~ We welcome to our service today, Rob Ogilvie, CBWC Regional Minister for BC and the Yukon. Rob will be giving the morning sermon.
~ The Library will be located week by week in the fellowship area. Sign out a book for 2 weeks, using the library card, and receive the benefits of reading good Christian literature.
~ Our Annual General Meeting will be Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. If you do not have your report in yet, please email it to the church office at the earliest possible time.
~ Kids Helping Kids Concert will be at 7:00 p.m. February 15, 2012 at North Douglas Church. 100% of ticket sales will go towards helping kids in need. See poster for more information.
~ If you would like to volunteer and develop skills for visiting residents of long-term care facilities to bring them spiritual comfort and care, you are invited to attend a course of seven two-hour sessions taught by experts in the field. This course will take place 9:30 a.m to 11:00 a.m. on 17, 24 February and 2,9,16,23,30 March at the Church of the Cross, 3787 Cedar Hill Road, Saanich. The cost is $20. To register contact Colleen Childs, Course Registrar. Phone: 250-592-1290. Email: crchilds@hotmail.com
~ The next Family Night (for parents with young children) will be Saturday night, February 11, 2012 from 6-8 pm here at the church building. This is a fun evening where parents and kids hang out together. Speak to Alison Ellis for more information.
~ The Baptist Women will be having The Great Canadian Bible Study, here at the church on February 8, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. A soup and sandwich lunch will follow the study. All are welcome to come and be blessed.
~ South Island Centre for Counselling and Training are offering two courses on Mid-life issues. “We can find wisdom in the wounds we’ve carried from birth onward and these wounds can heal.” These courses are facilitated by Barb Baillie who is a spiritual director and a certified Mid-life Directions Consultant. Please see the bulletin board for more information.