Good-Bye Sacred Heart Church

We've said good bye to the Sacred Heart Church and welcomed the Good News Chapel in a wonderful grand opening service of 150 men, women, and children!

Who came?

Well, as Ken announced from the pulpit, we did have a "Rent-A-Crowd." The group from Manitoba that came last weekend were 1/3 of our congregation! It was so nice to have them on board, too. They looked after serving and cleaning up from the meal, and also did the music. Ken's brother, Harley, prayed a prayer of dedication over the church, and its new Chaplains, Ken (hubby) and Jack.

Some Catholics came to say good bye to Sacred Heart. One lady said it was "closure." It was very nice to get to know them. They gave me their names and numbers for Ken as they were familiar with the maintenance and boiler issues!

We had many guests come to celebrate with us from the neighbourhood, volunteers, and staff. We heard an inspiring message from Ken about the purpose of our inner city chapel. We are a place for born-again believers to meet and feel comfortable, no matter what their style of worship. From the very poor, to the very rich, no matter your social status or your nationality. If you love Jesus, come join our community in North Central. We are united by God's Word. We are a Bible-believing community that exists to fellowship and reach beyond our door to spread the Good News!

Afterwards, we all met in the lower hall and enjoyed a wonderful Ethiopian meal cooked by our Nightwatchman, Mesfin Taye. We laughed, we chatted, and basically just enjoyed the moment and privilege of being part of this very first church service of the Good News Chapel.