Sudbury Christian Messenger for Feb. 04, 2010
07/02/10 15:18
Sudbury Christian Messenger for Feb. 04, 2010
When you reach the end of your rope
You will find the hem of his garment...
A dream begins as a seed in your mind, nourish it with optimism and make it a part of your life!
O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
( Psalms 5:12 *NKJV )
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRAYER REQUEST
1. Prayer for Haiti
2. Prayer for Vancouver Olympics
PRAISE REPORTS
1. Vote in, and enter into, Salt ‘n Light Video Contest
2. A new edition of Mom’s Moments newsletter is online
PETITION REQUEST
1. Petition to Free the Notre Dame 88
LOCAL NEWS AND EVENTS
1. Grace Family Church French Service le 7 fevrier
2. Sudbury Interfaith Dialogue Native Culture Feb. 10
3. To Haiti With Love Fundraising Event Cambrian College Feb. 11
4. REAL LIFE Film Festival du cinéma C’EST LA VIE 2010 Launch and Office Opening Feb. 15
5. Fundraising Dance for Family Enrichment Centre Feb. 19
6. Dinner at La Porte des Eaux/The Water Gate Feb. 21
7. Sudbury to Toronto for Beth Moore event New Deposit Deadline Feb. 22
8. Connecting with Difficult People Toronto Feb. 23
9. Christian Men’s Retreat Villa Loyola Feb. 26-28
10. Forever National Men’s Conference March 5 & 6 London, ON Promise K.
11. Anger Resolution Seminar March 12 & 13 GTT
12. Beth Moore in Toronto March 12 & 13 Sookram Bus Lines
13. Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage March 21&22 Restoration Ministries Val Caron
14. REAL LIFE Film Festival du cinéma C’EST LA VIE April 16 and 17 Sudbury
15. REAL Women of Canada National Conference North Bay April 17
16. Fundraising request for Cambrian College’s “Nursing Without Borders”
17. Sudbury Minga for Masai Benefit Soiree April 17
18. CHARIOTS OF LIGHT- MOTORCYCLE TOUR May 12-19
19. Lancaster, Pa trip May 21-24 Sookram Bus Lines
20. Joyce Meyer in Toronto
21. Ruth Graham “Get Growing” Conference Sept. 17 & 18 Belleville
22. Support request for Meagan Duhamel, our region’s aspiring “pairs” champion
23. Employment opportunity – Christian Horizons
24. Elgin Street Mission seeking volunteers
25. Door-to-Door Ministers
26. Walden Word of Life Christian Book and Gift Seller
27. Christian Videographer A.C.E.S. own Dan Thomson
28. Christian Photographer Walden’s own Garth Wunsch
29. Change of e mail address? Please let us know!
For more events that might interest Christians, please go to www.cjtk.com <</span>http://www.cjtk.com/>
PROVINCIAL
1. Choose life message reappears on McGill U. campus
NATIONAL
1. Ignatieff urges Harper not to exclude abortion, contraception from G8 health initiative
INTERNATIONAL
1. New International Planned Parenthood Federation Document Pushes Adolescent "Sexual Rights"
2. Top Legal Scholar Warns Abortion Issue Can Divide a Nation
MEDIA MARVELS
1. Former fetuses unite: so what is the problem with the Tim Tebow ad?
2. Resource: Seeking Social Justice
3. Priestly duty
CITIZEN RESPONSE
1. 4MyCanada requests letters to PM Harper and Bev Oda
2. Member of ACES Leadership Team requests help with setting up home office
DAILY CHUCKLE
Inter-church gathering
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Prayers
The leadership team of A.C.E.S (Active Christians Engaging Society) believes in the power of prayer and encourage Sudbury area Christians to pray for our city and country. As we look to the Bible for instruction we can read the apostle Paul's encouragement to Timothy, as he leads the church in Ephesus, (1 Timothy 2:1-4), TO PRAY FIRST, with requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone.....
1. Sudbury At Prayer......
Thanks so much for those who were able to take part in the 2010 Prayer Vigil for the Military I'm sure they were much appreciated.
2. A.C.E.S. Prayer up date.....
Haiti still needs our prayers and there is a call to prayer for the Vancouver Olympics.
Please visit www.sudburychristian.ca for some up-to-date prayer points.
Praise Reports
1. CALLING ALL FILM MAKERS AND YOUTUBE ENTHUSIASTS!
The voting for the first ever Salt n' Light YouTube contest has started. Check out the three entries and make your vote at www.ReformedPerspective.ca <</span>http://www.ReformedPerspective.ca> .
Although voting has started, there is still time to get your entry in (the only penalty is that it doesn't have as much time to collect votes).
There are two prizes of $250 each. One is given to the video with the most votes and the other is given to the video selected by the judges from Reformed Perspective, ARPA Canada, and CV Benefits (the sponsors of this contest).
The winner of the Salt n' Light YouTube Contest will be featured in Sudbury's 2010 REAL LIFE Film Festival du cinéma C'EST LA VIE! Entries feature social or political shorts from a Christian worldview. For more about this exciting contest and to learn about ARPA, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, please visit www.arpacanada.ca <</span>http://www.arpacanada.ca/>
2. A new edition of Mom’s Moments is online
It’s full of wonderful, Godly encouragement for Moms.
http://www.momsmoments.ca/
Petition Request
1. Petition to Free the Notre Dame 88
Fr. Jenkins,
Right now 88 pro-life activists (known as the ND88) are facing charges for “trespassing” onto the University of Notre Dame in May of 2009.
It is a source of the gravest scandal that this situation persists with the active cooperation of Notre Dame.
The ND88 were arrested for peacefully protesting the university’s decision to honor the most pro-abortion U.S. president in history at this year’s commencement. In many cases, their “protest” took the form of walking on your campus, praying the rosary, and holding pro-life signs. For this “crime” they were specifically targeted by Notre Dame’s security police, handcuffed, and dragged away and put in jail like common criminals.
Now these 88 peaceful pro-life heroes, many of whom are elderly, are facing up to a year in prison and a $5,000 fine, in addition to the many hardships and uncertainties involved in the trial process.
And yet, there is an easy and completely painless solution to this unconscionable situation. You, Fr. Jenkins, on behalf of Notre Dame, could publicly request that the charges against the ND88 be dropped.
Not only is such a request likely be heeded by the prosecutorial authorities, but it would go a long way to restoring Notre Dame's tarnished image in the eyes of the pro-life and Catholic world.
Indeed, it is extremely shocking and disturbing that, despite repeated requests to do so, Notre Dame has not yet intervened in this way.
Our Lady’s University has no business cooperating in the prosecutions of pro-life individuals whose only crime is having prayed on the campus of a Catholic university, and standing up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.
Therefore we respectfully implore the University of Notre Dame to immediately and publicly request that the charges against the ND88 be dropped.
Sincerely,
SIGN THE PETITION (click here)
https://secure.lifesitenews.com/np/clients/lifesitenews_us/survey.jsp?surveyId=3
Local News & Events
1. Grace Family Church EN FRANÇAIS le 7 fevrier
Venez célébrer le Christ
à Grace Family Church
Chaque dimanche à 19h00
au 468 rue Antwerp, Sudbury
Tél. 673-1512
2. Sudbury Interfaith Dialogue Native Culture Feb. 10
WHEN : Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 7 p.m
WHERE : 901 LaSalle Blvd, Temelini Building Common Room on ground floor
Parking beside and in front of the building, also across on grocery store parking lot.
SPEAKER: Jim Eshkokogon
Topic: “Native culture and how it fits with other cultures around us”
For more information, please call Mary Heidman, 560-6906
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR OWN CUP FOR REFRESHMENTS
JFA
3. To Haiti With Love Dinner & Show Feb. 11 6:30 pm
Happy Valentine’s Day...to HAITI with LOVE: Dinner and Show, Thurs Feb 11, 2010, 6:30pm
Cambrian College Student's Centre. Northern All Stars Steel Pan, Jason Brock (on the Chapman Stick), Sunnyside Paris (Gypsy Jazz feat. Paul Dunn), The Welcome Matt (Sarah Craig & Jim Matt) and more! Tickets $50 at Old Rock, Kfm Radio 410 Notre Dame, Jett Landry Music. 693-1177
If you were going to take your sweetheart out for Valentine’s Day anyways, why not spread that love a little further? TO HAITI WITH LOVE…join me (Sarah Craig) Thursday, Feb 11 for an evening of Caribbean Steel Drums, Pina Coladas, Swing Dancing and Fine Dining. All in GENEROUS fashion!
It will be sponsored (in part) by First Baptist Church, Garson and New Life Christian Centre, Chelmsford.
The money will be going to World Vision.
A tax receipt for half of the $50.00 per ticket will be provided
There will be a spaghetti dinner, door prizes, bands, and dancing.
It will be a fun night.
Ten people who are going on a mission trip to help Haitians will be coordinating it. Your money will be brought to Haiti by Sudburians, and used wisely there in a needy community.
BTW: On Feb 21 the Sudbury team of 10 are going to Haiti to help with earthquake relief in Port-au-Prince.
We are going to Cap Hatien in the north of Haiti. It is the second city of Haiti and was not affected by the earthquake. The team is staying with a local pastor there and helping with the relief efforts as they reach out to the rest of the country. This trip was planned in the Fall and we feel it is AMAZING timing to be going to Haiti when the eyes of all the world are focused there. We will not be going into downtown Port au Prince like the CNN reporters!
If you’re interested in the story, or in making a donation (monetary or medical/educational supplies which we will PERSONALLY bring to Haiti in our suitcases) contact Sarah at 919-5072, sarahjoycraig@hotmail.com OR team leader Pastor Stan and Karen Ball of ‘First Baptist Church of Sudbury’ 897-3916 stanleyball@gmail.com
Thanks for helping promote the show!
Sarah Craig, performer.
hello friends.
We would love to see you at our upcoming VALENTINE's show:
SWING DANCING
PASTA DINNER
CARIBBEAN STEEL PAN BAND during cocktail hour
PINA COLADAS
PAUL DUNN, SARAH CRAIG, JIM MATT
STARFISH KIDS and THANK-YOU PRIZES to take home!
All in support of ONE MISSION SOCIETY's earthquake relief work in HAITI.
Happy Valentines Day...to HAITI with LOVE: Dinner and Show, Thurs Feb 11, 2010, 6:30pm
Cambrian College Student's Centre. Northern All Stars Steel Pan, Jason Brock (on the Chapman Stick), Sunnyside Paris (Gypsy Jazz feat. Paul Dunn), The Welcome Matt (Sarah Craig & Jim Matt) and more! Tickets $50 at Old Rock, Kfm Radio 410 Notre Dame, Jett Landry Music. 693-1177
Editor’s note: see attached file
4. REAL LIFE Film Festival du cinéma C’EST LA VIE 2010 Launch & Office Opening Feb. 15
Launch of 2010 REAL LIFE Film Festival and opening of new Film Festival Office on Monday, February 15th, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at 1534 Pioneer Road, Sudbury.
The 2010 Festival will be hosted on April 16th & 17th in Glad Tidings Auditorium.
For more info: 705 523-1437 e-mail: pde.filmfest@hotmail.com
5. Sudbury Ministerial Lunch Gathering February 16
Hi Friends:
The Sudbury Ministerial will meet Tuesday, January 19th, at St. James Anglican Church (1815 Paris Street). We will worship together from 11:30-12:00, and we will have lunch from 12:00-1:00. Bring a bagged lunch and a smile to share!
The SM meets every third Tuesday from 11:30 - 1:00 at St. James (up till June).
One goal of the Sudbury Ministerial is to create understanding and unity among ministers of Sudbury (especially between the Evangelical and mainline perspectives).
Come and befriend ministers from different denominations.
Shalom, Peace of Christ,
John Harvey
6. Fundraising Dance for Family Enrichment Centre Feb. 19
There will be a dance held February 19th at 8:00 pm at the Caruso Club in support of the Family Enrichment Centre. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling the Family Enrichment Centre at 670-0606, J.C. at 674-0808 or Sue at 585-0627. Come out and support this invaluable counseling centre that has helped many Sudburians in times of need.
7. Supper at La Porte des Eaux/The Water Gate Feb. 21
“SUPPER organized by La Porte des Eaux/The Water Gate, 1534 Pioneer Road, Sudbury,
Sunday, February 21st, 2010, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Menu: Soup, sweet and sour meatballs, fried rice, vegetables, salad, desert (pies), tea, coffee or juice.
PRICE: $12.00/adults, $5.00/children under 12, free for children under 4, $30.00/family (4 persons or more).
For information call 523-1437.”
8. Sudbury to Toronto Beth Moore event New deposit date Feb. 22
Just a change re: Beth Moore-"yet, there is room!" - we have received a wonderful response and have met minimum numbers required to conduct the tour, however, there are still seats available so we will keep the date open until February 22 as we still have more room on the bus and more buses if more women want to go!
