A Letter from the desk of Pastor

PCIP
Luke

As October rolls in, many of us have

experienced the yearly change back into
various routines: school has started,
vacations have ended and the weather is
beginning to cool. Maybe this is the time
FOOTPRINTS to begin a new faith routine. Not long
ago I gave several messages about the
significance of being able to obey God
and being part of a community of
believers – you can't in fact do one
without the other. Christian faith is done
together-period. Sunday morning
worship certainly is a way to do this but it
is really only a very small portion of the
community pie. There are also things like
serving, being the hand and feet of
Christ, fellowship, teamwork on
committees or projects, to name a few. Yet
one of the most important community
events crucial for every Christian's
ongoing discipleship is what we call Life-
groups, or small groups. Without them we
are handicapped and our faith often
becomes stagnant. There is nothing more
challenging and encouraging than a
group of people with whom one can share
the trials and joys of being a follower of
Christ. I encourage everyone to consider
being a part of one of the groups that
meet to help one another follow Christ

FOLLOWING together.

CHRIST TOGETHER
May God bless you in your journey

Pastor Luke
October 3, 2010
Update from Session
Here is what activities and decisions our
Session has made since the last
newsletter.
A second Greeters and Ushers training
session for those who were unable to
attend the first will be scheduled for later
in this month.
The Church outreach event (free hotdogs
and freezies) for the Pincourt 50th
Anniversary in Bellevue Park was well
received. The town may consider holding
a boating event again next year to
promote the idea of creating a marina at
the park.
Committees are being established to
mentor Presbyterian college students
Samuel and Doreen.
A report on our Vacation Bible Camp
prepared by Janet Evans was approved for
submission to Presbytery. Additional
adult participation will be needed next
year and the congregation will be
approached for help in providing craft
materials. (e.g.: toilet and paper towels
rolls)
Many thanks to Janet Evans for the many
years of hard work, dedication and heart
she has put into the Sunday School. She is
greatly appreciated. Session has discussed
new ideas for a new Sunday School co-
coordinator.
Our congregation received positive
feedback from a francophone Pincourt
resident on the inspirational messages
displayed on our front sign.
That's all folks!
Family Page
If you ask any responsible parent if they
want what is best for their child they will
answer with a resounding yes! If you ask
any responsible Christian parent if they
want their child to grow up knowing and
loving the Lord they too will answer with
a resounding yes! Where parents of all
stripes struggle is with the follow through.
Many studies have been done to see if
there is a statistical correlation between
family activities and d a child's chances
of continuing to walk with the Lord
through the teens and into early
adulthood. What many groups have come
up with are four elements for doing the
best we can for our children as they
mature in faith. While there are no
guarantees of success, they have proven to
be essential. They are:
Prayer-children need to be taught to pray
and have prayer modeled for them by
their parents. Learning from Church is
not nearly as effective as learning it
from home.
Reading Scripture-children need to hear
the word of God and see that their
parents desire to hear the word of God.
Doing Scripture-children also need to see
their parents living the work and
admitting to where they still need God's
help in doing so. Nothing says your
faith is meaningless more that
ignoring the plain teaching of
Scripture or failing to confess sin.
Church-children need to see that the
body of believers is a real priority in
life that does not take a back seat to
other things. While church attendance
and engagement may not be a
salvation issue for a parent it may be
for the next generation.
In the next issue of FOOTPRINTS, I will
share some of the practical ways a parent
can follow through and thus do all we
can to be the best we can-God helping us!
Pastor Luke
Vacation Bible Camp 2010
Vacation Bible Camp (VBS) was held this
summer from August 23rd to the 27th. The
camp ran from 9 am to 4 pm Monday to
Friday. The theme of the camp was “High
Seas Adventure”, and was about the
apostle Paul.
The activities were led by Martha Evans-
Hanna, Debra Hewitt of “Faith Mission”
and Janet Evans. The curriculum came
from the Child Evangelism Fellowship.
The children enjoyed Bible stories, crafts,
activities, games and some great songs!
We had 21 campers! 5youth helpers and 3
leaders. Thank you to all involved.
The highlight of the week was the growth
of the camp, last year we had 8 campers
and this year we were at 21! This gives us
lots of hope for future camps. We are
really looking forward to next year!
Thank you Lord for your presence in our
camp,
Janet
Evans
Hospitality Committee-
We are pleased to see the Welcome
packages have arrived and we encourage
everyone to take on home and read it
through. If a neighbour is interested in
knowing more about the church feel free
to offer them a welcome package to read
through. There are also invitation cards
available so you can give people
something with our address and
gathering times.
Equipping people for ministry is essential
in the church and so the hospitality
committee will soon offer another
training session for greeters and ushers.
We ask that those who were not at the last
training session and who are interested
to please attend this next one.
One direct ministry PCIP is able to be
involved in is the food bank at the
church. We are able to help 10-12 families
in a year as well as give food to a West
Island Christian food bank that services
up to 100 families a week.
Presently the food bank is quite low and
we ask everyone to pitch in and help to
bring it back up with some non perishable
goods. We are in need of things like:
Cereal, pasta, sauce, coffee, tea, soup,
toothpaste, soap, fruit, vegetables, mac
and cheese, instant potatoes.
With Thanks,
Committee members
Nancy, Eric, Janet, Ruth Luke and Elly.
Our motto
“Giving of ourselves for the good of our
neighbour”
Our Church Family f the family. Following a 9 month spell of
unemployment, Pat was hired by Michelin
–Ruth and Pat Horan
tire and they lived in Nova Scotia for two
and one half years.
Two men from Canada went to Europe to
help fight against the fascist regimes
They returned to Montreal with a six
during the 1940's. Both soldiers returned
month old son. Adrian was born in May
to Canada with Wives. Ruth's mother was
1973. Sian followed in July 1974 and
from Birmingham, England while Pat's
Chris happened along in February 1979.
mom was from Pontypridd, South Wales.

