21st November, 2013 Present: Lesley Harris, Nigel Cox, Dave Shantz, Dianne Biggar, Dyanna Lewis (by invitation), Ed Lewis, Neil Denison, Bryan Hunt, Dan Coverdale, Gillian Fernie (admin). Neil leads reflection on 2 Timothy. Storing up treasures in heaven. Rector’s report. (phoned in – RD has the flu). ANiC response to the practice of borrowing from … Read moreParish Council Minutes
Minutes for Parish Council on Thursday, September 19, 2013 Called meeting to order at 7:30pm Present: 1Dianne Biggar, Joe Biggar, Ed Lewis, Naomi Neeb, Rick Carpenter, Dave Wilson, Lesley Harris, Nigel Cox, Bryan Hunt, Ray David Glen, Neil Denison Motion to pass the Minutes from May: Motion Carried • Joe brought up that there was … Read moreParish Council Minutes
My life radically changed on this date in 2010. I was finishing up lectures at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge, PA when I received the worst phone call. It was my wife, Rhonda. “Davey, I’m in the hospital. I have a brain tumor,” she said. I rushed to the airport and flew home. Ed … Read moreThe Worst Day of My Life
Well, it is over for another year. I spent almost a year longing for it and then, in a breath, in the blink of an eye it was gone. Summer vacation is gone, but it will return around the same time next year. Matthew and I spent most of our vacation at our family cottage … Read moreSummer Vacation?
Dear St. George’s, It is time for an information night. The Executive Council have been working on our proposal for the new church home and ministry centre. We now have something concrete to share and consider together. Please make every effort to attend the information meeting this coming Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 at 7:30pm. This … Read moreInformation Meeting
Sometimes in the stresses and strains of life and ministry, we may forget this. God is a rewarder of those who seek after, search for and desire Him. Meditate for the next few moments on Hebrews 11:6 (New King James Version): “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to … Read moreGod is a Rewarder
“There seems to be no plan because it is all plan: there seems no centre because it is all centres. Blessed be He!” C.S. Lewis in Perelandra Looking for a good piece of fiction to read? Many have read C.S. Lewis’ Narnia series, but less have read his other adult fiction series – the Space … Read morePerelandra
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” (John 14:27 ESV). In preparing His disciples for His departure, Jesus spoke these words and again, after His resurrection, His first words to … Read morePeace I leave with you
The New Church Library is now open for business. The Library shares space in the Nursery Room just outside the Parish Offices. Please feel free to browse the shelves between services and after the second service. Gillian Fernie is our Librarian. Under, Gillian’s guidance, Ed and Dyanna Lewis have worked at getting the books ready … Read moreNew Church Library
This morning I was reading C.S. Lewis’s book ‘Reflections on the Psalms’ and I was struck by this quote in the chapter, A Word About Praising. He has been discussing the concept of why we praise God and he has just come to the conclusion that we naturally praise those things we delight in, that … Read moreA Word About Praising