NOVEMBER 2018 the Linden Place News A great place to live November Birthdays! Happy Birthday to everyone celebrating a birthday this month! Betty Martens – Nov. 1 Helen Huitikka – Nov. 16 Jessie Hiebert – Nov. 29 NEW! Stretch Class Wednesdays at 9:30 We’re starting a basic stretch class. See page 2 for details. Christmas Pictures November Bookings We’ll be offering Christmas Pictures for greeting cards. For more details see page 3. Youth Games Night Thursday, Nov. 29 The EEFC Youth Group will be coming here to play games. See page 4 for details. Save The Date! On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month, let us remember that FREEDOM isn’t free.
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Linden Place News A great place to live
November Birthdays!
Happy Birthday to everyone
celebrating a birthday this
month!
Betty Martens – Nov. 1
Helen Huitikka – Nov. 16
Jessie Hiebert – Nov. 29
NEW! Stretch Class
Wednesdays at 9:30
We’re starting a basic stretch class.
See page 2 for details.
Christmas Pictures
November Bookings
We’ll be offering Christmas Pictures for greeting cards.
For more details see page 3.
Youth Games Night
Thursday, Nov. 29
The EEFC Youth Group will be
coming here to play games. See page 4
for details.
Save The Date!
On the eleventh hour,
of the eleventh day,
of the eleventh month,
let us remember that
FREEDOM isn’t free.
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Stretch Class Wednesdays at 9:30am
Come and join Janie in the
MPR for a relaxing 15 minute stretch!
For the month of November,
I invite you to try out this simple and basic class. We’ll be sitting on chairs and doing
some gentle stretching to help us limber up.
First class: November 7
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Christmas Photo Greeting Cards
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Are you interested in sending or giving out Photo Greeting Cards to your friends and family for Christmas?
Simply call Janie at the office (204-326-9898) to book an appointment!
We’ll be doing it a bit different than we have in past years – you can now
have your picture taken anytime in November, just call to book a time with Janie. We’ll take a few pictures, you choose the one you like best and then choose from the selection of card designs, and we’ll get them printed
and back to you in about two weeks! Prices will be posted soon!
Merry Christmas!
The Thiessens
2018
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* * * * * Games Night with Youth Group * * * * *
Thursday, November 29 at 7:00 pm in the MPR
Come on down to the MPR and enjoy and evening with the Senior
High Students (grades 9-12) from the Emmanuel Free Church. They
will come to play games and possibly sing a few carols as well!
MCC Pick Up Day Monday, November 19
at 11 am Please bring any items you may have
down to the MPR on Monday morning; or if you have larger items
call Janie to arrange pick up from your suite.
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From the Chaplain’s Desk
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From the Chaplain’s Desk
For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. (Romans 5:10 ESV)
On November 11, we will celebrate Remembrance Day. We will pause to honor those who fought for our freedom, we will reflect on the price many have paid and the benefits we receive through their sacrifice. The date that marks the end of World-War I, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month 1918, at the eleventh hour, is now an official day to remember all military personnel who have died in serving our country. The red remembrance poppy, inspired by the poem "In Flanders Field," written by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrea, has become an emblem of Remembrance Day. We have many freedoms today, the freedom to go to church, the freedom to work and provide for our families, the freedom to retire and receive a pension, which we could accumulate in times of freedom. As I reflect on the freedoms I take for granted, most of the time, I can’t help but pausing and marvel at the sacrifice of many men and women. As I pause to reflect on the freedoms I enjoy at others’ expense, I also say thanks to Jesus Christ for the sacrifice He made for mankind. The apostle Paul said that while we were God’s enemies Christ died to reconcile us to God. The writer of Hebrews said, “And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter heaven’s Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. 20 By his death, Jesus opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.” (Hebrews 10:19-20 NLT) Because of the sacrifice of Jesus, we can now enjoy freedom in the presence of our Father who is in heaven. We can enjoy every moment in fellowship with the divine, already here on earth. The emblem that helps us remember is the cross, which also points to the place of selfless sacrifice for the freedom of others. On November 11, let’s pause to honor those who fought for our freedom. And as we do, let’s remember the price that Jesus paid so that we might enjoy spiritual freedom, too.
