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Notices for the Week of August 6th to 12th 

Annual Corn Roast & BBQ
Spearheaded by the Lewis family (Dino, Pat, Sabrina & Nadine), our 4th annual Corn Roast and BBQ will be on Saturday Aug. 26th from 5 - 7pm. Tickets are $10 per person to enjoy your 1st plate (and for those with a hearty appetite 2nd plate is $5).  Tickets are available from Dino. Tickets include burgers, roasted corn, salads & dessert. Cash bar serving wine and beer, all with a background of music provided. This has always been a popular event. Bring along lawn chairs, friends & family alike. You do not want to miss out on this!  

Yard Sale and Textile Drive – The Summer Yard Sale will take place here at St. Helen’s on Saturday, August 19th from 9am to 2pm. There will be someone here at the church on Friday, August 18th to receive your good and useable items for the sale. In addition, we will have a textile drive, so if you have any clothing, coats, shoes, and all those kinds of items please bring those along as well. They will be picked up on Sunday, August 20th after the Sunday service.  Please speak with People’s Warden, Fil Sotana or with Kelly Foulds for more information.  

Surrey Food Bank – Please remember the Surrey Food Bank. Each Sunday we are happy to receive anything you bring along. We particularly like to make a special effort on the second Sunday of the month. August 13th will soon be upon us. Proteins are best but any non-perishable, long-dated items would be very appreciated. Roshan and Mareen Mathew and family take all these to the food bank on behalf of St. Helen’s.  

PWRDF – BC Forest Fire Relief – The Primate’s fund would be very happy to receive your contributions toward. PWRDF is sending an initial grant of $5,000 to the Territory of the People to support their ongoing immediate relief efforts. These funds, along with $5,000 approved from the Diocese, will augment ongoing relief expenses. Bishop Barbara Andrews has appointed the Right Reverend Gordon Light (retired) to liaise with PWRDF and oversee disbursed funds. The Diocesan grant is paying for food vouchers, toiletries, bus fare, clothing etc., whatever is of practical help, writes Bishop Light in an email to PWRDF. “I expect that these funds will be quickly depleted. All of the people of 100 Mile House and Williams Lake, as well as smaller communities along the Cariboo Highway, have been evacuated. Most have come to either Kamloops in the south or Prince George in the North. Most evacuees left their homes with very little, and we don’t know how long it will be until they get home. In Kamloops, there are three major centres set up to register and house evacuees. We have volunteers, both clergy and lay, who are helping in these places. In Prince George, similar centres are operating. There are also a number of people in private homes, and the elderly or those with breathing problems are in places where they can receive specific help. The air quality in the interior of B.C. has been really poor for some days now.” Bishop Light writes that the $5,000 grant from PWRDF will help support these immediate needs, but notes that in the longer term, funds may also be required to support post-trauma assistance. “And there may be specific projects that we can identify that would assist people/communities in which there has been loss of homes or facilities.” How to Donate - PWRDF encourages donations to its emergency fund which will be used to support needs in British Columbia. Donations can be made via credit card over the phone (toll free at 1-866-308-7973), or online at our Canada Helps page at pwrdf.org/donate. Choose Emergency Response from the drop down menu. You can also mail a cheque to The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund, The Anglican Church of Canada, 80 Hayden Street, Toronto, Ontario M4Y 3G2. Please note “Emergency Response” on your cheque.