All Saints' hosting its annual Women's Dinner tomorrow night
King's Corners
Submitted by Claire Alexander

Our annual Women's Dinner takes place tomorrow (Thursday) night at 6:30 p.m. Bring your friends and enjoy a great evening. The men of the parish, as usual, will cook, serve and help clean up.

This Saturday (May 12), drop in at our garage sale, starting at 8:30 a.m., to find the treasures you missed at the rummage sale last month. Weather permitting, all goods will be out on the steps at the front of the church.

On Mother's Day (May 13) at 7:30 p.m., we are looking forward to a beautiful musical Choral Evensong under Director of Music Michael Leach. Come for a half-hour of music and tranquility.

The final hot topic discussion group is this Sunday morning, from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m., between services. A 12-minute video starts the conversation flowing, led by Judith Bishop and Leah Springford.

Some of our members have been studying at Wycliffe College (a University of Toronto Anglican college) which is presenting Refresh!- a continuing education conference open to all, May 14 to 17, with great speakers at different venues. See www.refresh.wycliffecollege .ca for details. Congratulations to all our 2007 graduates, especially Diane Furlong.

On June 10, we are celebrating our Heritage Day; part of our 150th anniversary community celebration following the Eucharist, with a picnic barbecue, old-fashioned games, bouncy castle and face-painting for the children. Come and look around our old chapel and learn some King City history. All are welcome!

Our youth group has some great events planned for May and June. They usually meet Friday nights. Call the church for details if you or your teenager are interested.

Cottages are being opened soon, so if you are planning to be away, keep in touch with church happenings listed in the King's Corners column at www.kingsentinel.com

All Saints' Anglican Church is at 12935 Keele St. in King City, a few doors south of King Road. The Eucharist is celebrated at 8 and 10:30 a.m. Sundays, with nursery care and Sunday school at 10:30 a.m., followed by coffee and excellent edibles.

If you know of a need or would like prayer, please call the church office, or Rev. Nicola Skinner, at (905) 833-5432, or e-mail to allsaints@eol.ca

King City United Church

Submitted by Shirley

Burton

King City United Church, a vibrant, caring, Christian church, invites all to the Sunday school and the Sunday worship services at 10 a.m., followed with fellowship and refreshments.

King City United Church is one block south of King Road and one block east of Keele Street, at 50 Elizabeth Grove.

Next week's reflection is to be Unlimited Love, based on Ruth 1:1-16. All are invited to gather in the parlour after worship to discuss this further.

First quarter receipts are available for pick-up from the table in the Narthex. Please speak to Mabel Hall if you do not have envelopes and would like them.

This Monday (May 14) at 5 p.m., is the deadline for submissions for the May 27 edition of News from the Pews. Information should include events happening in June, over the summer and into September. Please submit material to the church office via e-mail, or leave in the newsletter folder on the office door.

When submitting talent money to the church, please indicate if the amount includes a repayment of seed money.

The third annual King City Amazing Race is to take place June 2 and the start time is 1 p.m., sharp. There is a need of prize donations, so if you are able to donate a prize please talk to Daniela Weston or Serena Edmunds. Teams are to be from two to six people and each team must have one member that can drive as this race is to be both walking and driving. There is to be a barbecue dinner for participants and host home participants at the end of the race. The goal of the race is fun and fellowship, so get your teams together and register early. Registration is to be May 13 and 20, only.

All are invited to the annual painting show and sale of original oil paintings by Roy Robson, (Back O'The House Gallery, 12865 Keele St.), May 25, from 7 to 10 p.m. and May 26 from 2 to 5 p.m.

Mark your calendar, because the church is to be having its annual Pork Barbecue June 7. There will be further information on the barbecue in next week's column.

For further information on church activities, please call (905) 833-5181. The office is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

If you wish to insert a news item in this weekly column, please call Shirley Burton at (905) 778-0947, or e-mail to sbburt1@aol.com

King Bible Church

The Overtimers seniors will be joining their fellows at Victory Baptist Church in Newmarket this Friday (May 11) for lunch and a special program. Members are asked to meet there at noon.

The Overtimers will also present the Grand River Luncheon Cruise and Show July 10. They will meet at 9:30 a.m. (at King Bible Church), returning at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $55 per person, and the tour will includes bus transportation, a three-hour luncheon boat cruise, a live music show, three-course roast beef lunch and refreshments on return trip on boat.

For further information, or to reserve a spot, call Ruth at (905) 833-1270 before June 17.

Hope for Africa

King Bible Church will host an evening of music, food, information and encouragement: Hope for Africa this Saturday (May 12) at 6 p.m.

The main purpose of the evening will be to raise funds for the AIDS relief work of Serving in Missions (SIM) in Ethiopia. According to the United Nations, "AIDS has become the most devastating disease mankind has ever faced," but there is hope through the work of organizations like SIM. All proceeds from this evening will go to SIM for their Hope for AIDS project in Ethiopia.

The evening will open with punch and smooth jazz by the DB Quartet, followed by dinner including Ethiopian entrees. After dinner, guests will be entertained by music from the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Toronto youth - The Joseph Generation Army.

The keynote speaker for the evening will be Dr. Jane Philpott, who served with SIM in Africa for nine years.

She is passionate about creating awareness and raising funds for the AIDS crisis in Africa. To that end, she developed A Coin for Every Country, an educational program which has been implemented in York Region schools. Since 1998 she has been a family physician in Stouffville and is on staff at Markham Stouffville Hospital. She has a special interest in HIV primary care and is involved with the AIDS Committee of York Region, as well as the York Region Committee in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

This evening is open to anyone who is interested. There is no charge for the dinner and a free-will offering will be accepted. In order to assist with planning, guests will need to get their free tickets in advance by calling King Bible Church at (905) 833-5104 or by e-mail a t hope4aids@kingbiblechurch .com

King Bible Church is at 1555 King Rd., just west of Dufferin.

"Jesus tells us to love our neighbours and in this global economy our neighbour is anyone who is suffering or in need anywhere in the world," commented Rev. Don Ballantyne, senior pastor at King Bible Church, is a key supporter of this initiative. "Many people have heard the statistics about AIDS, but it doesn't hit home until you hear some of the stories of child-headed households. We can show our love by helping the sick and orphaned. Last year this event raised over $12,000, all of which went directly to SIM. We hope to raise even more this year."

SIM is an international mission organization with more than 1,600 active missionaries serving in over 50 countries on five continents. SIM's heritage extends to organizations that started over 100 years ago and is a registered Canadian charity. For more information contact Mike Parenteau at (905) 505- 1855, Mike White at (905) 841-0256 or the church at (905) 833-5104.