FRIDAY, APRIL 23rd, 2010 - If you are out and about this weekend you might want to catch the "Lioness Spring Fling" at Michaels Hall in Dunnville, Ontario. OR The Ganaraska Studio Tour in Port Hope.

SATURDAY, APRIL 24th, 2010 - 9:00 -11:00 am - Please join us for a spring clean of the church. Lots of cobwebs and dust bunnies to be removed and lots of glass to be cleaned. See you there!

SUNDAY, APRIL 26th, 2010 - Join us for morning worship at 10.30 am - Rev. Matt McKay leading. Following worship, our second Sunday of "The Great 50 Days" a time for rebirth and renewal. Bring your lunch and join us for a very interesting hour. Everyone is welcome.

FRIDAY, APRIL 30th, 2010 - Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 - 17th Annual Beach Studio Tour. Friday 6:00 - 9:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 6:00 pm and Sunday 11:00 am - 6:00 pm.

SATURDAY, MAY 1st, 2010 - Beach United Church Jazz Vespers Series - 4:30 pm - Jen Sagar Quartet with Jake Wilkinson, Lee Wallace & Jon Meyer, 140 Wineva Avenue, Toronto

MISSION CAPSULES:

Our gifts to Presbyterians Sharing ... support Hummingbird Ministries, a ministry of the Presbytery of Westminister that is dedicated to reconciliation and healing between Canada's Aboriginal People and the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Hummingbird Ministries has started a project called "Peace Through the Arts." Workshops bring people from different backgrounds together to share the experience of a common art form, such as singing, drumming, dancing, carving or quilting. Every workshop begins with a circle of peace, where participants consider what they have in common, give thanks for what they have, and focus on working together for the common good. Let us pray for Hummingbird Ministries as it works to bring about reconciliation and healing through art.


After scouring exam papers and speaking to teachers, humorist Richard Benson has collected the worst student responses in a new book. These are a few:

Q: What is a Nitrate?
A: Much cheaper than a day rate!

Q: What was Sir Walter Raleigh famous for?
A: He is a noted figure in history because he invented cigarettes and started a craze for Bicycles!

Q: What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common?
A: Unusual names!

Q: Name one of the early Romans' greatest achievements?
A: Learning to speak Latin!

Have a good week - MB