Weekly Letter from Ron & Mary Kernohan

September 5, 2025

GREETINGS TO ALL!

ENCORE begins our fall program on Wednesday, September 10th at noon. Our guest speaker will be Major Kevin and Michelle Elsasser.  Kevin has pastored with the Salvation Army in Comox/Courtney.  He grew up in Brentview, child of Gordon and Ruth Elsasser. (Now Ruth Elsasser-Look)  Fill your car and come to the ENCORE lunch at 12:00 pm.

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WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

DISCOVERY CLASS will be at 9:30 am on Sunday in the church gym as usual.

FITNESS WITH FRIENDS  will be on Monday at 10:00 am in the church gym.  “A buck a body”  to learn exercise and healthy eating in a Christian atmosphere.

PICKLEBALL  is at 9:00 am on Thursday in the church gym.

ENCORE WILL RESUME on Wednesday September 10 with a talk by Kevin and Michelle Elsasser, Salvation Army Captains from Comox, B.C. Cost is $15.00 for a full lunch.  

      WOMEN`S WEDNESDAY MORNING our program for women to meet, pray, and chat about our faith will resume in October, teh second        Wednesday.

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PRAYER REQUESTS

• Pray for John Braun.

• Pray for Wally Kanwischer.

• Pray for Christa Schalm

• Pray for Ron Kernohan who is having some medical tests done.

• Pray for others in need.

• Pray for our world leaders.

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Luke 18;35  A BLIND BEGGAR RECEIVES HIS SIGHT

As Jesus approached Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside begging.  When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. They told him, “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by.” 

He called out, “Jesus , Son of David, have mercy on me!”

Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him.  When he came near, Jesus y “asked him, What do you want me to do for you?”

Lord I want to see,” he replied.

Jesus said to him, “Receive your sight; your faith has healed you.”  Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus, praising God.  When all the people saw it, they also praised God.

I have a niece, Lori, (my deceased brother’s daughter) now in her late 50’s, who has been blind since she was 7.  

She is  a person of deep faith, and if asked she would say “Jesus doesn’t have to heal me.” This healing that Jesus did was symbolic of the need to believe and have faith in the Saviour.  We used to sing, “Once I was blind but now I see”.  When we have real faith in Jesus, our mind’s eye is open to understanding the life of faith.  How wonderful!

Ron Kernohan, pastor of seniors