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Restoring Health: body, mind and spirit

Join us for the Day of Pentecost this Sunday at 10am

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Have you ever considered the role of the third Person of the Trinity in your life? The Holy Spirit was sent to indwell us in order that we might do the work of the Kingdom of God here on earth. Ten days after Jesus ascended to heaven, the Holy Spirit fell on the disciples who were gathered together in an upper room in Jerusalem. It was early in the morning as the Holy Spirit fell on them. Suddenly what looked like tongues of fire descended upon the disciples and they began to speak in languages they had never learned. The people around them heard the Gospel spoken in their own native tongues. In fact the whole event sounded so bizarre that the neighbours accused the Disciples of drinking! This Sunday we’re going to re-enact that story. Our service will be conducted in the native languages of those who attend All Saints. We celebrate “the birth of the Christian Church” with our special preacher, the Rev. Dr. Canon Ed Hird who will preach a sermon entitled, “Heart Felt Rivers Of Living Water At Pentecost.” You’ll be given an opportunity to come forward and to be prayed for the infilling of the Holy Spirit. What a wonderful way to celebrate the coming of the third Person of the Trinity!

So come, join us as we worship the triune God together. Here’s the announcement:

Church @ Church this Sunday—the 24th May at 10:00am

In case you missed it, you can find last week’s service (Vision Sunday)HERE.

Important Details:

  • Ladies’ Refresh Prayer at All Saints Church 10:30am every Tuesday. All women are welcome to come for a refreshing time of Scripture reading, fellowship, and prayer. 
  • Weekly Men’s Fellowship: “Been Around The Word”. An informal gathering for men. 9:30am Wednesdays at “Bean-Around-The-World” coffee shop, White Rock (corner of Johnston Road and Thrift Avenue White Rock). All men welcome.
  • All Saints Prayer and Bible Study 7:00pm every Thursday. This week we continue in our study of the Apostle John’s first Epistle. Everyone welcome.
  • Remember that we are a scent-free environment. Some of our community are highly allergic to scents. Please refrain from wearing perfumes and aftershaves.
  • Our next community lunch is Sunday the 14th June.

If you have any further questions, or need help in any way, don’t hesitate to contact me.

See you this Sunday.

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

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Author: edhird

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 40+ years, I have been privileged to write over 1,000 articles as a columnist on spiritual issues for North Vancouver newspapers, Faith Today, Christian Herald, and the Light Magazine. 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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