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Canada Day Block Party

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July 1, 2011.  Southwinds held their annual kickoff to summer with a Canada Day Block Party in the community of Lake Chaparral.  There were 800 attendees on a beautiful sunny day.  We had lots of members of Southwinds Church helping to host the event, along with our friends from Mountain Creek Baptist of Greenville, SC and David Baptist Church of Kings Mountain, NC.  One week prior to the event, door hangers were delivered to 3000 homes of Chaparral by members of Rocky Knoll & Earls Grove Baptist Churches from Walhalla, SC.

The event was totally free!  We had a bouncy house and a giant slide, children’s crafts, facepainting, and lots of food, including hot dogs, chips, pop, and cotton candy.

At the information table, there was information on Southwinds Church Worship Service, Summer Camps & Programs, Free Children’s Bibles, and Free Canada flags and lapel pins.  106 Children’s Bibles were taken, a huge success!

 

June 2011: Busy Summer Begins

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There is so much happening here in Calgary this summer.

In May, we had two teams staying in our home on different weeks, helping with Pastor Bo’s basement construction so we can house additional Southwinds Church mission teams.

Denise Shirley arrived on June 14th to stay for 8 weeks as our student missionary again.  We are thrilled to have her with us again, as she brings many talents and she has a heart for Calgarians.  Denise is a hard worker, and more importantly, loves serving Jesus here in Calgary.

Denise is pictured helping with her friends at Southwinds in Sunday School.

June 18th.  A first year team from Rocky Knoll Baptist Church of Walhalla, SC arrives.  This week, they will be walking and delivering door hangers to 7900 homes in South Calgary to promote our summer camps, block parties, and kids fun day activities.  They will be conducting a few kids fun day activities and helping to get our cotton candy machine warmed up for the other summer teams!

June 24th.  A team of four arrives from David Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, NC.  Andrea’s niece, Rachel Chapman, will be on this team!  On Saturday, June 25th, they will assist Andrea and Tim with a mega event “Stampede Breakfast” at Lake Chaparral where there is an expected attendance of over 4000 people.  Wow!

June 25th.  Mountain Creek Baptist of Greenville, SC will be joining David Baptist for another week of service.  This will be Mountain Creek’s fifth summer serving with us.  These two teams will be conducting a few Kids Fun Days community events, prayer-walking, and a huge Canada Day Block Party in Chaparral on July 1st.

Wyoming Mission Trip

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Tim will be leading a team of four to Casper, Wyoming in June 2011.  The team will be working alongside Boyd Avenue Baptist Church of Casper, Wyoming and will be assisting with Vacation Bible School at a church plant.  Their theme is “Big Apple Adventure.”

This will be the first mission trip for three of the four team members.  Please pray for safe travels, good health, their families back in Calgary that are apart from them, and for the families and children that they will minister to while they are in Wyoming.

Boyd Avenue Baptist Church will be sending a mission team to work with us at Southwinds again this summer.  This will be their third year with us.  Ed Tharp and his team do an outstanding job every year.  Thank you, Ed, for allowing us to reciprocate by allowing us to serve with you.

Be the Change – Save a Life

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Tim’s Sermon at Southwinds Church, Calgary, AB on December 26, 2010.  Tim began by explaining the history of Boxing Day.

Be the Change, Save a Life

To hear the audio sermon, click on the link above which will take you to the iTunes page for Southwinds Church, and then select ”Be the Change – Save a Life” from December 26, 2010. Below are some of the high lights and scriptures used:

For 2011, ABC News will be providing a segment called, “Be the Change – Save a Life.”  This is a global health initiative to bring attention to today’s most pressing health challenges and to inspire people to act.

How many of us used the washroom this morning?

  • Worldwide, 2.6 BILLION people lack access to basic sanitation services.
  • A child dies every 10 seconds due to the lack of proper hygiene brought about by the lack of these services.
  • Worldwide, 1.6 MILLION children die annually due to the lack of fresh/clean drinking water.

