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Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am.
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Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Learning to communicate
Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. Only use large directory
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Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor that I spend a great deal attention'. I know that social media allows others In the end, people first -not at the cost of truth,
of my life engaged in to comment on what we've said -but most often it but as a pathway to it. We aren't meant to figure
interpersonal really just amounts to giving someone a chance to life out alone, we're built for community. There's first issue of every month
communication with a hold up a small, easily ignored, sign beneath our an old, semi-cheesy, adage that goes “they won't
wide variety of people. own giant sparkling banner; which is now care how much you know, until they know how
Each week I lead becoming how we also want to engage in much you care.”
small groups, discourse face to face. In the mean time, as James writes near the end
participate in meetings, I guess what I'm trying to say, is that when we're of the New Testament, “Everyone should be quick
text back and forth with in conversation with others, often, as leadership to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
Pastor people, supply expert Stephen Covey once put it, “Most of us (James 1:19 NIV).”
Ken Douma professional references, don't listen with the intent to understand. We listen
Pastor Pastor provide counselling, with the intent to reply." While this may exchange
Aaron Kauffman ~ Obituary ~
Bryan Walter share meals, and just go a lot of information, and may even look like a real Gerald (Gerry)
for coffee. conversation, it doesn't really build relationships.
Despite all of the practice, I do not, by any We're forgetting how to actually listen to each Holger Sokoloski
means, consider myself to be an expert other. Perhaps the issue may be that we really just It is with extreme sadness that the family of
conversationalist. I do however have a vested aren't interested in what other people have to say, Gerald Holger Sokoloski, 66, of Edson,
interest in the subject, combined with what I especially if they don't seem to agree with us. announces his sudden passing on Monday,
th
might go so far as to describe as an aptitude for So what do we need to do differently? Well first, February 10 , 2020. He was born November
th
25 , 1953 in Edson, Alberta, to Alex and
observing and considering human behaviour. if the goal of a conversation is relational, we need Irene Sokoloski. He married Pauline Sokoloski (Sabourin) on
Remember to drop off your donations for the In light of all of this I feel like I can say that, as to set ourselves aside. Proverbs 18:2 says that May 21st, 1983 and welcomed their daughter and only child,
st
Nicole, into the world on July 1 , 1985.
EDSON FOOD BANK a culture, although we have an unprecedented “Fools find no pleasure in understanding but Gerry is survived by his wife Pauline and daughter Nicole, his
level of access to one another's opinions, we are
delight in airing their own opinions (NIV).”
Pastor
at Independent Grocer, Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank Aaron Kauffman getting worse at actually relating to one another. We need to learn to enter conversations truly grandchildren Abby and Beau Berube, his sister Tracy (Rob)
Pettersen, nephew Chad (Mel) Dickson and great nephew Kyle,
The Food Bank will be open 2 Thursday evenings, I've used inclusive language here because I don't believing that the other person knows something nephew Chance Dickson, niece Chelsea Dickson, his brother
Bob Sokoloski, as well as many other extended family members
want you to think that I am somehow above this
the second and last Thursday of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm. concern myself. that we don't, because they have experiences that and friends.
we have never had. We then need to see that
Gerry is preceded in death by his father Alex Sokoloski and
Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am. Our society is becoming increasingly polarized perspective as an opportunity to learn, and maybe Mother Irene, son-in-Law Perry Berube, and countless friends
780-723-1350 along all sorts of cultural, political, and spiritual even as a gift. that also left him far too soon.
Our fondest memories will be his love of fishing and the
It follows then, that whatever our opinion on a
lines. I firmly believe that the reason we have
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Remember to drop off been placed upon this earth is to build positive given subject may be, we need to accept the outdoors, his amazing memory and the many stories of being
young and reckless, his many passions and collections (most
Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. your donations for the community in a way that leads to a deeper reality that there are likely people who feel that recently knives and leatherwork). He will be missed beyond
measure.
understanding of our creator, and yet, I still often
they have very good reasons for holding the
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Edson Legion at 1:00
Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson EDSON FOOD BANK look back on conversations I've had with people opposite point of view. Often this means that one pm on Friday, February 28 , 2020.
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Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank things, I have failed to truly and honestly relate to still affirm the dignity of the other person by honor of Gerry Soks. https://stars.ca/ways-to-donate/ab/
respecting their convictions as belonging to an
the other person.
I don't know if this is another symptom of the individual as complex and complicated as our self. FINAL CARE ENTRUSTED TO
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Youth: Fridays, Gr. 6 to 12 at 7:00 pm. Various mid week small group
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Call office for weekday Mass times.
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