Ascension Sunday
This Sunday is often celebrated as “Ascension Sunday,” marking the risen Jesus’ departure after 40 days of dwelling with the community of disciples. Next week is Pentecost, the birth of the church! As Pentecost approaches, this week and next are a perfect time to reflect on what it means to be “church.” The church is a community that not only “follows” Jesus in the sense of listening to him and learning from him; but also in the sense of succeeding him, of taking up his mantle and carrying on his life and work, so that his joy and our joy might be complete, not just here and there, but “to the ends of the earth.”
Service
Church on Zoom
Rev. Colin McCartney, Co-Director of Connect City Ministries, will lead us through a contemporary style service which will include a question and answer session after Colin's sermon.
Rev. McCartney has appeared on Canadian television, radio, and national news media regarding urban issues and has written two best-selling books – The Beautiful Disappointment and Red Letter Revolution. His third book will be released on June 1st entitled Let the Light In, Healing From Distorted Images of God.
Guest Minister: Rev. Colin McCartney
9:50AM — Greet & chat
10:00AM — Service begins
Contemporary
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“Being friends is like building bridges. Some people think that friends are always happy but that’s not true. Friends often have hard times and sad times. But friends can come together again and again to build a stronger and stronger friendship between each other.”