We hope you will join us as we try to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking around the world!
Admission is FREE, but seating is limited. So to secure your spot, please RSVP and get a ticket from any one of the organizers (Pat and Lynda Beard, Kim Jantzi, Fraser and Karen MacKay, Susan Bergsma, Kim Bergsma and Joanne Doyley). You can also pick up tickets from the following locations:
- Fonthil Pharmasave (155 Hwy 20 West, Fonthill)
- Vermeers Garden Centre (684 South Pelham Rd., Welland)
- Palazzo Salon & Spa (91 East St. Welland)
Free parking at the court …
Once again Rose City Kids is hosting a Giant Community Garage Sale. Grab some great deals for a great cause!
plants
household items
games
puzzles
baked goods
books
sports equipment
toys
electronics
furniture
& much more!
If you have items that you would like to donate towards this event, please contact Kristie (905 892 5616) or Sonya (905 892 6978)
The garage sale takes place on Saturday May 18 at 1191 Maple Street in Fenwick. The fun starts at 7am. All proceeds go to Rose City Kids.
plants
household items
games
puzzles
baked goods
books
sports equipment
toys
electronics
furniture
& much more!
If you have items that you would like to donate towards this event, please contact Kristie (905 892 5616) or Sonya (905 892 6978)
The garage sale takes place on Saturday May 18 at 1191 Maple Street in Fenwick. The fun starts at 7am. All proceeds go to Rose City Kids.
On May 30, 2013 the Niagara Furniture Bank, which provides gently used furniture to those in need in the Niagara Region, will be hosting the inaugural Chair Affair fundraising event. The concept is this: artists and designers in the community have selected chairs from the Furniture Bank warehouse and "up-cycled" them into works of art and functional furniture pieces. These pieces will be auctioned at the event on May 30th, with the proceeds going directly toward the core operations of the Furniture Bank.
The Niagara Furniture Bank helps many residents from Southridge Shelter by furnishing their entire apartment, while charging …
The Niagara Furniture Bank helps many residents from Southridge Shelter by furnishing their entire apartment, while charging …
Each issue of the Southridge Magazine we have offered an update on our Anchor-Causes. In preparing to write the update for the Glenridge Anchor Cause, the Southridge Shelter, I was thinking about the best way to update people. I wanted people to know about the various services we are offering people who find themselves homeless, the recreational programs that help foster friendships between our residents and volunteers, and how to summarize the many volunteer options that the shelter offers. Then I realized that there is a person in our community who can speak first-hand about all three of …
There is a dedicated team of Southridge members who are preparing to take part in the annual MCC Relief Sale in New Hamburg. Each year this event raises hundreds of thousands of dollars to support the incredible work of MCC that focuses relief, development and peace (www.mcc.org).
The team lead by members of our Vineland location has been able to raise over $10,000 each year through the sale of bedding plants, homemade grape juice, and a silent auction. Their goal is to make this year their best year yet…and you can help!
They …
Why: As part of the Global Action Plan, three people from Southridge realized that they shared a passion to help women free themselves from the sex trade industry. Based on this, they decided to partner with an Organization based in Hamilton called "Walk With Me" and run a clothing swap to raise funds and awareness on the issue of human trafficking.
What: A clothing swap is a fun way to update your wardrobe, recycle your old clothes and and raise awareness around the issues of human trafficking - all at the same time! You …
What: A clothing swap is a fun way to update your wardrobe, recycle your old clothes and and raise awareness around the issues of human trafficking - all at the same time! You …
Nearly ten years ago, Gateway Christian Fellowship began relationships with a few different churches in Honduras. Over time, the need became apparent to open a school in the rural community of Samaritana, to provide an education for more than a hundred children in this community who had no access to school. People from Gateway starting raising funds in order to begin construction of this school in Samaritana. As a result, in January 2009 - right around the time that Gateway decided to merge with Southridge - Escuela el Buen Samaritan opened it's doors. Since the time of the …
We’ve just passed our 8th year anniversary of the Southridge Shelter and are blown away by what God has done in this community and through the many, many people who have been involved!
