Matthew 5:16 “In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” Galatians 6:9 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not…
Photo credit to: dailyparakletos on Instagram Serving With Your Life Group…or even Your Non-Life-Group! During VBS this year, we had our Grade 7-8 kids pack lunches for homeless people that the office staff hand out at the door. While it has been a bit slower this month, it isn’t unusual to…
It was really wonderful on Sunday to see so many people sign up to help with the ministries in our church. The Lord has opened doors for us in our community, and, of course, through serving there are many ways in which we can bless our brothers and sisters who…
Last year, in September, we had a Ministry Sign Up on our back wall, particularly for special events throughout the year. This has been a great help to the staff as they plan activities and recruit volunteers. One person signed up to host the Church Picnic this year, on June…
Church, we have almost concluded a Christmas Season! On December 8 we handed out 50 gifts and entertained 170+ people. From this, we may start up a street hockey drop-in or something similar. Please pray that whatever happens, we continue to reach out to our community. Throughout the following…
To Our Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, When we started the whole ordeal of biopsies and diagnoses 10 months ago, the unknowns piled up. Is it cancer? Will Trina live? To see her kids graduate? Her grandkids? The summer? How does a family even function without the rock who…
I wanted to share a bit about some staff conversations that we had this last week. Jonathan has been working on an assignment that has him interviewing church members on 4 questions. The project has four parts: for Jonathan to interview about 8-10 people, for other staff to do about…
There is so much good going on in our church and so much that God is doing among us. We need to take the time, regularly, to celebrate what HE is doing and the ways in which HE involves HIS servants. I wanted to take this opportunity to let you…
It was ten years ago on June 2, 2006 that my family and I arrived in Calgary, in the middle of the 100-Year Anniversary celebration (which means that the beginning of our time with you in Calgary literally initiated a new century for our church!). These ten years have gone…
