During our Session meetings the Elders have been conducting prayer sessions for all the members of our congregation for their health and general problems in their lives and their continued spiritual growth. Another decision made during the year was that from 1 January 2018 the be celebrated on the 1st Sunday of each month instead Lord’s Supper would of quarterly. As your Session we would like to thank everyone for your prayers and support and you can be assured that we will continue working in the best interests of our church in the coming year. May the Lord keep you and bless you all. Ian Carbine Session Clerk MINISTER’S REPORT 2017 – Having to stop and write a report that looks back over the last 12 months is a helpful exercise. It reminds me that that we can be thankful for but there’s lots a few things. here’s thankful for small growth in our average attendance and marginally better I’m growth in the number of children with us. been on the It’s great seeing people pick up Kevin de Young’s primer Heidelberg Catechism and find it surprisingly helpful! thankful for how some of you took a recommendation from me seriously, I’m and tuned into online. Not only did you do Whitehorse Inn Michael Horton’s, that, you also told me that had some you’ve big “Ah-ha!” moments. I’m thankful for that. thankful for God opening up some new possibilities for us as a church. I’m For things like having the Perkins family join us, while Glen trains for ministry in the Presbyterian Church and serves as our Field Education Student. been so good meeting with It’s him weekly, talking about what he’s learning at college, praying together, and watching his skills as a preacher sharpen.
During our Session meetings the Elders have been conducting prayer sessions for all the members of our congregation for their health and general problems in their lives and their continued spiritual growth. Another decision made during the year was that from 1 January 2018 the Lord’s Supper would be celebrated on the 1st Sunday of each month instead of quarterly. As your Session we would like to thank everyone for your prayers and support and you can be assured that we will continue working in the best interests of our church in the coming year. May the Lord keep you and bless you all. Ian Carbine Session Clerk MINISTER’S REPORT – 2017 Having to stop and write a report that looks back over the last 12 months is a helpful exercise. It reminds me that there’s lots that we can be thankful for but here’s a few things. I’m thankful for small growth in our average attendance and marginally better growth in the number of children with us. It’s been great seeing people pick up Kevin de Young’s primer on the Heidelberg Catechism and find it surprisingly helpful! I’m thankful for how some of you took a recommendation from me seriously, and tuned into Michael Horton’s, Whitehorse Inn online. Not only did you do that, you also told me that you’ve had some big “Ah-ha!” moments. I’m thankful for that. I’m thankful for God opening up some new possibilities for us as a church. For things like having the Perkins family join us, while Glen trains for ministry in the Presbyterian Church and serves as our Field Education Student. It’s been so good meeting with him weekly, talking about what he’s learning at college, praying together, and watching his skills as a preacher sharpen.