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“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.

  • Old Tyme Dance, Holy Trinity, Miniota MB
    Apr 17 2009 (All day)
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    Apr 17 2009 (All day)

    Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Miniota, MB, will be holding an Old Tyme Dance. This is a celebratory community event - all welcome!

  • 50th Anniversary Celebration at St. Catherine's, Birds Hill Manitoba
    Meeting with fisher folk, learning about issues of local fishing

    St. Catherine’s Anglican Church in Birds Hill, Manitoba celebrated the Primate’s World Relief Development Fund’s (PWRDF’s) anniversary Feb. 1, 2009 during the 10:00 a.m. worship service and following coffee time. The Outreach Committee organized and led the service using material from Kairos entitled “On Holy Ground.” We processed in with a specially made anniversary cake which was used for the children’s talk. After the 50 candle was blown out we all sang “Happy Anniversary PWRDF” and the cake was placed on the altar.

  • 50th Anniversary Celebration, St Mark's Saskatoon
    Apr 19 2009 10:30am
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    Apr 19 2009 10:30am

    St Mark's Anglican Church in Saskatoon is holding a PWRDF 50th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, April 19th at the 10:30 service. It will be a ST. GEORGE’S DAY THEME with "Bangers & Mash" and all the trimmings, and a free will offering. Proceeds from the meal will go to the St. Mark’s Refugee Fund – our contribution to the work of the Diocesan Group in sponsoring a Refugee Family during this 50th Anniversary year.

  • Reception at St Stephen's Calgary
    Oct 17 2009 (All day)
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    Oct 17 2009 (All day)

    On Saturday 17th October everyone is invited to a reception at St. Stephens Calgary. This will be a lot of fun with ethnic food, a cash bar, entertainment, and a chance to hear some of the latest news about PWRDF. The keynote speaker will be Bishop Tom Morgan (PWRDF board member), and Heather Pearson (youth council member) will share pictures and stories from the PWRDF visit to Burundi and Kenya. Funds raised that evening will go to the Diocesan refugee committee for their work with the 50 Refugee Families Sponsorship Project.

  • PWRDF Anniversary Dinner, Rimbey Alberta
    Oct 25 2009 (All day)
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    Oct 25 2009 (All day)

    The Church of Epiphany in Rimbey Alberta, Diocese of Calgary, will be celebrating the
    50th anniversary of PWRDF with a dinner on November 22nd.

  • PWRDF Deanery Event in Olds Alberta
    Oct 25 2009 3:00pm
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    Oct 25 2009 3:00pm

    St John's Church in Olds Alberta is holding a PWRDF deanery function on October 25 at 3pm. Bishop Hoskin will give a greeting, followed by a presentation by Alison Longon, PWRDF diocesan rep for Calgary, and an update from Nina Chiba on the refugees programme. This will be followed by a potluck supper.

  • St Matthew's Cathedral Celebrates PWRDF's Anniversary
    Oct 18 2009 (All day)
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    Oct 18 2009 (All day)

    St Matthews Cathedral in Brandon MB celebrated PWRDF's 50th anniversary on Sunday October 18. The Outreach Committee hosted a special Anniversary lunch of Latin American cuisine, and there were displays along with a short PWRDF presentation. Read Dean Robin Walker's sermon here.

  • Soup Luncheon at St Laurence, Calgary
    Nov 15 2009 5:59pm
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    Nov 15 2009 5:59pm

    On Sunday, November 15 a soup luncheon was held at St. Laurence, Calgary to celebrate the 50th anniversary of PWRDF and to focus on the Refugee Support Fund of the Diocese of Calgary. Nina Chiba, recently retired from the Refugee Committee was our guest speaker. The "Soup Chefs" at the church provided a wonderful selection of delicious, homemade soups. A good time was had by all and funds were collected to support our refugee efforts.

  • Celebration! A Deanery/PWRDF Event in Winnipeg
    Feb 5 2010 6:00pm
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    Feb 5 2010 6:00pm

    The Forts/Seine Deanery is hosting "Celebration: A Deanery/PWRDF Event" on Friday February 5 at 6:00 pm, at St Luke's Parish, Nassau St., Winnipeg. Each of the 9 parishes in the deanery will contribute to the meal, and people are asked to bring two or three musical items in an eclectic style, like the One Voice CD. Attendance is free; there will be a free will offering for PWRDF.

  • All Saint's Weyburn Sask Celebrates 50th
    Sep 13 2009 (All day)
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    Sep 13 2009 (All day)

    On Sept 13, 2009 the congregation of All Saint's Weyburn, held their regular worship service with as a 50th anniversary celebration of the work of PWRDF. The church was decorated with figures of the human chain (pattern found in the PWRDF calendar activities). Additionally each member
    of the congregation received a smaller version of the human chain to take home with them as a visual reminder that we are all joined together in God's love. Using the service resources provided by pwrdf a very moving and meaningful service was held with a sermon focused on vision.

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