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Flight 2020 has launched - are you prepared?
“This is the captain. Brace for impact.” On January 15, 2009, the hundred and fifty passengers and five crew members flying US Airways flight 159 barely had time to register those words. Seconds later Captain Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger made a rare skillful (though incalculably risky) landing on the surface of New York’s Hudson River. Two minutes after takeoff, barely five minutes into its flight, the jet collided with a flock of Canada geese. The collision damaged both
engines, causing an almost complete loss of thrust. Few of us can forget the images we saw in the media that day. The partially submerged jet rested with disquieting calm on the river’s surface, while stunned passengers stood on its wings, waiting patiently for rescue. All but Captain Sully. He remained in the plane, walking through the seats and aisles, searching for any possibly missed passengers. Due to his diligence, Sully didn’t lose a single passenger or crew mem-
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ber that day. Only a handful of people received injuries; none critical. In his subsequent book, Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters, Sullenberger explored the qualities of leadership, revealing what led him to making the right decision that day. For his entire career, he had focussed on preparedness. Before becoming a commercial pilot, Captain Sully had trained
and been employed by the US Air Force. He’d analyzed data in countless air disasters, visited the sites of numerous crashes. He’d seen the heartbreaking wreckages, heard the testimony of the few survivors, realized the tragic consequences of single wrong decisions. He understood the importance of preparing for every eventuality, of knowing precisely what actions to take in crisis. He’d read, almost
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landing. In the Holy Bible, God has provided us with a manual on preparing well for life’s disasters, a Holy Book meant not only to be read, but explored, interacted with and studied. He’s also provided a Captain far wiser and greater than Sully. His Holy Spirit guides through the circumstances that break us. He never abandons us during inevitable crash landings, even when we’ve stubbornly taken ourselves off course. He guides, teaches, supports and comforts. And if we’re not already doing so, he stands by, simply waiting for us to pay attention to wisdom. Flight 2020 has launched. Numerous doomsayers have already spoken. May I introduce you to the Captain?
Job numbers grew in 2019 According to new Statistics Canada data, Saskatchewan saw an increase of 10,400 jobs, or 1.8 per cent, from 2018 to 580,400 jobs. More than half of that job growth is due to full-time jobs. Saskatchewan’s annual unemployment rate was the fourth lowest among provinces at 5.4 per cent and remained below the national rate of 5.7 per cent in 2019. “In spite of external headwinds, the creation of 10,400 jobs in 2019 is an indication that Saskatchewan has a robust, diverse and growing economy,” Immigration and Career Training Minister Jeremy Harrison said. “Saskatchewan’s growth plan set an ambitious tar-
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memorized, the manuals for his planes. When Flight 159 made impact with the geese; when it didn’t recover, Sully’s training took over. In those moments, he did everything right. Calmly, objectively and excellently, considering above all the safety of the souls on board. Subsequent criticism, investigation and analysis followed that Hudson River landing, but in everything, the Captain’s decisions were found sound. His preparedness paid off. Life doles out crises with an uneven hand, but very few people fly through their years in constantly blue skies, landing softly at the end of life. Most of us face unexpected turbulence in our lives, along with the occasional crash
get of 100,000 new jobs by 2030, last year’s job growth shows that this target is reachable and well on its way of being met.” December 2019 also marked the 17th consecutive month of job growth on a year-over-year basis. In December 2019, there were 579,900 people employed, an increase of 6,700 jobs over December 2018. Saskatchewan’s monthly unemployment rate was 5.7 per cent (seasonally adjusted) in December 2019, down from 5.8 per cent in November 2019. Other December 2019 highlights: • Record highs for the month of December for labour force (612,000
persons), employment (579,900 jobs), full-time employment (470,000 jobs) and female employment (269,300 jobs); • Off-reserve Aboriginal employment increased by 4,400 jobs (+9.8 per cent) and Aboriginal youth employment was up 3,200 jobs (+45.1 per cent); • Major year-over-year gains were reported for information, culture and recreation up 3,500 jobs; accommodation and food services up 3,500 jobs; and manufacturing up 3,100 jobs; and • Female employment was up 3,100 jobs (+1.2 per cent) and youth employment up 1,500 jobs (+2.1 per cent) compared to last December.
