“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isaiah 9:6

Names are powerful. We take a great deal of time to choose a name for our kids, because names mean something. That’s what makes the announcement by the Angel to swcr6eph in Matthew 1 so amazing; “Mary will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Join us this Christmas as we look at the powerful names of Jesus, the one who came near that we might be brought home!

Sunday November 27^th – First Advent “Hope”  Wonderful Counselor!

Sunday December 4^th – Second Advent “Love”  Mighty God! (Guest Preacher, Pastor Tim Schroeder)

Sunday December 11^th – Third Advent “Joy”  Everlasting Father! (Family Sunday & Kids Feature)

Sunday December 18^th – Fourth Advent “Peace”  Prince of Peace! (Special performance from Christmas Choir)

Christmas Eve December 24^th, 4pm & 6pm  Emmanuel – God With Us!

Christmas Day – No Services, Enjoy time with family & friends!

Sunday January 1 – Happy New Years! 1 service, 10am 

Something struck me this week after a friend who was new to KGF made a comment about where people sat during the Sunday services! This 3 minute video explains how awesome it is for us to live in a true multi-generation church family, and the blessing we get from it!

In this 5 minute video, Pastor Mike brings the KGF church family up to speed on two unique opportunities to share Jesus. One at a Bible College, and the other on the campus of UBCO.

On November 7th, Mike Penninga was invited to join a class of 125 nurses for a philosophy of ethics course. The topic was Euthanasia & Physician Assisted Suicide, and the class had read a paper Mike had written on the subject for his masters (you can find that paper here: kgfchurch.com/?resources/?research-papers

Here's the unedited video from that presentation, 1 hour 14 minutes in length. . . we hope you find it helpful! Blessings.

What an amazing day we had on the beach as a church family, enjoying time together and celebrating the baptisms of three of our family members! Watch the 3 1/2 minute video here and relive the day!

How do we as Christians respond to the darkness and celebration of evil that is Halloween? Pastor Mike reminds us of some key realities. 

Also, hear more about an amazing opportunity coming up for Mike to share at UBC Okanagan, as well as on the road at Prairie Bible College

“Living Beyond Ourselves”

A unique evening for women

Sponsored by KGF Women’s Ministry

When? Thursday, November 17th, 7-9 pm in KGF’s gym

Why? 

To discover how you can make a difference in our world today.

· To make this discovery through a variety of engaging, inter-active ways.

· To support several fair trade organizations, whose goal is to alleviate poverty and offer dignity to artisans.

· To sample delicious multicultural food.

· To do some Christmas shopping.

· To support local and global organizations committed to justice and mercy.

We will be showcasing organizations such as Amnesty International, Beads for Life, Compassion Canada, Gifts for Grandmas in Africa, Ten Thousand Villages…. and many more.

Admission Fee: Donation for the Food Bank

Invitations: Available at the Info Desk in the Church foyer.

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I have a pretty interesting and unique opportunity coming up Monday November 7th. I've been invited to join a philosophy class of 125 nursing students at UBCO as they wrestle with the subject of Euthanasia, Physician Assisted Suicide. How this came about was I had written a masters paper on the subject which somehow came across the desk of the philosophy professor, who liked it, and asked permission to share it with his class, and whether I'd be able to come in and present and take questions.

Please be in prayer for this opportunity, that I might have wisdom and grace and God's favor as I speak. I'll let you know how it goes!

You can read the paper here: http://kgfchurch.com/resources/research-papers