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Remember to drop off your donations for the
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at Independent Grocer, Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank
The Food Bank will be open 2 Thursday evenings, Faith
the second and last Thursday of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm.
Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am.
780-723-1350 out of the water was to swim across the lake. that we wear.
We build fences, both real and emotional, and
I remember my friend Kevin was the first to
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Acceptance jump, and as he fell through the air I had a we put them around our homes and our hearts.
Sometimes even keeping out our co-workers, our
Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. sinking feeling that I was going to have to follow. friends, and even our loved ones. The problem Only use large directory
I looked around hoping someone else would
Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson There's an old saying, come to their senses so that I could decline the with this plan though, is that it leads to flimsy,
Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor often used by a parent insanity without being the only coward, but when surface-level relationships when what we're truly
in argument with a my best friend Andrew jumped next, my fate was built for is intimacy. Intimacy with God, and
sealed. We were pretty competitive back then. I
with each other.
teenager, that goes, If you spend some time in the Bible though, in first issue of every month
“and if all of your can still remember what it felt like to step off the passages like Psalm 139, you begin to realize
friends jumped off a ledge; 80 feet is just enough time to realize the that God wants to know us, and he longs to be
cliff, would you jump magnitude of the mistake you've made. known by us as well. His desire is that people
Pastor too?” Obviously I survived to tell the tale, but in the
Aaron Kauffman Well when I was 18, end I had to be rescued by the others. They had would live lives filled with positive connections
to find a floating log to help me swim back to the
with others and with him. He invented the idea
Pastor the answer was shore resulting in a much more embarrassing of Community —but community isn't just about
Ken Douma unfortunately —yes. I experience than I would have had in just owning doing life near other people. It's about sharing
Pastor was camping with a up to my weakness. life with other people, and that only really comes
Bryan Walter group of friends near I was still a teenager at the time, and nowadays through being open and honest about our
Jasper, and someone
thought it would be fun to go cliff jumping at a I like to think I wouldn't be so quick to give into struggles and needs so that we can share one
another's burdens.
small lake in the park that's known for the to peer pressure. However, I find that acceptance In our culture we've learned to present
activity. is still a key driving value for most people ourselves as perfect, but we're also now
I went along because I wanted to do what the beyond High School, and just like in my story, beginning to realize that no one actually is. So,
group was doing. But in my mind I was most people believe that acceptance requires that when is that going to translate into the joy of true
we hide our fears and inadequacies from the
probably more than a little nervous, because for
Remember to drop off your donations for the years I had managed to hide from my friends the world. This often means pretending that we don't acceptance, which only comes from knowing
EDSON FOOD BANK fact that I had never actually learned how to need help, that we've got life figured out, and that —even as we are fully known?
we aren't bothered by the loneliness of the masks
Pastor
at Independent Grocer, Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank Aaron Kauffman swim. I could tread water a bit, I knew I could
The Food Bank will be open 2 Thursday evenings, jump off of a dock and flounder back to the Remember to drop off your donations for the
edge, but that was about it, so I usually avoided
the second and last Thursday of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm. any events centred around the water by simply EDSON FOOD BANK
Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am. being busy that day. at Independent Grocer, Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank
This lake is surrounded by cliffs of all sizes,
780-723-1350 and the first cliff that was attempted was only
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Remember to drop off about 12 feet high, so I gave into the peer The Food Bank will be open 2 Thursday evenings,
the second and last Thursday of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm.
Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. your donations for the pressure and made it through the experience Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am.
without embarrassing myself. After everyone
Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson EDSON FOOD BANK made that first jump, however, it was quickly
Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor at Independent Grocer, decided that the smaller cliffs weren't going to 780-723-1350
Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank cut it, and my friends set their sights on the Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
biggest one. It was 80 feet high. I knew the
whole thing was way outside of my ability —I Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Food Bank will be open really don't even much care for heights, and Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson
PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE 2 Thursday evenings, even then, if I survived the jump, the only way Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor
the second and last Thursday
Professional Digital Passport System photos Make half page
ready in minutes while you wait... of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm. CHURCH DIRECTORY for Edson & Area
Open regular hours EDSON EDSON-PEERS CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH CARROT CREEK, NITON JUNCTION & PEERS
every Tuesday from 9-11 am. BETHEL PENTECOSTAL FAMILY WORSHIP CENTRE 4633-7th Ave., Edson - Ph: 723-5242 CARROT CREEK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Dan Meyer
6350 - 13th Ave., Edson. Phone 723-3007 Worship: 10:30 a.m. Edson - Nursery provided Pastor George Stone - Ph: 795-2132
(Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm) Sunday School: K through Grade 6 during a.m. service; Church in Peers, Alberta
Pastors John & Roberta Greiner
780-723-1350 Sunday service: 10:30 am Morning worship, EDSON SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Adult Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Non-denominational - Everybody Welcome!
