Welcome to Kits Matters for May 7th 2010
If you have something you would like the Kits community to be aware of, please email it to Jan. (kcc at axion.net)
* Kits-Fairview Garden/Building Clean Up Day – May 15th
* Hope International Fund Raiser – May 14th
* Free Theater Tickets!!!! – Pacific Theater May 14th
* Are You Interested in Membership at Kits?
* “Who is Mark Fox, anyway?”
* A Message from Kits Council
* Supporting Bobbi’s Move Toward Ordination
* Other May Dates
* Mark your June Calendars

* Kits-Fairview Garden Party and General Clean up Day – May 15th 2010
You're invited to a Garden Party on Saturday May 15th at 9am!! Our community garden is expanding and we would like your help building some new beds, along with other general tidying up in partnership with Fairview. Those who have previous experience with worms, using shovels and pushing wheelbarrows, and are willing to break a sweat are most welcome, and will receive a hug and a lunch. We will need to know some numbers for lunch, so please email Tracy at tracyhugstreesatyahoo.com by Thursday the 13th so that we provide enough for all. Thanks and see you there! There will be sign-up sheets for those at church this Sunday, but if you aren’t able to be there, please email Tracy.

* Fund-raising dinner for Hope International – May 14th, 2010
Join Hope International for their Film premiere and fund-raising dinner for Ethiopia. Friday - May 14th at the New Trade and Convention Center. If you would like to sit at one of the Kits Church tables, call Jan at church or email John King at johnkathope-international.com

* Free Tickets to Side Show – Pacific Theater – May 14th, 2010
Have you wanted to check out Pacific Theatre’s performances, but never had the opportunity? We have 5 tickets available for the performance on May 14th that we would like to make available to anyone in our community who would like them. Check out the Side Show description at www.pacifictheatre.org If you are interested phone Jan Bingham at the church 604-737-0169 or email her at kccataxion.net . Call soon! First come first serve!

* Are you interested in exploring membership at Kits?
With our Spring Business Meeting coming up in June, we are wanting to offer a 2 session membership class for those people who are making Kits their church home and who are interested in learning more about membership. For the next two Sundays we will be inviting people to register their interest in this by completing the Kits Care Card on Sunday or emailing the office at kccataxion.net.

* Who is Mark Fox anyway?
Mark is currently our interim minister, but he has had an eclectic career including 12 years at UBC as a software developer/manager in the computer networking area, 10 years on staff at Olive Baptist Church, 7 years as a remote software developed for Silicon Valley companies, almost a year as a chaplain at Royal Columbian Hosptial before Fraser Health decided to terminate Spiritual Care in their Acute Care Sites. Mark has two graduate degrees – one in Computer Science and one in Theology.

Happily married to Shirley – a Grade 2 teacher, he has three adult children – Lindsey 26, Caleb 24, and Emma 21. Born in India he returned there roughly 10 years ago and taught at the school Jan Bingham had attended as a child.

If you want to know more about him, we suggest you might want to ask him about “trees, ducks, sailing, and
applications for smart phones”! We are so very glad Mark has joined us.

* A Message From Kits Council- May is Kits Catch Up Month
Since January 25th, when we met and voted on a new council and a budget for 2010, we have been a busy congregation. Some of the highlights of our first 3 months have included:
*Council attendance at Carey Hall course on Church Governance
*Bringing on Mark Fox as our Interim Minister
*Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with our partners
at God's House of Many Faces
*Improved communication through our Kits Matters Email
and updating of our Kits Church website, which is ongoing.

As we move forward, it is time to review our finances, and set the course for the rest of 2010. Our givings to the end of March have been $64,351. However, our budget is based on an income of $78,864 for that same period. Most of our budget addresses our fixed costs including staff time and rent. The other key areas supported by our givings include our Outreach Ministry($36,000) and our Church Plant ($30,000). While our fixed expenses have been met, we need to focus on increasing our monthly income to ensure that we can keep our commitments to our Outreach and Church Plant partners for the rest of the year.

If Kits is your church home, please consider whether you can help us catch up on meeting our budget commitments. Whether increasing your regular givings through PAP, through weekly donations in the plate, or making a one time gift to the church, every donation makes a difference. Please prayerfully consider your role in moving Kits forward financially for 2010.

Your council commits to keeping you well informed on church issues and church finances in the coming months. If you have questions, please approach any council member. Our names are listed on the back of the bulletin. Thank you!

* Supporting Bobbi’s move towards ordination

When Bobbi first joined our children, family, and youth ministry in September 2008, those who were involved in her hiring expressed a commitment on behalf of Kits Christian Community to supporting Bobbi’s credentialing as a licensed pastor and eventually through the process of ordination into the denomination.

At the council meeting on April 22nd, we passed a motion recommending that the denomination recognize Bobbi Salkeld as a licensed pastor and that she move into the ordination track.

We will be focusing energy in the coming months to determine how the church can support Bobbi in the ordination process. Please pray for her in this important step, and consider what kind of support you can offer her in this journey.

* News from God’s House of Many Faces
Just a sampling of the key achievements of God’s House of Many Faces over the past few months:
*Celebrating a year in the neighbourhood!
*Baby Dedication April 18th
*Beginning Baptism classes
*Premarital Counselling with 4 couples
Things to pray for:
*Finances – applications to Mustard Seed and Denominational
Opportunity Funds
*Encouraging the addition of new non-native families
*Assistance for children’s programs on Sundays
*Jodi’s permanent residence status arriving within the next
month (we can taste it!)
Things to know:
Jodi has let us know that God’s House is now ready to welcome visitors to their Sunday service which is being held at 2pm. If you wish to join them, please call Jodi so that she can confirm location. Her number is 778-386-5870.

* Other May Dates
*May 13th Out of the Cold – If you would like to make cupcakes
(uniced) or help out on crew, please let the office know at
kccataxion.net You are always welcome to be part of our team!
*May 19th Breathing Lessons Retreat with Donna Dinsmore -
9:30-3:30pm Stillpointe. For more information call Donna at
604-961-1957 or email donnadinsatgmail.com

* Mark Your June Calendars!
*David and Jackie Law are leaving for Down Under so come and
say Good-bye. June 6th after church...location and event
details to follow!
*Come and Celebrate your Sunday School Teachers – Pot Luck
Lunch after Church June 13th
*Spring Business Meeting – June 20th after Church – yes we
know it's Father's Day, but imagine how good brunch will
taste after this.