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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver Weekend, Saturday May 26, 2007 - 11 St. John's United Church marks 175th anniversary St. John's United Church is celebrating Oakville's 150th anniversary as it marks its own 175th anniversary. The church located at 262 Randall St. will host a Birthday Picnic on Sunday, May 27 in conjunction with Oakville's official 150th celebration. The picnic will be held on St. John's West lawn from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. It will include refreshments, a barbecue, historical tour and games for children. Also on the agenda for St. John's this year is an anniversary Worship Service and Lunch to be held Oct. 14 in the Sanctuary at 10:30 a.m. and featuring Rev. Gary Redcliffe. Lunch will be at 11:30 a.m. in Lusk Hall. A gala dinner and dance will be held Nov. 2 at the Oakville Conference Centre with cocktails at 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7:30 p.m. and dance at 9 p.m. For more information call the church at 905-845-0551 or visit www..stjohnsunited.ca. You can make a difference in your community ! Join our Board of Directors and work with us to achieve OPCC's vision: to support, nurture and empower families, children and caregivers. The Oakville Parent-Child Centre is presently seeking new members for our Board of Directors. This skilled and creative leadership team recognizes that support and learning opportunities in the early years are critical to the development of healthy and productive young people. The OPCC is doing their part to ensure healthy outcomes for families and their children by offering a wide variety of programs and services. A key role of the Board of Directors is to determine the benefits that the organization will provide in the community, keeping a long term, strategic perspective. If you are looking for an opportunity to give back to the community, learn new skills and support a valued organization, joining our Board of Directors may be the opportunity for you. The term of office for new members of the Board will commence in September 2007. Applications from residents of the Halton community will be accepted until June 30, 2007. For further information and an application form, please contact the Chair of our Nominating Committee guyhubert@cogeco.ca or our Executive Director at jsnidal@op-cc.ca The Centre is a registered charitable organization, that has provided programs and services for families since 1980. Our services are designed to support all families in their parenting role. We also offer early learning opportunities for children 0-6 years. 905-844-9831 For more information on programs, parenting and services offered by the Centre please contact us at 905-849-6366 or visit our website at www.op-cc.ca