Bethel South Asian in Brampton, ON will have their church picnic on August 2 (Sunday) in Midland, ON. They welcome your participation. If you have South Asian friends in that area, please bring them along. For details, please contact the Rev. Wilson Nazim directly at 905-782-2720 (cell) or wilsonnazim@gmail.com.
Category Archives: Bethel (South Asian)
Bethel – National Dress Sunday
Bethel (South Asian) in Brampton, ON held a National Dress Sunday on May 25, 2014
Bethel South Asian – Mother’s Day
Bethel South Asian, Brampton ON invited the Rev. Marion Karasiuk of ANiC’s Christ the Redeemer (Multicultural), Toronto ON to preach the word of God on the Sunday of Mother’s Day. Rev. Marion’s daughter also joined the service.
The service was concluded with the children lovingly and warmheartedly speaking about their moms and then presenting them with flowers. After the service, they shared a meal together which was prepared together at a member’s home. Here are some photos.
The day began with the Rev. Wilson and other dear brothers preparing for the meal.
Snapshots of the Service
The Mothers were openly appreciated and being prayed for.
The Rev Marion was presented with a bouquet of beautiful flowers as a token of appreciation.
Visit of Bishop Azad Marshall & Mrs Lesley Marshall
Bishop Azad Marshall, the Bishop of Iran and the Bishop in the Gulf for the Pakistan Urdu-speaking parishes and his wife Lesley will come to minister to our South Asian brothers and sisters between May 10-17, 2014.
Bishop Azad and Lesley will first visit our Good Shepherd Calgary between May 10-11.
You are welcome to join with them (#8-4821 WEST WINGS Dr.NE CALGARY). For details of their visit in Calgary, please contact the Rev. William John or Mr. Rajiv Singh at 587-718-2002
Then, the Marshalls will go to Vancouver where they deliver one public address – sharing about their ministry in Iran and Pakistan on May 16 at 7:30pm to at Good Shepherd Vancouver (189 West 11th Ave, Vancouver, V5Y 1S8).
More Information about Bishop Azad Marshall
In 2012, Bishop Azad was conferred the degree of the Doctor of Divinity by the Nashotah House for his service to worldwide Anglican Communion and, in particular, his ministry among the peoples of Iran and Pakistan, for his leadership in literacy education and humanitarian service, and for his efforts to promote reconciliation and world peace. And his wife Leslie has also been leading a ministry among the underprivileged women in Pakistan.
In 2003, Bishop Azad was appointed Vicar General in the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East to have Episcopal oversight of the Church in Iran. In 2007, he was installed as Sixth Bishop of Iran and, in 2009, he was also made Assistant Bishop in the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf for Urdu-speaking Congregations. That same year he was elected as a member of the Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council and also President of the National Council of Churches in Pakistan.
His publications include: Onward and Upward, a Confirmation preparation course, in 1990; Churches of the Middle East, in 1993; Letters to the Seven Churches in Revelation, and Lent and Us, in 1994; and he edited Building Bridges, a compilation of speeches given by the late Lord Robert Runcie, then Archbishop of Canterbury, on his visit to Pakistan.