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CongregationEldersUpdatesVolunteers - Mar 14, 2023

How to have a pastoral conversation Lunch N Learn (Elders, Deacons, Homebound Visitors and Pastoral Care Volunteers)

Please attend on either Sunday, March 12 or Sunday, March 19 for a workshop on how to have a pastoral conversation. Rev. Christian will lead how to shift conversations from the surface level to something deeper - how can we talk about God, and help people articulate their prayers and concerns? All pastoral care volunteers are encouraged and welcome to attend - this includes elders, deacons, and homebound visitors. Dates: Sundays after worship on March 12 or March 19 (please select one) Time: (after worship) Noon Location: Gym Lunch will be provided Please fill out the form below by...

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CommunityUpdatesVolunteers - Jan 31, 2023

The English Language Learners Program: Why Grace Runs English Classes and Builds Community

If you come down to Grace on any given Monday morning, you will find a team of dedicated volunteer English teachers setting up classrooms, preparing lessons that help students practice conversational English and settle in Canada, and greeting students whose English ranges from Beginner to Intermediate to Advanced. This fall, the English Language Learners (ELL) Program started up again. Julie Clayton, who started the program at Grace, shares why she does, how the program impacts Grace, the community, the volunteers and the students, and a little bit about what it's like to face life in a...

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CommunityCongregationUpdatesVolunteers - Sep 12, 2022

Volunteer Transformation Story from the Satellite Food Bank

August 2022 Something amazing happened at our Food Bank today. A young woman and her 3 year old child came to collect their hamper. They came from Ukraine just 2 weeks ago to escape the war. Her husband had to stay behind to fight. They are on their own and struggling to get a start in a brand new country. She was ever so grateful and thanked us profusely. These 2 were just about to walk back to their temporary living arrangement with heavy bags when another large family of about 6 arrived to pick up their hamper. The 2 families struck up a conversation and there was much laughter and...

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CongregationUncategorizedVolunteers - Sep 20, 2021

Congregational Connection Story: Thankfulness for Time, Talent and Treasure – Blessed to be a Blessing

Contributed by Cindy Stephenson, Coordinator of Volunteers Hebrews: 12:28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe "Blessed to be a blessing." It's a simple phrase but summarizes so well our sense of gratitude for the many incredible gifts from God and our response to God in that sense of gratitude. We thank God for those gifts and recognize that they are not ours to hold on to, but to be shared generously. It's not just obedience to God's call upon our lives - it's about joy and...

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