Easter is one of those huge deals for Christ followers and it is an excellent time to connect with your friends who have questions about God.

We have two events planned to help unpack what Easter is all about:

Connecting

It’s Friday evening, 7:00 p. m. at Deer Lake School, 5550 Gilpin, Burnaby.

The Thursday before Jesus died He connected with his Jewish roots by celebrating The Passover and showing how it was fleshed out in His life. We are going to relive that experience by connecting ancient traditions with present reality. Children will play a special part in this family friendly experience.

This will be a great time for Creeksiders from both campuses to connect. Invite your friends as well. This will be an experience as we remember Jesus - who He is and what He has done.

Saturday Gathering

At 10:30 a.m. at each campus we continue our series, “Who is Jesus?” Last week we talked about The Man who is fully human and experiences the full range of human emotions. He intentionally connects with people at their lowest point.

This week we talk about The Mystery – There are some things about life and Jesus and his teachings that are really hard to wrap your head around. Here is one confusing thing that we are going to talk about this week:

Why is it so few of us get to experience greatness, power, and success? Jesus deals with this question at a time when His life seems to be a total failure. His conclusions could lead you to think and live in totally new ways.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend and I’ll look for you!

Jim Gaull & Colin Griffiths
(posted by Sherman Hu, c/o Jim Gaull & Colin Griffiths)

Hi Creeksiders,

Last Sabbath was a great day for Creekside. We finished up a great series called Crash and found solace in realizing afresh that Jesus is the One who is worthy to open heaven for us. God longs to throw a party for us as we come to Him and receive forgiveness, cleansing and adoption as His children. Wow!

Did you know our North Shore campus had 75 people in attendance last Sabbath? This included 22 children. Yeah, God!

Did you know that the "12 Steps – A Spiritual Journey", which ran from January to April 1 at Langley campus, finished up as a success to those who attended?

And many our Team Leaders from both campuses spent over 12 hours on April 1 and April 2 planning, sharing, and learning how to be better leaders. What a commitment they each have to fulfill their unique Team Purposes. Thank you so much, leaders, for going for the gold.

Each of you makes a difference by showing up and lending a hand at our weekend gatherings. Your love and help really makes a difference as we together help our friends become fully devoted followers of God.

What’s Next at Creekside?

A great serving opportunity is waiting you this coming Sabbath afternoon, April 8. It’s called Pay It Forward, the new name for Creekside serving in our nearby communities.

It happens at 1:30 p.m. on both campuses. We invite you to bring a bag lunch and stay until the project begins. We’re estimating it will take a little over an hour to complete.

We are going to pass out pairs of gloves with a Creekside card that says, “Have a great growing season” and “Compliments of Creekside Community Church”.

It’s really a simple gesture of kindness, but we think that doing this for 204 homes near the North Shore and the Langley campuses will make an impact.

So, I’m inviting you to participate. You won’t want to miss this.

Connecting

Jesus is all about building bridges to people. We are going to take some time on Friday, April 14, 7:30 p.m. at Deer Lake School to walk across one of the bridges He built.

We’re going to step back in time to celebrate the Passover in a way that reflects how Jesus would have done it the night he was arrested. As He filled an ancient tradition with new meanings that night, so we are going to connect with those traditions, new meanings and each other.

This is one of those times when people from both campuses get together so we are talking about connecting on many levels. And since children are precious, they are invited to attend and participate.

Place: Deer Lake School, 5350 Gilpin, Burnaby, B.C.
Time: 7:30 pm

New Series

We start a new 3 part series this week called “Who is Jesus?”. People are more open to talking about Jesus at this time of year so this would be a great time to invite your friend to experience our weekend gatherings.

God’s richest blessings to each of you,

Jim Gaull & Colin Griffiths
(posted by Sherman Hu, c/o Jim Gaull & Colin Griffiths)