According to the www.habitat.ca, over 1 MILLION Canadians can’t afford to pay for basic necessities such as electricity, rent, food, or shelter and must choose what is most important.

  • 9.4 % of Canadians or nearly 3.4 MILLION Canadians live below the LICO or Low Income Cut Off level ( Family of 4 is $32,000 annual)

After hearing these harsh and disturbing statistics, do you feel like doing something to help out?  Would you:

  • Give more food or water to the food bank collection?
  • Volunteer at a shelter or other service that helps those in need?
  • Maybe travel on an international mission others in a foreign land?

Do you feel like Being the Change to Save a Life?  Will you act?

How can you “Be the Change to Save Life” for Eternity?

John 3:17. The term “SAVED” means that the person has accepted Christ as their Lord and Savior and have been saved from eternal hell because they Believe in Him, Jesus Christ.

Romans 10: 9-13.

Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, along with the Ipsos-Reid polling firm, co-sponsored surveys in 1996, 2003 and 2007 to determine the percentage of Evangelical Christians in Canada.

  • 19% of Canadians classified themselves as Evangelical Christians according to the answers to the survey. Based on 32 million people, slightly over 6 million people.  OR 26 MILLION people that aren’t SAVED.

Of the 19% who claim to be evangelical Christians:

  • Only 8 % attended Evangelical churches on a regular basis.
  • 7% attended Roman Catholic churches on a regular basis.
  • 4% attend other mainstream churches with Evangelical doctrines.

Definition of Evangelical:       Being in agreement with the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the four Gospels:  Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.

John 4: 9-10.      GIFT from God.

Matthew 28:19-20.      GO and share this gift with others.

Be the Change:   Save a Life for all eternity.

Do You Believe?

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On Sunday November 7th, Tim was asked to preach to the Southwinds’ congregation since Pastor Bo was away. Tim’s message of  “Do You Believe?” focused on the word believe. Tim referenced John 3:16-18, God’s gift and promise to all the world; John 20:24-31 & 1 Peter 1:8-9, blessed are those who believe in the unseen; Jude 1:5-7, examples of what happens to those who do not believe or rebel against God; Romans 10:8-13, the GOOD NEWS is here to save you. Tim was thrilled to be able to share the good news with Southwinds members and a few visitors.

Later that same evening, Tim & Andrea traveled to northeast Calgary where Tim preached to the Filipino congregation of Bridge International Church.  This Southern Baptist church is currently searching for a new pastor and has been using seminary students and others in the interim.  This congregation uses the building facilities of another Canadian Baptist Church.  Of the 25 Canadian National Baptist Convention (Southern Baptist) churches in Calgary, only 5 own their own building. All other churches rent their space, just like Southwinds Church.

Tim and Andrea were greeted by many smiling faces. Tim took this opportunity to share God’s word using the message presented to Southwinds earlier that day. Although Tim had this message placed on him back in late July, he had no idea he would get to share it twice the same day, especially to a Filipino congregation.

Also, during this service, Tim was asked to lead the church family in the Lord’s Supper. Although Tim had participated many times, he had never facilitated this special event. But God was present and the remembrance of the Last Supper proceeded without a hitch. Tim was also able to pray for a woman who was flying to the Philippines due to the death of her sister.

This was a special night for them both. New relationships were made as some members of Bridge International Church  knew of Southwinds Church because they had even attended Southwinds’ community block parties held in Cranston. God is awesome!

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus in Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him form the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:9 NIV

Do You Believe?

To hear the audio sermon, click on the link above which will take you to the iTunes page for Southwinds Church, and then select “Do You Believe?” from November 7, 2010.

Fall Life Groups with Tim

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Tim is leading two Life Groups this fall.  What is a Life Group?  A Life Group is a small group Bible study that meets in someone’s home, much like a traditional Sunday School class, just without a church building.

Life Groups are for anyone.  You do not have to be a member or attendee of Southwinds Church or any church to get involved in a Life Group.  The purpose of a Life Group is to create fellowship and encourage dialogue for spiritual growth.

