MISSION & MINISTRY. Haney Presbyterian Church, Maple Ridge, BC

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1 MISSION & MINISTRY SESSION NOTES TheStewardsbyDesignTeammadeapresentationtoajointmeetingofSessionandBoardon Monday,April30 th at7p.m.oneofthetopicsdiscussedconcernsmakingourchurchmore welcoming.thesmallflowerbedtotheleftofthefrontdoorstothesanctuary(asyoufacethe churchisinneedofrevamping.theboardhasbeenaskedtopreparesomeoptionsfor consideration. TheEmmausProjectworkshopwasheldatSt.Andrew shall,ubconsaturday,may12 th.dr. DarrellGuderpresentedonthetopicofconflictsinthechurch.JaneBrouwer,Paddy Eastwood,SherryIrvineandColleenWilliamsattendedfromourcongregation. OnSunday,May20 th Bibleswerepresentedtothreeofourfoursecondaryschoolgraduates (PetriduToit,DylanGroves,andTimLampen.KaedenReaveleywillreceivehisonJune3 rd. ThePresbyteryofWestminstermetonMay1 st atcitycentrechurchinsurrey,duringwhich thecalltorev.eastwoodwasconsidered.hughmcintyre,joankerrandmatthewventerfrom ourcongregationallspokebrieflyinsupportofthecall.presbyteryaffirmeditasatruegospel CallandsetMay27 th fortheserviceofinduction. Subsequently,awonderfulcelebrationofministry washeldlastsundayafternoon.wewelcome Paddyintothisnewphaseofherministrywithus. Godblessus,everyone SessionisworkingwithRev.Eastwoodtoensurethatwe carryforwardwithfamilyandyouthprogrammingnow thatrev.eastwoodhasbeeninductedasourfulltime minister.thetopthreeprioritiesare: FridayNightYouth SeptLApr ChurchFamilyRetreat Paddywithleadersinvariousareas VBS Aug20L24,2018 Continued /2 Haney Presbyterian Church, Maple Ridge, BC

2 SESSIONNEWS(Continued Rev.EastwoodwillprovideoversighttotheFamilyministriesinourchurch,whilerunningofprogramswill beundertakenbymembersofthecongregation.apaidparttimeyouthlayworkerwillideallybehiredas soonaspossibletoassistwithfridaynightyouthandperhapsthesundaymorning WeBelieve group (sermondiscussion. Inthemeantime,SueReaveleywillhandletheadministrationforFridayNightYouth.Rev.Eastwoodwill leadthechurchfamilyretreatbutwilldelegatethevariousjobsearly(mostlythesamepeoplereturnand theyalreadytendtocoverthesameresponsibilities. SueReaveleywillalsoruntheVacationBibleSchool(August20[24thisyear,withsupportfromRev. Eastwoodascelebrationleader. LarryEastwoodwillbereplacingKelvinChiddickandRickWilsonasourchurchtreasurereffectiveJune1 st. ManythankstoKelvinandRickforalltheirworkandtoLarryforsteppingbackintothisrole. OurnextCommunionservicewillbeheldonJune3 rd. OurAnnualCongregationalPicnicwillbeheldatMaxGnadeberg spropertyonsunday,june10 th.formore information,seepage4inthisnewsletterandalsowatchthebulletin. OurHPCFellowshipSummerBarbequewillbeheldagainthisyearatthehomeofBobandCarolGarvin,on July7 th,startingat5:30p.m.seepage5formoreinformation,andwatchforasign[upsheettobeposted atthechurchinthenextfewweeks. MoreinformationisbeingreceivedregardingaplannedmissiontriptoMercyTouchfacilitiesinZambiain 2019.PleasespeaktoRonAbbotifyouwouldlikemoreinformation. Gordon Shields ClerkofSession PHOTOS FROM THE SERVICE OF INDUCTION Rev.BernieSkeldingnarratesthesteps.Dr.RossLockhartgivesachargetoRev.Paddy. 2

