Celebration – Material for Fasting & Prayer this weekend
Key Text: Ezra 8:21 Then I proclaimed a fast by the river of Ahava that we might humble ourselves before our God to seek a safe journey for ourselves, our children , and all our possessions from him. Historical Background In the first year of his reign, King Cyrus of...Discerning What Is Important
Here is a true statement: Discerning what is important is important. I think we all know that, but we don’t always do it. We just let life build up and things get out of line. Discerning what we are doing and what we need to do is at the heart of discovering...Announcing our METF Interviews
A couple of years ago, we introduced a new task force that was assembled with a specific purpose in mind, helping us to live out our mission as a church. We called it the Missional Engagement Task Force (METF) because its purpose was to help us to discover how we can...Now Its Time For the Next 50
Each year, at the conference pastors’ and spouse retreat in Alberta, Lori and I join with some friends to hike to the Agnes Lake Tea House above Lake Louise in Banff. There is just enough time to drive from Canmore to Lake Louise, hike to the top, have a cup of tea,...
This grand piano has served us well over the years. We said goodbye to it on Sunday as we are getting a “new” grand piano on Tuesday. A lot of praise and worship flowed through her. The generations have been blessed. I will cherish memories of Vi Ellingson playing at the Food Bank and the many, many funerals we did together. Others will think of how Mo Jonson led us in worship for years sitting on that bench. Or Andrew Sung and how he, in the middle of a powerful song, would run his hand quickly across all the keys. Johnny Fwu, Joel McGoran, Calvin Wood, Nancy Tsai, David Kuei and many others played her beautifully. And, of course, we need to mention Patty Jacobson, in whose memory the piano was donated in the early 80’s.
Join us for worship on Sunday, November 10th. We will be looking at Generosity and Commitment! We would love to see you in person, but if you can't make it to the service, you can always watch it here on Facebook.