Thanks,
Nancy Sookram
Sookram Bus Lines www.sookram.ca.
9. CONNECTING WITH "DIFFICULT" PEOPLE Toronto Feb. 23
The Centre for Spirituality at Work invites you to this workshop
with Bhupinder Gill, M.Sc., R.N.
Tuesday Feb 23, 2010
7:30 – 9:30 pm
At the Toronto Grace, near Yonge & Bloor, Toronto
Earlybird fee: Tues Feb 16, 2010
This evening, be introduced to a technique to help you connect in person or by telephone with people whom you perceive to be “difficult.” These people may be your co-workers or clients, neighbours or family members. You will learn how move to a place of compassion for people when you come to realize that everything that anyone does or says is to meet a specific need they have, and not just because they want to give you a “hard time”. This technique is based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg’s life’s work developing non-violent communication (NVC), also known as compassionate communication (www.cnvc.org <</span>http://www.cnvc.org> ).
BHUPINDER GILL, M.Sc., R.N. works in the early psychosis unit at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). She has been studying NVC for more than 5 years and is a trainer candidate for certification in non-violent communication. Bo has taught non-violent communication within various organizations and is a practitioner in both her professional and personal life. She was attracted to NVC because of its spiritual perspective and has been practising santmat meditation for over 20 years (www.knowthyselfassoul.com <</span>http://www.knowthyselfassoul.com> ). Contact Bo at bhupindergll@yahoo.com.
REGISTRATION: Program fee of $30 received by Tues Feb 16 or $40 following. For cancellations, you may substitute another person for no additional fee. To register, mail a cheque payable to: Centre for Spirituality at Work, Box 100, 236 Guildwood Parkway, Toronto M1E 1P7. Or register and pay for this program securely and confidentially by credit card through PayPal at www.SpiritualityAtWork.org <</span>http://www.SpiritualityAtWork.org> . If times are a little tough financially right now and you’d like to attend, please mail a cheque before the earlybird date for whatever you can manage and pre-register confidentially through sherry@spiritualityatwork.org.
LOCATION: In the 2nd floor chapel of our partner, the Toronto Grace Hospital workplace, 650 Church St. at the S/W corner of Bloor St. Just a few minutes walk from the Yonge-Bloor TTC station. Metered parking is on Church and Hayden Streets, and a paid lot at the Grace. Use the main northwest entrance. www.TorontoGrace.org <</span>http://www.TorontoGrace.org>
Bring your brochures & flyers for the networking table.
Following are the upcoming Centre for Spirituality at Work programs -- please pencil into your calendar those that interest you and forward this e-mail to others who may like to know about them.
Finding Vocation: Clarity + Courage = Confidence, the Rev. Dr. Tim Elliott, Sat Feb 27, 10am to 4:30 pm
Marketing & Communicating with Spirit, Eric Hellman, Thurs Mar 25, 4pm to 9:30 pm.
Inspire: Energizing & Encouraging with NLP, Linda Ferguson, PhD, Mon Mar 29, 7:30 to 9:30 pm.
Introduction to Constructive Communication, Kathleen Conway MA, Sat Apr 17, 10am to 4:30 pm.
Hold On AND Let Go: Thriving in Uncertain Times at Work, Anne Carbert LL.B, MEd, Tues Apr 20, 7:30 to 9:30 pm.
Making a Career Move: From Ideas to Action, Anne Carbert LL.B, MEd, May 4, 11 & 18, 6:45 to 9:45 pm
Breaking out of the Someday Syndrome: Stop Waiting and Start Living!, Kimberley Cochrane CEC, Wed May 12, 7:30 to 9:30 pm.
Finding Vocation: Clarity + Courage = Confidence, the Rev. Dr. Tim Elliott, Tues June 1, 8, & 15, 6:45 to 9:30 pm.
I'm looking forward to all these programs, and hope you can make it to all the ones that attract you.
All the best,
Sherry
Sherry Mikelic (formerly Connolly), MBA, MDiv
Founding Director
Centre for Spirituality at Work
Connecting who you are and the work you do ....
www.SpiritualityAtWork.org <</span>http://www.SpiritualityAtWork.org>
10. CHRISTIAN MEN’S RETREAT Feb. 26-28
Walking in Light 1 John 1:7
Come to a serene wilderness retreat and share in a weekend with God. Bring your snowshoes or cross country skis … find “your footprints in the snow.”
5:00 p.m. Friday February 26th, 2010 thru to Sunday February 28th 2010 Villa Loyola, 4951 Long Lake Road Sudbury, On.
$175. Includes great food, warm comfortable accommodations and a weekend that may just surprise you! (find a sponsor)
REGISTER by February 18th, 2010 (705) 674-7349
dbattaino@gmail.com
Bring your Bible and slippers.
11. Forever National Men’s Conference Promise Keepers
London, ON
March 5 & 6, 2010
Ottawa, ON
March 19 & 20, 2010
For further information, please go to: http://www.promisekeepers.ca/content/eventdetail?id=5011
12. Institute of Marriage and Family Canada Conference
March 11, 2010
Save the date! March 11, 2010 is the IMFC Family Policy Conference. Check http://www.imfcanada.org <</span>http://www.imfcanada.org/> for more information and registration daveq@imfcanada.org www.imfcanada.org <</span>http://www.imfcanada.org/> www.FamilyIndex.net <</span>http://www.familyindex.net/> Phone 613-565-3832 Toll Free 1-866-373-4632 Fax 613-565-3803
The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada’s annual Family Policy Conference will take place on March 11, 2010, in Ottawa, ON.
In addition to exploring ways in which families are beleaguered or bolstered by current public policy, the conference will feature presentations by special guests Miriam Grossman, MD, author of You’re Teaching My Child What? and Brian Lee Crowley, PhD, author of Fearful Symmetry: The Fall and Rise of Canada’s Founding Values.
Check Imfcanada.org for more information and registration.
13. Anger Resolution Seminar March 12 & 13 GTT
DATE Friday, March 12, 2010 - Saturday March 13,2010
TIME Friday 7:00 pm – 10pm, and Saturday 9 am -6:00 pm (the complete seminar includes both days)
WHERE Glad Tidings Tabernacle
1101 Regent Street
EVENT TYPE Presentation
PRESENTER Dr. Bill Gothard (via pre-recorded Dvd)
PRICE - LOW $35.00 includes a workbook
AGE RANGE All Ages (generally over 12 years old)
TICKET PHONE 705 222 9284
TICKET WEB LINK http://iblp.org/iblp/seminars/registration/ (will be up end of first week of FEB)
CONTACT Stefan Laakso 705 222 9284
NOTES
Anger is the number-one cause of damaged marriages, abused children, and violence in the home, school, and workplace. It is the common denominator among juvenile delinquents and the reason that so many youth are running away from home.
This seminar traces conflicts to their root causes and gives steps of action which, if followed, will resolve anger.
Don't Manage Anger, RESOLVE IT!
14. Beth Moore “Living Proof Live” in Toronto March 12, 13
Hello!
Do you need a break! Why not join other women for a couple days on what should prove to be a relaxing weekend to Toronto to hear Beth Moore live and fellowship. Please see details below and contact Sookram Bus Lines before January 29 to book your spot - they only have 15 women registered to date and they need more for the trip to happen.
Blessings to you for 2010!
Karen
DOOR TO DOOR MINISTERS
Reverend Michael & Karen Marcotte B.A./B.P.H.E., B.Ed.
705.919.8138
doortodoorministers@persona.ca
www.doortodoorministers.ca <</span>http://www.doortodoorministers.ca>
Sookram bus lines needs people to register, they only have 15 to date and they would like at least 30 by the end of the month.
We at Sookram Bus Lines & Tours have several new tours coming up in 2010 that may interest your readers..
1.Beth Moore -\"Living Proof Live\"- March 12,13 Toronto, ON - Ricoh Centre
Includes: Deluxe Bus Transportation, 1 Event Ticket,1 night accommodations at Days Hotel & Conference Centre Toronto Airport East with hot Breakfast
Cost: $160-Double $150-Quad
pdf brochures are available of these 2 tours that I will send you on your email if you call me at 705-983-4347,cell 919-3834 or visit our website: www.sookram.ca <</span>http://www.sookram.ca/> Please contact me if you require any more information. Best to you. David Laari-Sookram Bus Lines & Tours
For further information, please contact David Laari info@sookram.ca Sookram Tours 2010
“Registered TICO # 50017532” and
” Trip cancellation insurance and travel health insurance is available through Sookram Bus Lines”.
Travel by deluxe highway coach to Toronto's Ricoh Coliseum to participate in this two-day event.
A fun-filled Bible study, teaching, and worship experience to enrich your mind, soul, and spirit.
• General Seating Admission at Ricoh Coliseum
• 1 night Accommodations at Days Hotel & Conference Centre ,Toronto Airport East
• Hot Breakfast included
• opportunity to meet and grow with other ladies
• Package Price: $160 per person, Double Occupancy or $ 150 per person, Quad Occupancy
Terms: $ 60 deposit required with booking. No refunds after January 12th, 2010. Balance due no later than March 01, 2010. Seating is assigned on a first come - first serve basis. Minimum # bookings are required to conduct the tour
Trip Interruption & Cancellation Insurance is available through Sookram Bus Lines provided by Royal Bank of Canada.
Call us at: 705-983-4347
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Welcome to Sookram Bus Lines
We are a mid-sized charter bus and touring company located in Sudbury, Ontario Canada. We are licensed to travel out of Sudbury to any destination within the continent of North America. Having said that, we want you to know that personal service and client satisfaction are the hallmarks of our company. Don't hesitate to contact us because no inquiry is unimportant or too small to bother with. So call now and let us help you plan your next travel occasion.
• Nine deluxe highway coaches
• Three school buses
• Two passenger vans
• Drivers are fully licensed, insured,
trained and responsible
• We offer value, personal service and adventure!
Tours
Sookram Bus Lines offers tours for every taste and budget. If you have an idea for a great tour, we would like to hear from you.
Check out our full lineup of Tours and book your next adventure with us.
Charters
We offer charters for local and long distance travel. Sports teams are a specialty, ask the Sudbury Wolves (we are the official carrier). We offer highway coaches, school buses, and passenger vans. No group is too small or too large and we offer the best price/service value for your next road trip.
For more information, please go to www.sookram.ca.
15. Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage March 21 & 22 Restoration Ministries Val Caron
Be part of this powerful and life changing Seminar
Sunday March 21
6:30 to 9:00
Monday March 22 7:00pm to 9:30
Captures all the fun and facts of Mark’s look at life, love, and marriage. Sessions on the DVD are: "The Tale of Two Brains", "Why Does He/She Do That?", "How to Stay Married and Not Kill Anyone", must-hear information "The Number One Key to Incredible Sex", as well as Mark answering frequently asked questions on the bonus DVD.
If You’re Married.
If You’re Thinking about Marriage.
If You Would like to understand more about Relationships
This seminar is no cost but a freewill offering will be received for Laugh your way to a better marriage. Some child care provided call for details.
Restoration Ministries
1621 Valleyview Rd
Val Caron
Phone 705-919-8224
16. REAL LIFE Film Festival du cinéma C’EST LA VIE April 16 & 17 Sudbury
17. R.E.A.L. Women of Canada, ( Realistic, Equal, Active, for Life)
2010 National Conference April 17 North Bay
R.E.A.L. Women of Canada, ( Realistic, Equal, Active, for Life)
2010 National Conference
“R.E.A.L. and Relevant”
Time: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 9-4:30, Registration begins 8am
Place: Clarion Resort Pinewood Park
201 Pinewood Park Drive
North Bay, Ontario, 1-800-461-9592
www.ClarionResortPinewoodPark.com <</span>http://www.ClarionResortPinewoodPark.com>
Speaker line-up: Gwen Landolt, "The Significance of REAL Women of Canada".
Pat O’Brien, “How to effectively communicate with your MP"
Dave Quist, "Using Language to Impact our Culture"
Suzanne Fortin: “ Blogging to Break the Feminist Monopoly"
Early Bird Registration Fee: $40.00, $30.00 for spouse, includes continental breakfast, hot lunch, refreshments
Registration Fee after March 19, 2010: $50.00 per person.
Register on-line: www.realwomenca.com <</span>http://www.realwomenca.com>
OR
By mail: Mrs. Kathie Hogan, Conference Registrar
RR#3
Parry Sound, ON P2A 2W9
( name, address, e-mail, phone, cheque)
Accommodations: Clarion Resort Pinewood Park, Ask for the special room rate for R.E.A.L. Women Conference
For more information, contact Pauline Guzik, National Conference Convenor,
705-724-5964, pauline.guzik@sympatico.ca.
18. Fundraising Request for Cambrian College “Nursing Without Borders”
I recently learned about "Nursing Without Borders" and the plans of an impressive group of students in the Cambrian College Nursing program to travel to India in April 2010 to work in a community hospital, a leprosy centre and in the jungle. What an invaluable experience for these students - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
The "Nursing Without Borders Bursary" has been established with Cambrian Foundation to help students with expenses such as airfare and insurance. Donations to the Cambrian Foundation are greatly appreciated. Perhaps, there are some faith communities who would be keenly interested in supporting such a cause.
