Weekly Letter from Ron & Mary Kernohan

April 10, 2026

GREETINGS TO ALL!

Although Advent “begins” the Christian calendar, it is around the celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus that the Church calendar begins to flow. Why is it important to us as believers? It helps to anchor our daily lives. So many live for the special days outside of the events of the Christian calendar: St. Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Thanksgiving, Remembrance Day…all wonderful moments to celebrate. However, using the Christian calendar adds depth and substance to your walk with God. Each Sunday, each day, various church traditions have outlined the events of the life of Jesus or events within the Christian Church (ex. Trinity Sunday or Pentecost Sunday) to turn our lives back to the Scriptures, back to the Lord, and deeper into our walk with Him. We are in what is known as Easter Season, and during this time followers of Jesus were encouraged to look for ways to enjoy God more in their lives, from simply reading a Psalm before bedtime or reading a chapter from Proverbs to guide one throughout the day. May you enjoy this season when the key word is … joy!

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WEEKLY ACTIVITIES

DISCOVERY CLASS will be on Sunday at 9:30 am in the church gym. We look forward to be 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 resume on April 13. As we have so frequently experienced a number of surprising weather changes, please take note of these reminders:

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 call 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 is held on Thursdays starting at 9:00 am, and all ages are welcome.

ENCORE: Next ENCORE IS MAY 13. The speaker will be Pastor Mark Rooney of Hawkwood Baptist our daughter church.  

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PRAYER REQUESTS‍ ‍

  Some guidance for prayer. In addition to specific needs…

• Pray for those who are recently bereaved or are experiencing losses of precious relationships.

• Pray for those in long-term care and struggling with emotional support.

• Pray for those who are going through difficulties, such as those who have family members requiring special needs, as well as those who have ongoing challenges of body or mind.

• Pray for those who are travelling or now distant from us. Pray for their protection in both body and spirit and for safety while travelling.

• Pray for those who have much to do as the result of recent losses, with estate settlements and lifestyle adjustments. Pray that those involved

will sense God’s wisdom and guidance and act wisely.

• Pray for those who are in leadership positions within our church and for those serving our communities and city. Pray for both wisdom and courage to follow through what the Lord lays on their hearts.

Continue in prayer for:

• Herb Schuster, who had a partial hip replacement and is recovering at home.

• Bob and Sheila Lever. who are recovering at home and managing home care.

• Pray for Lee Workun and her family. Lee is in Hospice care.

• Pray for the family of Wally Kanwisher. His funeral is this Friday at 2:00 pm

• Pray for the family of Lila Kazmeier She has passed, and her funeral will be this Saturday April 11at 2:00 at the Foster Garden Chapel. Refreshments to

  follow.

• Sorry to announce the passing of Alfred Neufeld. He is in Ontario.
  

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Meditation: Putting God into the Centre of Self-Improvement

There are several names that tower high above others in the world of self-improvement: Earl Nightingale, Jim Rohn, Les Brown, Tony Robbins. One name commanded respect and was unequivocal in his dedication to a central concept, it was Zig Ziglar, and his belief that a person that was not following Jesus was really only living a half-life. He was famous for his saying, "You can have everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want." 

According to several biographical resources, Zig Ziglar became decided to seriously follow Jesus at 45, on July 4, 1972. He was introduced the transforming power of Jesus in his life by an elderly African-American woman who visited his home was persistent in explaining why she followed Jesus. Despite a being in a “religious” home, Ziglar said that prior to this conversion he was "no more a Christian that I was a goat.” Despite some success as a salesperson, this spiritual awakening was, in Ziglar’s words, the "missing ingredient" that transformed his life and career. 

Ziglar was often warned against sharing his faith, being told it would be "career suicide," if he continued to do so. However, the more that Ziglar openly declared that he followed Jesus, and introduced Biblical principles into his talks, these features are often cited as to why he was credited for his career gaining extraordinary success after his conversion. 

We live in a world where being recognized as a follower of Jesus is being treated with increasing animosity and even outright censure. However, as followers of Jesus, the more we keep our faith in the Lord as the central power of our life, we may discover ways that God can use that. In my own journey as a bodybuilder, I have met, and have encouraged a number of young men around me who are courageously sharing their faith as they also train others to live healthy lives or even prepare for their own bodybuilding competitions. The centrality of Jesus in my own life was what encouraged these men to do the same.

May we ask the Lord how we can, with creativity, wisdom, and courage put Him into the center of our endeavours to live well in the world, enhancing the lives of others in their retirement years or encouraging young people to be brave and put Jesus as the centre, not merely “first”, as though Jesus is part of a list of “things to do”,  but rather put Him as the core of their lives. Then, as we go about our lives, may we be consistent to pray that God will indeed be honoured as we live our best to shine for Him. What we do for ourselves, with God at the core, becomes something He may use to be part of building the Kingdom of God.

Paul Miller, assistant to
Ron Kernohan, pastor of seniors.