The Reverend William Ball
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"Why do you go to church?"
Good question. One writer has said:
"There are things we simply cannot do alone; that is what church is all about. It's not about obligation, pleasing some temperamental deity, or the inspiring sermons, music and liturgy. It's about something we often take for granted . . . the miracle that happens when God's diverse children gather, filled with expectation that God might show up to trouble the waters of our hearts and minds, filling our bellies with the unquenchable fire we need to get through another week, inspiring new ideas and action, gently descending upon us like an unexpected dove."
(Ron Buford, Director of Development for the Northern California Nevada Conference, United Church of Christ; cited by John Shearman in Jim Taylor's Soft Edges column: Mudslides: Wed. Jan. 20, 2010)
Is he right? I think so.
While there are many things that we can do and should do by ourselves when it comes to our spiritual life, there is something that happens when we gather. And it's not about us - it's about God. It's about what God's Holy Spirit does to us when we are in community - ordinary folk gathered because we need to.
Please, won't you join us and discover what God does with us when we are together?
We are regularly welcoming visitors and newcomers just like you. We want to know you and invite you to join us as we...
“celebrate and reflect God’s love, encouraging one another to grow in relationship with God and service to others.”
Church Organist: Alan Thomas
Church Administrator: Patricia Carey
Office Hours: Tuesday - Thursday 9:00 - 1:00
Phone: 613-722-1144
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CANADA: Presbytery of Halifax-Lunenburg
Our gifts to Presbyterians Sharing support Grace Presbyterian Church in Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia. The children who attended last summer’s vacation bible school began raising money to support a Gifts of Change project in Malawi.
Rev. Sara Macavei-Katocz writes, “It was amazing to see children bringing in coins and bigger paper bills. One small five-year-old boy asked his parents if more...
June/July
Table Convenors to begin preparations for the Fall Bazaar. For more information please call Celia Firth.
The Memorial fund needs your support for pew cushions!
Make you donations to the fund - contact Walter Mingie for details
July Picnic Thursdays
Join us for an evening of food, fellowship and spiritual discussion on the front lawn of the church. We need volunteers! Details...
Summer 2010 at Gracefield
Click here for an Info sheet on programmes for children, adults and families. You'll also find them at the back of the church, or see the Gracefield website