Attention families with young children! If you have kids aged 0-4 (or even expecting), you are invited to join FBC's Parent & Tots on the second Wednesday of every month, starting April 10th. Come and enjoy coffee, snacks, and friendly conversations with other parents while your little ones play in a safe and fun environment!
Rachel Friesen has organized an interactive family service for young families on Good Friday. The service will include singing, crafts, an interactive lesson, and lunch to follow.
Service starts at 11am. Please RSVP Rachel whether you will be coming or not. Tenebrae, or “Service of Shadows” is one of the oldest traditions of the Christian church for the commemoration of the passion and death of Christ. As the Passion story unfolds through the readings and music, the darkness increases, until with the death of Jesus only one light is left burning. This is not necessarily a cheerful service, as it is an entering into the story of our Lord Christ on the night he was betrayed. It helps us appreciate more gloriously the explosion of light that is Easter. This service will take place Thursday evening at 7:00 PM. It is a very participatory event and we are need of about several readers.
Please contact Pastor Aaron if you can help out. 250-426-4319 ext.103 aaronh@fbccranbrook.org This lent season I would like to invite you to journey with me in a focused time of prayer during the season of lent. There are a couple of opportunities. The book is Prayer, Forty Days of Practice. (McRoberts and Erickson) Here are two links where you can purchase the book: Amazon or thriftbooks The book is both art, invitation, and practice. There are 40 short prayers with an image with them for you to pray for the day. There are also 6 different practices that you can partake in as they are explained in the book. All you need to do is buy the book and start working through it. I will also be offering 2 times (TBD) to gather and share about how the book has been influencing your prayer life or how it has been changing you or your environment. The other opportunity is separate from the book. It is a progression of gatherings at the church, to learn to pray in different ways. You do not need to attend all of them and can pick and choose which one’s appeal to you. However, attending all of them will give you a broadened range of prayer in your life:
****If you could please let me know if you are getting the book or attending a prayer practice, that would be helpful – kevin@fbcbcranbrook.org Ruth Lockhart and Pam Smith lead a book club that meets monthly on Sunday evenings at Diana Grabenhof's home. We will be starting a new book called Soul Care: Transformational Principles for a Healthy Soul by Dr. Rob Reimer. We will read this book slowly, probably completing the book by June. We have room for more people if there are people interested in participating. Please get a copy of the book and we will begin discussion at the next meeting on Sunday March 10, 6:30 - 8:30 pm. For more info please contact Ruth Lockhart or Pam Smith.
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