We would like to invite you to be with us for two special worship gatherings on Easter weekend: Good Friday, April 2 at 10am and Easter Sunday, April 4 at 6pm.

Our art exhibition for March & April has been produced by The Salvation Army Lawson Ministries (SALM). It features 29 selected works, created by ten artistically gifted individuals with an intellectual disability. The exhibition was designed to showcase the artistic skills of the participants, and is intended to be a fundraiser with generated proceeds being used to help enrich the existing SALM programs. The displayed pieces within the exhibition were created through the participation in the art program, which is partly run in the basement of our coffee house. This program was developed in 2008 as a pilot project and has since grown to be a regular curriculum of Lawson Ministries. The program exposes the clients to a wide range of media and a multitude of techniques which assist in enhancing the artistic expression of the participants. Each piece portrayed in the exhibition is uniquely representative of its maker, and may stand to tell as story, express an emotion, capture a thought, or represents a series of actions carried out in time.

About The Art Instructor:

Kamila Miszelska has been a forerunner in the development and implementation of the art program at Lawson Ministries. Kamila has always been passionate about art and has been producing various forms of art works ever since she could remember. Kamila’s artistic drive lead her to pursue undergraduate studies in Fine Arts and Psychology at McMaster University. After graduating with honours in 2007, Kamila has upheld successful employment at various eminent organizations including BIS, Good Shepherd and The Salvation Army Lawson Ministries, where she facilities the art program twice a week. Besides her busy schedule, Kamila actively produces abstract/non-representational works which employ a wide range of media and draw upon the sub-consciousness, subjectivity and the intuitive impulses. Kamila’s artistic production has facilitated her personal growth and has lead her to experience the healing qualities of art firsthand.

The Freeway literally has the best volunteers in the world. We have so many dedicated and amazing people who make things happen for the coffee house and the church community throughout the year. Well, on Monday, April 19th at 5:30pm we are hosting a volunteer appreciation event at the coffee house in order to celebrate all the fine folks that make up our volunteer community. This event is for all the people who have volunteered regularly with The Freeway in 2009.

We will have a potluck dinner, some presentations, and a really good time. Please drop Natasha Tilley (our volunteer coordinator) a line if you are interested in coming: natasha@frwy.ca

A church in London, Ontario did a documentary featuring our buddy, Joe Manafo, from theStory in Sarnia, Ontario. Really good stuff.

You can catch Joe hanging out at The Freeway next Saturday and presenting a piece on storytelling at Cultivate. If you’re interested, drop us a line.