Interface Worship and St. Paul’s Anglican will mark Holy Saturday with The Rending of the Veil, an indigenous alternative worship service on Saturday, April 3. Doors will open at 6:30 pm for quiet reflection; the service will be from 7:00 to 8:45 pm. 10127-145 Street. Drawing on the theology of Alan Lewis, we will stand in the borderlands between Good Friday and Easter Sunday… looking forward, and looking back. Holy Saturday both separates and joins the two most important days in the Christian calendar: the separation giving each day its full import, the joining giving each day its full context. This service will include poetry by Mark Polet, prophetic painting by Lori Kelly, music lead by Kathleen Pate, the Altarwalk devotional exercise, meditative time, open art tables, and the extensive use of original symbols, rituals, and imagery.

Matt and Melissa McMechan will be hosting a Seder  dinner on the first night of Passover this year, March 30th at 6:30 pm. If you are interested, and for more details please contact Matt at mcmechan@hopemission.com

If you are a smaller group leaders or you lead in other ways “ie Urban Kids, Worship, Ambiance…etc”, you and your significant other are invited to a gathering to pray, share, encourage and discuss the joys and challenges of your leadership at Urban Bridge Church. It at all possible, try to set aside April 6th at 7:00 pm. To be held in the top floor prayer room at Vanguard College

As we continue on with the lent season, you can reflect back on the lent homlies we’ve read during the previous Sundays.

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Lent Wk 3

Living the witness of Christ sacrifice

It is scary thing to talk about Christ to those who don’t know Him. I like how Donald Miller shared this angst of witnessing in his book, Blue Like Jazz. He said, “I believe in Jesus, I believe he’s the Son of God; but every time I try to sit down and explain it to them, I feel like a palm reader.”
So how do we reconcile Christ’s declaration for us to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth?
We feel guilty about our failure to share the witness of our story of following Christ yet are relieved at not sounding like a palm reader
Consider a different approach. Jesus also said that we would be known and defined by our love for others (John 13:34, 35).
When we have exhausted St. Francis of Assisi’s counsel, to “preach the gospel at all times and use words if necessary” it may be then that we are in a position to let conversations of faith and Christ begin naturally as a result of open, honest, and authentic relationships.

The Urban Sanctuary presents their Annual Healthy Soul Conference featuring Len Thompson, the founder and Director of the Urban Sanctuary. Len and several other speakers and artists are coming together to present a taste of the Urban Sanctuary’s first step in Spiritual Formation – Becoming a Friend of God. Between the mainstage presentations there will be a number of breakout discussions designed to give participants hands on experience with tools and ideas for growing deeper in their relationship with God

For more details and registration information see: http://www.urbansanctuary.ca/healthy-soul-2010

Attention all women… interested in joining a smaller group of women that meet monthly to discuss a book about issues of spirituality? Urban Women is for you!
This month we are reading “Rivers from Eden: 40 days of intimate conversations with God” by Eden & Brad  Jersak. We will be to discuss this book on Tuesday March 30th at 7:30pm at the Muth’s house.
If you are interested in joining, get the book, contact Jenny jennymca@telus.net or look for our group on Facebook “Urban Women”

Save the date of February 21st is the next SOS. It will be at Rhoda Dyck’s  house right after Church. All  are welcome to join for some delicious soup, sandwiches and fellowship.

Price: Individual $3    Family $8

Address: 10922 74th Ave

Friday January 15th, 6:30 pm @ The Glombicks’ (64 Brighton Bay, Sherwood Park)

We will provide coffee and a dessert. You can bring some extra snacks if you want to (although no pressure – we want to keep it relatively low-key).

Go to the Young Marrieds page for full details