It is one concrete way to help students be better health professionals and individuals as a result of this amazing experience. Thanks so much.
Best Regards,
Lori Adams
Editor’s note: Please see attachment
1. Sudbury Minga for Maasai BENEFIT SOIREE April 17
Minga ... coming together for the common good
On April 17, 2010, Sudbury Minga for Maasai hosts a benefit soirée at Bryston’s on the Park in Copper Cliff. This exciting evening of dinner plus silent and live auctions will benefit a village in the Masai Mara region of Kenya. We invite you to participate in this very special evening – a night to celebrate our community and to come together to help build another. From one village to another, this is a chance to celebrate Sudbury’s talents while, at the same time, working in partnership to empower another community.
Sudbury Minga for Maasai, a local Free The Children Adopt a Village project, has been partnered with the holistic development project at Pimbiniet. This community is home to 2,200 people who need clean water, adequate food, schools and accessible health care. To date, Sudbury Minga for Maasai has raised approximately $50,000 – all from local partners – but we still have a way to go before we reach our goal of $117,600. All fundraising proceeds are used to help build a strong, healthy and sustainable community. The money raised will help Free the Children to:
Build one-classroom schools (grades 1-8)
Support teachers with training and salaries for one year
Provide teaching resources, texts and furnishings for classrooms
Provide a nutritional lunch program for all students, helping to improve health and academic success
Support a mobile medical clinic and community gardens
Build water and sanitation systems which include a borehole, hand-washing stations and latrines
Provide healthcare and hygiene education
Mobilize women’s groups, the nuclei of families and Maasai culture, through the
development of small businesses and micro-financing projects.
Sudbury Minga for Maasai is not just about providing financial assistance to a distant place. It’s about Community helping Community. In addition to fundraising efforts of various local partners, learning about global issues and being leaders of positive change are key goals for Sudbury and area youth that continue to be developed through a variety of educational opportunities. The partnership formed between the Sudbury and Pimbiniet communities is transforming lives.
All proceeds from the benefit soirée support Sudbury Minga for Maasai and go to the development project at the village of Pimbiniet. Tickets are $60. each which includes a $25. tax receipt issued by Free The Children, a not-for-profit registered Canadian charity (Number 88657 8095 RR0001). Tickets may be purchased at one of our ticket outlets - Black Cat, Chapter's, Forget-Me-Not Flowers & Gifts, Gloria's Convenience and Videos, Val Est Pharmacy and VRAB'S Independent Grocer - or by contacting Lori Adams.
We hope that you can join us for this benefit soirée ... helping to build lasting and meaningful connections both locally and globally ... helping to create a better world for all.
In Partnership,
Lori Adams
Co-ordinator, Sudbury Minga for Maasai
H: (705) 522-2018
E: lori.adams2@sympatico.ca
Mary Katherine Keown
Co-chair, the SMM benefit soirée organizing committee
H: (705) 522-3013
C: (705) 507-0853
E: mkkeown@gmail.com
2. CHARIOTS OF LIGHT- MOTORCYCLE TOUR May 12-19
ALL CHURCHES BELOW HAVE CONFIRMED
WINDSOR, ON London,On
Wednesday May 12, 2010 @ 7p.m. Thursday May 13, 2010 @ 7p.m.
WINDSOR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP New Life Centre
Pastor Rick Ciaramintaro Pastor Karl & Cheryl Thomas
4490 7th Concession 220 Adelaide Street North
Windsor, ON London, On.
N9A 6J3 N6B 3H4
Canada Canada
519-972-5977 519-438-7036
www.windsorchristianfellowship.com <</span>http://www.windsorchristianfellowship.com> www.newlifecentre.com <</span>http://www.newlifecentre.com>
Holiday Inn Select Best Western Hotel
1855 Huron Church Road, 5971 Wellington Rd.
Windsor, ON London, Ont.
N9C 2L6 N6c 4Q3
1-519-966-1200 1-888-232-6747
WATERLOO, ON Lakefield,On
Friday May 14, 2010 @ 7p.m. Saterday May 15, 2010 @ 7 p.m.
World Outreach Ministries Classy Chassis & Cycle
Pastor Dale & Edith Hoch John Burman
Meeting being hosted at 1399 8th Line of Smith RR 3,
Waterloo Inn & Conference Hotel Lakefield, On.
475 King Street N K0L 2H0
Waterloo, ON N2J 2Z5 1-888-292-8305
519-883-2888 www.usedhd.ca <</span>http://www.usedhd.ca>
www.worldoutreachministries.ca <</span>http://www.worldoutreachministries.ca>
Destination Inn & Suites Best Western Otonabee Inn
547 King Street N 84 Lansdowne Street East
Waterloo, ON Peterborough, On.
N2L 5Z7 K3J 6Z3
519-844-0100 705-742-3454
1-800-361-4768 Rate:$98.00 includes cont. break.
Rate: Tower $129.00 Note; Mention Chariots of Light
Rate: Ground $ 114.00 room block cut off date April15th
Toronto, ON Sudbury, On.
Sunday May 16, 2010 @ 7p.m. Monday May 17, 2010 @ 7 p.m.
Destiny & Dominion Word Ministries Emmanuel Christian Fellowship
Pastor Marcus Martinez Restoration Ministries
15 Leswyn Road Pastor Jeff Edwards
Toronto, ON 1621 Valleyview Drive
M6A 1J8 Val Caron, On.
888-682-4673 P3N 1K7
www.destinydominion.com <</span>http://www.destinydominion.com> 705-919-8224
Hampton Inn Travel Lodge Hotel
7040 Edwards Boulevard 1401 Paris Street
Mississauga, ON Sudbury, On.
L5S 1Z1 P3E 3B6
905-564-2122 705-522-1100
Rate: $114 Rate; $ 99.00
Note: Mention Chariots of Light room block Note; Mention Chariots of Light
When making reservation Group code-CG-COL
Cut off date April 17th, 2010
FREE DAY
Tuesday May 18, 2010
Huntsville, ON
Hotel location (TBA)
OTTAWA, ON
Wednesday May 19, 2010
Capital City Church
Pastor Mike Welch
1123 Old Montreal Rd.,
Ottawa, ON
613-833-1700
www.capitalcitychurch.ca <</span>http://www.capitalcitychurch.ca>
River Rock Inn
2808 Chamberland Street,
Rockwood, ON
K4K 0B2
613-446-6710
Rate:$102.00
www.riverrockinn.ca <</span>http://www.riverrockinn.ca>
Note: Mention Chariots of Light Room Block
When making reservations
Cut off date: 19 March 2010
For more information, please call 705-919-8224 in Greater Sudbury.
3. Trip to Lancaster, PA with shows of interest to Christians
May 21-24
Lancaster, PA Theatre Tour on May 21-24 2010.
2 of the 3 performances are Christian plays by Sight & Sound Theatre: “Joseph” and “Psalms of David”
The third performance is shorter and is an Amish performance: “Jacob’s Choice” giving an Amish perspective on a young man’s life choices.
Includes: Deluxe Bus Transportation, Admission to 3 Shows, 3 nights Accommodations, 1 Amish Feast, plus Touring & Shopping Cost: $ 450-Double $400-Quad --------------------------------------
pdf brochures are available of these 2 tours that I will send you on your email if you call me at 705-983-4347,cell 919-3834 or visit our website: www.sookram.ca <</span>http://www.sookram.ca/> Please contact me if you require any more information. Best to you. David Laari-Sookram Bus Lines & Tours
Registered TICO # 50017532” and
” Trip cancellation insurance and travel health insurance is available through Sookram Bus Lines”
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Lancaster Theatre Tour 2010
May 21 to 24, 2010
Travel with us to beautiful Pennsylvania in the Spring! We will see two magnificent Sight and Sound productions which include "Joseph" and
"Psalms of David". We will tour the region and see the "Jacob's Choice" production, giving a true understanding of Amish life. Opportunities for excellent shopping, touring, and dining abound! Other tour features include:
• Deluxe Highway Coach Transportation
• Admission to 2 Sight & Sound Shows
• Admission to Amish Experience
• 3 nights accommodations at Black Horse Lodge & Suites
• Hot Breakfasts included
• Shopping at Tanger Outlet Mall
• Escorted Tour of Pennsylvania Dutch countryside
• One hearty country style meal at Good and Plenty
Tour Package Price: $ 450 per person, Double Occupancy or $ 400 per person, Quad Occupancy
Terms: $ 100 deposit required with booking. No refunds after February 21, 2010. Balance due no later than May 01, 2010. Seating is assigned on a first come - first serve basis. Minimum # bookings are required to conduct the tour. A valid passport is required for entry into United States.
Easy monthly payments are available.
Hurry and Book Soon!
Medical, Trip Interruption & Cancellation Insurance is available through Sookram Bus Lines provided by Royal Bank of Canada.
Call us at: 705-983-4347. Sookram Bus Lines reserves the right to make minor schedule adjustments
Copyright - Sookram Bus Lines • Design by www.imagevideo.ca <</span>http://www.imagevideo.ca/>
4. Kingdom Bound August 1-4
If you want to get a group rate, you can call Glad Tidings and ask for Brenda Sidon. She will only be taking reservations and downpayments until the end of January. I have spoken to many who attend regularly with Glad TT and everyone loves it. There is something for all ages.
Kingdom Bound 2010 Western New York's Premier Music Festival
August 1-4, 2010
Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, NY
Psalm 22:27
Connecting Families to the Kingdom
http://www.kingdombound.com/artists_and_speakers2.php
5. Joyce Meyer in Toronto Aug. 5-7
Joyce Meyer is coming to the Toronto Airport Center August 5th to 7th. You can check this out on her website www.joycemeyer.org <</span>http://www.joycemeyer.org>
6. Ruth Graham Get Growing Conference Sept/ 17 & 18 Belleville
http://www.ruthgrahamandfriends.org/conf_WallStreetUnited-Ontario.html
7. Support Request for Meagan Duhamel, our region’s aspiring “pairs” champion
My daughter, Meagan will be featured on the "Aspiring Olympian" General Mills cereal(some
Grocery stores have them out already on the multi-grain cheerios) If you can please purchase a box or few and follow the instructions and vote for her, she will then get $1 or $5 per vote depending on the box of cereal. Thank you and Meagan would really appreciate the support!
Please extend this information onto your family and friends as well.
Heidi Duhamel
705-671-1000 ext 8131
Editor’s Note: I didn’t care to purchase this cereal, so contacted Meagan’s mother, Heidi Duhamel. A cheque can be sent to Meagan at her family’s address: Box 1540, Lively, ON P3Y1N2 If you want further information, please contact Meagan’s Mom at 705-671-1000 ext 8131
May God bless our special Sudbury Olympian as she heals from her recent injury!!!!!!!!!
8. Employment Opportunity – Christian Horizons
Employment opportunity: Looking for employment with meaning? Christian Horizons, a trans-denominational evangelical Christian organization that provides a variety of support & services for persons with developmental disabilities, is currently seeking relief/casual staff to work within our residential homes in Sudbury.
For more information please contact Karen Festing (Recruitment Manager) at Christian Horizons North District Office (705) 789-1725 x3.
9. Elgin Street Mission is seeking Volunteers
Elgin Street Mission is in need of volunteers during the following times:
Monday - Friday from 7am - 5pm
Saturday - 5pm - 9pm
Sundays 11am - 9pm
Volunteers are asked to work the hours they are available and not expected
to fill an entire shift. If you are a available a couple hours a day or day
a week. We are flexible!
Volunteers will be expected to assist in the kitchen area helping the
daytime facilitator serve breakfast and/or helping the cook later on in the
day prepare that evening's supper.
Please contact the volunteer coordinator Eva Lachapelle at 673-2163. We look
forward to having you become part of the team!
10. "Door to Door Ministers"
Reverend Michael & Karen Marcotte are excited to offer "Door to Door Ministers" - meeting you where you're at.
Phone: 705-919-8138.
***Editor’s Note: Karen Marcotte initiated and manages the Church Directory at www.sudburychristian.ca <</span>http://www.sudburychristian.ca/>
11. Local Christian Book Seller a Great Resource
Gloria Monkhouse at Walden Word of Life on Fielding Road has a passionate heart for Christian Bibles, books and audio-visual materials for all ages.
Gloria will set up her portable book store at your church or event, upon request.
If you’re seeking a book on a topic or a book for Bible Study, Gloria can assist you greatly.
Give her a call at 705 682 0441 – you’ll find her to be full of wisdom and help
12. Christian Videographer – Sudbury’s Dan Thomson
Our very own volunteer, Dan Thomson, who created our website www.sudburychristian.ca <</span>http://www.sudburychristian.ca/> and does the videography that is on it, has his own business.
