Well, it seems we are in the Online Only realm for the month of May. After a year of restrictions and separation, this whole thing has gotten really old. I'm tired of it, I’m tired of the stress and loss and constant barriers. I'm tired of the pain and the continuous disappointment. But, this is where God has put us for such a time as this.

It is easy to simply become the victim and begin lashing out in anger and pain, focusing on how this negatively affects us. But we are not a people who exist for our own kingdom or dreams or desires. We are here as servants of the King of Kings. We are here as ambassadors for true peace. We are here to stand in the gap and fight for those no one else is fighting for. We are here to be living expressions of hope and love and faith.

This stinks bad. Yep. 

But don't let that distract you from your mission. 

And make no mistake, we are absolutely on a mission.

We are right here, right now for a reason.

King Jesus has placed you here to represent His Kingdom, to take ground for His Kingdom, to save lives for His Kingdom, to change the world for His Kingdom, to see His Kingdom come and His will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Honour our earthly authorities and governments, even as they are imperfect, do your part, and fight for the lost. Fight for those who are sick. Fight for those who are vulnerable. Fight for those who have lost people to this virus and all it has caused.  Don't rebel against the our government. Rebel against selfishness. 

I’m not saying, just sit there and be idle. I’m saying, use this moment to let the Kingdom of God invade our world.

Call your neighbours. Message your friends. Share your hope with others. Go for walks. Check in on those around. Show them you remember them, you care about them, you love them, and that the hope of Jesus can’t be stopped by ANYTHING!

We will get through this. Sprint to the end. Sprint to the end. Just a little while longer. Sprint to the end.

1. People are really engaging with our new sermon series on Mental Health!

2. Our team is putting together some really great content for Sundays Online.

3. We ran into an issue with our camera; it stopped charging! But we were able to quickly find another solution and get back to work without any delay, thanks to our connection with Westchester Wesleyan Church!

1 Kings 19:1-9 (Matthew 11:28, Philippians 4:6-7, 1 Peter 5:7)
Mental health struggles are real and God cares about them.

It can be hard struggling with our personal mental health, or the mental health of those around us. Is it just "all in our heads," do we just need to "try harder?" And, what does God think about all this? When we look in the Bible we see that it is obvious God acknowledges these struggles and cares about them.

If you are a member of AWC and receieved a Membership Reaffirmation form, please email a completed copy to amherstwc@eastlink.ca or mail it to the church ASAP.

If you'd like to volunteer at The Big Give contact Laura Paugh on Facebook or text at 902-297-8067!

If you'd like to donate to The Big Give, you'll have to wait until the week before the event (right now we are hoping that means May 31-June 4).

Online Services Only

We are doing only Online Services for May 2 & 9, due to the present COVID restrictions in NS. No on-site services until restrictions change. We hope you can join us online at 10:30am this Sunday!

Senior Volunteers

Our May Seniors events have been cancelled. We hope to launch events when COVID cases decrease.

Sharon Taylor has stepped up to lead the effort to minister to and reach the seniors of our community, and she is hard at work developing ideas, putting events together and recruiting a team of leaders! We still need lots of volunteers though, especially to run events. We need all sorts of volunteers to serve in lots of different ways. If you're willing to serve,  reach out to Sharon at 902-669-1330 (Mobile) and let her know!

Celebrate Recovery 
The God of the Bible, The Father, Son & Holy Spirit are THE higher power – the only one that can be in control.
Only 1/3 of people who attend Celebrate Recovery (CR) do so because of a chemical addiction, the rest are hurts and hang ups. Hurts: abuse, emotional, physical and sexual. Hang-ups: bitterness, anger, trust, do not measure up Habits: behaviours and addictions
You don’t need to hit rock bottom before starting recovery. The 8 principles are based on the beatitudes and the 12 steps flow out of the principles. Join us Tuesday nights, the doors open at 6:15 pm (starts at 6:30). Masks are required and physical distancing will be observed. You can register HERE or call the church at 902 667 9126.

AWC-Online
Did you know that you can do church wherever you are? We put together special content each week so you can do church at home! You can find our videos here!

Konnect Kids Online
If you've got kids, or grandkids, nieces or nephews, and you'd like them to grow in faith, character and wisdom, you might want to check out our online resources for kids! Since we can't effectively do in-person kids events every week, we are trying to put together high-quality online resources each week.
Check out our Konnect Kids facebook page!
Find our Konnect Kids videos for pre-school (Bible Adventures) and school-age students (Konnect HQ) on our Youtube Channel Here.

Thursday Prayer
We are starting back up our Thursday Prayer & Fasting time. We encourage everyone to take Thursday at noon to fast and pray. You can join us on facebook Live on our AWC facebook page Thursdays at noon sharp too!

EDGE Youth
Our teen ministry is using a combination of online and in-person events and services to connect teens with their faith and each other. You can find out more on their facebook group here.

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!