Audio Service from May 27, 2018
Message: Parenting: Doing the right thing
Scripture: Micah 6:6-8
Speaker: Pastor Rudy Franz
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May 27, 2018
Verse of the Week:
Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child, shall not enter it.
Luke 18: 17
Worship leader: Gerry Giesbrecht
Song Leader: Jake Friesen
Pianist: Viola Fehr
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Prayer
Worship in song
Offertory – Josh Dyck & Tyson Fehr
Prayer Time
Children’s Story – Shania Ginter
Worship in song
Scripture Reading – Micah 6: 6-8
Message – Parenting: Doing the Right Thing – Pastor Rudy
Closing song
Benediction
Prayer & Praise
Prayer & Praise
~ Those who are involved in our Parent/Child Dedication Service include: Chris & Yvonne Giesbrecht with their daughter, Isadora Scarlett; Felix & Heidi Houle with their son, Ryder Felix; and Gerry & Cassie Giesbrecht with their son, Graham Carter. We appreciate your willingness to be involved in this service and want to wish you God’s blessings as you seek to live out your commitment to the children who have been entrusted to your care.
~ Congratulations and God’s blessings to Seth Klassen & Erica Bartsch, who were married on Saturday, May 26, 2018. We trust that you will experience much joy as you seek to live out your commitment to one another under the Lordship of Jesus the Christ.
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.
– Austin Penner as he prepares to make a transition from the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie, on June 29, 2018.
– Harv Thiessen as he continues his physiotherapy program at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg. 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, and Tyler Loewen in Cambodia with MCC.
Prayer for the week:
O God, we place our children in Your Hands. We ask not that You will shield them from difficulty, but that You will give them strength to face it; not that You will protect them from making mistakes, but that they will be able to learn from them; not that their lives will be easy, but that they will deal with its challenges courageously. Be with them when they are vulnerable, protect them from lasting harm, and keep them always in Your love.Amen.
Announcements:
~ On June 1, 2018, Rudy will be starting a three month sabbatical until the end of August, 2018. The Ministerial and others will look after responsibilities for Sunday morning worship services. Rudy is grateful for this opportunity of rest, renewal and to participate in various renovations projects.
~ There is Children’s Church in the youth centre.
~ Monday, June 4 – Church council meeting at 8 pm
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:
May 30 – Outdoor Games at Eric and Jess’ place. Meet at BMC at 6:50pm or GFD at 7:15pm. Let Gerry know where you need to be picked up. Back at BMC by 9:45pm
Friday, June 1 – Who Stole the Borscht Episode 3. Drop off @ BMC: 5:15pm Pick-up @ BMC: 11pm. GRADE 6’S INVITED AND WELCOME!
June 6 – Grad Blessing (Supper for Grads at 6pm). Youth starts at the regular time.
Community
~ Interested in learning more about Mennonite Collegiate Institute? We invite prospective students and families to join us at MCI in Gretna, MB, May 29th at 6 pm for dinner, followed by an MCI Information night at 7pm. Information will focus on Faith-based learning, Music program, Athletics and Finances. Please register for dinner by emailing kaylagiesbrecht@mciblues.net or calling the school at (204)327-5891, or feel free to come at 7 pm for the Information Night.
Winkler Bible Camp is hosting their Annual 55+ Retreat from June 1 – 3, 2018. It will be a relaxing weekend of worship, good food and sessions that will deepen your faith with guest speaker, Jay Scribner. For more information or to register, call the camp at 204 – 325- 9519 or visit the website at www.winklerbiblecamp.com
~Also, on June 3, 2018 it is Family day at Winkler Bible camp. This is an open house event where you can participate in our activities for free. Activities will run from 2 – 5 pm with a free BBQ at 5: 30 pm.
