Woodville Pastoral Charge

Welcome
Sunday,   May 13th   2012
Service at Peniel
9:30 a.m.
 Service at Woodville

11:00 a.m.

Pastor - Wanda Stride

Withholding the water?
Baptism Sunday, and Family Sunday (Mother's Day)

Musician: Cheryl Standen, with special guests at Woodville

First reading:   Acts 10:44-48
Psalm: 98
Gospel reading:  John 15:9-17 

Burning the Lenten Bushes at Maye's place on
Good Friday


Upcoming Events
May 11th
- 10:00 a.m. - choir practice
- noon - lunch at Woodville U.C. for food bank volunteers
- 7:30 p.m. - Coffee house at Peniel
May 13th
Mother's Day Sunday, baptism of Olivia Van Steendelaar in Peniel.
May 15th
- 6:30 p.m. - Yoga at Woodville U.C.
- 8:00 p.m. - Bible Study at Woodville U.C.
May 16th
- 9:00 a.m. - Kawartha Lakes Food Source board meets at Woodville U.C.
- 5:00 p.m. - Lindsay Presbytery in Bobcaygeon
May 17th
- 1:30 p.m. - Woodville UCW
May 19th
- All Morning - Woodville Lawn Sale, Pancake Breakfast, Silent Auction.
- noon - play rehearsal
May 26th
- 8:00 a.m. - Woodville Eldon Christian Foodbank garage sale and barbecue fund raiser
- 9:00 a.m. - noon -VIBE site training day at Dunsford United Church, until noon
- 1:00 p.m.- Chris and Stephanie's wedding at Woodville U.C. - Wanda presiding
May 27th
- after worship - play rehearsal at Woodville
May 28th
- 7:00 p.m. - Faith Formation committee to discuss visioning
June 1 - 3
Bay of Quinte Annual General Meeting
June 10th
- 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. - UCW 50th anniversary services
- noon - noon play rehearsal at Woodville
June 15th
- 5:00 p.m. - Peniel Salad Supper (please note date change!)
June 17th
Wanda away at More than Franchises
June 23 - 24
Second annual Bible read-a-thon to raise money for Mission and Service. from 11:00 noon Saturday until 11:00 Sunday, mid-combined worship.
July
church closed for summer holidays
August 4th - noon
Kristy and Jason's wedding, Erin and Penny's wedding (Wanda presiding)
August 13-17
- 9:00 a.m. - VIBE is at Woodville

Youth Play
Church School Musical rehearsals
Church School Musical rehearsals are beginning this Sunday after church at Woodville. Some of you may remember I wrote this play shortly after I came to this church! But now I am hoping we can actually stage it.
With original songs (played and sung by the cast), this is a play within a play, based on the idea of High School Musical, but grounded in themes from I Corinthians 12, the Body of Christ. We will spend the next few months learning the songs, and hopefully stage the play over the summer, with performances in our own churches and beyond this fall.
Stay tuned for more information!

Health and Wellness classes
Zumba classes start May 9 at 7:00 p.m., running until the end of June. Instructor Karla Windatt will put us through the workout for $10 a night.
From our Yoga instructor:
For those who have been waiting to join us, don't worry, you won't be left behind! And if there is anyone who has never done Yoga before or who would like to try a modified version ("Chair Yoga") this is a great class for you.
Classes are from Tuesday April 10 to Tuesday May 1, 6:30 - 7:30 pm. Bring a mat if you have one (let me know if you need one, I have extras) and wear comfortable clothing. Please eat lightly if at all - Yoga is best done on an empty stomach.
So far we have been concentrating on the alignment of the standing poses, movements of the vertebrae, and "Core" strengthening of the abdominal and lower back muscles. Printouts are available for several postures. We always end with a relaxation and guided meditation to refresh and rejuvenate the mind and spirit.
See you there!
Laurie Benson (705) 432-2515

Lay readers
 New sign-up sheets are at the back of the sanctuary at Woodville - please consider adding your voice to our worship experience on Sunday morning! For those at Peniel, we don't have a sign-up sheet, but still welcome anyone to consider how you can be involved on Sunday morning… Thank you to everyone who has signed up!

Bible Study
 We are two months into our Bible study already!!… I think there are others who are also reading along with us, even though they can't make the actual classes. I encourage everyone to pray for us! If you would like to read along with us, this week we are reading Daniel 9:1 - Matthew 26:56. Next Tuesday, May 15, we are meeting at the church at 8:00 p.m.. May 22, 29 and June 5 we will meet at Wanda's.

Woodville Choir

Regular choir practices will continue this Friday April 27.

Maybe you didn't know, but a few faithful singers gather every Friday morning to sing and learn new songs to share with you on Sunday morning. We have recently started something new (out of necessity because we meet in the middle of the day), in that we record the practice for the upcoming Sunday for the member who cannot make regular rehearsals, but still wants to sing with us. If you are interested in joining us, we are flexible!
Our next rehearsal will be Friday, March 30 at 10:00 a.m.

Coffee House
Friday, May, 11 7:30 at Peniel United Church.
  Our Coffee House is for everyone, both churches and beyond our walls.
Over the past two years many of us have gathered together once a month to share music, stories and refreshments! Our coffee houses travel back and forth from Woodville to Peniel; they are informal, and open to artists of all ages and levels of ability - we have beginners trying out their art on an audience for the first time! and we have some more accomplished musicians as well. Please join us next time it is offered - it is always fun and a wonderful evening of surprises. Who knew we have so much talent in our congregations? and such good cooks:-)


**New** Musicians, Poets and Singers Wanted
We are considering a new element to our Dinner Evenings at Woodville and Peniel United Churches. We would like to gather names of interested members of both congregations who would be interested in performing upstairs in the sanctuary for the people while they wait for room downstairs to eat. We anticipate following the same format we use on our monthly music nights, so several people would be able to perform during the 3 to 4 hours that the meal is being served. So, if you play guitar, fiddle, organ, piano or any other instrument, sing recite poetry or just want to tell a story, and you want to take part in making our fantastic meal evenings even better (if that’s possible) please send an e-mail to Kevin Calhoun at kcalhoun@xplornet.com or phone Kevin at 705-357-2492.



Prayer Concerns
 Erkie DeVos has asked me to let you know that Dave McKague is doing the ride for cancer, 200 km from Toronto to Niagara Falls, to raise funds for the Princess Margaret Hospital. For more information or to support him, please visit conquercancer.ca and type in his name. Angela Johansen, Linda McKague's sister, has been diagnosed with cancer again and the family is asking that we keep them in prayer.
  





    *Office hours: Tuesdays 9-noon and Fridays 9 a.m to noon. All  voice mail and emails are checked frequently.

  * If you know of someone who is ill or in need of pastoral care, please contact our minister,

Rev. Wanda Stride (Office) 705-439-2475;

 email -wstride@sympatico.ca