Weekly Viewpoint - Southview Church

October 18/19, 2025

Hello friends! We hope that somewhere in these links, descriptions, stories and videos you find a next step for yourself into the richness of life together as we seek to learn from Jesus. If you are unsure where to begin, please contact one of our staff; we’d love to help you.

Before we dive in, a quick note that Southview will be hosting a Flu Shot Clinic on October 23 from 11 am – 5 pm. If you would like to get ahead of the annual flu season, please join us!

Membership Class

OCTOBER 22

We are glad that you are considering membership at Southview.

We have designed this class to help give you a better understanding of who we are as a church, and our connection to the Christian and Missionary Alliance Denomination. This class will help you understand what membership means at Southview, as well as guide you through the steps to becoming a member, and give you a chance to ask questions. Please Note: this class is online through Zoom.

Engage: Student Leadership Program

BEGINS OCTOBER 22

We’re relaunching our Engage Student Leadership Program! Engage is designed to help students grow in their walk with Jesus, and move their faith from personal to influential as they lead others.

Students who register will choose one of three areas to serve in based on availability (worship, tech, and preschool volunteer). Serving is a required part of this program. Follow the link below to learn more about the areas our students can serve in, and to register for the program.

Seniors' Coffee Connection

OCTOBER 23

All seniors are invited to our next Seniors’ Coffee Connection! Come join us for an opportunity to connect over coffee and light refreshments, music, and guest speaker. The elections created a scheduling conflict with the facility so we had to move this event from Tuesday morning to Thursday October 23 from 10:00am – 11:30am.

To help us in our planning of refreshments and set up, please register by Tuesday October 21. A suggested donation of $5 per person will help us cover costs.

Men's Fall Breakfast

OCTOBER 25

Join us for the Men’s Breakfast, where we’ll be hearing from our own Senior Pastor, Ryan Graham. This event is a great opportunity to connect with other men in the Southview community.

For more information or if cost is a concern, please contact Fernando or Jenni; we will be glad to chat!

Registration to this event will automatically add you to the Realm Group Southivew Men Connect which we use to communicate all things related to Men at Southview.

Baptism Class

OCTOBER 27

For anyone interested in learning more about baptism, this will be your opportunity to have your questions answered prior to our next baptisms scheduled for November 8 & 9, 2025.

This will be an online event on October 27, 2025 from 7-8pm. A zoom link will be included in your registration confirmation.

Join us as we learn about the three guiding images for baptism: identity, obedience, and presence,

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26, 6:00 - 7:30 PM

Trunk or Treat

A “Trunk or Treat” is a great way for us to engage kids and families with a fun experience that they can invite others from the community to join them in. Rather than going door-to-door, kids go trunk-to-trunk, collecting candies from different vehicles that have been set up and decorated in our parking lot. There are 3 ways to get involved this year: 1. Register a vehicle to decorate. 2. Donate candy ( there will be a bin at church in the weeks leading up to the event) 3. Invite your friends and come trunk or treat!

Our ask of those registering their vehicle is that you would: 1. arrive between 5:00 and 5:30 pm to set up and decorate your vehicle, and 2. come with enough candy or candy alternatives for minimum 200 kids. Last year we had closer to 600 kids so this year we are running a candy drive so we should have extra candy if you run out.

Our theme this year is “Once Upon a Time.” Think books or books that have been turned into movies. This can be as complex or as simple as you wish.

Families will be Trunk or Treating from 6 pm – 7:30pm. Along with collecting candy, they will also get to vote on the best-decorated trunk! There will be hot chocolate, and a photo booth too.

ONE REGISTRATION = ONE TRUNK – Thank you!

Pre Service Prayer Meetings

If you have a passion for prayer and would like to join with others to pray for God to be at work among us and move through our Southview Church body, feel free to join our any of our Pre Service Prayer meetings. These are drop in style prayer meetings, with prayer prompts provided each week to give some direction for those who gather to pray. These Prayer Meetings occur in the Prayer Room (at the north end of the Cardo Hallway, across from the Worship Center and beside the north entrance doors) and they start a half hour before each Worship Gathering (6:00pm Saturday, 8:30am Sunday, and 10:30am Sunday).

upcoming ministry dates

We’re excited to create opportunities for connection, serving, and discipleship this year at Southview. Please be sure to watch our Upcoming Events page and keep up to date on Realm for all the latest info.

southview media centre

Weekly sermon livestreams for those joining from home.

financial updates

View our most recent financial update here.

Those are the updates for this week! If you would like to connect with us further, learn more about our ministries, or submit a confidential prayer request, we encourage you to get in touch.