October 23, 2016

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Verse of the Week:

As therefore you received Christ Jesus our Lord, so live in Him, rooted and built up in Him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.  Colossians 2: 6-7

Worship leader: Rudy Franz
Song Leader & Pianist:  Gerry Giesbrecht

 

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory –

Prayer Time

Child Dedication service

Worship in Song

Message – Summary of the Beatitudes based on Matthew 5: 1-12

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ Those who are participating in the Child Dedication service this morning include Jordan & Marcy Falk with their daughter, Hailey Jade, Gerry & Cassie Giesbrecht with their daughter, Taryn Grace, Felix & Heidi Houle with their daughter, Kairi Christine,  and Dustin & Leah Fehr with their son, Deacon Oliver.  We rejoice with you in the gift of these children and want to commit ourselves to support you in our prayers.  May these children grow and be nurtured so that they may experience the love of God and dedicate their lives in service to our Lord Jesus Christ.

~ We continue to uphold Tenley Falk and her family in our prayers as they move along with the lengthy maintenance phase of treatment.  We pray also for wisdom for the doctors and other medical staff who are faced with daily challenges of decisions and treatment options.  May God the Source, continue to provide what is needed.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Susan Janzen, Trudy Harms, Helen Fehr, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel.

~We continue to offer our prayer support for Laure and her family, as well as for the Paroisse Missionaire Congregation in Kinshasa, DR Congo; Ryan Thiessen in San Carlos, Mexico; Murray and Carol Honsberger in Papua New Guinea, Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda, Jon & Natalie Neudorf in Chiang Mai, Thailand working with YWAM,  Andrea Fehr with YWAM in Hawai’i, Kendra Fehr studying with YWAM in San Diego, CA

Prayer for the Week:

Jesus, Son of God, let your love shine through our eyes, Your Spirit inspire our words, You wisdom fill our minds, Your mercy control our hands, You will capture our hearts, Your joy pervade our being, until we are changed into Your likeness from glory to glory.  Amen

Announcements:

~ SAVE THE DATE!  February 3 – 5, 2017!  When planning your winter getaways, mark your calendar for the most fun, fellowship filled, learning, and economical holiday by joining the BMC retreat at Camp Assiniboia.  Speaker:  John Rempel.

~ A big thank you to Cathy Fehr for sewing a beautiful and useful cover for our new piano. Your time and expertise is greatly appreciated by all! From the music committee

Youth

~ Go to http://blumenortchurch.com for updates regarding youth events. For the most recent updates, check out the groups on Facebook named “BMC Youth”, and “BMC Jr Youth” or contact Youth Pastor Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

Junior Youth (Mondays 7pm-9pm):
October 24 – Service Night @ MCC Warehouse

October 31 – Make-A-Pizza/ Night (starts at 5:30pm)

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):
October 26 – Worship Night

 

Church

~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. We are working at streamlining this, and keeping it current. Please be patient with us as we continue to update our web presence. Go to http://blumenortchurch.com to see what’s new online.

~ Reports for the upcoming Fall annual church meeting, to be held on Sunday, November 20, after a noon meal, should be sent to blumenortmc@gmail.com by November 1, 2016.

Community

~ Hurricane Matthew – MCC welcomes donations for its disaster response in Haiti, where people are suffering the effects of Hurricane Matthew. To donate, visithttp://mccmb.ca/hurricane-matthew, call 1-888-622-6337 or send a cheque to MCC, 134 Plaza Dr, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5K9.

Ø Mennonite Church Manitoba Camps with Meaning will be hosting the annual Fundraising Celebration Banquets on: Saturday, October 29, 5:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler, and on Sunday, October 30, 5:30 p.m. at Douglas Mennonite Church in Winnipeg.  We invite you to attend as a participant, host or sponsor of a table. For reservations call the camp office at (204) 895-2267 or email  camps@mennochurch.mb.ca.  Participants will be invited to share in a free will offering.   Join us for an evening of fellowship, music, camp ministry highlights and great food!

~ Winkler Bible Camp’s Annual Fall Fundraising Banquets will take place October 23-24.

October 23 – Morning Church Service @ Elm Creek MB Church.

October 23 – Dinner Banquet @ Winkler Bible Camp at 6:30pm

October 24 – Dinner Banquet @ Altona EMMC at 6:30pm

For more information please visit our website or call 204-325-9519

 

~Eden Health Care Services is offering a full day workshop on Dementia, exploring the journey of forgetting and being forgotten, on Tuesday, October 25 from 9 am – 4 pm at the Access Event Center in Morden.  Anyone interested is invited to attend.  Two leading professionals, Dr John Swinton and Dr Michael Dyck, will offer keynote presentations.  Registration for the day is $40.  Registration for the evening lecture beginning at 7 pm is $10.  You can attend one or the other or both.  Register online through the Eden website or call 325-5355.

     ~ The Eden Foundation is presenting a fall Desert Night in Winkler at the Days Inn Conference Centre, on Thursday, October 27 @ 7 pm.  Stories and Songs of Transformation will include special guests, Dancin’ Gabe, well known at sports events in Winnipeg, along with his assistant, Daniel Perrin, musicians Joel Klassen & Michael Pahl and four presenters sharing their personal stories of their journey with mental illness.  Tickets for this fundraiser are complimentary.  You can reserve yours by calling the office at 204-325-5355 or by emailing ehcs@edenhealthcare.ca

~ You are invited to attend The Gardens on Tenth Annual General Meeting on Thursday, October 27th at 7:00 pm at The Gardens. Your board representative will be looking for delegates to represent your church so please talk to him/her if you are interested.

~ MCI continues its important search for good candidates for the position of Male Residence Staff for the current school year. This is a full time position, for men with dynamic faith, gifts of leadership and an interest to serve high school students in an exciting living & learning community. Interest and experience in coaching & mentoring young people are key assets. To apply/inquire, contact Cheryl Braun (Interim Principal) at cherylbraun@mciblues.net, or Harold Schlegel (Director of Student Life) at haroldschlegel@mciblues.net , or call the school 204-327-5891

MCI also invites prayerful support from congregations throughout this search process.

