Happy Anniversary, Calvary Church (Ecclesiastes 3:1-5)
To see the full message, scroll to the bottom. In 1 885 – We were talking about the Statue of Liberty newly arrived in New York Harbour, like the biggest Lego set ever . Canada was 18 years old. We were talking about Queen Victoria, and about Louis Riel. We were t alking about the first complete continuous train journey from Montreal to the Pacific coast. In 1885 ... We gathered to worship for the first time and... dressed in our long skirts with frills and bustles. Dressed i n whalebone corsets, and big hats d ressed in tail-coats and starched white button-on collars. In t op hats, shiny and black to be removed at the door ... we s poke together for the first time the words of the Lord’s Prayer, “ Our Father which art in Heaven, Hallowed be thy name... ” Because w hatever else we were talking about in 1885 , we were talking about Jesus. ______ In 1902 – We were talking about Canada’s first movie theatre opening in Vancouver. About C uba ’s new- gained