Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 7:30 PM
This is an opportunity for church leaders to share organizational information, financial information as it relates to the past years' financial statements and ministry information. The AGM will be hosted online only. Registration is required.
Documents are now available for review:
2020 You Belong Here (Annual Report)
2020 Annual General Meeting Agenda
August 24, 2020 Congregational Budget Meeting Minutes
Annual Financial Report - 2019/2020 Report and Bios from the Nominating Committee 2020
Current Elder Board - Updated
We Care Christmas Bag
Sign up online to fill a bag for someone in need this Christmas! This project is done in partnership with our We Care ministry.
Bags will be available for pick up from the church office during business hours Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm between November 27- December 11. If you forget to sign up online before coming to the church to pick up your bag, that's ok! We can get you signed up upon arrival and quickly have you on your way to filling your bag with items for someone in need this Christmas.
Please have all bags returned to the church on or by Friday, December 11.
Fill your bag or backpack with items such as: long johns, hats, mittens, scarves, socks, toiletries, facecloths, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, and non-perishable snacks. Please consider wrapping AT LEAST one item in the tote bag, as it is a nice surprise and makes the bag feel extra special for someone who receives it.
Online Blue Christmas Prayer Service
Christmas isn’t the most wonderful time of the year for everyone. In fact, for those in pain because of the loss of a loved one, or other significant loss, this season can intensify the pain.
On Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 7 pm we will be offering an online Blue Christmas prayer service. Our prayer is that this will provide an opportunity to address the sadness, the pain of loss, and even the anger that can accompany the season.
This service will include Scripture, music and prayers. We’ll be asking God to bring His comforting presence to our grief and loss and remembering that God is with us in our pain. Registration for this evening of comfort and hope is required.
International Workers Christmas Project
During this season, remember the work that is being done by our International Workers. Share love and encourage our International Workers.
You can participate this year in the following ways:
Pick up a card at one of our weekend services from the table in the South Atrium and write a note of encouragement and/or make a donation.
Write a note of encouragement on a card of your own choosing and then drop it off or mail it to the church (Attention: Rebecca Trask). Please write separate cards for each International Worker that you want to send a note to, but you can mail them all together if that makes it easier! Donations can also be dropped off or mailed in with your cards if you choose to make a financial gift too.
Go sign our online cards for each of our International Workers.
When making a donation towards this project, please use the Sherwood Park Alliance Church offering envelopes to give your financial gift designating it to the Sherwood Park Alliance Church International Workers Christmas Project. If you are mailing or dropping off a cheque, please put this in the memo line. Alternatively, you can go online to make a donation. This gift is to be shared equally between our International Workers. Because this is a gift, tax receipts cannot be given.
If you have any questions about this project or about giving, please contact Rebecca Trask.
Family Advent Kits
Advent is an opportunity to pause and reflect on the birth of Jesus, and center your home around the good news of our long awaited Saviour. Before the calendar begins to overflow, make a plan to set aside a few minutes each day to remember and celebrate this Advent season by engaging in activities, prayer, and intentional conversations about Jesus as a family.
This year, as our gift to you, we have Family Advent kits available for pick-up on Monday, November 30 or Tuesday December 1 between 3:30 pm - 5 pm. Drive up outside the main church doors, and we'll bring it to your car! If these times don't work for you, please send an email to [email protected], and we will make one available for you. The Advent kits available for pick-up include candles to make an advent wreath, a do-it-yourself cardstock nativity scene, and supplies to hang the provided Advent daily countdown cards.
Advent kits can also be accessed online for families to print at home.
Serve
We believe that actively serving not only brings us closer to God, but reminds us to love others like He does. Through serving, you'll use the unique ways that God has gifted you to help create welcoming environments where he can change lives.
There are so many ways you can get involved depending on your level of interest, time and availability. Consider expressing an interest in helping out . Check out ways different ways to serve.
Family News
Do you have Family News you'd like to share with our church family? Email [email protected] and let us know!