Banwell Community Church, 2400 Banwell Road, Windsor, ON N8P 1X9

Banwell News’ n Views

Saturday, June 28, 2014 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

DONATIONS GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED

Proceeds to support the breakfast/lunch programs at F.W. Begley Public School.

Volunteers needed to wash cars! Please see the

sign-up sheet in the foyer. Materials will be sup-plied, but feel free to bring along a wash mitt or sponge if you have one.

Men’s Ministry

Car Wash Fundraiser

A member of the Canadian Bap�st of Ontario and Quebec

Phone: 519-735-2654, Email: info@banwellchurch.org;

Website: www.banwellchurch.org

June 10

Working Committee Meetings

June 11

Age Unlimited Outing

June 22

Church Picnic

June 28

Men’s Breakfast & Car Wash Fundraiser

Mark Your

Calendar

AGE UNLIMITED

“The Lord has assigned to each his task. I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow.” 1 Corinthians 3:5-6. On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Age Unlimited group will assemble at the church at 10:15 a.m. for our outing “Bounty in

the County”. There has been a cancellation and a change in the itinerary. The Harrow Research Station is unable to conduct tours due to construction so Leamington Seacliff Park will be our destination. The changed itinerary includes our lunch at the Pie Lady

Restaurant in Harrow. We will make a stop on Highway 20 to purchase local seasonal produce. For our outing we will visit Leamington Seacliff Park. Many trees were cut down and sculptured into animal forms. Please have your picture taken with the “bear”. We will travel along Seacliff Drive to “Cindy’s” in Kingsville. There will be an opportunity to browse, shop and enjoy an ice cream treat. We plan to return to Banwell’s parking lot by 3:30 p.m. Bus cost is $10.00 payable to Madelon Kidd. The last sign-up date is June 8th - on the coffee counter sheet. There will be no July or August meeting of the Age Unlimited group. Our next meeting will be on September 10th at 11:00

a.m. in the Chapel Room. Tracy Bevington will be our special guest speaker. May God richly bless each one of you and may you enjoy a refreshing, relaxing summer. “There is a time for everything - and a season for every activity under the sun”. Ecclesiastes 3:1. Henry Nurse - Coordinator Submitted by Joan Fulmer

What could have been more moving on Easter Sunday than to see Olivia

Brown, Deborah Doyle, Max Rolle

and Cheryl Willis giving witness to their faith through the waters of Baptism. We are so happy that their faith journey has brought them to this very important decision and we will support and pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ. From Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday we were blessed with beautiful music and powerful messages. God's hand was in everything and to Him we give the glory. We are thankful for the anonymous donor who purchased 45 new Bibles for the church. Because of their generous donation we were able to replace some Bibles and distribute the gently used ones to people in need of them. Our church picnic, scheduled for June 22nd, is in the final planning stages. This is a great church family day where we can enjoy a time of fellowship, fun and food. Life seems to be busy for everyone, no matter what stage of life you are in, so it's nice to put everything aside and just be together for a couple of hours. January 2015 seems a long way off right now, but we are already planning for our Anniversary weekend. Guest speakers have to be scheduled long in advance and we ask God for His direction for that weekend. We always give thanks to God for the privilege of serving on this committee. Chair: Dennis Dick Members: Marsha Campbell, Heather Heuston, Deborah Martel, Nancy Pavlovich and Donna Soper

PASTORAL CARE &

WORSHIP COMMITTEE Submitted by Donna Soper

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

– Romans 8:30

Faces in the Crowd

We are proud of the following young adults who have participated or will be participating in important events: • To Danielle Glos who has been involved in

development efforts in Nicaragua; • To Avonlea Smith who was one of the

“players” in the recent community production of “Jesus Christ Superstar”;

• And to Kodi Page who will be participating in

a Mission Project in Peru during late May/early June.

Congratulations to Lloyd Boynton who reported twin great grandchildren born May 9th. Lloyd is thankful for all the prayers from the congregation.

Did you know? That Banwell has entered into an infinity agreement with Walter D. Kelly Funeral Home? By entering into this agreement, members at Banwell can take advantage of a 10% discount for a funeral plus a $100 donation to our congregation. Please speak to the pastor for details.

Mission Opportunity

Our sister church First Baptist, here in Windsor, has identified several areas in which we as a congregation could be helpful to them. If there are individuals within our congregation who are gifted and interested in the areas of evangelism, English as a Second Language (ESL), Children and Youth Ministries and Music, you are invited to consider some degree of participation at First Baptist Church. This historic congregation is located in downtown Windsor. Please speak to the pastor for details.

Upcoming Event

The 3rd Annual Family Council Information

Expo at The Village of Aspen Lake, Wed. June 11th from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Free admission. Questions & Answers for Seniors under one roof! Highlights include: Live Music, Light Refreshments, Door Prizes, Raffle, Reps from Services & Community Service Agencies. For more info contact Bruce @ 519-946-2055, Ext. 8043.