~ The Salem Home Ladies Auxiliary invites you to a BBQ AND DESSERT AUCTION on Wednesday, June 13th from 5:30pm – 7:30pm under the tent on the south parking lot at Salem Home. The BBQ is by donation. Along with the burgers and hotdogs you will be able to enjoy fries from Kroeker Farms and the music of Ed Wayne and the North Border Band. At 7pm there will be an auction of 12 delicious desserts donated by local businesses. Proceeds will go for wheelchair accessible lawn swings for Salem Home Residents! (Bring your lawn chairs.)
~ Join us for Mennonite Collegiate Institute’s 4th Annual Golf Classic – Saturday, June 2nd at Oakview Golf Club in Gretna, MB. Registration begins at 10am, Shotgun start at11am. $100/person. Register today at info@mciblues.net
~ Providence Theological Seminary has a variety of summer courses available for credit or to audit. Courses include: “Radical Reformation: History, thought and Practise”, “Contemporary Anabaptism: Theology & Theologians”, “Counselling and mental health support for marriages and families in congregations and communities”, and “Leadership Theory and Practise in diverse ministry contexts”. For more information contact rj.mackenzie@prov.ca
~ Mennonite Disaster Service Canada Employment Opportunity. The MDS Canada office in Winnipeg has a job opportunity for an Administrative Assistant. Find the job description at https://mds.mennonite.net/who-we-are/employment/#jobs.
~ MDS volunteer opportunity in Williams Lake, BC. Fires in central BC in 2017 destroyed thousands of acres of forest as well as many homes. On May 20 MDS will begin rebuilding in the community and we need volunteers. For more information or to volunteer go to https://mds.mennonite.net or phone 204-261-1274.
~ Grow Hope with us! This spring, we invite you to join us to help end hunger by sponsoring a Grow Hope acre. Because of government matching, every gift grown provides relief to people facing food insecurity, drought and displacement. Find out more about Grow Hope and join the movement at mccmb.ca/growhope or call us at 204-261-6381.
~ Gateway Resources Inc. – Open House Tea & Bake Sale
Thursday – May 31, From 1 to 3:30 p.m. 1582 Pembina Ave. Winkler
June Anniversaries:
June 3 – Cody & Kelsey Fehr
June 4 – Henry & Sara Froese
June 12 – Larry & Helena Falk
June 21 – Eric & Jessica Giesbrecht
June birthdays:
June 2 – Mitchell Peters, Eric Giesbrecht
June 4 – Sandra Klassen
June 6 –Helen Rempel
June 9 – Heidi Miller
June 10 – Grant Fehr, Garry Fehr
June 11 – Janessa (Klassen) Damphousse
June 12 – Dustin Fehr
June 15 – Trudy Harms
June 17 – Christine Doerksen
June 19 –Tina Rempel, Lisa (Zacharias) Wiebe
June 20 – Rachelle Loewen
June 23 – Edward Dyck, Marlin Froese
Church Calendar
June 3 – We are invited to participate in the MCI Saengerfest worship service at Buhler Hall at 10:30am. Afternoon program at 2 pm. There is no Sunday school or Worship service in Rosetown that morning.
June 10 – Church Picnic –Speaker – Andrea Fehr
Baptism Sunday – Pentecost 2018
Audio Service from May 20, 2018
Testimonies of Baptism Candidates: Tyson Fehr, Jesse Miller, Lauren Fehr, Josh Dyck, Mark Falk, Heidi Miller
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May 20, 2018
Verse of the Week:
We were buried therefore with Him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
Romans 6: 4
Worship leader: Rudy Franz
Song Leader: Harley Dyck
Pianist: Kirsten Friesen
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Song
Prayer
Offertory
Worship in Song
Service of Testimony & Baptism
Prayer of Blessing – Gerry Giesbrecht
Congregational Response
Service of Communion
Closing Song
Benedictioncf
Prayer & Praise
~Welcome to this service of Baptism & Communion. We are grateful for the gift of God’s Holy Spirit and for the continued ministry of this Holy Spirit in the lives of individuals and the churches of our world. We also want to affirm and celebrate the decision of Tyson Fehr, Jesse Miller, Mark Falk, Lauren Fehr, Joshua Dyck and Heidi Miller to be baptized upon the public confession of their faith. We want to continue to uphold one another through prayer and to encourage each other to live up to the commitment we have made in baptism.
