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June 23, 2024

75th Anniversary

The Village Church of the Nazarene Celebrates 75 Years & The Goodness of God

“How good it is when brothers and sisters dwell together in harmony” (Psalm 133:1)… That’s what
we saw this weekend as the Village Church of the Nazarene began celebrations Friday night,
enjoying an old-time-Hymn-Sing-with-a-twist as Pastor Randy Barrington emceed, giving background
to old favorites from special events, with an elegant choir leading. Included was a solo
rendition of ‘Lamb of God’ from the Nazarene radio program of the late 1980s.

Everyone loves a story and Saturday night ‘Franklin Follies’ did not disappoint. A look at the past as
members revisited more memorable moments… taking a group of teens on a convoy to Goose Bay
Labrador (What could go wrong?) to give an isolated sister church a facelift, painting, mending,
as well as encouragement… stories of mishaps and quick saves from family and friends…
including when the church was hit by lightning and a slice of life on the mission field. Between
the tales, precious video clips sent from members of the 1990s youth group touched our hearts. An
open mic at the end allowed for impromptu stories, the laughter was plentiful!

Both nights were followed with delicacies & decor provided by the ‘Fun-Faith-Fellowship Team’,
while a video montage of years gone by played in the background. A well-curated timeline of photos
was on display.

Celebration continued Sunday morning, as Rev. Les McAusland of Vancouver, who pastored the church
in the 1990s, gave a message of encouragement. The 2 pastors, served communion together. As a
benediction, the congregation was surprised as a “flash mob” rendition of ‘The Blessing’ began
with a lone voice, another beautiful voice chimed in, and another… in two languages, across
generations… crescendoing, until the entire congregation joined in, singing the blessing to
their families and friends including the final Amen-chorus.

RAllying for a group picture followed, along with a potluck, more hugs, 2 beautiful cakes, and
memories to carry us forward. What a church, what a family, what a team!

Article by Linda Daoust.

April 27, 2024

2024 High Tea Party

The 2024 High Tea Party was a great event

Thank you to all the participants, “the Fun Event Fellowship Team”, Channa the decorator, and the lovely Duo Serena & Jeff on music, also for those who help with the cleanup!

October 4, 2023

Car Rally

April 1, 2023

High Tea Party

We had a lovely afternoon at the High Tea Party at the Village Church in Ormstown.

About 60 beautiful women and 15 little ladies participated in this sweet time of food, drink, and fellowship.

We would like to thank Chana for the lovely decorations and special desserts also the Sandy who brought us an inspirational talk, Laura and Karine for the song, Brenda and the

« Rose of Sharon Fellowship Team »: Judy, Sherree, Dianne & Johanne.

A big thank you to all the volunteers who participated in the clean up…

December 3, 2022

Mystery Dinner

On November 19th, 2022 the Village Church in Ormstown was transformed into a cruise ship from the 1920s. The goal of this event was a mystery family reunion dinner, as a fundraiser for the youth attending Village Church. The amount of $1096 was raised. Bravo!

As the guests arrived the actor participants were given their scripts and were escorted to their tables. The mood was set under candlelight and the guests were offered a cordial sparkling drink.

The “Nazarina” cruise ship counted 70 passengers and 11 staff members on board. The evening incorporated a three-course meal, during which the actors introduced themselves.

The clues started to come out and the pressure was on. Everyone looked fabulous in their 1920 attire and they played their roles as real professionals. The evening was a refreshing reminder that taking time out can be fun!

We would like to thank all those who came out, Juanita, Chantal, Roberto, and Nova center for the decorations, Diane, and the youth servers. The organizing team, Dianne, Gregg, Wayne, and Johanne, and Captain Pastor Randy and his lovely wife Brenda.

by Johanne Gariepy

May 1, 2022

Men’s Group

This past Friday morning a group of men got together to make 2 large picnic tables in our church back yard by the river.

Randy provided the leadership, Paul the craftsmanship and Dale the wood. The rest of us were the assembly assistants. Finally, but not least, Ali arrived with the Tim Horton essentials to any work site.

A sunny day, enthusiastic workers and a solid leadership ensures many future and varied projects.

A big thank you to all involved.

Article by Gregg Eastwood

April 24, 2022

International Women’s Month

For the month of March, international women’s month the community came together to honour women in need. The initial objective for the month long project of collecting gently used purses filled with love was 100 purses. However, with our community’s generosity there were 187 purses in total donated.

Achieving and surpassing our collection objective was so motivating and a reminder of how generous people can be. One young man who was celebrating his birthday asked for purses filled with beauty products instead of presents and donated over a dozen purses. Then there were three young brothers who put together three purses in honour of their mother.

