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UPDATE: No smoke, no rain in the Weather Canada forecast or on the radar map, so we are good to go! Predicted high of 17 degrees while we are out there, so bring a sweater!

Join us Sunday, August 30th for a special service and picnic lunch at Camp Koolaree (there will be no service at the church on Aug 30th)

🚗 Carpool Meets at 9:45 am in the Church Parking Lot

🅿️ Drive to McDonald’s Landing, Lower 6-Mile Road, Nelson

🚤 Camp boats will ferry us across to Camp Koolaree

🥾 Wear sturdy shoes and weather – appropriate clothing

✝️ Service in the Outdoor Chapel at approximately 11:00 am

🌭 Hot dog lunch and camp tour to follow

‼️ Will cancel in the event of extreme weather or smoke

Our Annual Congregational Meeting will be held Sunday, March 15, 2026, just after Sunday Worship (approximately 11:15 or 11:30) and will be followed by a fellowship lunch. This year, we are especially blessed to have the President-elect of the the Pacific Mountain Regional Council, Thea Sheridan-Jonah joining us for worship and the meeting! You can read the 2025 Annual Report here or for a higher resolution copy, email the church office.

Our 2026 Lenten series explores the ways we, as Christians, care for one another in the face of life’s challenges and uses podcast videos by Kate Bowler and guests as a springboard for discussion. Come for one or all sessions. Tuesdays at Noon during Lent

Kate Bowler is a Professor of Religious History at Duke University in the US, although she and her husband are originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She is a writer, award-winning podcaster, mother, and a survivor of Stage IV Colon Cancer. Her work focuses on the realities of being human and finding God where we are.

February 22 – Everything Happens: Introduction to Kate Bowler
March 1 – Loving Others: Kate with David Brooks
(No Session March 8)
March 15 – Friendship and Church: Kate with John Swinton
March 22 – Grief and Hope: Kate with Lanecia Rouse Tinsley
March 29 – Hope for the Church: Kate with NT Wright

Our Christmas Eve Service is at 7 pm on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. Come join us for an impromptu “Picture Pageant” and lots of singing as well as a candlelight finish to the service.