The Best News “In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we have loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.” — 1 John 4:9-10 Church of God in Christ
MENNONITE, AT SALTCOATS Pastor Laurel Wiebe — 306-898-2099 Pastor Tim Warkentin — 306-744-8133 Sunday Morning Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:40 a.m. Worship Service EVERYONE WELCOME
Zion Lutheran Church (Church of the Lutheran Hour) (GX Radio 9:00 a.m. Sunday) 234 INDEPENDENT ST., YORKTON 306-783-5589 Pastor Andrew Cottrill
Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Worship and Sunday School Wednesday 9:00 a.m. Matins (Prayer), and Devotion
First Baptist Church SMITH STREET & THIRD AVENUE Pastor Steve Rosluk; Office 306-783-3119
Worship Service & Children’s Time at 10:30 a.m. A CARING CHURCH… WELCOMES YOU
PRAIRIE HARVEST CHRISTIAN LIFE CENTRE
72 Melrose Avenue • PHONE 306-786-6840 Senior Pastors Des & Cheryl Klingspon Employment Program 306-786-1840
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 a.m. • Contemporary Worship • Children’s Ministry • Youth Ministry phclc.org “Changing our world with the love of God.”
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Free Pentecostal Church 20 BRADBROOKE AVE.
Pastor E. Richardson
306-783-5663
Services: • Sunday, 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. • Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. Listen to CJGX Radio every Sunday at 8:45 a.m.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church 165, 2ND AVE. N & DARLINGTON Deacon: The Rev. Luanne Hrywkiw 306-782-0018 Church 306-786-7131
Sunday, January 19th Worship Service & Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Destiny International Christian Assembly Establishing Ministries and Releasing Destinies
109 Maple Avenue, Yorkton Senior Pastors Dag & Bukky Lawale
Every Sunday - Worship Service at 10:30 a.m. Every Wednesday - Bible Study at 7:00 p.m. Last Friday of each month - Prayer Meeting at 7 p.m. For more information please phone 306-782-2427
“A Place of New Beginnings”
St. Mark The Evangelist Orthodox Church Meeting at SS.Anargyroi Greek Orthodox church 160 Betts Ave., Yorkton, Sask. “Services in English” www.stmarkyorkton.ca
Sunday, Jan. 19th Divine Liturgy 10:00 a.m. lake blessing - 3:00 p.m. Priest: Rodion Luciuk Phone: 306-786-6216 Cell: 306-621-5341
Holy Transfiguration Ukrainian Orthodox Church
89 Bradbrooke Drive, Yorkton, SK S3N 2Y2 306-782-2998 Father Michael Faryna 306-601-9043 Thurs., Jan. 16th Moleben 2:00 p.m. - Theodore Nursing Home Sat., Jan. 18th Great Blessing of Water - 5:00 p.m. Yorkton Jordan Eve Supper - 6:00 p.m. Yorkton Sun., Jan. 19th Divine Liturgy - 10:00 a.m. Ituna House Blessing Ituna Mon., Jan. 20th to 24th House Blessing Yorkton
St. Andrew’s United Church SECOND AVENUE AND SMITH STREET OFFICE 306-783-4157 MINISTER REV. JEN DRESSER Website: http://www.standrewsyorkton.ca Facebook: St. Andrew’s United Church Wednesday, January 15 Bible Study - 10:00 a.m. Community Food Shelf - 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 17 - Community Food Shelf - 10:00 a.m. Nursing Home Communion - 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 18 - Sharing and Service - 10:00 a.m. Book Club “The Nickel Boys” by Coloson Whitehead Sunday, January 19 - Worship - 10:30 a.m.; NA (Bank of Recovery) Monday, January 20 - Quilting - 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 22 - Bible Study - 10:00 a.m.; Community Food Shelf - 10:00 a.m.
++Dominion Chapel Ministry Taking dominion: fulfilling destiny
Join us every Sunday from 10:45 a.m. for a moment of excellent worship and undiluted word of God. Thursday Bible Study/Fellowship 7:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. 366 Independent St., Yorkton www.dominionchapelcanada.com For more information 306-620-2462 306-641-2377 The home of the blessed generation
Westview United Church
355 BRADBROOKE DRIVE Office 306-783-3063 Rev. Deborah Smith westviewuc.ca ‘New to the community? Come check us out!’
Sunday, January 19th
Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Everyone Welcome
St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church 155 CATHERINE STREET 306-783-4594 Conducted by Ukrainian Redemptorist Fathers Phone 306-783-4594 or 306-783-7778
Saturday Divine Liturgy (English) 5:00 p.m. Sunday Divine Liturgy (English 11:00 a.m./ Ukrainian 9:00 a.m.) SICK CALLS ANYTIME—BAPTISM AND MARRIAGE BY APPOINTMENT