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[2644.50 --> 2650.04] As the children are exiting the room here, I'm just going to, we had a council meeting |
[2650.04 --> 2651.04] this week. |
[2651.04 --> 2654.30] So I thought it's a good time this morning to share some of the council notes that are |
[2654.30 --> 2658.62] summaries that summary of what we were talking about and what we were up to this week at |
[2658.62 --> 2659.64] our first council meeting. |
[2659.64 --> 2666.10] It was our first council meeting of the season, so it was great to be able to welcome new council |
[2666.10 --> 2672.42] members, those that were affirmed in the summer and have them with us for their first meeting. |
[2673.42 --> 2678.06] Pastor Chris did a little training session at the beginning of the meeting talking about |
[2678.06 --> 2683.00] what our roles and responsibilities are as elders, deacons, and as council members. |
[2683.00 --> 2690.18] We also spent quite a bit of time talking about the town hall meeting that we had a few weeks |
[2690.18 --> 2692.46] back pertaining to the young adult position. |
[2693.32 --> 2698.52] So we felt that that meeting, that town hall went really well and we were encouraged by that |
[2698.52 --> 2698.88] evening. |
[2700.46 --> 2705.82] On October 2nd, we're going to have a special general meeting after the service to vote on |
[2705.82 --> 2707.66] the young adult ministry position. |
[2707.90 --> 2710.98] So make sure you put that in your calendar. |
[2710.98 --> 2716.48] In your emails this morning, I think it went out about 9.30, the package for the young |
[2716.48 --> 2721.42] adult position that we're proposing is all in there, all the information is there. |
[2721.52 --> 2726.94] If there's anything you want to know or have any questions, the town hall meeting was videoed |
[2726.94 --> 2731.02] and there's a link in the package and you can watch that. |
[2731.70 --> 2733.40] It's good to see, good to watch. |
[2735.84 --> 2737.34] I also want to thank Josh. |
[2737.42 --> 2738.94] We didn't really have a, is Josh here this morning? |
[2739.00 --> 2739.28] There he is. |
[2739.28 --> 2740.66] We want to thank Josh this morning. |
[2740.78 --> 2746.86] Like, we, we just want to thank him for the work he did in the past couple of years with |
[2746.86 --> 2747.76] the young adult position. |
[2747.90 --> 2751.88] It was pretty evident at the town hall meeting that the work he's been doing is very valuable |
[2751.88 --> 2754.48] and the young adults here really appreciate the work he's done. |
[2754.60 --> 2756.24] So we want to thank Josh for that. |
[2756.24 --> 2764.66] I bet you weren't expecting that applause, but hey, everybody likes you. |
[2764.66 --> 2765.08] That's good. |
[2765.08 --> 2770.52] I just want to let you guys know, I know this is something that's been a lot on your mind |
[2770.52 --> 2771.40] that's been mentioned to me. |
[2771.46 --> 2774.08] We did have an opportunity this summer to do staff review. |
[2774.20 --> 2775.44] So a lot of that work's been done. |
[2775.50 --> 2778.30] Over COVID, we didn't, there wasn't a lot of great opportunity to do that. |
[2778.36 --> 2779.90] So we've made that a priority this year. |
[2780.44 --> 2781.44] So that's all been done. |
[2781.50 --> 2784.12] So there's going to be some recommendations coming from that. |
[2784.12 --> 2789.62] And the last thing I want to say is that for many of you who are involved in ministries, |
[2789.80 --> 2795.12] that there's a, your budget requests have to be in on the 6th. |
[2796.40 --> 2796.80] ASAP. |
[2797.86 --> 2799.04] ASAP, like yesterday. |
[2799.58 --> 2802.70] So if you get that in as soon as possible to Sylvia, that would be fantastic. |
[2802.90 --> 2803.24] Thank you. |
[2814.12 --> 2818.30] My name's Peter Van Heusen. |
[2819.36 --> 2821.44] I'm going to lead you in congregational prayer. |
[2821.54 --> 2826.40] Before I do that, I just want to draw attention that Wendy Piquet, |
[2826.62 --> 2830.38] who's sitting at the back of the church there somewhere, maybe you could wave Wendy. |
[2830.96 --> 2833.30] She's been worshiping with us for a couple of years, |
[2833.30 --> 2838.38] and she leaves this week, Friday, for Soasen, closer to her daughter. |
[2838.68 --> 2840.98] But we've enjoyed having her worship with us, |
