Christmas Greeting

Christmas 2007
Monday, December 3
The day of the big snow storm

Dear Friends:

As I sit and take a peek out the window I am glad for central heating and thermal panes of glass. Outside the wind is blowing and the snow is coming down. The weather forecast is not too promising and it looks like there is no let up in sight. Perhaps this will be a snowy winter. I know my children are hoping that there will be plenty of the white stuff. We all will likely look back on 2007 and ask one another: “Do you remember the year we got that big storm right at the beginning of December?” The snow coming down really gets me in the Christmas mood. I remember as a child there was an advertisement on the radio that spoke of Christmas not as a day but as a season that blew in just around the first of December and disappeared quietly around the beginning of a New Year. In many respects they were right. As we prepare and focus our attention on Jesus we realize that Christmas is not about a day it’s about the Son of God, Jesus Christ.

While we prepare for the big day we are constantly to remind ourselves about the center of attention; Jesus Christ! There is a real sense of excitement and anticipation as we look forward to celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ yet we can easily miss the Christmas blessing. Jesus was born for the purpose of saving people from their sin. That required not only Christmas night but Good Friday. We fail in our presentation of the message if we only speak of the little baby and neglect to mention the Man on the middle cross. We also fail in our presentation of the message of Christmas if we fail to share the facts of Easter. Jesus became a human so He could take our punishment and become our Savior. It is only through a personal faith in the Baby of Bethlehem who grew to be the Man from Galilee that we can have our sins forgiven and be on our way to heaven. Think of it: The Savior of the world deserves a grand celebration of His birth! So as you celebrate and enjoy the season, keep your eyes on the baby in the manger because He is the One who grew to be our Savior.

I want to personally invite you and your family to our Christmas events. On Saturday, Dec 15 at 7 pm here at the church we will be treated to plenty of Christmas music as Mrs. Bezanson's piano students present a recital of Christmas songs. Sunday Evening, Dec 16 at 6 pm the children will present their Sunday School Christmas concert. The following Sunday, Dec 23 at 6 pm the choir will be presenting the Christmas Cantata Light of The World. On Christmas eve we will have our candlelight Christmas eve service at 7 pm. You won't want to miss any of these events so mark them down on your calendar and plan to attend these celebrations of the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. Warmest Christmas wishes from my family to yours and may God bless us all with a safe and happy 2008.

In Christ,


Pastor Robert

Pies and more

It has been a great fall for the camp. While there haven't been any campers on site there has been lot of activity. The camp committee organized a pie sale that featured the creation of 80+ homemade pies for sale to people in the community. There also is a craft and bake sale planned for the Campobello Valu-Foods lobby this Friday from 11 am to 3 pm. If you are in the neighborhood, why not drop by and pick up some "goodies" for Christmas. You may even find that one gift that you have been searching for! All the money raised goes to help children through the ongoing work of Edith Lank Memorial Christian Camp.

I want to thank everyone who has pulled together to make these sales a great event and thanks to all of you out there who supported the camp through donations and purchases.

Coming Right Up

Hello fellow happy campers and enthusiastic camp supporters. The camp committee met last night and decided to host some special events on October 27. There will be a men's breakfast at the camp at 7:00 a.m. that day. Later on at 10:00 a.m there will be a community yard sale. You can rent a table for a $20 donation to the camp. There will also be some leftover items from the camping season for sale . That Saturday will also be the pie and bake sale. You can put an order in for a pie ahead of time (watch for more details on ordering) and your pie will be available for pick up at noon on the 27th. Bake sale items will be available at the camp starting at 10 am until they are all gone.

Hope to see you there.

A great day at the golf course

Saturday was a great day out at the Herring Cove golf course here on Campobello Island. The camp hosted its second ever golf benefit to raise support. 21 enthusiastic golfers came out to brave the fog and drizzle for a great cause. Our thanks goes out to our supporters for helping us raise a little over $800 for the camp. We also send out a big thank you to our friends at Herring Cove Provincial Park and Herring Cove Golf Course who provided the venue for our golf day. Where would we be without the support of our friends.

Welcome

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