December 10, 2017

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Verse of the Week:

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9: 6

Worship leader: Jake Friesen
Song Leader: Esther Zacharias
Pianist: Kristina Zacharias

Welcome & announcements

Prayer

Worship in Song

Lighting of the 2nd Advent Candle – Nettie Dyck

Offertory – Garry Klippenstein

Prayer Time

Children’s Story – Karla Fehr

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Isaiah 40: 1 – 11, Garry Fehr

Message – “Peace at the Center” – Pastor Rudy

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

 ~ Donations to our mitten tree are gratefully welcomed, and will be distributed to various local schools.  Thank you, in advance, for your generosity.

~ As we continue to await the arrival of Emmanuel, God-with-us, we also recognize the continued presence of the Holy Spirit in all of our everyday lives, including our dealing with health issues.  So we continue to trust in God’s leading as we uphold Nettie Ginter, Tenley Falk and Tim Wiebe and their families in our prayers.  We also continue to uphold Austin Penner, who is at the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie. He values our prayer support. Updates for Tenley can be found at: www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Eric Bueckert appreciates our ongoing prayer support as he continues to recover from his heart attack. Bueckert

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel, Mary Klassen in the Rock Lake Personal Care Home in Pilot Mound, and Peter E Hildebrandt, who moved into room 103 at the Gardens on Tenth Apartments.

~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 Andrea Fehr with YWAM in Hawai’i

Prayer for the Week:

Show us, O Lord, the peace we should seek, the peace we must give, the peace we can keep, the peace we must forego, and the peace You have given in Jesus our Lord.  Amen.

Announcements:

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

~ Candlelight Service practices, December 16, 9:30am and December 20, 7:30pm (this is a change from December 21). We are asking all those men who are involved in the male choir to meet at the church at 9 am on the 16th, so we can practice our music. Take note: The Candlelight Service time has been changed to 7:30pm on December 24 instead of 7 pm.

~ Just a reminder to complete your BMC Finance Survey by December 10. Paper copies of the survey are available at the back of the church and can be submitted to Mitchell Peters’ church mailbox. The survey is also available online at https://goo.gl/forms/4CkfYkFIsATocR4x1 Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

~There is children’s church for 1 – 6 year olds, in the youth Centre starting at 10:15

~ Clubs @ 7 pm on December 13, 2017.   There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for cookie bakers.  Call Ang Driedger 204-327-6674, if you need more information.

~ Stop in at the library between November 26th and December 17th for our VHS movie sale.

We have classics ranging from Veggie Tales to The Buttercream Gang. All the movies will be selling for $ .50.

 

Financial update:

Income to November 30:                      $ 275,877.09

Expenses to November 30:                  $ 333,025.89

Expected expenses to December 31: $   24,400.00

Needed before year end:                      $  76,500.00

Thank you for all your generous gifts throughout the year.

Youth Announcements

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

We have prayer partners for all the Youth!!  Thank you to everyone who signed up.

Youth Calendar:

December 13 – Christmas Party – Supper starts at 6:30pm. Bring a $5 Grab Box Gift. Dress Formal.  Bring a $5 gift!  Invite your friends!

Youth resumes on January 10, 2018

 

Community

Community Announcements

~ TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES, ALTONA, is currently seeking a volunteer manager.  Send applications to Altona@Villages.ca

~ Mennonite Collegiate Institute invites you to attend the Christmas Concert, Thursday December 21 @ 7:30 in Buhler Hall, Gretna.

~ Come and listen to a delightful mix of seasonal music sung by a multigenerational choir. Southern Manitoba Choral Society will present a concert Sunday, December 10th @2:30 pm at Altona Bergthaler Church. Everyone is welcome. A freewill offering will be received

~ “Dec 21, 7pm – “The Longest Night Service” at the Altona Mennonite Church.  If you are grieving the death of a family member or friend, separation, or any difficult loss, you are invited to attend.  Coffee & refreshments to follow”.

~ From the MCC newsdesk:  Get started on your Christmas shopping with our Christmas Giving catalogue! We’ve got 33 gifts in different price ranges, something for all your family and friends.  You can pick these up at the TTV store in the Altona Mall from 9-5 Monday – Saturday.

