Bulletins – Page 3 – Blumenort Mennonite Church

September 9, 2018

September 7, 2018 by bmcoffice Comment Closed

Verse of the Week:

For the Word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12

Worship leader: Marilyn Dyck

Song leaders: Luke Klassen and Riley Dyck

Welcome and announcements

Call to worship

Singing by the children

Recitation of Summer memory passage – Isaiah 6:1-8

Recitation of the Book of Titus – College and Career class

Worship in song

Offertory

Prayer time

Sharing: Peter D. Zacharias, reflections from some of our graduates

Promotion of students

Worship in song

Scripture reading – Hebrews 4:12, 1 Peter 2:22-25

Message: A Grandfather’s Words of Commission – Peter G. Dyck

Song of response – Trust and Obey

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ Welcome to our annual Promotion Sunday Worship Service. A special welcome to our speaker, Peter G Dyck, from Boissevain, grandfather to Walter & Marilyn and Dave & Erica’s children. Thank you to our superintendents, Marilyn Dyck & Ingrid Friesen for planning this service. Thank you to our Sunday school teachers for your continued dedication and commitment to teaching God’s word and living by example.

~ We as a congregation have been blessed with the birth of new life in our midst. On Wednesday, August 22, Sara Gerling welcomed a son, Ethan David, into the family. He is a brother for Jack Christian. Then on Tuesday, September 4, Justin & Karissa Falk, welcomed a daughter, Blakely Ryan, into their family. She is a sister for Presley & Nixon and another granddaughter for Ken & Eleanor Fehr. Also on Tuesday, September 4, Eric & Jessica Giesbrecht, welcomed their first child, a son, James Torin, into their family. Grandparents are Joe & Janet Giesbrecht. We as a congregation want to wish you God’s blessings as you commit yourselves to the journey of being godly parents to those whom God has entrusted to your care.

~ It’s that time of year again! Clubs is right around the corner. Once again we are looking for leaders. We plan to start in November. Clubs is not a big commitment since it’s only every Wednesday. Teaching materials will be provided. Feel free to contact Rachelle Loewen @ 362-8323 if you have any questions or would like to be a leader

Reminders of prayer items for this week:

~ Continue in prayer for Tenley Falk and family, and Nettie Ginter and family, Tim Wiebe and family as they continue to deal with the after effects of treatments and regular checkups.

~ Margaret Klassen, who continues to recover from her injuries and is grateful for being able to feel much better.

~ Kelly Fehr is also grateful for an easing of the pain she has experienced. She is currently able to be at home. The doctors still have not found the source of what has been causing all the discomfort.

– Harv Thiessen as he continues to recover at home, and – Austin Penner, as he continues to transition back to the community.

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, Helen Janzen, Jake Rempel, and Helen Rempel in Riverview Health Center

~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 in Hawai’i, and Tyler Loewen in Cambodia with MCC.

Prayer for the Week:

Lord God, You feed us with the Living Bread from heaven, You renew our faith, increase our hope, and strengthen our love. Teach us to hunger for Christ who is the True and Living Bread and to live by every word that comes from Your mouth through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Announcements:

~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. The address is http://blumenortchurch.com

~ The church office is open on Thursdays from 8:30 – 2:30 pm and Fridays from 8:30 am to 1pm. Please get your announcements in early. Call and leave a message, or email blumenortmc@gmail.com Thank you.

~ If you volunteered at camp this summer, please submit a letter to the education committee, re: # of weeks you volunteered and a short description of your experience.

~ WANTED!!

Photos for our Fall Songs of Praise service, Sunday, October 7, 2018.
What are you GRATEFUL for?
We are asking for your pictures of things you are thankful for to create a slide show. Email a picture with a caption to bmcmusiccommittee@outlook.com.Deadline is September 23.

They have asked if a men’s group would be able to present some male choir selections as part of this service. If there are men willing and able to join together in song for that Sunday, plus rehearsal time talk to Pastor Rudy. It is good to give to our God the praise that is his. Are you interested in sharing your musical gifts? We are looking for people willing to play offertory & prelude, special music, etc.
There will be a sign up sheet on the bulletin board in the foyer. You can also contact the music committee members-Angela Fehr, Ravae Wiebe, Harley Dyck, Corinne Peters with any questions.

~ On Sunday, September 23, Bill & Ann Peckham from Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda will be in our midst during the Sunday school hour. They have a slide presentation as well as time for questions and answers. We would extend an invitation for any Sunday school classes, as well as others to join us in the basement for sharing, listening and prayer

~ “We are cleaning up the library shelves to make room for new books. Check out the table in the foyer for old gems to add to your own library. Any donations are accepted in the jar on the table.”

