If you knew how quickly people would forget about you after your death, you will not seek in your life to please anyone but God. 

- St Chrysostom

Christianity is a radical way of thinking, feeling, and believing.

This conviction only deepened after a conversation with an old acquaintance on social media. I had shared the quote from St Chrysostom above and received a honest and direct response from her:

“You know… I kind of think this is [garbage]. We don’t refuse to “live for God” to be remembered. We do it because sometimes it makes more sense to pick the present moment than to live for the promise of an “elsewhere” (that may or may not come)?”

As I’ve shared elsewhere, I usually don’t engage in social media debate or dialogue as it’s so often fruitless, but as I had known this person to be thoughtful and interesting, and in honour of the friendship we’d shared years ago, I dove in. ...

Jesus is resurrected at Easter and he's gifted us his Holy Spirit at Pentecost. Now what?

Come over each Sunday this season of Trinitytide to discover how the love of God given to us so long ago is also gifted to us today and can shape our modern lives in beautiful and life-giving ways.

Join us for Holy Communion at 10 am and then coffee right after!

Celebrant:

The Rev. Seth Enriquez

Readings:

ROMANS 12:1-8

MATTHEW 16:13-20

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Hymns:

Almighty God *NEW* (Link)

In Tenderness (Link)

Christ Be In My Heart (Link)

To keep up to date with the new songs we're singing this year, listen to them on our church worship playlist here.

Join us at Banff Food & Friends for a delicious meal every Monday from 5pm - 7pm!

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- How to Judge the Church is a short video that addresses the question 'How can we take Christianity seriously, if Christians have so often departed from the tune of Jesus?' 

- Prologue to an Anti-Therapeutic, Anti-Affirmation Movement is a piercing essay by Freddie deBoer on corrosive effect that pop psychology can have on our lives and offers an insight as to how to navigate disapointment in our modern age.

- How Christianity Is Different From Every Religion is a short clip of a lecture given by Dr. John Lennox on the uniqueness of the Christian faith.

- Tim Keller Memorial Sermon: ‘Jesus Came to Serve and Die’ is a powerful sermon delivered by Sam Allberry as the Christian community around the world celebrated the life of Pastor Tim Keller

- Christian Human Rights is an excellent book by Samuel Moyn, professor of law and history at Yale University, that traces the origin of modern human rights anchored in the dignity of human beings born from Christian theology and faith.

- Beware the god of Open Options is a thoughtful reflection on the nature of comittment in an honest faith. 

The Bible is God's written word, given to us by the Holy Spirit as a revelation of God's acts in history and our final authority in matters of faith and practice. 

So we're making time this summer to meet weekly to read the bible, explore and share on our weekly passage, and to grow in faith and friendship.

If you'd like to grow in faith, hope, and love, join us every Wednesday at 7:30pm at The Rectory (406 Buffalo St) with Seth & Brit as they host our summer bible study! 

We're here for you.

If you need prayer and support, always feel free to reach out to us. You can click the button below to submit a prayer request or simply reply to this email. 

Check out Heather Jean Jordan's new music on Bandcamp and purchase online to support her amazing work!

Click the button below to listen to Heather's recent single.

"Join us on Tuesdays in August for a laid-back and fun-filled musical happy-hour break at the Shaw Amphitheatre!

Bring your whole crew, pack a picnic or get food from Maclab Bistro, and grab your lawn chair to soak up some sunshine while enjoying the incredible talents of Bow Valley local artists."

August 1|5 - 6 p.m. | Riley Hana
August 8|5 - 6 p.m. | Liam Cowan
August 22|5 - 6 p.m. |Todd Clarkson
August 29|5 - 6 p.m. | Heather Jean Jordan

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