St. David’s U.C.W.
The last Contact came out in November so I will begin by reporting on our Christmas 2008 activities. We set up our Angel Tree at the church entrance as usual. The enthusiastic and generous response from the congregation who chose their angels on which items were recorded for groceries and gifts enabled us to pack 11 boxes for needy folks in the community. The UCW members purchased the turkeys, hams, pies and rolls for the boxes.
We provided the evergreen wreaths once again to help decorate the church for Advent and Christmas as well as purchasing and delivering gifts to shut-ins of the congregation.
Our UCW members prepared the lunch for those attending the Congregational Annual Meeting in February.
Thanks to Heather Deschenes for looking after the Lenten Cards again this year. The annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper was very successful with the free will offering amounting to $444.00 for the Mission and Service Fund.
On Friday, March 6th, we held a Congregational Games Night which was lots of fun. The evening was spent playing board games and cards, followed by a delicious lunch and door prizes.
Our members were overjoyed with the success of a Homemade Pie Sale at the Mall on March 20TH when we raised $543.50 from sales and donations. Many thanks to all who so willingly made pies and to those who bought them.
We nominated Lisa Rhynold to receive a Volunteer of the Year award from Inverness County on behalf of St. David’s congregation. Lisa has always been very active in our congregation serving continuously as a member of Session since she was 16 years old. She also serves on the Boards of Stewards, the Ministry and Personnel Committee and is doing a wonderful job as Superintendent of our Sunday School.
We hosted the April birthday party at the Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home presenting gifts to the four residents who were celebrating birthdays in April, organized the entertainment and provided and served birthday cake. Heather Richards played the piano and led the singing while Mac Campbell played the fiddle. Heather’s beautiful, 7 month old daughter, Charlotte accompanied her mother which added to the enjoyment for the residents. It looks like Charlotte is a budding musician and will probably follow in her parents footsteps.
We will have our closing meeting on May 13th at the church hall. All women of the congregation are invited to attend. Happy spring and summer everyone. Leisure activities await!!
Julia MacKinnon
*For photos of the Pancake Supper see February 25th.
*For photos of the April Birthday party at the Port Hawkesbury Nursing Home see May 1st.