BMC Mexico Missions Trip 2018-2019:

Dates: December 28-January 6 Cost: $1500-2000 Value: Priceless

Signup Deadline: September 23rd

Please pray and consider joining the missions team headed to San Carlos, Mexico over the Christmas break. We are looking for people who are willing to lend their skills and abilities in order to encourage various ministries in Mexico. There will be opportunity to do some painting, woodworking and carpentry, yard maintenance and clean up, Children’s ministry, perhaps some evangelism and handing out food hampers, as well as spending some time visiting with and encouraging the staff at Centro Educativo Cristiano and a few other local ministries. We plan to possibly spend some time in the community of Santa Maria where we poured a concrete pad during our last visit in order to help them with continuing work on their church building, as well as Arizpe in the Mountains where Benny who came to speak with us last summer is located. This will be a trip worth more than the money you pay to go. Pray about whether the Lord is asking you to be a part of this mission.

Contact Pastor Gerry Giesbrecht with any questions.

Youth

~ BMC Youth is for youth in grades 7-12, and happens Wednesdays from 7:00pm-9:15pm

~ For updates follow us on Social Media:
instagram: @bmcyouthmin
facebook: facebook.com/groups/BMCYouth (Group)
facebook.com/bmcyouthmin (Page)
twitter: @bmcyouthmin
or contact Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

Youth Calendar:

September 12 – Youth Zorb Soccer Kickoff! A waiver is required. Go to https://www.valleyamusements.ca/waiver to print a waiver and sign it. There will also be copies on the table in the foyer.

September 19 – Bible study
Sunday, September 23 – The Youth and Young adults will be hosting a Church appreciation lunch on September 23rd. Funds received will cover the lunch costs as well as subsidizing the fall youth retreat. Thank you in advance for your support!
September 26 – Bible study

Community Announcements

~ Southern Manitoba Choral Society invites all singers to join us on Tuesdays this fall for a season of singing. First rehearsal is September 11, 7:00-8:45 pm in the Altona W C Miller Collegiate music room. Fall registration is $35.

~ Canadian Blood Services – will hold a Community Blood Donor Clinic at Altona Rhineland Pioneer Centre

Thursday, September 20th, 2018, 2:00 pm – 7:00 pm

~ Salem Foundation invites you to enjoy an afternoon of “Faspa, Fellowship and Song” on Sunday, September 23^rd, 2018 at the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church. The Program, featuring the music of Jayme Giesbrecht & Jonathan Alexiuk begins at 3:30 pm in the sanctuary; Faspa will be served from 4:30 to 5:15 pm in the fellowship hall.

Proceeds from the freewill offering are for Blinds for Public Spaces in Salem Home.

Your support provides Residents with a positive lived experience … making this chapter of their life journey meaningful!

~ MCC Annual meeting, Thursday, September 27 at 7 pm @ 1131 Roch St, Winnipeg
Join us at North Kildonan Mennonite Church to hear about developments in our program work and plans as well as a keynote address and personal reflection on MCC’s relief work in Syria. For more information and to register delegates by September 21, visit mccmb.ca/agmor contact Nikki Hamm at 204-261-6381 or nikkihamm@mccmb.ca

~ Mennonite Collegiate Institute is looking for families that are willing to host international students during closed residence weekends and holidays throughout the upcoming school year. If you are unable to commit to hosting all year, consider hosting for half a year, or being a substitute host family in cases where host families are unable to host due to other conflicts. Contact Paul Peters at MCI (204-327-5891) if you are interested or would like more information. Please pray about this amazing opportunity!

Special Event: We are all Treaty People Celebration
Sunday, September 16 at 1 pm
The Forks, Winnipeg
Come out to the Forks, near the Provencher Bridge, for food, music, games and more to build and celebrate relationships, raising awareness for Treaty 1. For more information visit mccmb.ca/we-are-all-treaty-people

Fall Supper (September 18^th) Come to Winkler Bible Camp on September 18^th, 4:30pm-7:30pm for our annual fall supper. Meal includes turkey, stuffing, potatoes and more. Free-will offering will be taken. For more information visit our website www.winklerbiblecamp.com.

Fall Festival (September 22nd & 23rd) On September 22 & 23 come on down to Winkler Bible Camp’s Fall Festival! A fundraising event for families and friends to come and have a day filled with activities such as the giant swing, inflatables, carnival games, petting zoo, and more! There will be a free week of camp given away during the day, so don’t miss out! Visit www.winklerbiblecamp.com for prices, times, and more details.

The “I LOVE Gretna” Committee is planning to host a baseball slow pitch tournament on Saturday, September 22 in Gretna. They are looking for teams to participate in this venture and have asked if our church would be able to come up with a team. Both men & women are welcome to participate. If you are interested, please talk to Pastor Rudy as the deadline is next Wednesday, September 12.

Church Calendar

September 16 – Speaker – Pastor Rudy

September 23 – Speaker – Carson Hay – Volunteer Public Relations for Union Gospel Mission in Winnipeg

September 30 – Our annual Church Thanksgiving Service

October 7 – Songs of Praise Sunday.

