4 PONOKA NEWS
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014
Your Guide To Local Houses of Worship CHURCH DIRECTORY Associated Gospel Churches of Canada
CHURCH OF THE OPEN BIBLE Pastor Jerry Preheim • Pastor Matt Sealy 3704 - 42 St. Ponoka 403-783-6500 Worship Service 11:00 a.m. • churchoftheopenbible@telus.net
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH PONOKA
Sr. Pastor Paul Spate Erin Dirsten - Fac. Youth & Family Min. 5109 - 57 Ave. Ponoka www.fbcponoka.org 403-783-5533 Bible Discovery Hour 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service 10:30 a.m.
NEW COVENANT BAPTIST REFORMED CHURCH Currently meeting at Ponoka Christian School 6300-50 St. Worship Service Sunday 10:30 a.m. Everyone Welcome! phone: 403-783-6962 • www.baptistreformedponoka.org
PARKLAND REFORMED CHURCH South on 2A, West on Spruce Road 403-783-1888 Worship Service 10:00 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Rev. Mitch Ramkissoon www.parklandurc.org
PONOKA ALLIANCE CHURCH 4215 - 46 St. Pastor Norm Dibben 403-783-3958 Sunday Service 11:00 a.m. The Christian & Missionary Alliance
PONOKA WORD OF LIFE CHURCH Pastor Rob McArthur
403-783-5659
Sunday @ 10:30 a.m. Corner of Hwy 53 & Hwy 2A (former Crossroads Restaurant)
www.wordoflife.ca
PONOKA UNITED CHURCH Minister: Beatrix Schirner
ponokaunited@shaw.ca
Sunday Service 10:00 am. 5020-52 Ave. Ponoka
Phone: 403-783-4087
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH PASTOR DAVE BEAUDOIN 6230-57 Ave. Ph. 403-783-6404 Saturdays 9:30 - 12 Noon dsjjb@xplornet.com ponokaadventist.ca
SONRISE CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Pastor W. Delleman Worship Service 10:30 a.m. ½ mile south of Centennial Centre for Mental Health & Brain Injury
403-783-6012 • www.sonriseponoka.com
ST. AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH Fr. Chris Gnanaprakasam, S.A.C. Mass Times: 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 9:00 a.m. Sunday
5113 - 52 Ave., Ponoka, T4J 1H6 403-783-4048 stachurch@shaw.ca
ST. MARY’S ANGLICAN CHURCH Rev. Donna Willer Rev. Marty Tuer, Honourary Assistant 5120 - 49 Ave. Ponoka
403-783-4329
Sunday Service: Holy Eucharist 10 a.m. www.stmarysanglicanponoka.com
TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 5501 - 54 Ave. Ponoka 403-783-4141 Sunday Service: 10:30am Sunday School: 10:30am Pastor Tim Graff • trinityponoka.ca
ZION CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Fred Knip 9 miles east on Hwy 53 403-782-9877 Jr. Church during service for children Sunday Service 10:30 am
Parent Link Centre donation: Members of the Read My Hips belly dance troupe present a cheque for $7,920 to the Ponoka Parent Link Centre for their new kitchen after their Hafla fundraiser. Here Andrea Ramage, Amy Moen, Cindy Hudson, Robyn O’Connell, Marlene Quiring, Renee Cunnington, Vicki Hanson and Donnie Tafts, family services coordinator with Lacombe FCSS pose with the cheque. The rest of the money needed to complete the centre’s kitchen has been donated by Lacombe FCSS. Photo by Tanjia Heyden-Kaye
PSC 2014 Santa’s anonymous campaign to those in need at Christmas. Community support has also grown with donations Ponoka Secondary Campus is once and sponsorships coming in each year. again gearing up for this year’s Santa’s Even with this support, students still orAnonymous campaign. The 2014 cam- ganize a number of activities leading up paign is the 33rd anniversary of PSC’s to Christmas. Collection boxes will be placed in sponsorship of this worthwhile commumany stores, churches and schools from nity project. Started in 1981 to provide Nov. 7 to Dec. 10 to help in the gathergifts to children in need, it has grown to ing of food and gifts. The most needed provide gifts, a food hamper and a turkey gifts are for teens 13—18 years of age. Monetary donations will also be accepted at the PONOKA RISING school. Any help is most appreSUN CLUBHOUSE ciated. In addition, we are organizing a ‘Stuff-a-Bus’ event at the two grocery stores in town. We will be at IGA and No Frills on Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. We hope the community will buy a ‘little extra’ and drop For per month it off on their way out. If you would like to help us out, please We will pick up your paper, clean tins, contact the school at 783-4411 glass, No. 1-5 plastic and cardboard. and give your name to Mrs. We also pick up cardboard from local businesses. Slater. From Dec.1 to Dec. 10, For more information on these programs please call Ponoka Secondary Campus will be having a class competition at Weekdays school to collect food. SUBMITTED
Community Blue Box Program $12.00
403-783-5810
Another event is the annual Santa Showdown hockey game where staff and students square off at the arena complex for a fun-filled game. A $2 admission fee, 50/50 tickets and canned food donations all help to raise money for this worthy cause. Game night is Tuesday, Dec. 9 starting at 6:30 p.m. A big ‘thank you’ goes out to Mr. Ron Labrie for spearheading this event each year. Food and gift hampers will be put together December 11, 12, 13 and 16 with classes coming in to help sort food and gifts and fill hampers. Hampers will be finalized on Tuesday, Dec. 16 and delivery is scheduled for after school on Wednesday, Dec. 17. If you are in need or you know of any families in Ponoka who might be in need this Christmas season, please contact the office at 783-4411 and speak with Mrs. Slater. This year we are relying on contacts made to the school. Please contact the school no later than Friday, Dec. 12. If you have any questions regarding our 2014 Santa’s Anonymous campaign, please contact Mrs. Karen David at 7834411 extension 5132. Please consider donating to Santa’s Anonymous this Christmas.