Please consider Dan Thomson for your videography needs, and much more.
IMAGE VIDEO SERVICES & PRODUCTIONS - Your Number One Source for Multi-Media
1210 Southview Dr.
Sudbury Ontario P3E 2L6 Canada
(705) 698-1212 –cell . (705) 523-1066 -home . (705) 523-5861 -fax
www.imagevideo.ca <</span>http://www.imagevideo.ca/>
13. Help us update Church List on ACES site and Sudbury Christian Messenger Database
If you haven’t already checked out the ACES (Active Christians Engaging Society) website, www.sudburychristian.ca <</span>http://www.sudburychristian.ca/> , why not do it now. Once on the website, please click on 'CHURCH DIRECTORY'. This will bring you to the list of churches we are assembling, and need your help to maintain, for the Sudbury area, along with contact information for each church. If corrections or additions are needed for your church, click on 'CONTACT US', type in the changes and press send. This website is for the benefit of everyone, so please help us maintain it by sending us corrections whenever necessary. Thank you!
As well, in order to keep reaching you, when you change your e mail address, please let the Sudbury Christian Messenger Editor, Diane Ikonen, know your new address, so that our database can be maintained, and you can continue to be an important link in our Sudbury Christian network chain.
For more events that might interest Christians, please go to www.cjtk.com <</span>http://www.cjtk.com/>
Provincial News
1. Choose Life Reappears on Campus
Suspended club sidesteps prohibitions on tabling
By Stephen Davis
Published: Jan 31
Conservative McGill helped Choose Life defy their suspended club status today with a display marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down abortion laws in Canada.
SSMU Council voted to suspend the club’s status on November 12. Since the suspension entailed the loss of Choose Life’s tabling privileges, Conservative McGill booked a table for the pro-life group to feature their display at the Y-intersection.
http://mcgilldaily.com/articles/25515
National News
Ignatieff urges Harper not to exclude abortion, contraception from G8 health initiative
Tue Feb 2, 10:44 PM By Joan Bryden , The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Michael Ignatieff is urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper not to exclude abortion and contraception from his plan to become an international champion of women's and children's health.
The Liberal leader sought assurances Tuesday that Harper's agenda to improve the lot of women and children in the world's poorest countries will include funding for all reproductive health services.
"Women are entitled to the full gamut of reproductive health services and that includes termination of pregnancy and contraception," Ignatieff told a Liberal-sponsored roundtable discussion on foreign aid and international development.
Late Tuesday, Liberal MP Paul Szabo said he was caught off guard by the announcement and claims Ignatieff doesn't have a consensus for the stand among Liberals.
"I am a pro-life MP and there are many of my colleagues in the Liberal caucus who will protect the unborn in their decisions as Parliamentarians, and should matters come before the House they will continue to act accordingly," Szabo told the anti-abortion website, LifeSiteNews.
Nevertheless, Ignatieff said foreign aid involving women is "the last place to start playing politics" or injecting ideology.
"These are simple objectives and let's keep the ideology out of this and move forward."
A spokesman for Harper said the Liberal leader is the one who is needlessly politicizing the issue.
"This has nothing to do with abortion, in any way, shape or form," said Dimitri Soudas, accusing Liberals of "fear-mongering" and raising "red herrings."
Soudas said Harper and the other G8 leaders have "one clear objective and that is saving lives of vulnerable children and mothers in the developing world."
"Stirring up old debates with a purpose of fear-mongering, with a purpose of playing cheap politics, is very, very unfortunate on this particular issue. And that's what we think he's doing."
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100202/national/ignatieff_abortion_1
International News
1. New IPPF Document Pushes Adolescent "Sexual Rights"
By Samantha Singson
Volume 13, Number 7 January 28, 2010
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) In its new report "Stand and Deliver," the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is demanding that governments, religious institutions and society at large provide "comprehensive sexuality education" for children as young as ten years old.
In a foreword, Bert Koenders of the Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, which helped fund the publication, asserts that, "Young people have the right to be fully informed about sexuality and to have access to contraceptives and other services. These rights are enshrined in various internationally agreed human rights convention and treaties, but – unfortunately – they are still not universally respected."
… IPPF contends that comprehensive sexuality education is necessary to encourage young people's "self-esteem, thoughtful decision-making and negotiation skills and it helps them to develop satisfying and pleasurable sexual lives." Moreover, IPPF expounds that the "power" of comprehensive sexuality education "to challenge traditional gender roles" must not be underestimated.
The IPPF report stresses granting young people "unconstrained" access to sexuality education and services, "free from administrative restrictions and obstacles," like requiring health providers to obtain parental or spousal permission before providing contraceptives. IPPF demands that young people be able to "obtain the services they need and want, unconstrained by psychological, attitudinal, cultural or social factors."
IPPF targets religion and religious groups as one of the main barriers to adolescent access to sexuality education and sexual and reproductive "services." IPPF criticizes that many religious teachings "deny the pleasurable and positive aspects of sex and limited guidelines for sexual education often focus on abstinence before marriage," which IPPF claims has been ineffective in many settings.
According to IPPF, religious institutions – like the Catholic Church and Islamic schools – need to be "pragmatic" to accommodate young people as "sexual beings" and amend their teachings to "find a way of explaining and providing guidance on issues of sex and sexual relationships among young people, which supports rather than denies their experiences and needs."
Sexual education has been a topic of heated debates at the United Nations, with many critics fearing that parental rights to educate their children will be violated. Just last year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a set of sexual education guidelines that were met with such staunch resistance from conservatives that the organization was forced to take down the document from its website and review.
Critics expect more debates over "comprehensive sexuality education" to flare up in the coming months as UN Commission season gets underway.
http://www.c-fam.org/publications/id.1563/pub_detail.asp
2. Top Legal Scholar Warns Abortion Issue Can Divide a Nation
By Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D.
Volume 13, Number 7 January 28, 2010
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) In Washington last Saturday night, a top legal scholar from Princeton University said that the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in 1973 led to deep societal divisions as well as to unprecedented political and religious alliances, which will be called on to lead a struggle for the “soul” of the nation once the decision is overturned.
“Abortion and embryo-destructive research are at the heart of the divide between the nation’s major political parties,” Professor Robert George said, galvanizing support for the pro-life plank in the Republican Party while drawing disaffected Democrats to the Republican camp…
UN human rights experts say that George’s remarks hold important political and social considerations for other nations now under pressure by UN staff and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to weaken legal protection of the unborn based upon false claims that they are necessary to uphold UN human rights agreements. They point to Colombia which liberalized its laws in 2006 subsequent to a lawsuit backed by the New York law firm Center for Reproductive Rights. Other cases include Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic which successfully fended off pressure last year from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and various NGOs to overturn their laws.
George concluded that the 2012 U.S. presidential election “will almost certainly be the decisive one when it comes to the Supreme Court and the future of Roe v. Wade.”
http://www.c-fam.org/publications/id.1562/pub_detail.asp
Media Marvels
1. Former Fetuses Unite: So What, Really, Is the Problem with the Tim Tebow Ad?
http://bigjournalism.com/kashiver/2010/01/31/that-tim-tebow-ad-so-what-really-is-the-problem/#more-15450
2. Seek Social Justice: Transform Lives in Need
A Small Group Study Guide
Problems like poverty, addiction, and homelessness are serious and complex. Passion alone won’t solve them. Seek Social Justice is a six-lesson DVD small group study guide that provides a framework for understanding and engaging human need. Combining real-world examples of effective action with the wisdom of Christian leaders like Chuck Colson, Al Mohler, and Marvin Olasky, it will challenge your ideas about social justice and how to transform lives in need.
“I am grateful to The Heritage Foundation for including the needs of the poor in this innovative new study resource—and for inviting and encouraging us to translate our good intentions into actions that really make a difference.”
- Gary Haugen, President and CEO, International Justice Mission
http://www.seeksocialjustice.com/?page_id=52
3. Priestly Duty by Skip Moen, D. Phil.
“For the lips of the priest should guard knowledge; and they should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of YHWH of hosts.” Malachi 2:7
Guard – The Hebrew verb shamar means “to watch over, to guard, to keep, to preserve and to care for.” It’s the same verb that described Adam and Havvah’s assignment in the Garden. We expect a priest to do these things when it comes to God’s Word. But take one more look at this verse. Do you find something unusual? When we think about God’s Word, we associate shamar with a heart activity. We think of guarding God’s Word as a inner operation like memorizing, honoring and studying. But what does God say through Malachi? “The lips of the priest” are associated with shamar. This can only mean one thing – speaking. From God’s perspective, guarding knowledge is about what I say. As a priest, if I am not speaking God’s truth, my inner spiritual life doesn’t seem to matter much.
This apparent disconnect is resolved when we realize that the role of the priest is to act as intercessor between God and the people. He is called upon to speak to God on behalf of the congregation. His job is to plead our case, direct our worship and faithfully communicate God’s instructions. He is the public servant of the Lord. What he says matters a great deal. So, God instructs His priests to guard knowledge. “Be very careful about your words for with your words you direct My people. Know what you are saying.”
Malachi’s revelation creates two big issues for the Church today. The first is obvious. The priest (or whatever title we wish to assign) must know God’s instructions and speak them truthfully. Unfortunately, eighteen centuries of Christian syncretism leave most of our leaders in a position where God’s instructions are no longer guarded. The lips of most priests speak half the truth, unintentionally to be sure, but nevertheless, a tragic mistake. We are led astray by misunderstood messages.
The second issue is the congregation’s expectation of the role of our priests. We think they are leaders of the Body. We think they are managers of the membership. We think they should direct the decisions. In other words, we put them in charge of everything. That is not God’s assignment. Priests are first and foremost intercessors on our behalf. They are not pulpit pundits, committee counselors or budget barons. They are called to be like those apostles of the first century who gave up running the “church” in order to devote themselves to prayer and the study of God’s Word.
We have left our priests and pastors in an impossible position. We have forgotten what God called them to do – know Him, intercede for us and speak His truth. What would happen if we followed the model of the apostles? Well, for one thing, the congregation would have to take on all the other roles of the church. We would have to act on God’s instructions instead of sitting in the pews.
Topical Index: priest, guard, shamar, Malachi 2:7
(http://atgodstable.com or http://skipmoen.com).
Citizen Response
1. 4MyCanada requests letters to PM Harper and Bev Oda
SOMETHING GOOD COULD GO BAD, UNLESS WE LIFT OUR VOICE:
PRIME MINISTER HARPERS INITIATIVES TO LOWER INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IS BEING INVADED BY PRO-ABORTIONISTS
UPDATE: This week Prime Minister Harper announced an amazing initiative of compassion to lower infant and maternal mortality. He spoke of investing in clean water, vaccines, nutrition, health care worker training and primary health care training for moms.
Word has it that people at CIDA and in the pro-abortion community may have a different idea about how to lower infant mortality: kill the baby before they can get sick. Abort them. At a news conference with International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda a radical abortion lobby group was there pushing this agenda. We want to see Canada be a lead voice for life and compassion globally, not abortion.
What this needs is prayer and phone calls. Please take a minute to e-mail Prime Minister Harper and Minister Oda and ask them to implement Prime Minister Harpers original ideas of clean water, vaccines, nutrition, health care training etc., not destroying children before they can be born. Thank you.
Please keep this in prayer as well, prayer is powerful.
• Prime Minister's Contact: pm@pm.gc.ca / Fax: 613-941-6900
Minister Oda's Contact: Oda.B@parl.gc.ca / Phone: 613-992-2792
www.4mycanada.ca <</span>http://www.4mycanada.ca>
2. Member of ACES Leadership Team requests help with setting up home office
Dear ACES Friends,
I need to set up my office properly, which will be a great help in getting some work done for ACES website.
Does anyone have a spare 2-drawer filing cabinet? It does not have to be pretty, just free of mold or mildew.
Also, could someone loan me a paper shredder?
Thanks, team.
Vikki
*Editor’s note: if you can help Vikki and ACES out, please reply to me by e mail, or phone me at 566 9752
Daily Chuckle
1. Inter-church gathering
An inter-church gathering was well attended when someone
suddenly cried
"FIRE!"
The Methodists gathered in a corner to pray.
The Baptists hollered "Everyone in the water !"
The Lutherans nailed a paper to the door declaring fire was evil.
The Episcopalians formed a procession and marched out in an
orderly manner.
The Unitarians concluded the fire had as much right to be there
as anyone.
The Christian Scientists agreed there really wasn't a fire.
The 7th Day Adventists said it was "the vengeance of an angry
God."
The Presbyterians formed a committee to study the problem.
The Catholics passed the plate to cover the damages.
The janitor grabbed a fire extinguisher and put the fire out.
God knows I'm not perfect, just that I Love Him.
" Good Day and God Bless "
I remain as the sinner servant of God!!! All glory is offered to God for the conversion that all may truly live as children of God witnessing humbly to God in the power of the Resurrection of Christ.
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A dream begins as a seed in your mind, nourish it with optimism and make it a part of your life!
O Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.
( Psalms 5:12 *NKJV )
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PRAYER REQUEST
1. Prayer for Haiti
2. Prayer for Vancouver Olympics
PRAISE REPORTS
1. Vote in, and enter into, Salt ‘n Light Video Contest
2. A new edition of Mom’s Moments newsletter is online
PETITION REQUEST
1. Petition to Free the Notre Dame 88
LOCAL NEWS AND EVENTS
1. Grace Family Church French Service le 7 fevrier
2. Sudbury Interfaith Dialogue Native Culture Feb. 10
3. To Haiti With Love Fundraising Event Cambrian College Feb. 11
4. REAL LIFE Film Festival du cinéma C’EST LA VIE 2010 Launch and Office Opening Feb. 15
5. Fundraising Dance for Family Enrichment Centre Feb. 19
6. Dinner at La Porte des Eaux/The Water Gate Feb. 21
7. Sudbury to Toronto for Beth Moore event New Deposit Deadline Feb. 22
8. Connecting with Difficult People Toronto Feb. 23
9. Christian Men’s Retreat Villa Loyola Feb. 26-28
10. Forever National Men’s Conference March 5 & 6 London, ON Promise K.
11. Anger Resolution Seminar March 12 & 13 GTT
12. Beth Moore in Toronto March 12 & 13 Sookram Bus Lines
13. Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage March 21&22 Restoration Ministries Val Caron
14. REAL LIFE Film Festival du cinéma C’EST LA VIE April 16 and 17 Sudbury
15. REAL Women of Canada National Conference North Bay April 17
16. Fundraising request for Cambrian College’s “Nursing Without Borders”
17. Sudbury Minga for Masai Benefit Soiree April 17
18. CHARIOTS OF LIGHT- MOTORCYCLE TOUR May 12-19
19. Lancaster, Pa trip May 21-24 Sookram Bus Lines
20. Joyce Meyer in Toronto
21. Ruth Graham “Get Growing” Conference Sept. 17 & 18 Belleville
22. Support request for Meagan Duhamel, our region’s aspiring “pairs” champion
23. Employment opportunity – Christian Horizons
24. Elgin Street Mission seeking volunteers
25. Door-to-Door Ministers
26. Walden Word of Life Christian Book and Gift Seller
27. Christian Videographer A.C.E.S. own Dan Thomson
28. Christian Photographer Walden’s own Garth Wunsch
29. Change of e mail address? Please let us know!
For more events that might interest Christians, please go to www.cjtk.com <</span>http://www.cjtk.com/>
PROVINCIAL
1. Choose life message reappears on McGill U. campus
NATIONAL
1. Ignatieff urges Harper not to exclude abortion, contraception from G8 health initiative
INTERNATIONAL
1. New International Planned Parenthood Federation Document Pushes Adolescent "Sexual Rights"
2. Top Legal Scholar Warns Abortion Issue Can Divide a Nation
MEDIA MARVELS
1. Former fetuses unite: so what is the problem with the Tim Tebow ad?
2. Resource: Seeking Social Justice
3. Priestly duty
CITIZEN RESPONSE
1. 4MyCanada requests letters to PM Harper and Bev Oda
2. Member of ACES Leadership Team requests help with setting up home office
DAILY CHUCKLE
Inter-church gathering
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Prayers
The leadership team of A.C.E.S (Active Christians Engaging Society) believes in the power of prayer and encourage Sudbury area Christians to pray for our city and country. As we look to the Bible for instruction we can read the apostle Paul's encouragement to Timothy, as he leads the church in Ephesus, (1 Timothy 2:1-4), TO PRAY FIRST, with requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone.....
1. Sudbury At Prayer......
Thanks so much for those who were able to take part in the 2010 Prayer Vigil for the Military I'm sure they were much appreciated.
2. A.C.E.S. Prayer up date.....
Haiti still needs our prayers and there is a call to prayer for the Vancouver Olympics.
Please visit www.sudburychristian.ca for some up-to-date prayer points.
Praise Reports
1. CALLING ALL FILM MAKERS AND YOUTUBE ENTHUSIASTS!
The voting for the first ever Salt n' Light YouTube contest has started. Check out the three entries and make your vote at www.ReformedPerspective.ca <</span>http://www.ReformedPerspective.ca> .
Although voting has started, there is still time to get your entry in (the only penalty is that it doesn't have as much time to collect votes).
There are two prizes of $250 each. One is given to the video with the most votes and the other is given to the video selected by the judges from Reformed Perspective, ARPA Canada, and CV Benefits (the sponsors of this contest).
The winner of the Salt n' Light YouTube Contest will be featured in Sudbury's 2010 REAL LIFE Film Festival du cinéma C'EST LA VIE! Entries feature social or political shorts from a Christian worldview. For more about this exciting contest and to learn about ARPA, located in Lethbridge, Alberta, please visit www.arpacanada.ca <</span>http://www.arpacanada.ca/>
2. A new edition of Mom’s Moments is online
It’s full of wonderful, Godly encouragement for Moms.
http://www.momsmoments.ca/
Petition Request
1. Petition to Free the Notre Dame 88
Fr. Jenkins,
Right now 88 pro-life activists (known as the ND88) are facing charges for “trespassing” onto the University of Notre Dame in May of 2009.
It is a source of the gravest scandal that this situation persists with the active cooperation of Notre Dame.
The ND88 were arrested for peacefully protesting the university’s decision to honor the most pro-abortion U.S. president in history at this year’s commencement. In many cases, their “protest” took the form of walking on your campus, praying the rosary, and holding pro-life signs. For this “crime” they were specifically targeted by Notre Dame’s security police, handcuffed, and dragged away and put in jail like common criminals.
Now these 88 peaceful pro-life heroes, many of whom are elderly, are facing up to a year in prison and a $5,000 fine, in addition to the many hardships and uncertainties involved in the trial process.
And yet, there is an easy and completely painless solution to this unconscionable situation. You, Fr. Jenkins, on behalf of Notre Dame, could publicly request that the charges against the ND88 be dropped.
Not only is such a request likely be heeded by the prosecutorial authorities, but it would go a long way to restoring Notre Dame's tarnished image in the eyes of the pro-life and Catholic world.
Indeed, it is extremely shocking and disturbing that, despite repeated requests to do so, Notre Dame has not yet intervened in this way.
Our Lady’s University has no business cooperating in the prosecutions of pro-life individuals whose only crime is having prayed on the campus of a Catholic university, and standing up for those who cannot stand up for themselves.
Therefore we respectfully implore the University of Notre Dame to immediately and publicly request that the charges against the ND88 be dropped.
Sincerely,
SIGN THE PETITION (click here)
https://secure.lifesitenews.com/np/clients/lifesitenews_us/survey.jsp?surveyId=3
Local News & Events
1. Grace Family Church EN FRANÇAIS le 7 fevrier
Venez célébrer le Christ
à Grace Family Church
Chaque dimanche à 19h00
au 468 rue Antwerp, Sudbury
Tél. 673-1512
2. Sudbury Interfaith Dialogue Native Culture Feb. 10
WHEN : Wednesday, February 10, 2010 at 7 p.m
WHERE : 901 LaSalle Blvd, Temelini Building Common Room on ground floor
Parking beside and in front of the building, also across on grocery store parking lot.
SPEAKER: Jim Eshkokogon
Topic: “Native culture and how it fits with other cultures around us”
For more information, please call Mary Heidman, 560-6906
PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR OWN CUP FOR REFRESHMENTS
JFA
3. To Haiti With Love Dinner & Show Feb. 11 6:30 pm
Happy Valentine’s Day...to HAITI with LOVE: Dinner and Show, Thurs Feb 11, 2010, 6:30pm
Cambrian College Student's Centre. Northern All Stars Steel Pan, Jason Brock (on the Chapman Stick), Sunnyside Paris (Gypsy Jazz feat. Paul Dunn), The Welcome Matt (Sarah Craig & Jim Matt) and more! Tickets $50 at Old Rock, Kfm Radio 410 Notre Dame, Jett Landry Music. 693-1177
If you were going to take your sweetheart out for Valentine’s Day anyways, why not spread that love a little further? TO HAITI WITH LOVE…join me (Sarah Craig) Thursday, Feb 11 for an evening of Caribbean Steel Drums, Pina Coladas, Swing Dancing and Fine Dining. All in GENEROUS fashion!
It will be sponsored (in part) by First Baptist Church, Garson and New Life Christian Centre, Chelmsford.
The money will be going to World Vision.
A tax receipt for half of the $50.00 per ticket will be provided
There will be a spaghetti dinner, door prizes, bands, and dancing.
It will be a fun night.
Ten people who are going on a mission trip to help Haitians will be coordinating it. Your money will be brought to Haiti by Sudburians, and used wisely there in a needy community.
BTW: On Feb 21 the Sudbury team of 10 are going to Haiti to help with earthquake relief in Port-au-Prince.
We are going to Cap Hatien in the north of Haiti. It is the second city of Haiti and was not affected by the earthquake. The team is staying with a local pastor there and helping with the relief efforts as they reach out to the rest of the country. This trip was planned in the Fall and we feel it is AMAZING timing to be going to Haiti when the eyes of all the world are focused there. We will not be going into downtown Port au Prince like the CNN reporters!
If you’re interested in the story, or in making a donation (monetary or medical/educational supplies which we will PERSONALLY bring to Haiti in our suitcases) contact Sarah at 919-5072, sarahjoycraig@hotmail.com OR team leader Pastor Stan and Karen Ball of ‘First Baptist Church of Sudbury’ 897-3916 stanleyball@gmail.com
Thanks for helping promote the show!
Sarah Craig, performer.
hello friends.
We would love to see you at our upcoming VALENTINE's show:
SWING DANCING
PASTA DINNER
CARIBBEAN STEEL PAN BAND during cocktail hour
PINA COLADAS
PAUL DUNN, SARAH CRAIG, JIM MATT
STARFISH KIDS and THANK-YOU PRIZES to take home!
All in support of ONE MISSION SOCIETY's earthquake relief work in HAITI.
Happy Valentines Day...to HAITI with LOVE: Dinner and Show, Thurs Feb 11, 2010, 6:30pm
Cambrian College Student's Centre. Northern All Stars Steel Pan, Jason Brock (on the Chapman Stick), Sunnyside Paris (Gypsy Jazz feat. Paul Dunn), The Welcome Matt (Sarah Craig & Jim Matt) and more! Tickets $50 at Old Rock, Kfm Radio 410 Notre Dame, Jett Landry Music. 693-1177
Editor’s note: see attached file
4. REAL LIFE Film Festival du cinéma C’EST LA VIE 2010 Launch & Office Opening Feb. 15
Launch of 2010 REAL LIFE Film Festival and opening of new Film Festival Office on Monday, February 15th, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at 1534 Pioneer Road, Sudbury.
The 2010 Festival will be hosted on April 16th & 17th in Glad Tidings Auditorium.
For more info: 705 523-1437 e-mail: pde.filmfest@hotmail.com
5. Sudbury Ministerial Lunch Gathering February 16
Hi Friends:
The Sudbury Ministerial will meet Tuesday, January 19th, at St. James Anglican Church (1815 Paris Street). We will worship together from 11:30-12:00, and we will have lunch from 12:00-1:00. Bring a bagged lunch and a smile to share!
The SM meets every third Tuesday from 11:30 - 1:00 at St. James (up till June).
One goal of the Sudbury Ministerial is to create understanding and unity among ministers of Sudbury (especially between the Evangelical and mainline perspectives).
Come and befriend ministers from different denominations.
Shalom, Peace of Christ,
John Harvey
6. Fundraising Dance for Family Enrichment Centre Feb. 19
There will be a dance held February 19th at 8:00 pm at the Caruso Club in support of the Family Enrichment Centre. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased by calling the Family Enrichment Centre at 670-0606, J.C. at 674-0808 or Sue at 585-0627. Come out and support this invaluable counseling centre that has helped many Sudburians in times of need.
7. Supper at La Porte des Eaux/The Water Gate Feb. 21
“SUPPER organized by La Porte des Eaux/The Water Gate, 1534 Pioneer Road, Sudbury,
Sunday, February 21st, 2010, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Menu: Soup, sweet and sour meatballs, fried rice, vegetables, salad, desert (pies), tea, coffee or juice.
PRICE: $12.00/adults, $5.00/children under 12, free for children under 4, $30.00/family (4 persons or more).
For information call 523-1437.”
8. Sudbury to Toronto Beth Moore event New deposit date Feb. 22
Just a change re: Beth Moore-"yet, there is room!" - we have received a wonderful response and have met minimum numbers required to conduct the tour, however, there are still seats available so we will keep the date open until February 22 as we still have more room on the bus and more buses if more women want to go!
Thanks,
Nancy Sookram
Sookram Bus Lines www.sookram.ca.
