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NET missionaries celebrate this year’s catch
National Evangelization Team (NET) ministries gathered their missionary teams last month, in Ottawa, to celebrate God’s work during the past year. Net missionaries are all youth, ages 18 to 30. The six teams spent the past eight months […]
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Seeing fruit from the Big Give
Building on last year’s momentum, the Big Give 2016 impacted people across Ottawa, inside the Church out. The breadth of participation across the Church is one aspect that most encourages […]
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NHOP youth camp returns
Campfire, the National House of Prayer’s (NHOP) acclaimed youth camp, returns next week after a two-year hiatus. Campfire teaches teens about prayer and helps them grow in evangelism, applying […]
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Why befriend an inmate?
I have often wondered God what wants me to do. Christianity calls us to care for the marginalized, but the scope of that command can be overwhelming. A few years ago, my friend Tony Kiar told me that Prison Fellowship Canada (PFC) needs […]
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Putting Alpha under the microscope
The world-renowned Alpha Program has run countless times in the Ottawa area. On June 18, Alpha facilitators and potential enthusiasts will gather for the Alpha Lab to discuss the program’s successes and how […]
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Incivility: time to break the habit?
Shielded by the Internet’s anonymity, bloggers vent anger, launching unrestrained warfare with sneering words meant to humiliate those who disagree. We are too stressed out. The result: a feverish escalation of incivility and provocative attacks that often […]
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Renewing ancient traditions
A local women’s ministry is heading up their annual Quiet Pools Conference on June 11. Quiet Pools explores contemplative prayer and other creative ways of connecting with God […]
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When dance and mission unite
There are few places you can present the gospel to excited, cheering crowds. Last Friday, however, Frank Ryan Catholic Intermediate School was the exception to that rule, and the Kingdom advanced with leaps and…pirouettes […]
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