~ SALT – If you’re interested in a yearlong cross-cultural internship or work experience in a faith-based context, consider applying for SALT 2017-18! We’re looking for communicators, educators, French or Spanish speakers, development grads, peacebuilders, nurses, IT experts, social workers, and more. Young adults ages 18-30, apply today at mccmb.ca/salt.

~ The Mennonite Disaster Service All-Unit Meeting is being hosted by Region 5 (Canada) from February 9-10, 2018 in Winkler, MB. This event is open to all who are interested in the work of MDS. For more information or to register for the event see our website mds.mennonite.net/all-unit-meeting or call our Winnipeg office at 1-866-261-1274.

– The Rhineland Empty Stocking Fund. The hampers will be delivered on December 16, at 9:00 a.m., when volunteers will once again be needed to deliver these Christmas hampers to the recipients.  Again these deliveries will be co-ordinated out of the former Sawatzky Furniture building across from the Altona Mall; many people have reached out with a helping hand over the years with the RESF, and we sincerely “Thank You”.  If you would like to be a part of this mission, donations can be hand delivered to Rexall Drugs in the Altona Mall, at the Access Credit Union – Gretna, Altona or Plum Coulee locations or simply by mailing the donation to Rhineland Empty Stocking Fund, Box 2255, Altona, MB R0G 0B0

~ WC Miller Christmas Concerts take place at Buhler Hall in Gretna on Thursday & Friday, December 14 & 15 at 7:30 pm

~ Faith & Life Men’s and Women’s Christmas Concert in our area takes place on Sunday, December 17 at 3 pm in the Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church.  There will be a freewill offering.

Church calendar

December 17 – Speaker – Gerry Giesbrecht

December 24 – Sunday school Christmas program

December 24 – Candlelight Service at 7: 30 pm

December 25 – Christmas Day worship service at 10:30 am

December 31 – Sharing Sunday, no Sunday school

December 3, 2017

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Verse of the Week:

 

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Romans 15: 13

Worship leader: Rudy Franz
Song Leader & Pianist: Ang Fehr

Welcome & announcements

Prayer

Worship in Song

Lighting of the First Advent Candle – Dorothy Hildebrandt

Offertory –

Prayer Time

Worship in Song

Message – Hope – Esther Zacharias

Service of Communion

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ Welcome to this first Sunday of Advent, the time of year when we are drawn again to the story of God’s coming to dwell among us, beginning as a child, born in a lowly stable.  To us a Child of Hope has been born.  We rejoice in the gift of new life in Him for now and all eternity.

~ Donations to our mitten tree are gratefully welcomed, and will be distributed to various local schools.  Thank you, in advance, for your generosity.

~ Tuesday, December 5 is our day of 24 hour prayer support for Eagle Wings Children’s Village in Uganda.  May we continue to pray for them as they pray for us.  Across this wide world, God hears us and them as we pray for one another.

~ We want to remember those for whom this season of the year also brings along with it the continued focus on health concerns.  We pray for Nettie Ginter, Tenley Falk and Tim Wiebe and their families. We also want to uphold Austin Penner, who is at the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie. He values our prayer support. Updates for Tenley can be found at: www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel, Mary Klassen in the Rock Lake Personal Care Home in Pilot Mound, and Peter E Hildebrandt in Altona Hospital

~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 Andrea Fehr with YWAM in Hawai’i

Prayer for the Week:

We await Your coming to us, O God.  We know You work wonders, You announce mysteries, You choose the surprising, You startle the unexpecting, You keep hope, joy and peace alive, and You fulfill Your promises.  May we not only know, may we also practice believing while we await Your coming.  Amen.

Announcements:

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

~ Candlelight Service practices, December 16, 9:30am and December 21, 7:30pm.  We are asking all those men who are involved in the male choir to meet at the church at 9 am on the 16th, so we can practice our music. Take note: The Candlelight Service time has been changed to 7:30pm on December 24 instead of 7 pm.

~ Church Council meeting at 7 pm on December 4.

~ Just a reminder to complete your BMC Finance Survey by December 10. Paper copies of the survey are available at the back of the church and can be submitted to Mitchell Peters’ church mailbox. The survey is also available online at https://goo.gl/forms/4CkfYkFIsATocR4x1 Your feedback is greatly appreciated!

