Emmanuel's Seniors Journal

I was asked today to explain how to add a comment to blogger.  I know if you have a Google Account it is really easy to add a comment.  A Google Account will offer you many options and is worth signing up for one.  I personally use the Google reader and calendar often.  However...back to our conversation on how to add a comment.  When you are on the blog page, you will see at the end of post the word comment.  Click on that then a pop-up box will appear with the following inside: Robin (Google Account) – Sign Out Email follow-up comments to lenajoy1@gmail.com OpenID  OpenID LiveJournal WordPress TypePad AIM Name/URL Name URL Anonymous If you click email follow-up whatever is posted after you leave a comment will be sent to your email box. If you click one of the three blogger will direct you, and if you are signed into Google it will be very simple. Try posting a comment under anonymous but in the post you can ...

  Fall this year came quickly, perhaps it is because summer seemed to be slow in coming and the hot days never really arrived.  Growing in Grace had the annual Thanksgiving Banquet this week. Betty Collins and her team prepared a delicious meal, turkey, potatoes, vegetables, cranberries, stuffing, and pumpkin pie for dessert.  Thank you Betty and team for the wonderful meal. Audrey Spate once again created an comfortable feeling in the fellowship hall with all of her creativity and decorations.  Thank you Audrey for the little touches of fall color and the homemade jam you generously gave each of us who attended. Thank you to Huge, June, Susan, and Glen who helped with the clean-up after the banquet. The next Growing in Grace banquet will be in December.  More details will be in the bulletin closer to Christmas. I was good to see many people attend, we had over 50 people come out.  I enjoy gatherings like this one where I can meet many of you an...

While I write today, I am sitting in a super 8 hotel room enjoying a leisurely morning of drinking coffee, prayer, and reading emails.  Ernie and Helen Atkinson sent me a link that they thought I would be interested in--they were correct! I would like to share this link from the cbc.ca radio titled Caregiving Part 2 with all of you...especially for those of us who are caregivers to our parents.  My desire is to provide encouragement, and information for those who are walking through transitions in life.  One thought from this message that stood out for me was we can not care for our elders alone, we need to be in community, leaning on each other for encouragement, and help.  I believe, no matter what transition we are walking through we need our community to walk along side us.  This is a very insightful article. Love to all...Robin P.S Revelstoke is beautiful when I get back I would like to post a few pictures from my journeys on Mount Revelsoke.

I will be gone until October 12.  Please check out my blog Robin's Journey I posted a video titled "Creation."  Please sit back and enjoy... Love to all... Robin

The conference this year went well, seventy people attended. Doreen's catering provided us with two types of soup, and homemade sandwiches and cookies. It was good to hear Bob McLeod and Gordon Brown speak forth God's message. The location for the 2010 Seniors' conference was at Rock of Ages Lutheran Church. Thank you to the staff and all the volunteers' from both the Rock of Ages Church and Emmanuel Baptist Church for making this years conference possible. Blessings of love to all who attended. Thanks Gordon Brown Thanks Vangie Whitbread from Living Light Books Thanks Tom and Brenda Sibley for leading us in worship Psalm 23 A psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; you...

Third Annual Seniors’ Fall Conference "Serving the Lord with Passion and Purpose" 9:30 a.m. Registration 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Conference $10:00 Registration Fee per person—includes lunch Please Register Before September 24, 2010 Host Church Location: Rock of Ages Lutheran Brethren 130 Kingsmere Place, Saskatoon,SK S7J 3V7   The speakers for this years conference are Rev. Bill McLeod , Rev. Gordon Brown, and the worship leaders are Tom and Brenda Sibley. If you are interested in helping we are looking for volunteers to help serve lunch and ushers please contact Robin or Trevor for more information. Contact: Robin Sloboda (Director of Senior’s Ministry), Emmanuel Baptist Church Cell: 281-5205 or Trevor Malyon Chaplin Caleb Manor Cell: 477-1555

On Saturday night September 11, over 40 people attended the Fall Gathering at Emmanuel Baptist Church. Albertine Spieser who turned 95 this year, provided background music throughout the evening. Thank you Albertine for your commitment to ministry, and how your love for God shows in all that you do. I would like to thank those who helped make this event a success: Glen and Susan Clark, Shirley Moore, Gwen Hamilton, Flora Geissler, Trudy and Barney VanderZiel, Mikaela Sloboda, Murray Sloboda, and Dorine Millner. And a special thank you to all who attended. It was good to gather with you and visited with a few of you. I am looking forward to the fall and all the ministry opportunities that will begin. An Announcement: I will be out of my office from September 17th until the 26. I will be flying to Vancouver to begin my journey into MDiv at Carey Theological College. Your prayers are coveted, and please pray for Murray as I will be gone for nine days. Also, please pray for those ...