Carnations

As the saying goes, April Showers Bring May Carnations. Or something like that. This Saturday we will be getting together to listen to community perspectives of the effects of Multiple Sclerosis. Join us, as always, for a night of music, faith and conversation.

CARNATIONS: perspectives on the effects of Multiple Sclerosis
SATURDAY, May 5th @ 7:30pm
First Baptist, 5th & Gillett

Rocking The Knox

This past Sunday, the Smokestacks And The Sunrise band opened up a concert put on by Steve Hasenbank at the Knox United Hall. The show attracted about 60 people, and featured 5 bands, including Kyle Gladue's band called Karadelle. Click on the above picture for a complete, Flickr-iffic slideshow. Enjoy.

May Poster

Check out our latest poster! This is your tool to help spread the word about Smokestacks And The Sunrise. These posters are great as kites, napkins and, most of all.... posters. This month we'll be looking at the effects of Multiple Sclerosis in the lives of those around us. So come on friends, let's get the word out.

Correction

Mike Sikorski's radio interview with the Smokestacks And The Sunrise band will be re-aired on Sunday, April 22nd @ 5pm; not April 15th as previously mentioned. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Vincent And The Radio

Tomorrow, Saturday the 14th is a busy day for our community. At 8am, we're going to meet at the St. Vincent de Paul Society's drop-in centre to assist with breakfast. After that, at 1pm, the Smokestacks And The Sunrise band will be featured on Mike Sikorski's radio show on CFUR 88.7fm. The show will repeat at 5pm on Sunday afternoon. Be sure to tune in.

On Saturday, we had our latest Smokestacks and the Sunrise gathering. Even though the cute, bearded boy who usually does the announcements wasn't there, it was still awesome. Ben, Eli and Dave wrote a new song, that rocked. And I mean rocked. It was like Carlos Santana was in the house. Also, the room was packed. There was nary a spare chair at the tables (I've always wanted to say 'nary').

The message was on resurrection and hope, with a great audio message from Breakforth by some old guy (Brennan Manning) who turned out to be full of youthful wisdom and humour. Accompanying this were pictures done by Ida Mae. They were lovely, and fitting. They represented how our lives can be broken, messed up, and battered, but also beautiful. They showed that things don't have to perfect to be beautiful and loved, and neither do we. Jesus loves us completely already, and has given us everything, if we could only accept it and stop thinking that we have to be perfect first.

Out Of The Darkness

(Photo by Ida-Mae Knox)

Although the weather we're getting doesn't look (or feel) much like spring, April is already upon us. Join us this Saturday for the apex of our year together so far, as we reflect on the hope of the resurrection. Featured will be the photography of our very own Ida-Mae Knox. Also, listen on Friday and Saturday for radio ads that will be featured on the X and The Wolf FM. See you Saturday!!

OUT OF THE DARKNESS: reflection on the hope of the resurrection
SATURDAY, April 7th @ 7:30PM
First Baptist, 5th & Gillett