This simple project brought friends and family together to help those in need at several shelters such as Residence Elle, Accueil Elle, the Way out, Chez Doris, Resilience Montreal and Ukrainien refugee women.

God bless the women who receive these purses filled with love.

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11

Article by Lori Belair-Boyle

October 18, 2021

Church Elevator

The Franklin Church of the Nazarene now elevator accesible

This new addition to our church will make the building accessible to everyone of all ages and abilities.

The elevator will hold two people plus one wheelchair and extends from the basement to the sanctuary upstairs. A door on the left side parking lot accesses the elevator between the two floors.

Funding was raised over the past 5 months through multiple donations

The Franklin Church of the Nazarene is located at 52 rue Lambton, Ormstown, QC. J0S 1K0, programming begins at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings. Call 514-702-2822 for more information.

February 15, 2021

Roland and Linda Daoust

Retiring missionaries Roland and Linda Daoust recognized by Pastor Randy and Brenda Barrington.

The Franklin Center Church of the Nazarene was pleased to celebrate the ministry of retiring missionaries Roland and Linda Daoust. This being Covid 19 times creativity was necessary. The event was held February 7, 2021.

Pastor Randy and his wife Brenda drove out to their home in Hinchinbrook, Quebec and on behalf of the church presented a statuette given by Global Missions in recognition of their 20 years of service in the mission field. This was followed by a parade of church members who with enthusiastic honking drove by the front of Roland and Linda’s home.

Roland and Linda served as missionaries for 20 years in Vietnam and their Franklin church family would like to express its deep love and appreciation to them for their selfless dedication to God and for all of those whose lives have been impacted by their ministry

Thank you, Linda and Roland, for the sacrifices you have made all these years to faithfully bring the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ.

Watch the Missionary Appreciation Sunday Service.

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July 12, 2020

Christmas

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

And our house was full of people coming to hear once more the miraculous story about the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, Emmanuel (God with us). I never grow tired of hearing this Christmas story.

After our Pastor Randy finished welcoming everyone, we started off with the singing of The First Noel, a wonderful Christmas Carol to reflect upon and put people in a festive mood.

Then there was a Christmas skit put on by the youth of our church, acting out the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem on a donkey. They arrived at the inn keeper’s door only to be told there are no rooms available, but space may be made for them in the smelly stable. After the innkeeper shuffled around the sheep in the stable, the teenagers dressed up like sheep engaged in a hilarious dialogue complaining of being shoved out of their sleeping space. Finally, Mary and Joseph entered the barn, more hilarious talk among the animals about what they perceive is happening. Then the proud parents emerged with the infant Jesus. Mind you all of this was done with very little rehearsal time, with the young actors forgetting some of their lines and missing their cues. Add to this the awkward, overacting which brought gales of laughter from the audience. Now that’s entertainment!

Following this our Pastor performed a baby boy’s dedication. This is the third child of a young family to be dedicated on Christmas Eve, such a beautiful family tradition. Every Christmas shall bring back fond memories for them.

Our Pastor’s Christmas sermon was different, designed to get the congregation thinking about the birth of Jesus. He talked briefly about all the people involved and their part in the Christmas story. The angels announcing the amazing news to the shepherds; God who chose Mary to be the mother of Jesus, announced by the angel Gabriel; Joseph the stepdad to help raise Jesus to a man; Elisabeth, Mary’s aunt, who became pregnant at a ripe old age to give birth to the forerunner, Jesus’ cousin John the Baptist, the one crying out from the wilderness. Randy left us with a thought-provoking question, what part do you play in this miracle? Do you believe and accept Jesus as your savior and son of God? Do you wish to become a part of this glorious mystery? Or is it just a nice Yule time story? Well, what part do you play in all of this?

Communion was then served to all of the people gathered together to celebrate the birth of Christ. Partaking of the elements reminds us of what took place at the last supper. On the night Jesus was to be betrayed, He gave thanks, broke the bread declaring this is my body broken for you. Then He picked up the wine goblet saying this is my blood shed for you, and Jesus passed around the cup. It may seem strange to some people to tell this cruel story of crucifixion during the celebration of Christ’s birth. However, the two are tied together. The cradle and the cross are inseparable. Without the cross, the cradle becomes just a story about a poor Jewish boy born about 2000 years ago. We are all saved from our sins because of the cross.

We ended with a candlelight circle around the church, singing Silent Night. May the joy of this Christmas season bring peace and love into your hearts.

By David and Cheryl Jowle