Ruth joined the Presbyterian church of Ile

Ruth has one younger sister residing in
Perrot not long after the family moved to
Hamilton and a younger brother living
Pincourt, Pat was reluctant until the day
in living in Uxbridge Ontario. They grew
he met Jesus who became his Lord and
up in an area called “Park extension”
Saviour, on October 28, 1989
and attended Livingston United Church.

The Bible has caused us both to come

Pat has one older brother now in Whitby
alive in a way we could never dream of.
and 2 younger brothers around the
We have been blessed with 3 amazing
Montreal area. Church for them was non-
children. Adrian met and married
existent.
Naoko from Japan. They live in Courtice,
just this side of Oshawa with 3 beautiful
Strangely enough, Ruth and Pat met at a
children and they attend Trulls Road
Sunday school picnic at the beach in
Free Methodist Church. Sian married
Plattsburg in NT. His older brother was
Sylvain a few years back and they live in
trying to arrange a meeting with Lynda,
Beauharnois with a beautiful and bright
a young Sunday school teacher from the
young Jessika. They attend Westview Bible
church he then attended. That did not
Church. Chris met and married Hikari,
happen. What did happen however was
also from Japan. They have a precious
that Pat saw Ruth, a lovely young lady
daughter, Melia and they live in Tokyo.
and decided to get to know her. As it
Church is not a factor for their lives just
turned out, Ruth was the older sister of
yet. but we're still praying. We visited
the teacher Pat was supposed to meet.
them a few times and were encouraged to
They dated for 18 months, got engaged worship Jesus at a small Baptist Church
and married 18 months later in July not far from their home. It was a strange
1969. Ruth had planned a trip to Europe experience to sing hymns in Japanese
with high school friends and left for a few (phonetically and in Romanji), the tunes
months. Pat waited eagerly and patiently were certainly familiar!
for her to return. One year after their
Looking back, we can see that God's hand
wedding Ruth returned to Europe, but
was always near. His eye is on the sparrow
this time Pat joined her. To facilitate
and we know now that He watches us.
travel, they purchased a 500cc Triumph
Today we have a special relationship with
motor-cycle and toured West Europe for 5
an awesome God, creator, sustainer, and
months.
Saviour. The Bible is our daily source for
They returned to Canada just before a life that has been transformed, and is
Christmas and shocked the daylights out continually being transformed. Together
we have walked with Him for 21 years.
Imagine, 21 years out of a life that has
promises for all eternity, with HIM. We're
just getting started!
Our God is an AWESOME GOD! All praise
and honour are HIS and may all who
read our little story be blessed by His
power, might, grace and LOVE.
Ruth and Pat Horan
A word of thanks
A big word of thanks to all who helped
with the window removal and
installation of the wall. It was a great
day of community building. There is still
more work to be done and the board
would appreciate a helping hand with
various finishing touches. If you can help
please speak to Pat Horan.
Marriage: A gift from God
We meet, we fall in love, and we get
married! We start off all bright eyed and
bushy tailed, full of love and
expectations, anticipating the years of joy
and fulfillment to come. We imagine
making our lives together and of our
dreams coming true. On some level we
know that marriage takes work, but we
love each other, it can't be that hard!!
And then reality set in. “what do you
mean you don't want kids?!” or “You
want HOW many kids??” or “man, your
cooking stinks!” or “I hate my job”,
“you're so moody all the time, you used to
be more fun” or “but I want to!”
Marriage is HARD!! It takes love,
understanding, patience, kindness,
truthfulness, trust, perseverance,
selflessness, sacrifice and teamwork, to
mention just a few things. From maybe
having to leave family due to job
transfers, financial difficulties, children,
teens! Marriage is rarely what we
expected it would be. Some of our dreams
do come true, others don't, many change.
We learn about ourselves as never before.
We try to bring out the best in each other
and learn to accept the worst. We love
together, we fight together, we dream
together and we are disappointed
together. We fly or fall, together. We grow,
as individuals and as a couple,
becoming more and more one. But it
takes time and prayer.
It is the most fulfilling job you will ever
have. It is the most blessed of all
relationships. It is a joy and a completion
of oneself. Without our mate, we are not
whole and life seems empty. It is a prime
example of the relationship God wants to
have with us.
So let us celebrate marriage, let us revel
in it! Let us say thank you to our Father
for the gift of marriage.
Rose-Marie LeBel
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