Music to heal the heart and soul benefit concert

A benefit concert called “Music to heal the heart and soul” will be held at Southminster United Church in Lethbridge on Saturday, April 30.

The concert will feature

• the University of Lethbridge Singers, under the direction of Janet Youngdahl;
• piano soloist Deanna Oye;
• Claire Lint and Dancers, and
• others who will offer prayers, readings and poetry.

There is no charge for this concert, but relief agencies will have tables set up to take donations for victims of the Japan earthquake and tsunami.

Details

Where: Southminster United Church (1011 4 Ave S., Lethbridge)

When: Saturday April 30, 7:30 pm

Thanks to Southminster United Church for donating the space for the evening.

Japan Earthquake: United Church of Canada Fund

The following note from the United Church of Canada was forwarded to us by Pastor George Takashima in Lethbridge:

Dear members of Japanese United Church (Association),

Here is the information about the emergency fund at the United Church of Canada;

It can be found on the online donation page. Go down to the Emergency Response tab and please identify Japan Earthquake relief and reconstruction.

Or:

Pastoral charges can collect and tax receipt donations and send one cheque to us.  Cheques are payable to The United Church of Canada and sent to:

United Church of Canada
3250 Bloor St. W.
Etobicoke, ON  M8X 2Y4

A note or memo should be attached with the designation as above. Please feel free to contact me, if you have any questions.

Maki Fushii
The Rev. Maki Fushii
Program Coordinator for Ethnic Minority Ministries &
Leadership Development

Japan Earthquake: Shaw, Telus Step Up

Shaw and Telus are offering free phone service to Japan.

Shaw, through its Home Phone service, is offering free long distance calling to Japan until March 31. It has also made the Japanese TV channel available at no charge to digital cable subscribers. Details can be found at this link to Shaw.

Telus is offering free phone service to Japan until March 31 (excerpt below). It has also set up a text-to-donate feature where phone users can donate to the Canadian Red Cross or the  Salvation Army of Canada by sending a text message. It says it will donate $100,000 to Canadian charities to assist in relief efforts in Japan.   Full details can be found on this link to Telus:

“To help our consumer customers stay connected with friends and family in affected regions, all TELUS mobile and wireline calls to Japan are free from March 11 to 31, 2011. Free calling also applies to TELUS’ roaming mobility customers contacting Japan, and roaming customers in Japan calling North America. Full credit for all billed calls will be provided in a subsequent billing cycle.”— from the Telus website

Japan Earthquake Service at BTSA

The Buddhist Temple of Southern Alberta will hold a special memorial service for victims of earthquake and tsunami in northeast Japan.

Date and Time: Sunday March 27, beginning at 10:30 am.

Temple address is 470 40 St. S., Lethbridge

Calgary Consulate: earthquake donations account

The Consulate-General of Japan at Calgary  has established a bank account with TD Canada Trust to accept financial donations from those who want to contribute to the earthquake and tsunami relief.

The Consulate-General of Japan at Calgary’s bank account information:

Branch #: 8189

Account #: 5226601

Name: Consulate General of Japan (Earthquake Donations)

Donations in cash or cheque (payable to: Consulate-General of Japan) are also being accepted at the address below:

Consulate-General of Japan

2300 TransCanada Tower, 450 – 1 St. SW Calgary, Alberta T2P 5H1

Office Hour: Weekdays 9:00 – 17:00

According to the consulate, the donations will be remitted to the Japanese Red Cross Society to assist in their earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Japan.  The TD Canada Trust is waving its wire transfer fee so that 100% of your donation will reach the Red Cross.