Storyline Fall 2018
Check out the newest edition of First Alliance Church's Storyline Magazine! Produced by a talented team of writers, graphic designers, and photographers. The team works to capture stories of God a work in our ordinary lives - stories of hope, life-change, hardship, and more. This edition features a story on the value of a man, Overcomer (story of cancer survivor) and updates from the summer missions teams. You don't want to miss this issue!
Check out the newest edition of First Alliance Church's Storyline Magazine! Produced by a talented team of writers, graphic designers, and photographers. The team works to capture stories of God a work in our ordinary lives - stories of hope, life-change, hardship, and more. This edition features a story on the value of a man, Overcomer (story of cancer survivor) and updates from the summer missions teams. You don't want to miss this issue!
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a note from<br />
Pastor James<br />
It’s hard to believe fall's<br />
already here. Summer<br />
certainly wound up with a<br />
flourish for us with our son<br />
John getting married to Lisette<br />
in Amsterdam at the end of<br />
August.<br />
This fall at FAC we are<br />
thinking together about what<br />
it means to reach ‘Over the<br />
Fence.’ At one time fences were used to keep dogs in; now it can feel like we<br />
use them to guard our privacy and keep neighbours out! The result is often<br />
social isolation and loneliness right in our own neighbourhoods. You don’t<br />
need a literal fence to have this kind of reality. We might not be aware of it<br />
personally but others certainly experience it. It is affecting the fabric of our<br />
city.<br />
What if there was a way to change all of that? What if we took our<br />
calling to be great neighbours seriously? What if we were the ones to<br />
reach ‘Over the Fence’? What if we became the best neighbours on the street<br />
or in the condo unit? Each weekend we are going to look at a story in the life<br />
of Jesus and consider the implications for us in south Calgary.<br />
We begin with the invitation to ‘First pray.’ That’s what Jesus did. Just maybe<br />
God would lead us in surprising ways. Then we can keep our ‘Ears Open’ so<br />
we can listen well to the needs of others. You never know what you might<br />
learn. Food always helps – ‘Nourish, nachos, or nosh!’ When was the last<br />
time we ate with a neighbour? What a great way to loosen up and build<br />
relationship. ‘Caring Acts’ demonstrate the love of Jesus. They don’t need to<br />
be heroic, just genuine. And just maybe we can ‘Exchange Stories,’ telling<br />
someone about how Jesus has changed our lives and could change theirs<br />
too. After all, everyone has a story. We have a lot of fun creative elements<br />
planned and I know you won’t want to miss a single weekend!<br />
Have an amazing fall,<br />
– Pastor James<br />
A platform for stories to be shared here at<br />
FAC: stories to make us smile, cry, laugh<br />
- and ultimately to guide us towards a<br />
transcendent hope in Jesus in the midst of<br />
a broken world. This quarterly publication<br />
uses the talent of volunteer photographers,<br />
graphic designers, and writers. <strong>Storyline</strong><br />
is a publication of First Alliance Church,<br />
Calgary, Alberta of the C&MA Canada.<br />
our team<br />
Editor In Chief<br />
Heather Wile<br />
Managing Editor<br />
Briana Southerland<br />
Graphic Designers<br />
Deon Watson<br />
Janina Resus<br />
Julie McPhail<br />
Peggy Xia<br />
Photo Editor<br />
Sam Campo<br />
Photographers<br />
Jill Hopkins<br />
Daron Young<br />
Quinn Hystad<br />
Story Editors<br />
Cheryl Siebring<br />
Cheryl Miller<br />
<strong>Storyline</strong> Writers<br />
Terry Schmidt<br />
Erin Boyce<br />
Erik Freiburger<br />
Jill Hopkins<br />
Jeremy Dyck<br />
Marlis Sabo<br />
Kathy Lloyd<br />
Connect with Pastor James!
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