Friday, February 3 – Feed your passion for social justice and wrap your head around what you can do to see an end to slavery.
Send Ann Chow (our friend and elder with oversight of Outreach and International ministries) a message if you plan to attend and we can meet up together there. annchowcanada@yahoo.com
Check out this re-cap from our learning together in the fall. A big thanks to Ali and Ann for arranging this workshop, and especially to our speakers Ray, Linda and Rick.
If you’re wondering what happened in effect to the petition we sent out to the Hon. John Duncan, me too. One usually gets at least a letter in response back, but we’re still waiting. To keep up-to-date with some bigger picture things in Aboriginal affairs, check out the Ministry’s site or follow this new CBC documentary, “8th Fire” — a decent piece presenting a number of native voices and stories on matters affecting them most.
In light of our God who longs to reconcile all people to himself, let us continue to pray for a clear vision of how we, individually and as a community, can also be reconciled to our neighbours. Hear this good news:
Gospel is the news that distorted patterns of power have been broken; the reception of the gospel is the embrace of radically transformed patterns of social relationships.
—Walter Brueggemann
See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.
— Isaiah 43:19
This year at Knox is starting big with new things. After a nearly 2 year process, the search committee & session presents us with a prime candidate for the position of Senior Minister. His name is Phil Reinders. Feel free to google/creep him (we all know you will, anyways…). And keep a prayer of unity for Knox in mind as we approach an important decision for new directions of our beloved community, Knox. May God guide us and truly spring up a new thing among us through these early days of 2012.
Mark your calendars:
This Saturday January 14, 2:30-4:30 @ the Winchester Room
Drop by the Winchester Room between 2:30-4:30 this Saturday, January 14 to meet Rev. Reinders and family. It will be an informal gathering to give the congregation an opportunity to meet and welcome the Reinders.
This Sunday, January 15 @ both 11am & 5pm services
Rev. Reinders will be preaching with important community meetings to follow both services. There will be pizza after the 5pm to tide you over.
