Yay!! OCC.

Another Sabbath Day... another time to get together to worship.  The children looked so happy all involved in their learning activities to better understand God's Word.

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Painting

She seemed very happy with her shaker. 

He was very excited to show me his paperclip chain and show me what it did. 

It was a very good way to teach this lesson. 

He was showing me how you make this work. 

"A magnet served as an exciting way to demonstrate Abram & family following God without seeing Him as leading"

He liked this too.

The colouring page to go with the lesson. Can you tell what it is?

In the adult SS we were learning about spices and how each one is unique and does a different work then the next one.

Jerrie Lou shared with us about star anise, cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, and then told us that salt is an element and not a spice.  We remember the story in the Bible about how each part of the body works together to do their share... just like a spice does it unique job to flavour foods so we need to be doing our best to share our flavours with others around us.
Sharing Jesus.

Thank you for the help, Jerrie Lou.

What spice are you!?!

Lori and I shared the lesson discussion and hopefully she had enough time.  It is always good when everyone who wants to add something gets a chance to share. Thank you, Lori.

What a happy smile.  Something nice was being said. 

Explaining about the evening ahead.  

Alex was VERY excited about the sharing and liking of our fb page. 

Faithful trombonists... for Praise Time. 

Faithful song leader also.  

she makes us feel welcome. 

Wonderful, wonderful, yes my Lord is wonderful... 

Dave came in with a bang... for the children's story. 

nothing as great as having your props with you for the story.  we all were paying attention. 

A wonderful time to have four young people in one family dedicated to God. 

Little D is so sweet - Pastor is loving it. 

Dedication Prayer

Does this face help you remember the Pastor's sermon from last weekend?  He was tell us about the meal he tried to eat but was not used too and then how later he enjoyed that certain meal so much.  Sour milk. 

This is his normal smiling face.  

Happy family... lets support them all we can. 

Game Night at OCC

Thank you to Karen E for sending some photos of the game night at OCC this past Saturday night.

Looks like all who came out enjoyed fellowship and fun.

games for all 

kids having fun 

crokinole  game 

everyone looks pretty serious - 

ladies corner. 

 A big thank you to Erinn and Daniel S for organising this event.

Fellowship Meal Sabbath

Tammy and Aase were singing and playing for the before Sabbath School Praise Time when we arrived at church.
It is so nice to hear music upon entering each Sabbath.

We appreciate the musicians. 

Thank you all, so much, this part of your ministry.

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Greeting people as they arrive is a wonderful ministry too and this day Doug F and Beverly were there to meet and greet.

So lovely to see big smiles.

Alex leads the lesson this weekend.

Alex illustrates as he talks. 

The early school children enjoying their class with their teacher. 

Pastor Josue leads an older grades class this Sabbath.  So nice to see this group meet together. 

And the younger children's class enjoys Sabbath School about animals in the woods.
So nice to see this group of 5.

Sabbath School is such a fun and different part of church.  It is so nice that more and more people are arriving early enough to enjoy this.

Praise Time between SS and Church is a good time to join in and sing hymns and choruses.

This Sabbath one of our dear members was gravely ill in the hospital.  Tammy asked us to join her in singing Arnie's favourite hymn - Sweet Hour of Prayer.  He was a man of prayer and prayed about everything.  

After the hymn we paused and had a short time of silent prayers for Arnie and his family gathered around him and then Tammy prayed for him.  

We enjoyed having Tammy share the Children's story too.  It was about someone getting help from an angel.

Telling the exciting part of the story. 

Some of the listeners. 

Doing her part collecting the Children's Offering. 

Offering Collection time. 

Sweet cousins. 

Todd shares a little bit about the song he will play for Special Music and thanks the church family for the kindnesses shown in their difficult times.  

Todd played "Friends" and on this new guitar with out frets it was a very interesting and lovely sound. Thank you, Todd. 

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Pastor Josue starting his sermon for the morning.  

He showed us pictures of long ago people and places at a General Conference Committee. 

And demonstrated how they posed for photos... :)

Doug L said his Grandmother collected this pretty tea cups and she got each kind she thought was pretty. They are pretty, aren't they. 

Liza made the heart and Doug printed out the Bible words for these center pieces. 

Thank you for the beautiful tables and arrangements, Doug and Liza.