~Pregnancy Care is hosting a Steve Bell Concert, Friday Nov. 4, 7:30 pm at Winkler M.B. Church. Join us for a wonderful evening of new songs and stories! Tickets are $20, at Winkler Bible Book Shop, Pregnancy Care or online at stevebell.com

~ Please join us at Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna on October 28 for our annual Soup and Pie (by donation) at 5:00pm, followed by the Fall Concert at 7:00pm.   

~ Mennonites, Land & the Environment: A Global History Conference takes place October 28-29, 2016 at the Eckhardt Gramatte Hall, 3rd floor, Centennial Building, University of Winnipeg.  A history of Mennonites’ relationship to the land in seven communities around the world from Friesland, & Northern Europe, Iowa & the US Midwest, Java, Siberia & the Russian Empire, Manitoba & Beyond, Zimbabwe, Bolivia & its neighbors.  Free admission.  Register at the conference.  Check out more details at www.mennonitestudies.uwinnipeg.ca/events

~ Salem Foundation invites you to enjoy an afternoon of “Faspa, Fellowship and Song” on Sunday, October 30th at the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church.  The Program, featuring the chorale harmony of the BAKER HUTTERITE CHOIR, begins at 3:30 pm in the sanctuary; Faspa will be served from4:30 to 5:15 pm in the fellowship hall.  Proceeds from the freewill offering will go for Bathing Room Upgrades (all Units) for Salem Home Residents.  Your support provides Residents with a positive lived experience making this chapter of their life journey meaningful!  Thank You!

 

Ø  Resident Manager and Food Service Coordinator at Camp Moose Lake (Sprague, Manitoba).  Mennonite Church Manitoba is accepting applications for the positions of Resident Manager and Food Service Coordinator.   This is an ideal position for couples who wish to share in the ministry of hospitality.  For more information contact Dorothy Fontaine (204) 896-1616 or visit www.campswithmeaning.org, news.

~  “Changing Climate. Changed Lives.” – In communities around the world, climate change is not a prediction about the future—it is disrupting lives today. Join us for MCC Matters 2016, where we’ll explore the stories of those who are being affected and how Canadians can make a difference. Keynote: “Last year was better and yesterday I ate more”: Four stories of farmers in a warming world – Stephanie McDonald, Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Saturday, November 19 at Canadian Mennonite University. 12:00pm -5:00pm. Register today at http://mccmb.ca/mccmatters or (204) 261-6381.

  • Featured prayer request from the wider church:  Caught in a complex web of social disintegration, environmental toxicity and water shortages, Indigenous women in Tlamacazapa, Mexico are re-creating a sense of worth and identity through art. Until Nov. 12, 2016, Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery is displaying the We are your Future art exhibit featuring their skilled palm weaving. Pray that this exhibit will raise public awareness and at the same time, uplift the artists and nurture their faith.

Church Calendar

October 31 – Speaker – Mitchell Peters

November 6 – Speaker – Eric Peters

November 13 – Youth led worship service

November 20 – Memorial Service – Speaker – Pastor Rudy, following the service a noon meal will be served and the annual fall meeting will take place.

November 27 – First Sunday of Advent – Communion Service – Speaker – Pastor Rudy

Communion Sunday, October 16, 2016

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Verse of the Week:

For He is our peace, who has made us both one, and has broken down the dividing wall of hostility, by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and ordinances, that He might create in Himself one new man in place of the two, so making peace, and might reconcile us both to God in one body through the cross, thereby bringing the hostility to an end.  Ephesians 2: 14-16

Worship leader: Kathy Franz
Song Leader & Pianist: Erica Rempel

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory –

Prayer Time

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Matthew 5: 9

Message – “Blessed are the Peacemakers” – Pastor Rudy

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ This weekend the Senior Youth are away on their annual retreat at Camp Arnes.  We pray that this will be a meaningful time of connection with each other and with God.  May your time together continue to be a source of inspiration and encouragement to one another.

~ Andrea Fehr left this past Wednesday to go back to her ongoing involvement with YWAM in Hawai’i.  We trust that this will continue to be a time of significant interaction with students, fellow staff and being led to deepening relationship with God. We want to continue our prayer support for Andrea and the organization she is involved in.

~ We are grateful that testing so far has indicated no brain damage to Tenley Falk as a result of the medications she has been on.  We continue to be grateful for her resilience, her love of life, her prayer life and for the steadfast support of family and friends.  May God, the Source, continue to provide what is needed for Tenley and her family.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Kendra Fehr is doing her YWAM Discipleship Training School placement in the San Diego region of California.  She is grateful for this opportunity to study, travel and deepen her relationship with God.  You can check for updates at: http://kendrafehr.weebly.com/blog

~Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Susan Janzen, Trudy Harms, Helen Fehr, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel.

~ We continue to offer our prayer support for Laure and her family, as well as for the Paroisse Missionaire Congregation in Kinshasa, DR Congo; Ryan Thiessen in San Carlos, Mexico Murray and Carol Honsberger in Papua New Guinea, Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda, Jon & Natalie Neudorf in Chiang Mai, Thailand working with YWAM, Andrea Fehr with YWAM in Hawai’i.

Prayer for the Week:

Show us, O God of peace, the peace we should seek, the peace we must give, the peace we can keep, the peace we must forgo, and the peace You have given in Jesus the Christ, our Lord and Savior.    Amen

Announcements:

~ SAVE THE DATE!  February 3 – 5, 2017!  When planning your winter getaways, mark your calendar for the most fun, fellowship filled, learning, and economical holiday by joining the BMC retreat at Camp Assiniboia.  Speaker:  John Rempel.

