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Uganda 2024

Uganda 2024 In August 2024, 15 Parksiders will travel to Uganda to build, fit, and give away wheelchairs and crutches to those in need. All donations to this team's trip are eligible for a year-end tax receipt for income tax purposes. All donations are non-refundable. Should the trip be canceled or the team raises more funds than is needed for this trip, the excess or remaining funds will be put towards future missions teams being sent from Parkside Church. Donate

Uganda 20242024-01-02T13:00:09-07:00

Home from College

Home from College: Reconnecting With Your Young Adult at Christmas By Amanda Salmon This Christmas was our first time having a child return home from college. I did not give much thought to what this might require other than making lots of plans to do Christmas activities like usual for our family. I very quickly found myself living in a place of disappointment because things were not happening as I expected. I thought I was prepared since I checked in with her a couple of weeks before her return about what activities she’d like to join (i.e. our family tradition of decorating a Christmas tree followed by watching a Christmas movie), but I’m learning again that things don’t always go according to plan. In anticipation of her arrival, my younger daughter and I found three [...]

Home from College2023-12-21T09:47:35-07:00

A New Year

MONDAYS PRETEEN (GRADE 4-6):  Starts January 8th at 6:30pm. parksidechurch.ca/preteen. CARPTENTER’S SONS (MEN):  A time of fellowship, praise, discussion and prayer. Connect with Ron Raible at rsraible@shaw.ca or 604-771-9493. Start date January 15th. TUESDAYS SCHOOL PRAYER:  Contact Carolyn Nelson (nelsons@telus.net) about this 9:00am prayer meeting for our schools (first Tuesday of the month at Parkside). WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY:  Dive into the books of 1/2/3 John with this inductive Bible Study method by Jen Wilkin.  Starts January 16th at Parkside (6:45-8:30pm). No childcare available. Go to https://pc.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2052248 to sign-up. YOUNGLIFE (GRADE 10-12):  Starts January 9 at 6:57pm in the Youth Centre. Visit parksidechurch.ca/youth. WEDNESDAYS MOMS STUDY GROUP:  Continues in the New Year on January 17th at 9:00am. Community, prayer, and discussion around the book “What Every Christian Should Know” by Dr. Robert Jeffress. Hosted by Jacelyn Abrahams. CELEBRATE [...]

A New Year2024-01-02T14:20:16-07:00

Christmas at Parkside

We often refer to Christmas as the ‘advent’ season since we reflect on the arrival of our Messiah nearly 2,000 years ago! We have a number of opportunities to reflect and celebrate the birth of Christ: Advent Devotional: Draw close to God each day during this season. Pick-up an Advent devotional ($15 from the Welcome Desk). Four Sundays of Advent: Starting December 3rd, we’ll count down the weeks to Christmas looking at the gift of Jesus each week through a different lens. We’ll also introduce an advent wreath and light a new candle each week to represent the light of Christ coming into a dark world. Finally, each service will include a Parkside testimony of what Jesus has meant in their life. Kids Christmas Presentation: In our December 17th service, our Mini Bears, Grade K-3 and Grade 4-6 [...]

Christmas at Parkside2023-11-26T16:26:58-07:00

This Fall

MONDAYS PRETEEN (GRADE 4-6):  Starts Sept. 11th at 6:30pm. There is a special discipleship program available for grades 5-7 on certain Sundays (details to come). parksidechurch.ca/preteen. CARPTENTER’S SONS (MEN):  A time of fellowship, praise, discussion and prayer. Connect with Ron Raible at rsraible@shaw.ca or 604-771-9493. Start date Sept. 18. TUESDAYS SCHOOL PRAYER:  Contact Carolyn Nelson (nelsons@telus.net) about this 9:00am prayer meeting for our schools (first Tuesday of the month at Parkside). PRECEPT BIBLE STUDY (WOMEN):  Dive into the book of Exodus with this inductive Bible Study method September 12- December 5 at Parkside (6:45-8:30pm). No childcare available. Vist parksidechurch.ca/precept to sign-up. YOUNGLIFE (GRADE 10-12):  Starts Sept. 12th at 7:00pm in the Youth Centre. Visit parksidechurch.ca/youth. WEDNESDAYS GROW CHARACTER:  An intensive spiritual formation curriculum with Pastor Clint. Starts Sept. 13th at 7:00am at the church. pc.churchcenter.com/registrations. MOMS STUDY [...]

This Fall2023-10-26T14:49:08-07:00

Unhoused for 24 Hours

Photo from whatsonmission.ca Unhoused for 24 Hours On a hot and muggy Thursday, Pastor Clint joined six other community members in going unhoused for 24 hours as a way to raise funds for the operation of Mission’s new Medical Mobile Unit. The event was organized by Mission Community Services (MCS) and took place at a local emergency shelter nicknamed, “Haven in the Hollow”. Each participant was dropped off at 4:00pm with only the clothes on their back and a small bag for personal toiletries and a water bottle. Phones, money, wallets, and ID were not allowed. The first activity was to be received into the shelter by staff like anyone else by completing the in-take interview (lots of paperwork) followed by an orientation. During the orientation, a few folks from the shelter and current staff [...]

Unhoused for 24 Hours2023-08-20T19:34:55-07:00

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