Hey everyone, after a nice break for thanksgiving, we will be back at choppers at 5pm this Sunday.
We will be talking about Isaiah 55, and exploring what it looks like to have faith in the empire versus faith in God.
Looking forward to reconnect.
Archive for October, 2008
back at choppers
Saturday, October 18th, 2008Update on Thanksgiving Dinner
Friday, October 10th, 2008There’s a slight change to Thanksgiving Dinner…
We’ll be having it at Kristin’s place (1949 E. 11th Ave) instead of Choppers. It’ll be more homey and cosy for Thanksgiving dinner. So, again, please let me know if you’ll be coming and what you’ll be bringing.
Thanks,
Kristin
toh Thanksgiving Dinner
Thursday, October 9th, 2008Hey everyone,
Wanted to let you know that we’ll be doing a Thanksgiving dinner for our Sunday gathering time in lieu of our regular bible study. We’ll still be at Choppers Diner at 5pm. We’ll still be doing potluck-style, so we’ll need your help in providing something for our meal. In order for us to know how much food to have, please let me know if you’ll be coming. We encourage you to invite anyone who may not have a place to go to for Thanksgiving yet. Of course, let me know that number too.
And because we’ll be doing a potluck, here are some options that you could sign up for (let me know what you’d like to bring or I could let you know what we’ll need):
-mashed potatoes
-stuffing
-vegetable sides / salad
-other sides (eg. green bean casserole, candied yams, etc)
-buns
-dessert
-drinks
Turkey and cranberry sauce are taken care of. If you could think of anything else not on this list, just let me know.
Please let me know if you’ll be coming and if you’re bringing anyone asap.
Thanks,
Kristin
toh steps out this Sunday @ 5pm
Friday, October 3rd, 2008Hey toh’rs,
I thought I would pass on the exciting news that we have found a place to gather on Sunday nights and so this Sunday October 5th @ 5pm we are going to meet at Choppers Diner at the corner of 1st Avenue and Rupert, in Vancouver (map). And I guess for now on.
The plan is to have our potluck at 5pm and then move into our discussion/ gathering time for 6pm, with the aim to be done around 7pm.
I am going to be speaking on Genesis 22, Abraham and Issac, and it’s entitled “Relying on old ladies with bling.” I am hoping to take then next month and speak/ discuss on how God interacts with us, and God’s character.
Be sure to invite a friend of two out, it’s somewhat of a monumental occasion for us as a church.
Bruxy in Calgary
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008My buddy Nick did a good review of Bruxy Cavey from The Meeting House who came to Calgary to talk about his book The End of Religion.
I really appreciated this quote from Nick,
“The best thing he said, and I paraphrase, was that we are a peculiar people. We gather every week to remember that it is not a weekly gathering that defines us. We read the scriptures and they tell us that simply reading and studying the scriptures don’t makes us who we are. We sing songs of worship, which refresh us with the knowledge that singing songs of worship isn’t what this thing is all about. He also, in Peter Rollins’ style, pointed out the great irony in the church being the institution that has preserved and transmitted the very scriptures that insist an institutional church never have our ultimate allegiance.”
Great words. I hope Bruxy makes his way out here to Vancouver.