April 22, 2018

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Verse of the Week:

It is good to give thanks to the Lord; to sing praises to your name, O most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning and your faithfulness by night.

Psalm 92: 1 – 2

Worship leader: Rudy Franz
Song Leader & Pianist: Winkler Community Male Choir

Prelude

Opening Song – Choir – Crown Him Lord of All

Welcome & announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Congregational Singing – To God be the Glory MH 532

  • This is my Father’s world MH 49

Offertory – Choir – Come Ye Disconsolate

Prayer Time

Choir Service of Song and Spoken word

Ten Thousand Reasons

His Grace is Sufficient

Battle of Jericho

Jesus Loves Me

Testimony – Al Ens

I’ll be there in Glory

Lamb of God

Hark I Hear

Benediction

Closing song – Choir – I’d rather have Jesus

Prayer & Praise

 

~ 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:

~ Special welcome to the Winkler Community Male Choir under the direction of Ray Giesbrecht.  We are grateful for your willingness to lead us in worship through song and spoken word.  God’s blessings to you in your continued ministry.

~ The adult Sunday school class is leading worship this morning,  Sunday, April 22, at Eden & Salem.  Thank you for your willingness to participate in this ministry.

~ Thank you to the food committee for serving us a delicious noon meal after our service of remembrance and thankfulness last Sunday.  Thank you also for your willingness to serve for the funeral of Mary Klassen.

~ The funeral for Mary Klassen was held on Saturday, April 21st at the Blumenort Church.  We as a congregation want to wish the family, God’s comfort and a keen awareness of God’s presence during this time.  May God as our Good Shepherd be your guide today and always.

Reminders of prayer items for this week:

~ Thank you to Nettie Ginter and her family, as well as to Jaime Falk and Rod & Ang Fehr, for your willingness to share parts of your journey with cancer last Sunday.  Thank you for your honesty and for the reflections regarding faith and the way this journey has impacted the way you view life.  We want to wish you well and continue our prayer support as you follow up with monthly appointments.

– Tim Wiebe has had very positive news following his most recent MRI test.  At this time there is no evidence of the presence of the tumor on his brain.  He and the family are grateful to God for this good news.

– Harv Thiessen 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.

 

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:

April 25 – at Prairie Dale School “Madagascar Dessert Theatre”.  Meet at BMC @ 6:15 pm back by 9: 30 pm

May 2 – worship night with Nipawin Bible Colleges “Facedown” Worship Band

May 9 – Games Night

 

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 Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 7 pm at Bethel Mennonite Church in Winnipeg and on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 3 pm at the Steinbach Mennonite Church in Steinbach, MB.

 

Church Calendar

April 29 – Speaker – Justin Rempel

May 6 – Speaker – Ron Pierce, 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

April 15, 2018

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Verse of the Week:

I will give thanks to you, O Lord, among the peoples, I will sing praises to you among the nations.  For your steadfast love is great above the heavens, your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.

Psalm 108: 3 & 4

Worship leader: Rudy Franz
Song Leader & Pianist: Ang Fehr, Ruby Wiens

Welcome & announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory –

Prayer Time

Scripture Reading – Psalm 42 & 43

Sharing – Nettie Ginter

Worship in Song

Children’s Story – Rod & Ang Fehr

Sharing – Jaime Falk

Closing Song

Benediction & Table Grace

 

Prayer & Praise

Welcome to this special worship service of remembrance and celebration.   We want to commemorate the end of current cancer treatments for Tenley Falk and Nettie Ginter.  We are grateful for the faithfulness of Gods ongoing presence with us.  We are thankful to God for allowing these families to reach the end of what has been a life changing journey.  It is important to give thanks to God.  After the service we invite the congregation to celebrate around the tables, sharing a noon meal which will include elements of Tenley’s favorite foods.  All are welcome.

Reminders of prayer items for this week:

– Tim Wiebe who continues to deal with cancer related health issues.

– Harv Thiessen 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, 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

Prayer for the Week:

Lord, you have given us so much; we ask for one more thing, a grateful heart.

 

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

April 18 – Small group fun night  talk to the small group leaders for more information.

April 25 – Bible Study

May 2 – worship night with Nipawin Bible College

Church

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

John & Linda Funk have requested a transfer of membership to the EMMC Church in Winkler

Finance update:

Our church year is one-quarter done…our goal was to reach $ 93, 750 in the first 3 months as per what we predicted in our budget for 2018.

Income to March 31, 2018: $ 61, 908.42

Expenses to March 31, 2018: $ 78, 803.26

Shortfall: $ 16, 894.84

Thank you to all for your generous giving .

~ 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.

