with the parish in Souris, Manitoba in the Southwest corner of the province. South of Brandon, the four churches (circled below) which define the parish are south of the Trans Canada Highway,  on the  Saskatchewan and North Dakota Borders.

SYNOD - Joy, Vicki and the Rector have returned from a very inspiring Synod. It is their hope that we can obtain a movie shown at synod for all to see. 

NEW FENCE for cemetery! 

Our neighbours asked us to help with a new fence that separates our properties. The Board has approved the idea, a donation was offered by Patrick and Jean, and the project is already completed. We now have an impressive, complete black iron fence surrounding the cemetery.

RENOVATIONS  

The floor replacement in the parish hall began in August and is now complete. The old floor was scraped up before the new was applied. Volunteers repainted the walls too.  Thanks....to everyone, it's so clean and fresh!

THANKS LYLE for your ongoing cleanup and care of the grounds ! It looks great.

NEW STOVE for the kitchen. We had the opportunity to purchase a new industrial gas range with starters. It received board approval and we will no longer have to be concerned with the active pilot light that heats the kitchen. Might add that the ACW made a midterm donation of $3500 to the parish from their pie account. 

SUNDAY SCHOOL - PUMPKIN carving pizza party was a great success! 
We welcomed Penny back in  January as guidance for the older class. Our 2009 Picnic will be the second Sunday in June, with Fathers Day being our last of the season where we'll do crafts for Dad.

ABOVE: SUMMER PARISH PICNIC 2007

CHOIR ! 

We welcome Jane as our newest member to the Alto section 

We're always looking for new members to this enthusiastic group. We committed a large donation from our fund raising dinners to the parish rainy day projects.

PARISH NURSE

Vicki ,our Parish Nurse, will be pursuing the vocation of Deacon in the church after a unanimous vote of support at Vestry. She was also approved to continue her calling by our Bishops and the Deacons Board. Vicki will now focus more on pursuing her Deacons orders. She continues her monthly blood pressure checks every second Sunday, will help answer your health concerns, and is the chaplain at Royal Oak Nursing Home. Come say hi!

COFFEE TIME ! The Littles coordinate any volunteers to set up on Sunday morning. We'd love you to participate in this social time please consider signing up when we resume in Sept.

- The food bank always needs your help! Each week we outline suggested items in the church bulletin. Feel free to ad to our grocery cart.

- Save your stamps, plastic bread tabs and pop can tabs. There are boxes at the back of the church for your items. 

The ACW gave a substantial annual donation to the parish. We thank this group not just on ACW Sunday but year round for their determination to help through fundraising.