Begin, Belong, Become

Today's devotional from Pastor Sam.

Today's devotional from Pastor Sam.

For a mobile friendly version of our service, visit YouVersion.    

Additional Family Resources can be found near the bottom of this post.

Welcome

Worship in Song

Worship in Prayer

Let’s join together as the church to declare our gratitude and lift our requests to God as we surrender together to His will for us.  We are reminded that our prayers don't need to be limited to our gatherings on Sundays, we can pray together daily as the church! As you pray through these 6 areas, use this prayer guide (click here) to help your daily prayer focus all week long.

Give thanks and pray:

• for your family.
• for your church family, friends, and neighbours.
• for our pastors, staff and church leaders.
• for healthcare and front line workers.
• for our city and government.
• for our EMCC denomination and our Mission Partners.

Worship Through Giving

Giving back to God is a regular expression of worship, gratitude and praise. See our giving options. 

Offering Prayer: God thank you for everything that you have provided to us. We give back to you as an expression of worship, gratitude, and praise for who you are. You are a good good father. Thank you that through this challenging time, we are assured that we do not need to worry, but trust that you will provide for our needs. Help us to be generous with what you have given, and lead us into opportunities to bless and serve others with the resources you have given to us. In Jesus’ name. Amen

Worship In The Word

Message - Pastor Sam Devine – Choose Joy

Message Handout

Song of Reflection

What is God calling you to trust Him in as the source of joy?

How will you express the joy of the Lord in your life today?

Additional Resources:

Kids Resources: for families with young children

• Songs for Worship that your kids will know from Preschool Praisers or Kids Konnection.
• Access to our HomeFront resource.
• Email Cheryl Goings, our Children's Ministry Director for additional ideas and resources for crafting a child-friendly service.

RightNow Media:

• A reminder that access to RightNow Media is available and free for anyone.

We are praying that your in home services will be a fruitful time of experiencing God's presence and enjoying time with Him whether you are on your own or with others, we remain united by the Holy Spirit alive in us! As you gather, feel free to post a picture to our church Facebook page! Let’s share the joy of our times meeting with God, whatever they look like!

Today's devotional from Pastor Rob.

Growing a partnership across cultures is challenging, but deeply rewarding. For many years, Albright Church has been connected with the Church in the rural region of Gens de Nantes (GDN) in the North-East Department in Haiti. This past November, a small team from Albright travelled to Haiti to focus specifically on listening to our partners. Together with EMCC World Partners facilitators, and several of our partners; Frere Richard (Teacher), Mis. Ketely (Clinic Nurse), Herlynda (Partnership Facilitator), Hernso (School Director), Dr. Emmanuel (Clinic Doctor), and Dr. Sammy (Translator), Pastors Maccene and Abdon (AEM Pastors) we saw God at work in many ways. 

Over the next few weeks, Joey, Lorna and Lindsey will be sharing their personal reflections through the blog. We encourage you to engage with the weekly posts, and learn more about the exciting things that God is doing through our partners. Use these posts as a way to learn how to pray more intentionally for our brothers and sisters in Haiti.

Today, the clinic continues to operate daily, accepting patients from within Gens De Nantes, as well as from regions surrounding it. The Clinic Staff have chosen together to remain open, taking the risk that they may contract Covid-19 from their patients as there is little PPE available in Haiti. Their heart is to continue to care for the most vulnerable in their community, and they are placing themselves in the will of God, trusting in Him for every need.

One of the other GDN leaders, "God can solve the problem of the [shortage of physical] resource we have, and provide when we use what we have been given to meet the needs of others around us".

Thank God that our partners are continuing to be faithful to Jesus and to their community in this time. Please pray that more PPE may be secured for the clinic staff to use daily. Pray that God will protect these frontline workers from infection, and that he may show much grace to them in His time. 

Today's words of encouragement from Pastor Nathan.

For a mobile friendly version of our service, visit YouVersion. 

Additional Family Resources can be found near the bottom of this post.

Welcome

Worship in Song

Worship in Prayer

Let’s join together as the church to declare our gratitude and lift our requests to God as we surrender together to His will for us.  We are reminded that our prayers don't need to be limited to our gatherings on Sundays, we can pray together daily as the church! As you pray through these 6 areas, use this prayer guide to help your daily prayer focus all week long.

Give thanks and pray:

• for your family.
• for your church family, friends, and neighbours.
• for our pastors, staff and church leaders.
• for healthcare and front line workers.
• for our city and government.
• for our EMCC denomination and our Mission Partners.

Worship Through Giving

Giving back to God is a regular expression of worship, gratitude and praise. See our giving options. 

Offering Prayer: God thank you for everything that you have provided to us. We give back to you as an expression of worship, gratitude, and praise for who you are. You are a good good father. Thank you that through this challenging time, we are assured that we do not need to worry, but trust that you will provide for our needs. Help us to be generous with what you have given, and lead us into opportunities to bless and serve others with the resources you have given to us. In Jesus’ name. Amen

Worship In The Word

Message - Pastor Sam Devine – Does God Care?

Message Handout

Song of Reflection

What table has God spread for you in recent days?

How can you bless others with a table of grace?

Additional Resources:

Kids Resources: for families with young children

• Songs for Worship that your kids will know from Preschool Praisers or Kids Konnection.
• Access to our HomeFront resource.
• Email Cheryl Goings, our Children's Ministry Director for additional ideas and resources for crafting a child-friendly service.

RightNow Media:

• A reminder that access to RightNow Media is available and free for anyone.

