Cookies to Champagne
“From Cookies to Champagne: 50 CAFE Events” is a fun way to celebrate PWRDF’s 50th anniversary in your parish or diocese, raise awareness of PWRDF’s work, educate about the issues PWRDF partners are working to address, and fundraise! Perhaps your church school can bake cookies and host a PWRDF focused coffee hour. Your youth group might hold a pizza party. A diocese might plan a celebration dinner, or parish might like to have a potluck lunch after church. The possibilities are endless! Each Ecclesiastical Province is asked to hold 50 events. We’ll be keeping track of all of them on this page, so be sure to check back regularly to see what is being planned in your area, and to see stories and photos of events that have already been held. For help with planning your own event, you can order our Event Planning Kit by contacting Jennifer Brown, PWRDF Donor Relations Officer, at 416-924-9199 ext 320 or jbrown@pwrdf.org . View the contents of the planning kit here.
It is with great joy that I share this brief description of honoring the 50th Anniversary of PWRDF that took place at St. Anselm's Church in Vancouver (photos). The event was incorporated with the 'Reign of Christ' Sunday (23rd November, 2008). The Sunday school children sang 2 songs before they went away to their activities that related to PWRDF- 'A Foot Print'. " I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me drink....' Matt.
An art show and sale of paintings by George Fraser will be held at Goward House, 2495 Arbutus Road, Victoria B.C., from March 27 until April 29. Appropriately, in celebration of PWRDF's 50th year, the show will feature 50 paintings, and the revenue will be donated to PWRDF. Click here to see some of the paintings that will be featured.
On Sunday, June 7th the youth of St. Michael and All Angels Cathedral in Kelowna held a Sunday Sundae. After a PWRDF presentation and eduction about refugees, the youth group members chose to have an ice cream Sunday to support the St. Mark's, Kalso refugee family sponsorship. Their efforts resulted in a spirited Sunday morning coffee hour as well as raising $240.00 to send to the parish of St. Mark's. The St. Michael's youth would like to challenge other youth groups to deepen their engagement through eduction and action and support this refugee family sponsorship.
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 was a beautiful early Fall day and St. Philip's Dunbar an ideal setting for the Diocese of New Westminster's celebration of the Anglican Church of Canada's international outreach organization, Primate's World Relief and Development Fund's 50th Anniversary Fundraising Dinner.
Following a very convivial cocktail hour Bishop Michael began the "sit-down" portion of the event with prayer followed by grace. The bishop also served as Master of Ceremonies for the evening.
- Oct 4 2009 (All day)Date:Oct 4 2009 (All day)
St Timothy's Anglican Church in 100 Mile House, British Columbia, celebrated PWRDF's 50th anniversary with a fair trade coffe event. A speaker shared her experiences of working in Swaziland.
- Apr 9 2010 6:00pmDate:Apr 9 2010 6:00pm
Two special PWRDF 50th Anniversary Potluck dinners will be held in our Diocese. These events are being planned to celebrate the good work achieved by generous Anglicans here in the Diocese of Kootenay through the Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund over the past fifty years. Our Primate, Fred Hiltz, will be present as will our own Archbishop John, to share a meal, address us and Commission our PWRDF parish representatives.
Both of these dinners will begin at 6 p.m. followed by the Primate’s address at 7:30 p.m. and the Commissioning of PWRDF parish representatives at 8 p.m.
