Embassy Service Saturdays

Announcements

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We have a new email address!

Due to some technical problems, Service Saturday now has a NEW email address. So if you want more info about events, would like to see about helping out, or just wanna chat, please direct your emails to service@the-embassy.org.

For any of you who were synching with our calendar, you'll need to update the settings. Please visit the calendar syching info page, found here.

Thanks, and have a good week everyone.

Welcome!

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Welcome to the Service Saturdays website, and thank you so much for your interest in participating (or at least checking our website out).

The idea behind Service Saturdays is to encourage students (that's you!) to get involved in the local Kitchener-Waterloo community, contributing in positive ways. For the most part, we will try and focus on activities that students can get involved in on their own time as well, should they wish to. This way, we can expose students to a variety of on-going projects and ministries.

Generally, Service Saturday events will take place on the last Saturday of every month, with 4 events taking place each term. We encourage you to check out the info for our events, and of course to come to them as well!

To the right of the screen you will find links to information about our upcoming service events, as well as links to pictures of some of our past events (if available). Scrolling down, you'll find a list of our events for the current term.

If you have any questions, please feel free to send us an email (address is listed to the left), or talk to us in person. You should usually be able to find at least one of us (Dave or Emily) by the Service Saturday board on Monday nights, before or after the service.

Thanks, and we hope to see you soon!

- Dave and Emily

Events - Fall 2008

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Our events for the Fall 2008 term are as follows:

Saturday Sept 27th - Waterloo Park Cleanup
Friday Oct 24th - Oasis Drop-In Centre
Saturday Nov 29th - Blood Donor Clinic
Saturday Dec 13th - What Would Jesus Buy?

Follow the links above to get more information on each of these events. And don't forget to check back every now and then to get updated info!

Sept 27 - Waterloo Park Clean-Up

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On Saturday September 27th, 11 of us joined together in the afternoon for the Embassy's first ever Service Saturday event. Despite the rain (which some actually enjoyed), we spent almost 2 hours in the Western half of Waterloo Park, picking up garbage and recycling. We split into two groups, and each covered separate ends of the park. By the time we met up in the middle, we had collected just over 4 garbage bags, plus an entire bag of recycling! Everyone had a good time, from enjoying nature to laughing at some of the odder items found. One of the groups even discovered the WatCard of one of the volunteers, which she had lost 2 years ago!

All in all it was a great day. We enjoyed a bit of nature and the chance to get to know one another a little better, had a few laughs, and were able to make Waterloo Park a little bit cleaner. It was a great start for the term, and we're definitely looking forward to the other events coming up this term.

A special thanks to everyone who came out and helped with the cleanup, it was great to have you!

- Emily & Dave

(For those looking for more info on ways to get involved in Waterloo's parks, you can visit the Partners in Parks website, found here.)

Oct 24 - Oasis Drop-In Centre

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Join us Friday, October 24 (2008) from 5pm-10pm, as we go down to downtown Kitchener to help out at the Oasis Drop-In Centre by cooking food, serving meals, helping out where we can, and just getting to know the people who visit them.

Oasis is a drop-in centre located in downtown Kitchener, dedicated to helping those who face daily challenges of poverty, substance abuse, and homelessness. In addition to providing meals to those who stop by, Oasis also provides groceries, clothing, showers, guidance, and a safe place to "hang out." Oasis is supported by a combination of local churches, businesses, and individuals.

We'll be meeting at the Student Life Centre on the UW campus at 5pm, and we’ll take the bus down, or you can meet us there at 6pm, (just please be sure to let us know where you will be meeting us).

You can sign up at the Embassy, using the Service Saturday board located in the Welcome Area, as you make your way in. Alternatively, you could send us an email at servicesaturday@the-embassy.org, and let us know you're coming. However, please make sure you've signed up no later than Monday, Oct 20th. If you have any other questions, please send us an email.

For more info on the services offered at Oasis, you can visit the Ray of Hope website by clicking here.

We hope to see there!

- Dave & Emily

Nov 29 - Blood Donor Clinic

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On Saturday, November 25 (2008), we will be donating blood at the Canadian Blood Service’s Waterloo Clinic (Sobey’s Plaza, Bridgeport and Weber). We invite you to join us for this simple yet great way to help out. Afterwards, we’d love you to stick around and grab lunch (from 12:00pm-1:00pm) with us at one of the many nearby restaurants.

Giving blood is a wonderful but easy way for you to serve others. Canadian Blood Services reports that every minute, someone in Canada needs blood. The blood you donate can be used to help accident victims, people receiving organ transplants, or those receiving treatment or surgery for any number of reasons. Whether you're considering making your very first blood donation, or you've given blood many times already, we encourage you to join us for this.

Rides may be available from the UW Campus to the clinic, so check back here later for more info!

If you missed the chance to sign up for donations last Monday, but still want to donate with us, you can still sign up. Just call Canadian Blood Services at 1-888-2DONATE, and book your appointment over the phone with them. The Embassy's "Blood Donation Party" is from 9am to 1pm. Please note however that these spots are now available for the general public to book, and so they may fill up quickly!

If you would like more information about Canadian Blood Services, or donating blood in general, please visit http://www.bloodservices.ca/.

If you have any questions, please feel free to speak to Dave or Emily, or send us an email at service@the-embassy.org.

Thank you so much for your infterest in this, and as always, we hope to see you there!

- Dave & Emily

Dec 13 - What Would Jesus Buy?

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Please join us on Saturday, December 13 (2008), from 7pm-10pm, as we watch and discuss the movie What Would Jesus Buy?. (Location TBA - so check back later for more info!)

What Would Jesus Buy? is a documentary that follows Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping Gospel Choir "as they go on a cross-country mission to save Christmas from the Shopocalypse: the end of mankind from consumerism, over-consumption and the fires of eternal debt!"

The film is produced by Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me), and is supposed to be very funny. So please join us as we watch this film and then spend some time discussing it, consumerism, and what this has to do with Christmas.

For more info on the movie, you can visit http://wwjbmovie.com/, or you can check out the film's trailor below. For information on the Buy Nothing Christmas movement, please visit http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/.

Sign-up information will be made available closer to the event, so be sure to check back here or at the Service Saturday board to make sure you don't miss it. And as always, if you have any questions, you can send us an email at service@the-embassy.org.

Good luck on your exams, and we hope to see you there!

- Dave & Emily

Add Service Saturday Events to Your Calendar!

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Click here to view the Service Saturday Calendar online.

We wouldn't want you to forget about an upcoming event, so we've created a public calendar that anyone can view online. If you have a Google Calendar, or some other calendar software that supports the ICAL format, you can also have our events show up directly in your own calendar, alongside your other activities.

To add the Service Saturday Calendar to your Google Calendar...
1. Open your calendar
2. To the left of your screen, you should see three things: (a) a mini-calendar, (b) a list labeled My Calendars showing the calendars you have created, and (c) a list labeled Other Calendars showing any calendars you have added to yours.
3. In the Other Calendars list there will be a box with the message "Add a friend's calendar". Copy and paste the following calendar ID into that box: service@kwembassyelevation.org
4. Press Enter.
5. That's it, you're done!

To add the Service Saturday Calendar to another Calendar using ICAL...
1. Follow the intructions provided by your software for adding/syncing with another calendar.
2. When it asks for the ICAL address of the calendar you wish to add/sync with, copy and paste the following ICAL address:
http://www.google.com/calendar/ical/service@kwembassyelevation.org/public/basic.ics
3. Continue to follow the instructions provided by your software.

Thanks, and we hope that this was helpful for you.