Welcome to St. Paul’s, a come as you are church. Come as you are means that all are welcome here. Whatever your skin tone, what ever you hair colour, dressed in the fanciest clothes in town or in something that happened to be reasonably clean come as you are. Maybe you moved to Grande Prairie yesterday or your family has been here for generations, or anywhere in between. Maybe you have been immersed in the church your whole life or maybe you are just curious about this Jesus character. Come in and sit down. You might be Lesbian, Bisexual, Straight, Gay, or Asexual; cisgendered, trans, non-binary or just trying to figure it all out. There is a place for you. DO you know exactly what your place in the world is or are you (for the first, second or 54th time) wondering what to do next? Come and listen for God’s whisper. We are a come as you are church, whoever and however you are you are a beloved child of God and are welcome here.
As we gather we also remember that in 1899 a treaty was made between the people who had been here for millenia and the people who were starting to move in. WE thank the Beaver, the Cree, the Dene ‘tha for their care for the land and their willingness to share and we pray that God would help us all live into the promises made on our behalf all those years ago.
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