Grace Memorial Baptist Church

Child/Parent Dedication

doug — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:25:26 +0000

The dedication of our children to the Lord and ourselves to their nurture is a vital step in building a strong family.

Child and Parent Dedications take place during the morning worship service on Mother’s Day.

For more information, please contact the church office from Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Telephone: 458-8527. E-mail: gracem@nb.aibn.com

Baptism

doug — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:15:41 +0000

If you have come to know Jesus, we encourage you to take the step of baptism. Your baptism will be one of the most precious and meaningful steps in your Christian life.

Baptisms are held throughout the year. The First Steps class will prepare you for your baptism.

Funerals

doug — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:58:17 +0000

It is hard to feel optimistic about the future when we lose a loved one. If you’ve lost a spouse, child, family member or friend, you’ve probably found there are not many people who understand the deep hurt you feel.

Our church family is committed to help you through the difficult time of losing a loved one by personal visitation, funeral and memorial services, and grief support groups.

For more information about GriefShare, click here.

Weddings

doug — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:45:08 +0000

Sanctuary View Floor Level

We are pleased to make our facilities and services available for your wedding. We will extend every possible courtesy to ensure that your wedding is a pleasant event.

The church’s wedding coordinator is Dale Sproull, who is the first person you should speak with in planning your wedding. She will confirm the date, give you a tour of the wedding areas, complete the necessary provincial forms, provide you with the wedding guidelines, and answer any questions you may have.

Dale can be reached at the church office from Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Telephone: 458-8527. E-mail: gracem@nb.aibn.com

To see the complete wedding guidelines, .

Sanctuary View from Balcony

Fly Eagle Fly

katethomp — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:27:03 +0000

This article by Pastor Marilyn from the Jan`Feb 2012 issue of InSpire talks about the God who can lift you up on wings like eagles.

Fly Eagle Fly

By Pastor Marilyn

: Lip Kee /Free Photos

One of my favourite verses of scripture comes from Isaiah 40:31, “but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” In the verses immediately preceding this one God reveals himself to his people as the one and only true God, creator and sustainer of the universe, the one in whom they need to put their hope and trust. Believing this is the key to renewing their strength.

The King James Version of the scripture translates the first part of this verse as those who “wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength.” When we put our trust in God we must wait upon him: “In quietness and trust shall be your strength” (Isaiah 30:15). Too often we act when what we must do is wait.

Think of Jesus and his followers. Before Jesus returned to heaven he instructed them to wait in Jerusalem for the gift his Father had promised. How hard it must have been for them to wait! Would you have been able to wait? I know I would have wanted to do something. They had to wait 10 days before something happened. They were all together in one room when on that day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit came upon them. They began to soar on wings like eagles and 3000 people were added to the Church that day.

As I was listening to some “oldies” on a Christian radio station a song came on called “Fly Eagle Fly.” It reminded me how we are to wait on the Lord so we can soar like an eagle: “Fly eagle fly. Hold your head high. Soar upon the Spirit wind…You may grow weak, weary and worn, but he’ll make you strong” (Whiteheart, 1991).

We all experience difficulties in life, times of discouragement, times when we don’t know what we should do. We get weary and we want to quit, but God asks us to trust him, to wait on him. He is the creator. He made us and he loves us. We will soar on wings like eagles. He alone can give the strength we need to fly.