September Birthdays

September 3 – Sara Wall, Shanley Peters, Harley Dyck, Caleb Rempel

September 4 – Ryan Thiessen, Zoe Peters

September 6 – Esther Zacharias, Lawson McDonald

September 7 – Janel Peters, Robynn Friesen

September 8 – Nick Driedger

September 11 – Bev Friesen

September 12 – Joyce Hildebrandt

September 15 – Karla Fehr, Jon Neudorf

September 16 – Jared Rempel

September 18 – Eleanor Fehr

September 21 – Grayson Krahn, Jordan Fehr

September 24 – Andrea Fehr

September 29 – Cindy Friesen

September Anniversaries

September 1 – Scott & Connie Fehr, Jordan & Kailey Peters

September 12 – Dave & Nettie Ginter

September 13 – Ryan & Lisa Dyck

September 14 – Mark & Lori Miller

September 28 –Dave & Esther Klippenstein

September 2, 2018

August 31, 2018 by bmcoffice Comment Closed

Verse of the Week:

“Daugther, your faith has healed you. Gon in peace and be freed from your suffering.” Mark 5: 34

Worship leader: Esther Zacharias
Song Leader: Kendra Fehr
Pianist: Tyson Fehr

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory

Prayer Time

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading -Mark 5: 21 – 43

Message: Touching or being Touched by Jesus – Jake Friesen

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ Thank you to all those who brought meals, prayed, offered words of condolence, hugged, and sent flowers on the passing of our father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friends. Thank you also to all who helped with the service of remembrance on Sunday, August 26, the servers, organist, ministers, sound crew and ushers.

From the Family of Peter E Hildebrandt

Reminders of prayer items for this week:

~ Continue in prayer for Tenley Falk and family, and Nettie Ginter and family, Tim Wiebe and family as they continue to deal with the after effects of treatments and regular checkups.

~ Margaret Klassen, who fell in July and is still experiencing pain from a broken tail bone. Please pray for healing.

~ Please pray for Adria Wiebe, 5-year-old niece of Jonathan and Melissa (Penner) Wiebe. Adria has cancer, and is experiencing many complications and setbacks in treatment. Please pray for complete healing for Adria, for her pain to be greatly reduced, and for wisdom and guidance for her doctors and caregivers. Pray also for Adria’s parents, Norman and Shelley (from Plum Coulee), that they will be free of illness so that they can be with her in hospital, for rest and for strength.

~ Continue to pray for Kelly Fehr, she is improving at home.

~ Andrea Fehr is planning to head back to Kona, Hawai’i to work with Respect the Corners Crossfit Ministry as well as hoping to be more involved with YWAM Discipleship Training Schools. She plans to leave September 6th. Pray for provision and God’s grace and peace with her as she goes.

– Austin Penner, as he transitions back to the community.

– Harv Thiessen as he continues to recover at home. Your prayers are appreciated.

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, Helen Janzen, Jake Rempel and Lena 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 who will be heading back to Hawai’i this week, and Tyler Loewen in Cambodia with MCC.

Prayer for the Week:

Dear Heavenly Father, help us today to embrace all that you have given us in Your Son – forgiveness, hope, encouragement, and poweer to live a new life, with blessings overflowing. Amen.

Announcements:

~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. The address is http://blumenortchurch.com

~ The church office is open during Rudy’s sabbatical on Thursdays from 8:30 – 2 pm and Fridays from 8:30 am to noon. Please get your announcements in early. Call and leave a message, or email blumenortmc@gmail.com Thank you.

~ If you volunteered at camp this summer, please submit a letter to the education committee, re: # of weeks you volunteered and a short description of your experience.

~ WANTED!! Photos for our Fall Songs of Praise service.
What are you GRATEFUL for?
We are asking for your pictures of things you are thankful for to create a slide show. Email a picture with a caption to bmcmusiccommittee@outlook.com.
Deadline is September 23. You can also contact the music committee members-Angela Fehr, Ravae Wiebe, Harley Dyck, Corinne Peters
Are you interested in sharing your musical gifts?
We are looking for people willing to play offertory & prelude, special music, etc.
There will be a sign up sheet on the bulletin board in the foyer. Contact the music committee for any questions.

~ “We are cleaning up the library shelves to make room for new books. Check out the table in the foyer for old gems to add to your own library. Any donations are accepted in the jar on the table.”

“Thank you to all of you have taken the short survey online/on paper, we really appreciate your thoughts and responses. The survey is still open, so feel free to go tohttp://blumenortchurch.com where you can find a link to the survey, or ask Megan for one in the library. Thanks again for all your input!”

BMC Mexico Missions Trip 2018-2019:

Dates: December 28-January 6 Cost: $1500-2000 Value: Priceless

Signup Deadline: September 23rd

Please pray and consider joining the missions team headed to San Carlos, Mexico over the Christmas break. We are looking for people who are willing to lend their skills and abilities in order to encourage various ministries in Mexico. There will be opportunity to do some painting, woodworking and carpentry, yard maintenance and clean up, Children’s ministry, perhaps some evangelism and handing out food hampers, as well as spending some time visiting with and encouraging the staff at Centro Educativo Cristiano and a few other local ministries. We plan to possibly spend some time in the community of Santa Maria where we poured a concrete pad during our last visit in order to help them with continuing work on their church building, as well as Arizpe in the Mountains where Benny who came to speak with us last summer is located. This will be a trip worth more than the money you pay to go. Pray about whether the Lord is asking you to be a part of this mission.

