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Liberating restrictions
Pastor
Aaron Kauffman



A common criticism of diligent, trustworthy, and hard working. There are only perform about 20 memorized songs, and Only use large directory
Christianity is that it no short cuts or alternate paths. eventually I stopped carrying a harmonica.
limits personal growth So why, when it comes to spirituality, are we so The point is that discipline and constraint can be a
and potential because it opposed to constraints founded upon sound good thing, but they really only liberate us when
constrains our freedom to wisdom? The Bible does present a number of they fit with the reality of our nature and capacities. first issue of every month
choose our own beliefs limitations for human life and behaviour which at I recently heard the perfect illustration: “A fish,
and practices. times frustrate people, but the reality is that these because it absorbs oxygen from water rather than air,
The Philosopher limitations are guardrails, not barriers; they are is only free if it is restricted and limited to water. If
Immanuel Kant, for instructions from the manufacturer of the human we put it out on the grass, its freedom to move and
example, defined an heart meant to lead us into our best life. even live is not enhanced, but destroyed. The fish
“enlightened human There's a little more to it though. I don't often talk dies if we do not honour the reality of its nature.”
Remember to drop off your donations for the Pastor being” as “one who trusts about playing the harmonica; and that's because In many areas of life then, freedom is not so much
EDSON FOOD BANK Ken Douma Pastor in his or her own power discipline, restriction, and constraint aren't always the absence of restrictions as finding the right ones,
of thinking, rather than in
at Independent Grocer, Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank Bryan Walter authority or tradition.” automatically going to lead to the liberation that the liberating ones. These are the restrictions that fit
you desire. You see, I learned to play the harmonica with the reality of our nature and the world to
The Food Bank will be open 2 Thursday evenings, This resistance to authority in moral matters is by memorization. I could memorize how to play produce greater power and scope for our abilities
the second and last Thursday of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm. now a deep current in our culture; freedom to individual songs and play them with the right and a deeper joy and fulfillment.
determine our own moral standards is often
rhythm and timing, but I could not learn to play by
Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am. considered a necessity for being fully human. The ear. I had no natural talent for music, I could ~Celebrating the life of ~
780-723-1350 trouble with this way of thinking, however, is that it imitate, but never truly create. It's like the Warren McGuire
confines the idea of “freedom” to strictly negative
difference between tracing an image, and being able
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. terms, the freedom away from obligations; but in to draw with a free hand. So, after 7 years, I could 1948 - 2019
many cases, confinement and constraint are actually
Mr. Warren McGuire of Peers, AB,
Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. a means to liberation. ~In Loving Memory ~ passed away suddenly at home on
Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson If want to learn to play an instrument, for Sunday, July 14, 2019 at the age of
Sponsored by The Weekly Anchor example, and really master it, you have to practice, Carol Berube 71 years.
practice, and practice -usually for years. When I 1940 - 2019 Warren was born and raised in
was 12 or 13 years old, I saw someone play the Peers and continued to live on the
Mrs. Carol Berube of Edson,
Remember to drop off your donations for the harmonica live, and I fell in love with it. My mom beloved wife of Mr. Lyle Langer, family land until his passing. His greatest passion in life
EDSON FOOD BANK allowed me to buy a harmonica and a “how-to” passed away on Thursday, July was continuing in his father's footsteps of Gold Mining
and since the early age of 6, trapping his dad's trapline.
book, but I never made any progress because I
at Independent Grocer, Sobeys or the Edson Food Bank didn't want to practice where anyone could hear me 18, 2019 from cancer at the Building and running riverboats was something he
age of 78 years.
loved doing with family and his jet boating buddies.
and judge my efforts. She was the daughter of Warren will be lovingly remembered by his wife Laura
The Food Bank will be open 2 Thursday evenings, The small instrument gathered dust in a drawer David and Lillian Seabrook. McGuire; children Leslie (Kathy) and Corey (Debbie);
the second and last Thursday of the Month 6:45-8:00 pm. for years; and then over a decade later, I finally got Survived by her spouse Lyle Langer of Edson; grandchildren Kassidy, Sawyer, Jeffery, and Ashton;
back to it. This time I practiced for hours on end,
children Robert (Margaret), Michael, William and
siblings Carolyn McLerie, Randy (Kathy) and Wayne
Open regular hours every Tuesday from 9-11 am. and I carried the harmonica in my pocket at all Lori; four grandchildren and two great- (Colette); mother Ina McGuire; as well as numerous
nieces, nephews and their families.
780-723-1350 times to take advantage of any spare moment. grandchildren; one sister Betty Anne Case from Warren was predeceased by his father, Tiny McGuire.
New Brunswick; as well as several nieces and
Carrying the harmonica around, allowing people to
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2:00pm on
Hours: Tues 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. hear the missed notes and false starts, and nephews. Saturday, July 27, 2019 at McLeod Valley Recreation
Besides her parents, Carol was predeceased by
especially the time spent practicing instead of doing
Grounds, Peers, AB.
Last Thursday of the month 6:45 p.m. to 8 p.m. other things -those were restrictions that limited my her brother David. In lieu of flowers, please make a memorial donation to
freedom; and yet those limitations of my freedom
As per her request, there will be no visitation or
Food Bank located at 4511 5th Ave., Edson were the only path to the liberation of being able to funeral service. the Edson and District Boys & Girls Club, 5414 6 Ave,
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Sunday Services: 10:45 a.m.
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Wednesday: 7 p.m. Prayer Meeting;
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1st and 2nd Sundays at St. Catherine’s building (623 50 St.) 780-723-3157
4633-7th Ave., Edson - Ph: 723-5242; Pastor Ken Douma
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Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m.
Office Hours - 10:00 am to 12:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. Call office for weekday Mass times.
Sunday Worship Service at 9:45 am. Sunday School at 11:00 a.m.
For additional information regarding Youth and Family events or other
activities contact Pastor Aaron.
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