~ God’s blessings to Seth Klassen & Erica Bartsch as they continue to make preparations for their upcoming wedding on Saturday, May 26, 2018. May you experience much joy as you commit your lives to one another under the Lordship of Jesus the Christ.
~Next Sunday, May 27, 2018, we are planning to have a Parent/Child Dedication service for three couples which include: Chris & Yvonne Giesbrecht and their daughter, Isadora Scarlett; Felix & Heidi Houle and their son, Ryder Felix; and Gerry & Cassie Giesbrecht and their son, Graham Carter. We want to pray for these families and for all the young couples in our church community and beyond, that God would grant wisdom, patience and encouragement as they commit to this incredibly important role of being parents.
Reminders of prayer items for this week:
~ Continue in prayer for Tenley Falk, Nettie Ginter, Tim Wiebe and their families as they continue with regular checkups.
– Austin Penner as he prepares to commit to work with those who are available to assist him make the transition out of the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie, on June 29, 2018.
– Harv Thiessen as he continues his physiotherapy program at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg.
~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, Helen Janzen, Jake Rempel, Mary Klassen, 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:
We call upon your name, Lord, with a sense of expectation. We know that like the early church, we may be amazed or perplexed at the power of the Holy Spirit moving in and upon us when we are all together in this place. And so, as we take a deep breath, Your breath, prepare us for what You would have us receive. In the name of Jesus, the Glorified One, we pray. Amen
Announcements:
~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. The address is http://blumenortchurch.com
~ There will be no Children’s Church on Sunday, May 20, 2018 due to Baptism & Communion. There will be child care available for the Communion service
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:
May 23 – Bible Study
May 30 – Outdoor Event – TBA
June 1 – Who stole the Borscht – Episode 3
Community
~ Eden Health Care Services is setting aside Tuesday, June 12, 2018 from 9 – 4 at the Victoria Inn Resort and Conference center in Winnipeg to focus on Men’s Mental health; finding the lighter side of Darkness. Main speakers include Big Daddy Tazz, Comedian and Motivational speaker; and Kevin Breel, Mental Health activist and TED sensations. Cost is $100 per person. Check out the website: edenhealthcare.ca for more information and to register. There is also a brochure on the bulletin board.
~ Winkler Bible Camp is hosting their Annual 55+ Retreat from June 1 – 3, 2018. It will be a relaxing weekend of worship, good food and sessions that will deepen your faith with guest speaker, Jay Scribner. For more information or to register, call the camp at 204 – 325- 9519 or visit the website at www.winklerbiblecamp.com
~ June 3, 2018 it is Family day at Winkler Bible camp. This is an open house event where you can participate in our activities for free. Activities will run from 2 – 5 pm with a free BBQ at 5: 30 pm.
~ Interested in learning more about Mennonite Collegiate Institute? We invite prospective students and families to join us at MCI in Gretna, MB, May 29th at 6 pm for dinner, followed by an MCI Information night at 7pm. Information will focus on Faith-based learning, Music program, Athletics and Finances. Please register for dinner by emailing kaylagiesbrecht@mciblues.net or calling the school at (204)327-5891, or feel free to come at 7 pm for the Information Night.
~ Join us for Mennonite Collegiate Institute’s 4th Annual Golf Classic – Saturday, June 2nd at Oakview Golf Club in Gretna, MB. Registration begins at 10am, Shotgun start at11am. $100/person. Register today at info@mciblues.net
~ Providence Theological Seminary has a variety of summer courses available for credit or to audit. Courses include: “Radical Reformation: History, thought and Practise”, “Contemporary Anabaptism: Theology & Theologians”, “Counselling and mental health support for marriages and families in congregations and communities”, and “Leadership Theory and Practise in diverse ministry contexts”. For more information contact rj.mackenzie@prov.ca
~ Grow Hope with us! This spring, we invite you to join us to help end hunger by sponsoring a Grow Hope acre. Because of government matching, every gift grown provides relief to people facing food insecurity, drought and displacement. Find out more about Grow Hope and join the movement at mccmb.ca/growhope or call us at 204-261-6381.
