It's Lent 2010 - what are you giving up?

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18th, 2010 - 7:30 pm - the first film of our Lenten Film Festival - Tom Hanks in Cast Away. Popcorn and drinks are available. Bring a friend, bring your family. Good food, good prices, good friends.

Next Week - "My House in Umbria - Maggie Smith and Ronny Barker.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20th, 2010 - Beaches 3rd Annual Kids Program Open House - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Beaches Recreation Centre Gym.

- 2:00 pm - Movie - The Golden Rule by filmmaker Tina Petrova - Beaches Library

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21st, 2010 - First Sunday in Lent, join us for worship at 10:30 am Rev. Matt. McKay leading.

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23rd, 2010 - 6:00 pm - Riverdale Public Library - Reading and Writing Mysteries.

NOTE: PAR Program - Please speak to, or write to Sheila MacDonald if you wish to contribute to the church with monthly bank/credit card withdrawals. FOR THOSE ALREADY ON PAR, please let Julie or the office know if you wish to continue getting a box of envelopes. We need to know by March 14th, 2010. sheilamac34@rogers.com or office@beacheschurch.org

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24th, 2010 - St. Andrew's Church, King Street, Noonhour Meditation series - The Rev. Dr. Karen Dimock - "The Last Supper" - 12:00 Organ selections; 12:15 Meditation; 12:45 Lunch.

Wednesday afternoon at the movies - Beaches Library - 2:00 pm - "Bandwagon"

MISSION CAPSULES: Our gifts to Presbyterians Sharing ... support Saskatoon Native Circle Ministry (SNCM), an inner city ministry offering food and friendship to those in need in downtown Saskatoon. The Rev. Stewart Folster works to establish a relationship of caring and trust with everyone who comes through the front door of the drop-in centre. He invites people to SNCM's healing circle and worship service, which are held in the same building, and helps them to feel that they belong. "We are trying to provide a place where street people can drop in and feel at home," says Stewart. "I think we are like family, and we take care of each other." Let us pray for Saskatoon Native Circle Ministry and for Stewart, as he works to make a difference in the lives of people struggling to survive in inner city Saskatoon.

SATURDAY, MARCH 6th, 2010 - 4:30 pm - Jazz Vespers Series - Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Avenue - Joe Sealy and Paul Novotny.


AND FROM TWO OF OUR VERY OWN -

Q: How can God be omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent??

A: "The Holy Ghost can split into a whole bunch of ghosts, which can fly everywhere!"

A: "God is like a really big puzzle ... maybe 100 pieces - that are scattered all over the place, but you can put them altogether to make one thing!"


Have a good week - MB