Thank you to the Parish for your incredible contributions.
We are excited that Enter Hope Ministries we lifted up will be part of 2010 Western Fair

Outreach Team
St. Anne’s Outreach Team had an exciting and ambitious start to 2010 with the launch of our Enter Hope series. With a goal towards opening doors to local and global social justice issues, the Outreach Team selected 7 wonderful outreach projects and groups to be recognized each Sunday over Eastertide.

Beginning the series was guest speaker Brad Barton from London CAReS, an integrated strategy to address the needs of those living with the effects of poverty, homelessness, addiction, and mental illness in our community. Following London CAReS, a presentation was given by Marguerite F., Barb K., Eleanor C., Ardyth L. and Yvonne P. on The Daily Bread Food Bank and Fellowship Centre focussing on the extensive work of the organization.

Guest speaker Pam Hill gave an insightful presentation on Camp Wendake for Week 3 of the Enter Hope Series. Camp Wendake (Huron for “a place set apart”) is a camp for people living with HIV/AIDS and their care-givers and families.

In recognition of the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund on May 2nd, St. Anne’s congregation was treated to a video presentation of the Primate’s message and conversation with Bishop Desmond Tutu.

Elizabeth L. was our next guest speaker with an excellent message from Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Centre accompanied by heart warming photos of the furry and feathered inhabitants of the Centre.

Bethany R. provided us with a wonderful presentation on her project “Bethany’s Dream Fund” followed by a Coffee House fundraiser with live entertainment in the parish hall.

Habitat for Humanity was our final feature of the Enter Hope series with speaker Denise C. Denise spoke on the history of Habitat for Humanity and her personal journey towards a new home for her family.

The Outreach Team would like to use this opportunity to thank the St. Anne’s community for the tremendous outpouring of support for this series. White socks, canned goods, rolls and rolls of paper towel, and monetary donations continue to flow in. Your fantastic response for requests of much needed items and financial support for these organizations has been remarkable and much appreciated!

As an extension of the Enter Hope series, St. Anne’s and the Byron community were treated to a special evening social event on Friday, May 7th, featuring a presentation on global aid and development through the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund.  Guest speaker Rev. Canon Greg Smith, Chair, Diocesan PWRDF and Rector, Christ Church, London delivered an excellent presentation celebrating the work of the PWRDF in Haiti, Temba, and Latin America while focusing on much needed work still to be done. Canon Smith was accompanied by musical director, performer and recording artist Mr. Marque Smith who performed several songs highlighting the presentation for a very receptive audience. (Watch for the news item in the June edition of Huron Church News).  The rest of 2010 promises to be just as exciting with plans to launch a coffee house series and a continuation of our Community Events. Watch for announcements in the bulletin and “Save the Date”!             
Cate O’Neill, Chair

Bethany’s Dream Fund raises money for Vision Peoples In Mission’s purchase of a plot of land adjacent to the Korogocho slums of Nairobi, Kenya to build a new school and orphanage.
"I would like to say a BIG thank you to everyone who supported Bethany's Dream Fund.
I REALLY appreciate your donations. You are helping me get one step closer to my DREAM!  We raised $1,600.00!  Thank you thank you thank you" 

Let us enter the Easter season.....April 4 – May 23, 2010
 
“Enter Hope” is an Eastertide 7-week series at St. Anne’s.  Your Outreach team invites you to help us to open doors, both in our lives and the lives of others who are making a difference by ensuring vital resources and services reach those who need them most, from furry critters in a local wildlife rehabilitation centre, to people living in London streets and across the globe.  Each week we will focus on one of six wonderful outreach projects and groups; hear guest speakers; see visual presentations on their work; and be invited to take action with gifts of time or wish list items placed in our ENTER HOPE baskets.

Everyone needs hope, somebody needs you.

Habitat for Humanity is a non-profit, registered charity Christian housing organization established in London Ontario in 1993 to build simple, decent, affordable homes for qualifying families.

During Eastertide, we celebrate the building of Denise C.’s  family home. Volunteers on site are welcome: carpentry, meal prep etc. application on line or speak to Denise.