~ Inviting women of all ages to the Women’s Sunday school class new video series “Kingdom Woman” starting Sunday April 15!

This 6 week series (of course we’ve been known to go longer!) is described as follows:

A kingdom woman gives the devil as much reason to fear as a kingdom man. She lives confidently in the knowledge that Christ died and rose for her so that she can experience the significance of the destiny to which she has been called. In Kingdom Woman, Tony Evans and his daughter, Chrystal Evans Hurst, remind women of their calling from God to be free, delivered, healed, and hopeful.

We’re looking forward to the opportunity to again discover more of God together.

The Gretna Bergthaler Church invites all who are interested to attend a workshop at:  the church in Gretna, on Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 10 am – 3 pm.  Led by Elsie Rempel, the workshop will center on faith formation in children and youth with topics such as: Ways we recognize and respond to God as we grow toward adulthood; Salvation and children: Inviting Jesus into our hearts and minds; Integrating children and youth into the churches worship and mission; The roles of curriculum and the church calendar in inter-generational church life.  There is no cost to attend.  Bring a bag lunch.  Check the bulletin board for more details.

~ 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

~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

~ You are invited!  Providence Theological Seminary Graduation Exercises on Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22 @ 2 pm at Hanna Centre, Jubilee Auditorium, Otterburne.  Speakers: Patrick Franklin, (PhD McMaster Divinity College), and Jeff Banman, (MA Providence Theological Seminary).

~ 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

~ The Station YFC is having their annual dessert night on Tuesday April 17th, doors open at 6:30 with the program to start at 7, Marty and Sheridan will be sharing at the evening. If you would like tickets or to fill a table or want to donate desserts please contact us at the office at 204-324-5659 or email us at stationyfc@gmail.com tickets are free. Thank you.

~ Salem Foundation invites you to enjoy an afternoon of “Faspa, Fellowship and Song” on today, April 15th at the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church.  The Program, featuring the male voice harmony of the WINKLER COMMUNITY MALE CHOIR 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 Salem Home Resident Room Blinds – All Care Areas.

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

~ Annual Palliative Care Soup & Pie Fundraiser will take place on Tuesday, April 17th, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Altona Bergthaler Church.

Bring a friend. All are welcome! All proceeds go towards Palliative Care.

~ Homemade chicken noodle soup, borscht, and broccoli cheese soup, fresh buns and pies!! Join us for The Gardens on Tenth Spring Soup & Pie Supper on Thursday, April 19th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in The Gardens dining room at 140 10th Avenue NE. Admission is by donation. Donations will be used for a new Century Tub for The Apartments. All are invited to attend! To also arrange for a tour please call 204-324-8945.

~ 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

Church Calendar

April 22 – the Winkler Community Male Choir will be leading us in our worship service

April 29 – Speaker – Justin Rempel

April 8, 2018

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Verse of the Week:

“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24

Worship leader: Gerry Giesbrecht
Song Leader & Accompanists: Tyson Fehr and Josh Dyck

Welcome & announcements
Call to worship
Prayer
Worship in Song
Offertory – Josh Dyck
Prayer Time
Worship in Song
Scripture Reading – Joshua 4:1-9
Message – Reflections on SOAR Heartland – Josh Dyck, Shania Ginter & Cynthia Krahn
Closing Song
Benediction

 

Call to Worship:

This is the day that the Lord has made!

We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Celebrate O Church, our Victorious King!

As we gather we remember His deeds!

Celebrate O Church, our Glorious Lord!

As we gather we bow our hearts!

Celebrate O Church, the Saviour of all!

As we gather we praise His Name!

This is the day that the Lord has made!

We will rejoice and be glad in it!

Prayer & Praise

~ On Sunday, April 15, we as a congregation would like to recognize the end of current cancer treatments for Tenley Falk and Nettie Ginter.  The larger context for our service would center on the faithfulness of God’s ongoing presence with us and a sense of thanksgiving for allowing these families to reach the end of what has been a life changing journey.  It is important to give thanks to God.  After the service, we want to invite the congregation to celebrate around the tables, sharing a noon meal, which will include elements of Tenley’s favorite foods.  We invite your participation.

Reminders of prayer items for this week:

– Tim Wiebe continues his regular treatment of chemotherapy.

– Harv Thiessen was moved to the Riverview Health Centre for a program of physiotherapy on Thursday, April 5, 2018.  This has been a very positive move for the family.  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, 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:

Creator God, your goodness toward your people is unmatched; your grace toward your enemies unfathomable; your love shown to all is unprecedented. May we reveal the truth of who you are by the reality of who we are as your people. Thank you for bringing us into your family.  Amen.

Announcements:

~ 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.