~ Church council will meet Monday, October 17 @ 8pm

Church

~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. We are working at streamlining this, and keeping it current. Please be patient with us as we continue to update our web presence. Go to http://blumenortchurch.com to see what’s new online.

~ Reports for the upcoming Fall annual church meeting, to be held on Sunday, November 20, after a noon meal, should be sent to blumenortmc@gmail.com by November 1, 2016.

Youth

~ Go to http://blumenortchurch.com for updates regarding youth events. For the most recent updates, check out the groups on Facebook named “BMC Youth”, and “BMC Jr Youth” or contact Youth Pastor Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

~ Go to http://blumenortchurch.com for updates regarding youth events. For the most recent updates, check out the groups on Facebook named “BMC Youth”, and “BMC Jr Youth” or contact Youth Pastor Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

Junior Youth (Mondays 7pm-9pm):

October 17 – Bible study

October 24 – Service Night

October 31 – Make A Pizza Night & Movies – 5:30 Please inform youth leaders of any allergies and ask what you could bring.

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:00pm):

October 19 – Progressive Supper

October 26 – check with Gerry

~ Save the Dates:
November 13 – Youth-led Church Service

 

Community

~ Portable CMU: Canadian Mennonite University offers a wide variety of short courses and workshops on a range of topics to resource congregations in their local communities. Note that the subsidy CMU provides has been significantly increased and new topics are offered. Topics include The Problem of Prayer with Pierre Gilbert, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology. For more information see cmu.ca/portables or call 204-487-3300.

~ The Gardens on Tenth, in Altona, invites you to the soup and pie supper on Thursday, October 20, 2016 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Admission will be by donation.

~ TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES 70th Anniversary Celebration.  Join us at Altona Ten Thousand Villages for sales and thank-you gifts to celebrate.  Cake and coffee will be served on October 22.

~ Winkler Bible Camp’s Annual Fall Fundraising Banquets will take place October 23-24.

October 23 – Morning Church Service @ Elm Creek MB Church.

October 23 – Dinner Banquet @ Winkler Bible Camp at 6:30pm

October 24 – Dinner Banquet @ Altona EMMC at 6:30pm

For more information please visit our website or call 204-325-9519

~Eden Health Care Services is offering a full day workshop on Dementia, exploring the journey of forgetting and being forgotten, on Tuesday, October 25 from 9 am – 4 pm at the Access Event Center in Morden.  Anyone interested is invited to attend.  Two leading professionals, Dr John Swinton and Dr Michael Dyck, will offer keynote presentations.  Registration for the day is $40.  Registration for the evening lecture beginning at 7 pm is $10.  You can attend one or the other or both.  Register online through the Eden website or call 325-5355.

~ You are invited to attend The Gardens on Tenth Annual General Meeting on Thursday, October 27th at 7:00 pm at The Gardens. Your board representative will be looking for delegates to represent your church so please talk to him/her if you are interested.

Ø Mennonite Church Manitoba Camps with Meaning will be hosting the annual Fundraising Celebration Banquets on: Saturday, October 29, 5:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler, and on Sunday, October 30, 5:30 p.m. at Douglas Mennonite Church in Winnipeg.  We invite you to attend as a participant, host or sponsor of a table. For reservations call the camp office at (204) 895-2267 or email  camps@mennochurch.mb.ca.  Participants will be invited to share in a free will offering.   Join us for an evening of fellowship, music, camp ministry highlights and great food!~  Camp Koinonia 50th Anniversary Celebration. Join us October 2, 2016 at Camp Koinonia. Coffee and activities starting at 1:30; Cauldron Chilli Dinner at 5:30; Program and Birthday Cake at 6:30. Contact Laura or Sheldon Dyck for more info: 204-534-7766 or koinonia@campswithmeaning.org.

~ MCI continues its important search for good candidates for the position of Male Residence Staff for the current school year. This is a full time position, for men with dynamic faith, gifts of leadership and an interest to serve high school students in an exciting living & learning community. Interest and experience in coaching & mentoring young people are key assets. To apply/inquire, contact Cheryl Braun (Interim Principal) at cherylbraun@mciblues.net, or Harold Schlegel (Director of Student Life) at haroldschlegel@mciblues.net , or call the school 204-327-5891

MCI also invites prayerful support from congregations throughout this search process.

~Pregnancy Care is hosting a Steve Bell Concert, Friday Nov. 4, 7:30 pm at Winkler M.B. Church. Join us for a wonderful evening of new songs and stories! Tickets are $20, at Winkler Bible Book Shop, Pregnancy Care or online at stevebell.com

~ Please join us at Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna on October 28 for our annual Soup and Pie (by donation) at 5:00pm, followed by the Fall Concert at 7:00pm.   

~ Mennonites, Land & the Environment: A Global History Conference takes place October 28-29, 2016 at the Eckhardt Gramatte Hall, 3rd floor, Centennial Building, University of Winnipeg.  A history of Mennonites’ relationship to the land in seven communities around the world from Friesland, & Northern Europe, Iowa & the US Midwest, Java, Siberia & the Russian Empire, Manitoba & Beyond, Zimbabwe, Bolivia & its neighbors.  Free admission.  Register at the conference.  Check out more details at www.mennonitestudies.uwinnipeg.ca/events

~ Salem Foundation invites you to enjoy an afternoon of “Faspa, Fellowship and Song” on Sunday, October 30th at the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church.  The Program, featuring the chorale harmony of the BAKER HUTTERITE CHOIR, begins at 3:30 pm in the sanctuary; Faspa will be served from4:30 to 5:15 pm in the fellowship hall.  Proceeds from the freewill offering will go for Bathing Room Upgrades (all Units) for Salem Home Residents.  Your support provides Residents with a positive lived experience making this chapter of their life journey meaningful!  Thank You!