Official start: Mid-April at 181 Springbank Drive (corner of Greenside)
Dedication/Completion: late May – early June
Parish Celebration: May 23 Pentecost Sunday, House warming gifts collected
Volunteer: http://www.habitat.london.on.ca/volunteer_application.pdf
Video: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150143891010034&ref=nf
 
Week 1:  April 11
Is not this the fast that I choose... is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see them naked, to cover them? (Isaiah 58.6a, 7)

London CAReS (London Community Addiction Response Strategy)
http://www.london.ca (go to City A-Z – London CAReS)
Presentation by Brad Barton, Outreach Addiction Counsellor

London CAReS is an integrated strategy to address the needs of individuals living with the effects of poverty, homelessness, addiction and mental illness in the communities in which they live.
Basket Donation:
Donations of men’s white athletic socks will be collected during both services this Sunday

Week 2:  April 18
Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor. (Proverbs 22.9)

The Daily Bread Food Bank & Fellowship Centre
http://www.dailybreadlondon.ca

Presentation: Margeurite Flately and Barb Kightley 8:30 service
Eleanor Cook and Ardyth Leitch 10:00 service

Daily Bread provides food, fellowship, advocacy and emergency financial assistance to help families avoid utility disconnects and eviction resulting in homelessness due to arrears in rent. We are frequently asked to assist low income folks with emergency prescription costs when there is no other means available to them, and much more. Our Les Peterson Memorial Camp Fund helps underprivileged or challenged children enjoy the benefits of summer camping and other enhancement  programs.

Note how much your household spends on food this week.
Basket Donation:
Canned veg., beans, soups, pasta, canned fruits and juices,  baby formula and cereal, powdered milk, sugar, tea bags, bath soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toilet tissue, diapers (size 3-5) and donations for the Les Peterson Memorial Fund

Week 3:  April 25
Jesus went throughout Galilee... proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people. (Matthew 4.23)

Camp Wendake - http://www.campwendake.org
Presentation
Camp Wendake (Huron for: A place set apart) is a camp for people living with HIV/AIDS and their care-givers, loved ones, and traditional/non-traditional families. It is the only camp of its kind in Canada. It is a non-profit camp, sponsored by the AIDS Committee of the Diocese of Huron. It is staffed almost exclusively by volunteers and relies on generous donations from the community to operate the program.  Volunteers needed for the camp ie: lifeguards; and skilled people to become involved with the Governance Committee.
 
How do you react when you meet someone with a serious illness? What would you want from other people if you had a serious illness?
Basket Donation:
Campers (age 3 – 60): Toiletries, candles, re-usable shopping bags, small gifts (under $10) for daily draw; Crafts: plain white t-shirts for tye-dying, oven mitts, tea towels, wash cloths, coffee mugs, flatware.

Week 4:  May 2
Whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple – truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward. (Matthew 10.42)

Primate’s World Relief & Development Fund - http://www.pwrdf.org
Presentation

Basket Donation:
Donation envelopes will be available and taken to the Diocesan Synod service May 16th  as part of the Huron Hunger Fund (PWRDF) offering

Evening Series at St. Anne’s
Spring Wine and Cheese Community Event
Church Hall, Friday, May 7th from 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Guest Speaker: Canon Greg Smith, Chair, Diocesan PWRDF
Bring a friend; enjoy refreshments; learn about the work of the Primates World Relief & Development Fund
June Community Event
KAIROS
Guest Speaker: Sister Sue Wilson
Site projects for KAIROS, Recently returned from Cuba
Date to be announced

Week 5: May 9
God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind... And God saw that it was good. (Genesis 1.25)

Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Centre, Mount Brydges
http://www.salthaven.org

Presentation by: Elizabeth Lynall and Salthaven Representative

Salthaven is a registered charitable organization dedicated to helping sick, injured, orphaned and otherwise displaced wildlife. Salthaven endeavours to educate people and provide inspiration which will improve the environment that we share with native wildlife

Basket Donation:
Most needed items are: Examination gloves, size medium; HP printer ink (74 and 75); autoclave; heavy duty hammer staple gun, gift cards (Home Depot, Staples, Rona, Canadian Tire, postage stamps, Canadian Tire Money, gas cards, Dove seed and Bird seed, Kleenex and paper towels.

Week 6: May 16
They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit. (Isaiah 65.21)

Bethany’s Dream Fund - http://www.visionpeoples.co.ke

Presentation by: Bethany R.

Bethany R., a St. Anne’s teenager, is raising money towards VPM – Vision Peoples In Mission,  purchasing a plot of land adjacent to the Korogocho slums of Nairobi, Kenya to build a new school and orphanage.
Every three seconds a child dies as a result of extreme poverty.... And the thing is, all these deaths are avoidable.

What are your three most precious possessions?

Basket Donation:
Donate funds to St. Anne’s Anglican Church
Memo:  Bethany’s Dream  (please us gold VPM envelopes available)
Bethany’s Dream Talent Show
(Date to be announced, come and bring a friend)