Awana Kid’s club Wed. 6:15 to 8:15 pm. Ages 3 to 12 years.
1133-55 St. Edson - Ph: 723-5490.
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Youth: Fridays, Gr. 6 to 12 at 7:00 pm. Various mid week small group studies Saturday Morning Service at 11:30 a.m. Sabbath School at 10:00 a.m. COMMUNITY COWBOY CHURCH
available.
Last Thursday of the month BIBLE TALKS EDSON UNITED CHURCH Niton Junction Hall
Tuesdays, 7 p.m. 780-712-3502
Sunday Worship & Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Rev. Kimberly Roy
6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bible Talks every Sunday at 3:30, Lions Hall Edson. Regular Office Hours: Wednesday-Friday 10 am - 2 pm GREEN GROVE UNITED CHURCH
1214 Edson Drive, Edson, AB Phone: 723-3418
Simple teachings of Jesus. No obligations whatsoever.
Food Bank located at Come & listen. Website: www.edsonunitedchurch.com Niton Junction - Ph: 795-2568 Sunday Services
A. Farought and R. Priebe 780-667-1747
4511 5th Ave., Edson FAMILY OF FAITH CHURCH
D
DROP IN AND SEE!ROP IN AND SEE! EDSON ALLIANCE CHURCH 463 72 St., Edson (formerly Glenwood Hall), Telephone: 780-517-7558 EVANSBURG/ENTWISTLE/WILDWOOD
5525-2nd Ave., Edson Ph: 723-5776 Pastor Bryan Walter
Sunday: 10:00 am - Coffee and Donuts; 10:30 am - Morning Service
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Service Pastors: Ron and Bev Swanson ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH - EVANSBURG
fofcedson.com
Wednesday: 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting;
Office Phone: 780-727-3594
Thursday: 6:30 p.m. AWANA Boys and Girls Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School at 11 a.m.
780-723-5787 Club; Ladies Ministry 2nd and last Tuesdays of the month. HOLY TRINITY (An Anglican/Lutheran Faith Community) ENTWISTLE COMMUNITY CHURCH
780-723-5787
Rev. Johnny Pooten 780-723-4366
Please call for Youth Events.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE (All services at 10 am Sunday mornings): Pastor - Micah Brookhart
T
The Weekly Anchorhe Weekly Anchor EDSON BAPTIST CHURCH 1st & 2nd Sunday at St. Catherine’s Building 623 50th St.; 3rd and 4th Sundays Office: 780-727-2829
4719 - 9th Ave., Ph: 723-3982 Sunday Services: 10:45 a.m.
at Grace Building 407-7th Ave.;
Adult Sunday School 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. 5th Sunday - call for location. Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Children Sunday School offered during 10:45 service. Please phone for other information.
Various Mid-week small group studies available ALL ARE WELCOME.
Visit our website for addition info edsonbaptist.com EVANSBURG BAPTIST CHURCH
THE NEW JOSHUA GENERATION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL Pastor: Jeremiah Pierson Office 780-727-2245
EDSON BREAD OF LIFE CHURCH WITH A MISSION 4911 B 3rd Avenue, Edson, AB Sunday Bible Study for all ages at 9:45 a.m.
We are open and going strong - 5325 4th Avenue Sunday Worship at 2:30 p.m.; Fellowship after service. Sunday Worship @ 11 a.m.
Sunday Service 11 am with lunch to follow Rev. Noemi Sogocio, Senior Pastor, 780-600-0050; “Where everybody’s somebody and Jesus Is Lord”
Pastor Jim Findlay 780-725-3743; Pastor Vinnie Frymire 780-728-8606 noemi_sogocio2006@yahoo.ca
WILDWOOD CHAPEL
EDSON MENNONITE CHURCH SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 4820 4 Avenue, Wildwood, Alberta
6212 - 13th Ave., Edson Telephone: 723-4922 (office)/728-8988 4803 - 6th Avenue, Edson Telephone: 723-3661. Phone 780-325-3999
Pastor Aaron Kauffman Pastor Father Thomas Basani (SAC) Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m.
Office Hours - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Mass: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service at 9:45 am. Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. Call office for weekday Mass times.
For additional information regarding Youth and Family events or other
activities contact Pastor Aaron.
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Faith
Faith
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THE WEEKLY ANCHOR
PAGE 32 MONDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2020 MONDAY DECEMBER 9, 2019 PAGE 31 T he Weekly ANCHOR
Remember to drop off your donations for the
EDSON FOOD BANK T he Weekly ANCHOR
at Independent Grocer, Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank
The Food Bank will be open 2 Thursday evenings, Faith
the second and last Thursday of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm.
Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am.
780-723-1350 out of the water was to swim across the lake. that we wear.
We build fences, both real and emotional, and
I remember my friend Kevin was the first to
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Acceptance jump, and as he fell through the air I had a we put them around our homes and our hearts.
Sometimes even keeping out our co-workers, our
Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. sinking feeling that I was going to have to follow. friends, and even our loved ones. The problem Only use large directory
I looked around hoping someone else would
Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson There's an old saying, come to their senses so that I could decline the with this plan though, is that it leads to flimsy,
Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor often used by a parent insanity without being the only coward, but when surface-level relationships when what we're truly
in argument with a my best friend Andrew jumped next, my fate was built for is intimacy. Intimacy with God, and
sealed. We were pretty competitive back then. I
with each other.
teenager, that goes, If you spend some time in the Bible though, in first issue of every month
“and if all of your can still remember what it felt like to step off the passages like Psalm 139, you begin to realize
friends jumped off a ledge; 80 feet is just enough time to realize the that God wants to know us, and he longs to be
cliff, would you jump magnitude of the mistake you've made. known by us as well. His desire is that people
Pastor too?” Obviously I survived to tell the tale, but in the
Aaron Kauffman Well when I was 18, end I had to be rescued by the others. They had would live lives filled with positive connections
to find a floating log to help me swim back to the
with others and with him. He invented the idea
Pastor the answer was shore resulting in a much more embarrassing of Community —but community isn't just about
Ken Douma unfortunately —yes. I experience than I would have had in just owning doing life near other people. It's about sharing
Pastor was camping with a up to my weakness. life with other people, and that only really comes
Bryan Walter group of friends near I was still a teenager at the time, and nowadays through being open and honest about our
Jasper, and someone
thought it would be fun to go cliff jumping at a I like to think I wouldn't be so quick to give into struggles and needs so that we can share one
another's burdens.
small lake in the park that's known for the to peer pressure. However, I find that acceptance In our culture we've learned to present
activity. is still a key driving value for most people ourselves as perfect, but we're also now
I went along because I wanted to do what the beyond High School, and just like in my story, beginning to realize that no one actually is. So,
group was doing. But in my mind I was most people believe that acceptance requires that when is that going to translate into the joy of true
we hide our fears and inadequacies from the
probably more than a little nervous, because for
Remember to drop off your donations for the years I had managed to hide from my friends the world. This often means pretending that we don't acceptance, which only comes from knowing
EDSON FOOD BANK fact that I had never actually learned how to need help, that we've got life figured out, and that —even as we are fully known?
we aren't bothered by the loneliness of the masks
Pastor
at Independent Grocer, Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank Aaron Kauffman swim. I could tread water a bit, I knew I could
The Food Bank will be open 2 Thursday evenings, jump off of a dock and flounder back to the Remember to drop off your donations for the
edge, but that was about it, so I usually avoided
the second and last Thursday of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm. any events centred around the water by simply EDSON FOOD BANK
Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am. being busy that day. at Independent Grocer, Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank
This lake is surrounded by cliffs of all sizes,
780-723-1350 and the first cliff that was attempted was only
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Remember to drop off about 12 feet high, so I gave into the peer The Food Bank will be open 2 Thursday evenings,
the second and last Thursday of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm.
Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. your donations for the pressure and made it through the experience Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am.
without embarrassing myself. After everyone
Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson EDSON FOOD BANK made that first jump, however, it was quickly
Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor at Independent Grocer, decided that the smaller cliffs weren't going to 780-723-1350
Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank cut it, and my friends set their sights on the Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
biggest one. It was 80 feet high. I knew the
whole thing was way outside of my ability —I Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Food Bank will be open really don't even much care for heights, and Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson
PASSPORT PHOTOS & MORE 2 Thursday evenings, even then, if I survived the jump, the only way Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor
the second and last Thursday
Professional Digital Passport System photos Make half page
ready in minutes while you wait... of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm. CHURCH DIRECTORY for Edson & Area
Open regular hours EDSON EDSON-PEERS CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH CARROT CREEK, NITON JUNCTION & PEERS
every Tuesday from 9-11 am. BETHEL PENTECOSTAL FAMILY WORSHIP CENTRE 4633-7th Ave., Edson - Ph: 723-5242 CARROT CREEK CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP
Pastor Dan Meyer
6350 - 13th Ave., Edson. Phone 723-3007 Worship: 10:30 a.m. Edson - Nursery provided Pastor George Stone - Ph: 795-2132
(Office Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm) Sunday School: K through Grade 6 during a.m. service; Church in Peers, Alberta
Pastors John & Roberta Greiner
780-723-1350 Sunday service: 10:30 am Morning worship, EDSON SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH Adult Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Non-denominational - Everybody Welcome!