Contact Pastor Gerry Giesbrecht with any questions.

~ On Sunday, September 9 we will celebrate Promotion Sunday with an outdoor worship service at 10:30 am. In keeping with our tradition of having a grandparent of one of our graduates as guest speaker, Peter G. Dyck of Boissevain (grandfather of Josh) will share with us. Everyone is warmly welcome to stay for lunch and visiting through the afternoon. A bouncy house will be on the grounds for the children. Please bring:

– Lawn chairs

– A salad, veggies, or an ice cream topping for the meal

Please note: Students will remain in their current Sunday School classes until after Promotion Sunday. Our new class of 3-year-old students will begin Sunday School on September 16.

Youth

~ BMC Youth is for youth in grades 7-12, and happens Wednesdays from 7:00pm-9:15pm

~ For updates follow us on Social Media:
instagram: @bmcyouthmin
facebook: facebook.com/bmcyouthmin (Page)
twitter: @bmcyouthmin
or contact Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

Youth Calendar:

September 12 – Zorb Soccer Kickoff
September 19 – Bible study
Sunday, September 23 – Serve at Church Appreciation Lunch – Funds raised will help subsidize youth retreat costs.
September 26 – Bible study

Save the Date:
October 19-21 – Youth Retreat (Grade 7-12) @ Camp Arnes.

Retreat Prices¹
	Up to Sept 26	Sept 27-Oct 10	Oct 11-19
Discounted²	$80	$85	$90
Regular Price	$100	$105	$110

¹ – Discounted means that you helped with the Church Appreciation Lunch on September 23, 2018
² – In order to be considered for early bird prices, you must be registered and have all forms in by the date shown.

Community

~ Southern Manitoba Choral Society invites all singers to join us on Tuesdays this fall for a season of singing. First rehearsal is September 11, 7:00-8:45 pm in the Altona W C Miller Collegiate music room. Fall registration is $35.

~ MCC Annual meeting, Thursday, September 27 at 7 pm @ 1131 Roch St, Winnipeg
Join us at North Kildonan Mennonite Church to hear about developments in our program work and plans as well as a keynote address and personal reflection on MCC’s relief work in Syria. For more information and to register delegates by September 21, visit mccmb.ca/agmor contact Nikki Hamm at 204-261-6381 or nikkihamm@mccmb.ca

~ Mennonite Collegiate Institute is looking for families that are willing to host international students during closed residence weekends and holidays throughout the upcoming school year. If you are unable to commit to hosting all year, consider hosting for half a year, or being a substitute host family in cases where host families are unable to host due to other conflicts. Contact Paul Peters at MCI (204-327-5891) if you are interested or would like more information. Please pray about this amazing opportunity!

Special Event: We are all Treaty People Celebration
Sunday, September 16 at 1 pm
The Forks, Winnipeg
Come out to the Forks, near the Provencher Bridge, for food, music, games and more to build and celebrate relationships, raising awareness for Treaty 1. For more information visit mccmb.ca/we-are-all-treaty-people

Fall Supper (September 18^th) Come to Winkler Bible Camp on September 18^th, 4:30pm-7:30pm for our annual fall supper. Meal includes turkey, stuffing, potatoes and more. Free-will offering will be taken. For more information visit our website www.winklerbiblecamp.com.

Fall Festival (September 22nd & 23rd) On September 22 & 23 come on down to Winkler Bible Camp’s Fall Festival! A fundraising event for families and friends to come and have a day filled with activities such as the giant swing, inflatables, carnival games, petting zoo, and more! There will be a free week of camp given away during the day, so don’t miss out! Visit www.winklerbiblecamp.com for prices, times, and more details.

Church Calendar

September 9 – Peter G Dyck, Promotion Sunday see announcement elsewhere in the bulletin

September Birthdays

September 3 – Sara Wall, Shanley Peters, Harley Dyck, Caleb Rempel

September 4 – Ryan Thiessen, Zoe Peters

September 6 – Esther Zacharias, Lawson McDonald

September 7 – Janel Peters, Robynn Friesen

September 8 – Nick Driedger

September 11 – Bev Friesen

September 12 – Joyce Hildebrandt

September 15 – Karla Fehr

September 18 – Eleanor Fehr

September 21 – Grayson Krahn

September 24 – Andrea Fehr, Jordan Fehr

September 29 – Cindy Friesen

September Anniversaries

September 1 – Scott & Connie Fehr, Jordan & Kailey Peters

September 12 – Dave & Nettie Ginter

September 13 – Ryan & Lisa Dyck

September 14 – Mark & Lori Miller

September 28 –Dave & Esther Klippenstein

Memory Passage for summer 2018

Isaiah 6: 1 – 8

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
Above Him were seraphim; each with six wings: with two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
And they were calling to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory!”
At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
With it he touched my mouth and said: “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am, send me.”

