We are here! In the desert! We have started the season of Lent. This is a season of penitence: fasting, prayer, almsgiving, mediation, reflection, serving, waiting, and caring. Traditionally, this is known as the season of the desert—a place where we contemplate the ordinary. To help us in the journey of our “self-awareness” within the Kingdom of God, we begin a series of 5 sermons on the disciplines of Lent. I’ll be preaching this Sunday on the Discipline of practicing the presence of God. While I’m away, the Rev. Dr. Ed Hird will be preaching on the disciplines from the book of Proverbs. I’ll preach the last sermon in Lent on my return. For the next five weeks, I encourage you to consider the desert and what you might learn there. The good news is that this journey in the desert is done in community. So come, join us as we worship the triune God together. Here’s the announcement: Church @ Church this Sunday—the 26th February at 10:00am In case you missed it, you can find the service from last week by clicking HERE. Important Dates: • Ladies’ Refresh every Tuesday at 10:30am at the church. All ladies are welcome. • Thursday Support Group and bible study: Dinner together at 6:00pm and bible study at 7:00pm Everyone is welcome. • Jenny and I will be on holidays visiting our parents in Australia from the 1st March till the 23rd March. • The Rev. Dr. Ed Hird will pastor the church while I’m away. In case of an emergency his contact phone number is: (778) 881-3857. • Maundy Thursday Seder Dinner with Marty Shoub. 6:00pm At All Saints. Sign-Up; everyone welcome Thank you Church. Stay vigilant and prayerful. Love each other deeply and keep Jesus at the very centre of everything you do. Blessings on all you do. The peace of our Lord, Peter Klenner Bishop and Pastor All Saints Community Church Crescent Beach 604.209.5570
I was the Rector of St. Simon's Church North Vancouver, B.C for 31 years, from 1987 to 2018. Ordained in 1980, I have also served at St. Philip's Vancouver and St. Matthew's Abbotsford. My wife Janice and I have three sons James, Mark, and Andrew. I was Past President and Chaplain for Alpha Canada. While serving as the National Chair for Anglican Renewal Ministries of Canada, I was one of three co-signers of the Montreal Declaration of Anglican Essentials
For the past 31 years, I have been privileged to write over 500 articles as a columnist on spiritual issues for local North Vancouver newspapers. In the last number of years, I have had the opportunity to speak at conferences and retreats in Honduras, Rwanda, Uganda, Washington State, BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Newfoundland, and Ontario.
My book For Better, For Worse: discovering the keys to a lasting relationship, coauthored with Janice Hird, can be purchased at https://www.amazon.com/Better-Worse-Discovering-lasting-relationship/dp/0978202236/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1535555614&sr=8-1
My sequel Restoring Health: body, mind and spirit, with a foreword by Dr JI Packer, is online with Amazon.com in both paperback http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/097820221X/ref=redir_mdp_mobile and ebook form http://tiny.cc/tanhmx .
In Canada, Amazon.ca has it available in paperback http://tiny.cc/dknhmx and ebook http://tiny.cc/wmhmmx .
It is also posted on Amazon UK (paperback and ebook ), Amazon France (paperback and ebook), and Amazon Germany (paperback and ebook).
Restoring Health is also available online on Barnes and Noble in both paperback and Nook/ebook form. Nook gives a sample of the book to read online: http://tiny.cc/vj3bmx . Indigo also offers the Kobo ebook version: http://tiny.cc/kreonx . You can also obtain it through ITunes as an IBook: http://tiny.cc/1ukiox
The book 'Restoring Health: body, mind and spirit' focuses on strengthening a new generation of healthy leaders. Drawing on examples from Titus' healthy leadership in the pirate island of Crete, it shows how North Americans can embrace a holistically healthy life.
In order to obtain a signed copy in North America of the prequel book 'Battle for the Soul of Canada', Blue Sky, or God's Firestarters, please send a $25 etransfer to ed_hird@telus.net . Cheques are also acceptable.
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