June 5th, 2020
Welcome to a new week and a new Deacons’ Corner! As the school year closes and the summer break begins, the Deacons’ Corner will be published the first Sunday of the month for the summer months. Know that regardless of the change in frequency of our newsletter, we are still here to assist you throughout the summer in any way needed. Look for our next Deacons’ Corner July 5, 2020.
This has not been a quiet week! We’ve seen many protesters across the United States of America and even closer to home, speaking out over the death of George Floyd and the inequality and racism faced by black people. We are reminded that even though God created us all equal, not all of God’s children are being treated as equals. This is disheartening.
We hope that this coming week will bring more peace, the start of radical and positive change, and we pray that we will see evidence of love as God taught us to love our neighbour as ourselves.
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It does not dishonour others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.” 1 Corinthians 13: 4 - 8a
Member and Community Assistance
We Care Program
Did you miss last week’s “What’s So Great About Grimsby!” episode? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-7C15axXBk
This episode featured Deb Rakonjac who works with West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, who shared information about the We Care program at WLMH and Hamilton Health Sciences. This program provides a way to gift items to essential workers in the medical community during this pandemic.
To donate items and gifts in kind, please send an email to wecare@hhsc.ca. To make a financial contribution or learn more about the WLMH Foundation, please visit www.wlmhfoundation.ca. To donate PPE, you can email PPEdonations@hhsc.ca
McNally House
Do your part to support McNally House Hospice by attending the Silverdale Community Drive Thru BBQ on Friday, June 12, 2020 from 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Simply email your meat choices by Tuesday, June 9 to crefere2018@gmail.com to ensure they will be able to serve everyone, and come prepared with your donation to McNally House Hospice in an envelope with completed name/address for a tax receipt (for a donation of more than $20).
For more information, please see the following Facebook post promoting this fundraising event:
Christian Education Tuition Assistance Grant
A reminder to those of you who received an application for Christian Education Tuition Grant assistance, that your applications are due this Sunday, June 7th, 2020. These were e-mailed to all families with school aged children on April 15th. Please return to Eric Heinen as noted on the application. If you intend to apply, please do so as soon as possible.
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Please email deacons@mountainviewcrc.org or contact your neighbourhood deacon directly if you need any assistance, or have any suggestions on how to bless our members and our community!
Faithful Giving
As you might have seen in the June Update from Council, we are currently behind $39,283.00 in our year to date giving. It would be amazing to catch up by the end of June. We invite you to prayerfully consider how you might assist in achieving this goal. Here is a reminder of some of the ways you can do so:
E-transfer directed to treasurer@mountainviewcrc.org
PAR - an amount of your choosing can be automatically withdrawn from your bank account on a monthly basis.
Mail - please mail any cheques to the church address: 290 Main Street East, Grimsby, ON, L3M 1P8
Bridge App - this app has a donation function to make a donation by credit card.
Donations can be mailed to our Financial Administrator: Will Klein - Home address: 5126 St. Georges Dr, Beamsville ON L0R 1B7 / Phone : 905 641-5133 / wklein5@cogeco.ca or treasurer@mountainviewcrc.org
Our weekly offering schedule can be accessed on our website under Weekly Update > Offerings. You can mail cheques to the Church for these organizations (place a note in the memo section) or look into that organization’s online giving options.