Greetings dear friends,
I trust this week has been marked by God's care and compassion upon your life. Certainly God loves us and expresses His pleasure toward us in so many and varied ways.
1. Church Name
Many years ago when we first established our precious church, we were generally located in the southwest section of our city and particularly the Heritage Valley region. As a result, it was appropriate to name our congregation HERITAGE VALLEY Pentecostal Assembly. However, the Lord has graciously seen fit for us to relocate to a different part of our city. Therefore, our church leadership, the Pastor's Council, have decided that it would be appropriate and timely to adjust the name of our wonderful church to reflect the new location of our congregation and its ongoing mission and purpose.
As a result, the Pastor's Council and the working committee they set up to lead this name change have decided to proceed with this initiative in the following manners:
1.) Starting Sunday, November 17 through to Sunday, November 24, we are inviting any and all of our church adherents to suggest a name of your choice. This can be done by emailing your suggestion to
heritageva@gmail.com or filling out the hard copy suggestion slip between November 17 through to the 24th.
2.) Suggested names will then go before the Pastor's Council to review at their November 28, 2024 meeting.
3.) A new name is planned to be unveiled to our congregation on Sunday, January 26, 2025 in keeping with the new chapter we are entering into in and through our new church facilities.
4.) We are looking at refreshing our church logo in keeping with the new name which would also be revealed on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
5.) In keeping with this change, new church letterhead, banners, signs and matters relative to social media will be adjusted.
6.) Lastly, a few names have already come forward from some church adherents. They are: Heritage Christian Assembly, Heritage Christian Life Assembly, Heritage Christian Church, Heritage Church, Three Crosses Pentecostal Church, Three Crosses Church. These however are just a few suggestions and we are eager for you to agree with one of these OR recommend other names of your choosing. Thank you all!
2. Women's Ministry Christmas Brunch
Our Annual Christmas Women's Gathering/Brunch will be held on Saturday, December 14th @ 9:30 A.M. at Heritage Towers (Mosiac Cover Room) 2755 109 Street NW Edmonton.
We invite you to sign up and purchase a ticket for $10.00 at the information desk on Sunday mornings, beginning this Sunday. We have room for 35 ladies. This year we will be preparing a Brunch which will include fruit, quiche, Fife N'Dickel sandwiches, sweets, and refreshments.These events provide opportunity for connection and fellowship amongst women with those in our church and community. We are very pleased this year to have Marlene Rohr share on "God Is Faithful".
We look forward to seeing you on December 14th. God bless, Women's Ministry Leadership Team.
3. All Church Christmas Luncheon, Sunday, December 15th
We are pleased to announce a Christmas luncheon will be served following our Sunday morning service on December 15th. It will be a warm time of fellowship and food as we gather together in the basement of our new facilities. There is ample space for all. We will announce details in the next few weeks. There will be a suggested donation box for those who would like to give towards the luncheon but we would like for all to be able to attend so no obligation to give. Save the date!
4. Water Baptismal Service
We are excited to announce that on Sunday, November 24, we will be holding a Water Baptismal Service. We have one candidate being baptized, but if you desire or know of any who would wish to be baptized, please chat with me, Pastor Larry, at 780-983-9869 or email me at
rev.lindoff@gmail.com.
5. Plan to Protect Training Session
For those who were unable to take the first Plan to Protect Training Session offered on Tuesday, November 5th, there will be another opportunity taking place on Sunday, November 24. Please chat with Pastor Philip to confirm your attendance, if you haven't already.
6. Finance Committee Meeting
This important committee meeting will take place on Thursday, November 21 at 7 PM via Zoom.
7. Christmas Eve On-Site Service
On Tuesday, December 24 from 5:00 - 6:00 PM, we will be honoured to come together onsite for a beautiful Candlelight Service. This will not be broadcast online, but will take place only onsite at our church building. This allows our online ministry team the opportunity to enjoy the service with their dear ones.
8. Christmas Day On-Line Program
On Wednesday, December 25th, Christmas Day, our church will be broadcasting an online Christmas Day message commencing at 10:00 AM. This enables all our church families and individuals to be with their loved ones on Christmas Day, yet still be blessed with this unique Christmas Day online presentation.
9. Sunday, November 17 Morning Service
This coming Sunday morning, we will be celebrating the Lord Jesus Christ in song, prayer for others, Communion, fellowship and the sharing of the Word of God. This week, Pastor Philip continues our Fall Sermon Series on the Book of James by examining James 4:11-17 on the subject, "The Danger of Pride". We warmly invite you to join us in the beautiful and bright facilities of our new church or online via our website, www.heritagevalleyassembly.com.
Now may God bless you today and forevermore.
In Christ,Pastor Larry & Colleen, Pastor Matthew & Rebekah, Pastor Philip & Jill, Pastoral Intern Joshua