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July 7th, 2006 - An Army Moving Forward, Report from Forward 2006

Further to my previous post, Forward from Here:

General John Gowans (Rtd), Commissioner Gisèle Gowans, territorial leaders, 450 registered participants, workers and the Holy Spirit gathered for Forward 06 in Red Deer, Alberta. From the east and the west they came to be inspired, to celebrate the past and to move forward to impact our community today. From Whitehorse and Iqaluit, Vancouver, Montreal, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto and all across Alberta, even from Newfoundland and from as far away as Scotland, they came for a blessing and were not disappointed.

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July 3rd, 2006 - Forward from Here

Just returned from Red Deer where we spent the weekend at Forward. It was great to listen to retired General John Gowans, one of the Army’s finest speakers. It was also a chance to catch up with old friends, some of whom I haven’t seen in a couple or so decades.

I was taken by the number of Sally Ann bloggers who were in attendance.

Bill Rollins, the musical guest for the weekend
Aaron White and Danielle Strickland, session leaders, both with connection to the Armybarmy Blog.
Lesley Wiseman, who compered some of the sessions with Bill Ratcliffe.
Steven Wiseman, husband Lesley.
Kris
Courtney
Faye
Brian and Chrissy
Fred Waters, who was responsible for the program committee.
Yours truly
Allison
Laura
John
Peter
Char
Stephanie
Bethany and Keith who nevers blogs anything.
Amanda
Karlene and J Bird tagged along
The Way Clan.
Rob Perry, who periodically posts at theRubicon
The Sabourin Family
There may have been others that I have missed. Let me know and I’ll add them.

We have a lot of Salvation Army bloggers in the Canada and Bermuda Territory (which has its own blog) and a lot of those right here in Alberta.

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June 4th, 2006 - Canadian Environment Week

The Salvation Army protects the environment by providing stores which sell clothing, furniture and appliances at affordable prices. Rather than sending discarded items to landfill sites, individuals can donate unwanted goods to their local Salvation Army. In British Columbia, The Salvation Army repairs appliances so they can be sold. This provides employment and more articles are saved from local garbage dumps.

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May 4th, 2006 - Thundersprint - Salvation Army revs up for motorbike event

The Salvation Army in Northwich is gearing up to support an internationally-famous motorcycle event.

Thundersprint is an annual motorbike race, which takes place this year on Saturday 6th May and Sunday 7th May. Thundersprint sees over 100,000 racing fans from all over the world gather in Northwich to watch current bikers and past masters race around a local car park from morning until evening on classic motorbikes.

This year superbike star Leon Haslam, one of the fastest young riders in the world is taking part in the race for the first time. West Coast racing star - American Classic Champion and four times Daytona winner, Brid Caveney is also travelling all the way from California for the race. Sammy Miller, eleven times British Champion and twice winner of the European (World) Championship is also taking part. Sammy is racing a Gilera 4, which will be raced in the setting fans would have seen it in 50 years ago.

The whole event starts on Saturday at 10am with the Thundersprint National Motorcycle Show taking place in the centre of Northwich. All of the latest bikes will be on display for fans and local people, including displays from BMW, Kawasaki and Yamaha along with a fantastic display of the custom bikes from Orange County Choppers, Grinnall and MTB Customs. There will also be an exhibit of the new Skoda cars.

Sunday sees the actual Thundersprint races taking place from 12 noon, with participants arriving at 6.15am for breakfast and technical inspections. Each race sees the bikers do as many laps of the track as they can in the fastest time possible. Each lap lasts on average 18 seconds, therefore every ride lasts less than 2 minutes. The race is a great chance for fans to see classic bikes up close and raced once more. It’s also an opportunity for them to meet the famous bikers taking part.

The Salvation Army in Northwich has always been very supportive of the Thundersprint event. This year they have helped with the organisation of the weekend and will be responsible for running the ‘lost children centre’ on both Saturday and Sunday. The local leader, Captain Martin Jones will bless the race and will also deliver an outdoor church service. The local Salvation Army band will play the Thundersprint anthem and members of The Salvation Army will also walk around the track, carrying out a ‘prayer walk’ before the races begin.

Captain Martin Jones commented: ‘Thundersprint is an amazing event for the community of Northwich. People come from all over the world, some even travel from as far away as America and South Africa to either take part or to be a spectator. It is a great event to watch and is getting more and more popular each year. It is fantastic that The Salvation Army in Northwich is able to support the day’s activities and I’d encourage local people to come along and see what is on offer.’

The Salvation Army has a representative taking part on their behalf. Michael Hunt, aged 54 years from Poynton, Cheshire, has been racing for five years. He has competed in the last four Thundersprint events and this will be his fifth year in the competition. He has won two trophies in previous years. Michael is racing a Suzuki T500 race bike in 1960’s era style. He currently competes in three club series - Wirral 100, Preston and District Motorcycle Race Club and Crewe and South Cheshire Race Club. He runs a team ‘Just4Fun’ and the other member, Ian Jackson, will also be racing at Thundersprint on a similar machine.

*Photo courtesy of thundersprint.co.uk

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April 9th, 2006 - Welcome and Dedication Meeting for new international leaders

Webcast of the Welcome and Dedication Meeting for The Salvation Army’s new international leaders – General Shaw Clifton, Commissioner Helen Clifton and Commissioner Robin Dunster – held at 4 pm on Saturday 8 April 2006 in Kensington Town Hall, London.

	Part 1 Commissioner Israel L. Gaither (USA National Commander designate) welcomes the congregation to this dedication meeting commencing with the song ‘I would be thy holy temple’. Words of greeting from Commissioners Gaither then lead into rousing congregational song ‘Yet once again by Gods abundant mercy’, then a worship band lead the devotional song ‘The Potter’s hand’. This was followed by a prayer time led by Commissioner Eva D. Gaither with chorus ‘To be like Jesus’. Lt Colonel Victor Poke brings greetings from Salvationists of the UK Territory with the Republic of Ireland. Portsmouth Citadel Songsters sang ‘God of my praise’ and ‘With wings as eagles’. The congregation then sang ‘Of all in earth or Heaven (the Christ of Calvary)’ and with the help of the worship band sang ‘Great is the darkness’ and ‘Send the fire!’
	Part 2 This segment begins with Commissioner Makoto Yoshida bringing welcome greetings to Chief of Staff Commissioner Robin Dunster. Commissioner Rosemary Makina then brings the scripture reading followed by ‘Silent Vigil’ played by the International Staff Band. The Retired Generals then brought greetings before a presentation by children representing the world.
	Part 3 Commissioner Berit Odegaard brings welcome to the new world leaders, followed by a response from Commissioner Helen Clifton. The dedication begins with the congregational song ‘I have not much to give thee, Lord’ then Commissioner Israel L. Gaither leads the prayer of dedication. General Shaw Clifton speaks and encourages a time of rededication and response by all.
	Part 4 The time of rededication then leads to the final song ‘O boundless salvation!’ and is followed by the closing prayer and benedication lead by Commissioner Lalkiamlova.
	Full meeting in one webcast This will open a new window (popup) showing a view panel in which you can watch all four segments in one session.