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On Friday, November 14, in aid of
Operation
Christmas
Child, 51 EMS ambulances from Central & Southern
Alberta, along with helicopters from STARS Air
Ambulance and Calgary Police Service’s HAWC1, visited
49 schools throughout Calgary to collect shoeboxes
assembled by school children. Over 20,000
shoeboxes destined for needy children overseas were
transported by EMS volunteers along a parade route
through downtown Calgary to the Samaritan’s Purse
warehouse. This is the ninth year Calgary EMS
employees have volunteered to participate in the OCC
program. Calgary paramedic Dennis McAreavy has
spearheaded this initiative. Now entering its
tenth year, Operation Christmas Child has distributed
more than 18 million shoe box gifts – packed with
toys, candy, school supplies, hygiene items and
hand-written notes of encouragement – to children in
112 countries around the world.
— photo courtesy Jason
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Famous
street tandem Hutch and Bruce
(Photo
courtesy Denis Grady)
Christmas Dinner in 22nd year
by Doris Fleck
It was Christmas Day, 1987. A lonely, homeless
Calgarian, who had given up on life, was on his
way to the Bow River to throw himself in.
Passing by First Baptist he saw a hand drawn sign
for a Christmas Dinner and someone standing
outside encouraged him to come in.
He
decided to have one last meal, but found himself
among hundreds of other lonely people who were
enjoying the festivities and new-found friends.
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Calgary’s loyal
couple, John & Reta, have faithfully served
God’s people and enjoyed 50 years together.
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John & Reta Hutchinson celebrate 50
years of ministry
by Tim
CallawayRewind to the Miles Ahead
Youth Crusade that rocked the standing-room
only Saddledome in October 2001. Onstage, the Christian rock band Jake is
doing its best to ensure that hearing-aid
companies will have plenty of customers for
years to come.
Waiting in the wings backstage for its
opportunity to play for 15,000 plus
teenagers is the popular band Audio
Adrenalin, its members having formed a
circle and dropped to their knees in prayer.
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