Thursday's Big Question

Please read this for background about Thursday Big Question Posts.

Why Do We Pray?

When we pray we talk to God. God wants us to speak to him in our own words.

We can praise God. We can give thanksgiving to God. We can confess to God what we have done wrong and how we may have hurt people. We can ask God for help. And we can ask God to take good care of others and the world.

When we pray we are sharing our life with God and God is helping us to feel good.

The Bible tells us, "Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life." Philippians 4:6-7.

What's Happening Wednesday

We are going Bowling on January 17 after church.
Mark your calendars!
Details will be forthcoming.

Christmas Services

Join us at Sparling United Church for Christmas Services.

Longest Night Service
Monday, December 21 @ 7 PM @ Atlantic Garden City
Longest Night speaks of the God who walks beside is in our pain as much as in our joy and helps us to celebrate Christ in the midst of so many mixed messages.

Christmas Eve Family Worship
Thursday, December 24 @ 7 PM
Children are welcome and encouraged to participate in this Service of Joy.

Christmas Eve Carols & Readings
Thursday, December 24 @ 11 PM
A time for Reflection and Praise.

Christmas Day Celebration
Friday, December 25 @ 11 AM
Our Saviour is Born!

Help to adorn our worship space with ethnic cloths, scarves, or decorations to represent all nations coming to Christ. Everyone is invited to bring in these symbols of your heritage to add to the display.

Big Questions

Kids ask Big questions and they also ask Tough questions. Big with a capital B and Tough with a capital C.

It's part of growing up and learning about the world around them. Some questions are easy to answer. Questions like, "why do I have to eat my vegetables?" and "Why do I have to go to bed?" are easier to answer then "Who is God" and "Why do we pray?" and "Why do we go to church?"

As adults and Christians it is important to answer the questions are children pose, but sometimes it's hard to answer questions about faith because we might not even know the answer ourselves or while we may have the answer inside our hearts articulating a response in terms that a youngster will be able to understand.

I'm not going to pretend like I have all the answers, because as everyone knows I'm practically clueless myself; but I can give ideas and directions and tell you what other people say.

From now on Thursdays are going to be The Big Questions Day. I hope they give you tips on how to deal the questions kids ask and to perhaps give you another way of looking at questions of faith.

Blessings,

Carrie

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Join us this Sunday for First Sundays Worship! It's worldwide communion day and the children have prepared the bread for our congregation. I've got a fun craft planned that you will be able to use year round. There is going to be fun prayers and good songs. It will be good times. :)

Join us at 11 AM!