The Red Carpet has been delivered for our Annual Gala Awards Event for our STARS! You won't want to miss this amazing event on June 23rd at 11:10 am (in the sanctuary).
This young member of our church recently had a garage sale and donated all of the proceeds to the KidsAbility Foundation. She got up in front of the congregation a couple of weeks before the sale and told us all about KidsAbility and asked us to drop by to purchase a new treasure. Our Sunday School children helped out by donating some pop can collection money, too. Over $600.00 was raised. Thank you to all of our wonderful young people for inspiring us to make a difference!
Explore music, nature and faith in a safe and encouraging atmosphere. This camp is for older campers, Grades 3 - 9.
Campers will have a chance to play or try out many different instruments and then choose an instrument to work on for the remainder of the week. No previous musical experience is necessary, just a willingness to learn something new.
A Friday evening worship service will highlight everything the campers have learned through out the week. You will not want to miss this worship service. Everyone is invited to attend this worship service, even if you didn't have children or grandchildren involved in the camp. Be prepared to be amazed!
Registration forms can be found at St. Andrew's Hespeler.
The Book Room recommends "I Shall Not Hate", by Izzeldin Abuelaish
A Palestinian doctor who was born and raised in the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, Izzeldin Abuelaish is an infertility specialist who lives in Gaza but works in Israel. The Gaza doctor has been crossing the lines in the sand that divide Israelis and Palestinians for most of his life--as a physician who treats patients on both sides of the line, as a humanitarian who sees the need for improved health and education for women as the way forward in the Middle East. And, most recently, as the father whose daughters were killed by Israeli soldiers on January 16, 2009, during Israel''s incursion into the Gaza Strip.
It was Izzeldin''s response to this tragedy that made news and won him humanitarian awards around the world. Instead of seeking revenge or sinking into hatred, he called for the people in the region to start talking to each other. His deepest hope is that his daughters will be "the last sacrifice on the road to peace between Palestinians and Israelis."