~ Gateway Resources Inc. – Open House Tea & Bake Sale
Thursday – May 31, From 1 to 3:30 p.m. 1582 Pembina Ave. Winkler
Church Calendar
May 27 – Speaker – Rudy Franz
June 3 – We are invited to participate in the MCI Saengerfest worship service at Buhler Hall at 10:30am. Afternoon program at 2 pm. There is no Sunday school or Worship service in Rosetown that morning.
June 10 – Church Picnic –we invite you to bring a salad or a dessert to share for our noon meal. Bring lawn chairs as well.
June 17 –Father’s Day – Speaker – Peter D Zacharias
June 24 – Speaker – Eric Peters
Mother’s Day 2018
Audio Service from May 13, 2018
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May 13, 2018
Verse of the Week:
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.
Psalm 9: 10
Worship leader: Harley Dyck
‘Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus
Prayer & Praise
~ Thank you to the Music Committee for planning this morning’s worship service. Thank you to the participants for all your contributions. We are grateful that we have a great story to share about a God who is trustworthy and faithful and who has invited the trust of each one of us in Him as our Lord and Savior; the Good Shepherd of our lives.
~ Next Sunday, May 20, 2018, we are planning for a service of baptism and communion. We look forward to a special time of worship in which we want to hear and affirm the testimonies of those who are publically confessing their faith in Jesus as Savior and Lord. We invite your continued prayer support for the participants and their witnesses. Nick Driedger has made arrangements to be baptized by immersion later in the summer. The others include: Tyson Fehr, Josh Dyck, Heidi Miller, Mark Falk, Lauren Fehr, and Jesse Miller.
~ Congratulations to John & Melissa Wiebe on the birth of a daughter, Makayla Fern, on Sunday, May 6, 2018. She is a sister for Wynter. She is also a granddaughter for Linda Penner. We as a congregation want to wish you God’s blessings as you fulfill your responsibilities to the children God has entrusted to your care.
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 their individual needs in relation to their cancer.
– Austin Penner’s release date is set for June 29, 2018, from the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie. This will be a significant transition for him and a number of resource people are in place to assist him. We offer our prayer support for this crucial time of decision making.
– Harv Thiessen as he continues his physiotherapy program at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg. Your prayers are appreciated.
~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, Helen Janzen, Jake Rempel, Mary Klassen, 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: (From Psalm 139)
Lord You have searched me and known me, You know when I sit down and when I rise up, You discern my thoughts long before. You know my journeys and the places where I rest; You are acquainted with all my ways. You are behind me and before me; You have laid your hand upon me… Search me, O God, and know my heart. Try me and know my thoughts; and see if there be any wicked way in me and lead me in the way everlasting. Amen.
Announcements:
~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. The address is http://blumenortchurch.com
~ Congratulations! To Rudy Franz, Karla Fehr, and Bennett Friesen, who are receiving prizes for their participation in “I Love to Read” month. Prizes can be claimed in the library.
~ In an effort to be good stewards, we re-use Sunday school teaching materials whenever possible. However, over the years, we have accumulated extra supplies, especially in regard to DVBS materials, which we would love to share with any children’s ministry that could put it to use. If you know of any ministry that would benefit from lesson plans, activity papers, music, etc., please contact Ingrid or Marilyn.
~ There will be no Childrens Church on Sunday, May 20,2018
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:
May 16 – Bible Study
May 23 – Bible Study
Community
~ Interested in learning more about Mennonite Collegiate Institute? We invite prospective students and families to join us at MCI in Gretna, MB, May 29th at 6 pm for dinner, followed by an MCI Information night at 7pm. Information will focus on Faith-based learning, Music program, Athletics and Finances. Please register for dinner by emailing kaylagiesbrecht@mciblues.net or calling the school at (204)327-5891, or feel free to come at 7 pm for the Information Night.
