What we love about Jubilee
OUR SPACE
Jubilee's main sanctuary doubles as a dining hall on Wednesdays, a banquet hall on weekends, a badminton court or a place to display crafts, eat ice cream or race cub cars.
OUR MEMBERSHIP INVOLVEMENT
Jubilee celebrates and uses the gifts of all is members: women and men, children and adult, young and old. Together, we lead worship, dance, sing, play instruments and pray.
OUR ARTISTIC GIFTS
Jubilee members write, sculpt, paint, dance, act, sew, forge and design, to make our liturgies and our worship experiences visual and sensory delights. Last year, through a grant from the Lilly Foundation through the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, we embarked on a year-long mural project based on the liturgical church year, which spans the back walls of the sanctuary,
OUR INCLUSIVENESS
Men and women at Jubilee are ordained to all offices of the church and participate in all aspects of congregational life. Children who profess their faith to a pastoral elder are invited to participate in the sacrament of the Lord=s Supper.
OUR DECISION MAKING
Since the beginning, we have made decisions B both in the congregation and in council B through consensus. It=s time-consuming, but worth it.
OUR LEADERSHIP STRUCTURE
Jubilee=s Council, Pastorate and Diaconate are unique opportunities for us to identify and make efficient use of our particular spiritual gifts.
OUR ATMOSPHERE
Jubilee members are welcoming and friendly. We stay for coffee and refreshments after church, and we celebrate birthdays and achievements together.
OUR RISK-TAKING
In worship and in congregational life, Jubilee members are excited by new ideas. We are willing to take risks, and we like to experiment with something new. We are also a very forgiving community, so if something doesn’t go as planned or hoped for, everyone is usually very understanding and tolerant.
OUR JUBILEE NIGHT
On Wednesday evenings, we meet at 6:00 pm for a congregational supper ($2.50 pp, with family rates as well) followed by GEMS, Cadets, ACTS & Jubes and adult education classes. Being a far-flung community, Jubilee Night enables families to drive to church one night per week for all our programs. It’s a much loved Jubilee tradition.
OUR INFORMALITY
Sunday services are relaxed and comfortable. Children colour or do puzzles on their age-appropriate activity boards, babies are nursed or cuddled, children are visibly and audibly present. We greet each other, we laugh, we cry, we hug, we smile.
OUR PRAYER MINISTRY
Jubilee has a committed and active prayer team. Many Sundays our worship service is followed by an invitation to personal prayer with a member of the prayer team.
OUR FIRST FRUITS
Each year, Jubilee members prayerfully commit to specific annual giving, and these first fruits pledges are given consideration in the budget preparation process.
OUR GIFT OF EDUCATION
Jubilee members are well-educated (almost 70% have post-secondary education) and we value both Christian education and the educational programs of our church.
OUR COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Jubilee members are also active in ministries outside of our congregation and the denomination, such as CRWRC disaster relief, Kairos prison ministry, Out of the Cold shelter ministry, Reformed Marriage and Engaged Encounter and various service clubs.