Ø  Resident Manager and Food Service Coordinator at Camp Moose Lake (Sprague, Manitoba).  Mennonite Church Manitoba is accepting applications for the positions of Resident Manager and Food Service Coordinator.   This is an ideal position for couples who wish to share in the ministry of hospitality.  For more information contact Dorothy Fontaine (204) 896-1616 or visit www.campswithmeaning.org, news.

Church Calendar

October 23 – Wrap up on the Beatitudes

October 31 – Speaker – Mitchell Peters

November 6 – Speaker – Eric Peters

November 13 – Youth led worship service

November 20 – Memorial Service – Speaker – Pastor Rudy

November 27 – First Sunday of Advent – Communion Service – Speaker – Pastor Rudy

October 9, 2016

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Verse of the Week:

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise—the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.  Hebrews 13:15

Worship leader: Karla Fehr
Song Leader: Harley Dyck
Pianist: Riley Dyck

 

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Special praise offering

Worship in Song

Praise & Thanksgiving Part 1

Prayer Time

Offertory –Erica Rempel

Worship in Song

Praise & Thanksgiving Part 2

Children’s Story – Luke Klassen

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Psalm 22:3; Hebrews 13:15-16 Kaitlin Rempel

Praise & Thanksgiving Part 3

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ Thank you to the Music Committee for planning our fall Songs of Praise Sunday.  It is good to offer our God praise and thanksgiving.  Our Creator delights in our offerings of thankfulness.

~ Thank you also to the many people in our congregation who spend time in committees, who often do a lot of work behind the scenes, work which often goes unnoticed.  Thank you for your diligence, your commitment and time.

~ Thank you also to the many in our congregation who spend time in prayer for one another and for our wider world beyond southern Manitoba.  We need each other’s prayers.  We value and are keenly aware of the prayer support of fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.

~ We are grateful that Tenley Falk’s week of steroid medication has passed.  We are grateful for here generous spirit which expresses itself in song, and her graciousness.  We offer to God our continued prayers for what you, as a family, need.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Kendra Fehr is doing her YWAM Discipleship Training School placement in the San Diego region of California.  She is grateful for this opportunity to study, travel and deepen her relationship with God.  You can check for updates at: http://kendrafehr.weebly.com/blog

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Susan Janzen, Trudy Harms, Helen Fehr, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel.

~We continue to offer our prayer support for Laure and her family, as well as for the Paroisse Missionaire Congregation in Kinshasa, DR Congo; Ryan Thiessen in San Carlos, Mexico; Murray and Carol Honsberger in Papua New Guinea, Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda, Jon & Natalie Neudorf in Chiang Mai, Thailand working with YWAM, Andrea Fehr with YWAM in Hawai’i

Prayer for the Week:

Eternal Father, through Your Spirit delighting in the world, You created us from Joy and for Joy.  Grant to us a deeper knowledge of the Joy which is ours in Christ Jesus, so that our hearts may be glad and in the world to come our Joy may be full: for with the Son and the Holy Spirit, You are our God, now and forever.  Amen

Announcements:

Youth

~ Go to http://blumenortchurch.com for updates regarding youth events. For the most recent updates, check out the groups on Facebook named “BMC Youth”, and “BMC Jr Youth” or contact Youth Pastor Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

Junior Youth (Mondays 7pm-9pm):
October 10 – No Youth – Thanksgiving
October 17 – Bible study

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):
October 12 – No Youth, Retreat on Weekend
October 14-16 – Fall Youth Retreat
October 19 – Progressive Supper (Meet at BMC @ 5:45pm)

~ Save the Dates:
November 13 – Youth-led Church Service

Church

~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. We are working at streamlining this, and keeping it current. Please be patient with us as we continue to update our web presence. Go to http://blumenortchurch.com to see what’s new online.

~ SAVE THE DATE!  February 3 – 5, 2017!  When planning your winter getaways, mark your calendar for the most fun, fellowship filled, learning, and economical holiday by joining the BMC retreat at Camp Assiniboia.  Speaker:  John Rempel.

~ If you have brought meals over the summer months to anyone please check the front lobby for your dishes.  Go through the lost and found and take home what is yours. We will clean it out at the end of October. 

~ The youth will be collecting donations for the Rhineland & Area Food Bank over the next few weeks.  If you wish you may bring canned goods to the church, or check the list on the bulletin board for the most needed items.

~ From the Finance committee: the collection on Oct. 2, 2016 totalled $25,163.00 

Income to October 2, 2016: $250,922.38

Expenses to October 2, 2016: $273,665.38

Deficit for 2016: $22,743.00

Thank you for your generosity in this year.

Community

~ CALLING ALL RETIRED PASTOR’s & SPOUSES, WIDOWS, AND LAY LEADERS OF MCM CONGREGATIONS!  You are invited to come and enjoy Camp Assiniboia – Thursday, October 13 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in a day filled with fellowship and reminiscing, worship and a time of appreciation and recognition of ministry.    Lunch will be included as well as opportunity to experience the beautiful space of Camp Assiniboia.

~ Mennonite Church Manitoba Camps with Meaning will be hosting the annual Fundraising Celebration Banquets on: Saturday, October 29, 5:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler, and on Sunday, October 30, 5:30 p.m. at Douglas Mennonite Church in Winnipeg.  We invite you to attend as a participant, host or sponsor of a table. For reservations call the camp office at (204) 895-2267 or email  camps@mennochurch.mb.ca.  Participants will be invited to share in a free will offering.   Join us for an evening of fellowship, music, camp ministry highlights and great food!~  Camp Koinonia 50th Anniversary Celebration. Join us October 2, 2016 at Camp Koinonia. Coffee and activities starting at 1:30; Cauldron Chilli Dinner at 5:30; Program and Birthday Cake at 6:30. Contact Laura or Sheldon Dyck for more info: 204-534-7766 or koinonia@campswithmeaning.org.

