It’s Monday Again

Connection (Ken Banks) lights the Advent Wreath each week in keeping with one of the many traditions invoked by Atlantic Wesleyan churches during the Christmas season. Ken preached a passionate and thought provoking message yesterday on Magi doubt-busters that boost faith in the Christ-child.

Construction on the new location for The Lighthouse (Tim Guptill) is making progress as the walls went up this week! A TBD 2020 Dedication Service will complete the final phase of the Grand Manan merger of three historic congregations. Exciting days!

This past week also featured our Solid Rock family at the local Christmas parade where they gave away 200+ cups of hot chocolate. Following the parade they hosted 75 people (about half were guests!) for hot soup and pie. Peter celebrated, “It was a great connection with our community and an encouraging day all around! All of this was accomplished by the wonderful people in our church with little direction from me. What an amazing church family, working hard to Make Jesus Known in Mount Pearl!”

President Lennox (Kingswood University) recently signed a new agreement with President David Wright of Indiana Wesleyan University to offer online courses in tandem with new Kingswood degrees (pending ABHE approval). This is an exciting development in the spirit of partnership for our Wesleyan higher education.

• Saint John First (Graham Perry) has a monthly Faith Promise commitment of $1,715. Giving is on pace to be over $24,000 for the year which is primarily used to support four missionary families, including a cash Christmas gift.
• Blacks Harbour (HC Wilson) held a Faith Promise Sunday recently – perhaps the first ever, certainly for a very long time. Graham Perry was the guest speaker and the following Sunday over $6200 in commitments were received. Dr. HC reports, “Along with $5000 paid to Global Partners from our general budget, we should hit $10,000 this year to GP – a new high. Very proud of our congregation and the support for our three missionary families – Stevens, White and Tatton.”

• Pentecost immediately made one-on-one discipleship impossible. Discipleship is a community process. No one person can transfer all it takes. (Wayne Schmidt)
• There’s nothing more strategic and effective than prayer (David Drury)
• Give where you can’t be, act where you can be. (Graham Perry)

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