~There is children’s church for 1 – 6 year olds, in the old youth room this week and additional childcare will be available during the communion service in the basement.  All children are welcome!

~ Clubs @ 7 pm on December 6, 2017.   There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for cookie bakers.  Call Ang Driedger 204-327-6674, if you need more information.

~ Stop in at the library between November 26th and December 17th for our VHS movie sale.

We have classics ranging from Veggie Tales, to The Buttercream Gang. All the movies will be selling for $ .50.

 

Financial update:

Income to November 30:                      $ 263,366.17

Expenses to November 30:                  $ 312.007.62

Expected expenses to December 31: $ 44,000.00

Needed before year end:                      $ 93,000.00

Thank you for all your generous gifts throughout the year.

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

OPPORTUNITY: We NEED 2 more prayer partners! If you are interested in signing up to pray for someone, check out the sign up sheet after the service by the coffee station in the foyer.

Youth Calendar:


December 6 – Christmas Carolling
December 13 – Christmas Party – Supper starts at 6:30pm. Bring a $5 Grab Box Gift. Dress Formal. Bring a Friend!

Community

~ TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES, ALTONA, is currently seeking a volunteer manager.  Send applications to Altona@Villages.ca

~ Advent Service at Salem Home – Dec. 7, 2017 @ 6:45 p.m., in the Salem Home Chapel.  Everyone is welcome to join the residents and staff for this special service and stay for refreshments.

~ Eastview Place volunteer drivers needed ASAP:  We are in need of volunteer drivers for our Adult Day Program.  The volunteers will be accompanied by an Eastview Place staff member to bring seniors to and from the care home.  Volunteers work on a rotation basis and would be needed approximately three days a month (Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday) at 9:00 am and 2:50 pm.  Please contact Jonathan Sawatsky at Eastview Place at 324-2375 for more information.  We appreciate all of your support for our seniors in the community and would be grateful to have that continue through volunteer drivers.

 

~ Come and listen to a delightful mix of seasonal music sung by a multigenerational choir. Southern Manitoba Choral Society will present concerts on Saturday, December 9th @7:00 pm at Winkler Emmanuel Church and Sunday, December 10th @2:30 pm at Altona Bergthaler Church. Everyone is welcome. A freewill offering will be received

~ “Dec 21, 7pm – “The Longest Night Service” at the Altona Mennonite Church.  If you are grieving the death of a family member or friend, separation, or any difficult loss, you are invited to attend.  Coffee & refreshments to follow”.

~ From the MCC newsdesk:  Get started on your Christmas shopping with our Christmas Giving catalogue! We’ve got 33 gifts in different price ranges, something for all your family and friends.  You can pick these up at the TTV store in the Altona Mall from 9-5 Monday – Saturday.

BOWEN PRESENTS: A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS (December 8th,)

A benefit concert in support of Central Station in Winkler

On December 8th, the third annual “Merry Little Christmas show” will be held at the P.W. Enns Centennial Concert Hall. The show will be an evening filled with great musical entertainment from Bowen, Leora Hamm, Warren Friesen, Henry Abrams, Dale Wiebe and more! All proceeds will be donated to Central Station in Winkler. Visit www.bowenmusic.org/events to purchase tickets.


~ The Mennonite Disaster Service All-Unit Meeting is being hosted by Region 5 (Canada) from February 9-10, 2018 in Winkler, MB. This event is open to all who are interested in the work of MDS. For more information or to register for the event see our website mds.mennonite.net/all-unit-meeting or call our Winnipeg office at 1-866-261-1274.

– The Rhineland Empty Stocking Fund is now accepting referrals for Christmas Hampers.  These referrals can be called in to 204-324-7167.  When calling in referrals please have the following information:  name of referral, number of children in the family with age and gender of child, address and phone number.  Deadline for referrals is December 8.  Just a friendly reminder that the referrals must live in the R.M. of Rhineland; December 9, at 9:00 a.m., volunteers will be needed to help wrap Christmas gifts for these hampers.  This wrapping will take place at the former Sawatzky Furniture building across from the Altona Mall; December 16, at 9:00 a.m., volunteers will once again be needed to deliver these Christmas hampers to the recipients.  Again these deliveries will be co-ordinated out of the former Sawatzky Furniture building across from the Altona Mall; many people have reached out with a helping hand over the years with the RESF, and we sincerely “Thank You”.  If you would like to be a part of this mission, donations can be hand delivered to Rexall Drugs in the Altona Mall, at the Access Credit Union – Gretna, Altona or Plum Coulee locations or simply by mailing the donation to Rhineland Empty Stocking Fund, Box 2255, Altona, MB R0G 0B0

