Heimtal Moravian Church

 

Pastor:                      Rev. Matt Gillard

Phone:                      (780) 239-2005

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  2010

 

Pastor:             Rev. Matthew Gillard

 

Elders:             Ruth Brackenbury

                          Faye Lentz

                          Betty Voelker

 

Trustees:         Norm Lentz

                          Gordon Mansell

                          Wade Lange

                          Grant Wudel

Treasurer:       Elmer Smith

 

Heimtal Messinger

A Monthly Newsletter from the Heimtal Moravian Church                       Vol. 11               No. 03                         March  2010                

Wow! February has seemed to just fly by. It seems to go so fast (at least for me) because of the Olympics. Alongside the World Cup, it is one of my favourite things to watch. The spirit of competition is a beautiful thing to witness. As many of you know I made a trip with a fellow pastor Josh Viste to Vancouver on the first Monday of the Olympics. If you will remember, this was the time when protesters were causing a high alert at the games. When we were there, we got inside info from one of the volunteers that the protesters were threatening to try and douse the Olympic flame. 

 

The protesters, for their part, were protesting a worthy cause.  The high cost of the Olympics, as well as the homeless that are displaced by the games. In every Olympic city, it is usually the poorest area that is refurbished into the Olympic village and  is hopefully revitalized once the games are over, bringing new life  (and hopefully money) into the area. 

 

And while these protests were to not displace the people without homes, and calls a bit of attention to the fact that with the billions of dollars used for the games, a lot could be done to solve social problems across the country, their  protests were done at the wrong place and the wrong time. 

 

This is important because when we as followers of Christ are acting, we must seek to do the right thing at the right time and as in all things, we must do them in love. We are not simply called to be against things, but we are to be FOR things. Most importantly, we are to be FOR God's kingdom. We are to be FOR loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength. We are to be FOR loving our neighbor as our self. 

 

So often we as followers of Christ are portrayed as people against things. This gives the impression that we do more hate than love. It gives the impression that we follow an angry God. Of course, we know that we follow Christ who taught that love wins in all things, and we must do our best to show that to everyone we interact with. 

 

On a completely separate note, We will be installing our new Joint Board on March 7th. Please do your best to be at the service so that we can prayerfully install our leaders into the important ministry of decision making for the coming year. You will also note that the overall liturgy of the service is going to be quite different for the weeks leading up to Easter. I hope you will enjoy these services as we prepare for the Resurrection of our Lord and Saviour. 

 

Peace and Blessings!

 

Pastor Matt