~ Winkler Bible Camp is hosting their Annual 55+ Retreat from June 1 – 3, 2018. It will be a relaxing weekend of worship, good food and sessions that will deepen your faith with guest speaker, Jay Scribner. For more information or to register, call the camp at 204 – 325- 9519 or visit the website at www.winklerbiblecamp.com
~Also, on June 3, 2018 it is Family day at Winkler Bible camp. This is an open house event where you can participate in our activities for free. Activities will run from 2 – 5 pm with a free BBQ at 5: 30 pm.
~ Join us for Mennonite Collegiate Institute’s 4th Annual Golf Classic – Saturday, June 2nd at Oakview Golf Club in Gretna, MB. Registration begins at 10am, Shotgun start at11am. $100/person. Register today at info@mciblues.net
~ Providence Theological Seminary has a variety of summer courses available for credit or to audit. Courses include: “Radical Reformation: History, thought and Practise”, “Contemporary Anabaptism: Theology & Theologians”, “Counselling and mental health support for marriages and families in congregations and communities”, and “Leadership Theory and Practise in diverse ministry contexts”. For more information contact rj.mackenzie@prov.ca
~ Mennonite Heritage Village and Kroeger Clocks Heritage Foundation invite you to the opening of their exhibition, The Art of Mennonite Clocks, on May 12 at 1:00 pm in MHV’s Gerhard Ens Gallery, 231 PTH 12 N, Steinbach, MB. This exhibition explores the history and significance of clocks that were made for Mennonites by Mennonites in Russia. Join us for stories with guest speaker, H. Elizabeth Kroeger (daughter to Arthur Kroeger), direct descendent of the Kroeger clockmakers. For more information on the exhibition, go to www.mhv.ca. For more information on Kroger Clocks Heritage Foundation and The Virtual Collection of Mennonite Clocks, go to www.kroegerclocks.com. Exhibition will run until spring 2019. Free admission May 12th.
~ Mennonite Disaster Service Canada Employment Opportunity. The MDS Canada office in Winnipeg has a job opportunity for an Administrative Assistant. Find the job description at https://mds.mennonite.net/who-we-are/employment/#jobs.
~ MDS volunteer opportunity in Williams Lake, BC. Fires in central BC in 2017 destroyed thousands of acres of forest as well as many homes. On May 20 MDS will begin rebuilding in the community and we need volunteers. For more information or to volunteer go to https://mds.mennonite.net or phone 204-261-1274.
~ Grow Hope with us! This spring, we invite you to join us to help end hunger by sponsoring a Grow Hope acre. Because of government matching, every gift grown provides relief to people facing food insecurity, drought and displacement. Find out more about Grow Hope and join the movement at mccmb.ca/growhope or call us at 204-261-6381.
Church Calendar
May 20 – Pentecost Sunday – service of Baptism & Communion
May 27 – Speaker – Rudy Franz
June 3 – We are invited to participate in the MCI Saengerfest worship service at Buhler Hall at 10:30am. Afternoon program at 2 pm. There is no Sunday school or Worship service in Rosetown that morning.
June 10 – Church Picnic
The Jail Kids
Audio Service from April 29, 2018
Message: The Jail Kids
Scripture: Matthew 21: 28 – 32, 1 Corinthians 1: 26-30
Speaker: Justin Rempel
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Audio Service from May 6, 2018
Audio Service from May 6, 2018
Message:
Scripture:
Speaker:
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May 6, 2018
Verse of the Week:
When He saw the crowds He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; pray therefore the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Matthew 9: 36-38
Worship leader: Walter Dyck
Song Leader & Pianist: Ravae McDonald
Welcome & announcements
Call to Worship
Prayer
Worship in Song
Offertory – Riley Dyck
Prayer Time
Children’s Story – Erica Bartsch
Worship in Song
Scripture Reading & Message – Ron Pearce
Closing Song
Benediction
Prayer & Praise
~ A special welcome to Ron Pearce, the founder of Empower Ministries. Throughout his extensive travels, Ron seeks to resource the local population, see where God is at work in the world and enables the people of these regions to be equipped to minister for the glory of God and the work of God’s kingdom. We appreciate your willingness to share the gospel with us; to hear from you what is happening within the worldwide church. May God continue to bless your ministry.
