Mission accomplished

Most of us will close off 2010 with a big "The End." It's over, gone, done. Jesus spoke similar words from the cross: "it is finished." But that end was only the beginning. With his mission accomplished, a new world began, one in which we have been made right with God. We'll look back at the year 2010 at our worship service at 7 p.m. on Dec 31.

Fazeela's baptism

It was the day after Christmas, and we celebrated it with the baptism of Fazeela Morrison. Jesus came on Christmas for this very reason - to seek and save what was lost. Salvation has come to Fazeela's life. Praise God!

Boxing Day returns

Boxing Day (Sunday, Dec 26, 10:00 a.m.) will be a very special Sunday - we will be celebrating both sacraments: Fazeela Morrison will be baptized and we will share in the communion meal. Boxing Day is all about returns - a good time to hear God's invitation that we should "return to the Lord...that he may return to [us]" (2 Chronicles 30:6). Hope you can join us!

Backdoor glory

The red carpet is a symbol of glory, of honour, of recognition. On Christmas Day Jesus gave up the red carpet for the service entrance: backdoor glory. We celebrate this amazing glory on Christmas morning at 10:00 a.m. Join us!

Think about it

Too often we go through life without really thinking about it. One day follows another and we just keep on doing what we're doing. Other times, we make decisions and choices without thinking about the repercussions. And what about Christmas - have we really thought about the irony of a world wide celebration of the birth of one baby when 490,000 babies are born every day? One baby, born in some obscure little village. God had big plans for that little baby, and his big plans include us. Think about it. Join us this Sunday, Dec 19, at 10 a.m., and then again at 7 p.m. for a candlelight cantata.

Making contact

Sometimes we are afraid, sometimes we just don't take the time - to make contact, real contact. Our hectic lives and the long to-do list for Christmas often draw us further away from Jesus, instead of closer to him. Real joy happens when we are healed of our sins and our hurts. And healing takes place through contact with the Healer. Two people make that discovery in Mark 5: 21-43. You can make that contact too; join us this Sunday, Dec 12, 10 a.m.

God's Happiness Project

In The Happiness Project, by Gretchen Rubin, it is argued that “all sorts of people are finding that singing, alone or in a group, can be life-changing." The psalm writers knew all about singing, whether it was from the depths of our troubles or from the heights of God's unfailing love. Psalm 130 communicates that message of hope on this, the second Sunday of Advent; it's God's Happiness Project. Join us, Dec 5, 10:00 a.m.