Beginning in January for the Ladies' Fellowship

We have been blessed by a couple other churches with resources to do this Bible study in the book of Genesis in 2015 for the Ladies' Fellowship! One church gave us workbooks, and another is willing to lend us their DVDs for the video portion. What a gift!

If you'd like to participate, there is a sign-up sheet in the back of the chapel before and after every service. You can sign up for this once per month gathering, as well as bringing pastries or muffins and fruit for the month of your choosing.

Our first meeting will be Saturday, January 17th at 9:15 a.m. Don't miss this amazing opportunity to grow closer to the Lord and your sisters in Christ through this study!

Christmas Week schedule

Through the month of December we are continuing our study through the book of Second Corinthians. However, for Christmas Week itself we will have a few special events. See the schedule below, and plan to join us in celebrating and meditating on the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Redeemer.

SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Join us for our weekly service in the chapel at St. Timothy's Anglican on Sunday with some special features in the main teaching and from our children's church.

TUESDAY EVENING

We will be meeting in Churchill Square and going out in pairs or small groups to minister love and hope to the often forgotten among us. Please dress warmly.

Ways to participate if you can't join us for this outreach due to work:

* BAKE a batch of cookies or other goodies 

(we can pick up Monday all day or Tuesday before 2pm)

*WRITE a thoughtful, personal Christ-centered letter or card from yourself or family

(duplicate 3-5 copies and bring Sunday or arrange pick-up)

WEDNESDAY EVENING

We will be gathering together in northeast Edmonton for a home fellowship with potluck-style dinner, Christmas carols, a devotional meditation and fellowship. Sign up for what to bring at the back of the chapel following services this Sunday and next.

We're looking forward to these times together during Christmas week as a church family and hope you will be BLESSED!

Two Years in Edmonton

The Bible is full of examples of remembering and reflecting on events of the beginnings of things. From Creation to Passover, the entry to the Promised Land and even harvest, God's people are directed and encouraged to recall their origins. We must never forget that God is the source of all blessing.

This Sunday we are marking the close of our second year of ministering in Edmonton. It's our anniversary, you could say. Our first "service" was November 11, 2012, a little over one week after our arrival in Alberta. We began in chapter 1 of the Gospel of John in a living room in a Sherwood Park home with one family, and we've been meeting every week since, moving through the New Testament chapter by chapter, and by God's grace, our fellowship has grown.

We are blessed to have a church family and a church "home away from home" here in Edmonton with all of you who join us for worship, fellowship and learning the Word. We are also thankful to the congregation at St. Timothy's for allowing us to share their building and for the privilege of simply ministering God's Word here in Edmonton. He has truly shown us His good hand of grace!

Giving Thanks Always

This weekend a lot of people are looking forward to an extra day off from work and some harvest-time feasting. It is Thanksgiving according to the calendar. Sadly, many don't value even this government-sanctioned day because they are viewing it as only that, or even worse, a day to endure strained family relations. Many others are just too busy to stop and even gather together. 

It's ironic that the affluence in the society can manifest such indifference to the source of its abundance. The LORD warned His people when they entered the Promised Land to be careful not to forget Him in the face of abundance and blessing (Deuteronomy 6:10-15). 

We who are in Christ and in this blessed land have more than double reason to be thankful, because of our material provision, but also for "every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" (Ephesians 1:3)!

As we gather this Thanksgiving Sunday, we will be joining together in accordance with the admonition from Paul, to be "giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ..." (Ephesians 5:20).

Come out and give thanks!!

Journey Through the Bible: 2 Corinthians

This Sunday we are going to be starting a new Bible book. We will also be sharing communion together. Join us for the introduction and a survey of the first chapter of 2 Corinthians as we move chapter by chapter and verse by verse through God's Word.

Join us August 17th!

Following the service we will be sharing together with a church picnic! If you care to bring a dish, item or salad we'll all have plenty to share. Table and serviceware provided. Come out and enjoy as we share summer food and fellowship!

Communion This Sunday, August 3rd

We have been commanded by our Lord to share together in remembering His suffering and death for us. Our fellowship does this through partaking of communion, or the Lord's Supper, the first Sunday of every month. This Sunday we will be covering chapter 13 in our journey through the book of 1 Corinthians. Come ready to reflect and remember the matchless love of our great God and Savior!

Come Out For Good Fellowship & Food!

