Farewell to Samantha … Thank you! We’ll Miss You! Blessings! On September 27 we said goodbye to Samantha, our interim pastor for the last six months. We were blessed by her wise, kind and gentle leadership among us and in turn we bless her as she moves on to the […]
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A Surprise for Pentecost
Taftsville members were surprised by bright decorations on Pentecost morning. Samantha helped Courtney put up decorations on Saturday night, using the fire colors of red, orange, and yellow. On Sunday, they turned on the fans so the streamers would blow in the breeze a bit as a visual reminder of […]
Read MoreCovenant and Community
The worship theme for January 11, 18, and 25 centered on the idea of covenant. On January 18, to symbolize the diversity that each of us represents and the unity in Christ that binds us together, we tied representative “cords” end-to-end. These were knotted into a banner which was hung […]
Read MoreOur Congregation’s Story
On Sunday, November 9, we gathered to tell our story. The Transition Team asked Randy and me to lead us in developing a congregational timeline, which we did over the course of two Sundays. This activity involved lots of stories, laughter, sticky-notes and jogged memories. The summation report is available […]
Read MoreA Visit Home
[Early this fall, Bob returned to Red Lake, Ontario, for a visit. He hadn’t been back since the 1950s, when he spent several growing-up years there. His father was a bush pilot for the first Mennonite missionary work in the area, Northern Light Gospel Missions. This ongoing ministry to the […]
Read MoreEASTER CROSS WALK 2014
Early Easter Sunday morning we celebrated Jesus’ resurrection by carrying our heavy wooden cross up the hill, as we have done every year for almost 30 years. We walked in silence and took turns carrying the cross. We stopped 5 times to listen to Scripture and to sing together. […]
Read MoreHOPE AMID HOPELESSNESS
-Article by Vrginia Schlabach On the evening of March 26 our congregation was blessed to meet and hear first-hand from Colleen Estes about her ministry in Pikangikum, Ontario. A few of us spent some personal discussion time with Colleen before the meal; others found her hopping from table to table […]
Read MoreBECOMING BREAD
Hear the words of Jesus: “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.” [Matt.4:4] “Give us this day, our daily bread.” [Matt. 6:11] The bread of God comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.” [John […]
Read MoreCHRISTMAS EVE Candlelight Service
Christmas Eve, 2013 We enjoyed a beautiful service of Scripture, carols and candlelight. Thank you Allison, Robin and Tim!
Read MoreSeeing the Book of Revelation
During the Lenten Season, 2013, we had a series of sermons on the intimidating Book of Revelation. Although this idea initially caused trepidation for some, our interim pastor, Ted, reassured us that there was much good to learn from this daunting book. During the weeks of Lent, and even on […]
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