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To the members and adherents of our church: Greetings. I hope that in the coming week you are able to reflect on the powerful and true story of Easter: that our Lord entered Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, taught four days in the Temple, was arrested on Thursday, was tortured and killed on Friday, and that … Continue reading
Here is info for the Parkdale church for April 13… Announcements: on Good Friday there will be a combined area worship service at the United Church in New Germany at 11 AM. Prior to that there will also be a walk in New Germany, with people carrying a big cross, starting at 9:30 at the … Continue reading
Here is info for the Parkdale church as of April 5… Announcements: This Sunday, April 7 at 7 PM we are having a movie night at the Barss Corner church, the story of Richard Wurmbrand’s imprisonment for his faith, in a Romanian jail. See the trailer at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIeKSrVdET0 There is a breakfast at the Maplewood … Continue reading
Announcements: If you happen to be in Halifax this weekend, you might want to check out “Jesus to the Nations”, the annual conference of missionary agencies, happening at MSVU on the Bedford Hwy. See the info at https://www.jesustothenations.com/. Aside from the main speakers, there are booths where you can get to know various missionary agencies … Continue reading
Here is info for the Parkdale church for this week… Announcements: Fridays until Easter, the Lenten soup kitchens are held at the Anglican Hall in New Germany, Fridays from 11:30 to 1:15. A simple lunch for $5, and the proceeds go to world hunger relief. Our church is responsible to help on April 5… Let … Continue reading
This week one of our Chinese friends visited us in Barss Corner, along with his young family. He shared his story in our church service, of how he came to know and trust Jesus Christ as his Lord and Saviour. He is part of a good church in the USA, where they are living, but … Continue reading
The following is a short article I wrote for New Germany Connections, following last summer’s Tidal Impact program… Every 2 years, Baptist youth groups from across Atlantic Canada descend on a chosen region, ready to serve and to learn. This year they came Halifax, Lunenburg, and Queens counties. Our two little churches (Barss Corner Baptist … Continue reading
Do you remember a commercial that used to be on TV, about a father and his children sneaking groceries onto their poor neighbour’s doorstep? There’s something really beautiful about blessing the people who live around us. There are big, effective organizations that help us to give to people in other parts of the world (which … Continue reading
Dec. 14, 2017. By Pastor Sam Jess, samuel.w.jess@gmail.com Monday night this week I went to see three houses full of Mexican migrant workers, 30 men, to say “adios.” They were on their way to the airport. Many of them had been here 8 months working in the Christmas tree industry. Some of them have been … Continue reading
There was not space for everyone to come in to Vivian’s funeral on March 21. You can hear the audio-recording of the funeral on DropBox by clicking here. Note: you should not have to sign up for a DropBox account to listen to the recording — if it asks you to do so, then look … Continue reading