~ MCI continues its important search for good candidates for the position of Male Residence Staff for the current school year. This is a full time position, for men with dynamic faith, gifts of leadership and an interest to serve high school students in an exciting living & learning community. Interest and experience in coaching & mentoring young people are key assets. To apply/inquire, contact Cheryl Braun (Interim Principal) at cherylbraun@mciblues.net, or Harold Schlegel (Director of Student Life) at haroldschlegel@mciblues.net , or call the school 204-327-5891

MCI also invites prayerful support from congregations throughout this search process.

~Pregnancy Care is hosting a Steve Bell Concert, Friday Nov. 4, 7:30 pm at Winkler M.B. Church. Join us for a wonderful evening of new songs and stories! Tickets are $20, at Winkler Bible Book Shop, Pregnancy Care or online at stevebell.com

~ Hurricane Matthew – Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) welcomes donations of money for its disaster response in Haiti, where people are suffering the effects of Hurricane Matthew, which crossed the country Oct. 4. Matthew’s high winds and extensive flooding caused significant damage and increased already heightened cholera concerns in the Artibonite Valley, where MCC’s long-term reforestation program operates. To donate, visit http://mccmb.ca/hurricane-matthew; call 1-888-622-6337 or send a cheque to MCC,134 Plaza Dr, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5K9.

~ MCI invites you to their Annual Soup & Pie on Friday, October 28, 2016, from 5 – 7 pm, with a concert in Buhler Hall at 7 pm.  Admission is by donation.

~ Mennonites, Land & the Environment: A Global History Conference takes place October 28-29, 2016 at the Eckhardt Gramatte Hall, 3rd floor, Centennial Building, University of Winnipeg.  A history of Mennonites’ relationship to the land in seven communities around the world from Friesland, & Northern Europe, Iowa & the US Midwest, Java, Siberia & the Russian Empire, Manitoba & Beyond, Zimbabwe, Bolivia & its neighbors.  Free admission.  Register at the conference.  Check out more details at www.mennonitestudies.uwinnipeg.ca/events

~ Salem Foundation invites you to enjoy an afternoon of “Faspa, Fellowship and Song” on Sunday, October 30th at the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church.  The Program, featuring the chorale harmony of the BAKER HUTTERITE CHOIR, begins at 3:30 pm in the sanctuary; Faspa will be served from4:30 to 5:15 pm in the fellowship hall.  Proceeds from the freewill offering will go for Bathing Room Upgrades (all Units) for Salem Home Residents.  Your support provides Residents with a positive lived experience making this chapter of their life journey meaningful!  Thank You!

~  Resident Manager and Food Service Coordinator at Camp Moose Lake (Sprague, Manitoba).  Mennonite Church Manitoba is accepting applications for the positions of Resident Manager and Food Service Coordinator.   This is an ideal position for couples who wish to share in the ministry of hospitality.  For more information contact Dorothy Fontaine (204) 896-1616 or visit www.campswithmeaning.org, news.

~ Xplore: Keep Thinking: CMU Χplore offers courses that investigate dimensions of the Christian faith, our world, and life in it. All without any assignments or examinations! Classes run on Thursday mornings for 6 weeks, beginning October 6, and are held at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler. Courses include Immigrants and Refugees, Then & Now: A Common Story? with Kevin Drudge (former Pastor, Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler) and guests. For further information see cmu.ca/xplore.

~ Portable CMU: Canadian Mennonite University offers a wide variety of short courses and workshops on a range of topics to resource congregations in their local communities. Note that the subsidy CMU provides has been significantly increased and new topics are offered. Topics include The Problem of Prayer with Pierre Gilbert, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology. For more information see cmu.ca/portables or call 204-487-3300.

~ The Gardens on Tenth, in Altona, invites you to the soup and pie supper on Thursday, October 20, 2016 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Admission will be by donation.

~Eden Health Care Services is offering a full day workshop on Dementia, exploring the journey of forgetting and being forgotten, on Tuesday, October 25 from 9 am – 4 pm at the Access Event Center in Morden.  Anyone interested is invited to attend.  Two leading professionals, Dr John Swinton and Dr Michael Dyck, will offer keynote presentations.  Registration for the day is $40.  Registration for the evening lecture beginning at 7 pm is $10.  You can attend one or the other or both.  Register online through the Eden website or call 325-5355.

Church Calendar

October 16 – Speaker – Pastor Rudy – Matthew 5:9, Communion will also be served.
October 23 – Wrap up on the Beatitudes
October 31 – Speaker – Mitchell Peters

October 2, 2016

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Verse of the Week:

I pray that you may have the eyes of your hearts enlightened; that you may know what is the hope to which God has called you, what are the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power in us who believe according to the working of His great might-.  Ephesians 1: 18-19

Worship leader: Jake Friesen
Song Leader: Jake Friesen
Pianist: Josh Dyck

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory –

Prayer Time

Children’s Story – Caroline Ens

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Colossians 1: 9-22

Message – “Thankfulness for Jesus” – Seth Klassen

Closing Song

Benediction & Table Grace

Prayer & Praise

~ Welcome to our annual Thanksgiving Worship Service.  We do worship a God of abundance, who provides for our physical and spiritual needs and calls us to be generous in our giving and living.  We are invited to stay for a noon meal following the service.  Thank you to the food committee for preparing the meal for us.

~ It is heartening to see Tenley Falk being able to attend school.  We pray for continued perseverance for her to be able to manage the ongoing medications during this maintenance phase of her treatment.  May God continue to supply for your ongoing needs as a family.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Matilda Krahn, beloved grandmother of Katrina Schulz passed away this Wednesday, September 28.  Her funeral will be held this coming Tuesday, October 4 at the Bethel Mennonite Church in Winnipeg.  We pray for God’s comfort and an awareness of God’s presence for the family as they grieve the loss of a dear family member.

~ Wednesday, October 5 is the date for our 24 hour prayer vigil for Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda.  Let us not cease to pray for one another, let us keep each other in our prayers before the throne of grace and mercy.