August 26, 2018

August 24, 2018 by bmcoffice Comment Closed

Verse of the Week:

In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Matthew 5:16

Worship leader: Gerry Giesbrecht
Song Leader & Pianist: Riley Dyck

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory

Prayer Time

Children’s Story – Shania Ginter

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Ephesians 6:18-20

Message: A Walk through Ephesians 6 – Dustin Fehr

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ The funeral service for Peter E Hildebrandt, who passed away on August 22, 2018, will be held on Sunday, August 26 in the Blumenort Mennonite Church at 2:30 pm. May you as a family feel the presence of God in this season of mourning, and may you be drawn closer to Him.

Reminders of prayer items for this week:

~ Continue in prayer for Tenley Falk and family, and Nettie Ginter and family, Tim Wiebe and family as they continue to deal with the after effects of treatments and regular checkups.

~ Margaret Klassen fell in July and is still experiencing pain from a broken tail bone. Please pray for healing.

~ Please pray for Adria Wiebe, 5-year-old niece of Jonathan and Melissa (Penner) Wiebe. Adria has cancer, and is experiencing many complications and setbacks in treatment. Please pray for complete healing for Adria, for her pain to be greatly reduced, and for wisdom and guidance for her doctors and caregivers. Pray also for Adria’s parents, Norman and Shelley (from Plum Coulee), that they will be free of illness so that they can be with her in hospital, for rest and for strength.

~ Please pray for Bill and Tina Rempel’s daughter-in-law, Kim (wife of Alvin). Kim has been admitted to Health Sciences Centre, where she is undergoing tests in an attempt to diagnose the source of her significant pain.

~ Pray for Kelly Fehr. She has been in Boundary Trails for the past 3 weeks with symptoms of pain as well as nausea. She has undergone many tests, which have come back negative. Pray that God would grant peace and relief from pain, as well as answers as to what is wrong and how to treat it. Pray for her parents and family as they are busy with harvest and work and are unable to be with her all the time while she is in hospital.

~ Andrea Fehr is planning to head back to Kona, Hawai’i to work with Respect the Corners Crossfit Ministry as well as hoping to be more involved with YWAM Discipleship Training Schools. She plans to leave the week after September Long Weekend. Pray for provision and God’s grace and peace with her as she goes.

– Austin Penner, as he transitions back to the community.

– Harv Thiessen as he continues to recover at home. Your prayers are appreciated.

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, Helen Janzen, Jake Rempel and Lena Rempel at Riverview Health Centre

~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 who is planning to return to Hawai’i after September Long Weekend, and Tyler Loewen in Cambodia with MCC.

Prayer for the Week:

God give us the grace to reflect you well this week amid our imperfection. Thank you for your work in our hearts and lives to transform us into the likeness of your glorious Son Jesus Christ. Amen.

Announcements:

Youth

*We are still looking for 1 more female leader to help out with youth. If you are passionate about the younger generation coming alive in Christ and learning to follow Him; please contact Gerry asap.

~ BMC Youth is for youth in grades 7-12, and happens Wednesdays from 7:00pm-9:15pm

~ For updates follow us on Social Media:
instagram: @bmcyouthmin
facebook: facebook.com/groups/BMCYouth (Group)
facebook.com/bmcyouthmin (Page)
twitter: @bmcyouthmin
or contact Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

Youth Calendar:

August 27 (Monday from 2pm-4:30pm) – Waterpalooza! Meet at the Church and dress to get wet! It will be a fun afternoon to remember!
September 12 – Youth Zorb Soccer Kickoff!

Church

~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. The address is http://blumenortchurch.com

~ The church office is open during Rudy’s sabbatical on Thursdays from 8:30 – 2 pm and Fridays from 8:30 am to noon. Please get your announcements in early. Call and leave a message, or email blumenortmc@gmail.com Thank you.

~ WANTED!! Photos for our Fall Songs of Praise service.
What are you GRATEFUL for?
We are asking for your pictures of things you are thankful for to create a slide show. Email a picture with a caption to bmcmusiccommittee@outlook.com.
Deadline is September 23. You can also contact the music committee members-Angela Fehr, Ravae Wiebe, Harley Dyck, Corinne Peters
Are you interested in sharing your musical gifts?
We are looking for people willing to play offertory & prelude, special music, etc.
There will be a sign up sheet on the bulletin board in the foyer. Contact the music committee for any questions.

~ A Petition for religious exercises in the Borderland School Division is on the bulletin board. Please take one home for each child you have attending a school in the Borderland School Division. One form per child is needed. Contact Brenda Fehr at fehr123boys@yahoo.com

You can leave them in my (Hedy’s) mailbox as Brenda needs to hand them in, the school will not accept them.

~ “We are cleaning up the library shelves to make room for new books. Check out the table in the foyer for old gems to add to your own library. Any donations are accepted in the jar on the table.”

“Thank you to all of you have taken the short survey online/on paper, we really appreciate your thoughts and responses. The survey is still open, so feel free to go tohttp://blumenortchurch.com where you can find a link to the survey, or ask Megan for one in the library. Thanks again for all your input!”