[2841.04 --> 2843.58] and she assures me she's certainly enjoyed our fellowship. |
[2844.98 --> 2852.10] Today, this week, we also marked a three-year anniversary of the Murad family coming to us. |
[2852.18 --> 2858.58] Maybe you could just stand for a moment there, just so that we just want to acknowledge three years. |
[2858.58 --> 2858.92] Yeah. |
[2862.12 --> 2867.46] And Hadil in the middle there, she graduated from high school, and she's going to Langara. |
[2867.74 --> 2869.26] So we are very excited. |
[2869.26 --> 2879.62] This coming week on the 19th will have been five years that the Agile family came to us, |
[2879.84 --> 2881.20] and so we're thankful to them. |
[2881.30 --> 2887.56] They also passed their citizenship test, and so they'll soon be receiving their citizenship, |
[2887.84 --> 2892.00] so they've played a big role in our committee's life as well. |
[2892.34 --> 2893.48] I'll lead you in prayer now. |
[2893.48 --> 2897.14] Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name. |
[2898.00 --> 2902.58] Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. |
[2903.34 --> 2910.34] We thank you for this day and this opportunity to come to you in our church family prayer. |
[2910.34 --> 2919.06] We give you praise that through the sacrifice of Jesus, we have access to your forgiveness and empowerment through the work of the Holy Spirit. |
[2920.20 --> 2927.74] You encourage us to pray, and where words fail, your spirit enables even the most simple of words, |
[2928.12 --> 2935.42] in whatever language we may use, to express our love, our fears, and our concerns to you. |
[2935.42 --> 2940.82] This beautiful morning, we are reminded that life looks so good. |
[2941.58 --> 2943.46] Our barns are full of grain. |
[2944.18 --> 2946.16] The harvest looks good this September. |
[2947.00 --> 2949.46] Our bank accounts for most of us are healthy. |
[2950.44 --> 2954.36] Although inflation makes it hard for those on the margins in our community, |
[2954.96 --> 2961.06] we have our deacons, the food bank, and the gateway of hope to ensure no one goes hungry. |
[2961.06 --> 2968.96] Yet painful reminders that not all is well stalks our communities, province, and nation. |
[2969.86 --> 2974.40] All our efforts at trying to solve the drug crisis seems to fall flat. |
[2975.48 --> 2977.92] Gangs stalk our streets and shoot to kill. |
[2978.68 --> 2982.20] Our medical resources are stretched to the breaking point. |
[2983.10 --> 2986.38] Mental health concerns seem to be ever more present today. |
[2986.38 --> 2991.28] Marriages fail, and family conflict can be ever present. |
[2992.34 --> 2996.32] Faith in God and in faithful commitment to the church seems waning. |
[2997.04 --> 2998.70] The list goes on and on. |
[2999.66 --> 3000.76] What is one to do? |
[3001.68 --> 3004.68] We lay these concerns at your feet, O Holy Father. |
[3005.52 --> 3009.76] Provide our church family with the love, the counsel, and the leadership |
[3009.76 --> 3016.86] to help each other discern the times we are living in and to keep our focus on Jesus. |
[3019.42 --> 3022.94] Yet we rejoice that there is something we can do. |
[3023.60 --> 3027.02] And as a church, we are thankful for the ministries that we offer. |
[3028.06 --> 3034.94] Five years ago, September 19, the Agile family came to our community, sponsored by our church. |
[3034.94 --> 3040.70] Three years ago, the Murads, on September the 16th, they were refugees, |
[3041.38 --> 3044.62] and our sponsorship provided a way out of a horrible situation. |
[3045.64 --> 3049.84] Today, we are ready to sponsor another family, the Nehmer family of four, |
[3050.42 --> 3054.10] whose sponsorship through World Renew we entrust to your providence. |
[3054.98 --> 3061.84] This morning, our lobby will provide a space where ministry opportunities will speak to places where we can volunteer. |
[3061.84 --> 3070.04] We thank you that this church is a place where anyone can do something to carry out the mission of our church. |
[3070.76 --> 3077.04] The church can show and direct each other so that we may have confidence in moving forward, |
[3077.14 --> 3079.46] regardless of the challenges we may face. |
[3080.82 --> 3085.74] These past ten days, we've been reflecting on the life work of Queen Elizabeth. |
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