A piece of Mary’s work has been accepted by the Canadian Craft Federation to the "Unity and Diversity" Exhibition at the Canadian Pavilion of the Cheoungju International Biennale in South Korea. The Biennale runs from September 23 - November 1, 2009.

Arts and the Spirit: The Role of Art in Faith Formation, edited by Mary Anne MacFarlane and E. Ann Fleming has just been released. Mary has a chapter in the book entitled "A Gift of Transformation: Healing Through Art." Her art work, "Healing Goddess" (2000) appears on the cover as well as inside the book. For information on ordering the book contact the United Church Publishing House
www.united-church.ca/ucph.

AFRICAN THREADS: for the Grandmother to Grandmother Campign

Val Hearder has started a new project selling charming hand-embroidered folk art textiles from South Africa.

It is an iniative to do something to help alleviate the suffering the unfolding HIV/AIDS pandemic that's ravaging Africa. She is
donating 15% of all profits to the Grandmother-to-Grandmother Campaign Campaign run by the Stephen Lewis Foundation, thus benefiting the women in Africa twice, first by buying their embroideries, then giving the profits back to The Grandmothers Campaign.