Canada Day

This Sunday is Canada Day. It's a special Sunday for us in Fruitland because we join together with neighbouring churches, not only to celebrate our country, but also to celebrate our unity in Christ.

There is a school of thought that says that churches should not celebrate, or highlight, patriotic holidays. This way of thinking understands that we are in the world not of it, that we serve a different kingdom, a heavenly one, that we need to hold ourselves apart from the idolatry of nation worship. All of these things are true, but I think we can, as a church celebrate the good things that God has given us through our country and the opportunities that our country affords us in terms of bringing the shalom of God's kingdom to the world.

We will celebrate in worship, in prayer, in the celebration of the Lord's supper. We'll even sing O Canada. Afterward, we will share fellowship across denominational lines with strawberries and ice cream.

Join us this Sunday as we celebrate our place in Canada and our unity in Christ.