The Conversion of St. Paul

Conversion of St. Paul - Caravaggio, 1600

Today marks the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle -- the man whose writings comprise a goodly portion of the New Testament in the Christian Scriptures, the man whose ideas challenge and stimulate discussion even today, the man who had dedicated his life to eradicating the Followers of The Way -- until he met the Master.  Another one of God's lovely paradoxes, whose life and words, deeply studied, cannot fail to change us, too.

An enemy whom God has made a friend,

A righteous man discounting righteousness,

Last to believe and first for God to send,

He found the fountain in the wilderness.

Thrown to the ground and raised at the same moment,

A prisoner who set his captors free,

A naked man with love his only garment,

A blinded man who helped the world to see,

A Jew who had been perfect in the law,

Blesses the flesh of every other race

And helps them see what the apostles saw;

The glory of the lord in Jesus' face.

Strong in his weakness, joyful in his pains,

And bound by love, he freed us from our chains.

- Apostle: A Sonnet for the Conversion of St. Paul

Malcolm Guite 

Thoughts of Spring

Does your spirit need refreshing?

Does it seem like Spring will never come?

How about a weekend of refreshment in the Lord?

One can be yours if you attend one of these Diocese of Calgary Spring Cursillo Weekends at Entheos near Calgary:

Men: April 24 - 27
Women: May 1 - 4


For more information, click one of the above links.  If you are interested in attending, please contact Pastor Lee or Margaret Blank.

Financial Peace 2014

On Tuesday January 7 Gary and Lee will be starting another Financial Peace Course (7:00 p.m. at Wolf Creek Community Church). There are 4 spaces left for anyone who might be interested in taking the course.

The cost per family is $100 which pays for the kit - workbook, CD's of all the classes, textbook, lifetime Financial Peace membership, access to resources on the Dave Ramsey website, etc.

The 13 week course is Christian/scripture based and promotes good financial stewardship.

It has made a tremendous ($100,000) difference in our lives in just 2 years.

Please call Lee Sinclair at 403-782-6310 for more information, or simply show up at Wolf Creek Community Church.

Happy Anniversary!

The Parish of St. Cyprian's will be celebrating it's 120th anniversary since being established in 1894. We invite anyone who attended the church or

had connections to the church to join in the celebration Saturday

May 31 and Sunday, June 1 , 2014.

Open House and Tea will take place on Saturday from 1 to 4 P.M. 
at the church hall 

and 
the Banquet will take place at 6:00 P.M. at the

Kozy Korner, 5024 53 St, Lacombe, AB T4L 1J6

Cost is $25.00 per person, please plan to attend.

For tickets, contact: Grant Oatway at 403-784-3418 or Joan Grover at 403-782-4212

or by e-mail at stcypriansla@shaw.ca

A service and celebration with Bishop Greg Kerr-Wilson 

will take place at the church on Sunday, June 1, at  10:00 A.M.

Approaching Ephiphany

Three Magi - courtesy dreamstime.com

Two reflections....

which you will find 

HERE

and

HERE...

"After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea,

during the time of King Herod,

Magi from the East came to Jerusalem

and asked

"Where is the one who has been born

king of the Jews?

We saw His star in the East

and

have come to worship Him."

- Matthew 2:1-2 (NIV)