If you’re unfamiliar with the Valentines party, you might be suprised at what you find Friday or Saturday night. It’s not a typical church service, made up of standing and sitting and standing, or long, awkward, silent moments, or embarrassing performances. In fact, it’s not really a church night at all, except for a short 5 minute message from our pastor at the end.

Rather, it’s a night to give something back to our community. It’s a night to welcome friends, neighbours, co-workers, and to introduce them to our congregation.

This year our theme is ‘Great Canadian Love Songs,’ and you’ll see and hear impersonations of fabulous artists like Bryan Adams, Tom Cochrane, the Guess Who, Kim Mitchell, Rush, Paul Anka, Sarah McLachlan, Gordon Lightfoot, Blue Rodeo, Ann Murray, Steppenwolf, Corey Hart, and a dozen more!

Comedy, choreographed routines, rockin’ music, tasty deserts, and an atomosphere of fun will make this a night you’ll remember. Please join us!

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DEAR GOD, help me be a good sport in the game of life. I don’t ask for an easy place in the lineup.  Put me anywhere you need me.  I only ask that I can give you 100% of everything I have.  If all the hard drives seem to come my way, I thank you for the compliment.  Help me to remember that you never send a player more trouble then he can handle with your help…

And help me, Lord, to accept the bad breaks as part of the game.  May I always play on the square no matter what others do…Help me study…THE BOOK so I’ll know the rules…

Finally, God, if the natural turn of events goes against me and I am benched for sickness or old age, help me accept that as a part of the game, too.  Keep me from whimpering that I was framed or that I got a raw deal.  And when I finish the final inning, I ask for no laurels; all I want is to believe in my heart, I played as well as I could and that I didn’t let you down.  Amen.

• We must talk to God about people before we talk to people about God.  (D. L. Moody)
  

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