This was a message posted in the Missio Dei Alberta Network Facebook group and then reposted here.
I wanted to drop a quick note to inform you of the latest happenings in the world of missional church in our province. By no means is this an all inclusive list but it gives a nice overview of a few communities.
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We have a number of people asking questions like why we don't have clear instructions on where you can visit for 'church service'. In response we've explained this in our 'Gatherings' page so check that out.
Remember, Calgary Church is not your sit and consume model of church, so if that's your cup of tea then you'll be comfortable somewhere else :D Apart from that.... Continue reading »
It's cool to not drive home, park in your garage and watch TV all night. If you're looking for a way to connect with those who live around you then do it with free chili! A bunch of groups have combined to put together 'Community Meals' for the Kensington area. If you live in Kensington, Sunnyside, or Hillhurst, or are just passing through, then come visit Wednesday, August 19th, 2009, and then every third Wednesday of the mont for a chance to meet neighbours in your community.
No strings attached, but hey, if you can make chili and bring it bonus!
This is a bit of a cheater podcast since it's not really a podcast. On occasion I do the preaching thing, which is where this recording comes from. A couple of things to note before you download. 1) This is about twice as long as I normally go, 2) I didn't choose the topic, not that it was a bad one, 3) this is a sermon....
Apart from that enjoy. :P
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Calgary Church is experience technical difficulties that are out of our control. Our host is experiencing intermittent outages so there's nothing we can do.... :( If it continues we'll figure out the steps needed to find another Canadian web host, thanks for the patience.
Edit: August 1st, edit.
The street will close down for one Sunday this year in August (the 23rd). A committee has in fact been put together called 'The Bow River Flow'. There will be a few events taking place along the roadway, as well as a bike race passing through. If you're driving you'll have to detour into downtown and come out.
It should be an interesting time for folks to get out and have a chance to stroll Kensington, which is not going to be closed down (road ways.)
I'll head down and check it out since we're there quite often.
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I'm curious to know what the interest level would be for such a group. I won't write much about it, instead, take a look at this video. Comment or email back with your thoughts and interest. Thanks!
DreamLab - Host Invite from Awaken on Vimeo.
Finally another podcast! It's summer so updates have been a bit slower. This podcast discusses the various views surrounding the recent opening, closure, and opening again of the Second Chance Recovery Clinic in Calgary. I had the sense that we really experienced the clash of 'times' as two very different perspectives interacted in our city as the controversy erupted.
Listen in for more and please send us your comments.
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When you're trying to mesh the world of spirituality, faith, tradition, religion, sometimes it just doesn't make sense. Perhaps many of the combinations aren't supposed to....
P.S. Podcast coming this week.
When their first lease ran out they came under heavy scrutiny from their new community. The wrong zoning was the reason for their eviction. Their new location was zoned properly and should have been the new home for Second Chance Recovery.
Not so fast.
A victory was won for the community of Braeside. They successfully prevented the emergence of a recovery clinic in their community. But how can this really be hailed as a victory? In fact, I think this is a disturbing and sad day for our city since we failed again at engaging in a social injustice.