~ We are planning to have our service of baptism and communion on Sunday, May 20, 2018. We invite your prayer support for those who are planning to make a public confession of their faith in Jesus as Savior and Lord. This will be followed be a service of Baptism and communion. Those requesting baptism include: Nick Driedger, Tyson Fehr, Josh Dyck, Heidi Miller, Mark Falk, Lauren Fehr, and Jesse Miller.
Reminders of prayer items for this week:
~ Continue in prayer for Tenley Falk and family, and Nettie Ginter and family, as they continue to deal with their individual needs in relation to their cancer.
– Tim Wiebe as he continues with monitoring the after effects of chemo.
– Harv Thiessen as he continues his physiotherapy program at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg. Harv has been granted a 48 hour pass home this weekend. Your prayers are appreciated.
– Austin Penner at Agassiz Youth Center in Portage la Prairie also values our prayer support. Austin’s release date has been set for June 29. He would value our prayer support for himself and all those involved in planning for his transition into public life.
~ 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:
Set our hearts ablaze with love for You, O Christ, that in its flame we may love you with all our heart, with all our mind, with all our soul and with all our strength and our neighbors as ourselves, so that, keeping Your commandments, we may glorify You, the giver of all good gifts. Amen.
Announcements:
~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. The address is http://blumenortchurch.com
~ Education committee meeting Thursday May 10 at 7 pm
~ Congratulations! To Rudy Franz, Karla Fehr, and Bennett Friesen, who are receiving prizes for their participation in “I Love to Read” month. Prizes can be claimed in the library.
~ In an effort to be good stewards, we re-use Sunday school teaching materials whenever possible. However, over the years, we have accumulated extra supplies, especially in regard to DVBS materials, which we would love to share with any children’s ministry that could put it to use. If you know of any ministry that would benefit from lesson plans, activity papers, music, etc., please contact Ingrid or Marilyn.
~ The Westside Community Church (from Morden) Board of Elders has put together some information and suggested responses regarding the funding applications for the Canada Summer Jobs Program. This application requires organizations to check a box indicating their support of “reproductive rights” which includes “the right to access safe and legal abortions.” The ministerial of the Blumenort Mennonite Church has discussed this issue and thought that it would be worthwhile to circulate the information from the Westside church in the form of an insert.
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:
May 9 – Games Night
May 16 – Bible Study
Community
~ Mennonite Collegiate Institute invites you to attend the MCI Spring Fundraiser evening on May 12 beginning at 6:45pm in Buhler Hall Foyer. Please join us for an evening of live music, delectable Hors D’oeuvres & Desserts and our feature documentary; ‘Strength for Today… Bright Hope for Tomorrow – An MCI Story’, featuring stories of alumni from 1948 – present. You are not going to want to miss it! Tickets are free, with donation opportunities available at various points throughout the evening. To reserve your tickets please visit our website www.mciblues.net or call MCI at (204)327-5891.
~ Interested in learning more about Mennonite Collegiate Institute? We invite prospective students and families to join us at MCI in Gretna, MB, May 29th at 6 pm for dinner, followed by an MCI Information night at 7pm. Information will focus on Faith-based learning, Music program, Athletics and Finances. Please register for dinner by emailing kaylagiesbrecht@mciblues.net or calling the school at (204)327-5891, or feel free to come at 7 pm for the Information Night.