 

~ Ministerial Meeting scheduled for Sunday, May 6 has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 29.  This way it does not conflict with the deacons meeting which has also been scheduled for May 6.  If this is not suitable, please check with Rudy.

Inviting women of all ages to the Women’s Sundayschool class’ new video series “Kingdom Woman” starting next Sunday April 15!

 

This 6 week series (of course we’ve been known to go longer!) is described as follows:

A kingdom woman gives the devil as much reason to fear as a kingdom man. She lives confidently in the knowledge that Christ died and rose for her so that she can experience the significance of the destiny to which she has been called. In Kingdom Woman, Tony Evans and his daughter, Chrystal Evans Hurst, remind women of their calling from God to be free, delivered, healed, and hopeful.

We’re looking forward to the opportunity to again discover more of God together.

 

The Gretna Bergthaler Church invites all who are interested to attend a workshop at:  the church in Gretna, on Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 10 am – 3 pm.  Led by Elsie Rempel, the workshop will center on faith formation in children and youth with topics such as: Ways we recognize and respond to God as we grow toward adulthood; Salvation and children: Inviting Jesus into our hearts and minds; Integrating children and youth into the churches worship and mission; The roles of curriculum and the church calendar in inter-generational church life.  There is no cost to attend.  Bring a bag lunch.  Check the bulletin board for more details.

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:

April 11 – Bible Study – PVBC presentation

April 18 – Small group fun night

April 25 – Bible Study

May 2 – worship night with Nipawin Bible College

 

Community

~ An evening of music and stories of hope: Generation Rising presents Christian touring band Double Portion! Featuring the testimony of Pastor Jose from Honduras – who will share how he continues to boldly proclaim God while surviving terrible gang violence. Free admission with a freewill donation. All funds raised will help children in Honduras receive quality Christian education. Friday, April 13th at 7:00 p.m. at the Winkler MB Church, 120 Pineview Drive, Winkler, MB.

 

~ The Spiritual Care Advisory Committee, for the Gardens on Tenth, is pleased to announce that we have hired, Marlene Wiebe,(she is the wife of MCI teacher, Tim Wiebe), as the new chaplain for Eastview Personal Care Home and the Apartments at the Gardens on Tenth.  Marlene is completing a Masters of Theology (Specializing in Chaplaincy), and did her practicum at both locations, so she knows the residents and staff.  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

 

~ You are invited!  Providence Theological Seminary Graduation Exercises on Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22 @ 2 pm at Hanna Centre, Jubilee Auditorium, Otterburne.  Speakers: Patrick Franklin, (PhD McMaster Divinity College), and Jeff Banman, (MA Providence Theological Seminary).

 

~ 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

Church Calendar

April 15 – Celebration service for Tenley Falk & Nettie Ginter and their families

April 22 – the Winkler Community Male Choir will be leading us in our worship service

April 29 – Speaker – Justin Rempel

 

April 1, 2018

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Verse of the Week:

In Him was life and the life was the light of men.  The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.

John 1: 4-5

Worship leader: Jake Friesen
Song Leader & pianist:  Harley Dyck & Katrina Schulz

Welcome & announcements

Call to Worship

Worship Litany

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory

Prayer Time

Children’s Story – Ang Driedger

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Isaiah 65: 17 – 25; 1 Corinthians 15: 12-19; John 20: 1-18

Message – “The Empty Tomb” – Pastor Rudy

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ Welcome to our Easter Sunday Worship Service.  We come to celebrate not only the empty tomb, but also the presence of the risen Christ in our lives and in this world.  Thanks be to God for the possibility of fresh starts, new beginnings, life abundant and life eternal.

~ Reminders of prayer items for this week:

– Nettie Ginter finished her last radiation treatment on Wednesday, March 28.  She is grateful to reach this milestone and is thankful for all the prayer support.

– Tenley Falk’s end date for her maintenance schedule of treatments was on Saturday, March 31st. The family is also grateful to have reached this milestone.  Once a month checkups will be ongoing, yet the regular routine of medications and appointments will be discontinued.

– Tim Wiebe continues his regular treatment of chemotherapy.

– Harv Thiessen and his family appreciate our ongoing prayer support for his very gradual recovery.

– Austin Penner at Agassiz Youth Center in Portage la Prairie also values our prayer support.

~welcome back to Shania Ginter, Josh Dyck and Cynthia Krahn after your spring break involvement with SOAR Heartland. We trust that this has been a meaningful experience of ministry.

~ Thursday, April 5 marks the date for our 24 hour prayer vigil for Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda.  We want to continue to uphold one another before the throne of grace.