~ On Sunday, September 9 we will celebrate Promotion Sunday with an outdoor worship service at 10:30 am. In keeping with our tradition of having a grandparent of one of our graduates as guest speaker, Peter G. Dyck of Boissevain (grandfather of Josh) will share with us. Everyone is warmly welcome to stay for lunch and visiting through the afternoon. A bouncy house will be on the grounds for the children. Please bring:

– Lawn chairs

– A salad, veggies, or an ice cream topping for the meal

Please note: Students will remain in their current Sunday School classes until after Promotion Sunday. Our new class of 3-year-old students will begin Sunday School on September 16.

BMC Mexico Missions Trip 2018-2019:

Dates: December 28-January 6 Cost: $1500-2000 Value: Priceless

Signup Deadline: September 23rd

Please pray and consider joining the missions team headed to San Carlos, Mexico over the Christmas break. We are looking for people who are willing to lend their skills and abilities in order to encourage various ministries in Mexico. There will be opportunity to do some painting, woodworking and carpentry, yard maintenance and clean up, Children’s ministry, perhaps some evangelism and handing out food hampers, as well as spending some time visiting with and encouraging the staff at Centro Educativo Cristiano and a few other local ministries. We plan to possibly spend some time in the community of Santa Maria where we poured a concrete pad during our last visit in order to help them with continuing work on their church building, as well as Arizpe in the Mountains where Benny who came to speak with us last summer is located. This will be a trip worth more than the money you pay to go. Pray about whether the Lord is asking you to be a part of this mission.

Contact Pastor Gerry Giesbrecht with any questions.

Community

~ Southern Manitoba Choral Society invites all singers to join us on Tuesdays this fall for a season of singing. First rehearsal is September 11, 7:00-8:45 pm in the Altona W C Miller Collegiate music room. Fall registration is $35.

~ MCC Annual meeting, Thursday, September 27 at 7 pm @ 1131 Roch St, Winnipeg
Join us at North Kildonan Mennonite Church to hear about developments in our program work and plans as well as a keynote address and personal reflection on MCC’s relief work in Syria. For more information and to register delegates by September 21, visit mccmb.ca/agmor contact Nikki Hamm at 204-261-6381 or nikkihamm@mccmb.ca

~Mennonite Collegiate Institute is looking for families that are wiling to host international students during closed residence weekends and holidays throughout the upcoming school year. If you are unable to commit to hosting all year, consider hosting for half a year, or being a substitute host family in cases where host families are unable to host due to other conflicts. Contact Paul Peters at MCI (204-327-5891) if you are interested or would like more information. Please pray about this amazing opportunity!

Church Calendar

September 2 – Jake Friesen

September 9 – Peter G Dyck, Promotion Sunday see announcement elsewhere in the bulletin

Memory Passage for summer 2018

Isaiah 6: 1 – 8

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
Above Him were seraphim; each with six wings: with two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
And they were calling to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory!”
At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
With it he touched my mouth and said: “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am, send me.”

August 19, 2018

August 17, 2018 by bmcoffice Comment Closed

Verse of the Week:

“He told them: ‘The harvest is abundant, but the workers are few. Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.” Luke 10:2

Worship leader: Jake Friesen
Song Leader: Luke Klassen
Pianist: Ang Fehr

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory

Prayer Time

Children’s Story

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Matthew 13:24-30 – Nettie Dyck

Message by Marlin Froese

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

Reminders of prayer items for this week:

~ Continue in prayer for Tenley Falk and family, and Nettie Ginter and family, Tim Wiebe and family as they continue to deal with the after effects of treatments and regular checkups.

~ Margaret Klassen fell in July and is still experiencing pain from a broken tail bone. Please pray for healing.

~ Peter E Hildebrandt is still experiencing pain. Keep him and the extended family in your prayers. Pray for a sense of God’s peace and will to be done.

~ Please pray for Adria Wiebe, 5-year-old niece of Jonathan and Melissa (Penner) Wiebe. Adria has cancer, and is experiencing many complications and setbacks in treatment. Please pray for complete healing for Adria, for her pain to be greatly reduced, and for wisdom and guidance for her doctors and caregivers. Pray also for Adria’s parents, Norman and Shelley (from Plum Coulee), that they will be free of illness so that they can be with her in hospital, for rest and for strength.

~ Pray for Kelly Fehr. She has been in Boundary Trails for the past 3 weeks with symptoms of pain as well as nausea. She has undergone many tests, which have come back negative. Pray that God would grant peace and relief from pain, as well as answers as to what is wrong and how to treat it. Pray for her parents and family as they are busy with harvest and work and are unable to be with her all the time while she is in hospital.

~ Andrea Fehr is planning to head back to Kona, Hawai’i to work with Respect the Corners Crossfit Ministry as well as hoping to be more involved with YWAM Discipleship Training Schools. She plans to leave the week after September Long Weekend. Pray for provision and God’s grace and peace with her as she goes.

– Austin Penner, as the transition back to the community continues.

– Harv Thiessen as he continues to recover at home. Your prayers are appreciated.

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

~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, and Tyler Loewen in Cambodia with MCC.

