2008 Montreal Singles Conference
October 17 - 19, 2008
The Montreal Church of Christ would like to invite you as we host the 2008 Singles Conference in beautiful Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Come join us and other brothers and sisters from across Canada and the United States, as we get inspired from God’s word and our time together. What a great opportunity it will be to learn more about how to allow God’s amazing grace to overflow and to work powerfully in our daily lives as single disciples.
We are priviliged to have our guest speakers, Forest Versele and his wife, Mandy, from Roanoke, Virginia, USA, who will certainly encourage us through the bible, their lives and their experiences.
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You’ll also have the opportunity to spend an afternoon with other singles dining at one of Montreal’s finest French restaurants. In addition to this, we’ll be offering a café/déssert party that will take place in a memorable interior garden – filled with great fellowship and lots of fun.
Don’t let this great event pass you by! To register and for more information, please visit our website at www.montreal.myevent.com.
We look forward to seeing you there! À bientôt...
Don’t let this great event pass you by! To register and for more information, please visit our website at www.montreal.myevent.com.
We look forward to seeing you there! À bientôt...
Beachstock 2008
Par Stéphanie
Hey Girlfriend! Hello Montreal! Come on Montreal! Il n’y avait pas un seul endroit où nous marchions sans que nous entendions jaillir ces paroles. À chaque fois j’avais l’impression d’avoir accomplit quelque chose de phénoménal mais non! Je suis juste restée assise dans une voiture pendant 17 heures avec 4 autres personnes. C’est incroyable comment c’est facile de se rendre compte des mauvais côtés de soi-même et des autres quand nous sommes dans un environnement restreint mais en bout de ligne je crois que nous nous en sortons tous grandis. Comment exprimer une conférence extraordinaire en quelques mots? Imaginez-vous sur une île avec des centaines de Chrétiens, un village où les gens s’encouragent, s’amuse, prie, glorifie Dieu, se dirige dans la même direction, ayant le même but, Dieu! Un trésor caché, notre cœur, un trésor que nous essayons de protéger à n’importe quel prix. Que cachons-nous dans notre trésor lorsque loin des regards de notre famille spirituelle. Nous avons peur de le laisser vivre, ressentir, avoir mal, de le laisser sans défense, sans aucune protection. On a tellement peur que nous empêchons l’esprit d’y vivre, d’y briller, de prendre toute la place. J’ai hâte de tout partager avec vous. Les blagues de Ed Anton, les chants électrifiant, la mer, la plage et le soleil qui ressourcent et redonne la paix et finalement des « dates » extraordinaire, des retrouvailles entre amis et des cadeaux incroyables. Je sors de cette aventure complètement transformée et je reviens avec une assurance et un bagage qui sauront m’aidé à vous encourager et surtout à changer. À bientôt ! Je vous aime!
Rhythm of the World (Rythme du Monde) 2008
By Sandra Best
World Rhythm is an annual event organized by the Church of Christ of
Montreal. The event was first initiated in 1995 and as ever since been one of our most popular events. Effectively, every year we have an average of about 100 attendants!
For the occasion, about thirty countries are represented through performances, decorations, music and lots of food.
This year again, we are rolling out the red carpet and are devoting a day to the celebration of diversity in culture. Even when enjoying delicious meals, dancing and singing, we can be surprised to see how much God works in any situation to make his desire of having a relationship with all of us become reality.
Both disciples for now thirteen years, our brothers in the faith Alex Masson and Cyrille Fopoussi are examples of how God used an event to call his children to his light. For Cyrille and Alex, the World Rhythm was the first activity they were invited to in 1995. Alex was attracted mostly by free food while Cyrille was curious about different aspects, he says: "I was attracted by the idea of people from different backgrounds, cultures, social ranks coming together and celebrating their diversities in all kind of ways (did I say fooood as a poor campus student???) But more importantly celebrating, having fun, dancing singing and enjoying life together!" Although they had different reasons for coming they were both impacted. Alex could not believe people actually took the time to prepare special dishes and Cyrille still can?t forget the interactions between people that seemed "fake"; he had never seen such genuine friendships before!
Both say attending World Rhythm was a first step in them becoming disciples. Alex says: "When the party finished I stayed to clean the place and since I had missed my last metro I slept over at some disciples place, so the next morning I went to church with them." While Cyrille recognises that he was quite cautious about religion and would have never agreed to a church invitation, approaching the subject of God in another setting really opened his eyes.
It is important to remember that God always works in all the activities we do. Sometimes events such as World?s Rhythm become just another event that demands planning, serving, and time from our busy schedules but as Cyrille said beautifully this events are important because they present potential to reach out to people "from all nations" Matthew 28: 19 and help us become "all things to all men so that by all possible means we might save some" 1Corithiens 9: 22.
This year again, we are rolling out the red carpet and are devoting a day to the celebration of diversity in culture. Even when enjoying delicious meals, dancing and singing, we can be surprised to see how much God works in any situation to make his desire of having a relationship with all of us become reality.
Both disciples for now thirteen years, our brothers in the faith Alex Masson and Cyrille Fopoussi are examples of how God used an event to call his children to his light. For Cyrille and Alex, the World Rhythm was the first activity they were invited to in 1995. Alex was attracted mostly by free food while Cyrille was curious about different aspects, he says: "I was attracted by the idea of people from different backgrounds, cultures, social ranks coming together and celebrating their diversities in all kind of ways (did I say fooood as a poor campus student???) But more importantly celebrating, having fun, dancing singing and enjoying life together!" Although they had different reasons for coming they were both impacted. Alex could not believe people actually took the time to prepare special dishes and Cyrille still can?t forget the interactions between people that seemed "fake"; he had never seen such genuine friendships before!
Both say attending World Rhythm was a first step in them becoming disciples. Alex says: "When the party finished I stayed to clean the place and since I had missed my last metro I slept over at some disciples place, so the next morning I went to church with them." While Cyrille recognises that he was quite cautious about religion and would have never agreed to a church invitation, approaching the subject of God in another setting really opened his eyes.
It is important to remember that God always works in all the activities we do. Sometimes events such as World?s Rhythm become just another event that demands planning, serving, and time from our busy schedules but as Cyrille said beautifully this events are important because they present potential to reach out to people "from all nations" Matthew 28: 19 and help us become "all things to all men so that by all possible means we might save some" 1Corithiens 9: 22.
