Today's chapel was a warm-up for next week's Spiritual
Emphasis Week, with a student praise team leading an extended time of worship,
including two new songs: "Breathe," by Michael W. Smith and "Lead
Me to the Cross," by Hillsong.
They also read a poem called "Entering the Story" which was written by Spiritual Life Director Gord Park for October's Edifide Teachers' Convention.
Entering
the Story
Word
Light
Creation
Good
Adam
Eve
Walk
Talk
Fall
Love
Promise
Made, Story Unfolds
Blood
Flood
Time
Praise
Promise
Made, Story Unfolds
Abraham
Lot
Sara
Isaac
Promise
Made, Story Unfolds
Jacob
Joseph
Moses
Worship
Law
Sacrifice
Promise
Made, Story Unfolds
Joshua
Deborah
Gideon
Samson
Ruth
Samuel
Jonathon
Saul
David
Solomon
Judah
Jerusalem
Promise
Made, Story Unfolds
Kings
Joash
Hezekiah
Leaders
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Prophets
Visionaries
Isaiah
Ezekial
Jeremiah
Daniel
Joel
Micah
too
Bethlehem
"For
Unto you ....
is born this day, in the
city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord
Promise
Made, Story Unfolds
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Peter
Paul
The
list goes on
Luther
Calvin
Hus
Knox
Wycliffe
Irving
Wesley
Talks
Revival
Reform
Salvation
Saved
Booth
Finney
Kuhlman
Sunday
Men
and women
Through
the years
Following
Christ
His
Spirit here
Now
it's me
Now
it's you
And
this we know
Will
never get old.
Promise made. Story unfolds.
Park read Isaiah 40, which proclaims the greatness of God. Next
week's spiritual emphasis week theme is "How Great is Our God!" and
will feature chapel every day plus a time for small-group discussions after
lunch. We will also be heading down to Grimsby for Guys Night Out on Wednesday
and Girls Night Out on Thursday. Parents, alumni, friends and guests are always
welcome to join us for daily chapel, which starts at 9 a.m.
Whether
you are able to come or not, pray that we will let the Holy Spirit work in all
of our hearts.
Chapel also
featured an opportunity to pray a blessing over the members of our Senior Boys
Volleyball Team, who are heading to OFSAA this week as the defending champions.
Gina
VandenDool, the staff sponsor for the volleyball team, shared the following season
stats:
221 — inches combined height of the Senior Boys
Volleyball team 2014. Height helps!
33 — hours
of intense practice
116 —sets
played
85 — sets won, 31 losses
2,811 —points
earned
30,000 — estimated total of passes, digs and lasers
practiced and executed during games
4 — first
place finishes/gold medals including zone (and hopefully a 5th this weekend)
0 — number of games lost at OCSSAA. Incredible!
3 — number of
passionate coaches who have invested in the STORM over the past 4 years. Which
so happens to also be the #
of years that Mitchell regrets not playing high school volleyball)
1 — the ranking going into this OFSAA tournament that no
other team in Smithville's history has ever earned
6 — the number of letters in the answer to the questions "What
all day?" BOMBAY!!
The OFSAA tournament schedule this week is four games for pool play:
three on Thursday and one on Friday.
The Thursday games are at 9 a.m. and 12 noon at Niagara
Sport and Social Complex on Rice Road in Welland and at 3 p.m. at Jean Vanier
High School in Welland. The Friday game is at 8:30 a.m. at Niagara Sport and
Social.
Then, hopefully, it's
on to the quarterfinals at 6:30 p.m. on Friday at Niagara Sport and Social.
Tournament passes are
$20 for adults, $12 for students. Day passes are $10 for adults and $5 for
students.
It would be great to
have lots of fans: parents, students, alumni and friends.
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