Prayer for the Week:

God of the harvest, send more workers. We know that the harvest is plentiful and the workers are few. Encourage the workers, give us a heart to work for your kingdom and your glory by sharing your word. Amen

Announcements:

Church Announcements

~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. The address is http://blumenortchurch.com

~ The church office is open during Rudy’s sabbatical on Thursdays from 8:30 – 2 pm and Fridays from 8:30 am to noon. Please get your announcements in early. Call and leave a message, or email blumenortmc@gmail.com Thank you.

~ August 19, 2018, 2:30 pm
Bethel Heritage Park, Winkler
Join us today for a gathering of Low German speaking Mennonites emigrating from Latin America. The event will feature guest speaker Johan Hiebert, special music and children’s activities. Bring something to share for the potluck faspa, come and knack some zöat with us!

~ Southern Manitoba Choral Society invites all singers to join us on Tuesdays this fall for a season of singing. First rehearsal is September 11, 7:00-8:45 pm in the Altona W C Miller Collegiate music room. Fall registration is $35.

BMC Mexico Missions Trip 2018-2019:

Dates: December 28-January 6 Cost: $1500-2000 Value: Priceless

Signup Deadline: September 23rd

Please pray and consider joining the missions team headed to San Carlos, Mexico over the Christmas break. We are looking for people who are willing to lend their skills and abilities in order to encourage various ministries in Mexico. There will be opportunity to do some painting, woodworking and carpentry, yard maintenance and clean up, Children’s ministry, perhaps some evangelism and handing out food hampers, as well as spending some time visiting with and encouraging the staff at Centro Educativo Cristiano and a few other local ministries. We plan to possibly spend some time in the community of Santa Maria where we poured a concrete pad during our last visit in order to help them with continuing work on their church building, as well as Arizpe in the Mountains where Benny who came to speak with us last summer is located. This will be a trip worth more than the money you pay to go. Pray about whether the Lord is asking you to be a part of this mission.

Contact Pastor Gerry Giesbrecht with any questions.

~ Please check the Lost & Found for your items. If you have items there, please take them home. All items left behind will be sent to MCC.

~ If you see Jeremy Hildebrandt today, be sure to wish him a very HAPPY 30th BIRTHDAY!

Youth

~ BMC Youth is for youth in grades 7-12, and happens Wednesdays from 7:00pm-9:15pm

~ For updates follow us on Social Media:
instagram: @bmcyouthmin
facebook: facebook.com/groups/BMCYouth (Group)
facebook.com/bmcyouthmin (Page)
twitter: @bmcyouthmin
or contact Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

WE NEED LEADERS: We are looking to fill 2 female and 1 male youth leader spots for this upcoming fall youth season. Ideally it would be great to have a married couple and another woman come on board. Age is no limit for volunteering with youth. They have lots of energy; don’t feel like you need to keep up with them. If you love God and want to see youth come to know and love God. Gerry would love to talk to you! And if you think that you’re not the right fit for this, but know someone who would be amazing at it, tap them on the shoulder and let Gerry know to contact them. Feel free to call or text him about what it might look like for you to be involved. His cell number is 204-362-7262.

Church Calendar

August 26 – Dustin Fehr

September 2 – Jake Friesen

September 9 – Peter G Dyck

August 5, 2018

August 3, 2018 by bmcoffice Comment Closed

Verse of the Week:

Luke 7: 8a

“For I also am a man placed under authority, having soldiers under me.”

Worship leader: Marilyn Dyck
Song Leader: Katrina Schulz
Pianist: Kirsten Friesen

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in song

Offertory –

Prayer Time

Worship in song

Scripture Reading – Luke 7: 1 – 10

Message – “The Authority of Jesus” – Harley Dyck

Closing song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

Reminders of prayer items for this week:

~ Continue in prayer for Tenley Falk and family, and Nettie Ginter and family, Tim Wiebe and family as they continue to deal with the after effects of treatments and regular checkups.

~ Peter E Hildebrandt was taken to Altona Hospital on Friday morning, then sent back to the Apartments at the Gardens on Tenth. Keep him and the extended family in your prayers. Pray for a sense of God’s peace and will to be done.

~ Kelly Fehr, daughter of Ken & Eleanor, is in Boundary Trails Health Centre. Please pray for a diagnosis, wisdom in the medical community, peace and calmness in the midst of extreme pain.

– Austin Penner, as the transition back to the community continues.

– Harv Thiessen as he continues to recover at home. Your prayers are appreciated.

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, 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, and Tyler Loewen in Cambodia with MCC.

Prayer for the Week:

Prince of Peace, heal our broken relationships, fill us with the assurance of Your love and presence, Lord, and the knowledge that we will never be left alone. Amen.

Announcements:

Church Announcements

~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. The address is http://blumenortchurch.com

~ The church office is open during Rudy’s sabbatical on Thursdays from 8:30 – 2 pm and Fridays from 8:30 am to noon. There will be no one in the office on Friday, August 10. Please get your announcements in early. Call and leave a message, or email blumenortmc@gmail.com Thank you.

~ BMC Mexico Trip 2018. December 28 – January 6. We are hoping to send a team to San Carlos, Mexico this winter. If you are interested, please sign up on the bulletin board in the foyer. We will be doing some work projects & also seeing what Ryan Thiessen is involved in and meeting some past students from the Centro Educativo Cristano. If you have any questions contact Gerry Giesbrecht.

