Small Group Ladies Bible Study

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Are you interested in attending a ladies Bible study at Altadore? The fall session will be a Character Study of Two Women in the Christmas Story - Elizabeth & Mary. 

This will hopefully bless you and prepare you for Advent and Christmas in a new way. Study materials will be provided to participants. We will meet Wednesdays in the library from 1 to 3: 

  • November 12 - Elizabeth (Jesus' Aunt)
  • November 26 - Mary (Jesus' Mother)
  • December 12 - DVD

We will resume near the end of January with studies to prepare us for Lent. If you have questions or plan to attend, please contact Jill M

Lost and Found Items

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Here is a list of things that have been lying around for a while. If they are not claimed soon they will be donated to someone in need or thrown away!

  • Mens Sport Tek “Time Out Conference” black shell jacket with pair of glasses in pocket
  • Ladies small Pacific Trail lavender jacket
  • Ladies large B.U.M. black fleece jacket
  • Child navy and green-fleece lined vest
  • Child sz 5 Helly Hansen fleece jacket
  • Child sz 4 Joe Fresh navy and red hoodie
  • Child sz 8 Joe Fresh red Canada hoodie
  • Child sz 5 Circo white and grey hoodie
  • Key fob for Honda Odyssey van
  • PB Mul-T-Lock key on a wooden fish fob
  • Gold and crystal leaf necklace in cloth bag
  • Pink teddy bear watch
  • Yellow contigo water bottle
  • 3 Child’s water bottles: W Dow, J Mahoney, and a blue avent one

Fall Clean-up at Altadore

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Here are a few of things that would be nice to clean up before the snow flies!

  • There are a large number of empty planters beside the shed on the east side of the church. Please take home any you can re-use or recycle, otherwise they will be thrown away.
  • Now that the city uses the black bins, we no longer need the old wooden garbage can pen on the south side of the church. If someone could take on cleaning this out and dsmantling it, we’d sure appreciate getting rid of this eyesore!
  • The four square cream-upholstered armchairs that are in the lounge need a new home (they came from a room above the library). If someone could arrange to take or donate them; otherwise or they will be thrown away .
  • The two blue wooden square planters by the doors are leaking and badly staining the concrete. They will be thrown away once the flowers die unless someone would like to take them home.
  • The brass mailbox needs to be cleaned up and spray painted white or replaced with a good quality white metal mailbox. We’d love for someone to take this project on!
  • The marble church dedication sign needs to have the letters darkened so they can be read again. If anyone knows of someone who does this kind of specialized work, please have them contact the office.

Prayer Requests for Lebanon

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Please pray the following for Lebanese Baptists:

  • The continuous influx of Syrian refugees into Lebanon. Pray for their needs, particularly for the thousands of school-aged children that are out of school; and the implications of that on their safety, and future.
  • Christian Iraqi refugees in Lebanon, who though are “a drop in the ocean in comparison with Syrian refugees in Lebanon”, still have critical needs that are yet to be addressed.
  • The November program for Syrian refugee children.
  • Their Relief Consultation in November. Pray for God’s guidance and wisdom as they think through with their partners the way forward vis-à-vis the Syria crisis.
  • The security situation in their region.

Update from the True Vine School

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The church recently received an  newsletter from the True Vine School in Zahle, Lebanon. The newsletter talks about what they and others are doing in developing Child Friendly Spaces.  If you are interested in either supporting this initiative in donation or short term mission trip, please contact the church office. For more information on this ministry see the Lebanon section on the Outreach page.

CBWC Leadership Forum

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Monday Oct 6, 6:45 pm – 9pm, ABC gym

Dan Leffelaar (graduate of Gull Lake Camp’s LTD program, the Ascent program and yes, Marcel & Cora’s son) will be leading us through a seminar and discussion on Gallup’s Strengths Finder. This tool will help you discover how your strengths can synergize with the strengths of those with whom you live, work and minister alongside. This forum is sure to benefit elders, boards, ministry teams, good friends or Joy groups and anyone else with personal and/or team development goals.

Note: There is a prework component to this Forum. For more info or to RSVP, please contact:

Rod Olson ROlson@CBWC.CA or Linda R

Growing in worship

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Dear Congregation,

 

As we move into the fall months here at ABC I desire to see our church grow and develop in our experience of worship. Our services are a special time for our congregation and I find myself pondering various aspects of what happens on a Sunday morning. I want to be increasingly purposeful in how our services are put together and what our objectives are for each part of worship. This means that each service will possibly have unique elements that haven't been tried before. So I encourage you not to be afraid of change, but be open to new innovations as we explore how God might be leading us in the area of corporate worship. I invite your prayers, thoughts and suggestions on this important aspect of our church life as we look for ways that we might grow. 

Sincerely,

Christy Guenter

Worship Director, Altadore Baptist Church

CBM Prayerline – Sept 30, 2014

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Soucy’s Bruno and Kathleen Soucy lead CBM’s team in Latin America. They work with CBM’s part-ners and field staff in Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, Cuba and Haiti among others. Please pray for:

  • Wisdom concerning how to engage meaningfully with their Latin American partners and how they can add value to the efforts of the CBM staff in North America.
  • Aging parents, children, grandchildren and family in Canada.

Waiting on Wednesdays

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At a Kenya trip reunion this August, the participants recognized that right now at Altadore we are in a position of waiting on God. We felt led to gather together once a month for a time of teaching, reflection, discussion and prayer. And so the birth of Waiting on Wednesdays. We would like to invite everyone (whether you have been to Kenya or not) to join us on the third Wednesday night of each month. We will be meeting in the church library from 7 to 8:30 pm. The dates for Waiting on Wednesdays are September 17, October 15, November 19 and December 17. All are welcome, so please join us as we wait together.

If you have any questions, please contact Lynn M or Pastor Paul at the church.

2nd Annual Calgary Stampeders Faith & Family Night

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Saturday, Sept 13th, 5:00 game vs. Toronto Argos

$20.00/ticket (taxes included, normally $36.00 + tax)

It would be great to have a group of ALTADORE BAPTIST folk together in a non-snowy season! The Stampeders will be out on the field after the game, to meet & greet the ‘faithful’ and have a group picture taken. Also, if we have more than 25 in our group, we will be entered into a draw for Pizza Party with a Stampeder at our Church!

Please let Alicia A know ASAP if you would like to go, and how many tickets you would like!