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Dear Sister,
My prayer today is that
you will have a lovely, loving, lovable day today-- partly
in memory of lovely St. Valentine, who, according to one of
the legends, was a Roman priest who secretly performed
marriages after Emperor Claudius outlawed them (unmarried
men made the best soldiers, apparently). I also want you
to have a wonderfully loving day in honour of our Lord, and
as a counter to the horrors and atrocities of this world,
such as the recent uncovering of an internet suicide pact
for this day: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/02/12/wsuic12.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/02/12/ixworld.html
And Happy Birthday to the sweethearts who are celebrating
the 14th in this fashion (including my dear daughter-in-law,
Marylen).
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Last week our new Pastor
preached on Hospitality, and this week he preached on
Friendship. It was quite amazing how this two topics have
sparked a gentler, warmer and friendlier air... there was a
whole lotta huggin going on after Church yesterday.
We were invited for
lunch and enjoyed the hospitality of a young family (and
some excellent patties for which I must get the
recipe!) What I particularly enjoyed was the opportunity to
'close' the Sabbath with singing and prayers for our
hostess's very ill father. Another flock of people joined
us for that event-- they had all been potlucking and
fellowshipping at another home.
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I believe that I will go
over to my parents' tomorrow and do a 'spa day' for my mom.
She has chosen not to be active and her muscles have
atrophied to the point where she is unable to get up and
walk around for more than a few minutes before being on the
point of collapse. She is, for all intents and purposes,
'bed-ridden'. She relies heavily upon my father to look
after her, including washing her hair. I am sad to say that
we continue to have challenges in our relationship
together. Sometimes she doesn't want to see me, and
sometimes she asks why I neglect her. I won't tell her
about the possibility of the spa (hair wash, manicure) until
I actually get there. In my mind's eye I have a whole range
of kind activities and treats I bestow upon her, but the
reality will likely be that she will consent to either the
hair wash OR the manicure and then we will both be happy to
call it a day.
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Today I met for the first
time with a very bright young woman who wants help with her
dysgraphia (trouble with handwriting), spelling, grammar and
anxiety. I had her read me a couple of columns
from yesterday's Star Phoenix newspaper to gauge what level
her reading is at. My old friend (from babyhood on into our
adulthood) was on the front page. She is the post mistress
in Love, Saskatchewan, so naturally gets a lot of mail
during the Valentine mailing period. My client and I got a
few giggles from this article.
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Over this week I joined
the Faith Writers internet site. I will probably write a
short article each week (an assigned topic) just to get me
hand back into that. There might be others of you who are
interested in doing this. Go to http://faithwriters.com
There is lots to see and learn on this site.
I am pleased to offer two
new testimonies written by a woman who has a portfolio
posted on the faithwriters.com site. Joan Morrone
is someone who came up through "the School of Hard Knocks"
to where she is currently enjoying the opportunity to share
her vision and the experiences she has had that have brought
her closer to God. You will find Joan's stories on Angel
Co-op at http://www.tagnet.org/angelco-op/testimonials.html (thanks
to Megan for posting them).
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My daughter-in-law,
Marylen, is supplementing her income with a Herbalife
business in Manila. I am also a distributor now. Wait for
amazing stories of how I have tossed aside the big pants and
am more energetic than I have ever been before in my life.
Marylen and I might share a Herbalife (or an
Herbalife, depending on your pronunciation) website together
at some point.
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Upcoming Ministries
events:
2005 Youth Rally,
February 25 & 26 in Saskatoon. If you would like to
sign up to accommodate a youth, you can sign up in the
church lobby or call Gwen at the Conference Office at
306-244-9700 or Fran at 306-237-4429
2005 Women's
Ministries Retreat April 1, 2 and 3, Radisson Saskatoon
Hotel with presenters Evelyn Glass and Jennifer Tataryn.
Applications need to be in by February 28th. If you have
any questions, please call Vera at 306-249-1545
2005 World Day of
Prayer on Friday, March 4th, 10 a.m.- 11 a.m. Saskatoon
Central will be hosting this event in our Nutana
neighborhood this year. If you would like to help out with
tea dainties, please call Cynthia at 306-934-4427
2005 Annual Talent
Night and Auction for the Church School in Saskatoon
will be March 12th. More details to come.
Central Church
Ministries Planning Session is next Sabbath, February
19, at 5 p.m. downstairs in the Church Multi-purpose Room.
All who are interested in working together to plan our
Health Ministries, Personal Ministries, and Community
Service programs for this year are invited to attend.
Please bring your ideas and be willing to offer your time as
a volunteer. Also bring some heart-healthy foods to share
for a light supper together.
Upcoming CORONARY
HEALTH IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (CHIP) events:
February
13
Honolulu HI Kurt Unglaub
13 Palo Cedro
CA Carol Campbell
14 Abbotsford
BC Wanda Chipeur
14
Richmond BC Branka Sremac
14
Sacramento—Rocklin CA Maxine Blome
14
Victoria BC Carol Domke
20
Pocatello ID Dianne Emslie
21 Chilliwack
BC Anne Clawson
21
Duncan BC Brenda Clearwater
21 Grand
Rapids MN Bill Richert
21
Puyallup WA Diane Meharry
21
Wenatchee WA Brenda Mandelis
21 Westbank
BC Ted Corbett
27
Yukon—Whitehorse YT Butch & Laurie Johnson
28
Lodi CA Irma Chen
28 Weiser
ID Janean Lewis
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Have a lovely Valentine's
Day!
In the love of Christ,
Cynthia
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