busy season

We talk a lot about joy, peace and family during the Christmas season but sometimes I think more about the "busy" season. Do you find yourself caught up in the hustle and bustle of it all? Trying to remember if you forgot anyone's Christmas card? And then there's the travel... going to extended family gatherings, going to the in-laws or out-laws or whatever, sleeping in spare rooms on the floor... fun, but hectic. Now throw in 2 or 3 big snow storms, fun for some I guess but remember I drive truck as my day job and the snow certainly doesn't help my day go by any faster! Add to that all the last minute planning and rehearsing for our Christmas program at Hope Fellowship and you can see how I can think of this as the busy season. However, I do look forward to taking time this Christmas to enjoy my family, to find some peace and joy. I will remember the greatest gift too, Christ the Lord was born! Peace on earth and goodwill toward all mankind! m

moving day

Greetings all, we have finally moved into our new church building! We first met in the school we were renting, sang a couple of songs together then took the stones from an altar of thanks we had built the week before and moved on down the road to our new building. We then rebuilt our altar of praise there! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

farewell to MacGillivray

movin' down the road

almost there!

Our 1st service

Praise the Lord!

Peace! m

new home

Anyone who has moved into a new home or an apartment knows that it takes some time to get used to a new place. Of course there is the initial excitement and anticipation of making it your own and dreaming of all the things you can do there. So when you first move in not all the boxes get fully unpacked right away, and you’re not sure where to hang the pictures, or what goes in what closet, or which piece of furniture goes better in the corner etc… And if there are children you know too that it takes some time for everyone to work out personal space issues, like who gets which bedroom, who gets to use the TV room for the play station, where’s the best place to hang out… can you relate? My family at Hope Fellowship is experiencing this very thing as we move in to a new home this week. We too have to figure out where everything goes and how we're going to fit in and use the space to its full potential, exciting times for us tho. And we do look forward to worshipping our God there but we also want our home to be welcoming. Our doors are open and we love to have visitors. They say that a house is just a house but a family makes it a home. Well a church is just a building, it's the people that make it a community. So as we get the final details together we'll be sure not to forget a very important item; the welcome mat. peace, m