Church Calendar

December 10 – Speaker – Rudy Franz

December 17 – Speaker – Gerry Giesbrecht

December 24 – Sunday school Christmas program

December 24 – Candlelight Service at 7: 30 pm

December 25 – Christmas Day worship service at 10:30 am

December 31 – Sharing Sunday

November 26, 2017

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Verse of the Week:

For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel call and with the sound of the trumpet of God.  And the dead in Christ will rise first, then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall always be with the Lord.  Therefore comfort one another with these words.

1 Thessalonians 4: 16-18

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

Welcome & announcements

Call to worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory – Luke Klassen

Prayer Time

Worship in Song

Memorial Service

Scripture Reading – 1 Corinthians 15: 51 -58; Hebrews 12: 22-24

Worship in Song

Message – The Hope of the Resurrection – Pastor Rudy

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

 

~ Welcome to the last Sunday of the Church year.  On this day we want to acknowledge those from among our midst as well as from our extended family who have passed away this last year.  We are grateful for their life of faith.  While we recognize the loss they represent, we also want to be reminded of the hope that is ours through the resurrection of Jesus the Christ.

~ We are saddened to hear of the passing of Bernie Hildebrandt, of Killarney, son of the late Jake & Eva Hildebrandt and nephew of Eva Schellenberg & Peter E Hildebrandt and their families.  We want to uphold you in our prayers and trust that the Good Shepherd will be your guide and comfort during these days.

~ Walter and Marilyn are leaving tomorrow along with others on a study tour of Israel and Ethiopia.  They will also have an opportunity to visit Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda.  We want to wish you safety and God’s blessings on your journey and look forward to hearing about your reflections when you return.

~ Donations to our mitten tree are gratefully welcomed, and will be distributed to various local schools.  Thank you, in advance, for your generosity.

~ We are grateful for medical facilities, doctors and nurses who are able to provide services to us in our time of need.  Tim Wiebe, Nettie Ginter and Tenley Falk continue to access these services aw we continue to pray for them and their families. We remember also Austin Penner at the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie. He values our prayer support. Updates for Tenley can be found at: www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel, Mary Klassen in the Rock Lake Personal Care Home in Pilot Mound, and Peter E Hildebrandt  in Altona Hospital,  who are dealing with health issues.

~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 Andrea Fehr with YWAM in Hawai’i

Prayer for the Week:

If you were not risen O Lord, to whom would we go to discover a radiance of the face of God?  If you were not risen we would not be together seeking your communion.  We would not find in your presence forgiveness, the wellspring of a new beginning.  If you were not risen where would we draw the energy for following you right to the end of our existence, for choosing you again and again? Amen.

Church Announcements

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

~ Candlelight Service practices, December 16, 9:30am and December 21, 7:30pm. Take note: The Candlelight Service time has been changed to 7:30pm on December 24 instead of 7 pm.

~There is childcare available during the service starting at 10:15 in the youth hut. Children ages 1-6 are welcome!

~ Clubs @ 7 pm on November 29, 2017.   There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for cookie bakers.  Call Ang Driedger 204-327-6674, if you need more information.

~ Stop in at the library between November 26th and December 17th for our VHS movie sale.

We have classics ranging from Veggie Tales, to The Buttercream Gang. All the movies will be selling for $ .50.

Youth Announcements

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

OPPORTUNITY: We NEED 2 more prayer partners! If you are interested in signing up to pray for someone, check out the sign up sheet after the service by the coffee station in the foyer.

Youth Calendar:
November 29 – Underground Church
December 6 – Christmas Carolling
December 13 – Christmas Party – Supper starts at 6:30pm. Bring a $5 Grab Box Gift. Dress Formal. Bring a Friend!

 

Community

~ TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES, ALTONA, is currently seeking a volunteer manager.  Send applications to Altona@Villages.ca

~ Advent Service at Salem Home – Dec. 7, 2017 @ 6:45 p.m., in the Salem Home Chapel.  Everyone is welcome to join the residents and staff for this special service and stay for refreshments.

