Highlights from the Yellowhead Presbytery Meeting held on Lamont April 14 & 15, 2000.

Christian Development

• Vacation Bible School - one more congregation applied than there is room for, so interest is still strong. However, we still do not have a coordinator. Please talk to potential candidates and have them get in touch with Leslie Penny in Barrhead (780) 674-2072.
• Camp - new web site for United Church Camping Resource Site - www.uccancamping.org
• Life Long Learning - May 31 is next funding deadline. There is word that national funding will be cut for this program by the end of this year.
• Welcoming and Nurturing Newcomers Workshops - the last opportunity to participate is at Whitecourt United Church on May 12 & 13.

World Outreach -

• Chair is Neville Smith.
• Good Friday fast - value of one meal can be donated to the World Development Fund.
• Encourage your congregations to sign the letter re cancellation of Mozambique's debt.
• Several videos available - False Economy, House on Sand, Deadly Embrace, are just some titles.
• World March of Women 2000 - focus on Women's issues.
• Letters re violence against women in Afghanistan available.
• Will encourage a possible information booth at Conference re stores in Edmonton that sell fair trade goods such as coffee etc.
• Alberta Historical Society membership is $25.00

Church in Society

• Will make a report to Presbytery in October re First Circle - Uniting for Children, report on Children's Forum held Oct. 5 & 6. Copies available from Alberta Children's Serv ices Communications, 10^th Floor, 10030 - 107 St. NW, Edmonton T5J 3E4.
• The Moderator's Forum on Faith and the Economy sponsored a Parliament Hill Forum on April 10^th in Ottawa. It will be broadcast on the CPAC Channel on Sat. Apr. 29 possibly at 3:00pm (check listings).
• We urge members to continue to make phone calls and send letters to the Premier and the Minister of Health and Wellness to express your Views on the commercialization of health care which will be increased under Bill 11.

Stewardship

• Chair is Georgina Bruleigh of Whitecourt.
• A lay contact is needed in each pastoral charge to be responsible to receive and disseminate information within the congregation.
• Stewardship event held at Kananaskis - Rev. Jim Forbes presented Singing Your Song Boldly. Attendees were very positively impressed with what he had to say.
• Sunday, October 15, 2000 has been declared Stewardship Sunday

Communications

• Trudy Harrold of Lamont has just become editor of the In Contact portion of the Observer.
• Note for you web browsers - ecumenical web site from the USA - www.ecunet.org
• Yellowhead web site at www.anwc.net/yelpres/
• Contact Judy Stretch at 962-5391 or judy86 at home.com if you would like to order a sweatshirt or a T-shirt.

UCW

Congregational Development Coordinator -Pat Bourque

• Watch the Observer for the final recommendation on "Changing Church Structure" coming to General Council in August.
• AVEL will be moving to B.C. as they have a very adequate data base for tracking lending resources.
• The Book Room in Edmonton is expanding and opening in Calgary, as well. The Lending Library is being given to Calgary.
• Spirit Connection is becoming a monthly show.
• UC Publishing House will cease to exist.

Note of Interest

• Sunday, June 4, 2000, 10:00am Alberta and Northwest Conference will host a special service at the Shaw Convention Centre. All regional pastoral charges are welcome.

 | home | directory | officers | minutes | prattle | prayer cycle | youth | camping | discussions | mailing list | M&S Summary | residential school info | life long learning | vacancies |
| AVEL | northern region | links | peace news | photos | misc info |