KOOTENAY PRESBYTERY INVITES YOU
to join us here in Kimberley United Church for our Spring Meeting, April 13th to 15th, 2012.
We have some special visitors at this meeting and we think you might find them interesting enough to join us for the whole weekend or just part of the weekend.
You may want to come on:
Friday April 13th,
2.00 pm to hear the Moderator, Mardi Tindal, speak about her work as moderator and her passion for the earth
7.00-7.45 p.m. Worship led by members of Castlegar United Church
7.45-9.15 pm Introduction of PeerSpirit workshop with Christina Baldwin and Ann Linnea (if you want to know a bit more about PeerSpirit, check out their website www.peerspirit.com)
Saturday April 14th
8.45-9.00 Singing
9.00-9.15 Worship led by members of Burton Pastoral Charge
9.15- 12 Peer Spirit workshop
3pm-5.15 Business, using the Peer Spirit Circle process that we will be hearing about on Friday evening and Saturday morning
5.15-5.30 pm Theological reflection on the day by Moderator Mardi Tindal
7-8.45pm Conversation with the Moderator, Mardi Tindal (open to the community)
8.45-9pm Closing worship led by members of Communities in Faith Pastoral Charge
Sunday April 15th
Worship at 10 am -guest preacher Mardi Tindal
Lunch after worship.
If you want to stay the entire time (from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon) there is a charge of $45 to pay for meals, snacks, etc.
If you just want to drop in for any or all of the above sessions, there will be no charge.
If you need further information, feel free to contact the church office at 250 427-2428
Mardi Tindal will be visiting Kimberley United at Spring Presbytery, April 13-15.
She will do the reflection at the Sunday service, April 15, and all are encouraged to attend.
The Reverend Billy Graham once told a story of a time early in his ministry when he arrived in a small town to preach a sermon. Wanting to mail a letter, he asked a young boy where the post office was. When the boy told him, Rev. Graham thanked him and said, “If you’ll come to the Baptist Church this evening, you can hear me telling everyone how to get to Heaven.” “I don’t think I’ll be there” said the boy. “You don’t even know your way to the post office’.” (Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul, p.215) Continue reading Reflection: March 4
We begin this time of reflection with words, written by Ruth Duck, that proclaim some of the challenges and promise of the Lenten season:
Lent calls us to journey along the edge,
to anticipate that final trip to Jerusalem.
Lent calls us to the cutting edge,
when wheat falls to the ground
and new life comes forth;
the cutting of a new covenant.
Lent calls us not only to give up something,
but also to take upon ourselves as community
the intention of true participation
in the mystery of God-with-us.
Lent calls us to corporate penitence, accountability, and preparation.
Lent calls us to concentrate upon our baptismal vocation
to be a sign of the New Earth.
Lent calls us to face the darkness
without holding a flashlight.
(Ruth Duck, Flames of the Spirit, p. 29, 1985)
Lent is the season in the church calendar that is most associated with an intentional time of reflection and introspection. It is a time when symbolism and symbolic language abound. Continue reading Reflection: Feb 26
Let us pause for a moment, to open our hearts and minds to God in prayer, with words of blessing and promise from United Church minister Richard Bott:
Holy One, in the sounds of celebration,
and in the quiet of our hearts,
we feel your Presence.
In the faces of children,
in the stories of the elders and youth,
we hear your words.
Bless us in our learning and our loving,
that we might give thanks –
to you and to all people –
in all that we say and do.
In Christ’s name we pray.
Amen
(Richard Bott, Gathering, Season After Epiphany, pg. 42, adapted)
Today’s Gospel reading, according to Mark, tells the story of the Transfiguration of Jesus and the transformative effect it had on his disciples. “Transfiguration” simply means to change the outward form or appearance of something. In religious terms this transformation is an “outward manifestation of an inward grace” caused by a profound experience of God’s presence. Continue reading Reflection: Feb 19
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Have any of you ever seen a television program called, The Voice?
I am a very selective TV viewer (watching almost exclusively programs from Knowledge Network, PBS and the History Channel) so it was only by accident I saw this program last year when I was visiting my younger daughter, Heather. The basic premise of the show is that there are four judges who are professional singers, who try to find unique and special singers and to work with them. What they are looking for is the essence of a person’s gift for singing and the potential to develop that gift into a great singer. Continue reading Reflection: Feb 12
The World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement which brings Christians of many traditions together to observe a common day of prayer each year. Through preparation and participation in the worship service, we can come to know how our sisters of other countries, languages and cultures understand the Biblical passages in their context. We can hear their concerns and needs and can feel ourselves in solidarity with them as we pray with and for them. In this way, it is possible to enrich our Christian faith as it grows deeper and broader in an international, ecumenical expression.
The motto of the World Day of Prayer movement is Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action. Through our participation in the World Day of Prayer, we affirm that prayer and action are inseparable and that both have immeasurable influence on the world.
The service this year will be at Kimberley United Church, March 2, @ 2:00pm
For more information Click World Day of Prayer
The season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb 22.
During the season of Lent we recognize and celebrate that we are on a jouney of faith together as followers of Jesus. This year we will mark the beginning of Lent with a Taize style service with candlelighting, readings, prayer, and chanted song. This will be a reflective service that is intended to prepare our hearts and minds for the Lenten journey.
Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 – 3:00 dudring Lent – Feb 29 – April 4, using the book “I am Listening” as a study guide.
If interested, see Christine.
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Kimberley United Church 10 Boundary St Kimberley, BC V1A 3C8
(250) 427-2428
Sunday Worship: 10 am
Minister: Rev. Christine Dudley
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