3 The Righthandoffellowship includesahugfromgerard.rev.victorkimdeliversthesermon, InvestinginHope. Thechoir soffertoryanthem: GoOutandServeHim.Rev.PaddygivestheCommissionandBenediction. Rev.PaddywithhusbandLarryandtheirdaughtersLauraandJanet. 3

4 A ROCHA Environmental Stewardship ~ Presbytery Volunteer Day ~ An invitation from Rev. Glen Davis and the Social Justice and Action Committee to adayoffun,learningandwork thatmakesadifference.greatforfamiliesofanysizeor age. June9 th BrooksdaleEnvironmentalCentre,Surrey,BC Thereareonlytwentyspotssopleaseregisterearlywith gjidavis@telus.net Haney Presbyterian Church is interested in helping with the children s craft at COUNTRY FEST July at the Albion Fairgrounds. We won t be able to be there on Sunday morning however, as we ll be worshipping. The rest of the weekend is fine. We ll be doing potato stamping in the vegetable station. Paddy is looking for volunteers from our congregation. Church Family Annual Picnic When: Sunday, June 10, 2018 Time: Arrive after church at Max Gnadeberg's home, Street, east Maple Ridge (turn left north off Dewdney Trunk Rd at the Webster's Corner traffic light This is a time of fun and fellowship for all ages. Come and relax at Max's beautiful property and spend a pleasant afternoon visiting with our church family. There will be entertainment for the youth organized by Matthew and Petri. Please bring finger food to share. Tea, coffee and water will be supplied. Ice cream cones for dessert. Remember to bring lawn chairs, dishes and your mugs for coffee. Hoping to see a great turnout

5 The triangular garden OneofthethingswelearnedatSBDisthatan attractivechurchbuildingcommunicatestoour neighboursthatweareawarmandwelcoming community. AspartoftheSBDbiblestudy,welookedatthe smalltriangulargardenbyourfrontdoors.itisa challengingplacetogardenduetotheslopeand thedryconditions. Theboardandthesessionwouldwelcomeyour inputondevelopingthisgardentomakeitmore attractivewhilestilleasytomaintain. Pleasesendyourcommentsandsuggestionsto Sherry Irvine by June 17.Watchthatcornerofourchurchbuilding VBS2018 August&2024,&912&noon HPC CHOIR NOTE AsweintheHPCSeniorChoirwinddownfor oursummerbreak,iwouldjustliketosay howgladweallaretohavejohnathanwith us,directingthechoirandmusicprogram. Havinghimbackwithushasmeantsomuch tousasachoir.heinspiresustoworkhard anditshowsinouranthems.weworkhard buthealsomakesitfunandenjoyable. Iwouldencouragepeopletoprayoverthe summermonthsandseeifsinginginthe choirmightbeaministrytowhichgodmay becallingyou. Averybigthankyou,onbehalfofthechoir, tojohnathanforallhishardworkandhis patiencewithus,especiallypeoplelikeme whodonotreadmusic. Morag Baxter Secretary/Treasurer HaneyAdultFellowship SUMMER BARBECUE JULY 7 TH 5:30 P.M. At the Garvins Wildwood Acres Senda Court, west Mission (maps will be available in the narthex Steak, baked potatoes with all the trimmings, salads, rolls, dessert, tea and coffee. $12.00 / person Great food Great fellowship Please register at the church office: Please sign the list in the narthex during June so we know how many steaks to order. 5

