Thursday, May 26, 2016

May 29, 2016

▪ To support the local youth in our community and ensure they are ready to learn we will be collecting donations of non-perishable, healthy, food items for the Ernestown Secondary School snack program.  Suggested donations include granola bars (preferably not the chocolate covered ones); juice boxes; crackers (to use in the grab-and-go cracker & cheese bags that they prepare); pudding / fruit / apple sauce cups … think snack items.
▪ Great news!  We will be having a PLANT SALE on Sat. June 4 at our usual Main Street location. We would like to include perennials this year. If you can donate, they should be transferred now into a pot. Don and June Potter have lots of pots to donate to repot these perennials in. June suggests you do it now. keep them outside and watered till the sale. Price with be $2 and up, depending on the plant. How wonderful it is to have another plant saleQuestions? See June or Doe.
▪ Vacation Bible School is being planned for Aug. 8-12. Please speak to Ashley if you think you will be able to help.
▪ 2nd Sunday Breakfast Worship: Feed your body, feed your soul, the 2nd Sunday each month, starting at 10:30 am
▪ Mushotoku School of Martial Fitnessin the Emmanuel Hall every Tues. and Thurs. night from 6 – 7 pm (kids – 5 years+ - class) and 7 – 8:30 pm (teens and adults), and on Sat. 9-10:30 am ( mixed ages). For more information, drop in or phone Jim Burke at 613-354-4481 or cell 613-483-9819.
▪ Zumba Gold - Odessa Connection: Wednesdays, 6:15 – 7 pm – right here at Emmanuel! For Information: contact Nadine Partridge at npartridge@live.ca; pre-registered classes $6 with purchase of a 5 class punch card for $30; drop-in $8
▪ Good Food Box Programme: Buy fresh fruits and veggies at wholesale prices! Please see the information posted in the foyer, and/or speak to Peggy Akey.
▪ Choir Practice: Wednesdays at 9 am
▪ Faith Quest: Wednesdays at 10 am (cancelled May 4)