On Sunday, November 23, I received a divine call to serve St. John’s Lutheran Church in Pembroke, Ontario. Read more about our deliberations, November’s volunteer day, Balraj and Baljit’s baptisms, and the end of our Fall 2025 English Classes. Read…
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October is the heart of fall in Montreal. It starts with the trees showing off their God-given colours – red, orange, and yellow – and ends with a barren world, short days, and the promise of snow. The Lord has…
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Can you believe we’ve been working in Montreal for over ten years now? Yet each year feels a little different, because ministry here is anything but “static” but very much (to quote old missionary Gary Thies) “not normal.” This month…
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Ascension is a small congregation filled to overflowing with the Spirit of Jesus. Although only 80 members and with annual offerings of $75K CAN, we serve hundreds of non-Christian individuals in our Parc-Extension community with the mercy of Christ and…
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How quickly has the fall past! After a surprisingly warm month, with some of us even wearing t-shirts four days ago, we had our first snow Sunday night. This month has been a good season for sharing the Gospel with…
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It’s fall, and that means the restart of many familiar outreach activities at Ascension: English classes, open houses, volunteer days – and adult confirmation class for new members! Check out our newsletter and picture pages to see what the Lord…
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The old proverb says “Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.” There has certainly been a lot of smoke across Canada and the US this year. And the Holy Spirit’s fire has also been blowing through Ascension not only this month but…
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Spring has come to Montreal, and with it most of our spring evangelism activities and conferences. I’ve spoken at our circuit conference in Connecticut and attended a workshop on a new French African hymnal. I’ve also been part of an…
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This is the month when Montreal moves out of winter and into spring. We started with an ice storm that caused more than a million people to lose power for 1-4 days, and end with the April showers that should…
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March has definitely been the busy month of the year so far. We completed our beginners’ winter English classes with over five dozen students, and will complete our advanced class with a pancake breakfast on Palm Sunday. We hosted an…
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