6 Friday Night Youth Friday&Night&Youthisoverfor2017Z2018.We llstartupagaininseptember.a"special" thanks"to"our"leaders,suereaveley,vanessaevancic,petridutoit,matthewventer,janet Eastwood,SavannahMcIntyre,JeffPinck,EwertJansenvanRensberg,AmandaLambert andgracepinck SeeyouinSeptember Graduates Fourofouryoutharegraduatingfromsecondaryschoolthisyear.OnSunday,May20 th Bibleswerepresented tothreeofthem(petridutoit,dylangroves,andtimlampen,andkaedenreaveleywillreceivehisonjune 3 rd.weprayforgod sblessingandguidancetobewitheachofthemastheymoveontothenextphaseof theirlifejourneys. Janitorial Service ThroughthemonthofMay,thechurchhasbeencleanedbythenewcleanersfromJaniLCleanJanitorial ServicesofMapleRidge.AteamoftwocomestothechurchonMondayandFridaymorningsat9a.m.fortwo hourseachtime,whichmeansthereareeighthoursofcleaningcarriedouteachweek. Thiscompanywashiredafteracarefulreviewofthreeapplicationsbythesearchcommittee.Thecommittee membersweredicklyster,sherryirvineandjimkerr,withmuchvaluedhelpfromerniestreifel.foreach applicant,wehadtheirapplication,theinformationandimpressiontakenfromaninterviewandtouraround thechurch,andthecontentsofeachproposalandquote.theboardunanimouslyapprovedthechoiceatits Aprilmeeting. Jani[CleanhasbeenhereinMapleRidgeformanyyears.Wehave beenimpressedwiththeirattentiontoourneeds,theirwillingness tobeflexible,andthereadinesstohavefeedback.ifyouhaveany questionsorconcernsaboutthecleaningservice,pleasegetin touchwithsherryirvine(604[380[1923,irvine44@shaw.ca. 6

7 Theology Café Doesthenamesuggesttheologicallydeepdiscussionsarisingfrombooksthataredifficulttoread?Ifso,I hastentoassureyouthereisnocauseforconcern.ifirstattendedtheologycaféabouttwoyearsago,and, beingnewtohpc,itwasnotjustanewinterest,itwasmyfirstventureintoagroup.iwaswarmlywelcomed, andifoundsomethingienjoyed. TheologyCafémonthlygatheringscontinuetobeacomfortableandstimulatingplacefordiscussion.The booksselectedhavesomethingtodowiththat,butitisthepeople,too.weenjoylaughter,theconversation arounddifferencesofopinion,andlearningfromoneanother.itisokaytostrayofftopic,wegetbackon track.anditisokaytofindwehavetobringthingstoacloseinthemiddleofachapter. IlikethefactthatIcanbesuretodothereadingforthenexttime.Theideaofacaféisarelaxedplace,talk flowingeasily,yetnoneedtospeakupifyoufeellikelistening.youwillfindthathere. Continued /8 7

8 THEOLOGYCAFÉ(Continued WereadtwoorthreebooksbetweenSeptemberandJune,andcoverabout50to75pagesatatime.Thereis onemeetingeachmonth,onthefirstthursdaymorningfrom10:00to11:30a.m.itisagreatwaytoexplore ourfaithtogether.dropinforjustonebook,orstayformany. Sherry Irvine Thursday morning Bible Study included an exercise to rephrase Matthew 5:14 16 for HPC: Haney Presbyterian Church is a light to Maple Ridge. Do good in our community. Shine brightly, and reflect the grace of God. Library Corner (Reference: TheFatherYou vealwayswanted byedtandymcglasson Thismonthwesetasideadaytocelebratefathers,butthedaymayconjure upbittersweetmemories.havewelostourfather?didweeverhaveafather?was heaffirmingandloving,abusive,strict,dysfunctional,absent?washealeader;a mentor?didheembraceorbully?orworse,washepreoccupiedwithhisown personalpursuits? Accordingtostatistics,alargepercentageofchildreninNorthAmericagoto bedwithoutadad,andmanywhodohaveadadhaveonewhoisjudgmental,criticalordemanding,quite likelybecauseheneverhadafatherwhomentoredhim.itisalmostimpossibleforamantogivetohis childrenwhathehasnotreceivedforhimself.howhewasshaped,moldedandloved,ornot,setsthecourse forhisownparentingjourney.robertbly,poet,wrote: Notreceivingablessingfromyourfatherisaninjury. Oursenseofself9worth,confidenceandcourageisdirectlyproportionatetothesupportandapprovalthata fathergives. Manyadultsremainemotionallycrippled,lackingtheblessingofafather.Afather s responsibilityistolistentoachild sheart hisstrengths,weaknesses,hisneedsandhisdreams andlovingly callhimforwardtobewhatgodhasmeantforhimtobe byexampleandwithlove. Beforegoingtothecross,JesuspromisedHisdisciples: Iwillnotleaveyouasorphans;Iwillcometo you. (John14:18Butmostwerenotfatherless,sowhatdidHemean?HemeantthatHisheavenlyFatheris ourfathertoo.fathersentjesustounlockthedoorofourorphanageandadoptuswenowhavethechoice toenterintogod sfamilyandtakeourrightfulplaceassonsanddaughters.god spleasureinusisnotabout ourperformancebutforwhoweare.wedon thavetodomoreorbemore;wejusthavetobehisthis knowledgemorethancompensatesforanylackinparentingwemayhavehad.ourfatherawaitswitharms wideopentoloveuslavishlyandunconditionally.wearehischild,preciousinhissight,andhehaslovedus todeath literally Marla van Hilten HPCLibrary 8

