Plans are underway for youth group next year! Currently we are looking for help from the congregation. We have a variety of volunteer opportunities that involve different levels of commitment:
Our denominations relief organization (CRWRC) has been at work in Haiti for many years and is currently doing what they can after the recent earthquake. You can read all about it here:
As part of our Advent season celebration this year we are going to be using a "remembering tree". We'll be having a Christmas tree setup in the lobby of the church. Everyone is invited to make special ornaments and put them on the tree! These ornaments should in someway remember key figures from the Bible who helped prepare the way for Jesus coming. For a more thorough e
This Sunday (November 8 2009) is the International Day of Prayer for the persecuted church. You can find more information about this event at http://www.idop.ca/. Please make it a priority to pray for other Christians around the world who don't have the same freedom to express their beliefs the way we do!
This week John R shared about the "Kits for Kids" program that we'll be encouraging kids in our church to participate in. You can find more information about this ministry at http://www.kingdomchildren.ca/.
Someone sent me the following article that they found on the web. Even though it comes out of a different denomination (United Methodist and it is their book of discipline that outlines the church order etc for their denomination), it still has a lot to say about how we view the church and our role in it. We are members of the Body of Christ. Here is the Artilce.