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Our Worship
We attempt to meet the wide variety of needs of our congregation as they worship our Lord and Saviour. We have four services each Sunday, with four very distinct themes and worship approaches:
- At 8:00 AM we have a very traditional Holy Communion Service, using the Book of Common Prayer. This is a said service with no sermon.
- At 9:00 AM we have a traditional Holy Communion Service, mainly using the Book of Common Prayer. This service has both a sermon and traditional hymns.
- At 11:00 AM we have a Family Oriented Service, usually Holy Communion from the Book of Alternate Services. During this service, we offer a Sunday School with it's own Children's Focus talk as the Sunday School begins.
Spiritual Formation
Jesus dealt with all sorts of social and theological issues in his earthly ministry, often teaching in the form of parables and punctuating his teachings with miracles and prayers. We also try and make the Gospel relevant in all aspects of our common life through a variety of means.
- We run at various times of the year, an educational seminar. To date, we have examined Jesus in the Movies, Human Sexuality, Church Growth, Use of God's Gifts to us, Baptism and belonging to the Church.
- On Tuesdays at 1:30 PM, we host a 'Bible Study' in the Rector's Study. We examine various portions of scripture, seeing what God is saying to us and attempting to apply it to our daily life and the world in which we all live.
- We host a Parish based Marriage Preparation Course at least 10 times a year. We involve a variety of parishioners and we help prepare couples for a life time together.
- We host a series of Communion Breakfasts throughout the year. We attempt to bring in a leader from within our community - asking them to talk to us about issues that are of importance to them and to us.
Ministry with the Young at Heart
Jesus often ministered to the children of his time, either by using them as examples in his parables or by going out of his way to bless them. Our ministry to our youth is one of our priorities.
We run an active Sunday School for children aged 3 - 12. We refer to our Sunday School as Children's Church, for the children do have a seperate time of worship geared specifically for their age group. This worship often includes drama, discussion, questions and involves each member of the Children's Church before they break into various classes depending on their age, for further instruction.
- The CLB, for youth aged 5 - 21, every Wednesday night. Based on the Cadet model of ministry, this large and successful organization instructs our youth in regards to spirituality and citizenship, and involves a real outreach into our community.
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