Kendra Fehr is doing her YWAM Discipleship Training School placement in the San Diego region of California.  She is grateful for this opportunity to study, travel and deepen her relationship with God.  You can check for updates at: http://kendrafehr.weebly.com/blog

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Susan Janzen, Trudy Harms, Helen Fehr, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel.

~We continue to offer our prayer support for Laure and her family, as well as for the Paroisse Missionaire Congregation in Kinshasa, DR Congo; Ryan Thiessen in San Carlos, Mexico; Murray and Carol Honsberger in Papua New Guinea, Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda, Jon & Natalie Neudorf in Chiang Mai, Thailand working with YWAM,  Andrea Fehr with YWAM in Hawai’i

Prayer for the Week:

Praise be to You, O Lord, who spins shining stars across the wondrous heavens, and stretches out the seas, who lifts the dawn into place and sets boundaries for night, who gives everything a season and breathes life and love into the lumps of clay that we are.  Thank you for mercy, quietness, a friend, for the miracles of the daily, the mysteries of the eternal. Praise be to You.
Amen

Announcements:

Youth

~ Go to http://blumenortchurch.com for updates regarding youth events. For the most recent updates, check out the groups on Facebook named “BMC Youth”, and “BMC Jr Youth” or contact Youth Pastor Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

Junior Youth (Grades 7 & 8 | Mondays 7pm-9pm):
October 3 – Bible study
October 10 – Thanksgiving (No Youth)
October 17 – Bible study
October 24 – Service Night
October 31 – Make-A-Pizza and Movie Night *starts @ 5:30pm*

Senior Youth (Grades 9-12+ | Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):
October 5 – Food Drive
October 12 – No Youth (Retreat on Weekend)
October 14-16 – Retreat @ Camp Arnes (Click here for details)
October 19 – Progressive Supper *Starts @ 5:15pm*
October 26 – Bible study

~ Save the Dates:
October 14-16 – Senior Youth Retreat @ Camp Arnes. Sign-up sheets are in the foyer and youth center. Cost is $90. Drop-off Friday @ 5:15pm. Pick-up Sunday @ 4:00pm.

Church

~ Rudy is leading worship October 2 at Salem Home in Evergreen. 

~ Songs of Praise is coming on October 9, 2016. Everyone will have an opportunity to write out a note of Thanksgiving, to be read during the service. So start thinking about what you are thankful for, and be ready to give a sacrifice of praise!

~ SAVE THE DATE!  February 3 – 5, 2017!  When planning your winter getaways, mark your calendar for the most fun, fellowship filled, learning, and economical holiday by joining the BMC retreat at Camp Assiniboia.  Speaker:  John Rempel.

~ If you have brought meals over the summer months to anyone please check the front lobby for your dishes.  Go through the lost and found and take home what is yours. We will clean it out at the end of October. 

~ The youth will be collecting donations for the Rhineland & Area Food Bank over the next few weeks.  If you wish you may bring canned goods to the church, or check the list on the bulletin board for the most needed items. 

Community

~ The Gardens on Tenth invites you to the soup and pie supper on Thursday, October 20, 2016 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm. Admission will be by donation.

~ Mennonite Church Manitoba Camps with Meaning will be hosting the annual Fundraising Celebration Banquets on: Saturday, October 29, 5:30 p.m. at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler, and on Sunday, October 30, 5:30 p.m. at Douglas Mennonite Church in Winnipeg.  We invite you to attend as a participant, host or sponsor of a table. For reservations call the camp office at (204) 895-2267 or email  camps@mennochurch.mb.ca.  Participants will be invited to share in a free will offering.   Join us for an evening of fellowship, music, camp ministry highlights and great food!~  Camp Koinonia 50th Anniversary Celebration. Join us October 2, 2016 at Camp Koinonia. Coffee and activities starting at 1:30; Cauldron Chilli Dinner at 5:30; Program and Birthday Cake at 6:30. Contact Laura or Sheldon Dyck for more info: 204-534-7766 or koinonia@campswithmeaning.org.

~ MCI continues its important search for good candidates for the position of Male Residence Staff for the current school year. This is a full time position, for men with dynamic faith, gifts of leadership and an interest to serve high school students in an exciting living & learning community. Interest and experience in coaching & mentoring young people are key assets. To apply/inquire, contact Cheryl Braun (Interim Principal) at cherylbraun@mciblues.net, or Harold Schlegel (Director of Student Life) at haroldschlegel@mciblues.net , or call the school 204-327-5891

MCI also invites prayerful support from congregations throughout this search process.

~ You are invited to a concert featuring a Southern Gospel Quartet from North Carolina at Buhler Hall in Gretna for one performance, on Saturday, October 8, at 7 pm.  Come; enjoy great music and good testimonies from a group of good Christian men and entertainers.  They are the Lumber River Quartet.  Admission is free and offerings are gratefully accepted.

~ This fall we are pleased to welcome several pastors to new roles in MCM. The following congregations will celebrate new pastoral relationships and we invite all of you to pray for God’s guidance and blessing on these transitions.
Josef Estabrookes – Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship, installation October 2

~ Union Gospel Mission Altona Fall Banquet takes place on Friday, October 7, 6:30 pm at the Rhineland Pioneer Center.  Special Guest and mission update by Gilbert Plante.  Special Music by Ed Wayne and the North Border Band.  For tickets call: BSI Insurance at 204-324-8666, Prairie Insurance at 204-324-5579, Pete & Martha at 204-324-8329 or Cornie & Marge at 204-324-6582.

