Transformation in Pictures

Here's an image of the pre-foundational stage of the new sanctuary!

Alf and Betty arrived at 7:30 am on this wet and cold spring morning (without coffee!) to snap pictures as the first crack at the walls began.  Interesting things will be happening on site all day today, so come on over and watch history unfold. If you bring your camera, forward the pictures to the office and we'll post them for all to see.

The bobcat started by moving all the scrap metal out of the area under the "portico" so that the excavator could take it down first... Betty said at one point there were a whole bunch of pigeons all lined up on the wires, ready to watch "the show!

Then the excavator started by gingerly removing all the metal pieces off the covered walkway. He knew what he was doing, and eventually the whole thing just collapsed toward the 3 parking spots beside it. The camera because it happened so fast! (fire the photographer!)

Meanwhile, the Bobcat began to score the walls of the CE Hall... it really looked a couple of times like the whole thing was going to fall over backward!

Despite a surprise snowfall, our pews were filled with friends, old and new, who wished to honour the sanctuary before its conversion to our new CE Hall. A decommissioning ceremony was held to express our gratitude for the 20 months of service as our Crossroads place of worship, and the decades of service prior as the place of worship for the St John’s congregation.

 From the sanctuary we moved to the CE Hall, formed a large circle, shared communion, and with shouts, tears, and song, expressed our gratitude for the space and the years of ministry and service that took place within those walls – walls which we then covered with our gratitude, joy, and hopes for the future as giggling members, young and not-so-young, took pen to paint in a unique act of love-graffiti!