Scripture: Colossians 3:17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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Celebrating Easter
at CapChurch
“Why do we as Christians need a special season
to strengthen our relationship with God? How
does this annual “tithe” of time and days serve
to encourage us as the Lord’s disciples? Lent and
its structure offer practical ways to increase our
devotion and love for God. If the church is indeed a hospital for the sick and wounded, then
it follows that Lent is it’s yearly physical, an
annual tune-up that has been practiced by all
sorts of Christians since the early days of the
Church. Lent is a time to cleanse our wills, realign our spirits and deepen our dependence upon
God. It is a period of genuine repentance, of
concentrated reconciliation with others, of fasting from all that distracts us, and recommitting
our lives to God as holy sacrifices.
It is of immense comfort to know that we are on
this great Lenten pilgrimage with our brothers
and sisters in Christ from every branch of Christendom and every tongue and tribe and nation! May we journey well together and arrive
ready and eager to worship Christ at His holy
resurrection!”
Excerpt by: Barry Krammes, Staff from Biola University, Centre for Christianity, Culture and the
Arts. See www.ccca.biola.edu/lent/ for the full
Lenten series.
Good Friday: Friday,
April 3 at 10 am, we will
gather at Mulgrave to
enter into the story of
Jesus’ last days on
earth. Hotcross buns served after the service
Baptisms at the Beach: Sunday, April 5 at 7:30am:
Gather at Ambleside Park
Easter Sunday Service: Sunday, April 5 at
10:00am: "He is Risen, He is Risen indeed". Come
and celebrate the Sunday that changes everything!
Easter Baptism. Are you being baptized Easter
morning, April 5, at 7:30 AM at Ambleside in the
ocean? Do you have questions about baptism even
if you are not being baptized this year? Then you
are invited to the NICHOLS on Palm Sunday (Mar.
29) for lunch, baptism stories, answers to your
questions, and what happens at the beach. Please
rsvp to [email protected] (Mike Nichols)
Nashisa Update:
A team of us
from CapChurch are excited to be headed to Nashisa at the end of
April. For Capchurch members sponsoring a
child in Nashisa please write a letter and send it
to FH Canada before March 31 so everyone will
receive a letter by the time our Capchurch team
arrives.
VIA e-mail: www.fhcanada.org/.Write By regular
mail: FH Canada, 1 - 31741 Peardonville Road,
Abbotsford, BC V2T 1L2. Our team members
would love to take printed photos from you to
your sponsor children. Please pass these onto a
Cap team member by April 19. Write your child's
name & ID number on back. Please be materially
sensitive as to what you include in the photo,
thank you.
Our team includes: Scott Anderson, Lynn Perez,
Willie Perez, Amber Bauer and myself, Charlotte
Clark.
Capchurch
celebrates it’s 42nd
Anniversary on
March 17, 2015.
A quote from Elder Emeritus, Jake Penner from 40
days of Gratitude a few years ago:
“I am prompted to say how glad I am that a small
group of believers, some forty years ago, decided
to start a church called Capilano Christian Community, now known as Cap. When I look back and see
how faithful God has been and how He has blessed
us I am filled with awe and thanksgiving. So many
people, by God’s grace have made Cap what it is
today.” (Jake Penner)
“Congratulations Cap you are now firmly in midlife!” (Mike Nichols)
Did you know?
Dr. Gerda Lerner (1920- 2013) founded the field
of women's history. She notes that patriarchy
was firmly established by 2000 BC with rise of
private ownership. Herders wanting their herds
to go to their own blood progeny insisted that
women be virgins. Young women learned that
men were the dominant gender. Fredrich
Engles, in The Origin of the Family, Private
Property and the State, called this the
"historical defeat of the female sex." Contemporary sociobiologist, Steven Goldberg in The Inevitability of Patriarchy ,[1973] argued that male
dominance is a human universal as a result of
our biological makeup. (Mike Nichols)
Power Smart Communication:
Marriage Enhancement Evening
facilitated by Mike Nichols, Monday, March 23, 2015 at 7:30 at
the Carabetta’s home (952 Leovista, NV). This is for
couples at Capchurch and any friends or neighbours
you might like to invite along. If you are dating, new
married, married a long time, this is for you!
Email [email protected] to book a spot.
“Don’t try to fix it,
I just need you to
listen.”
Capchurch Retreat at Timberline; May 15—17
Cap’s annual
come-one-comeall retreat is a
chance for all to
get away. It is for young and old, married and single,
new- comers and life-long-Cappers alike to get to
know new people and to get to better know people
you might already know. Timberline Ranch is a place
to play and chat, and eat, and laugh, and swim, and
ride horses, and talk, and learn, and pet goats and
feed llamas, and roast wienies, and ride bikes, and
climb walls, and act/sing/laugh in a talent show
and... really, it is a great time and place to just be
together. Registration forms available at welcome
desk. More info, see Dave Zimmerman: [email protected]
2015 Friendship List Books are here:
At the Welcome Table! We welcome your donation towards the $10/book printing cost. We
want every family/individual to have one.
