From Rory Allen's Website

July 25th (Friday) – Rory Allen will be joining many other talented Canadian Performing Artists for the 2nd Annual Fix-Beug Souls Harbour Rescue Mission Fundraiser. This event was a huge success last year and sure to be sold out again. To be held at the residence of Sandy Beug and Karl Fix in Regina, SK, the goal is to top the $15,000 raised last year to benefit Souls Harbour Rescue Mission in Regina.

Most of last year’s entertainers will again donate their services for this community event. As well, there will be a few new additions - here is what the lineup is looking like so far:

Host - CTV's Corner Gas star Lorne Cardinal, Regina’s Juno award winning vocalist/guitarist Jack Semple and family, country recording star Sheila Deck, Russian born violinist and Regina Symphony concert master Eduard Minevich , Regina vocalist, songwriter and guitar player Sam Minevich, Regina vocalist and guitar sensation Dan Silljer, Saskatchewan cowboy poets Ken and Slim Mitchell, renowned Cuban pianist Liana Fernandez, Toronto singer/songwriter Cheri Maracle (who was a finalist in the Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards), Vancouver singer/songwriter James Thomas, Regina vocalist Lisa Welder, Regina vocalist Mason Beug, Moose jaw vocalist Gary Gould, and Regina's legendary musicians Don Young, Bruce Conley, Arnie Davis, Gary Dunitz and Keith Bomphray, and, of course, Rory Allen! Together they form an all-star cast, performing from a wide range of musical genres.

Ticket price is $75/person. This admission fee includes entertainment, along with all your food and drink. The event runs from 6:00pm to 11:00pm.

All cheques should be made payable to “Souls Harbour Rescue Mission” (you will be issued a tax receipt by them.)

There will only be 250 tickets printed - put in your request by mailing your cheque, made payable “Souls Harbour Rescue Mission”, to: East End Dental, 2069 Park Street, Regina, Sask., S4N-6S2. Please ensure that you have included a mailing address so tickets, and later, receipts, can be sent.

Click here to see pictures from last year’s event.

Second Annual Chili Night

Chili dinner a fundraiser for Regina's Souls Harbour
Regina Leader-Post
Braden Husdal

REGINA -- A meal of chili and rice isn't often associated with private parties and a night of high-quality entertainment.

That thought might soon change though, thanks to the second installment of the Souls Harbour Rescue Mission fundraiser, hosted by Karl Fix and his wife Sandra Beug in their Regina home.

The fundraiser is a $75 per ticket evening with 100 per cent of the proceeds going towards the Souls Harbour Rescue Mission. According to Fix, the night has been sold out for months already thanks in part to the success of the 2007 event, which helped raise $15,000.

"We call it a chili night and we feel it's more appropriate because a lot of times people go out and there's fine dining and all that, but for the people at Souls Harbour, chili is a good meal," said Fix, the marketing force behind the event. "As much as the night is a fundraiser where people can have fun, we also want it to raise awareness for the organization."

Besides the dinner, guests at the fundraiser are being treated to an evening of musical entertainment which is scheduled to begin around 5:30 and finish up at midnight. The musical guests are from a wide variety of genres that include Regina Juno Award winner Jack Semple, acclaimed vocalist Rory Allen, country star Sheila Deck and Regina Symphony Orchestra concert master Eduard Minevich.

Fix and Beug have received a permit from the City of Regina to construct a stage in the park behind their house, allowing guests to enjoy the entertainment while in the spacious backyard or from the balconies of the residence.

Fix said that more than 250 tickets have been sold to Friday evening's fundraiser and he has already had to turn down approximately 80 requests for additional tickets. The total amount of people at the event will be around 350 because musicians' families as well as the families of those preparing the meal will get in for free.

"Next year we're looking to scale back the number of tickets and raise the price to about $150," said Fix. "As much as it's a great thing to have this many people out, we're kind of worried that it might have an effect on our house."

Besides the money raised for the Souls Harbour Rescue Mission, a truck will be parked outside for guests to drop off donations of foods or practical goods. Since Souls Harbour and the Regina Rescue Mission combined their services, a need for many household items has arisen.