Men of Courage

Thanks for the wonderful year we’ve had studying the 52 ways we should deal with our children as fathers. We plan to do some things together during the summer months and have some great ideas start-ing Sept. 4th. Have a great summer and a safe one!

Ken Heuston

SHADOWS OF THE PAST

Patricia Bradley

Criminal profiler Taylor Martin can solve many crimes except the one she wants to solve the most - the disappearance of her father 20 years ago. She gets a lead on his case as she works to uncover the truth. There are those who will do anything to keep her from finding it. Suspense romance. FAITH LIKE POTATOES DVD

The Angus Buchan Story. A farmer in South Africa suffers a series of losses but through unlikely friendships and divine intervention he discovers life’s true purpose and sustains his faith. The true story of a man, who like his potatoes, grows his faith unseen until the harvest. KINGS FAITH

DVD

Eighteen Foster Homes, Nine Arrests, One Life Changing Moment. Then Brandon’s former gang members try to drag him back into his former way of life. Who will win the battle? VANISHED Irene Hannon

Moira is lost in a thunderstorm when a figure appears in her headlights. She slams on her brakes then crashes into a tree. A man appears at her door and tells her that he saw everything and will call 911. Then everything goes black. When she tells the police what happened, they don’t believe her. Did this really happen or did she dream it? STRESS TEST Dr. Richard Mabry

Dr. Matt Newman is kidnapped as he is leaving the hospital at 2 a.m. and thrown into the trunk of his car. For some reason the kidnappers want him dead. He escapes but has a head injury that lands him in ICU where he awakens to find he is being charged with murder. He and his lawyer Sandra Murray set out to prove that he is being framed. Submitted by Maureen Church, Librarian

BOOK REVIEWS JUNE 2014

Join us for our Church Picnic on

Sunday, June 22nd after the worship

service.

HUMAN RESOURCES

COMMITTEE UPDATE

As previously reported, our church is now required to come under the Ontar-io Health and Safety Act. As a result we developed the following policies and procedures:

• Workplace Violence Policy,

• Workplace Harassment Policy and

Procedure,

• Health and Safety Policy,

• Health and Safety Policy for Con-

tractors and Sub-contractors,

• A Contractor Safety Practices Let-

ter.

We are indebted to Jim Elder who played a major role in finalizing the aforementioned. Chantelle Bell has accepted the re-sponsibility as our Employee Health and Safety Representative as required by the Act. If you observe any safety related problems, please advise Chan-telle or any member of the Human Re-sources Committee. Many thanks to Wayne Parsons and Wayne Beemer for their assistance in clearing out the storage area in the rear of our building. Jim Wheeler

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

– Romans 8:30

View From the Pew

There is something going on in my life that I’m not used to and not sure I like. I’m sitting so much that I’m thinking I could give lessons on idleness… I seem to be perfecting this talent more every day.

Sure I’m on call 24/7 for family needs but many days go by that I’m not needed. On those days I can fill the time with ease and without actually accomplishing anything. I start each day by thanking God that I’m starting another day; I read my Bible and

the morning paper; check my emails; go for a walk; work on jig

saw and crossword puzzles. I chat on the phone, check out my garden and feed the birds that come to my two bird feeders – yellow finch, blue jays and cardinals. I do shop, cook, vacuum and dust when necessary! Each day varies so I’m not even close to being bored - I’m just becoming more mindful of how little I do every day. In my favourite little book called a Thousand

Paths to Long Life, the author, David Baird, quotes Cary Grant’s simple formula for living as “Get up in the morning,

go to bed at night. In between, occupy yourself as best you

can”. That, I can do.

This life style just isn’t like me though. I’m used to working or working-at something every day and have from my earliest remembrances. This idleness is new to me. So, should I just enjoy this feeling of freedom or should I fret that this may be a case of ‘the less you do, the less you want to do’?

The best quote I’ve found on being busy was said by Calvin, a favourite comic strip character to his stuffed tiger, Hobbs: “Wow, look at the grass stains on my knees. I say if your

knees aren’t green by the end of the day you ought to seriously re-examine your life.” That is all well and good but I’m thinking, as an adult I should have loftier goals.

Actually I did have goals, many of them over the years, and accomplished most of them - maybe it IS time to get back to the grass stained knees…

But that is just my view, Zelma Horvath

Worship Notes

As the warm summer months approach, we invite you to attend worship here in Banwell’s air-conditioned sanctuary. Dur-ing the month of June the Pastor will ex-plore a topic entitled “In Response” where the quotes of famous (and sometimes infa-mous) folk are brought into intersection with a verse of scripture. Of course, as always, we will enjoy music ministry from our musicians led by our Minister of Mu-sic Ian McGregor Smith. May the Lord continue to bless us as we gather together!