~ Join us for Mennonite Collegiate Institute’s 4th Annual Golf Classic – Saturday, June 2nd at Oakview Golf Club in Gretna, MB. Registration begins at 10am, Shotgun start at11am. $100/person. Register today at info@mciblues.net
~ Providence Theological Seminary has a variety of summer courses available for credit or to audit. Courses include: “Radical Reformation: History, thought and Practise”, “Contemporary Anabaptism: Theology & Theologians”, “Counselling and mental health support for marriages and families in congregations and communities”, and “Leadership Theory and Practise in diverse ministry contexts”. For more information contact rj.mackenzie@prov.ca
~ Mennonite Heritage Village and Kroeger Clocks Heritage Foundation invite you to the opening of their exhibition, The Art of Mennonite Clocks, on May 12 at 1:00 pm in MHV’s Gerhard Ens Gallery, 231 PTH 12 N, Steinbach, MB. This exhibition explores the history and significance of clocks that were made for Mennonites by Mennonites in Russia. Join us for stories with guest speaker, H. Elizabeth Kroeger (daughter to Arthur Kroeger), direct descendent of the Kroeger clockmakers. For more information on the exhibition, go to www.mhv.ca. For more information on Kroger Clocks Heritage Foundation and The Virtual Collection of Mennonite Clocks, go to www.kroegerclocks.com. Exhibition will run until Spring 2019. Free admission May 12th.
Mennonite Disaster Service Canada Employment Opportunity. The MDS Canada office in Winnipeg has a job opportunity for an Administrative Assistant. Find the job description at https://mds.mennonite.net/who-we-are/employment/#jobs.
MDS volunteer opportunity in Williams Lake, BC. Fires in central BC in 2017 destroyed thousands of acres of forest as well as many homes. On May 20 MDS will begin rebuilding in the community and we need volunteers. For more information or to volunteer go to https://mds.mennonite.net or phone 204-261-1274.
Grow Hope with us! This spring, we invite you to join us to help end hunger by sponsoring a Grow Hope acre. Because of government matching, every gift grows providing relief to people facing food insecurity, drought and displacement. Find out more about Grow Hope and join the movement at mccmb.ca/growhope or call us at 204-261-6381.
Church Calendar
May 13 – Mother’s Day – Songs of Praise Sunday
May 20 – Pentecost Sunday – service of Baptism & Communion
May 27 – Speaker – Rudy Franz
April 29, 2018
Verse of the Week:
Listen, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him? James 2: 5
Worship leader: Marilyn Dyck
Song Leader: Walter Dyck
Pianist: Riley Dyck
Welcome & announcements
Call to Worship
Prayer
Worship in Song
Offertory – Greg Klippenstein
Prayer Time
Children’s Story – Mark Derksen
Worship in Song
Scripture Reading – Matthew 21: 28 – 32, 1 Corinthians 1: 26-30, Caleb Rempel
Message – The Jail Kids – Justin Rempel
Closing Song
Benediction
Prayer & Praise
~ Congratulations to Gerry & Cassie Giesbrecht on the birth of a baby boy, Graham Carter, on Thursday, April 26, 2018. He is a brother for Judah & Taryn. He is another grandson for Joe & Janet Giesbrecht. May you experience God’s continued guidance as you parent the children God has entrusted to your care.
~ We are planning to have our service of baptism and communion on Sunday, May 20, 2018. We invite your prayer support for those who are planning to make a public confession of their faith in Jesus as Savior and Lord. This will be followed be a service of Baptism and communion. Those requesting baptism incude: Nick Driedger, Tyson Fehr, Josh Dyck, Heidi Miller, Mark Falk, Lauren Fehr, and Jesse Miller.
~ Thank you so much for your love and care, and your prayers for our mother Mary Klassen while she was here with us. She loved her church family. Thank you now for caring for us, her family, by your prayers and your many thoughtful acts – meals, cards, flowers, hugs, sharing memories and other show of support. To those who set up for and served the meal, those who ushered, who provided sound and pictures – many thanks for your gifts of time and kindness.
Reminders of prayer items for this week:
– Tim Wiebe as he continues with monitoring the after effects of chemo.
– Harv Thiessen as he continues his physiotherapy program at the Riverview Health Centre in Winnipeg. Your prayers are appreciated.
– Austin Penner at Agassiz Youth Center in Portage la Prairie also values our prayer support.
