Sunday, February 09, 2025

SERVICE & LEARNING: PEACE IN ACTION TEAMS

Back in November we introduced the Elevation community to the Peace in Action Team (PiAT),  inviting our community to participate in building the branches of this team.  We are thrilled to further this important work of education, reflection, service, giving and advocacy, rooted in our faith and commitment to justice,  compassion and re-imagined church. 

Mark your calendars for a special Service & Learning Gathering, this Sunday at 9am, and be part of this transformative journey.

Together, we’ll:

  • Introduce our theme for the next few years, and reflect on why this theme matters in our community
  • Learn through regional stories, stats, and lived experiences
  • Take first steps toward advocacy and meaningful action
  • Shape the vision of PiAT—including a collaborative logo and creative project!

We’ll gather in the sanctuary to kick things off, then dive into interactive sessions with both our Learning and Service teams before sharing a snack and heading out. Please note that KidsQuest will not be running, but we will have activities to keep our younger generation engaged.

Your voice, presence, and passion matter. Let’s step forward in peace and action—together. See you there!

Sunday, January 5, 2025

Stories from Scripture: Flannelgraph Not Included, Part 4: Rohoda Who?

This week we will be continuing our Stories from Scripture: Flannelgraph Not Included series with a look at perhaps a lesser-known individual from scripture – Rhoda. We may not hear a lot about Rhoda, but her story is not unfamiliar. The mention of her name in scripture, and her experience within the early church community, invites us to reflect about the ways that voices from within our own communities may be dismissed or disregarded. In what ways will Rhoda’s story invite us to think about more intentionally listening to the voices in the margins?

Sunday, January 26, 2025

Learning from the Book of Esther: Laughing in the Face of Uncertainty and Times of Trouble.

This week we will be taking a closer look at the book and person of Esther. There are lots of messy topics that this book touches on but like most great cultural events, it may actually be best read as a comedy. Sometimes one of  the greatest gifts God gives us may actually be Their sense of humour. Humour allows us to view things in a different light and breathe a little easier when it feels like our breath has been taken away.

Sunday, January 19, 2025

Stories from Scripture: Flannelgraph Not Included, Part 2: The Sassy Syrophoenician.

Fierce, witty, and unapologetically bold—the Syrophoenician woman didn’t submit or resign to passivity. She was persistent and courageous in challenging the status quo, refusing to take “no” as an answer, and in so doing she partnered with God in creating a more just world.

Join us this Sunday as we explore her powerful story, and discover how her example (among others) invites us to challenge our assumptions, reimagining our own role in partnering with God in our journeys of transformation and the pursuit of justice and healing of our world.

Sunday, January 12, 2025

SERVICE AND LEARNING.

One of the ways we practice living out our faith and worship as a community is through connecting and partnering with service organizations in our local community, being guided by those working and living at the margins. On a regular basis we use our gathering time on the weekend to spread out in smaller groups around the city to learn more about a particular justice issue or concern and to find ways to contribute to the work that is happening in our broader community. 

Sign up here for Sunday, January 12th Opportunities