Love Inn from the Cold

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As we approach this ADVENT season let's remember the 4,000 Calgarians who are absolutely homeless and IFTC who in 2012 met the needs of  21% of those, 455 of whom were children. Their work encompasses Prevention: working with families at risk to prevent homelessness, Emergency Shelter: using both the traditional Community Inns and their own new Emergency Shelter, Housing: partnering with affordable housing providers and lastly Programs and Partnerships working with Agencies offering appropriate programming available for families at their own Emergency Shelter .  Cash donations are always welcome but you may wish to actually bring something physical to put in the INN FROM THE COLD box available in the gym.

Suggestions from their Wishlist: 

  • Diapers size 5&6 only, Baby wipes, toddler dishes, sippy cups, pacifiers
  • Juice boxes and Peanut free snacks, fruit snacks, 
  • Bedding twin or double, Bath towels, facecloths
  • Long-sleeved tops or denim jeans for children or adults

www.innfromthecold.org/give 

 

Church Family Christmas Party

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After the Morning Service on December 22, you are invited to stay for our Annual Church Family Christmas Party. 

We will be ordering pizza, and having ice cream sundaes. There will be cookie decorating, and a visit from a jolly man in a red suit!

To be able to order the correct amount of pizza, please sign up on the sheet in the gym foyer.

Please let us know how many in your family are coming, and if you need a gluten free option.

Suggested donation is $5 each or $15 per family.
Thank you,
The Hospitality Ministry team

 

Outreach Opportunities at Advent

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As we have looked at the many names for Jesus and read some of Isaiah we can appreciate how long Simeon waited and believed that he would see the Christ. As we enter Advent this year are we believing and expecting to see Christ again in our midst and in the midst of our world? As part of our personal and congregational reflection during this season of ADVENT the Outreach Team would like to provide opportunities for all of us to share in our wider ministries or to help others in our city with their special needs.

Donations  can be made at any time during Advent for :the Bannisters, or the Nachos, CBM's Children of Hope, Inn from the Cold or CUPS One World Development and Parent Education Centre

Be sure to mark your envelope so we know where you want the money to go. For convenience there will be envelopes in the pews each Sunday in Advent. Indicate your church envelope number or provide your name and address for receipt purposes. Cheques should be made out to Altadore Baptist Church. Use the memo line to specify the recipient. For Missionary Partners these donations will be divided equally unless you specify by name.  Donations can be put in the regular offering, OR donations can be dropped in the donation box in the gym on any Sunday in Advent

Dec 8  Week 2 of Advent    FAITH   

Our Partners in Mission

  • Tim and Diane Bannister (returning to Kenya)         
  • David and Suzannah Nacho (with CBM in Bolivia)

 Please check their letters on the Outreach Board and note that the Nachos now have a blog at nachofamily.org. The photos are fabulous.

Christmas Wreath Making

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Our 4th Annual Christmas Wreath Making Night will be held on Wednesday, November 27. The Pot-Luck Supper begins at 6:30
 
This will be an evening to listen to Christmas Music, visit with friends, and make a fresh Pine Bough Christmas Wreath. The cost is $20

BRING: a contribution to the pot luck, your own decorations for your wreath, And a hot glue gun, if you have one.
 
RSVP to Colleen or the church office by November 25

60th Anniversary Celebration

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Plan to join in the celebration of Altadore’s  60th anniversary as we gather together to praise God for all the work He has done through Altadore and look forward to what He has in store for the ministry of Altadore Baptist Church in the future.

Our celebration will include a banquet on Saturday, November 30 and Sunday morning Worship service on December 1, followed by birthday cake.

Tim & Mary Dickau will be our special guests and Tim will speak at the banquet and on Sunday morning.   Tim and Mary were members of Altadore in the 80’s.  Tim is currently the Pastor of Grandview Calvary Baptist Church in Vancouver where he has served for 24 years.   When Tim and Mary first went to Grandview, the church was struggling but since he became Pastor, the church has started many new initiatives in response to their neighbours, many of whom live below the poverty line.   In speaking about Grandview, Jeremy Bell, Executive Minister of Canadian Baptists of Western Canada (CBWC) says, “Grandview’s leaders have been the most creative group of people applying energy to a multitude of issues.”   Tim’s main areas of teaching are justice, urban mission and community development.

