Sabbath, September 22nd, 2012

We had a Communion Sabbath at Orchard City SDA Church on September 22. Pastor Bob sent in a summary sermon snippet to share on the blog.

When it comes to communion," It's all about Family." It's not ritual, it's family. That was the title of our communion Sabbath sermon. My own family reunion impressed that upon me. It's about being together, eating together, laughing together and telling stories together. We did that Sabbath around the table of Jesus. I can't wait to eat and drink with Jesus in Heaven. ~ Pastor Bob Tetz

Checking the wheat kernels on the farm

The Stettler old-time steam train with the family

My family (left to right): Louanne, me (Bob), Emmett, Alberta, and Wilfred

Thanks for giving us a short recap of your sermon on this Sabbath, Pastor Bob.

Here are a few photos from the rest of the morning at OCC.

Communion Table all set

First time AJ is serving

Deaconess

All part of the family.

Fire story and pictures from Jake W.

A mile or two (Pymon Road) from Orchard City SDA Church ~ Friday, September 21st, 2012

Photos and text from Jake Wickwire - Grade 8 student at Okanagan Adventist Academy

Last week there was a brush fire on Black Mountain. It burned a few acres of grass, but no houses. It was very quickly extinguished by the fire crews on the ground and the fire or size planes in the air.

Thank you very much for your contribution, Jake!

A Nice Surprise!

A Little Visit to the Summerland Experimental Farm ~ Sunday, September 23rd, 2012

Don and I set out towards a certain destination but on the way made a quick decision to stop in first at the Experimental Farm in Summerland. What a good choice that was for me!

We saw the old steam train come and go on the big bridge, the train cars full of picture-taking people. Hearing the chuff-chuff-chuff was a pleasant sound too.

Then the gardens of flowers, many with their own bee or spider on them, needed to be explored.

The park ranger came to tell me that a mother bear and her two 6 month old cubs were very close, so we started to drive off. What a great surprise to find them all in a big tree just past the apple orchard where they had been feeding.

Finding a good place to rest

Mumma and one cub

She had to reposition herself for a little more rest with both twin cubs above her

It was a lovely day.

What a beautiful squirrel, just sitting and waiting for me to take his picture!

Esther and Walter travel to Idaho

Wecker's Idaho Trip ~ September 10th to 13th, 2012

On September 10th our daughter Glenda kindly drove Walter and me to visit my sister Marion and her husband Galen in Orofino, Idaho. It was a lovely trip and we had a great time visiting there.

On the way there and back we went by Grand Coulee Dam.
It has been years and years since we saw it and went on a tour of it before.

One afternoon they took us for a drive in the countryside around their place. It is much more hilly than I had expected. The pictures I am including show you the hills and the Elk River. A bridge they took us too was surprising to see so far out of town. This bridge is supposed to be modelled after the Golden Gate Bridge, but does not have the same colour.

They have a church right in Orofino so that is nice. My sister enjoys going to the Dorcas (ADRA) on Tuesday and working on quilts with the group there. We enjoyed our little getaway and it was nice to get to know where our relatives reside. They come up this way often to visit Beth and me.
~ Esther Wecker

Esther and Marion

September Mine Tour

Sylvia and Lou went on a little excursion and here is what they had to say.

We went and did the Hedley Mines tour two weeks ago and totally enjoyed it. It was an hour long bus drive to the top and then 586 steps down to the mine. We had to take our time, but it was definitely a beautiful tour. Four hours in all. It was run by the First Nations in Hedley. So many interesting stories. Here are a few photos of our time there. ~Sylvia

Thanks so much for sharing this, Sylvia! ~gq