"We compiled a list of items needed and Karl sent it out along with the tickets," said Michelle Porter, the executive director of the Souls Harbour Rescue Mission. "Some people are surprised to learn that we're now more than a soup kitchen and that awareness is another reason why the event is so important."

The volunteers preparing and serving the chili for Friday evening are from Beug's workplace, Eastend Dental. She and her employees are taking the day off to prepare so that the evening goes ahead without a hitch.

"This whole fundraiser was my wife's idea from the start and I'm just doing the best I can to help her out," said Fix. "She wants to help people and this fundraiser is a good way to do that."

Humility

We've been discussing attitude on the Joy Club. That's our missionary staff e-list. It's pretty tough to have a good attitude when you haven't humbled yourself, removing your pride, setting aside assumptions, and putting on a sweater of love. You know, that warm feeling of aloha. (Yes, still wishing I were back there!)


Imagine if I come to you, and tell you there's a small scab on your face that needs to be picked off. But as I approach, you hear me saying the words, but you can't believe it. My face is oozing with puss and cuts; I'm a bloody mess and it looks like I haven't tended to my wounds in days. But here I am telling you to clean up the little dried up scab on your cheek. You can barely even understand what I'm saying because this hideous deformation is so distracting.

You know, as horrid as it sounds, that is the example Christ was setting for us when he told us not to judge each other beyond what we are willing to first change about ourselves. He said to take the beam that is sticking out of our eye OUT before complaining about the sliver in someone elses' eye.

How do we do this? By humbling ourselves. By admitting that we are not perfect, and by checking that our motives are right when we approach one another about a flaw. It's about loving the other person closer to Jesus.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. -Romans 12:3

Go Riders! Go Geri!

SUGGESTION:
Pay tribute to Geri the
founder. Picture?
Brief History
She was so Great -
along with God they were Real

PS. I felt this could have
been a Rider dinner --
not so much
emphasis
on them!

We had a note put into the offering basket at our annual Love Your Neighbour Fund Raising Banquet in May. It was a wonderful time, with full sponsorship and great attendance! I'm sad that Miss Mystery did not see how we acknowledged Geri during the event, and in case others feel we are dishonouring her wonderful heritage, I wanted to share a bit of my heart about Geri.

I didn't know Geri very well, but the one thing I knew was that she heard the voice of God, and obeyed. Starting from it's humble beginnings in 1990 with a prayer, a pot of coffee, and a few wooden milk crates for chairs, she established this ministry as the main source of help for the hungry in Regina.

I am honoured to follow in her footsteps, and to take over her leadership since she went to be with the Lord. I often think what a big responsibility it is to fill her shoes. Geri overcame so many personal obstacles in her life and yet gave all she had to Jesus.

I remember each time I would see her in her office, she offered to pray with me. She asked how I was and how the ministry of the Regina RESCUE Mission was doing. Geri truly was a servant and I am thankful our two works have combined to become the Souls Harbour RESCUE Mission. And how wonderful to have her son, Donovan, be a central part of her legacy by serving as our Chief Operating Officer and my partner in leading this Mission.

So, yes, Geri was a very real person. And we continue her legacy by feeding over 100,000 each year at the Geri Carroll Hope Centre. If you are ever interested in helping us give food and hope to the poor, please contact Aaron, our Emergency Services Manager, who served under Geri's leadership.

Be Wary of Spiritual Disciplines

Today Ken preached from the book of Matthew, focussing on spiritual disciplines of reading the Bible, fasting, and prayer, and the fact that we are promised rewards for doing this. He encouraged us to join the "Chapter a Day" club, because even reading one small chapter a day from the Bible will have huge payoffs in our lives.

One thing that caught my attention is how Ken focussed in on three main disciplines. As we walked in the park later today, he suggested that our temptation to add disciplines in our lives is similar to buying the latest gadgets and machines to exercise. Perhaps you've heard that Richard Foster's books on discipline have been surrounded by controversy?

My concern with Foster is that he promotes as disciplines, things which may or may not be good ideas, but are man's ideas, not God's. Take journalling, for instance. I personally have had a journal for years. However, it is a form of praying, and is not in and of itself one of the disciplines Jesus exhorted us to practise. Foster has some other good ideas, including simplicity and solitude. But, while these are examples Christ set for us, they are not commands Christ called us to.

