There are lots of things happening, so be sure to scan down through this newsletter and make note in your calendar of all the events! Plus, we have special guest Tanya Nace from World Hope Canada on Sunday Nov 30th that you will want to be here for! You are also invited to join Tanya after service to find out more about World Hope Canada. This extra opportunity will be a Bring-Your-Own-Lunch event.

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There is a passage in Isaiah where king Hezekiah is being threatened in a letter by a foreign king, so Hezekiah brings the letter to God and asks God to intervene.  It then says in Isaiah 37:21 that God gave an answer to Hezekiah, "Because you have brought [it] to me in prayer." Hezekiah actually got victory in this situation simply because he brought it to God.  No grand gesture was needed.  No major sacrifice.  No special ritual. Hezekiah read the letter and then took it straight to God, and God gave him victory because of that.  Is prayer our first response or do we only pray after we have tried all other options? I think our world will look a lot different when we start praying first.

1.  AWC - We brought in over $1400 through our Bake Auction Fundraiser for the Christmas Wrap-Up!

2.  Connection - We had another teen ask about baptism!

3. AWC - I had so many people talk to me about the service this past Sunday, and it is incredible watching the Spirit speak so surgically to people at AWC. A first-time attendee mentioned to someone in our church, "it felt like he was speaking directly to me."

4. Connection - We are noticing more people resonating with the services and volunteers growing in their callings. It feels like people are "leaning in" more all the time.

Bad things happen. We try to make sense of it. We try to keep ourselves encouraged. We try to ignore the pain of it. We try to spin it into something that doesn't hurt so bad. But, sometimes it just feels like God has forgotten us. Do we need to dull the pain, or is it better to lean into it and get through it?

Psalm 74

You're not the only person to ever feel forgotten by God.

This year as part of our annual Christmas Wrap-Up we are collecting winter items for the shelter in town. There will be a bin in the church where you can place donations you would like to make towaards this project.  Here are some of the items they are looking for:

- Hats,  Mittens, Scarves, Longjohns, Winter Socks, Boots, and ANYTHING ELSE to help someone stay warm in the cold.

Are you interested in getting baptized? Talk to one of our pastors to start the process.  We have a baptism scheduled for Nov 30th already!

Our annual Christmas Wrap-Up is a time for us to rally together to bless our community and meet needs this December. Our team is working on all the details to put these projects together for us, but some of the things we do are:

- free gift wrapping

- buying presents for families in need

- putting together food boxes for families connected with West Highlands Elementary

- caroling at nursing homes

Our Konnect Kids have been working hard to prepare for their Christmas Pageant.

Join us on Sunday Dec 15th at 10:30am for this special presentation and celebrate the meaning of Christmas!

Choose from either 7pm on Dec 23rd or 7pm on Dec 24th to join us for a Candlelight Christmas Celebration!

Come as you are, or come in your Christmas best, to celebrate the coming of Jesus with Christmas carols, special music, candles, a place to take a family Christmas picture, and maybe another couple special things too!

Tuesdays 7pm - AWC Downstairs

Come learn English and about life in Canada. This is open to everyone. Participants may be asked to cover the cost of workbooks, but if for some reason you are unable to cover that cost, you can still participate. We want to make this course available to everyone regardless of their economic situation.

Join us at the West Highlands Elementary Gymnasium for games and lessons designed to help kids grow in their confidence and character development. 

For kids in Grades Primary to 6

5:45 - 6:45 pm

Konnect the Tots is a playgroup for parents and kids that takes place every Thursday from 9:30-11:30 at Amherst Wesleyan Church (6 Maltby Ct). There are toys and activities set up in the basement of the church for kids to play with! Everyone is welcome! (Enter through the parking lot side door!)

Have you downloaded the free YouVersion Bible App? You should.  It allows you to read the Bible in multiple translations, and many with the option to read it to you. It has guided reading plans, and ways you can work through those plans with others. 

You can also find AWC on it, and find more ways to connect with your church and the Bible!

As part of our church you get free access to RightNow Media! A collection of 25 000+ Bible Studies, videos and Biblical content for all ages. Click on the link below to sign up for your free account and start streaming the content right away!

Ever wanted to listen at home to the songs we sing on Sunday?

Did you hear a song on Sunday and it is stuck in your head but you can't figure out what it was called?

Check out this playlist and add it to your music rotation!

You can also see our full calendar here!

Download the Tithe.ly Church App and then search for the Amherst Wesleyan Church to stay connected with sermons, events, giving, social media and more!

You can give to AWC through e-transfer to give.awc@gmail.com

Contact Pastor Evan at pastor@amherstwesleyan.com

Contact Pastor Brad at youth@amherstwesleyan.com