Weekly Letter from Ron & Mary Kernohan

July 10, 2026

GREETINGS TO ALL!

We are saying farewells to many of our saints, giving them a sendoff to a better place. They will be missed here, but someday we will be reunited. We hope you will take time to enjoy our short summer! God has made a beautiful world for us. Getting out in nature is good for us in so many ways.

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WEEKLY and UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

DISCOVERY CLASS will be on Sunday at 9:30 am in the church gym. We look forward to being guided to pay attention to key truths in Scripture that will transform our lives, as Pastor Ron encourages us to discover more gems of goodness in God’s word.

FITNESS WITH FRIENDS  will continue through the summer, with a cancellation on July 13.

I have been told that July has many stormy days, so please remember that Fitness with Friends will not be held if there are weather advisories in effect. When such advisories have been broadcast, may you enjoy your own at-home workouts…and if you don’t know what to do, check out the Fitness with Friends Facebook page for some ideas.

Remember that Fitness with Friends will not be held if there are weather advisories in effect…and in Calgary, there can be all kinds of interesting weather challenges! So, in the event of such advisories, please stay home and enjoy your at-home workouts. (Some of you … know… what to do!)  : - )

Fitness with Friends will not be held if:

1) If there is a weather advisory in effect, or

2) If the temperature falls to, or goes below, -20C (and some long-time Calgarians can tell you some weather stories to curl your hair!)

For either of these two conditions, please stay home and enjoy your at-home workouts.

PICKLEBALL: THERE IS NO PICKLEBALL ON JULY 16. It is held on Thursdays starting at 9:00 am, and all ages are welcome. Consider attending FITNESS WITH FRIENDS on Mondays to get ready for PICKLEBALL on Thursdays.

No ENCORE or Women’s Prayer and Share in the summer

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PRAYER REQUESTS‍ ‍

● Pray for those who are recently bereaved–Lorraine Gordon, Deanna Braun, Freda Kanwisher, and others.

● Pray for the family of Shirley Friesen

● Pray for the family of Lee Workun

● Pray for Herb and Renate Schuster who are at home, but having health issues.

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The funeral for Bertha Kokot will be at the Bearspaw Campus of Centre Street Church.

It will be Tuesday, July 21 at 1:30 pm.

Please pray for her family and loved ones

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Meditation

PSALM 66

Shout for joy to God, all the earth!

Sing the glory of his name;

Make his praise glorious.

Say to God “How awesome are your deeds!

So great is your power

that your enemies cringe before you.

All the earth bows down to you;

They sing praise to you;

They sing the praises of your name.”

Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind!

He turned the sea into dry land,

they passed through the waters on foot—

come, let us rejoice in him.

He rules forever by his power,

his eyes watch the nations—

Let not the rebellious rise up against him.

Praise our God, all peoples,

let the sound of his praise be heard;

he has preserved our lives

And kept our feet from slipping.

For you, God, tested us;

you refined us like silver.

You brought us into prison

and laid burdens on our backs.

You let people ride over our heads;

We went through fire and water ,

but you brought us to a place of abundance.

I will come to your temple with burnt offerings

and fulfill my vows to you—

vows my lips promised and my mouth spoke

when I was in trouble.

I will sacrifice fat animals to you

and an offering of rams;

I will offer bulls and goats.

Come and hear, all you who fear God;

let me tell you what he has done for me.

I cried out to him with my mouth;

his praise was on my tongue.

If I had cherished sin in my heart,

the Lord would not have listened;

But God has surely listened

And has heard my prayer.

Praise be to God,

who has not rejected my prayer

or withheld his love from me!

Ron Kernohan, pastor of seniors.