9. CONNECTING WITH "DIFFICULT" PEOPLE Toronto Feb. 23
The Centre for Spirituality at Work invites you to this workshop
with Bhupinder Gill, M.Sc., R.N.
Tuesday Feb 23, 2010
7:30 – 9:30 pm
At the Toronto Grace, near Yonge & Bloor, Toronto
Earlybird fee: Tues Feb 16, 2010
This evening, be introduced to a technique to help you connect in person or by telephone with people whom you perceive to be “difficult.” These people may be your co-workers or clients, neighbours or family members. You will learn how move to a place of compassion for people when you come to realize that everything that anyone does or says is to meet a specific need they have, and not just because they want to give you a “hard time”. This technique is based on Dr. Marshall Rosenberg’s life’s work developing non-violent communication (NVC), also known as compassionate communication (www.cnvc.org <</span>http://www.cnvc.org> ).
BHUPINDER GILL, M.Sc., R.N. works in the early psychosis unit at The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). She has been studying NVC for more than 5 years and is a trainer candidate for certification in non-violent communication. Bo has taught non-violent communication within various organizations and is a practitioner in both her professional and personal life. She was attracted to NVC because of its spiritual perspective and has been practising santmat meditation for over 20 years (www.knowthyselfassoul.com <</span>http://www.knowthyselfassoul.com> ). Contact Bo at bhupindergll@yahoo.com.
REGISTRATION: Program fee of $30 received by Tues Feb 16 or $40 following. For cancellations, you may substitute another person for no additional fee. To register, mail a cheque payable to: Centre for Spirituality at Work, Box 100, 236 Guildwood Parkway, Toronto M1E 1P7. Or register and pay for this program securely and confidentially by credit card through PayPal at www.SpiritualityAtWork.org <</span>http://www.SpiritualityAtWork.org> . If times are a little tough financially right now and you’d like to attend, please mail a cheque before the earlybird date for whatever you can manage and pre-register confidentially through sherry@spiritualityatwork.org.
LOCATION: In the 2nd floor chapel of our partner, the Toronto Grace Hospital workplace, 650 Church St. at the S/W corner of Bloor St. Just a few minutes walk from the Yonge-Bloor TTC station. Metered parking is on Church and Hayden Streets, and a paid lot at the Grace. Use the main northwest entrance. www.TorontoGrace.org <</span>http://www.TorontoGrace.org>
Bring your brochures & flyers for the networking table.
Following are the upcoming Centre for Spirituality at Work programs -- please pencil into your calendar those that interest you and forward this e-mail to others who may like to know about them.
Finding Vocation: Clarity + Courage = Confidence, the Rev. Dr. Tim Elliott, Sat Feb 27, 10am to 4:30 pm
Marketing & Communicating with Spirit, Eric Hellman, Thurs Mar 25, 4pm to 9:30 pm.
Inspire: Energizing & Encouraging with NLP, Linda Ferguson, PhD, Mon Mar 29, 7:30 to 9:30 pm.
Introduction to Constructive Communication, Kathleen Conway MA, Sat Apr 17, 10am to 4:30 pm.
Hold On AND Let Go: Thriving in Uncertain Times at Work, Anne Carbert LL.B, MEd, Tues Apr 20, 7:30 to 9:30 pm.
Making a Career Move: From Ideas to Action, Anne Carbert LL.B, MEd, May 4, 11 & 18, 6:45 to 9:45 pm
Breaking out of the Someday Syndrome: Stop Waiting and Start Living!, Kimberley Cochrane CEC, Wed May 12, 7:30 to 9:30 pm.
Finding Vocation: Clarity + Courage = Confidence, the Rev. Dr. Tim Elliott, Tues June 1, 8, & 15, 6:45 to 9:30 pm.
I'm looking forward to all these programs, and hope you can make it to all the ones that attract you.
All the best,
Sherry
Sherry Mikelic (formerly Connolly), MBA, MDiv
Founding Director
Centre for Spirituality at Work
Connecting who you are and the work you do ....
www.SpiritualityAtWork.org <</span>http://www.SpiritualityAtWork.org>
10. CHRISTIAN MEN’S RETREAT Feb. 26-28
Walking in Light 1 John 1:7
Come to a serene wilderness retreat and share in a weekend with God. Bring your snowshoes or cross country skis … find “your footprints in the snow.”
5:00 p.m. Friday February 26th, 2010 thru to Sunday February 28th 2010 Villa Loyola, 4951 Long Lake Road Sudbury, On.
$175. Includes great food, warm comfortable accommodations and a weekend that may just surprise you! (find a sponsor)
REGISTER by February 18th, 2010 (705) 674-7349
dbattaino@gmail.com
Bring your Bible and slippers.
11. Forever National Men’s Conference Promise Keepers
London, ON
March 5 & 6, 2010
Ottawa, ON
March 19 & 20, 2010
For further information, please go to: http://www.promisekeepers.ca/content/eventdetail?id=5011
12. Institute of Marriage and Family Canada Conference
March 11, 2010
Save the date! March 11, 2010 is the IMFC Family Policy Conference. Check http://www.imfcanada.org <</span>http://www.imfcanada.org/> for more information and registration daveq@imfcanada.org www.imfcanada.org <</span>http://www.imfcanada.org/> www.FamilyIndex.net <</span>http://www.familyindex.net/> Phone 613-565-3832 Toll Free 1-866-373-4632 Fax 613-565-3803
The Institute of Marriage and Family Canada’s annual Family Policy Conference will take place on March 11, 2010, in Ottawa, ON.
In addition to exploring ways in which families are beleaguered or bolstered by current public policy, the conference will feature presentations by special guests Miriam Grossman, MD, author of You’re Teaching My Child What? and Brian Lee Crowley, PhD, author of Fearful Symmetry: The Fall and Rise of Canada’s Founding Values.
Check Imfcanada.org for more information and registration.
13. Anger Resolution Seminar March 12 & 13 GTT
DATE Friday, March 12, 2010 - Saturday March 13,2010
TIME Friday 7:00 pm – 10pm, and Saturday 9 am -6:00 pm (the complete seminar includes both days)
WHERE Glad Tidings Tabernacle
1101 Regent Street
EVENT TYPE Presentation
PRESENTER Dr. Bill Gothard (via pre-recorded Dvd)
PRICE - LOW $35.00 includes a workbook
AGE RANGE All Ages (generally over 12 years old)
TICKET PHONE 705 222 9284
TICKET WEB LINK http://iblp.org/iblp/seminars/registration/ (will be up end of first week of FEB)
CONTACT Stefan Laakso 705 222 9284
NOTES
Anger is the number-one cause of damaged marriages, abused children, and violence in the home, school, and workplace. It is the common denominator among juvenile delinquents and the reason that so many youth are running away from home.
This seminar traces conflicts to their root causes and gives steps of action which, if followed, will resolve anger.
Don't Manage Anger, RESOLVE IT!
14. Beth Moore “Living Proof Live” in Toronto March 12, 13
Hello!
Do you need a break! Why not join other women for a couple days on what should prove to be a relaxing weekend to Toronto to hear Beth Moore live and fellowship. Please see details below and contact Sookram Bus Lines before January 29 to book your spot - they only have 15 women registered to date and they need more for the trip to happen.
Blessings to you for 2010!
Karen
DOOR TO DOOR MINISTERS
Reverend Michael & Karen Marcotte B.A./B.P.H.E., B.Ed.
705.919.8138
doortodoorministers@persona.ca
www.doortodoorministers.ca <</span>http://www.doortodoorministers.ca>
Sookram bus lines needs people to register, they only have 15 to date and they would like at least 30 by the end of the month.
We at Sookram Bus Lines & Tours have several new tours coming up in 2010 that may interest your readers..
1.Beth Moore -\"Living Proof Live\"- March 12,13 Toronto, ON - Ricoh Centre
Includes: Deluxe Bus Transportation, 1 Event Ticket,1 night accommodations at Days Hotel & Conference Centre Toronto Airport East with hot Breakfast
Cost: $160-Double $150-Quad
pdf brochures are available of these 2 tours that I will send you on your email if you call me at 705-983-4347,cell 919-3834 or visit our website: www.sookram.ca <</span>http://www.sookram.ca/> Please contact me if you require any more information. Best to you. David Laari-Sookram Bus Lines & Tours
For further information, please contact David Laari info@sookram.ca Sookram Tours 2010
“Registered TICO # 50017532” and
” Trip cancellation insurance and travel health insurance is available through Sookram Bus Lines”.
Travel by deluxe highway coach to Toronto's Ricoh Coliseum to participate in this two-day event.
A fun-filled Bible study, teaching, and worship experience to enrich your mind, soul, and spirit.
• General Seating Admission at Ricoh Coliseum
• 1 night Accommodations at Days Hotel & Conference Centre ,Toronto Airport East
• Hot Breakfast included
• opportunity to meet and grow with other ladies
• Package Price: $160 per person, Double Occupancy or $ 150 per person, Quad Occupancy
Terms: $ 60 deposit required with booking. No refunds after January 12th, 2010. Balance due no later than March 01, 2010. Seating is assigned on a first come - first serve basis. Minimum # bookings are required to conduct the tour
Trip Interruption & Cancellation Insurance is available through Sookram Bus Lines provided by Royal Bank of Canada.
Call us at: 705-983-4347
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Welcome to Sookram Bus Lines
We are a mid-sized charter bus and touring company located in Sudbury, Ontario Canada. We are licensed to travel out of Sudbury to any destination within the continent of North America. Having said that, we want you to know that personal service and client satisfaction are the hallmarks of our company. Don't hesitate to contact us because no inquiry is unimportant or too small to bother with. So call now and let us help you plan your next travel occasion.
• Nine deluxe highway coaches
• Three school buses
• Two passenger vans
• Drivers are fully licensed, insured,
trained and responsible
• We offer value, personal service and adventure!
Tours
Sookram Bus Lines offers tours for every taste and budget. If you have an idea for a great tour, we would like to hear from you.
Check out our full lineup of Tours and book your next adventure with us.
Charters
We offer charters for local and long distance travel. Sports teams are a specialty, ask the Sudbury Wolves (we are the official carrier). We offer highway coaches, school buses, and passenger vans. No group is too small or too large and we offer the best price/service value for your next road trip.
For more information, please go to www.sookram.ca.
15. Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage March 21 & 22 Restoration Ministries Val Caron
Be part of this powerful and life changing Seminar
Sunday March 21
6:30 to 9:00
Monday March 22 7:00pm to 9:30
Captures all the fun and facts of Mark’s look at life, love, and marriage. Sessions on the DVD are: "The Tale of Two Brains", "Why Does He/She Do That?", "How to Stay Married and Not Kill Anyone", must-hear information "The Number One Key to Incredible Sex", as well as Mark answering frequently asked questions on the bonus DVD.
If You’re Married.
If You’re Thinking about Marriage.
If You Would like to understand more about Relationships
This seminar is no cost but a freewill offering will be received for Laugh your way to a better marriage. Some child care provided call for details.
Restoration Ministries
1621 Valleyview Rd
Val Caron
Phone 705-919-8224
16. REAL LIFE Film Festival du cinéma C’EST LA VIE April 16 & 17 Sudbury
17. R.E.A.L. Women of Canada, ( Realistic, Equal, Active, for Life)
2010 National Conference April 17 North Bay
R.E.A.L. Women of Canada, ( Realistic, Equal, Active, for Life)
2010 National Conference
“R.E.A.L. and Relevant”
Time: Saturday, April 17, 2010, 9-4:30, Registration begins 8am
Place: Clarion Resort Pinewood Park
201 Pinewood Park Drive
North Bay, Ontario, 1-800-461-9592
www.ClarionResortPinewoodPark.com <</span>http://www.ClarionResortPinewoodPark.com>
Speaker line-up: Gwen Landolt, "The Significance of REAL Women of Canada".
Pat O’Brien, “How to effectively communicate with your MP"
Dave Quist, "Using Language to Impact our Culture"
Suzanne Fortin: “ Blogging to Break the Feminist Monopoly"
Early Bird Registration Fee: $40.00, $30.00 for spouse, includes continental breakfast, hot lunch, refreshments
Registration Fee after March 19, 2010: $50.00 per person.
Register on-line: www.realwomenca.com <</span>http://www.realwomenca.com>
OR
By mail: Mrs. Kathie Hogan, Conference Registrar
RR#3
Parry Sound, ON P2A 2W9
( name, address, e-mail, phone, cheque)
Accommodations: Clarion Resort Pinewood Park, Ask for the special room rate for R.E.A.L. Women Conference
For more information, contact Pauline Guzik, National Conference Convenor,
705-724-5964, pauline.guzik@sympatico.ca.
18. Fundraising Request for Cambrian College “Nursing Without Borders”
I recently learned about "Nursing Without Borders" and the plans of an impressive group of students in the Cambrian College Nursing program to travel to India in April 2010 to work in a community hospital, a leprosy centre and in the jungle. What an invaluable experience for these students - a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
The "Nursing Without Borders Bursary" has been established with Cambrian Foundation to help students with expenses such as airfare and insurance. Donations to the Cambrian Foundation are greatly appreciated. Perhaps, there are some faith communities who would be keenly interested in supporting such a cause.
