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A Bethel Member Chooses to "Be Christmas"

12/29/2013

 
A Bethel member was driving through the Bannerman neighbourhood recently when she spotted a man in a scooter stuck in the snow at side of the road.  His wheels were spinning but his scooter was not moving.  With thoughts of our recent sermon series, Being Christmas, playing through her mind (with its challenge to incarnate the love of God wherever you go) she decided to stop and help out.  Little did she know that her act of kindness would take her on wild ride—literally.
            With a little pushing, she and the gentleman succeeded in getting the scooter to surer footing, but he was soon stuck again.  This time it was permanent--his scooter battery had run out of power.  Apparently this man was experienced at this sort of thing, because he produced a rope and promptly requested that this Bethel member use her car to pull him home.  With some reluctance she agreed, and with another Good Samaritan walking at this man’s side to ensure his safety, she made her way to his house.  
The adventure was not quite over, though, because the driveway was slippery with ice and impassible. She had to enlist the help of another man, a dog-walker who was passing by, to finish the job.  So, as she held two yapping dogs by their leashes, the other helpers pushed the man to the safety of his garage.  The Bethel member decided she would bring the scooter driver a Christmas hamper later in the week for all his troubles.  

–Pastor Tom

A Historic Moment for Bethel

12/22/2013

 
Dave Ball, President of the Bannerman Community league, and city representative Howard Lawrence came to talk with our Managing Elders this week.  We talked about how, as church, Community League, and city government, we might partner together to make Bannerman a better place to live:  a place where neighbours know and care about one another, where elderly people can meaningfully contribute to the community and have their own needs met, where people can enjoy friendship around common interests, and where people who need help to overcome an addiction can find supportive friends from the neighbourhood to help them on their journey. 
This conversation came about as a result of the City of Edmonton’s Abundant Communities Initiative—an idea for restoring neighbourliness to neighbourhoods.  The plan aims to raise up volunteers who will survey people in the community to learn who they are, and then connect them based on their interests, needs, and strengths.   Because of the interest shown by both our church and the Community League, the city has chosen Bannerman to be a pilot area for this project.  If the idea proves successful, they will take it citywide.
            It was truly a historic moment:  Our church leadership looking into the eyes of caring people from Bannerman and saying “along with you we are committed to the wellbeing of our church’s community—you can count on us as partners.”   We agreed to donate $2,500 to hire the “Community Connector” who will in turn recruit 50 “Block connectors” to carry out the surveys.  We also committed ourselves to encourage Bethel’s Bannerman residents to give their enthusiastic support to the project.  Perhaps most importantly, we built a bridge.  We gave a strong message to our city and immediate community that we are a church that cares and, in so doing, we hope, let the light of Christ shine into our neighbourhood. 

- Pastor Tom

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