Notices for the Week of May 27 - June 2

Notices for the Week of – May 27th – June 3rd

Frozen Food Fundraiser – Thank you to everyone who participated in this Fundraiser and thank you to Kelly Foulds for organizing it all.     

Flowers for the Altar – If you would like to make a donation in memory or in thanksgiving toward the flowers on the altar on a particular Sunday, please speak with Heather Herd.  

Yard Sale and Textile Drive Our big yard sale is next Sat. June 2nd from 10am and 2pm. Donations for the Textile Drive will be picked up on Sunday, June 3rd.  We would be very happy to receive your donations of clothing and household items - these should be clean and, in the case of household items, in good working order.  New or nearly new clothing will be sold in a little boutique at the yard sale for a little more money.  Donations will be accepted on Fri., June 1st from 2:00 until 8:00pm.  We cannot accept anything prior to that as we have no storage space at all.  

Tri-Parish Picnic – Sunday June 17th @ 10:00AM Our annual Tri-Parish gathering with Archbishop Melissa will take place on Sunday, June 17th. 
The service begins at 10am. We will be at Bear Creek Park once again.  The most convenient parking is the lot along 140 Street.  Do try to car pool as much as possible. 
What to bring - Please bring a picnic lunch with enough to share with others; water; hats; sunglasses; sunscreen; lawn chairs and anything else you can think of that will make this an enjoyable outdoors event.
In Case of Rain – It the weather is not suitable for an outdoor service and picnic, we will have the service at St. Helen’s and have the picnic in our parish hall.  

Readings for Next Sunday, June 3rd – Pentecost 2
Deuteronomy 5:12–15;
Psalm 81:1–10;
2 Corinthians 4:5–12;
Mark 2:23—3:6  

Tea for Two – Concert and Strawberry Tea Tickets for the concert and our annual strawberry tea on Saturday, June 23rd are on sale now.  They are just $20 for the early bird purchase or $25 after June 17th.  The start time is as the title indicates 2PM.  This is a great time to invite family and friends and perhaps even purchase a ticket for them as a gift.

Don’t Forget! For updates on what is happening at St. Helen’s go to both our Facebook Page and our website.  Current information is put up on these pages each week.
The web addresses are:
Parish Website:  www.sthelensurrey.ca
Parish Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/sainthelensurrey    

‘Here Our Prayer’ – A Journey of Discovery A Gathering on Prayer and Spirituality in the 21st Century. This gathering is open to everyone of faith or no faith, members of St. Helen’s, another church or no church at all.  The conference is about who we are as creatures, our humanity, and children of God. How do we make our pilgrimage through our life’s journey?  How are we moved to action through prayer?  We are planning to have childcare available for those who would like to attend but need the help.   
When – Monday, July 23rd to Friday, July 27th.
Time – 5:30 pm - A light Supper will be served  (salads, breads, rolls, tea, coffee, dessert etc.
            7:00 pm - Gathering Worship and Praise begins There will be a Keynote Address each
                            evening with Prayer Stations for laying on of hands and anointing.  Each evening
                            will conclude with a fellowship time.
Cost - $25 for the whole week  

Vacation Church Camp
When -Monday, July 30th to Friday August 3rd. 
Time - Drop off as early as 8am pick up as late as 6pm
Who – School aged children from 5 – 12 years of age
Lunch and Snacks - A breakfast will be offered.  Morning and Afternoon snacks as well as a nutritious lunch will be in place for all the young people.  If there are allergies or special food requirements, parents may be asked to supply the snacks and lunch for their child.
Where – St. Helen’s Anglican Church Hall, Church, and Grounds
Cost - $75 for the week.  Subsidies are available if needed.   This will be a Monday to Friday offering and volunteers are needed.  If you are interested in volunteering, please speak with the Rector.  

A Special Appeal At our Church Council meeting on May 22nd, the council decided that it is time to move forward on a few items that do not get into the annual budget but nevertheless need to be done from time to time in any organization.  These are:  
1/New Dishwasher – Our current dishwasher has pretty much packed it in and it needs to be replaced.  We are looking at dishwashers that would be appropriate to our needs.  Replacement costs for appropriate equipment will likely be in the area of $1200-$1500.  
2/ Plates and cutlery – For the last number of years we have been using disposable plates and plastic cutlery.  This is a sizable cost to our annual budget which is both wasteful of our financial resources and as we all know a severe impact on our environment.  We plan to purchase appropriate dishware and cutlery to suit our needs for Sunday refreshments at our fellowship time and other events.  The cost for this replacement will likely be up to $500.  
3/ New Rectangular Tables – Those who help in setting up the hall for various events know the difficulties we have with our rectangular tables.  Not only are they extremely heavy, many are splintered and damaged in very rough shape.  We plan to replace these as soon as possible.  We hope to purchase 20-24 tables at a cost of about $75 each which would include the taxes.  Total cost approx. $1500-$2000.  
4/ Parking Lot Upgrading – You will notice that we have done some parking lot upgrading including gravel on the west side of the hall in a new area for parking.  The parking area across from the hall doors needs gravel added to it.  The cost of Asphalting is beyond us at the moment but we do need to do something to enhance the parking lot and border it in some areas with wooden ties etc.  We expect this project would cost approximately $1500.   Our appeal is to the whole congregation to make contributions to these projects as you are able over and above your regular giving.  We would like to have all this in place by the end of June.  Please put your donation in a separate envelope and either put your gift in the offering plate on Sunday or mail it to the church.  Cheques should be made out to St. Helen’s Anglican Church and ‘Special Appeal’ written in the memo field. Your regular envelope number should also be on this offering, so we can credit you for income tax purposes.