Hi Church FamilyHappy Thanksgiving Weekend! I’m thrilled to be opening up God’s word with you this weekend as we start at the beginning of Jesus’ famous sermon on the Mount. (if you’d like to read ahead – it is Matthew 5:1-12)This weekend, we will be wrestling with the idea of blessing. And what do we do, when we feel far from blessed? The opening of the sermon on the mount is referred to as the “beatitudes,” which comes from the Latin Beatus, meaning to be blessed. Here, Jesus describes eight different groups of blessed individuals. The problem is that they don’t sound all that blessed – they are the poor, the meek, the mourning… people whose situations would typically not lead us to consider them blessed.So what do we do with that? What is Jesus saying? It seems so backward to the way we understand blessing – and that’s the point, so join us this weekend as we unpack this ancient truth together.Saturday at 6pm | Sunday at 10am | In person or Online-Pastor BrodyWe Care Food DriveTHIS WEEKEND and next weekend we will be collecting non perishable items for our We Care outreach mission.Our Treehouse Preschool friends have done an amazing job filling the bin so far, how many more times can we fill the bin?Baptism Prep ClassIf you’ve been considering baptism as your next step in faith or you want to know why baptism is an essential next step in a believer's life – you are invited to attend one of our Baptism Prep Classes.Baptism Prep Classes will be offered after each service October 14/15 and October 21/22. Registration is not required.Baptism services will be Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29. Membership ClassIf you believe in what God is doing at Sherwood Park Alliance Church, take your next step — be an official part of the team.Registration is required, find out more information or register by clicking hereSPAC youth Corn Maze EventParent's - All grades 7-12's are invited to the Youth Corn Maze event at the Edmonton Corn Maze, Friday October 13th.The $35 cost covers busing fee, entrance into the maze, and our fire pit spot.For more information or to register your child click hereVolunteers NeededWe are hoping to have Legato open and running by next weekend, but we need your help. If you like coffee and people - please consider joining our Legato Cafe Team. No experience necessary, but it is great job experience.With our Digital Ministry ramping up, we need more helping hands. If you have a passion for technology, videography or would like to learn - we would love to have you join the Video or Tech team. This is a great learning opportunity - we provide the training!For more information on the Tech & Video Team click here. For more information on the Legato Cafe Team click here.In The Know at SPAC! Another place to stay In The Know and connected is to follow our social media accounts! You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Feel free to give us a follow, a subscribe, a like, and a share!