Jesus said, "This is how you should pray." He said, "When you fast." He never once said, "Live in simplicity."

I know that Jesus wants us to read our Bible and pray every day, and to fast in order to loose the hold the flesh has upon us, and to give more power to our prayer life.

It is important to us at the Good News Chapel to maintain a purely Biblical perspective on our worship and fellowship. Man made ideas, while good and helpful, often lead to rifts and traditions which do not belong in His House.

Holiday Breathers

Having just taken a month in Hawai'i, and being regular "let's take our entire three weeks to one month vacation at once" people, Ken and I can relate to The Frank Group e-newsletter article this month. John Frank is a very good friend of mine who gave us excellent consultation last year when Regina RESCUE Mission and Souls Harbour united as Souls Harbour RESCUE Mission. He also recommends Richard Swenson, who has been a real fan favourite at the Mission. Here is his article... hopefully he won't mind being our guest blogger today!

Taking a breather in July? You should. From all of my reading through the years I have found that most successful leaders and executives know how to recharge their batteries. I have read where people who are workaholics find they are much more effective upon their return to work when they take a vacation.

Dr. Richard Swenson writes in his book, Margins, we do not allow enough "margin" between our lives of work, family, personal, relationships, volunteering, and whatever. We run from one thing to the next.

I know we are all different and relax and recharge in different ways. Here are a couple of things I learned about myself and how I used a vacation.

The first was when I worked for a ministry in development, the kids were young and I had two weeks vacation. I found my mind took awhile to slow down. If I only took a one-week vacation I was slowing down by Wednesday, only to begin planning on Thursday for the Monday back from vacation! Can you relate to that?

Then we began taking two weeks at one time. We did a variety of things from visiting the beach, relatives, and sometimes staying home and doing projects. But when Wednesday of the first week was there, I was slowing down. From Wednesday to Wednesday something amazing happened - I was RECHARGING my batteries. When the second Thursday was here I was looking at next Monday, but I was restored.

If you are committed to your ministry of development you are always planning, thinking, and looking ahead. That is why you are good. You take every component of your development department seriously. The fall is only a short time away and everything must be ready.

So get yourself ready by taking a good vacation. Here are a few suggestions to recharge as you plan your vacation.

1. Physical rest - Studies show that sleep is still one of the ways for the body to heal and strengthen itself. Your immune system needs sleep to stay strong. Sleep in one day. Remember, naps are a special gift from God! Stewardship of your body is a key responsibility.

2. Mental rest - Remember that pile of books you set aside to read "when you had time"? Pick one out and start reading. I suggest you start with a fun book and not a business or professional book. You can read them on your vacation, just not the first book. If you start with a professional book first your mind may not slow down and you will go into "application thinking". No way your mind will get rest then. Read a fun book and lighten up your mind. (I highly recommend John Adams - a great book!)

3. Spiritual rest - This is a tough one because it varies with everyone. You may want a mountain top retreat or something special. But it may also just be visiting another church with a great teaching pastor. Or attend your kid's youth service, or skip church and have a family service. (OK, my boomer side is showing) Grab a devotional and try to read it everyday on your vacation. Revisit your prayer journal. (I do not know about you, but some of my spiritual disciplines have not been consistent through the years. A vacation is a good time to revisit them.)

4. Social rest - What? OK, this may just be me. But after meeting and working with so many people, I need a break from people! So on my vacations I only want to be with my family. Maybe you are the opposite and you need to visit some people you do not get to be with during the busy year. Have a BBQ at your house. Go to a movie with friends. Or if you are like me, be with your family only during the first week. (When my social skills have partially returned, my wife lets me be with other people during the second week of vacation.)

Those are just some of my ideas and experiences. Remember, development is a consuming professional. We are NEVER done. While this is exciting and challenging and never boring, it can also wear us down, wear us out, and burn us out. Then we are no good to family, friends, or our ministry.

Taking good care of you is NOT being selfish. It is being a wise steward. A steward who understands that each of us has different life and health issues must steward their bodies and minds with wisdom. I had cancer in my spine when I was 30. I was just diagnosed with diabetes in March at age 52. I have to watch my limits on things like eating and exercise. (One I am supposed to do less and the other more. I keep getting them mixed up!) You know your body and your health. Be wise and learn more about it. Signing up for the WebMD eNewsletter on certain topics is very informative.

