Atlantic Connexion

• Jay interviewed his mother, Jan Guptill, as she shared the foundation of God’s truth in her life – a godly lady who practices what she preaches. Jay even got a public scolding for forgetting to ask one question – ha! Rob Trafton provided spiritual leadership to the songs and testimonies with great sensitivity to the Spirit. It was a special day in the house of the Lord.

• Shawn shared, “[Assistant Pastor] Kathryn and I have been able to get intro woods and be on front lines fighting the fire. Amazing volunteers at the church have stepped up to keep rolling with feeding and serving 50 – 60 DNRR and FD crews. They gave us Sunday off with no church responsibilities. Church happened on the upper level and fire operations on lower level.”

Captain Shawn Craven & Lieutenant Kathryn Brooks serve as volunteer firefighters and chaplains and are pictured in the lower picture with NS Premier Tim Houston and MLA Jill Balser.

• CLICK HERE to access this week’s WesLife which features an excellent video on the person of the Holy Spirit. These doctrinal video updates would make a great addition from time to time in your local church newsletters. We are a people Anchored in Holiness!

District Church/Pastor Update:

• Nick & Liberty Perry resigned this Sunday from the Pastoral Staff of Blacks Harbour (Ken Banks) as Liberty will be joining Spotlight (Mark Parker) as Children’s Pastor this summer. They will conclude their ministry in New Brunswick on July 23rd as they prepare to move to Stratford, ON.

• Registration remains open for this year’s XY Men’s Conference on May 26-27. This is a powerful weekend for men to come together in unity, for a weekend of fun, worship and The Word.

• The two young men (Luke Maiorino & Tom Mason) spearheading this event have begun travelling westward and will be praying through ALL Canadian provinces & the State of Maine, culminating 16 weeks later with the arrival of their compiled coast-to-coast prayer journal on August 11, 2023, at the National Wesleyan Conference in Calgary, Alberta.

CLICK HERE to follow along with the prayer tour and watch the livestream of the prayer gatherings each Sunday night! CLICK HERE for an inspiring promotional video to encourage your church family to be part of this powerful journey of intercession. Locations this week are…

Tuesday: West Head Wesleyan (Vince Robertson), Clark’s Harbour, NS
Wednesday: Havelock Wesleyan (Shawn Craven), NS
Thursday: Connection (Luke Anderson), Truro, NS
Friday: Island Wesleyan (Brian Gilroy), Crapaud, PE
Saturday: Kings – Charlottetown (Jon Robertson), PE
Sunday:  Moncton Wesleyan (Jim Clements), NB

Ellen joins me in expressing sincere condolences on behalf of the Atlantic District to National Superintendent Steve & Helen Elliott on Saturday’s passing of his father, Lorne Elliott (96) at Quinte Gardens in Belleville, ON. CLICK HERE for his obituary with opportunity to post words of support. A Celebration of Life will be held at Burke’s Funeral Home on May 25th.

• What freedom I have after surrendering control to Jesus! (Keith Cameron)
• You are who God says you are. (Jan Guptill)
• We’ve got to stop looking at children as just depositories for The Gospelmessage and start seeing them as brothers and sisters in Christ. (Luke Budreau)

• All middle school, high school, and young adults are welcome to come discover their kingdom calling. We are expectant for God to move in mighty ways. Mark your calendar for December 28-30, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

SAVE THE DATE: Atlantic District 2024 Winter Ministerial
When: January 17-18, 2024
Where: Kings Church (Valley Location)
Who: Dr. Steve DeNeff