CHRISTIANS IN A POST-CHRISTIAN SOCIETY
Actions Speak Louder than Words
What is faith? Maybe faith is the outcome or result of spending time together with a person. That person becomes a friend, a confidante. Why? Because you see them in action and you come to trust them. You know their heart and you trust their responses to the world around them. When you only read about a person and all the great things they have done, can you claim them as a friend? This Sunday, we will be looking at what it takes to claim God as a friend. Please read James 1:19 - 20.
THIS WEEK
Monday, November 1
9:30 am Women’s Prayertime
9:30 am Men’s Prayer
7:00 pm Monday Night Men
Tuesday, November 2
9:00 am Daybreak
7:00 pm Youth Study/Worship Night
7:00 pm Revangelism Online course
Wednesday, November 3
4:00 pm AWANA
Thursday, November 4
7:00 pm Evening Edition
Friday, November 5
7:30 pm Youth Mystery Event
Saturday, November 6
TIME CHANGE Set clocks back one hour
Sunday, November 7
9:15 and 11:15 am Worship Services with Sunday School with Discovery Island Sunday School
11:30am Youth Sunday Series
5:00 pm Apologetics Expedition Online
JOURNEY UPDATES
The Worship Service will also be on Facebook and YouTube at 9:15am Sunday mornings. For more information please visit our website or watch for your bi-weekly newsletter. If you do not receive our weekly newsletter you can download it here from our website.
YOUTH SUNDAY STUDY during the 11:15 am service following worship. Join us in the Oasis for an Intro to the Bible with an Old Testament Focus. This course will run from October 31 – December 5 not including November 21 (Youth retreat).
RETRO PRAISE PARTY October 31 at 6:00 pm Everyone is welcome to join us for a night of retro praise and worship!
Communitas International Online Course – REVANGELISM by Brad Smith – five 90 minute sessions starting Tuesday November 2 at 7:00 pm. Join Pastor Hoel and the Missions Actions Team online as they participate in this course. Lean tools to effectively share God and confidently enter into spiritual conversations. Book cost is $20 – register here. It is not too late to register – See Pastor Joel at the Welcome Desk this Sunday to be a part of this fabulous course!
DEEP DISH – November 2 at 7:00 pm – Women Building Connections, Community & Conversation. Come hear a testimony of what God is doing in the life of one of the women at SGAC and connect over a craft. Registration is required and very limited due to the 1/3 capacity restriction. Click here to register. We hope you can join us as we dig deeper into life & faith.
KEENAGERS (55+) Wednesday morning study will be taking a one week break. Join us as we start a new study on Nov. 10.
YOUTH RETREAT – November 19 to 21. Registration is open until November 14 Register here. The early bird rate of $130 will end on Wednesday, November 3. Click here for more information.
YOUTH MYSTERY EVENT November 5 at 7:30 pm. All youth are invited to join us at the church for a mystery event.
TIME CHANGE NOVEMBER 6 This Saturday be sure to set your clocks back one hour. This is the end of Daylight Savings Time.
Apologetics Canada Literary Expedition Online Sunday November 7 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm Was the medieval period really the “dark ages” where science stagnated because of Christianity? Most professional historians of science disagree. It was a period of brilliant progress. Join us on Sunday, November 7th at 5 pm for a webinar with Apologetics Canada. To learn more and to sign up for this free event, go to apologeticscanada.com/acle.
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD shoeboxes are now available at the Welcome Centre. Consider participatng in this program that introduces Jesus to children around the world. For more information go to samaritanspurse.ca/occ. Deadline for these completed boxes is November 14.
PRAYER: If you would like personal prayer please join our Pastors in the Sanctuary following the service. If you are joining us online please send your prayer request to us by clicking here. We want to pray for you.
WE ARE ON INSTAGRAM! Follow us at sga.church!
Giving Update
Giving – Week of October 18 - 24, 2021
General Fund Giving $ 16,830
Weekly Budget Required $ 22,606
Please note the following options for giving:
ONLINE GIVING
Whether it is a one-time gift or you would like to schedule a recurring donation, you can give online to Spruce Grove Alliance Church. This option allows you to give using a Visa debit card or the traditional Visa or MasterCard credit cards.
PRE-AUTHORIZED GIVING
Pick up a pre-authorized debit agreement form from our church office or download one here. You can fill it out and then with a voided cheque - you can either scan it and email it to the office, or drop it off during regular office hours.
INTERAC/DEBIT
During office hours, you can drop by and use the INTERAC/DEBIT machine at the Welcome Centre, then fill out your donation envelope as normal including your name, address, giving number and insert your debit receipt so we can disburse funds as directed in the Box on the counter.
E-TRANSFER
Use E-Transfer to give at SGAC, using www.sgac/Give. Please include your offering envelope number and contact information. The money is deposited directly into the church account and does not require a security question. Please also include your envelope # if you have one and your phone number in the note section.
IN PERSON
During office hours, you can stop by the church office and drop off your donation in a sealed envelope. Mark it Finance / Confidential
By MAIL / CHEQUE
Mail your donation to:
Spruce Grove Alliance Church
Attn: Finance
250 Century Road
Spruce Grove, AB T7X 1W6
Thank you for your generosity in giving to SGAC.
Questions: Please contact the church office at 780 962 4700 or by email corina.langdon@sgac.net. You may also visit our website at www.sgac/Give
PRAYER
Please pray for:
- Our Christian Workers: K. I. works for an American School in Niger. Her parents attend SGAC.
- Pastoral Team Staff Member: Transitional Lead Pastors Jim & Brenda Regehr. They have two married children.
- Our Support Staff Team Member: Kim Friesen. Kim is married to Paul and they have 3 children.
- Our Elders Team Member: Dan Ibsen. Dan is married to Melodie and they have 4 adult children.
FAMILY MATTERS
- Because of renovations that are taking place in the front office area – the Library will be closed October 31 – November 8.
- Most of our pastors will be participating in the Alberta Alliance Pastors Prayer Retreat next week. We pray that they will be refreshed and encouraged to continue the Lord’s work as they take this time away.