Bring your old Friendship List(s) back to us for
shredding (or shred it yourself) rather than
throwing it out, for privacy protection. If you
are new to us and consider CapChurch your
home, please be sure to fill out a blue card
from the welcome desk and one of the Pastors
will be in touch. (Lynda Shaw)
capchurch | PO Box 86985 STN Main, North Vancouver, BC V7L 4P6 | 604.980.8997 | [email protected]
sunday worship service | 10 am @ Mulgrave School, 2330 Cypress Bowl Lane West Vancouver
capchurch newsletter | march 22, 2015
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events
today
THIS MORNING, Mike Nichols will speak from Scripture Colossians 3:17
Mar 23
Sr Youth Group at the Capilano Grind from 7:30-9:30 (weekly). Contact [email protected] for
info
Mar 23
Marriage Enhancement Evening: Power Smart Communications: 7:30pm at the Carabetta’s.
More info inside
Mar 25
40ish women’s group - Weds mornings from 9:15ish to 11:15ish. Newcomers warmly welcome.
You can email [email protected] for more info.
Mar 25
University-aged Young Adults Group: 8pm at the Colpitts (bi-weekly). Contact [email protected] for info
Mar 26
Elders Meeting at 6 pm at the Nichol’s (note the change to Thursday)
Mar 27
Little's 9:15—11:15am( group for mums of preschoolers). Contact [email protected] for more
info
Mar 27
Grade 5-6 Gathering from 7-9pm (location tba). Contact [email protected] if you are not on
our email list
Mar 27
Chapel North Shore worship event for high school students at St. Mary's school
Apr 1
Jr Youth Group at the Colpitts home. Contact [email protected] for info
Apr 3 + 5
Good Friday Service—10:00am at Mulgrave : Easter Baptisms at Ambleside: 7:30am: Easter Service—10am at Mulgrave
Begins Apr
13
Spring Course: “Character + Call” with Dr. Paddy Ducklow. See carey-edu.ca for more details.
Apr. 21
Elders Meeting at 6:45 pm at Lynne Smith’s (note the change to Tuesday)
May 15-17
Timberline CapChurch Retreat: SAVE THE DATE. More info to follow
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capchurch leadership circle
Scott Anderson | lead pastor
Mike Nichols | pastor & elder
Kim Pierrot | pastor & elder
Sue Carabetta | minister of community development
John Colpitts |youth minister
Liz Baerg | youth ministry associate
Taylor Dickau I grade 10-12 leader
David Grice | grade 5-6 leader
Charlotte Clark | capkids team director
Julie Evans | early childhood education
Drew McMahon | capkids assistant
Lynda Shaw | administrative assistant to the pastoral team
Suzanne Paterson | sunday morning coordinator
Cathy Adams I bookkeeper
Paddy Ducklow | pastor emeritus
Jake Penner | elder emeritus
Jenn Ohlhauser | elder on sabbatical
Randene Hardy | elder
Art Steinmann | elder
Lynne Smith | elder, chair
Andrea Smith | elder
David Zimmerman | elder
Andrea Smith | finance chair—interim
Archie Robertson, Paul Milley, Andrea Smith| Nashisa team
vacant I missions team chair
today’s message
Following Jesus is all about relationships
and being God’s beloved daughters and
sons in community. Doing the gospel
“outside” is all about relationships—
loving the displaced, the least and lost
as we have been loved by God. In any
context you can ask yourself “what is
the loving, responsible, and respectful
thing to do which will enhance this relationship?” Answer that question and you
will be following God’s heart.
Today we come to Bible text that has
been mistaught and misunderstood and
misapplied in the history of the church.
It is a text about relationships. Understanding of God’s heart has been replaced by a misleading notion of “Rules
for Christian Households” [the title in
the NRSV text ]. There is much to unlearn here so that we can be loving, responsible, and respectful in relationships as followers of Jesus.
cap at a glance
THIS SUNDAY MORNING, Mike Nichols will be speaking on "The End of Patriarchy according to the Bible.”
Jay Young, Julie Zimmerman & team will lead worship.
Kim Pierrot will lead the service.
CAP KIDS (K-4) "Shazam!: where stories come alive,
& you become a part of the story!" These mornings are run
& planned by some of our parents with a focus on the storytelling of the parables. This morning is on Matthew 7:2427, the parable of the wise and foolish builders. We'll have
a time of small group time, worship, story telling,
and group activity. Hope to see you there. (CharlotteCapkids Program Director)
K-Yvonne Strilchuk
G 1- Annie Faw
G 2- Janet Anderson
G 3/4 G - Steph King
G 3/4 B - Kevin Faw
CAP YOUTH (5-12) We welcome you to join us after the
kids are released:
Grade 5-6: With David (location tba)
Grade 7-9: With Isa (location tba)
Grade 10-12: Baptism Class with John, upstairs in the staff
room