UPCOMING EVENTS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
2010

· THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
12:00 p.m.

The Diners’ Club will meet in Port Lambton Community Hall. This group meets monthly and disabled adults and everyone 60 years and over are invited. Cost $8.00 (includes dinner and the programme). If you plan to attend, call 800-265-0203.

· SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
7:00 p.m.

The Sunday Evening Gospel Concert, featuring Kivell Family (Chatham) and Reverend Paul Shaw, will be held in Jackson Park (Robinson & Cross Streets), Dresden. Rain location - Trinity Christian Centre, 547 North Street, Dresden.

· TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
7:00 p.m.

The Official Board will meet in Sombra U. C.

· TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
12:30 p.m.

Port Lambton U.C.W. will meet in Clarence Murphy Hall. Lunch will be provided. All ladies are invited.

· SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER, 18
Reverend Bob Memorial Walkathon

This year the walk will begin at Sombra U. C. and end at Port Lambton U. C. to symbolize Sombra’s amalgamation with Port Lambton. There will be rest stations set up for those who feel they cannot walk the entire distance without a rest. There will also be a motorcycle component to this event.

· SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

The annual Downriver Craft Sale will be held at Moore Museum, Mooretown. Adults $2.00, children free with an adult.

· THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
7:00 p.m.

Port Lambton Session & Stewards will meet in Clarence Murphy Hall.

· PULPIT SUPPLY:

SEPT 5     Ward Armitage
SEPT 12    Rev. Pieter Schinkelshoek
SEPT 19    TBA
SEPT 26    Anniversary Service in Sombra, 11:00 a.m. (no services in Wilkesport & Port Lambton) The guest speaker will be Rev. Paul Reed, who was a student minister here from 1985 - 1987.
OCT 3      Communion Service with Rev. Pieter Schinkelshoek at Wilkesport & Port Lambton.
OCT 3      Deconsecration Service at Sombra with Rev. Marjorie Smith.
OCT 10    First Sombra-Port Lambton Joint Service in Port Lambton U. C. with Rev. Marjorie Smith

· For emergency pastoral care, please call Connie Ellis, 344-1781 (church) or 542-5008 (home), and she will contact the on-call minister.

· Sombra Home Meals are available September to June. Meals (soup, main course, dessert) cost $3.00 and are delivered Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you are interested in getting meals or know someone who is, please call Elsie Krahn, 892-3697, or Shirley Ross, 892-3927. Cooks, cooks’ helpers, spare drivers, and dessert makers (twice/year) are needed. If you can help with any of these, contact Elsie or Shirley.

· The Lion Clubs collect used eye glasses and send them to people in need in various third world countries. Any used eye glasses may be given to Josie Abrams, 677-5660, or left in Port Lambton U. C.

· Members of the Lambton Shrine Club are collecting empty pop cans. Money earned from this venture is used to help crippled and burned children. Fill a large garbage bag and then call 800-799-4992 or Earl Towell, 627-9368.

· Port Lambton U.C.W. is collecting Campbell’s products labels, cancelled postage stamps (with a ¼” border), and used eye glasses. There are baskets behind the back pew for these items. There are also baskets for donations to Salvation Army and Haiti.

· If you have a Prayer Request, contact a member of the Prayer Chain, Charlotte Dockrill, 892-3933, Grace Armitage, 627-8406 or Joanne McLellan, 677-1842.

· The Lighthouse Family Bookstore continues the journey that Sarnia Christian Bookstore began over 60 years ago. Located at 1407 London Road, Sarnia, an exciting addition is a café complete with Wi-Fi internet access where you may fellowship with friends.

· The Canadian Bible Society would be pleased to receive donations of used books and/or Bibles. Criteria to consider:

    - gently used books and Bibles;
    - for all ages (adults, young adults, children);
    - paperback or hard cover;
    - regular or large print;
    - English or non-English material;
    - must be clean and in good shape;
    - CD's / DVD's with no scratches.

For more information, contact Canadian Bible Society, 424 Waterloo Street, London, phone 519-432-6663 or e-mail london@biblesociety.ca.

· ACWAM (Active Christians with a Mission) is looking for help for its missions in Haiti. This Sarnia-based group supports 3 orphanages and 3 Christian schools in Haiti. They are looking for:

    - sponsorship for children ($30.00/month). See the bulletin board for information;
    - financial donations;
    - people willing to go to Haiti for a short period (costs $1600);
    - A&P cash register receipts;
    - items such as barrettes, balloons, small toys, etc. See bulletin board for complete list.

Please put these items in the box at the back of the church.

Haiti is so poor, it is now considered a fourth-world country so much help is needed. A major problem is Voodoo; it is very prominent in Haiti and presents many challenges for Christian workers. No administration fees are taken from sponsorship money or funds designated for Haiti. To make a donation, put it in your envelope and mark it "Haiti". For more information on ACWAM, see the bulletin board or www.acwam.org.

· Lambton Presbytery Resource Centre, located in St. Paul’s U. C., 360 Devine Street, Sarnia, has many church supplies, books, jewellery, and posters. There also is a lending library which consists of United Church publications, books, videos, and tapes. For more information, call 337-9667 (answering machine in use for questions, etc. when closed). The Resource Centre is open as follows:

    Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Wednesday: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
    Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

· UCB Canada 89.3 FM is a local Canadian Contemporary Christian radio station serving Chatham-Kent and the surrounding area. As a registered charity, UCB Canada is primarily listener-supported. For a complete program guide and to find out how you can support this ministry, visit www.ucbcanada.com or call 519-351-1118.

· For those interested in listening to Christian Radio Stations, such stations can be found at 5.60 AM, 10.30 AM, 88.3 FM, and 103.5 FM. Some features include Christian music and reports by Jim Dobson. Dr. Dobson’s Focus on the Family broadcast can be heard at 12 noon on WMUZ, 103.5 FM.