Tuesday nights, Tim leads a life group in the Whitesides’ home.  The present study is “Purpose Driven Life DVD Series.”  Participants are asked to read the book, one chapter per day, and attend the weekly session for the video and discussion.

Wednesday nights, Tim leads a life group at the home of another family, where the discussion is on “How We Got the Bible.”  It is similar to a Bible 101 type class, with historical and factual information about where the Bible came from, who wrote it, why was it written, and how can I apply the Bible to my everyday life.

Anyone can join and participate.  Contact Tim for more details.

Summer Thank You 2010

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With your help, Southwinds Church had a great summer.   Here is a summary of everything that happened.

Over 9000 door hangers delivered.  3 Giant Block Parties. Over 2000 hot dogs.  84 Children in Soccer Camps.  53 Kids in Upward Basketball Chaparral and 64 for Parkland.  85 Children in Tee Ball Camps.  21 Tweens in Wacky Camp Chaparral.  3 Mini Kids Fun Days.  2 Community Service Projects.  30+ Children in Saddle Ridge Ranch VBS Kids Club Southwinds.  Dozens of moms at the craft tables.  Over 100 new Bibles taken.  104  summer missionaries.  3 summer interns and 1 soon-to-be missionary.

Our summer mission teams represented this year were:

Mountain Creek Baptist Church, Greenville, SC

Boyd Avenue Baptist Church, Casper, WY

First Baptist Church, Sumter, SC

First Baptist Church, Kings Mountain, NC

Mountain View Baptist Church, Hickory, NC

Fallston Baptist Church, Fallston, NC

Dawson Street Baptist Church, Thomasville, GA

Oak Grove Baptist Church, Burleson, TX

East Leesville Baptist Church, Leesville, LA

First Baptist Church, Taylors, SC

None of these events and camps could have taken place without the help from the over 100 summer missionaries and church partnerships.  We thank you so much for your continued support and prayers for us, and for your love for the people of Calgary.

Don’t Be A Tumbleweed

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Southwinds Church Kids Sing “Tumbleweed”.  Check out that awesome dancing and singing!  I think we have some future superstars on our hands! ">/0.jpg" alt="YouTube Preview Image" />

We are joined this week with some fabulous kids and teachers from Wyoming and South Carolina who are here to assist us with our Soccer Camps.  These kids know that they don’t want to be a tumbleweed, they are going to be planted deep in God’s word.

Upward Ball Hockey Camp 2010

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During the week of April 19 – 23, Southwinds Church sponsored its second annual Upward Ball Hockey Camp. Last year’s camp was the first ever Upward Ball Hockey Camp in the Province of Alberta. 30 boys & girls came out to Lake Chaparral’s upper rink (without the ice) to run around, learn hockey skills and rules, and hear and lessons from the Bible. Over 20 volunteers from Southwinds Church, Trinity Baptist Church, and even friends from outside the church came to help. God blessed us with great weather and no injuries.

On Friday night, we held a family BBQ event serving hot dogs, chips, pop and a giant Dairy Queen ice cream cake, which was donated by a parent. Afterwards, the kids were back out on the rink for their last games. The kids received their own pro-style hockey stick decorated with their Upward award star stickers, hockey ball, Upward water bottle, and Upward Ball Hockey Camp tee shirt. Most importantly, these children now know that Jesus loves them.

Thank you for your prayers for the children, the volunteers, and the weather.

Enjoy the photos, and don’t forget to watch the brief video clip!

View 2010 Upward Ball Hockey Photos


H2O – A Journey of Faith

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Join us each Tuesday evening at 7:00pm as we view the DVD series, “H2O, A Journey of Faith”

Tim will facilitate this Life Group.  Anyone is welcome, and you do not have to attend every session.  Open discussion is encouraged.

This group meets at Andrea & Tim’s Home.  133 Chapala Grove SE, Calgary.