Monday Again
A Day With Carey Nieuwhof – Friday – March 20th – Moncton – Amazing opportunity
Pastors – watch your email this week for full details. This is a ”make tracks not excuses” event.
NOTE: Elsie Kent’s funeral will take place today – Monday – at 3 PM at River Valley Wesleyan. There will be visitation from 1-3 and a reception following the service.
Kentville New Hope presented $2200 to the Aldershot Elementary School to assist in the costs related to their breakfast program. Another great example of community connection.
Nelson Koonce (Blacks Harbour) and Tim Long (Digby) whose wives are sisters recently lost their father-in-law Mr Clifford Bunker. His funeral was in Tiddville, NS.
Charles Bain’s mother Ruth, a life-long Wesleyan, recently passed away and the funeral was in Wood’s Harbour, NS. Our sympathy is extended to these families in their loss.
Our own Jamin Melanson, Pastor at Fort Fairfield, has published his first book entitled Ninjateers: Rise of a New Enemy, a science fiction novel with Christian principles highlighted throughout. To order a copy, click on the following link:
You can also look up his authors page on FB under “Jamin Melanson”.
I was in Presque Isle this weekend to speak in their two services, conduct Pastor Bud’s extended call review with the LBA, share dinner on Saturday evening with the staff pastors and lunch yesterday with Bud and Irene. The extended call was unanimously renewed and accepted. Attendance at the two services – Saturday evening and Sunday morning was 618.
A camp caretakers works never done! This week, the small cottage on our newly acquired Heartland property was moved on one of the beautiful winter days.
Peter was at New Hope in Kentville on Saturday and Sunday. His primary focus was to assist them in the further development of the churches’ mission program and thrust. While there, he picked up a great quote from Pastor Scott’s message yesterday, “Anger is inescapable. The question is not if you will experience it but how you will express it.”
Maple Ridge unveiled their vision for 2015 this morning – great stuff. Go Nick and Mike!
THOT: “This weekend I’m preaching with a Bible inflated to 12 1/2 pounds to make it easier to grasp.” – John Ortberg
ON SECOND THOT: “There are two ways to get enough: one is to accumulate more. The other is to desire less.” – G. K. Chesterton
Check out this website for info on a unique and exciting Sunday designed especially for Men at Journey Wesleyan Church. The day will feature a special sermon in the morning service delivered by Pastor Matt Maxwell on issues men face; then at noon we will have a great chili lunch followed by an afternoon of workshops dealing with the Biblical basis for Christian Manhood; this will also involve some funs stuff/competitions. Then a great tailgate party followed by the Super Bowl on the Big Screen supported by an incredible sound system….just as good as being in the stadium!
We invite you to share this with every man you know; if you attend another church we want you to go to your own church in the morning then join us at noon for the rest of an exciting day! All that for $10 per person!
Hillside Rally is just around the corner, so be sure to put down Feb 27-28 in your calendar for this event. Contact Michael Fearnley at michael@hillsidewesleyan.com for more info/questions.”