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Membership Meeting
We had a good turnout for the our spring membership meeting. Pastor Bart welcomed everyone and gave a short devotional to start our meeting. We had a series of financial reports – Brent presented the 2025 financial statements, Matt presented the special offerings for 2025, and Bill reported on the 2025 Audit of the church books. We also were privileged to vote in a new board. The nominees were introduced, and when ballots were counted, Jan Blackwell, Doug Kuyvenhoven, Murray…
Flash Mob Raking!
It was a cool spring morning, but the drizzle had stopped. Everyone gathered for muffins and coffee, thanks to Betty. Karen had organized all of the yards to rake, and she put the jobs in groups. Then the people had to get into groups – Doug, Murray, and Josh were our leaders. Around 9, T-shirts were on, and with rakes, gloves and tarps in hand, the teams set out. Adults and kids alike worked hard to rake and tidy over…
GEMS Sunday
We celebrated our GEMS on Sunday, with a special service for the girls and their leaders. Pastor Bart welcomed everyone and the Youth band led the singing, opening our service with a joyful sound! Once the GEMS gathered on the stage in their colourful T-shirts, they did the actions to “Every Move I Make” and recited their theme verse together. The theme this year was Walk on Water, with a verse from Deuteronomy 7. Voilet, Katherine, Kylin and Lead shared…
GEMS Family Night
As a final big event for the year, the GEMS girls welcomed their families to attend a special evening together. Lindsay welcomed everyone to enjoy the amazing cakes and snacks, and then the classes each had presentations for the crowd. Grade 3 and 4 did actions along with “Every Move I Make”. Several girls shared about their favourite parts of GEMS. They loved the crafts, the songs, the camping, the special events, and being with their friends. Grade 5 did…