Remembrance Sunday

There are so many ways we can worship God.  We tend to focus on what goes on within the walls of our church on a Sunday morning.  Worshiping God can happen in awe filled silence, as we see the sun rise over the lake.  God is being worshipped when we hold the door, with a smile, for someone with their arms full.  Sunday isn’t the only day of worship even within our church building.  At Beach, the Jazz Vespers worship, takes place on a Saturday – in fact this Saturday, so come and join us!

This Sunday - - -  and yes, I am talking about 10:30 am - - - we will worship in different parts of the building, in two different groups.  Both the Genesis and the Revelation group will be exploring the same biblical story and so we will begin worship together and hear our ancient story together.  After that, our worship will take two different forms.

Who do you think will be part of the Genesis group and who will join the Revelation group?   I am very tempted to leave you hanging or ask you to read the attached “Heartbeat” but that would just be cruel and extremely irritating! 

So the Genesis group will be the young people, with some adults joining them in their learning.  The Revelation group will be the more mature learners who might be accompanied by some teenagers.

This week is Remembrance Sunday and so we have much to explore and reflect upon; Abigail will be offering leadership with the Revelation group and I will be learning with the Genesis group.  The Genesis group will be thinking about words that should never be put together and those which reflect God’s hope for the world.  Here are a couple of pairings:

Child   Soldier

Family   Care

In our remembering, let us honour sacrifices made on our behalf, let us build a peaceful world - 

                        a just country,

                        a compassionate neighbourhood,

                        a safe and nurturing faith community.

Blessings, Karen             

This Weekend:

The Tom Van Seters Trio, with Jon Maharaj on bass and Anthony Michelli on drums, will be entertaining us along with some spiritual thoughts. Admission: Freewill Offering for our Interfaith Lunch Program.

   
   Saturday, November 6th at 5:30pm     Get-Together for Families with Children
                    Pot-luck for parents with children over 3 years old. Eat, talk and play!
                    Have a say in what happens at Beach for parents with children.  Please

                    contact Wendy Johnston johnston@lunenfeld.ca or

   Sunday, November 7th at 10:30am           Remembrance Day Service                    
                    Today we will honour all those whose lives have been touched by war 
                    and conflict.

 

Sunday, November 7th at 4:00pm Your Child's Veteran - A Remembrance Day Concert