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Growing in God’s Love St. Andrew’s Church in Happy Valley-Goose Bay celebrates 50 years Article & Photos by The Ven. Charlene Taylor
ebrated with their first rector Archbishop Stewart Payne. Archbishop Payne spoke at the hot and cold bufSt. Andrew’s Church in fet dinner and shared stories the Parish of Lake Melville, of the past and his pleasure Happy Valley Goose Bay is to be present with the concelebrating its 50th anniver- gregation fifty years later. He sary this year. The corner- also preached at the service stone was laid August 30, of Thanksgiving for a Church Anniversary. During the dinner the anniversary song written by Aden Clarke was sung and greetings were shared from Bishop Pitman and from the L a k e Melville Ministerial The first rector of the Parish of Lake Melville Association. Archbishop Stewart Payne shared memories The cake made by of establishing the parish fifty years ago. S h e r r y Newman 1959 and it was the same date was cut by Aunt Mary Clarke fifty years later that the peo- and Frankie Leonard. The ple of St. Andrew’s celebrated quilter’s group unveiled the 50 years of mission and min- commemorative anniversary istry. quilt made of many photos Throughout 2009 the scanned to material and arparish has been celebrating ranged to show the activities this milestone in the life of of St. Andrew’s over the past the Anglican Church in fifty years. Happy Valley Goose Bay. St. Andrew’s has been The celebrations included; truly blessed for 50 years and spiritual renewal with a par- the celebrations will continue ish mission with Archdeacon until the end of 2009. Sandra Tilley and outreach to the wider church and world with a PWRDF youth event. During the weekend of August 29-30 the parish cel-
The Anniversary Quilt was unveiled by members of the quilter’s group. The quilt contains images of the mission and ministry of St. Andrew’s over the past fifty years.
St. Andrew’s Praise Band led in the singing for 50th Anniversary Celebration Weekend.
Play & Pray in Newtown Article & Photo by The Rev. Shaun O’Connor
In early summer, the congregation of St. Luke’s, Newtown, decided to restore the local playground as a “gift of love” to its community. As part of the Parish Mission they wanted to serve the community, rather than expect it to serve them. The playground, which belonged to the Town of New-Wes-Valley, was in sad shape: fences fallen down, slide and apparatus broken, teeter-totters and seesaws stripped and sunken into the ground, swings bare and missing parts, and the basket-ball hoop torn off. Also, there was no place to sit down. The congregation hosted a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper at the local Fire Hall to help raise money for the project and donated half the funds to the Fire
Department. About half-a-dozen men from the church assembled with tools and materials while the local residents looked on. Now the playground stands proud with new paint and new parts. The children laugh and play while the parents and grandparents sit back and smile. Life has returned to the area and there is a bustle of activity. Long ago, Nehemiah’s men worked with a shovel in their hand and a sword at their side while rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem (Nehemiah 4:18). Likewise, we are called to be a people of prayer and of action to the glory of our God. May we look around our communities and see where we can serve so that our children can play and pray.