We are praying that your in home services will be a fruitful time of experiencing God's presence and enjoying time with Him whether you are on your own or with others, we remain united by the Holy Spirit alive in us! As you gather, feel free to post a picture to our church Facebook page! Let’s share the joy of our times meeting with God, whatever they look like!

Words of encouragement from Pastor Sam.

Today's message of encouragement from Pastor Sam.

For a mobile friendly version of our service, visit YouVersion.  

Additional Family Resources can be found near the bottom of this post.

Call to Worship

Welcome

Worship in Song

Click for a playlist of Songs to Worship with.  

Worship in Prayer

Let’s join together as the church to declare our gratitude and lift our requests to God as we surrender together to His will for us.  We are reminded that our prayers don't need to be limited to our gatherings on Sundays, we can pray together daily as the church! As you pray through these 6 areas, use this prayer guide to help your daily prayer focus all week long.

Give thanks and pray:

• for your family.
• for your church family, friends, and neighbours.
• for our pastors, staff and church leaders.
• for healthcare and front line workers.
• for our city and government.
• for our EMCC denomination and our Mission Partners.

Worship Through Giving

Giving back to God is a regular expression of worship, gratitude and praise. See our giving options. 

Offering Prayer: God thank you for everything that you have provided to us. We give back to you as an expression of worship, gratitude, and praise for who you are. You are a good good father. Thank you that through this challenging time, we are assured that we do not need to worry, but trust that you will provide for our needs. Help us to be generous with what you have given, and lead us into opportunities to bless and serve others with the resources you have given to us. In Jesus’ name. Amen

Worship In The Word

Message - Pastor Sam Devine – The Crown of Victory

Message Handout

Songs of Reflection

Have you claimed your crown of victory through Christ?

How is the crown of Jesus’ victory changing your thinking and acting?

Additional Resources:

Kids Resources: for families with young children

• Songs for Worship that your kids will know from Preschool Praisers or Kids Konnection.
• Access to our HomeFront resource.
• Email Cheryl Goings, our Children's Ministry Director for additional ideas and resources for crafting a child-friendly service.

RightNow Media:

• A reminder that access to RightNow Media is available and free for anyone.

We are praying that your in home services will be a fruitful time of experiencing God's presence and enjoying time with Him whether you are on your own or with others, we remain united by the Holy Spirit alive in us! As you gather, feel free to post a picture to our church Facebook page! Let’s share the joy of our times meeting with God, whatever they look like!

For a mobile friendly version of our service, visit YouVersion.  

If you are celebrating Good Friday with children, click here for an additional Family Guide, including a simple recipe for unleavened bread you can make together!

Welcome

Worship

Worship In The Word

Message - Pastor Sam Devine – The Crown of Suffering

Communion Guide

Today's words of encouragement from Pastor Nathan.

Message of encouragement from Pastor Sam.

For a mobile friendly version of our service, visit YouVersion.  

Call to Worship

Welcome

Worship in Song

Click for a playlist of Songs to Worship with.  

Worship in Prayer

Let’s join together as the church to declare our gratitude and lift our requests to God as we surrender together to His will for us.  We are reminded that our prayers don't need to be limited to our gatherings on Sundays, we can pray together daily as the church! As you pray through these 6 areas, use this prayer guide to help your daily prayer focus all week long.

Give thanks and pray:

• for your family.
• for your church family, friends, and neighbours.
• for our pastors, staff and church leaders.
• for healthcare and front line workers.
• for our city and government.
• for our EMCC denomination and our Mission Partners.

Worship Through Giving

Giving back to God is a regular expression of worship, gratitude and praise. See our giving options. 

Offering Prayer: God thank you for everything that you have provided to us. We give back to you as an expression of worship, gratitude, and praise for who you are. You are a good good father. Thank you that through this challenging time, we are assured that we do not need to worry, but trust that you will provide for our needs. Help us to be generous with what you have given, and lead us into opportunities to bless and serve others with the resources you have given to us. In Jesus’ name. Amen

Worship In The Word

Message - Pastor Sam Devine – The Crown of Beauty

Message Handout

Song of Reflection

The lyrics for this song can be found in the comment section on YouTube.

What choices are you making to grow deep into the soil of God?  

What jewel in your crown of beauty do you need to see the most?

We are looking forward to celebrating Good Friday together this coming week. You are invited to prepare for communion in a new way.  We encourage you to pick up bread/crackers and juice this week, or to use what you have at home that can be an appropriate symbol for you of the broken body and the shed blood of Jesus.  

As part of the Good Friday order of service, we will be providing a written guide for reflection and participation in communion. Feel free to participate in your unique setting. Share communion as a family, as a couple, maybe as a Life Group over a zoom connection, or even share communion over the phone with a friend/family member at a distance. There are many ways to participate together, even if we are on our own.

Additional Resources:

Kids Resources: for families with young children

• Songs for Worship that your kids will know from Preschool Praisers or Kids Konnection.
• Access to our HomeFront resource.
• Email Cheryl Goings, our Children's Ministry Director for additional ideas and resources for crafting a child-friendly service.

RightNow Media:

• A reminder that access to RightNow Media is available and free for anyone.

We are praying that your in home services will be a fruitful time of experiencing God's presence and enjoying time with Him whether you are on your own or with others, we remain united by the Holy Spirit alive in us! As you gather, feel free to post a picture to our church Facebook page! Let’s share the joy of our times meeting with God, whatever they look like!

Words of encouragement from Pastor Rob.