~ Eastview Place volunteer drivers needed ASAP:  We are in need of volunteer drivers for our Adult Day Program.  The volunteers will be accompanied by an Eastview Place staff member to bring seniors to and from the care home.  Volunteers work on a rotation basis and would be needed approximately three days a month (Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday) at 9:00 am and 2:50 pm.  Please contact Jonathan Sawatsky at Eastview Place at 324-2375 for more information.  We appreciate all of your support for our seniors in the community and would be grateful to have that continue through volunteer drivers.

 

~ Come and listen to a delightful mix of seasonal music sung by a multigenerational choir. Southern Manitoba Choral Society will present concerts on Saturday, December 9th @7:00 pm at Winkler Emmanuel Church and Sunday, December 10th @2:30 pm at Altona Bergthaler Church. Everyone is welcome. A freewill offering will be received

~ Cottonwood Community Drama presents “Murder Takes the Veil”, Nov 30, Dec 1 & 2 @ 7:30 pm at Buhler Hall in Gretna.  For tickets visitwww.mciblues.net.

~ From the MCC newsdesk:  Get started on your Christmas shopping with our Christmas Giving catalogue! We’ve got 33 gifts in different price ranges, something for all your family and friends.  You can pick these up at the TTV store in the Altona Mall from 9-5 Monday – Saturday.

BOWEN PRESENTS: A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS (December 8th,)

A benefit concert in support of Central Station in Winkler

On December 8th, the third annual “Merry Little Christmas show” will be held at the P.W. Enns Centennial Concert Hall. The show will be an evening filled with great musical entertainment from Bowen, Leora Hamm, Warren Friesen, Henry Abrams, Dale Wiebe and more! All proceeds will be donated to Central Station in Winkler. Visit www.bowenmusic.org/events to purchase tickets.


~ The Mennonite Disaster Service All-Unit Meeting is being hosted by Region 5 (Canada) from February 9-10, 2018 in Winkler, MB. This event is open to all who are interested in the work of MDS. For more information or to register for the event see our website mds.mennonite.net/all-unit-meeting or call our Winnipeg office at 1-866-261-1274.

 Church Calendar

December 3 – 1st Sunday of Advent & Communion – Speaker –Esther Zacharias

December 10 – Speaker – Rudy Franz

December 17 – Speaker – Gerry Giesbrecht

December 24 – Sunday school Christmas program

December 24 – Candlelight Service at 7: 30 pm

December 25 – Christmas Day worship service at 10:30 am

December 31 – Sharing Sunday

December anniversaries

None

 

December Birthdays

1 – Alyssa (Friesen) Fehr

7- Tyson Fehr

8- Betty Ens, Kenleigh Friesen

11- Sara Ens

12- Ang Fehr

13- Sara Froese, Maury Peters

14 – Josh Driedger, Lauren Fehr

15 – Helen Friesen

17 – Lindsay Ginter

18 – Kelly McDonald

20 – Mary Fehr

21 – Ray Friesen

22 – Jack Driedger

23- Margaret Dyck, Rudy Franz

24 – Bernie Kehler

25 – Cliff Peters, Robyn (Fehr) Voth

27 – Natalie (Rempel) Neudorf

28 – Jaime Falk

29 – Helena Falk

31 – Matthew Penner

 

 
NEW  MATERIAL  IN  THE  LIBRARY!
ADULT FICTION:
Melanie Dobson…Refuge on Crescent Hill
Melanie Dobson…Beneath a Golden Veil
Jim Kraus……the Dog that Whispered
Charles Martin…..Long Way Gone
CHRISTIAN LIVING:
Louie Giglio…..the Comeback
Anne Voskamp….be the gift
YOUTH:
Imagination Station- Adventures in Odyssey……Book 20
Jerry Jenkins…..Red Rock Mysteries….Books 13,14 and 15
BIOGRAPHY:
Wilma Derksen…..The Way of Letting Go
Marie Monville….One Light Still Shines
PLEASE RETURN BOOKS  AND VIDEOS AFTER
3 TO 4 WEEKS

 

