Coldest Night of the Year

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Save the Date!

Coldest Night of the Year – February 22, 2014.

he RC Diocese of Calgary and KAIROS Calgary are pleased to hold this fundraising event in the new year. 
Register a Team to Walk in support of Homelessness Awareness, Acadia Place and Feed the Hungry. Our route  will visit key points of contact for Calgary’s Homeless citizens in the downtown core. 10KM and 5KM routes  have been established for this family friendly event. 

Visit www.coldestnightoftheyear.org or call Larry P for more information.

Women’s Ministry - Secret Sisters

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Purpose:  To pray for and encourage a sister in Christ during 2014, with the twist being it is a secret who you are.  You will find out who your Secret Sister is in December.

If you are interested in being involved in this ministry as a Secret Sister please connect with me for more details by January 19th.

You will be notified of who your “Secret Sister” is by Sunday January 26th.

If you have any questions, let Linda R know.

Pastoral Candidate Weekend

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Please book your calendars for our Candidate weekend

January 18th Saturday – 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

Coffee Time

Everyone is welcome for an informal time to meet the candidate, please feel free to ask the candidate questions.

 January 18th Saturday 5-7 p.m.

We would like to invite those who are in leadership roles at Altadore (along with their spouses) to join us for a Leadership Potluck Supper with Candidate/Spouse; please bring your potluck item and your questions.

Please RSVP to Linda R prior to January 13th 

January 19th    Sunday

Candidate preaching 10 a.m.

Q&A following the service, please bring your questions.

Proxies will be available after January 19th, from Linda R. if you cannot attend the January 26th Special Business Meeting.

If you would like to have a specific question asked, and would like it to be anonymous, please send it to Linda R. and it will be brought to the meeting by Pastoral Search.

January 26th Sunday

Special Business Meeting following the Service.

You have to be a member of Altadore Baptist Church to vote.

Please bring your questions.

Motion will be made to accept the candidate, discussion will follow, and then a ballot vote will be taken and counted.

Please be in prayer over the Candidate Weekend and our Special Meeting.

Thank you for your prayers and support to date.

ABC Pastoral Search Committee

Budget Night 2014

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Come at 7:00 pm on January 15 to learn about our budget.  It is more than money as it is what facilitates the programs that we run here at Altadore.  This is an information meeting only as the budget will be approved at the Annual Meeting in early February.  This is the time to ask any questions you may have and provide feedback.  We hold this meeting for questions on the budget as the Annual Meeting has a full agenda and the budget is presented for approval.

Ladies Wednesday Afternoon Study Group

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As always, all women are welcome to this 12 week study that meets in the church library.  We meet every other Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:45 p.m.

Upcoming Studies:

  • January 15  Chapter 4-Constant Drip  
  • January 29 Chapter 5 - The Verdict   
  • February 12 Chapter 6 - What's the Alternative
  • February 26 Chapter 7 - A Way of Seeing
  • March 12 Chapter 8 - Keeping Your Focus
  • March 26  Chapter 9 - The Source of Contentment
  • April 9 Chapter 10 - Even If..   
  • April 23 Chapter 11 - Satisfied
  • May 7 Chapter 12 - A New Creature

Contentment doesn’t come naturally, and isn't always learned quickly.  But it CAN be learned.  You can, like Paul, say, “I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content (Phil 4:11) There are pitfalls along the way, bad habits have been formed, thoughtless attitudes have taken hold.  This study will encourage us to find satisfaction in daily living that cannot be ruffled by circumstances and to break old habits and learn a new way of looking around us.  Come, and cultivate a heart of contentment.

Please contact Wendy B. or the church office if you are interested in attending or have any questions.

 

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