~ Mennonites, Land & the Environment: A Global History Conference takes place October 28-29, 2016 at the Eckhardt Gramatte Hall, 3rd floor, Centennial Building, University of Winnipeg.  A history of Mennonites’ relationship to the land in seven communities around the world from Friesland, & Northern Europe, Iowa & the US Midwest, Java, Siberia & the Russian Empire, Manitoba & Beyond, Zimbabwe, Bolivia & its neighbors.  Free admission.  Register at the conference.  Check out more details at www.mennonitestudies.uwinnipeg.ca/events

~ Eden Health Care Services – Employment Opportunity

The Eden Health Care Services Executive Board invites applications for the position of Chief Executive Officer.  The Board is seeking a visionary, strategic leader, planner and team builder, capable of supervising and directing all aspects of the Eden group of mental health services, with an ability to work in partnership with regional health authorities and other government agencies in providing such services.  An understanding and affirmation of Anabaptist faith and values is essential.  For a full description of the position and required qualifications, please contact: Search Committee Chair: Evelyn Labun, Eden Health Care Services Box 129, Winkler, MB R6W 4A4 or email: elabun@mymts.net

~ Evening Courses: CMU offers a number of evening courses as part of its undergraduate curriculum. These courses are available for audit or credit to students not enrolled in a full time program. Evening courses offered this fall include Principles and Paradigms in Youth Ministry, Nineteenth-Century Novel, and Cultures of Violence, Cultures of Peace.  For further information go to cmu.ca/timetable.

~ Xplore: Keep Thinking: CMU Χplore offers courses that investigate dimensions of the Christian faith, our world, and life in it. All without any assignments or examinations! Classes run on Thursday mornings for 6 weeks, beginning October 6, and are held at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler. Courses include Immigrants and Refugees, Then & Now: A Common Story? with Kevin Drudge (former Pastor, Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler) and guests. For further information see cmu.ca/xplore.

~ Portable CMU: Canadian Mennonite University offers a wide variety of short courses and workshops on a range of topics to resource congregations in their local communities. Note that the subsidy CMU provides has been significantly increased and new topics are offered. Topics include The Problem of Prayer with Pierre Gilbert, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology. For more information see cmu.ca/portables or call 204-487-3300.

Church Calendar

October 9 – Songs of Praise Sunday
October 16 – Speaker – Pastor Rudy – Matthew 5: 9, Communion will also be served.
October 23 – Wrap up on the Beatitudes
October 31 – Speaker – Mitchell Peters

September 25, 2016

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Verse of the Week:

I am the Door, if anyone enters by Me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
John 10:9-10

Worship leader: Rudy Franz
Song Leader: Walter Dyck
Pianist: Ingrid Dyck

 

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory

Prayer Time

Special Number – Thaddeus Wall

Worship in Song

Message – Jon and Natalie Neudorf

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ A special welcome to Jon & Natalie Neudorf. We are grateful for your willingness to participate in our worship service. We want to wish you much inspiration and renewed energy as you connect with family and many contacts during your stay in Canada. God’s blessings as you continue to seek God’s guidance in your continued ministry.

~ We continue to offer our prayer support for Tenley Falk and her family, as she begins the maintenance phase of her treatment. This will continue until Spring 2018. It is a lengthy road for which we pray ongoing courage and trust in the God who has promised to be with us always. Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com 

~ We want to acknowledge the passing of Mary Klassen, 96, of Winkler, grandmother of Karla & Garry Fehr, on September 14, 2016. We trust that you as a family will cherish the many memories and continue to be upheld by the faithfulness of our God.

~ Tina Neufeld, aunt of Walter & Marilyn Dyck, Erica & Dave Rempel and Rudy & Kathy Franz, passed away last Saturday, September 17. We gather together on Friday, September 23, 2016 to formally say farewell and lay her body to rest. We are grateful for a life lived with exuberant faith in her Lord and Savior.

~The funeral for Abram H Klassen, grandfather of Janel & Michael Peters, was held on September 15. We trust that you also as a family will experience God’s continued comfort as you continue on the journey of life without this reference point in your lives.

~Kendra Fehr left this past week for her YWAM Discipleship Training School placement in the San Diego region of California. She will be entering a three month period of study followed by two months of service in a yet undetermined location. She is grateful for this opportunity to study, travel and deepen her relationship with God. You can check for updates at: http://kendrafehr.weebly.com/blog

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Susan Janzen, Trudy Harms, Helen Fehr, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel.

~We continue to offer our prayer support for Laure and her family, as well as for the Paroisse Missionaire Congregation in Kinshasa, DR Congo; Ryan Thiessen in San Carlos, Mexico; Murray and Carol Honsberger in Papua New Guinea, Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda, Jon & Natalie Neudorf in Chiang Mai, Thailand working with YWAM, (Home now for the month of September)  Andrea Fehr with YWAM in Hawai’i (Returning in the middle of October)

Prayer for the Week:

O Lord God, who has called us your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us through Jesus the Christ our Lord. Amen.

Announcements:

Youth

~ Go to http://blumenortchurch.com for updates regarding youth events. For the most recent updates, check out the groups on Facebook named “BMC Youth”, and “BMC Jr Youth” or contact Youth Pastor Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

Junior Youth (Mondays 7pm-9pm):
September 26 – Check with Gerry as to what is happening.

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):
September 28 – Check with Gerry as to what is happening.

~ Save the Dates:
October 14-16 – Senior Youth Retreat @ Camp Arnes. Sign-up sheets are in the foyer and youth center. Cost is $90.

~ 2016-2017 Youth Leaders:
Senior Youth: Gerry Giesbrecht, Ravae Mcdonald, and Eric & Jessica Giesbrecht
Junior Youth: Gerry Giesbrecht, Kaitlyn Rempel, Kim Ginter, and Silas Bergen

~ Prayer Partners:
Thank you to all those who have partnered with our youth in prayer. There will be a sign-up sheet posted in the foyer. Please feel free to sign up to pray for the same youth or youth leader again, or choose another or two to pray for as well.

Church

~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. We are working at streamlining this, and keeping it current. Please be patient with us as we continue to update our web presence. Go to http://blumenortchurch.com to see what’s new online.

