23 Dec Christmas at Our Church: Guelph, Ontario

The “Searching for a King” musical at Parkwood Gardens Church (click to enlarge).

Brian Magnus (right), pastor, Parkwood Gardens Church (Guelph, Ontario)

Parkwood Gardens Church loves the Christmas season!

Many years ago we helped form the Parkwood Gardens Neighbourhood Association here on the west side of Guelph, Ontario. Today we partner with it to offer weekly community programs at the church. This year, with the PGNG, we also collected new and gently used coats, then later scarves and mittens for the children of the neighbourhood.

We were also the Guelph collection centre for Operation Christmas Child, and saw 2500 shoeboxes pass through our doors.

For the eleventh straight year we performed a Christmas musical under the direction of Elizabeth Kramer. This year’s performance is being held on three nights and will attract over 800 people. The 50-voice choir is doing a musical entitled, “Searching for a King,” which contrasts the journey of the Magi with the journey of a Canadian soldier coming home from Afghanistan, each searching for King Jesus.

On Christmas Day we’ll drop to offering just one Sunday service, including a giant “Happy Birthday, Jesus” party for the children.

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