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Playing ball
The photo above shows players from Christ Community
Church and Arbutus Christian Fellowship. The teams are part of the Victoria
Mixed Inter-Denominational Slo Pitch league. North Douglas Pentecostal
Church won the year end tournament held June 14; they also went undefeated
in the regular season. The league has been around for 23 years. There are
currently 12 churches in the league from a wide spectrum of denominations.
Alf Todd, who has been coordinating the league for 20 years, says praying
with teams before each game is his ultimate highlight. Further, he says,
“It is a great way to break through denominational walls and
fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ. We need these activities
that bring us together.”
Anglicans relocated
St. Mary of the Incarnation, an Anglican Network Church
– one of the churches now under the leadership of Canadian bishops
Donald Harvey and Malcolm Harding – has announced a new location for
its services. Rector Sharon Hayton says that since June 8, worship has been
occurring at Lighthouse Christian Academy, 1289 Parkdale Drive in Langford.
The move comes in the wake of a ruling by B.C. Supreme Court Justice Marion
Allan that the Anglican Diocese of British Columbia be given custody of St.
Mary’s church home, pending trial resolution of the ownership issue.
Services are held each Sunday at 8:30 am (traditional) and 10:15 am
(contemporary and family). Info at 250.508.6232 – or email
st_mary@islandnet.com.
Q-recreation
There are a number of new and intriguingly-named
recreational features at one of Vancouver Island’s premier Christian
institutions. Those features include an Elevator (but not the kind that
takes you from one floor to another), a Wishbone Walkway, a Captain-Q
Screamer, an Ionator, a new look for Q-Town, a Saturn (but not the planet)
and much more. The letter Q, appearing twice in the foregoing list, should
be a clue as to the identity of this venerable institution: it is Camp
Qwanoes, near Crofton. More about its varied summer activities, as well as
its roots and philosophy, appear at www.qwanoes.ca.
Refund from Popoff
A Nanaimo woman has been reimbursed to the extent of
$69.08 by television evangelist Peter Popoff (pictured), after going public
with her concerns about the way Popoff’s ministry, Word for the World,raises money.
According to a Canwest News Service report, Josie Gurney says that, for now, she does not plan
to cash the cheque. “To me, it is like a payoff,” she adds. The
CNS report says
Gurney’s concern was with respect to how Popoff’s organization,
in her words, sells “holy water” and other religious artifacts.
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Emmanuel days
Summer day camps in churches – or sponsored by
churches – are a seemingly increasing phenomenon. One such is the
summer-ful of activity at Emmanuel Baptist, near the University of
Victoria. The lineup begins with a music and art camp for ages 3 to 5, July
14 – 18. Next is Vacation Bible School, taking the theme of
‘Doctor Sol and the Quest for the Fountain of Wisdom’ (age 3 to
grade 5). Budding explorers might want to take in ‘Around the World
in Five Days,’ July 28 to August 1, for grades 1 – 5. Then
comes ‘Nature World’ – learning about rainbows, plants
and animals; this is for kids aged 3 – 5. And things wind up August 5
– 8 with ‘Science World,’ for grades 1 – 5, where
participants will meet Dr. Zap. Check 250.592.2418 for times, rates and
other info.
And, for people on other parts of Vancouver Island,
here is a clue. Check the web page of a church near you for similar summer
day camp programs.
New Pioneers
There are new people at Pioneer Pacific, as well as the
new bike barn we reported on last month. Starting earlier this year as
ministry director was Jeff Sears, a former Baptist pastor from Nova Scotia
who, with his recently wed spouse, Danika, a UVic grad student, has settled
on the west coast. Jeff sees Pioneer as a place where “People should
find contentment . . . wholeness . . . getting in touch with those
things that are lacking in . . . ordinary life.” And the new office
administrator is Margaret Fryer, who took up her duties almost before the
ink was dry on her new UVic degree diploma. She recently graduated in math
and linguistics.
– Lloyd Mackey
July 2008
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