There are lots of ways to be involved, but right now, we specifically have a need for volunteers at the front desk of the shelter. There is an administrative component to the front desk role, as well as having the opportunity to get to know our community from the front line. Our front desk volunteers play a crucial role in making the …
There are lots of ways to be involved, but right now, we specifically have a need for volunteers at the front desk of the shelter. There is an administrative component to the front desk role, as well as having the opportunity to get to know our community from the front line. Our front desk volunteers play a crucial role in making the …
As you may be aware, Southridge is working with Compassion Canada to partner with churches in developing nations in our global anchor cause of child survival (click here for more info). At this time, we are sponsoring two Child Survival Programs: one in Kadama, Uganda and one in Cuarto Lote, Ecuador.
Compassion Canada recently sent us two children from the church project in Cuarto Lote, Ecuador who are eligible for sponsorship. This is a great opportunity for you to develop a relationship with a child from the village and church where Southridge is investing - the rural community that is …
Compassion Canada recently sent us two children from the church project in Cuarto Lote, Ecuador who are eligible for sponsorship. This is a great opportunity for you to develop a relationship with a child from the village and church where Southridge is investing - the rural community that is …
Put your best foot forward…Again…and Again in support of Niagara Life Centre.
Niagara Life Centre’s 24th Annual Walk-Run will take place on April 27 along the Welland Canal Parkway with pre and post activities at Grantham Lions Club. Prizes for the most pledges raised, community services hours for students for participating or volunteering, bouncy castle and Halaloo the clown.
New for 2013…Online registration and pledging option. Register online and send the link to your friends and family so they can support you and Niagara Life Centre. Go to niagaralifecentre.ca/walk-run, call NLC at 905…
Niagara Life Centre’s 24th Annual Walk-Run will take place on April 27 along the Welland Canal Parkway with pre and post activities at Grantham Lions Club. Prizes for the most pledges raised, community services hours for students for participating or volunteering, bouncy castle and Halaloo the clown.
New for 2013…Online registration and pledging option. Register online and send the link to your friends and family so they can support you and Niagara Life Centre. Go to niagaralifecentre.ca/walk-run, call NLC at 905…
Jason and Corina Reimer and their two sons, Jesse and Chase, are a family from Southridge who are currently living in Thailand. The Reimers are providing support for Abundant Life home, an orphanage for children who are affected by HIV/AIDS to experience a loving home in a family environment. The Abundant Life Home provides for their medical costs and education and supports tutor and nanny salaries, food, rent, and maintenance of the homes.
This spring, Jason and Corina are hosting a group to help serve alongside them at Abundant Life Home. Projects will include teaching English, mentoring HIV-affected children …
This spring, Jason and Corina are hosting a group to help serve alongside them at Abundant Life Home. Projects will include teaching English, mentoring HIV-affected children …
Enjoy a great evening in support of Rose City Kids!
Saturday March 23 at the Riverstone Event Centre, 414 River Road, Welland
Dinner, Silent auction, Testimonies
Doors Open at 6pm
A free will offering will be collected. Please email Sonya at sonya@rosecitykids.com to reserve your seat.
Invite your friends and family to hear about what's happening in this amazing ministry!
Saturday March 23 at the Riverstone Event Centre, 414 River Road, Welland
Dinner, Silent auction, Testimonies
Doors Open at 6pm
A free will offering will be collected. Please email Sonya at sonya@rosecitykids.com to reserve your seat.
Invite your friends and family to hear about what's happening in this amazing ministry!
MDS Ontario is partnering with MDS New York in the rebuilding phase on Staten Island, NY, as a result of Hurricane Sandy, last fall. We need short term volunteers (1 to 2 weeks) as well as long term leaders such as Project Director, Office Manager, Cooks and Crew Leaders to help people get back into their homes. MDS appreciates the volunteers that have already signed up, March is filled and Apr is filling quickly.
