Wednesday, November 21, 2012

November 18th Society Meeting Update

November 18 was the night of our direction setting congregational meeting. We asked the members of Trulls Road Church to vote on whether to continue going forward with plans to develop a multipurpose room addition. It was a good meeting with lots of discussion and interest shown. Over one hundred members attended and the result was a clear majority in favour of moving ahead. 84 % voted in favour of the motion to explore the concept further. Thanks to all who attended and we are looking forward now to seeing what comes next.

We are hoping to meet with the Town of Clarington soon to clarify what is needed to amend our site plan agreement. Lots of work yet to be done in order to come back to the Society with a final design and a proposed budget. We will keep you posted here along the way.

Of course the issue remains of how to fund this project - which we are calling Project Caleb. Just as Caleb and Joshua explored the promised land so many years ago and reported back to the people that it was a good land, flowing with milk and honey, so too we will need faith to see the provision of the Lord in building such an addition.

The good news reported at the meeting was that as we head into the last 6 weeks of 2012 it looks very positive financially for this year at this point. We may not meed our proposed budget but it looks like our expenses will be met and for this we are truly grateful.

Until next post - blessings to you!



Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Pastor Brian Bell's Address Nov. 4, 2012

Here is the text of Pastor Brian's address at Trulls on Sunday, November 4, 2012 about the upcoming congregational vote regarding the proposed addition.


Click here to go to the Address

Jim Best's Prayer

On Sunday November 4 Jim Best led us in a prayer after Pastor Brian's address. It was wonderful and is reprinted here with Jim's permission. Jim serves as the chair of the Project Team for Project Caleb. Thanks Jim for this beautiful prayer.

The Pastor and Official Board are calling us to prayer and fasting this next two weeks leading up to the Nov. 18 Society Meeting. In view of this, before we pray I would like to give you these words by Alfred Lord Tennyson.

“There is a place where thou canst touch the eyes
Of blinded men to instant, perfect sight;
There is a place where thou canst say, “Arise”
To dying captives, bound in chains of night;
There is a place where thou canst reach the store
Of hoarded gold and free it for the Lord;
There is a place-upon some distant shore-
Where thou canst send the worker and the word.
Where is that secret place—Dost thou ask ‘ Where?’
O soul, it is the secret place of prayer!”

Please pray with me.

Our God and our Father, we adore you, we exalt your name above all the earth - we worship you. We have sensed the presence of your Holy Spirit here this morning and are humbled by the way you reveal yourself to us through the Means of Grace in this place. Thank you Lord. You made each one of us in your image and also made each one of us to be ourselves. You distributed diverse gifts, passions, natural abilities, personalities and experiences to each of us. Father, given these gifts, opportunities and potential, we wan to bear as much fruit as possible to your honour and glory.

So we will humble ourselves and pray for your perfect will and perfect timing here at Trulls. Your word says to ask and we will receive, seek and we will find, knock and the door will be opened. Too often Lord, we dictate the answer we want to hear instead of asking the pertinent questions and then listening for your direction. Lord, we have some pertinent questions that need pondering and we are seeking your face in these matters. Going forward, what does the ministry of Trulls Road FMC look like and how does it compare to the present effort? Father, we have known and experienced your hand of blessing upon Trulls Road FMC. Father God, keep your hand of blessing upon us, lead us, show us the way forward as the Holy Spirit ministers to each one during this time of fasting and prayer. Let the November 18 meeting be a time of blessing and unity, a time of vision and joy in the Lord! We pray in the name that is above all names, Jesus Christ our Lord.
AMEN.



Sunday, November 4, 2012

The Caleb Report Issue # 2 November 4, 2012

Please click the following link to view a copy of this month's newsletter for Project Caleb.

Click here to go to the newsletter


Specially Called Society Meeting Notice: November 18, 2012

The Official Board at Trulls Road is planning a Society Meeting on November 18 at 6:30 PM. At this meeting there will be a presentation about the proposed addition of a Multi-Purpose Room. All members are requested to attend and be prepared for a vote of approval to go forward with this project. See the second issue of the newsletter for details by clicking the link above. Adherents are welcome to attend as well.

On Thursday, November 15, (7:00 PM) there will be a prayer meeting to lift this opportunity to the Lord again at the church.

The text of Pastor Brian's family meeting address will be posted by Wednesday, November 7 here on this blog.