I pray you get some great vacations, breaks, recharging, and restoration this summer. Your ministries and donors will be there when you get back. Make an investment in yourself this summer, and then witness the great ROI from that investment during the busy fall.


Blessings,
John

John R. Frank, MA, CFRE
President
The Frank Group

Current Wish List

Janitorial Supplies:
dishsoap, gloves (all sizes including disposable), mops and buckets, brooms & dustpans, laundry soap, bleach, toilet brushes, plungers, large and yard garbage bags

Non-Perishable Foods:
Coffee incl. decaf, creamer, sugar, canned vegetables, any tomato based product

Office Supplies:
stamps, coloured and white 8 1/ 2x 11 paper, water cooler/heater

Women & Family Home:
commercial grade washer & dryer, skates (used-all sizes incl. kids) water cooler/heater, deodorant, diapers (all sizes), feminine hygiene products, baby swing, baby monitors, crib, toddler bed, (sheets for crib & toddler bed) high chair

Men & Family Home:
commercial grade washer (2) & commercial grade GAS dryer, crib, baby monitor, mouse pads, XGA digital projector (high lumens) for teaching both men & women on program, rakes, snow shovels

Summer Slump

Call for Volunteers!

-Thrift "Free" Store Manager
-Thrift "Free" Store Clerks
-Evening Campus Supervisors
-Weekend Campus Supervisors
-Weekday Lunch Cooks
-Weekend Lunch Cooks
-Weekend Supper Cooks
-Receptionists
-Janitorial Workers
-Maintenance Workers


Please consider helping us with the summer slump! We are looking for a weekly commitment to begin during the summer.

Remember, there is no summer vacation from poverty and homelessness!

Thanks for your prayerful consideration.

Two Tickets to Paradise

It was sooooooooooooooo good to be back home today at our Good News Chapel. There was a warmth and comfort about the morning that reminded me why this inner city church plant in the heart of Regina's North Central is essential. It is nourishing to the soul, challenging to live out our faith, and affectionate as family should be.

Did you know that Jesus encouraged us to treat the body... that is, our church family, as a priority over others? For instance, when you are in a situation where you may offend either your Christian brother, or the host of a gathering, you are to choose what is right before your brother's eyes... and let the chips fall where they may!

That familial feeling was an arrow in my heart this morning. Ken and I were greeted with hugs and "alohas" and encouraged to talk all about our trip. We followed up with our usual potluck, and had a great time reconnecting after our month away in paradise.

Ken incorporated much of our experience into his sermon this morning, "Two Tickets to Paradise." He wore a fancy "preachers lei" Paula made for him and showed slides of Hawai'i in the background as he spoke of the TRUE PARADISE to which we have been waiting for since Adam and Eve got themselves kicked out of Eden. Derrick even played a Hawaiian drum as we sang about our future home in Heaven.

A challenge was given at the end for any who don't know Christ to commit themselves to getting to know Him and living for Him. We are also looking forward to an inner city Vacation Bible School in August where even more people can commit to that future trip to paradise!

If you are interested in helping out with that, please contact Melanie at the Mission. We need help advertising and at the clubs. This will not be your normal VBS, I can assure you of that! Come ready for a challenge with great reward!

TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE, by Eddie Money

Got a surprise especially for you,
Something that both of us have always wanted to do.
We've waited so long, waited so long.
We've waited so long, waited so long.

I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here,
I've got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we're gonna disappear.
We've waited so long, waited so long.
We've waited so long, waited so long.

I've got two tickets to paradise,
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight,
I've got two tickets to paradise,
I've got two tickets to paradise.

I'm gonna take you on a trip so far from here,
I've got two tickets in my pocket, now baby, we're gonna disappear.
We've waited so long, waited so long.
We've waited so long, waited so long.

I've got two tickets to paradise,
Won't you pack your bags, we'll leave tonight,
I've got two tickets to paradise,
I've got two tickets to paradise.

Registration Held Over til Monday

The purpose of Canadian Revival Fellowship is to assist God's people in restoring their spiritual passion.