June 1st “In Response...Keep Your Religion

to Yourself!” (Psalm 78:1-8; Mat-

June 8th “In Response...Existence of Gravity

Proves No God!” (Psalm 8; Romans

1:18-20)

June 15th “In Response...Isn’t Religion About

June 22nd “In Response...Faith Doesn’t Work

in Real Life.” (Genesis 50:15-21)

June 29th “In Response...Our Problem is Prim-

itive Christianity” (John 8:48-59)

And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

– Romans 8:30

Camp Hermosa Bowling Fundraiser

1st Annual Windsor Camp Hermosa Alina Carere

Bowl-a-thon Update We are thrilled to announce that we raised $2000 for Camp Hermosa last Sunday at our 1st annual Bowl-a-thon. We had 38 Bowlers. The prizes given out were:

High Score: Greg Wiley

Most Honest Bowler: Macy Doyle

Most Strikes: Shelly Wiley

Best Celebration Dance: Dawn Michelle Brown

Best Form: Sean Doyle

Most Spirited Team: “Up Your Alley”- Kyrn Page, Emily Andrews, Rachel Brown and Jaclyn Stevenson.

Highest Overall Fundraiser: Ellen Doyle

Highest Camp Age Fundraiser: Kyrn Page

Thanks to all our participants and to Ellen Doyle for her Tupperware Gift Basket Donation. We had given ourselves a goal of $1000 so we are thrilled to exceed this number!

Date Nursery Li le Lambs Jr. and Senior

Children’s Church

June 1st Gord Wickham

Camryn Stephens

Gayle Marsh

Taylor Cabana

2 volunteers

needed per group

June 8th Beth Gellner

Marlene Wray

Pa�y Moroz

Cheryl Lovell

2 volunteers

needed per group

June 15th Ellen Doyle

Heather Doyle

Barb Stephens

Camryn Stephens

2 volunteers

needed per group

June 22nd Deborah Martel

Hailey Beemer

Laurie Beemer

Hailey Beemer

2 volunteers

needed per group

June 29th Christa Braccio

Mary Ann Adlam

Suzan Harper

Macy Doyle

2 volunteers

needed per group

NEWS TEAM MEMBERS

Editor/Journalist: Jim Wheeler; Journalists: Tracy Bevington, Zelma Horvath & Donna Soper; Proof-reader: Zelma Horvath; Typist & Designer: Debbie Ebel;

Spiritual Leader: Pastor Alex Moir; Production Staff: Deborah Bevington

My Back Pages

I’ve heard it said that bad news comes in threes. Over the course of a few days this early spring, three an-nouncements came that would deprive me (and others) of things and people we had learned to depend upon in everyday life “around these here parts.” In picking up the daily Windsor Star off my driveway one spring morning in late March my eyes caught the words at the top of the page, (above the headline) that the central YMCA was closing its downtown pool. A few days later we received an e-mail announcement at the church that Cameron’s Book Store, a fixture in the local Christian community for over half a century, would be closing in June. And finally, as baseball season was beginning, in calling my friendly neighbourhood parking attendant near Comerica Park to make sure I could secure a spot for an upcoming game, I heard his voice mail indicate that, after 7 years of providing the service, he would no longer be working in that capacity. It’s part of being human that we develop routines providing comfort and direction in life. After my doctor advised me against the recreational running that had dominated my workouts for over 40 years, I had devel-oped a workout regimen at the “Y” that largely included swimming and had actually begun to enjoy it. For those of us Christians who have spent any time in Windsor and Essex County over the last 50 years, the phrase, “I’ll bet you’d find that book at Cameron’s” had found its way into our conversations. And Matt Pieroni and his brother Mike didn’t just operate the parking at the old Michigan Theatre building on Bagley Street near Grand Circus Park in Detroit … they had made all of us who parked there feel like family and allowed us to relax, knowing that somebody would be there at the garage when we returned from the game.

Picking up and going on with life after our institutions (whether they be or-ganizations or people) are no longer operational in the way we were accus-tomed is part of life. The odd occasion we find new and better things to take their place … but most often, though we do carry on, the old trusted way of doing life is sorely missed. Good thing all of life is not that way;

“Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father there is no shadow

of turning with thee Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not as thou has been thou

forever wilt be” When the first Christian pastor James (our Lord’s earthly brother) addresses the early Christians in his letter, in re-ferring to Yahweh God he states that “every good and perfect gift comes from above, from the Father of lights, in whom there is no shadow or varia-tion due to change.” So, in spite of the ups and downs in our lives, we can take heart. As the Psalmist writes, “therefore we will not fear … though the earth should change.” Hang on, folks … though our individual worlds may not be what they once were, there is One who re-mains true. Devotedly your pastor … Alex