It is one concrete way to help students be better health professionals and individuals as a result of this amazing experience. Thanks so much.
Best Regards,
Lori Adams
Editor’s note: Please see attachment
1. Sudbury Minga for Maasai BENEFIT SOIREE April 17
Minga ... coming together for the common good
On April 17, 2010, Sudbury Minga for Maasai hosts a benefit soirée at Bryston’s on the Park in Copper Cliff. This exciting evening of dinner plus silent and live auctions will benefit a village in the Masai Mara region of Kenya. We invite you to participate in this very special evening – a night to celebrate our community and to come together to help build another. From one village to another, this is a chance to celebrate Sudbury’s talents while, at the same time, working in partnership to empower another community.
Sudbury Minga for Maasai, a local Free The Children Adopt a Village project, has been partnered with the holistic development project at Pimbiniet. This community is home to 2,200 people who need clean water, adequate food, schools and accessible health care. To date, Sudbury Minga for Maasai has raised approximately $50,000 – all from local partners – but we still have a way to go before we reach our goal of $117,600. All fundraising proceeds are used to help build a strong, healthy and sustainable community. The money raised will help Free the Children to:
Build one-classroom schools (grades 1-8)
Support teachers with training and salaries for one year
Provide teaching resources, texts and furnishings for classrooms
Provide a nutritional lunch program for all students, helping to improve health and academic success
Support a mobile medical clinic and community gardens
Build water and sanitation systems which include a borehole, hand-washing stations and latrines
Provide healthcare and hygiene education
Mobilize women’s groups, the nuclei of families and Maasai culture, through the
development of small businesses and micro-financing projects.
Sudbury Minga for Maasai is not just about providing financial assistance to a distant place. It’s about Community helping Community. In addition to fundraising efforts of various local partners, learning about global issues and being leaders of positive change are key goals for Sudbury and area youth that continue to be developed through a variety of educational opportunities. The partnership formed between the Sudbury and Pimbiniet communities is transforming lives.
All proceeds from the benefit soirée support Sudbury Minga for Maasai and go to the development project at the village of Pimbiniet. Tickets are $60. each which includes a $25. tax receipt issued by Free The Children, a not-for-profit registered Canadian charity (Number 88657 8095 RR0001). Tickets may be purchased at one of our ticket outlets - Black Cat, Chapter's, Forget-Me-Not Flowers & Gifts, Gloria's Convenience and Videos, Val Est Pharmacy and VRAB'S Independent Grocer - or by contacting Lori Adams.
We hope that you can join us for this benefit soirée ... helping to build lasting and meaningful connections both locally and globally ... helping to create a better world for all.
In Partnership,
Lori Adams
Co-ordinator, Sudbury Minga for Maasai
H: (705) 522-2018
E: lori.adams2@sympatico.ca
Mary Katherine Keown
Co-chair, the SMM benefit soirée organizing committee
H: (705) 522-3013
C: (705) 507-0853
E: mkkeown@gmail.com
2. CHARIOTS OF LIGHT- MOTORCYCLE TOUR May 12-19
ALL CHURCHES BELOW HAVE CONFIRMED
WINDSOR, ON London,On
Wednesday May 12, 2010 @ 7p.m. Thursday May 13, 2010 @ 7p.m.
WINDSOR CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP New Life Centre
Pastor Rick Ciaramintaro Pastor Karl & Cheryl Thomas
4490 7th Concession 220 Adelaide Street North
Windsor, ON London, On.
N9A 6J3 N6B 3H4
Canada Canada
519-972-5977 519-438-7036
www.windsorchristianfellowship.com <</span>http://www.windsorchristianfellowship.com> www.newlifecentre.com <</span>http://www.newlifecentre.com>
Holiday Inn Select Best Western Hotel
1855 Huron Church Road, 5971 Wellington Rd.
Windsor, ON London, Ont.
N9C 2L6 N6c 4Q3
1-519-966-1200 1-888-232-6747
WATERLOO, ON Lakefield,On
Friday May 14, 2010 @ 7p.m. Saterday May 15, 2010 @ 7 p.m.
World Outreach Ministries Classy Chassis & Cycle
Pastor Dale & Edith Hoch John Burman
Meeting being hosted at 1399 8th Line of Smith RR 3,
Waterloo Inn & Conference Hotel Lakefield, On.
475 King Street N K0L 2H0
Waterloo, ON N2J 2Z5 1-888-292-8305
519-883-2888 www.usedhd.ca <</span>http://www.usedhd.ca>
www.worldoutreachministries.ca <</span>http://www.worldoutreachministries.ca>
Destination Inn & Suites Best Western Otonabee Inn
547 King Street N 84 Lansdowne Street East
Waterloo, ON Peterborough, On.
N2L 5Z7 K3J 6Z3
519-844-0100 705-742-3454
1-800-361-4768 Rate:$98.00 includes cont. break.
Rate: Tower $129.00 Note; Mention Chariots of Light
Rate: Ground $ 114.00 room block cut off date April15th
Toronto, ON Sudbury, On.
Sunday May 16, 2010 @ 7p.m. Monday May 17, 2010 @ 7 p.m.
Destiny & Dominion Word Ministries Emmanuel Christian Fellowship
Pastor Marcus Martinez Restoration Ministries
15 Leswyn Road Pastor Jeff Edwards
Toronto, ON 1621 Valleyview Drive
M6A 1J8 Val Caron, On.
888-682-4673 P3N 1K7
www.destinydominion.com <</span>http://www.destinydominion.com> 705-919-8224
Hampton Inn Travel Lodge Hotel
7040 Edwards Boulevard 1401 Paris Street
Mississauga, ON Sudbury, On.
L5S 1Z1 P3E 3B6
905-564-2122 705-522-1100
Rate: $114 Rate; $ 99.00
Note: Mention Chariots of Light room block Note; Mention Chariots of Light
When making reservation Group code-CG-COL
Cut off date April 17th, 2010
FREE DAY
Tuesday May 18, 2010
Huntsville, ON
Hotel location (TBA)
OTTAWA, ON
Wednesday May 19, 2010
Capital City Church
Pastor Mike Welch
1123 Old Montreal Rd.,
Ottawa, ON
613-833-1700
www.capitalcitychurch.ca <</span>http://www.capitalcitychurch.ca>
River Rock Inn
2808 Chamberland Street,
Rockwood, ON
K4K 0B2
613-446-6710
Rate:$102.00
www.riverrockinn.ca <</span>http://www.riverrockinn.ca>
Note: Mention Chariots of Light Room Block
When making reservations
Cut off date: 19 March 2010
For more information, please call 705-919-8224 in Greater Sudbury.
3. Trip to Lancaster, PA with shows of interest to Christians
May 21-24
Lancaster, PA Theatre Tour on May 21-24 2010.
2 of the 3 performances are Christian plays by Sight & Sound Theatre: “Joseph” and “Psalms of David”
The third performance is shorter and is an Amish performance: “Jacob’s Choice” giving an Amish perspective on a young man’s life choices.
Includes: Deluxe Bus Transportation, Admission to 3 Shows, 3 nights Accommodations, 1 Amish Feast, plus Touring & Shopping Cost: $ 450-Double $400-Quad --------------------------------------
pdf brochures are available of these 2 tours that I will send you on your email if you call me at 705-983-4347,cell 919-3834 or visit our website: www.sookram.ca <</span>http://www.sookram.ca/> Please contact me if you require any more information. Best to you. David Laari-Sookram Bus Lines & Tours
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” Trip cancellation insurance and travel health insurance is available through Sookram Bus Lines”
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Lancaster Theatre Tour 2010
May 21 to 24, 2010
Travel with us to beautiful Pennsylvania in the Spring! We will see two magnificent Sight and Sound productions which include "Joseph" and
"Psalms of David". We will tour the region and see the "Jacob's Choice" production, giving a true understanding of Amish life. Opportunities for excellent shopping, touring, and dining abound! Other tour features include:
• Deluxe Highway Coach Transportation
• Admission to 2 Sight & Sound Shows
• Admission to Amish Experience
• 3 nights accommodations at Black Horse Lodge & Suites
• Hot Breakfasts included
• Shopping at Tanger Outlet Mall
• Escorted Tour of Pennsylvania Dutch countryside
• One hearty country style meal at Good and Plenty
Tour Package Price: $ 450 per person, Double Occupancy or $ 400 per person, Quad Occupancy
Terms: $ 100 deposit required with booking. No refunds after February 21, 2010. Balance due no later than May 01, 2010. Seating is assigned on a first come - first serve basis. Minimum # bookings are required to conduct the tour. A valid passport is required for entry into United States.
Easy monthly payments are available.
Hurry and Book Soon!
Medical, Trip Interruption & Cancellation Insurance is available through Sookram Bus Lines provided by Royal Bank of Canada.
Call us at: 705-983-4347. Sookram Bus Lines reserves the right to make minor schedule adjustments
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4. Kingdom Bound August 1-4
If you want to get a group rate, you can call Glad Tidings and ask for Brenda Sidon. She will only be taking reservations and downpayments until the end of January. I have spoken to many who attend regularly with Glad TT and everyone loves it. There is something for all ages.
Kingdom Bound 2010 Western New York's Premier Music Festival
August 1-4, 2010
Darien Lake Theme Park Resort, NY
Psalm 22:27
Connecting Families to the Kingdom
http://www.kingdombound.com/artists_and_speakers2.php
5. Joyce Meyer in Toronto Aug. 5-7
Joyce Meyer is coming to the Toronto Airport Center August 5th to 7th. You can check this out on her website www.joycemeyer.org <</span>http://www.joycemeyer.org>
6. Ruth Graham Get Growing Conference Sept/ 17 & 18 Belleville
http://www.ruthgrahamandfriends.org/conf_WallStreetUnited-Ontario.html
7. Support Request for Meagan Duhamel, our region’s aspiring “pairs” champion
My daughter, Meagan will be featured on the "Aspiring Olympian" General Mills cereal(some
Grocery stores have them out already on the multi-grain cheerios) If you can please purchase a box or few and follow the instructions and vote for her, she will then get $1 or $5 per vote depending on the box of cereal. Thank you and Meagan would really appreciate the support!
Please extend this information onto your family and friends as well.
Heidi Duhamel
705-671-1000 ext 8131
Editor’s Note: I didn’t care to purchase this cereal, so contacted Meagan’s mother, Heidi Duhamel. A cheque can be sent to Meagan at her family’s address: Box 1540, Lively, ON P3Y1N2 If you want further information, please contact Meagan’s Mom at 705-671-1000 ext 8131
May God bless our special Sudbury Olympian as she heals from her recent injury!!!!!!!!!
8. Employment Opportunity – Christian Horizons
Employment opportunity: Looking for employment with meaning? Christian Horizons, a trans-denominational evangelical Christian organization that provides a variety of support & services for persons with developmental disabilities, is currently seeking relief/casual staff to work within our residential homes in Sudbury.
For more information please contact Karen Festing (Recruitment Manager) at Christian Horizons North District Office (705) 789-1725 x3.
9. Elgin Street Mission is seeking Volunteers
Elgin Street Mission is in need of volunteers during the following times:
Monday - Friday from 7am - 5pm
Saturday - 5pm - 9pm
Sundays 11am - 9pm
Volunteers are asked to work the hours they are available and not expected
to fill an entire shift. If you are a available a couple hours a day or day
a week. We are flexible!
Volunteers will be expected to assist in the kitchen area helping the
daytime facilitator serve breakfast and/or helping the cook later on in the
day prepare that evening's supper.
Please contact the volunteer coordinator Eva Lachapelle at 673-2163. We look
forward to having you become part of the team!
10. "Door to Door Ministers"
Reverend Michael & Karen Marcotte are excited to offer "Door to Door Ministers" - meeting you where you're at.
Phone: 705-919-8138.
***Editor’s Note: Karen Marcotte initiated and manages the Church Directory at www.sudburychristian.ca <</span>http://www.sudburychristian.ca/>
11. Local Christian Book Seller a Great Resource
Gloria Monkhouse at Walden Word of Life on Fielding Road has a passionate heart for Christian Bibles, books and audio-visual materials for all ages.
Gloria will set up her portable book store at your church or event, upon request.
If you’re seeking a book on a topic or a book for Bible Study, Gloria can assist you greatly.
Give her a call at 705 682 0441 – you’ll find her to be full of wisdom and help
12. Christian Videographer – Sudbury’s Dan Thomson
Our very own volunteer, Dan Thomson, who created our website www.sudburychristian.ca <</span>http://www.sudburychristian.ca/> and does the videography that is on it, has his own business.
Please consider Dan Thomson for your videography needs, and much more.
