HEIMTAL

MESSENGER

Pastor:                      Rev. Fred Tober

Phone:                      (780) 466 - 2382

Office:                       R. R. 3 S. Edmonton, AB. T6H4N7

Phone                       (780) 955—7305  Office

 

Email                        heimtal@telus.net

Web                          www.heimtal.com

 

 

Heimtal Joint Board Members  2009

 

Elders:             Ruth Brackenbury

                          Faye Lentz

                          Betty Voelker

 

Trustees:         Norm Lentz

                          Gordon Mansell

                          Stephen Perrault

                          Elmer Smith

Monthly Newsletter from the Heimtal Moravian Church                       Vol. 10                    No. 7                              July, 2009

 

 

From The Pastor:

 

           This probably is my last front page as pastor of Heimtal Moravian Church.  I had a more seasonal type of article all ready to submit, but I discarded it.  In view of recent developments this is my farewell letter to the congregation.

           It would appear that at this point I end my ministry as I started it: serving a small congregation part-time for two years.  I started serving a congregation at Alberta Beach while still attending the faculty of Education at the U of A in 1966, and continued to serve them while teaching until 1968.  This is now my “second” retirement.  At the moment there is nothing on the horizon, but who knows what opportunities and needs may present themselves down the road.  In the meantime; I have projects lined up, including more time in the great outdoors, that will keep me occupied.

           As I leave Heimtal I am happy for the congregation.  You are getting a new pastor who will hopefully lead the congregation into a renewed ministry and future.  There is also a tinge of sadness.  You are a wonderful bunch.  We have enjoyed our ministry with you, and both of us have been blessed by our association with Heimtal.  Leaving a congregation, even though I just served on an interim basis, always involves a certain amount of grieving.  However, we are not leaving the Edmonton area, and it is very likely that our paths will cross time and again in the future.

           I thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve Heimtal Moravian Church.

           May God bless you now and always.

 

           SHALOM!

 

           Pastor Fred

 

I thank my God every time I remember you.  In all my prayers for all of you, I always psray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.   (Philippians 1:3-4)