Tickets for the banquet will go on sale October 27.

Membership Orientation Lunch

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 There will be a Membership Orientation Lunch for any adults who presently attend Altadore Baptist Church who may be interested in becoming members. We believe that membership is an important decision, as it confers both rights and obligations.  Therefore, it is our custom to provide interested people with an opportunity to learn more about our church before taking this step.

Membership is available to baptized Christian adults who understand and affirm our church's beliefs and practices. Attendance at a membership orientation event is a pre-requisite for membership.

Date:  Sunday, November 17
Time and place:  Following the Sunday morning church service
                          In the front lounge of the church

Please call the church office or talk to Wendy B. if you would be interested in attending.

SINGING WITH ANGELS: Prayer in the Dead Sea Scrolls

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With Dr. Daniel K. Falk

Why did Jews begin to pray together daily? Prayer as regularized service of the community is one of the profound contributions of Judaism to western civilization, but the origins of Jewish liturgy remain obscure. The most important evidence is to be found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, which include the earliest known collections of Jewish liturgical prayers. Falk explores the significance of these prayers for understanding the distinctive religious life of these particular sectarians, who joined the angels in worship of God and warfare against dark forces, and in their prayer sought to harmonize with God’s created order and rectify disorder. Falk also reflects on what these texts reveal of trends in early Jewish prayer and piety more broadly. 

Thursday, October 17, 2013   7:30pm

Husky Oil Great Hall, Rozsa Centre,

University of Calgary

Care Group Lunches

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...they ate together with gland and sincere hearts - Acts 2:46b, speaking of the first Christians

Care groups are a way of breaking the church into smaller informal groups where you can get to know others within our church. Our hope is that over time and through various formal and informal gatherings  a greater sense of community will develop within these groups, that you will seek each other out, listen to each other, care and pray for each other. We have attempted to put all individuals/couples or families in the church into a Care Group. Over the next two months, there will be 3 Care Group lunches following the Sunday church service. You will receive an invitation in your church mailbox for the lunch for your Care Group. We encourage you to attend this lunch. There will be no cost to you, it will not be long and children are invited, also. It is mainly just a chance for you to visit, over lunch, with others in your Care Group. Please let the Elder in charge of your lunch know if you can attend. 

You should have received a letter from the Elder responsible for your Care group this summer but if you don't remember or are curious about which Care Group you are part of, check it out on the Elders' Information Board in the gym. If you are not included on a list, please speak to any of the Elders (listed below) and we will put you into one of the Care Groups. 

We look forward to seeing you at the lunch for your Care Group:

  • Oct 20 - Dave L's Care Groups
  • Nov. 3 - Wendy B's Care Groups

Calling All Hymm Favorites!

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Do you have a favourite hymn? We are inviting you to submit a specific hymn title that holds special meaning to you. Please include the title and a brief summary of one or two sentences about why this hymn stands out for you personally. We would like to include these hymns in our services over the next couple of months, along with our written statement in the bulletin. Please send details to Christie, either via email or in her mailbox on the foyer. 

Good Friends October Event

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 On October 17th we will tour Studio West Bronze Foundry & Art Gallery. Meet at the studio, 205 - 2nd Ave E, Cochrane for the 10:30 a.m. tour that will be approximately 45 minutes long. There will be time to look around the studio before a 12:30 luncheon at Smitty's restaurant, 2 Westside Dr. (on Highway 22). Please let your phoner know when she calls if you need a ride. 

Any questions, please phone Loreli & Ron. 

 

Children's Ministries - Looking Ahead:

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Volunteers are needed for Sunday School over the summer to help Sara. Also someone is needed to teach the age 3 to grade 3 class on June 30. 

Please speak with Alicia if you are interested, or see the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board in the gym foyer.

If you are interested in helping with Sunday School (story tellers, shepherds, worship leaders) in the fall, please speak to Alicia.