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Nelson Christian Science Society A Branch of the Mother Church in Boston MA
Sunday Service in Balfour
9:30 am at the Anglican Church on Busk Rd. For information 250-229-5237
Gathering this Sunday 10 am at 2402 Perrier Lane Displaced rhythms? Come experience ours! Beautify • Listen • Eat • Study • Send www.nelsonvineyard.com Look for us on Facebook
Unity Centre of the Kootenays starts at 11am
Michael Pratt will speak on his travels to Guatemala. His topic will be “Helping the poor people in Guatemala”
Everyone Welcome
Any questions? Contact 250-354-5394 905 Gordon Rd (IHA Bldg., back door)
The Salvation Army Nelson Community Church
Sunday Worship Service at 11:00 am Everyone is Welcome Your Pastors:
Majors Robin and Yvonne Borrows 250 551 4986
601 Vernon Street (Middle Level)
CATHOLIC CHURCH
CATHEDRAL OF MARY IMMACULATE 813 Ward Street 352-7131 Sunday Mass Times: • Saturday 7:00pm • Sunday 8:30 am and 10:30 am Parish office open Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am - noon rccathedral@shaw.ca • www.catholiccathedralnelson.ca
www.kootenaychristianfellowship.com
Sunday @ 10:30AM Central School Gym
Corner of Ward and Mill, Nelson
• Developing Relationships • Music that will move you • Helping people - Help people
Jim Reimer
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Anglican Church of Canada St. Saviour's ProCathedral Ward & Silica, Nelson Family Service & Eucharist Sunday 10:30 am
Village Road, South Slocan Sunday Service Suspended
St. Michael & All Angels Busk Road Balfour Sunday service 11 AM
Office: 8 am - 12 pm Tue - Fri
250.352.5711
stsaviours@netidea.com www.stsavioursnelson.org
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Our Region
Considering Rejection
Pastor Glen Stewart – Living Streams Christian Fellowship (Kaslo)
One of the most hurtful things that a human can experience is that of rejection. We all long to belong to something; to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. It is within this human desire that the boom can be lowered when you or I don’t meet other peoples’ expectations. Rejection!
Peter was a man who put his foot in his mouth saying things that he ought not to say. His greatest slip up occurred when he promised Jesus that he would suffer and die along with Jesus his Lord. Jesus, on the night of his betrayal, responds by saying that Peter would deny him three times before the rooster crowed twice (Mark 14:27-31). Then when this disciple eventually denied Christ, Peter is crushed (Mark 14:66-72). None of the slip-ups that he spoke previously could compare with this one. He must have thought, “I failed! How could God ever forgive me? It’s all over!” No doubt he thought his failure was bigger than God’s love for him. Compounding these thoughts, Peter’s friend, teacher and Lord then is crucified and dies. In the midst of this bleakness, the most amazing thing in history then occurs: three days later Jesus is resurrected from the dead! “But surely,” Peter undoubtedly thought, “Jesus will reject me because I denied Him.” There is no question! Right?
In Mark 16:7, immediately after the resurrection of Jesus, an angel in the form of a young man instructs the women who were in the tomb: “But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going before you to Galilee” (emphasis added). This deliverer of God’s message intentionally singles Peter out from A Friendly Bible among the other Centre Church disciples in this message to go to Sunday Morning Worship 10:00 am Galilee to meet his/ their resurrected “Massive Offense” Wednesday Bible study, ‘God’s word in you’ 6:45 pm Lord. Upon meeting 623 Gordon Rd. Nelson BC V1L 5X6 Him, Peter, along Phone 250-352-9322 • Pastor Rev. Ken H. Keber with the other Refreshments are served after the service disciples, are so (Affiliated with the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada) impacted by Jesus’ love that they all Nelson United Church lived the rest of their Sunday Worship Gathering 10:00 am lives totally devoted MINISTER – David Boyd to Him sharing the Lent 4 Sunday School (Ages 4 and up) Nursery Room Available truth of His love with others. Saturday Night Alive
Rossland city council amending its downtown dog bylaw ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor
Rossland is going where Nelson feared to tread: the city may soon allow dogs downtown, as council has asked staff to put together an amendment to the animal control bylaw. The move follows a committee of the whole meeting last month in which council members recommended attended dogs be allowed to be walked downtown. The committee also recommended that bylaw enforcement be increased once the bylaw is amended, as well as a fee structure for fines which will be applied cumulatively per dog, per offence, without resetting on a yearly basis. A motion for city staff to talk with the Rossland Chamber of Commerce to determine which businesses owners would allow dogs to be tied up behind their business, was defeated. The committee recommended that the bylaw also be amended to prohibit dogs from being tied up downtown. The committee deferred any decisions on a possible smoking regulation bylaw, which could prohibit smoking in public places, until after Interior Health makes a presentation in front of council on April 8. Nelson recently rejected a trial run of relaxing the rules to allow dogs downtown.
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Nelson United Church
6 pm, All teens welcome
St. Patrick’s Day Coffee Party Friday, March 15; 10 am till noon
602 Silica Street, Nelson BC V1L 4N1 Ph: 250.352.2822 • www.nelsonunitedchurch.ca
Evangelical
Covenant Church
Loving Jesus, Loving People, Transforming Lives
Nelson
702 Stanley St. • 352.9613 Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Arden Gustafson Pastor Chris Wiens
Balfour
7741 Upper Balfour Rd. • 229.2301 Sundays at 9:30 am Pastor Jason Ashley
Playmor Junction
St. Matthew's
Friday, March 8, 2013 Nelson Star
2840 Eden Rd. • 359.5065 Sundays at 10:00 am Pastor Jesse Lerch
www.ecov.org
In light of this, one can’t help but wonder if we humans have a tendency to project what we have experienced with other humans – in this case rejection – onto God. This is an assumption that, as we have seen, is mistaken. Just as Jesus was resurrected from the dead almost 2,000 years ago, God wants to resurrect our hearts today to the truth of His love for us.
Identity Theft: the Nelson sequel Nelson Star Staff
The Nelson Police Department is looking for information on the identity of a female who has been using stolen credit and debit cards in and around Nelson. The woman has deprived an elderly victim of more than $3,000 while on her shopping sprees. Police are reviewing video footage of the female in various stores, but would welcome any information from the public. She is described as a white female, long brown hair, 25 to 35-years-old. She wears glasses and was wearing a distinctive black vest with pink and white stripes on the shoulders. If anyone has information as to the identity of this female please contact Cst. S. Hannah of the Nelson Police Department at 250-354-3919.
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