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Today’s Blog Post
Capturing the Moment – NOW!
I so enjoyed the church service yesterday. I am a Pastor and I am on holidays with my Uncle who is also a Pastor.
Yesterday we headed off to the People’s Church in Toronto. What an adventure!
We arrived early enough that we found front row seats right by one of the main aisles. We were also early enough to see the TV cameras being set up, the full orchestra tuning up and ready to go and then to watch the Multinational Choir come in. WOW - is a good word to explain the feeling that I had sitting there.
It was then that Rev. Charles Price came out to sit right across the aisle from us. My Uncle Ben was just across the aisle from him. Both he and I respect this great preacher and communicator deeply. My Uncle often catches the People’s Church Program in Sunday AM back in Saskatoon after they attend the first of three services in their home church.
After an excellent music program and the choir singing and the congregational songs… Charles Price went to the pulpit.
For 55 minutes he presented an excellent sermon… that kept me ready for more. I could listen to this guy each week… no problem! That is how the two thousand or so people that attended the two services yesterday also feel. I am sure.
At the end of the service there was no closing hymn… no chorus… no altar call. The pastor closed in prayer and then came done to the front where we were.
Without any hesitation I popped over to Charles and introduced myself. I then asked if he would mind having his photo take with my Uncle from Saskatoon. With a big grin on his face and he was happy to have me do that.
Ben and Joyce Kirkpatrick with Rev. Charles Price
My Uncle wasn’t quite expecting his crazy nephew to ask that question… but I did.
For me it was a once in a life time opportunity. I will likely never be back in that church again with my Uncle. I may not get back there again myself for a long time.(However I might go to just hear the music and choir!)
Capturing the moment is what it is all about.
Later we did Burlington, Hamilton, St. Catherines, Thorold, and the Welland Canal… arriving just as the huge boat was about to go into the very tight little Lock… and WOW!
Following that we waded through buckets of people to get a view of Niagara Falls… then the Floral Clock… then Niagara on the Lake… then home by 12:37 AM. We had left at 8:00 AM.
Three people in our vehicle are not spring chickens… I am 67, my uncle is 79, and my mom is 90 years old.
You would think we are teenagers at times.
I will say it again. We captured many moments and the images that I have locked in my mind now – will stay for ever.
I want to thank Charles Price for being gracious. And I want to thank my Uncle Ben and Aunt Joyce for their part in all of this. If they hadn’t of come our way… we would never have traveled about the 1600 kms that we have so far.
And then I thank my mom for being a trooper. Not many other 90 year olds have done the kind of things that she did this past week.
~ Murray Lincoln ~
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Rev. Charles Price preaching
Welland Canal with the "Spruceglenn" coming in
Ben and Marion Nellie with Michelle
(Brother and Sister with their friend)
(Brother and Sister with their friend)
Ben and Joyce Kirkpatrick - Niagara Falls
- beginning their 50th Anniversary Year
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