Men's Service Club
D.A.M.A. is the umbrella organization for all of the Men’s Service Clubs in the Diocese. There are currently 12 active Men’s Service Clubs that make up D.A.M.A. We get together in worship and fellowship to share some ideas and experiences to help better serve our individual congregations.
We usually have four general meetings a year. Three of these meetings are hosted by one of the men’s service clubs in the area. We meet at a church hall, have a meal together, conduct our business meeting and then attend a church service together.
The fourth meeting is held at the Lavrock Centre and involves staying over for a night, usually on a Friday. We have a meal together, followed by an evening of fellowship --- game of cards, singsong, etc. We begin the next day with Eucharist and breakfast and guest speakers. We try to get speakers who are knowledgeable about what is happening in the Diocese or can inform us on issues important to men. In recent years, we have had speakers from the Hard of Hearing Association, Prostate Cancer Support Group, Queen’s College, Planned Giving and the Diocesan Programme Committee.
At the Lavrock meeting we also have our annual meeting of D.A.M.A. At this meeting we conduct the election of officers for the coming year. We are usually finished our business and on our way home by mid-afternoon on Saturday.
D.A.M.A. is a wonderful opportunity for men of the Diocese to renew old friendships and make new ones, as well as learn new ways to better serve our own churches.
We are trying to improve our lines of communication between D.A.M.A. and the Men’s Service Clubs. A new resolution has been made to the constitution to make Men’s Service Club Presidents directors of D.A.M.A.
All men of the congregations are members of the Men’s Service Clubs whether they actively support the Club or not. All men are encourage to become actively involved on a local level and also become members of D.A.M.A.
At Holy Innocents we are blessed to have 24 active members of the Men’s Club in our Parish. These men also part of the DAMA organization of the Diocese. For more information on DAMA visit the Diocesan Website at www.anglican.nfol.ca/ and access the tab entitled our programs”
At Holy Innocents we are pleased to have, Mr. Keith Sheppard as our Men’s Club President.
Our Men’s Club meets on the second Monday of the Month at 7:00 PM in the Boardroom adjacent to the Parish Hall. For more information on the Holy Innocents Men’s Club, call the Church Office 782-3071.