This is a long term response. If interested please contact Jason Ecker, 519-562-8551 or jasonecker@hotmail.com for more information and scheduling. Allow 3 …
This is a long term response. If interested please contact Jason Ecker, 519-562-8551 or jasonecker@hotmail.com for more information and scheduling. Allow 3 …
As we launch our ministry to Migrant Workers, there are many ways you can get involved. Whether you’re looking for a one-time event, or a way to serve on a weekly basis, there’s a role for you!
March & April – As workers arrive, we will be visiting farms to drop off the Welcome Kits we put together during our Southridge Special Delivery program.
Sunday, May 5th – 7:30pm – Workers Welcome Concert
A musical night of celebration featuring The Toronto Mass Choir to welcome the Caribbean offshore workers and show appreciation for their valuable …
March & April – As workers arrive, we will be visiting farms to drop off the Welcome Kits we put together during our Southridge Special Delivery program.
Sunday, May 5th – 7:30pm – Workers Welcome Concert
A musical night of celebration featuring The Toronto Mass Choir to welcome the Caribbean offshore workers and show appreciation for their valuable …
In support of Bethesda’s Respite Program for Children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Friday, April 26, 2013
Doors Open at 5:30 pm and Program Starts at 6:30 pm
Club Italia, 2525 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls
Tickets*: $75 per person ($40 Charitable tax receipt)
For Tickets Contact: Candace Walker 905.684.6918 Ext. 271 • cwalker@bethesdaservices.com
Click Here For More Information
Friday, April 26, 2013
Doors Open at 5:30 pm and Program Starts at 6:30 pm
Club Italia, 2525 Montrose Road, Niagara Falls
Tickets*: $75 per person ($40 Charitable tax receipt)
For Tickets Contact: Candace Walker 905.684.6918 Ext. 271 • cwalker@bethesdaservices.com
Click Here For More Information
Help support the Doppenberg’s in Guatemala!
February 15th, 2013
Great food, lots of fun, door prizes and raffles.
Tickets: $10/pp – children 3 & under are free
Southridge Vineland Location - 3970 Glendale Ave., Vineland
Doors Open at 5:30
Dinner at 6:00pm
For more information contact Linda Fast at 905 9344534 or e-mail fast-5@sympatico.ca
February 15th, 2013
Great food, lots of fun, door prizes and raffles.
Tickets: $10/pp – children 3 & under are free
Southridge Vineland Location - 3970 Glendale Ave., Vineland
Doors Open at 5:30
Dinner at 6:00pm
For more information contact Linda Fast at 905 9344534 or e-mail fast-5@sympatico.ca
Euchre Tournament Fundraiser to benefit YFC/Youth Unlimited Lincoln & Upper Deck Youth Centre Vineland
Peach King Centre 162 Livingston Ave Grimsby
Sat Feb 2nd
6:30pm - 9:30pm
$20 per person
Tax Receipt Available
Prizes
Please call (905) 562 - 8904 or (905) 933 - 1160 to reserve your ticket.
Tickets can be purchased at door.
Peach King Centre 162 Livingston Ave Grimsby
Sat Feb 2nd
6:30pm - 9:30pm
$20 per person
Tax Receipt Available
Prizes
Please call (905) 562 - 8904 or (905) 933 - 1160 to reserve your ticket.
Tickets can be purchased at door.
A great big “Thank You,” and “Congratulations,” to the Southridge community on a very successful Southridge Special Delivery. Our church dug deep over the Christmas season to ensure that others who are less fortunate would have a better year ahead. Here are the results:
$10,384 to help fund our next Child Survival Program in Uganda
102 Migrant Worker Welcome Kits in Vineland
245 Shelter Toiletry Kits in Glenridge
192 Rose City Kids Stockings in Welland
Way to go Southridge!
$10,384 to help fund our next Child Survival Program in Uganda
102 Migrant Worker Welcome Kits in Vineland
245 Shelter Toiletry Kits in Glenridge
192 Rose City Kids Stockings in Welland
Way to go Southridge!