School of Revival and Prayer
Register Now Regina, SK July 16-18

Evening sessions are free. Come hear T.V. Thomas and Bill McLeod. Lunch is provided.

-Understand more fully the Biblical basis for revival.
-Grasp necessary practical ingredients laid out in Scripture for revival to happen.
-Be convinced of the role of Biblical praying relating to revival.
-Develop a greater confidence in God's promises relating to His plan for the world.
-Sense a deeper commitment to his or her role in preparing for a spiritual awakening.
-Be better equipped as a personal "change agent" in communicating principles of Biblical revival in his or her sphere of influence.

We are giving each of our missionary staff and residents an opportunity to attend this seminar. We are grateful for the ministry of Canadian Revival Fellowship in waiving the $50 fee.

In these critical days, this School provides those truly interested in prayer and revival an opportunity to be exposed to these themes in a practical and Biblical way.

Revival in our time is a necessity when here is so much religious activity adrift.

Without the moving of God's Spirit, we will only reap what people can do.

I invite you to come to Regina and bring others for these very special days. Now is the time to re-ignite the flame in our hearts.

Come and join us as we both study and seek the face of God.

-John McGregor, Executive Director, Canadian Revival Fellowship

TOMORROW!

INVITATION

To the Pastors (and other friends) in all the churches of Regina:

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE OFFICIAL LAUNCHING OF THE MULTICULTURAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF REGINA. The Multicultural Christian Church of Regina seeks to gather believers in Jesus Christ from many nations in a worshiping and caring evangelical community, serving people from French-speaking and other cultures in our city. The Launch Service will be in French and English.

DATE: JULY 5TH, 2008
TIME: 3:00 PM-6:00 PM (FOOD AND DRINKS SERVED AFTER)
VENUE: SONLIGHT CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, 139 CANNON ST, REGINA (1/2 block north of Dewdney Ave, 1 km east of the Ring Road)

THEREFORE GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES OF ALL NATIONS (MATTHEW 28:19)

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENCE AND YOUR SUPPORT


CONTACT: Pastor Laurent Masambombo - 306 729-4394


VOUS ETES INVITE A L'INAUGURATION OFFICIELLE DE L’EGLISE MULTICULTURELLE CHRETIENNE DE REGINA

DATE: 5 JUILLET 2008
HEURE: 3:00 PM-6:00 PM (NOURRITURE ET BOISSON SERVIES APRES)
LIEU: SONLIGHT CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, 139 CANNON ST, REGINA

ALLEZ, FAITES DE TOUTES LES NATIONS DES DISCIPLES (MATTIEU 28:19)

MERCI POUR VOTRE PRESENCE ET VOTRE SOUTIEN

Morgentaler’s Order of Canada

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First Day Back

Aloha! After a full day’s journey and no sleep for Ken for 30 hours or so, Ken and I are back from our month-long tropical vacation in Hawai'i. This all-expense trip of a lifetime was a real blessing – still a bit jetlagged, but we’ve hit the ground running.

Today I was able to visit Harbour House, which is now fully occupied by 26 men and women, including graduates, volunteers and others who were in need of affordable housing. I had a beautiful thank you card from one of our recent graduates, so pleased to be in a brand new Christian apartment block!

I caught up with our Managers, returned some calls, read my mail, and generally had a relaxed day catching up. Had some news that was surprising, and some just the regular stuff. The rest of the week will be more of the same, inlcuding some restructuring, planning for our Harbour House grand opening BBQ (stay tuned for details!)and other exciting plans.

The best part about coming home, aside from the warm welcome from my missionary staff, was that they truly held down the fort while we were away. More than that, they worked above and beyond what one would expect. You always hear "While the boss is away the staff will play," but I came back and everything was even better than when I left. They even told me that my assistant ran the place so well they hardly noticed I was gone! (I took that as a compliment... it was, right?) Knowing their committment and dedication made this trip all the more relaxing for us, and a true holiday.

Mahalo to all the staff and volunteers for your dedication to the poor and downcast in Regina. And a special thank you to Jack and the leadership team of the Good News Chapel. Meet us tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. for a Hawai'i coffee break where we'll eat a macadamia nut, drink Kona Coffee, and sip pineapple tea.

Aloha!

I thank my God upon every remembrance of you. -Phil 1:3