Diamond Jubilee

From tomorrow's bulletin....

A.D. 2012 marks the Diamond Jubilee of our gracious queen, the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the thrones of several countries, including Canada. The death of King George VI from cancer on Feb. 6, 1952, instantly transformed a then-25-year-old Princess Elizabeth into the Queen of Canada, though her formal coronation took place more than a year later, in June 1953. Since tomorrow marks the day she became our queen, we will sing the Royal Anthem after the benediction this morning.

As for me, neither monarchist nor republican but Canadian!

French CBC

Sent today; feel free to borrow.
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Honourable James Moore

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages

Dear Sir,

Today I heard and read that CBC's French division has been posting a pornographic television show on one of its websites free for all to see, and that when this was brought to your attention, CBC made the decision to make it available only between midnight and 4 a.m. As a Canadian tax payer this is offensive to me in the extreme. I resent my tax dollars funding pornography. I realize that many people view pornography via the Internet, but I find it disconcerting to think that Canada's broadcaster is fueling this socially destructive phenomenon with hard-earned tax dollars. You will undoubtedly agree that such as this does not lie within the mandate of the CBC. 

Sincerely,

George van Popta

Ottawa

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R e v.  G e o r g e  v a n  P o p t a
Pastor

Jubilee Church: the Canadian Reformed Church of Ottawa

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David’s Prayer before the Congregation

For the tune, ELLERS, please click here:

The song is based on this passage:

    David’s Prayer before the Congregation

David praised the LORD in the presence of the whole assembly

1. Praise be to you, O LORD, our God and King,

for you created all and everything.

You are the God of father Israel.

Forevermore will we your praises tell.

2. To you, O LORD, belongs the victory,

the might and glory, and the majesty.

Our shout of praise from earth to heaven soars

for everything in heav’n and earth is yours.

3. Honour and riches come from you alone

for you are seated on the heav’nly throne.

Yours is the kingdom; you are over all.

We are your subjects who before you fall.

4. You, LORD, hold strength and power in your hand

and you exalt the people of the land.

Now, God, we thank and praise your glorious name

for it is splendid, age to age the same.

Text: 1 Chronicles 29:10-13; vers. George Ph. van Popta, © 2012   10 10 10 10

Tune: Edward John Hopkins, 1869                                                   ELLERS

Love Ottawa!

As posted to the Jubilee eMail list:

Dear Jubilee,

We had a very good, though cold, evening on the streets last week Sunday. We spoke to and prayed with at least four men. None of them were high on anything and listened carefully to the gospel. Several guys were happy with the gift of a Bible. Many people are a paycheque or two from living on the streets. One guy we spoke with was a believing man who had lost his job, couldn't make his mortgage payments, and ended up living at the Ottawa Mission. Arrangements were in place for him to come to church yesterday, but at the last moment he went to be with his father in Cornwall.

"Kevin" asked what made us do what we are doing. We told him about Who is "making" us do what we do. He became visibly moved and said he wanted to build a memorial for us. We told him that if he wanted to build a memorial, to build it to the Lord. We chuckled about that and had a great conversation about the Lord, his Word, and moment of prayer. 

Love Ottawa! 

Pastor George 

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