Global Update by Holly Duke

Chairman: Neil Froc (Melody)

Vice Chair: Garry Franz (Kathy)

Treasurer: Bob Derksen (Bev)

Secretary: Kevin Brotherston (Julia)

Bryant Yeomans (Beverley)

Mike Unruh (Stacy)

Tom Hildebrand (Lori)

Our Elders

Leon Throness (Carol) Senior Pastor

Mark Hutchinson (Angela) PT Executive Pastor

Matt Mordaunt (Sharilyn) Assistant Pastor

Greg Zacharias (Jennifer) Worship & Music Pastor

Anna Carr (Dain) PT Children & Family Pastor

Joe Pohl (Jenn) Youth Pastor

Holly Duke PT Missions & Young Adults

Chantal Roberts (Jeremy) PT Worship Admin Assistant & Lay Ministries Liaison

Wayne Massey (Hilarie) PT Hospitality Pastor & CAC Vision Director

Carol Goh (Andrew) PT Parish Chaplain

Teresa Stirling (Rob) Executive Administrator

Our Pastoral Staff

Contact Us

Chilliwack Alliance Church 8700 Young Road. Chilliwack BC V2P 4P4 Telephone: 604.792.0051 Fax: 604.792.0656 www.chilliwackalliance.bc.ca

Mexico Team: Our team left on the 1st and should have nearly completed their journey to One Life One Chance for a house build and other ministry! Pray for them to be able to start well after some long travel. Pray for good energy and focus and commitment to love and serve each other well. Pray for Joe as he leads! Holly Duke (Reign Ministries, China Trip Leader): Pray for us as our 10 teams are heading out between today and tomorrow. China particularly has a long few days ahead of us – all travel (planes, train, and buses) until we finally land in our first ministry location – Wuxi (Woo-shee). This is a new ministry contact and location to us. Please pray for our relationship with this new contact! We want to understand quickly how to work well together. Pray against homesickness and travel fatigue, that we would have the energy to jump right in to ministry! Pray for us as leaders. This is the start of the summer for the students; we have already been going strong for 4+weeks. Pray for renewal of energy! We can always use wisdom!

Prayer Chain

To contact the prayer chain with a prayer request, please phone Elsie Perry at 604-792-4359 If you are unable to reach Elsie, you may also phone Lydia Schmidt at 604-792-2321

Are you new to Chilliwack Alliance? We would love to have you drop by the Welcome Centre after service.

Bring your Connection Card with you - we have a gift for you to take home.

Main House Canada 150 Celebration Service

10:00 am

Message by: Leon Throness

Worship Leader: Greg Zacharias

What is our responsibility to each other as we journey through life toward heaven? Good question - it was posed 2600 years ago as well.

Maybe if we go back to that time, we can learn something for today!

During service from 10:00-11:30, nursery, toddler & preschool childcare is available.

Kindergarten to Grade 4 kids will have the full kids service starting at 10:00.

The W a tc hma n o n the W a ll

J uly 2, 2017

Week at a Glance: July 2 - 9

Monday Office Closed for Canada Day Tuesday 1:30 pm Knit & Natter Wednesday 11:00 am Mid Point Prayer 7:00 pm Worship Team Practice Thursday 6:30 pm CAC Motorcycle Ride Saturday 10:00 am 55+ Coffee Fellowship Sunday 10:00 am Celebration Service - What has to happen for us to believe that the Lord is involved? Ezekiel’s main, recurring theme will give us a window of insight - don’t miss our time next Sunday!

Thursday, July 20—Set this time aside! We will be having an evening of prayer with parish prayer walks.

A special prayer given by Chief Centennial Commissioner, John Fisher, given on Parliament Hill 1967 to celebrate Canadas Centennial:

“Almighty God, who has called us out of many nations and set our feet on this broad

land, establishing us as one people from sea to sea, gratefully we remember how Thou hast led us through one hundred years. Grant

Thy blessing on the joyous celebration of our Centennial Year, and a deeper worthiness of its

dreams that gave us birth, that with the flame of freedom in our souls, and the light of knowledge in our eyes, we may magnify Thy name among men,

one country serving Thee”

CAC building WIFI - login: CAC Guest

Password: Deep&Wide

North of 49/Baby Boomers: Join us for one of our favourite baseball teams—Vancouver Canadians vs Hillsboro Hops, on July 15 at 7:00 pm. Tickets are available for $11 (seniors 55+)

or $14 (under 55). We are sitting in Level 2, Section 3, Row 4. Get your seats early and you will be comfortable under cover. Enjoy fireworks as well after the game! Tickets are going fast so don't delay.....call 604-872-5232.

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Church News

On behalf of Operation Freedom Sponsorship Group and by the magic of Google Translate, I was able to have a "text" conversation with Hamzah Alabras. He expressed his thanks to all of us, several times. He allowed us to show our church the pictures of his family, saying "It is an honor to appear before these good

people like you " The conversation with Mr. Alabras

was heartwarming and I couldn't help but think of how poignant it was at this

time when we reflect as a nation on all that makes Canada a great country and celebrate her 150th Birthday. Mr. Alabras wanted a picture of some-one from our group so he could get to know us personally and his response upon receiving it was: "Thank you. Thank you Canada. Thank you to everyone who contributed to a better life for me and my family" We are so happy to come to you" He saw us. He saw Canada. That is something to celebrate.

Deb Strahl