Well, AJ is away on vacation this week, so this edition of the loop will be pretty thin on the new stuff. As a heads up to anyone interested in attending both the Deep Water Fair and the shower for baby Fifield, the time for the shower has been moved. See below for deets.

On Saturday, July 18th, Deep Water will be having a fair as our second fundraising event in support of Julie Bennett's ministry with underprivileged children in our city. The fair will be held at the Halifax Christian Academy from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. There will be games and events for all ages, including: a cake walk, a pie in the face contest, bobbing for apples, face painting for the kids, and other various games/activities. There will be a donation box where you can make a contribution to Julie's ministry. You will also have a chance to support this cause by participating in activities that admission will be charged for (there will also be several activities that do not require the purchase of admission) or by purchasing a snack from the BBQ or refreshments. We have secured indoor and outdoor facilities for the fair so it will take place even if it happens to rain on July 18th. If it is a nice enough day to be outside several of the games will occur outside and feel free to bring chairs/blankets so you can sit on the field and enjoy the sun. This is a good opportunity to bring your family and friends out to support a great cause! For further information, please email Heather Trites and Adam Setchell.

About 10 months ago the Leadership Team began to pursue the possibility of a prayer tent ministry on Grand Parade to bar patrons on Saturday night. The idea is simple; be available to pray with people about whatever is going on or going wrong in their lives as a tangible way to show the love of Jesus in a non-judgmental way that builds positive relationships between the people of Deep Water and the downtown bar crowd. The big hurdle has been getting the appropriate permissions from the city but after almost of year of phone calls, emails, prayer, and waiting everything is a go and this exciting new experiment will launch in mid/late July. We will be recruiting and training teams of people to serve at the tent. More details will follow but if you are interested in learning more about getting involved let me know.

On Sunday August 2nd we are going unplugged and out doors for a worship gathering at Point Pleasant Park. We will meet at the Martello tower at the usual time (10:30am) and you can feel free to bring a lunch and a frisbee as many of us will be sticking around after to just hang out and enjoy the beauty of creation and each others company. Should weather become an issue we will reschedule for another week and be at the theatre as usual.

Many of you are familiar with what we have been calling our International Partnership and those of you who aren't soon will be. We have been working away on this for some time now and I just want to let you know we are on the home stretch so stay tuned for some exciting announcements in the near future.

Carolyn and Geoff Fifield are excited that they're going to be having a little girl, due mid-August, and we're excited too! The gals from Deep Water will be having a shower on Saturday, July 18 at 11:00 AM at the Ogilvie's house at 117 Beech Tree Run in Beechville. Carolyn is registered at Babies R Us as well as "Nurtured" (on the corner of Robie and Willow). They will be using cloth diapers for their little one, which can be purchased at Nurtured. If you'd like to purchase diapers, contact Kery-Ann, as there is a bulk discount that a few people can go in on. For more info you can email Kery-Ann, or call 431-4677. If you like to bring some muchies on Saturday, that would be great, too! If you're planning to attend, please RSVP to Kery-Ann. Hope to see all you ladies there!

And now you're in the loop.