IMAGE VIDEO SERVICES & PRODUCTIONS - Your Number One Source for Multi-Media
1210 Southview Dr.
Sudbury Ontario P3E 2L6 Canada
(705) 698-1212 –cell . (705) 523-1066 -home . (705) 523-5861 -fax
www.imagevideo.ca <</span>http://www.imagevideo.ca/>
13. Help us update Church List on ACES site and Sudbury Christian Messenger Database
If you haven’t already checked out the ACES (Active Christians Engaging Society) website, www.sudburychristian.ca <</span>http://www.sudburychristian.ca/> , why not do it now. Once on the website, please click on 'CHURCH DIRECTORY'. This will bring you to the list of churches we are assembling, and need your help to maintain, for the Sudbury area, along with contact information for each church. If corrections or additions are needed for your church, click on 'CONTACT US', type in the changes and press send. This website is for the benefit of everyone, so please help us maintain it by sending us corrections whenever necessary. Thank you!
As well, in order to keep reaching you, when you change your e mail address, please let the Sudbury Christian Messenger Editor, Diane Ikonen, know your new address, so that our database can be maintained, and you can continue to be an important link in our Sudbury Christian network chain.
For more events that might interest Christians, please go to www.cjtk.com <</span>http://www.cjtk.com/>
Provincial News
1. Choose Life Reappears on Campus
Suspended club sidesteps prohibitions on tabling
By Stephen Davis
Published: Jan 31
Conservative McGill helped Choose Life defy their suspended club status today with a display marking the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that struck down abortion laws in Canada.
SSMU Council voted to suspend the club’s status on November 12. Since the suspension entailed the loss of Choose Life’s tabling privileges, Conservative McGill booked a table for the pro-life group to feature their display at the Y-intersection.
http://mcgilldaily.com/articles/25515
National News
Ignatieff urges Harper not to exclude abortion, contraception from G8 health initiative
Tue Feb 2, 10:44 PM By Joan Bryden , The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Michael Ignatieff is urging Prime Minister Stephen Harper not to exclude abortion and contraception from his plan to become an international champion of women's and children's health.
The Liberal leader sought assurances Tuesday that Harper's agenda to improve the lot of women and children in the world's poorest countries will include funding for all reproductive health services.
"Women are entitled to the full gamut of reproductive health services and that includes termination of pregnancy and contraception," Ignatieff told a Liberal-sponsored roundtable discussion on foreign aid and international development.
Late Tuesday, Liberal MP Paul Szabo said he was caught off guard by the announcement and claims Ignatieff doesn't have a consensus for the stand among Liberals.
"I am a pro-life MP and there are many of my colleagues in the Liberal caucus who will protect the unborn in their decisions as Parliamentarians, and should matters come before the House they will continue to act accordingly," Szabo told the anti-abortion website, LifeSiteNews.
Nevertheless, Ignatieff said foreign aid involving women is "the last place to start playing politics" or injecting ideology.
"These are simple objectives and let's keep the ideology out of this and move forward."
A spokesman for Harper said the Liberal leader is the one who is needlessly politicizing the issue.
"This has nothing to do with abortion, in any way, shape or form," said Dimitri Soudas, accusing Liberals of "fear-mongering" and raising "red herrings."
Soudas said Harper and the other G8 leaders have "one clear objective and that is saving lives of vulnerable children and mothers in the developing world."
"Stirring up old debates with a purpose of fear-mongering, with a purpose of playing cheap politics, is very, very unfortunate on this particular issue. And that's what we think he's doing."
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100202/national/ignatieff_abortion_1
International News
1. New IPPF Document Pushes Adolescent "Sexual Rights"
By Samantha Singson
Volume 13, Number 7 January 28, 2010
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) In its new report "Stand and Deliver," the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) is demanding that governments, religious institutions and society at large provide "comprehensive sexuality education" for children as young as ten years old.
In a foreword, Bert Koenders of the Development Cooperation of the Netherlands, which helped fund the publication, asserts that, "Young people have the right to be fully informed about sexuality and to have access to contraceptives and other services. These rights are enshrined in various internationally agreed human rights convention and treaties, but – unfortunately – they are still not universally respected."
… IPPF contends that comprehensive sexuality education is necessary to encourage young people's "self-esteem, thoughtful decision-making and negotiation skills and it helps them to develop satisfying and pleasurable sexual lives." Moreover, IPPF expounds that the "power" of comprehensive sexuality education "to challenge traditional gender roles" must not be underestimated.
The IPPF report stresses granting young people "unconstrained" access to sexuality education and services, "free from administrative restrictions and obstacles," like requiring health providers to obtain parental or spousal permission before providing contraceptives. IPPF demands that young people be able to "obtain the services they need and want, unconstrained by psychological, attitudinal, cultural or social factors."
IPPF targets religion and religious groups as one of the main barriers to adolescent access to sexuality education and sexual and reproductive "services." IPPF criticizes that many religious teachings "deny the pleasurable and positive aspects of sex and limited guidelines for sexual education often focus on abstinence before marriage," which IPPF claims has been ineffective in many settings.
According to IPPF, religious institutions – like the Catholic Church and Islamic schools – need to be "pragmatic" to accommodate young people as "sexual beings" and amend their teachings to "find a way of explaining and providing guidance on issues of sex and sexual relationships among young people, which supports rather than denies their experiences and needs."
Sexual education has been a topic of heated debates at the United Nations, with many critics fearing that parental rights to educate their children will be violated. Just last year, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a set of sexual education guidelines that were met with such staunch resistance from conservatives that the organization was forced to take down the document from its website and review.
Critics expect more debates over "comprehensive sexuality education" to flare up in the coming months as UN Commission season gets underway.
http://www.c-fam.org/publications/id.1563/pub_detail.asp
2. Top Legal Scholar Warns Abortion Issue Can Divide a Nation
By Susan Yoshihara, Ph.D.
Volume 13, Number 7 January 28, 2010
(NEW YORK – C-FAM) In Washington last Saturday night, a top legal scholar from Princeton University said that the United States (U.S.) Supreme Court decision legalizing abortion in 1973 led to deep societal divisions as well as to unprecedented political and religious alliances, which will be called on to lead a struggle for the “soul” of the nation once the decision is overturned.
“Abortion and embryo-destructive research are at the heart of the divide between the nation’s major political parties,” Professor Robert George said, galvanizing support for the pro-life plank in the Republican Party while drawing disaffected Democrats to the Republican camp…
UN human rights experts say that George’s remarks hold important political and social considerations for other nations now under pressure by UN staff and international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to weaken legal protection of the unborn based upon false claims that they are necessary to uphold UN human rights agreements. They point to Colombia which liberalized its laws in 2006 subsequent to a lawsuit backed by the New York law firm Center for Reproductive Rights. Other cases include Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic which successfully fended off pressure last year from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and various NGOs to overturn their laws.
George concluded that the 2012 U.S. presidential election “will almost certainly be the decisive one when it comes to the Supreme Court and the future of Roe v. Wade.”
http://www.c-fam.org/publications/id.1562/pub_detail.asp
Media Marvels
1. Former Fetuses Unite: So What, Really, Is the Problem with the Tim Tebow Ad?
http://bigjournalism.com/kashiver/2010/01/31/that-tim-tebow-ad-so-what-really-is-the-problem/#more-15450
2. Seek Social Justice: Transform Lives in Need
A Small Group Study Guide
Problems like poverty, addiction, and homelessness are serious and complex. Passion alone won’t solve them. Seek Social Justice is a six-lesson DVD small group study guide that provides a framework for understanding and engaging human need. Combining real-world examples of effective action with the wisdom of Christian leaders like Chuck Colson, Al Mohler, and Marvin Olasky, it will challenge your ideas about social justice and how to transform lives in need.
“I am grateful to The Heritage Foundation for including the needs of the poor in this innovative new study resource—and for inviting and encouraging us to translate our good intentions into actions that really make a difference.”
- Gary Haugen, President and CEO, International Justice Mission
http://www.seeksocialjustice.com/?page_id=52
3. Priestly Duty by Skip Moen, D. Phil.
“For the lips of the priest should guard knowledge; and they should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of YHWH of hosts.” Malachi 2:7
Guard – The Hebrew verb shamar means “to watch over, to guard, to keep, to preserve and to care for.” It’s the same verb that described Adam and Havvah’s assignment in the Garden. We expect a priest to do these things when it comes to God’s Word. But take one more look at this verse. Do you find something unusual? When we think about God’s Word, we associate shamar with a heart activity. We think of guarding God’s Word as a inner operation like memorizing, honoring and studying. But what does God say through Malachi? “The lips of the priest” are associated with shamar. This can only mean one thing – speaking. From God’s perspective, guarding knowledge is about what I say. As a priest, if I am not speaking God’s truth, my inner spiritual life doesn’t seem to matter much.
This apparent disconnect is resolved when we realize that the role of the priest is to act as intercessor between God and the people. He is called upon to speak to God on behalf of the congregation. His job is to plead our case, direct our worship and faithfully communicate God’s instructions. He is the public servant of the Lord. What he says matters a great deal. So, God instructs His priests to guard knowledge. “Be very careful about your words for with your words you direct My people. Know what you are saying.”
Malachi’s revelation creates two big issues for the Church today. The first is obvious. The priest (or whatever title we wish to assign) must know God’s instructions and speak them truthfully. Unfortunately, eighteen centuries of Christian syncretism leave most of our leaders in a position where God’s instructions are no longer guarded. The lips of most priests speak half the truth, unintentionally to be sure, but nevertheless, a tragic mistake. We are led astray by misunderstood messages.
The second issue is the congregation’s expectation of the role of our priests. We think they are leaders of the Body. We think they are managers of the membership. We think they should direct the decisions. In other words, we put them in charge of everything. That is not God’s assignment. Priests are first and foremost intercessors on our behalf. They are not pulpit pundits, committee counselors or budget barons. They are called to be like those apostles of the first century who gave up running the “church” in order to devote themselves to prayer and the study of God’s Word.
We have left our priests and pastors in an impossible position. We have forgotten what God called them to do – know Him, intercede for us and speak His truth. What would happen if we followed the model of the apostles? Well, for one thing, the congregation would have to take on all the other roles of the church. We would have to act on God’s instructions instead of sitting in the pews.
Topical Index: priest, guard, shamar, Malachi 2:7
(http://atgodstable.com or http://skipmoen.com).
Citizen Response
1. 4MyCanada requests letters to PM Harper and Bev Oda
SOMETHING GOOD COULD GO BAD, UNLESS WE LIFT OUR VOICE:
PRIME MINISTER HARPERS INITIATIVES TO LOWER INFANT AND MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE IS BEING INVADED BY PRO-ABORTIONISTS
UPDATE: This week Prime Minister Harper announced an amazing initiative of compassion to lower infant and maternal mortality. He spoke of investing in clean water, vaccines, nutrition, health care worker training and primary health care training for moms.
Word has it that people at CIDA and in the pro-abortion community may have a different idea about how to lower infant mortality: kill the baby before they can get sick. Abort them. At a news conference with International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda a radical abortion lobby group was there pushing this agenda. We want to see Canada be a lead voice for life and compassion globally, not abortion.
What this needs is prayer and phone calls. Please take a minute to e-mail Prime Minister Harper and Minister Oda and ask them to implement Prime Minister Harpers original ideas of clean water, vaccines, nutrition, health care training etc., not destroying children before they can be born. Thank you.
Please keep this in prayer as well, prayer is powerful.
• Prime Minister's Contact: pm@pm.gc.ca / Fax: 613-941-6900
Minister Oda's Contact: Oda.B@parl.gc.ca / Phone: 613-992-2792
www.4mycanada.ca <</span>http://www.4mycanada.ca>
2. Member of ACES Leadership Team requests help with setting up home office
Dear ACES Friends,
I need to set up my office properly, which will be a great help in getting some work done for ACES website.
Does anyone have a spare 2-drawer filing cabinet? It does not have to be pretty, just free of mold or mildew.
Also, could someone loan me a paper shredder?
Thanks, team.
Vikki
*Editor’s note: if you can help Vikki and ACES out, please reply to me by e mail, or phone me at 566 9752
Daily Chuckle
1. Inter-church gathering
An inter-church gathering was well attended when someone
suddenly cried
"FIRE!"
The Methodists gathered in a corner to pray.
The Baptists hollered "Everyone in the water !"
The Lutherans nailed a paper to the door declaring fire was evil.
The Episcopalians formed a procession and marched out in an
orderly manner.
The Unitarians concluded the fire had as much right to be there
as anyone.
The Christian Scientists agreed there really wasn't a fire.
The 7th Day Adventists said it was "the vengeance of an angry
God."
The Presbyterians formed a committee to study the problem.
The Catholics passed the plate to cover the damages.
The janitor grabbed a fire extinguisher and put the fire out.
God knows I'm not perfect, just that I Love Him.
" Good Day and God Bless "
I remain as the sinner servant of God!!! All glory is offered to God for the conversion that all may truly live as children of God witnessing humbly to God in the power of the Resurrection of Christ.
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