Calgary ranks 3rd on global prosperity score card

The Calgary Herald reports on a recent report that ranks Calgary 3rd on a global prosperity score card. 

1.  Paris
2.  San Francisco
3.  Calgary
4.  Boston
5.  London
6.  Dallas
7.  Seattle
8.  Toronto
9.  Madrid
10.New York

Calgary is back near the top of a score card that ranks prosperity in a number of cities around the world, besting all other Canadian metros on the list.

Strong population growth, a young workforce, disposable income, affordable housing and clean air helped boost the city to the number three spot on the list behind Paris and San Francisco.

That’s up from last year’s fifth place ranking, but below its first place finish in 2009, the first time the Toronto Board of Trade compiled results, using information from the Conference Board of Canada — including commute time, income equality, gross domestic product and productivity — to compare 24 major cities.

With much blessing comes much responsibility.

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Sneak Peek of March 20th Worship Service

Here you go, folks. This week we'll be looking at the next major advance in God's plan of redemption: God's commitment to crowning His Son King.

So far, we've studied God's commitment to:

• preserve the earth for His glorious future
• blessing every nation on the planet
• calling a people for His own glory

Here's a sneak peek of the worship service:
March 20, 2011 Worship Service

Help for Japan

No doubt your heart has been broken over the pictures of the devastation of the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan. You're not alone if you've wrestled to find words to use in prayer and have wondered what you can do to help.

There are prayers to be made and aid to be given.

Paul Kooistra, Coordinator for Mission to the World (our denomination's missions agency) sent out a letter this past week with some particular items for prayer:

• Physical, emotional, and spiritual strength for our MTW missionaries, their churches, and the many other organizations, churches, and missionaries with whom they work
• Comfort for grieving families, especially that they will come to know the love and comfort of Christ
• Safety from aftershocks and radiation released by nuclear reactors
• Shelter, food, and water for survivors
• Wisdom and clarity for MTW regarding our immediate and long-term response
• Restoration of power and communications
• Financial and prayer support to be raised up across the PCA

MTW has approximately 50 adult missionaries assigned to Japan ministering on five different teams in the Tokyo and Nagoya areas. Ministeries include church planting, theological education, campus ministry, evangelism, and discipleship. And now, disaster relief.MTW has issued a Disaster Response Appeal for Japan, and MTW is committed to making strong response both immediately, and for the long term. MTW believes that God has placed her in a position of strength with the depth of the team, their broad presence, and long ministry history in Japan.

New City Church is going to take up a special collection at the end of the worship service on Sunday to go towards the Disaster Response Appeal for Japan. If you've been wondering how to contribute, please join in giving to this cause.

Check out this video posted by MTW.


MTW - Disaster Response in Japan from Go Global on Vimeo.

Sneak Peek of Mar 13th Worship Service

Here's a preview of this week's worship service. We'll be resuming our series, "The Renewal of All Things", by looking at Part 2 of our study, "Redemption: Calling A People For His Own Glory." In particular, we'll look at the passage in Exodus 20 where God gave to His people the 10 Commandments.

Why did He give these to them? Were they supposed to earn God's blessing? Were they somehow supposed to pull themselves up by their bootstraps to make themselves presentable to God? Or is something else going on here? How does this tie in with God's promise-plan to Abraham to bring salvation to every nation on the planet? Join us this week to learn the answers to these questions.

Here's what's on tap for the music:

• Come, Christians, Join to Sing
• God of Wonders
• How Deep (Is Your Love)
• Garments of Praise
• Behold the Lamb
• In Christ Alone
• Praise the Father, Praise the Son

March 13, 2011 Worship Service

Sneak Peek of March 6th Worship Service

This week, Pastor Frank Lanting (from Woodgreen Presbyterian Church) will be preaching at New City Church from 1 John 4:7-21.  

March 6, 2011 Worship Service