~ 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:

Triumphant God, we rejoice together in the resurrection of Jesus the Christ.  We give thanks for the faithful women who traveled to the tomb early in the morning and carried their fragrant spices.  We give thanks for the heavenly messenger whose good news amazed the women and transformed them into evangelists. We give thanks for the glorious hope that death has lost its sting and joy comes forth from sorrow.  Renew your life in us, O God; grant us courage to live as people empowered by the resurrection all the days of our lives.  We pray in the name of the risen Christ. Amen.

 

Announcements:

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

~ On Sunday, April 15, we as a congregation would like to recognize the end of current cancer treatments for Tenley Falk and Nettie Ginter.  The larger context for our service would center on the faithfulness of God’s ongoing presence with us and a sense of thanksgiving for allowing these families to reach the end of what has been a life changing journey.  It is important to give thanks to God.  After the service, we want to invite the congregation to celebrate around the tables, sharing a noon meal, which will include elements of Tenley’s favorite foods.  We invite your participation.

~ 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.

 ~ Ministerial Meeting scheduled for Sunday, May 6 has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 29.  This way it does not conflict with the deacons meeting which has also been scheduled for May 6.  If this is not suitable, please check with Rudy.

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:

April 4 – “The River” – worship evening at Winkler Bergthaler.  We leave at 6:30 pm from BMC and will be back by 9: 45 pm

April 11 – Bible Study – PVBC presentation

April 18 – Small group fun night

April 25 – Bible Study

 

Community

Annual Gideon banquet: Tuesday, April 10 at 6:30 pm. at the Altona EMMC Church. All are welcome and invited. See Garry or Karla for complimentary tickets (204-327-5551).

 

Blood Donor Clinic at Altona – Rhineland Pioneer Center

            Thursday, April 5, 2018 – 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm

 

~ Salem Foundation invites you to enjoy an afternoon of “Faspa, Fellowship and Song” on Sunday, April 15th at the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church.  The Program, featuring the male voice harmony of the WINKLER COMMUNITY MALE CHOIR begins at 3:30 pm in the sanctuary; Faspa will be served from 4:30 to 5:15 pm in the fellowship mehall.  Proceeds from the freewill offering are for Salem Home Resident Room Blinds – All Care Areas.

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

 

~ An evening of music and stories of hope: Generation Rising presents Christian touring band Double Portion! Featuring the testimony of Pastor Jose from Honduras – who will share how he continues to boldly proclaim God while surviving terrible gang violence. Free admission with a freewill donation. All funds raised will help children in Honduras receive quality Christian education. Friday April 13th at 7:00 p.m. at the Winkler MB Church, 120 Pineview Drive, Winkler, MB.

~ Annual Palliative Care Soup & Pie Fundraiser will take place on Tuesday, April 17th, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Altona Bergthaler Church.

Bring a friend. All are welcome! All proceeds go towards Palliative Care.

~ The Spiritual Care Advisory Committee, for the Gardens on Tenth, is pleased to announce that we have hired, Marlene Wiebe,(she is the wife of MCI teacher, Tim Wiebe), as the new chaplain for Eastview Personal Care Home and the Apartments at the Gardens on Tenth.  Marlene is completing a Masters of Theology (Specializing in Chaplaincy), and did her practicum at both locations, so she knows the residents and staff.  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.

~ You are invited!  Providence Theological Seminary Graduation Exercises on Saturday, April 21 and Sunday, April 22 @ 2 pm at Hanna Centre, Jubilee Auditorium, Otterburne.  Speakers: Patrick Franklin,(PhD McMaster Divinity College), and Jeff Banman, (MA Providence Theological Seminary).

~ 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

~ 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

Church Calendar

April 8 – Youth led worship service

April 15 – Celebration service for Tenley Falk & Nettie Ginter and their families

April 22 – the Winkler Community Male Choir will be leading us in our worship service

April 29 – Speaker – Justin Rempel

 

April Anniversaries

April 4 – Ryan & Jodi Friesen

April 9 –Sheldon & Sherry Fehr

April 12 – Ray & Corinne Peters

April 18 – Abe & Viola Fehr

April 21 – Ken & Corry Rempel

 

April Birthdays

April 1 – Megan Hildebrandt, Shaelyn Fehr

April 4 – Monica Ens

April 6 – Elvina Peters, Joe Giesbrecht

April 8 – Karissa Falk, Austin Penner

April 10 – Vincent Rempel

April 15 – Macey Friesen

April 17 – Ingrid Dyck

April 23 – Elfrieda Peters

April 25 – Dale Klippenstein

April 26 –Kirsten Friesen, Christopher Klassen

April 27 – Bill Rempel

April 30 – Verna Martens