Transformation Men! We need your help!

On Saturday July 25 we’re having a men's breakfast followed by a work bee. There are lots of jobs needing to be done at the church.

During breakfast, we'll gather together for a time of fellowship and a spiritual word. Then, we'll put our faith in action by working to maintain, repair and improve the building that we've been given to meet in. 

Bring some basic tools, shovels, rakes and wheelbarrow if you have one. Please call or email Mark Woods for more information.

Mark Woods - 204-979-3376

marquids@gmail.com

Even if you're not able to stay for the workday, please come. Ralph is organizing the men's breakfast, and he wants guys to come who like eating Finnish pancakes, eggs, and sausages.

Come for as little or as much time as you are able. We'd love to see you.

As you know, the church got broken into last Thursday. I wanted to let you know the following steps we will be taking to prevent this in the future:

1. For now, we will be securing the interior cafe doors with deadbolts this coming Saturday. 

2. We've purchased two new steel doors, which will be installed by the end of August.

3. We'll be installing a security system inside the church that will trigger an alarm if you don't know a passcode. The alarm will notify a security company, who will then contact a trusted individual or the police.

4. This Saturday, we'll be attempting to fix the exterior security lights over top of every outside door.

5. We will be installing an interior security camera in the foyer.

We want to make sure that we are taking steps to keep safe God’s building and you, our church family. 

On Sunday, we plan to meet in the backyard at Transformation Church.

This weekend, we have both a barbecue and Wiffle ball after the service. We hope to see you there!

This past weekend, we celebrated with Jack as he was baptized. 

We hope to have more baptisms again later this summer. If you have not been baptized, feel free to reach out to me. 

God has told Abraham, "Through you, all the nations of the earth will be blessed." (Genesis 12:1)

We see Abraham's family grow. There's dysfunction in the family. There's famine. The family ends up in Egypt. The family becomes a nation.

400 years go by. 400 years of struggle and slavery, and at last, God rescues the people, from the land of their slavery.  He promises to lead them to a new land, a beautiful land reminding us of the Garden of Eden, but first, he must lead them them into the wilderness. A terrifying place. Would they trust him? 

In the wilderness, he tells them, "I've carried you. I've brought you to myself. Now obey me. You'll be my own special treasure. You'll be an example to all the people of the earth, so that when people look at you, they see the glory of God." (Paraphrase of Exodus 19:3-6)

Could they do it? Would they be a good example to all the people of the earth, reflecting God's glory?

This story stretches all the way from Exodus through Deuteronomy. If I can give you some reading: Start with Exodus 19. Then you make your way to read an overview of the wilderness wanderings in Deuteronomy 1, 2, and 3.

Finally, settle on Numbers 21:1-9 as the final story in preparation for Sunday's sermon. This story of the bronze snake finds occurs right at the end of the wilderness wanderings.

How well do you think Abraham's family is doing? Are they reflecting God's glory? 

Looking forward to Sunday!

Jeremy

Wednesday, 7:00 AM on zoom -  1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month 

Thursday – 7:30 PM zoom only

Sunday - 9:00 AM in person at Transformation Church (Downstairs)

Scan the QR code with your phone camera to see the words to our worship songs, or follow the link below to check out how this will work for our outdoor services. Save the webpage as a bookmark. Find it easily on Sunday morning.

QR codes will be posted on the outside of the Transformation Church building and carried by our welcome team. 

Paper copies will still be handed out upon request.  

We're excited to let you know that we have reserved a group site at Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park for Friday August 14th through Sunday August 16th.