Last month, more than seventy-five volunteers descended on our Vineland location as part of the Ten Thousand Villages Sale. During the two-day sale, nearly $30,000 worth of fair-trade products were sold, plus several thousand additional dollars that were raised through baked goods and coffee sales to benefit Community Cares of West Niagara.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the sale, both by volunteering and by purchasing items that will improve the lives of individuals around the world. A special thanks goes out to the team who put in many hours throughout the entire year to make this event a success (…
Thank you to everyone who participated in the sale, both by volunteering and by purchasing items that will improve the lives of individuals around the world. A special thanks goes out to the team who put in many hours throughout the entire year to make this event a success (…
Here's a note from one of our Global Ambassadors, Paul Lozynsky. Join Paul and his wife Halya, as they share with us what God is doing in the Ukraine on Sunday the 9th of December. The event will take place in Room E at our Glenridge Location at 12:00.
Dear friends,
As most of you know my wife Halya and I - we’ve been serving as a missionaries in Ukraine for last seven years. God has been blessing our work and we clearly know that we need to continue our ministry here. There is so …
Dear friends,
As most of you know my wife Halya and I - we’ve been serving as a missionaries in Ukraine for last seven years. God has been blessing our work and we clearly know that we need to continue our ministry here. There is so …
“The gift that keeps on giving”
FAIRVIEW MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH 455 Geneva Street, St. Catharines
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:30 a.m.
Click here for more information.
FAIRVIEW MENNONITE BRETHREN CHURCH 455 Geneva Street, St. Catharines
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 10:30 a.m.
Click here for more information.
Who doesn’t love a birthday party?! One of the great ways that we can connect to residents at Tabor Manor, a senior care home in St. Catharines, is by throwing birthday parties on a bi-monthly basis to celebrate these men and women on their special days.
This is a great chance to show the residents of Tabor that there is a community who loves and cares for them and wants to spend time with them on their birthday. The next party is on December 1st from 2:30-4:00 at Tabor Manor and we are still looking for …
This is a great chance to show the residents of Tabor that there is a community who loves and cares for them and wants to spend time with them on their birthday. The next party is on December 1st from 2:30-4:00 at Tabor Manor and we are still looking for …
Fourteen people from the Southridge community descended on Ecuador last week, taking part in an Exposure Trip hosted by Compassion. We had the opportunity to observe and serve at a child sponsorship project, visit families in their homes, and have breakfast with leadership development program (LDP) students who have been sponsored in order to complete post-secondary education.
We were humbled to spend time in their simple homes, praying with them and to hang out and serve lunch to the kids at the Compassion project. Hearing one of the college students who is sponsored though Compassion and in her fourth …
We were humbled to spend time in their simple homes, praying with them and to hang out and serve lunch to the kids at the Compassion project. Hearing one of the college students who is sponsored though Compassion and in her fourth …
Join lots of dedicated Southridge volunteers as they dedicate a brand new home that they helped to build for a family in need.
When - Wednesday, November 14th @ 9:30am
Where - 40D Tasker St, St Catharines
Everyone is welcome as we dedicate the home built by the Mennonite Community and turn the keys over to the new homeowners! Come and walk through the home that has been lovingly and skillfully built by many hands in an expression of God's love. We thank everyone who has participated in this build - the volunteers at the site, those who …
When - Wednesday, November 14th @ 9:30am
Where - 40D Tasker St, St Catharines
Everyone is welcome as we dedicate the home built by the Mennonite Community and turn the keys over to the new homeowners! Come and walk through the home that has been lovingly and skillfully built by many hands in an expression of God's love. We thank everyone who has participated in this build - the volunteers at the site, those who …
Tomorrow morning, November 6, fourteen people from Southridge will get on a plane and travel to Quito, Ecuador. We will be spending time with Compassion International, to experience firsthand their model of holistic child development, visiting the Child Survival Program in the Ecuadorian Andes that Southridge sponsors. Also, everyone from the group will have the opportunity to visit with their sponsored child during this Exposure Trip.
Carmen and I have been working over the past several months with Compassion to arrange the itinerary and logistics for this trip and we are confident that this will be a life-changing experience for everyone …
Carmen and I have been working over the past several months with Compassion to arrange the itinerary and logistics for this trip and we are confident that this will be a life-changing experience for everyone …
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