~ 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:
Father in heaven, form in us the likeness of your son and deepen his life within us. Send us as witnesses of gospel joy into a world of fragile peace and broken promises; and touch the hearts of all with your love that they in turn may love one another. Amen.
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:
May 2 – worship night with Nipawin Bible Colleges “Facedown” Worship Band
May 9 – Games Night
Church
~ Audio services and bulletins are now available at our Church website. The address is http://blumenortchurch.com
~ To those who participated in the 2018 “I Love to Read” month, please submit your reading trackers to Megan in the library to receive a prize! The deadline for submission is April 30th, 2018.
~ Pastor Rudy is helping to lead worship this morning, Sunday, April 29, at Eastview and the Gardens on Tenth.
~ In an effort to be good stewards, we re-use Sunday school teaching materials whenever possible. However, over the years, we have accumulated extra supplies, especially in regard to DVBS materials, which we would love to share with any children’s ministry that could put it to use. If you know of any ministry that would benefit from lesson plans, activity papers, music, etc., please contact Ingrid or Marilyn.
Community
~ Mennonite Collegiate Institute invites you to attend the MCI Spring Fundraiser evening on May 12 beginning at 6:45pm in Buhler Hall Foyer. Please join us for an evening of live music, delectable Hors D’oeuvres & Desserts and our feature documentary; ‘Strength for Today… Bright Hope for Tomorrow – An MCI Story’, featuring stories of alumni from 1948 – present. You are not going to want to miss it! Tickets are free, with donation opportunities available at various points throughout the evening. To reserve your tickets please visit our website www.mciblues.net or call MCI at (204)327-5891.
~ Coming together through Truth & Reconciliation – Seeds church is offering classes; open to the public, on Sundays, April 8 – May 7, 9:30 – 10:30am, @ the eXchange 116 Main St, Altona. Topics to be explored: April 8 – Our words/Perspectives
April 15 – Our treaties – we are all treaty people
April 22 – Our land, the Mennonite settler legacy revisited
*Blanket exercise at 6:30pm
April 29 – Our Schools -The residential school legacy
May 7 – Our relationships – Making Jesus real in our reality.
For more info contact: info@seedschurch.ca
~From the Gardens on Tenth: Peter Bartel is retiring in May, after 18 years of service. We will be celebrating at a retirement tea on Friday, May 4, in the Gardens MPR at 10am
~ Providence Theological Seminary has a variety of summer courses available for credit or to audit. Courses include: “Radical Reformation: History, thought and Practise”, “Contemporary Anabaptism: Theology & Theologians”, “Counselling and mental health support for marriages and families in congregations and communities”, and “Leadership Theory and Practise in diverse ministry contexts”. For more information contact rj.mackenzie@prov.ca
~ Faith and Life Choirs Spring Concert: Send Forth Thy Spirit takes place on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 3 pm at the Steinbach Mennonite Church in Steinbach, MB.
Church Calendar
May 6 – Speaker – Ron Pearce, who is the founder of Empower Ministries which seeks to empower local people of many regions of the world for ministry
May 13 – Mother’s Day – Songs of Praise Sunday
May 20 – Pentecost Sunday – service of Baptism & Communion
May 27 – Speaker – Rudy Franz
May Anniversaries:
May 7 – Jordan & Laura Fehr
May 27 – Joey & Morgan Friesen
May Birthdays:
May 2 – Shania Ginter
May 3 – Mark Miller
May 4 – Valentine Zacharias, Abe Fehr, Reece Fehr
May 6 – Tina Dyck, Cody Fehr
May 8 – Paul J Peters
May 9 – Nettie Ginter, Aaron Fehr, Jackson Loewen
May 10 – Eva Schellenberg, Mark Falk
May 11 – Agatha Falk, Fred Loewen
May 14 – Wes Klippenstein
May 15 – Yvonne Giesbrecht
May 19 – Connie Fehr
May 21 – Candice Martens
May 22 – Bev Kehler
May 29 – Corry Rempel, Erica Rempel, Jodi Friesen