Gerry Teichrob will be leading our board, staff, and congregation through this time of transition.  Please join us on Sunday, February 25th at 7pm to hear more from Gerry about the process and timeline, and to ask any questions you might have.  We need your prayers and input!

Registration is open!  There are only 100 spots available, so make sure to sign up ASAP!

July 15th-19th, 2024
1pm - 4pm daily
Confederation Field at Carson Graham Secondary
2145 Jones Ave, North Vancouver, V7M 2W7

Ages 7-14 (born 2010-2017)
Cost $125 (Early bird rate of $100 available until March 15th 2024)
Financial assistance is available. Email meganl@nsac.bc.ca for more information.

Includes: 

- Soccer Training for House and Select Levels
- FLO Camp t-shirt
- Two tickets to Caps v Houston, July 20th

Cancellation Policy:
February 15th to June 15th: 50% will be offered for cancellation
June 15th to July 15th: 100% non-refundable

Please register by May 30th for a guaranteed t-shirt size!

Thank you for your generous donations during the past year!  Tax Receipts have been issued for donations made during 2023.  Tax receipts were emailed to those with an email address on file, or mailed to those with only an address on file.  If we do not have an email or address on file, your tax receipt is in the foyer mail boxes under your last name.

Please note that you may receive up to 3 tax receipts, depending on what types of donations you made during the year.  CRA requires different types of receipts be issued for donations when an advantage was received (ie., dinner or auction item) and for Gifts in Kind (non-cash donations).  Therefore, our donation software generates 3 distinct receipts.

If you have any questions, please email accountant@nsac.bc.ca or call the church office at 604-984-6422 ext 222.

Anne and Kirsten are going with Coquitlam Alliance Church on a mission trip to the Middle East., March 1st - 12th and are looking for a donation of balls of yarn, jewellery making supplies and any fabric that is 1m or more in length.  If you have anything to donate, please drop off at the Welcome Desk this Sunday or to the Church office before Feb 25.  Thank you!

The church office will be closed on Monday, February 19th for Family Day.

Join our prayer ministry team in praying for our church, leaders, and ministries. Thursday, February 22nd at 7pm.

You are invited to enjoy a special night of worship on the North Shore hosted by four local churches: Hillside Baptist Church, North Shore Alliance Church, Valley Church, and The Bridge Church.

Friday, February 23 from 6:30-8pm at Lionsgate Christian Academy (919 Tollcross Road)
Entrance by donation.

Our next Lamplighters Luncheon will be held downstairs at NSAC on February 26, 2024.  If you are 55 or older, you are welcome to join us from 11:30am - 1:30pm. Our speaker will be Yvonne Gardner.

Registration and payment will take place Feb 11th & 18th in the foyer, between the services. There will be no sign up the Sunday before the luncheon. The cost per person is $20. Please pay when you register. Friends are welcome, but please register them also.

For more information please contact Bill Gilmartin at wga@telus.net 

NSA congregants and friends are invited to get out into the beautiful forest of Cypress and ski or snowshoe or hike (dependent on weather/snow conditions). Please meet at 6:30pm on Fridays outside the Cypress Mountain Ticket office in the Nordic Ski area. Groups will go out by 6:35pm to enjoy the mountain and reconvene at 8pm for hot chocolate in the Hollyburn Lodge.

For more information, please contact Donna or John Weston (dj.weston@shaw.ca).  Donna is a certified personal trainer, and John is the head of the Canadian Health and Fitness Institute. They will meet each Friday except Good Friday, February through March. 

You can buy a ski or snowshoe ticket at Guest Services on Cypress or online. You can also rent equipment at the mountain.   

NOTE:  NSA encourages you to participate with Donna & John but the church is not overseeing the activity and takes no legal responsibility for accidents, injuries or attendant risks.

National workers serving with Youth With A Mission and Sarnia Jail

Mark & Karen Davenport and family are located in Sarnia, Ontario. Mark holds the position of Chaplain at the Sarnia Jail. In addition, Mark is continuing to serve with Youth With A Mission on the Board of Directors for YWAM Canada.  Karen is also working with YWAM as a personal assistant to the Canadian director and Compliance Officer for YWAM Project Funding.

UPDATE FROM MARK:

Hello NSAC family!

Thank you for your continued support of our work here in Sarnia, Ontario. I (Mark) am continuing to serve at the Sarnia Jail. Included in what I do there is handing out Bibles and Bible studies for inmates to do, distribute devotionals and lead 2 programs a week that usually involve watching a video on faith and then engaging in conversation. It really is a great opportunity to engage both female and male inmates in the big questions of life and how does faith fit into that. Last year I had the privilege of leading over 40 inmates to faith and baptize 6. And just yesterday I was presented with the potential opportunity to offer chaplaincy services at the Stratford Jail. Stay tuned on that one.

My wife Karen is really carrying quite the Administrative load on the YWAM front serving in two different roles. She serves as the Administrative Assistant to our Canadian YWAM Director helping to keep him organized and on task. The second role that she’s just recently taken on is acting as the Compliance Officer for YWAM Project Funding where she is responsible to make sure that the proper documentation to receive Canadian funds is properly completed for our accountants and CRA compliance.  It requires a lot of organization and detailed work.

Prayer requests: 

Prayer for our family! Please pray for ongoing healing for our son Jacob who struggles with mental health. Prayer for our son Simeon to get a job as he is graduating from University of Windsor this spring. Pray for safe travels as we visit our daughter Alex and son in-law in Australia this coming March.

NSAC Soccer is for ages 15 and up.  Tryouts are Saturday, March 2nd and March 9th 8:30-10pm at Kirkstone Turf Field.  Season runs April through July with games Monday and Friday evenings.  

Contact daves@nsac.bc.ca or marksteu9@gmail.com.

Everyone is welcome to join us for "More Than A Song", an evening of extended worship.

Sunday, March 3rd
6:30-8:30pm at North Shore Alliance Church

Please RSVP so that we know how many people to expect.

Come out for a night of CLUE fun - one of our favourite events of the year!!  All grades 5, 6 and 7 welcome!

Friday, March 8th 7-8:30pm at North Shore Alliance Church

Please come dressed up! CHOOSE: your favourite CLUE game colours (green, red, blue, purple, yellow, white) OR come dressed up as a detective!

Upon arrival, you will be teamed up together to work your way through the CLUES to solve the mystery of the stolen treasure chest!

Cost: FREE! Sign up today!!

Our 2024 Women's Retreat will be held at NSA on Friday May 3, (7-9pm) and Saturday May 4th.  Our guest speaker is Aisling (pronounced Ashling) Zweigle, Family Life Pastor at Tenth Avenue Alliance Church.  The title of this year's retreat is "Dancing in the Darkness: finding levity and lightness in the dark and cloudy spaces of our lives".  Aisling is a dynamic and engaging speaker and the sessions will be encouraging as she explores the ideas of discovery, delight and even dancing in seasons of darkness and clouded vision.

Please save the date!!  Tell a friend!!  We encourage you to plan ahead so that you are able to set aside the weekend and all responsibilities to fully engage with the sessions and activities.  

More details will be posted soon and registration will open in early March. 

Save the Date!  Registration will open for our SummerJAM and PreSummerJAM camps on Sunday, March 10th!

PreSummerJAM is July 2-5, 2024  - for ages 3-5 with parent participation.

SummerJAM is July 8-12, 2024 - for kids entering K to Grade 5.