Don't let the sunny summer weekend keep you inside! We're having a church barbecue! Hosted at the home of a couple in the church, if you need address or directions, just give us a call. No need to bring anything but yourself. We hope to see you there!!

Journey through the Bible: 1 Corinthians

   We are finishing our study in the book of Romans, and in May we will begin a new study through the book of 1 Corinthians! Our journey through this epistle will carry us through much of the summer, as we move chapter by chapter and verse by verse through God's Word, seeking always to grow in our knowledge of Him and to learn how to apply His truth to our lives every day.

Easter Weekend

We will be having some special services April 18th and 20th as we meditate on Jesus' death and resurrection Good Friday evening and Easter Sunday. Come out and celebrate our freedom and our hope!

The Missing Habit

We live in a drop-out, opt-out, I'll do it if it's convenient and I feel like it culture. The world around us is incredibly consumer-minded and self-focused. So what is it then about Church attendance for the Christian? It isn't like school attendance. Is it a habit that is missing? For a lot of people, it is. 

In your elementary years, your teacher called roll at the beginning of every class. And missing so many classes or days had implications for your future. In the short term, it could affect your grade; in the long term, your academic advancement. Too many absences and maybe summer school was looming in the distance, thanks to the regulations of the local school board. 

Your pastor, on the other hand? He doesn't call roll. There is no roster of who is and isn't present on any given Sunday or event. So does that mean that church attendance is of less import than our formal schooling? Certainly not. Sure no one calls roll. But missing so many days or gatherings has implications for your future. In the short and long term, it could affect your spiritual advancement. 

Let's break down this term of "church attendance" for a moment. Some find it a bit staunch or stuffy, constricting or put-offish. 

Church. Is it a place you go, or something of which you are a key part? The Bible describes the collective followers of Jesus as the church. The church is people. So "church" happens wherever and whenever the church gets together to fellowship and worship Him. 

Attendance. It's being present at, taking part in, giving importance to, paying attention to... showing up. Life is busy for everyone. Setting aside scheduling conflicts with work, are we attending to our spiritual need to gather with other like-minded believers on a regular basis? Our lives are full and we fill them with good things, but are we lacking in this area? Is it our habit, a part of our lifestyle?

God's Word is like the local school board. Jesus is the Superintendent. He has set things in place for the Christian--His disciples--for our good. The book of Hebrews is all about how Jesus is better than anything else. It is full of warnings about drifting and neglecting our spiritual lives and equally full of appeals to spiritual diligence and pressing on in spite of any obstacle or hindrance, whether from without or within. 

Hebrews 10:25  says, "And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching."

Are you in the habit of gathering with your local church or are you in the habit of giving up meeting together? Habits are powerful and they take time to build and to change. 

If you are currently in the habit of meeting together with believers and encouraging them in their pursuit of God, don't give it up. 

And if you are habitually missing, pray for strength to break that habit and for the desire and commitment to cultivate the habit of regular church attendance. The body of Christ is missing you. You are a valuable member whose very presence helps the rest of the church to grow in love as you participate in the fellowship of the brethren.

Daylight Savings This Weekend

Whether you adjust your clock before bed Saturday night or when you get up on Sunday, no matter. We are still meeting at 2pm, according to the adjusted time, so come on over! We will be going through Romans 10. Bring your Bible and a hungry heart!

"2nd Service" This Sunday!

This Sunday after service join us for food and fellowship as we warm up with a chili supper! 

The Bible is filled with examples of God's people gathering together to share meals and to do so with hearts of thanksgiving for all He has done for us, celebrating His goodness! The early church in particular is noted for gathering regularly to break bread together and fellowship.

Plan to stay for a blessed time together whether you bring something or not. That's not required. All will be provided, so just come and enjoy!!

Knowing Why We Believe...

     Messages from the RZIM (Ravi Zacharias International Ministries) conference at Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel in January are available on-line to listen and download.

     You will find them under Special --> Special --> RZIM Apologetics Conference 2014 at the church's site linked here. Enjoy, and be encouraged!

Starting January 30th

     It's on our hearts to have a time for the ladies to gather together each month. The men's fellowship is going strong. Now we would like to extend the fellowship opportunity to the ladies as well! We will be meeting once each month for coffee/tea, worship, a short encouragement from the Word, a time of sharing, and prayer.

     We will be making announcements regarding the specific schedule of dates and location on Sunday, but for now, ladies, mark your calendars for Thursday, January 30th at 7pm.