~ Please check the Lost & Found for your items. If you have items there, please take them home. All items left behind will be sent to MCC.

~ Please check out the new poster for the Eden Foundation’s “Head to the Hills”, on September 8, 2018. For more information go to www.edenhealthcare.ca

~ A Petition for religious exercises in the Borderland School Division is on the bulletin board. Please take one home for each child you have attending a school in the Borderland School Division. One form per child is needed. Contact Brenda Fehr at fehr123boys@yahoo.com

You can leave them in my (Hedy’s) mailbox as Brenda needs to hand them in the school will not accept them.

~ “We are cleaning up the library shelves to make room for new books. Check out the table in the foyer for old gems to add to your own library. Any donations are accepted in the jar on the table.”

“Thank you to all of you have taken the short survey online/on paper, we really appreciate your thoughts and responses. The survey is still open, so feel free to go tohttp://blumenortchurch.com where you can find a link to the survey, or ask Megan for one in the library. Thanks again for all your input!”

Youth

~ For updates follow us on Social Media:
instagram: @bmcyouthmin
facebook: facebook.com/groups/BMCYouth (Group) facebook.com/bmcyouthmin (Page)
twitter: @bmcyouthmin
or contact Gerry Giesbrecht @ 204-362-7262

WE NEED LEADERS: We are looking to fill 2 female and 1 male youth leader spots for this upcoming fall youth season. Ideally it would be great to have a married couple and another woman come on board. Age is no limit for volunteering with youth. They have lots of energy; don’t feel like you need to keep up with them. If you love God and want to see youth come to know and love God. Gerry would love to talk to you! And if you think that you’re not the right fit for this, but know someone who would be amazing at it, tap them on the shoulder and let Gerry know to contact them. Feel free to call or text him about what it might look like for you to be involved. His cell number is 204-362-7262.

Church Calendar

August 12 – Winkler Harvest Festival – no services in Rosetown

August 19 – Marlin Froese

August 26 – Dustin Fehr

September 2 – Jake Friesen

Memory Passage for summer 2018

Isaiah 6: 1 – 8

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of His robe filled the temple.
Above Him were seraphim; each with six wings: with two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.
And they were calling to one another, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory!”
At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.
“Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar.
With it he touched my mouth and said: “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
Then I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am, send me.”

August Anniversaries

August 1 – Karissa & Justin Falk

August 4 – Lynette & Ben Dyck

August 6 – Loren & Donna Entz

August 9 – Natalie & Jon Neudorf

August 14 – Dustin & Leah Fehr

August 17 – Werner & Marlene Ens,

– Chris & Yvonne Giesbrecht

August 18 – Gerry & Cassie Giesbrecht

August 26 – Ken & Eleanor Fehr

August 27 – Alyssa & Jason Fehr

August Birthdays

August 1 – Abe Giesbrecht

August 2 – Larry Falk, Pam Peters

August 4 – Cathy Fehr

August 5 – Ray Peters

August 6 – Sam Driedger

August 7 – John H Falk

August 8 – Jake Friesen

August 9 – Lisa Dyck

August 10 – Char Klassen

August 11 – Esther Klippenstein

August 12 – Jesse Miller

August 14 – Hayley Loewen

August 15 – Dave Ginter

August 16 – Abe E Ens, Michael Peters

August 19 – Jeremy Hildebrandt

August 21 – Matthew Zacharias

August 23 – Kristen Falk

August 30 – Riley Dyck

July 29, 2018

July 27, 2018 by bmcoffice Comment Closed

Verse of the Week:

Jeremiah 21: 8

Now you shall say to this people, “Thus says the word of the Lord : “Behold, I set before you the way of life and the way of death.”

Worship leader: Walter Dyck
Song Leader & Pianist: Erica Rempel

Welcome and Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in song

Offertory – Luke Klassen

Prayer Time

Worship in song

Scripture Reading – Jeremiah 21: 1 – 10, Gerry Giesbrecht

Message – “On Who’s Terms” – Ryan Thiessen

Closing song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ Thank you Jesus for the rain in this past week, the sunshine, crops, some cooler days and nights. Thank you also for your great love for us, your children.

Reminders of prayer items for this week:

~ Continue in prayer for Tenley Falk and family, and Nettie Ginter and family, Tim Wiebe and family as they continue to deal with the after effects of treatments and regular checkups.

~ Peter E Hildebrandt has asked for prayers, in light of the diagnosis he received earlier this week. Keep him and the extended family in your prayers. Pray for a sense of God’s peace and will to be done.

– Austin Penner, as the transition back to the community continues.

– Harv Thiessen as he continues to recover at home. Your prayers are appreciated.

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

~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 who is home working on VISA requirements before she can head back to Hawai’i, and Tyler Loewen in Cambodia with MCC.

Prayer for the Week:

Lord, the storms of our lives sometimes seem like they will swamp us. Help us to trust that You are the Master of the storm, to place our faith in You when life’s winds blow fiercely. Amen