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Hymns for Chase
Chase, located midway between Kamloops and Salmon Arm,
on the shores of Little Shuswap Lake, marks its 100th year of being a town,
this summer. One of its churches, which has been around for close to half
the time, will do some celebrating of its own.
Chase Evangelical Free Church, begun in the 1960s as a
spinoff from Kamloops and Salmon Arm congregations of the same
denomination, has several events set up for the week of August 2 – 9.
A particular highlight will take place August 3, 2 pm,
when the Gospel Sisters and Friends will do a concert of hymns sung over
the 100 years that Chase has been in existence. The event will be at Chase
Memorial Park.
The sisters are Bernice Casteel and Chelsea Heppell,
who were encouraged to put the hymn project together by Chase Centennial
Committee member Zilly Palamar.
Other gospel groups, from various parts of B.C. and
Washington, will be on hand at various times, both on Sunday and throughout
the week. Info from the church at 250.679.3626.
Hope with Bella
Skaha Pavilion was the place, and the screening of an
inspirational movie entitled Bella was the event, July 19 in Penticton. Sponsored by
Penticton Vineyard Community Church, the evening began with burgers at 6
pm; the show began around dusk, complete with popcorn.
The evening was designed to communicate the message of
hope, forgiveness and redemption to the audience.
Bella has been widely
acclaimed, in recent months, by people who appreciate what they see to be a
compassionate portrayal of the pro-life message.
Sunday Gospel
Sunday Gospel will be just one of the features at the
Pentastic Hot Jazz Festival September 5 – 7 at various venues around
Penticton. The festival is promoted online at www.hellobc.com, where the
Sunday Gospel sector is included along with Dixieland, Big Band Swing and
Zydeco.
Leadership Summit
Willow Park Church is the local site of this
year’s Leadership Summit, which will feature, among others, Charles
Colson.
The August 7 – 8 event, done by satellite
link with The Leadership Centre: Willow Creek Canada, is being promoted in
several churches, including Trinity Baptist.
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For further info, go to that church’s website,
www.trinitybaptist.net, where online registration is available.
Bergens’ church
Pastors Kon and Gail and the congregation at Church in
the Marketplace, Vernon, will be looking forward to the arrival from Kenya
of John and Eloise Bergen. (The story of the couple’s recent ordeal
in Kitale is on page one of the main paper.)
Church in the Marketplace is the home congregation of
the couple; it is affiliated with Kelowna Christian Centre, through the
Open Bible Faith Fellowship.
More info on the congregation and its approach to
mission outreach is available at www.churchinthemarketplace.com.
Sahali birthday
It is a bit late in coming but still worth mentioning,
as a means of illustrating the global significance of the church.
In a recent blog on the church’s website, pastor
Henry Devries of Sahali Fellowship, a Christian Reformed congregation in
Kamloops, mentioned that “we had the privilege of participating in
the worldwide church’s birthday party today.” The day he wrote
that was Pentecost Sunday, May 11.
Devries continued: “Every year the church
celebrates Pentecost Sunday, 50 days after Easter. The very first one was
marked by the sermon of the apostle Peter, that led 3,000 people to be
baptized that day.
“Every Pentecost since, there are many baptisms
on that day by the church, totaling more than 3,000 when you add all the
churches in the world. Sahali Fellowship had the privilege of being part of
that annual celebration again this year with two baptisms.”
– Lloyd Mackey
August 2008
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