Community

~Fall MCC Meeting September 26th at 2:00 p.m. at the Seniors Center in Altona. There will be an update on the building expansion as well as a report by Teen Challenge. Coffee and cookies to follow. Everyone welcome!

~ MCI continues its important search for good candidates for the position of Male Residence Staff for the current school year. This is a full time position, for men with dynamic faith, gifts of leadership and an interest to serve high school students in an exciting living & learning community. Interest and experience in coaching & mentoring young people are key assets. To apply/inquire, contact Cheryl Braun (Interim Principal) at cherylbraun@mciblues.net, or Harold Schlegel (Director of Student Life) at haroldschlegel@mciblues.net , or call the school 204-327-5891

MCI also invites prayerful support from congregations throughout this search process.

~ The Kiev Symphony Orchestra & chorus is bringing “A Beautiful Savior Concert” to the Winkler Mennonite Church on Monday, September 26, 2016 @ 7:00pm. The program includes a variety of sacred classics, hymns, and spirituals, instrumental, acapella and stories of God’s grace. Admission: An offering will be taken for music mission Ukraine Canada and ministries to widows, orphans, and victims of war in Ukraine. All are welcome.

~ You are invited to a concert featuring a Southern Gospel Quartet from North Carolina at Buhler Hall in Gretna for one performance, on Saturday, October 8, at 7 pm.  Come, enjoy great music and good testimonies from a group of good Christian men and entertainers.  They are the Lumber River Quartet.  Admission is free and offerings are gratefully accepted.

~ This fall we are pleased to welcome several pastors to new roles in MCM. The following congregations will celebrate new pastoral relationships and we invite all of you to pray for God’s guidance and blessing on these transitions.

Terrell and Janna Wiebe – Gretna Bergthaler Mennonite Church, installation September 25
Josef Estabrookes – Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship, installation October 2

~ Union Gospel Mission Altona Fall Banquet takes place on Friday, October 7, 6:30 pm at the Rhineland Pioneer Center.  Special Guest and mission update by Gilbert Plante.  Special Music by Ed Wayne and the North Border Band.  For tickets call: BSI Insurance at 204-324-8666, Prairie Insurance at 204-324-5579, Pete & Martha at 204-324-8329 or Cornie & Marge at 204-324-6582.

~ CALLING ALL RETIRED PASTORS & SPOUSES, WIDOWS, AND LAY LEADERS OF MCM CONGREGATIONS!    You are invited to come and enjoy Camp Asssiniboia – Thursday, October 13 from 9:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. in a day filled with fellowship and reminiscing, worship and a time of appreciation and recognition of ministry.    Lunch will be included as well as opportunity to experience the beautiful space of Camp Assiniboia.   More information is available at the church office or by calling Delmer/Elsie Epp @ 204-253-3752.   Register before September 30 at $15/person at http://www.mennochurch.mb.ca/

~ Providence College and University is having their Harvest Festival on Friday, September 30.  Join them for a pre-dinner tour at 6 pm and supper at 7 pm.  Visit www. Prov.ca/Harvest for more information and complimentary tickets.

~ Mennonites, Land & the Environment: A Global History Conference takes place October 28-29, 2016 at the Eckhardt Gramatte Hall, 3rd floor, Centennial Building, University of Winnipeg.  A history of Mennonites’ relationship to the land in seven communities around the world from Friesland, & Northern Europe, Iowa & the US Midwest, Java, Siberia & the Russian Empire, Manitoba & Beyond, Zimbabwe, Bolivia & its neighbors.  Free admission.  Register at the conference.  Check out more details at www.mennonitestudies.uwinnipeg.ca/events

~ Evening Courses: CMU offers a number of evening courses as part of its undergraduate curriculum. These courses are available for audit or credit to students not enrolled in a full time program. Evening courses offered this fall include Principles and Paradigms in Youth Ministry, Nineteenth-Century Novel, and Cultures of Violence, Cultures of Peace.For further information go to cmu.ca/timetable.

~ Xplore: Keep Thinking: CMU Χplore offers courses that investigate dimensions of the Christian faith, our world, and life in it. All without any assignments or examinations! Classes run on Thursday mornings for 6 weeks, beginning October 6, and are held at Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler. Courses include Immigrants and Refugees, Then & Now: A Common Story? with Kevin Drudge (former Pastor, Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler) and guests. For further information see cmu.ca/xplore.

~ Portable CMU: Canadian Mennonite University offers a wide variety of short courses and workshops on a range of topics to resource congregations in their local communities. Note that the subsidy CMU provides has been significantly increased and new topics are offered. Topics include The Problem of Prayer with Pierre Gilbert, Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology. For more information see cmu.ca/portables or call 204-487-3300.

~ The parents of the Gretna School are looking for volunteers for each day at 8:45 am to do a Bible reading or story and prayer time for the children.  Please contact Carrie Klippenstein at 204-327-6462 if you are able to help.

~ Eden Health Care Services – Employment Opportunity

The Eden Health Care Services Executive Board invites applications for the position of Chief Executive Officer.  The Board is seeking a visionary, strategic leader, planner and team builder, capable of supervising and directing all aspects of the Eden group of mental health services, with an ability to work in partnership with regional health authorities and other government agencies in providing such services.  An understanding and affirmation of Anabaptist faith and values is essential.  For a full description of the position and required qualifications, please contact: Search Committee Chair: Evelyn Labun, Eden Health Care Services Box 129, Winkler, MB  R6W 4A4 or email:elabun@mymts.net

Church Calendar

October 2 – Thanksgiving Service – Speaker – Seth Klassen. We are all invited to a meal downstairs following the service.
October 9 – Songs of Praise Sunday
October 16 – Speaker – Pastor Rudy – Matthew 5:9
October 23 – Wrap up on the Beatitudes
October 31 – Speaker – Mitchell Peters