Awana Kid’s club Wed. 6:15 to 8:15 pm. Ages 3 to 12 years.
1133-55 St. Edson - Ph: 723-5490.
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Youth: Fridays, Gr. 6 to 12 at 7:00 pm. Various mid week small group studies Saturday Morning Service at 11:30 a.m. Sabbath School at 10:00 a.m. COMMUNITY COWBOY CHURCH
available.
Last Thursday of the month BIBLE TALKS EDSON UNITED CHURCH Niton Junction Hall
Tuesdays, 7 p.m. 780-712-3502
Sunday Worship & Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Rev. Kimberly Roy
6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bible Talks every Sunday at 3:30, Lions Hall Edson. Regular Office Hours: Wednesday-Friday 10 am - 2 pm GREEN GROVE UNITED CHURCH
1214 Edson Drive, Edson, AB Phone: 723-3418
Simple teachings of Jesus. No obligations whatsoever.
Food Bank located at Come & listen. Website: www.edsonunitedchurch.com Niton Junction - Ph: 795-2568 Sunday Services
A. Farought and R. Priebe 780-667-1747
4511 5th Ave., Edson FAMILY OF FAITH CHURCH
D
DROP IN AND SEE!ROP IN AND SEE! EDSON ALLIANCE CHURCH 463 72 St., Edson (formerly Glenwood Hall), Telephone: 780-517-7558 EVANSBURG/ENTWISTLE/WILDWOOD
5525-2nd Ave., Edson Ph: 723-5776 Pastor Bryan Walter
Sunday: 10:00 am - Coffee and Donuts; 10:30 am - Morning Service
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson
5040 3rd Avenue, Edson Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Service Pastors: Ron and Bev Swanson ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH - EVANSBURG
fofcedson.com
Wednesday: 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting;
Office Phone: 780-727-3594
Thursday: 6:30 p.m. AWANA Boys and Girls Sunday Worship Service and Sunday School at 11 a.m.
780-723-5787 Club; Ladies Ministry 2nd and last Tuesdays of the month. HOLY TRINITY (An Anglican/Lutheran Faith Community) ENTWISTLE COMMUNITY CHURCH
780-723-5787
Rev. Johnny Pooten 780-723-4366
Please call for Youth Events.
WORSHIP SCHEDULE (All services at 10 am Sunday mornings): Pastor - Micah Brookhart
T
The Weekly Anchorhe Weekly Anchor EDSON BAPTIST CHURCH 1st & 2nd Sunday at St. Catherine’s Building 623 50th St.; 3rd and 4th Sundays Office: 780-727-2829
4719 - 9th Ave., Ph: 723-3982 Sunday Services: 10:45 a.m.
at Grace Building 407-7th Ave.;
Adult Sunday School 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. 5th Sunday - call for location. Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.
Children Sunday School offered during 10:45 service. Please phone for other information.
Various Mid-week small group studies available ALL ARE WELCOME.
Visit our website for addition info edsonbaptist.com EVANSBURG BAPTIST CHURCH
THE NEW JOSHUA GENERATION FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL Pastor: Jeremiah Pierson Office 780-727-2245
EDSON BREAD OF LIFE CHURCH WITH A MISSION 4911 B 3rd Avenue, Edson, AB Sunday Bible Study for all ages at 9:45 a.m.
We are open and going strong - 5325 4th Avenue Sunday Worship at 2:30 p.m.; Fellowship after service. Sunday Worship @ 11 a.m.
Sunday Service 11 am with lunch to follow Rev. Noemi Sogocio, Senior Pastor, 780-600-0050; “Where everybody’s somebody and Jesus Is Lord”
Pastor Jim Findlay 780-725-3743; Pastor Vinnie Frymire 780-728-8606 noemi_sogocio2006@yahoo.ca
WILDWOOD CHAPEL
EDSON MENNONITE CHURCH SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH 4820 4 Avenue, Wildwood, Alberta
6212 - 13th Ave., Edson Telephone: 723-4922 (office)/728-8988 4803 - 6th Avenue, Edson Telephone: 723-3661. Phone 780-325-3999
Pastor Aaron Kauffman Pastor Father Thomas Basani (SAC) Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m.
Office Hours - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Mass: Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 10:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship Service at 9:45 am. Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. Call office for weekday Mass times.
For additional information regarding Youth and Family events or other
activities contact Pastor Aaron.