9 Emmaus Experiment #6 St.Andrew'sHall,UBC,12May2018 (seethemarchnewsletterforthearticleonemmausexperiment#5 OnMay12 th wecontinuedtostudyunderdr.darrellguder.inthemorningweconsideredtogetherthe followingtexts: John13:34 35 John17:20 23 Romans14:1,13 Romans15:1 2 Philippians1:12 18 Philippians2:1 5 Ephesians4:1 3 Dr.GuderpointedoutthattheNewTestamentchurchfacedmanychallengesandconflicts.Eachissuewas consideredinthelightofhowitaffectedthechurch sprimarycallingtobeawitnessingcommunity. Consistently,thelovewithinthechurchandtheunitywhichwehaveinChrist,weremoreimportantthanthe issuesoverwhichwedisagreed.sixtimespaulusedthephrase, leadalifeworthyofthecallingtowhichwe havebeencalled. (notethesingular life not lives Paulisreferringtothelifeofthecommunitynotthe livesofindividualchristians. Forthefirstthreehundredyears,theChurchexistedtocarryonthemissionofGod.Wedidnot havea mission somuchaswewerewitnessestothegospel.however,whenchristianitybecameastatereligion, therewasnoneedforwitnessing,evangelismormission everyonewaschristian.centuriespassedwithout virtuallyanyevangelismormission.thischangedwiththeageofexplorationwhichledtotrade,settlement andmission.ourself[understandingshiftedagain churchesnowsawthemselvesasdoingorhaving missions. Todayweliveinapost[Christendomculture:ourcontextisasocietythatdoesnotknowChristianity.The challengeforusistorediscoverournewtestamentrootsandonceagain,bewhatweare:awitnessing community. Wespenttheafternooninourchurchgroupsdiscussingboththechallengesandconflictswehave experienced.outofthatcamemorenewthingstotakeaway: Questions/Food for Thought: Howdoweencourageeachothertohaveamissionalwitnesswhentheresultsarenottangible? Congregationsthatrespondtomissionalvocationsareprayingcongregations.Theyfindhardthingsforwhich theydon thavetheanswerandtherefore,theymustpray.thisisspirituallyrevitalizing. Howcanwedevelopourbuildingssothattheydon tbecomeidols?ourspaceisanopportunityfor witnessing,notmerelyasourceforrentalincome. ThoseinattendancefromHPC:JaneBrouwer,PaddyEastwood,SherryIrvine,ColleenWilliams 9

10 Summertime Sudokus Here saharderone.eachrow,columnandmini[gridmust containthewordsunbather CHURCH INFORMATION Minister: Rev.PaddyEastwood ChurchAddress: thStreet MapleRidge,BC V2X5H8 ChurchAdministrator: MariliseVenter Phone:604L467L Website: NOTE:TheministerisawayinJunefora course,followedbyhervacation.ifyou haveapastoralcareemergencyplease contactyourelder,amemberofthe PastoralCareTeamorcontactthe churchoffice, PASTORALCARETEAM: AnneBauman 604[467[0040 SusanEmbree 604[463[7190 JeanGardiner 604[467[0688 SheenaMacdonald 604[467[7012 TrudyMcIntyre 604[463[4089 SusanReaveley 604[942[7324 RichardNewman 604[465[