Welcome to part 2 of our Christmas series: “The Gifts of the Magi”, entitled “Myrrh (Born to Die)” premiering here and on our YouTube channel this Sunday, December 13th, 2020 at 10:30am. Note: If you are joining us live for the premiere at 10:30am, you can head over to this week’s YouTube Premiere page and […]
Welcome to part 1 of a new Christmas series: “The Gifts of the Magi”, entitled “Frankincense – Jesus is Our High Priest” premiering here and on our YouTube channel this Sunday, December 6th, 2020 at 10:30am. Note: If you are joining us live for the premiere at 10:30am, you can head over to this week’s […]
Come celebrate the birth of our Saviour and King – Jesus Christ at our annual Christmas Eve Candlelight service. A time to worship, reflect and remember Christ’s coming to earth. He is Emmanuel which means “God with us.” Join us Thursday, December 24th at 6:00 and 7:30 pm. (Register early to get your preferred time.) […]
Welcome to this special “intermission” of the ongoing “The Life You’ve Always Wanted” series (resuming after Christmas). The Case For Christmas is premiering here and on our YouTube channel this Sunday, November 29th, 2020 at 10:30am. Note: If you are joining us live for the premiere at 10:30am, you can head over to this week’s […]
Preparing the Way for Jesus: 26 daily Advent devotionals Count down to Christmas with this FREE Focus on the Family Advent calendar! This year’s Advent calendar celebrates our relationships with the people around us and provides a simple way to be the hands and feet of Jesus to our neighbours, friends and relatives. Inside you’ll find a […]
Callander Bay Church Presents: A Living Nativity Sunday, December 22nd from 6-8pm. Groups will depart every 15 minutes from the Callander Community Center First group will depart at 6pm, last group will depart at 8pm. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Callander Food Bank
(Note: I shared this at the Christmas Eve Service on December 24, 2018. It includes some of the thoughts that I had written in a previous Blog Post “Steve” ) The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). Matthew 1:23 I didn’t […]
Christmas Holidays are hard. There I said it. It’s like being a person who doesn’t like pumpkin spice in the fall. It’s just awkward, Let me clarify that a bit. Christmas when I was a kid was a lot of fun. I remember the pre-Christmas celebrations we used to have with another Dutch family in […]
“I have come into the world as light, so that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.” John 12:46 Dear Friends, The poem by Christina Rossetti, In the Bleak Midwinter, was first published in Scribner’s Magazine in January of 1872. It was put to music in 1906 and choir directors […]
The Very First Christmas The day had seemed long As they reached Bethl’em town, At last they’d find shelter And get settled down. Joseph felt some concern As Mary knew the time was near, For the pains were increasing They were finally here. As they stopped at the inn Joseph helped her alite From the […]