In Memoriam

November 26, 2017

  1. Henry Hildebrand, 81, of Halbstadt, passed away on December 1, 2016. He is the uncle of Cathy & Dave Fehr, and their family.
  2. Dora Giesbrecht (nee Sawatzky), 84, of Steinbach, passed away on December 23, 2016. She is the aunt of Agatha & Jake Falk and their family.
  3. David J Dyck, 92, of Winkler, formerly of Plum Coulee, passed away on December 30, 2016. He is the uncle of Corinne & Ray Peters and their family.
  4. Susannah Siemens (nee Braun), 87, of Steinbach, passed away on December 31, 2016. She is the sister of Margaret Dyck.
  5. Alfred Theodor Wieler, 81, of Morden, formerly of Rosetown, passed away on January 25, 2017.
  6. John A Fehr, 92, of Winkler, formerly of Blumenort, passed away on February 8, 2017. He is the grandfather of Jason & Alyssa Fehr.
  7. Arthur (Arty) George Paetkau, 60, of Winkler, passed away on February 9, 2017. He is a cousin to Cliff & Sue Peters and Michael & Janel Peters and their family.
  8. Tina Janzen (nee Falk), 92, of Altona, passed away on February 11, 2017. She is the aunt of Jake & Agatha Falk, Larry & Helena Falk, John H & Hedy Falk and John G & Esther Falk and their families.
  9. Leona Penner (nee Enns), 71, of Altona, passed away on February 26, 2017. She is the mother of James & Jackie Penner, and the grandmother of Ashleigh & Travis Hildebrand, Heidi & Felix Houle, Brandi Penner & Matthew Penner.  She is the great grandmother of Brea & Skylar Hildebrand, and Blake & Kairi Houle.
  10. Johnny Isaac Friesen, 96, of Morris, passed away on February 28, 2017. He is the brother in law of Margaret Dyck.
  11. Evelyn Giesbrecht (nee Kehler), 85, of Altona, formerly of Plum Coulee, passed away on March 7, 2017. She is the mother of Pam & Maury Peters and the grandmother of Taylor, Zoe and Hailey.
  12. Susan Janzen (nee Driedger), 93, of Winkler, formerly of Altona and Neuhorst, passed away on March 11, 2017. She is the mother of Sara & Henry Froese, grandmother of Marlin & Becky Froese, and great grandmother of Myla & Sadie.
  13. Helen Fehr (nee Klassen), 101, of Altona, formerly of Neuhorst, passed away on March 28, 2017. She is the mother of Tena Thiessen, Abe & Viola Fehr, Dave & Cathy Fehr, grandmother of Robyn & Jason Voth, Dustin & Leah Fehr, and great grandmother of Marly & Caleb Voth and Sawyer & Deacon Fehr.  She is the sister in law of Zelma Fehr and the aunt of Rod & Ang Fehr, Scott & Connie Fehr, James & Jackie Penner, Grant & Glenda Fehr, Garry & Karla Fehr, Bill & Mary Fehr, Ken & Eleanor Fehr, and their families.
  14. Nancee Freesmeier (nee Krone), 84, of Fort Meyers, Florida, Passed away on April 16, 22017. She is the grandmother of Ryan & Jody Friesen and great grandmother of Bennett and Rowan.
  15. Tina Wiens (nee Krahn), 73, of Winnipeg, passed away on April 18, 2017. She is the aunt of Jack & Ang Driedger and Kevin & Helen Krahn and their families.
  16. Maria Loewen (nee Dueck), 92, of Altona, formerly of Sewell, passed away on April 16, 2017. She is the grandmother of Dave & Nettie Ginter and Esther & Dave Klippenstein and the great grandmother of Greg, Garry & Wesley Klippenstein and Kim, Lindsay, Shania & Jonah Ginter.
  17. Susanna Reddekopp (nee Enns), 97, of Altona, passed away on April 28, 2017. She is the aunt of Agatha & Jake Falk & their family.
  18. Frank Zacharias, 81, of Winkler, formerly of Schoenwiese, passed away on June 7, 2017. He is the father of Connie & Scott Fehr, and the grandfather of Marcus, Cody & Kelsey, Shaelyn & Reese. He is the uncle of Hayley & Geoff Loewen & their family.
  19. Helene Klassen (nee Hildebrandt), 94, of Cartwright, passed away on June 29, 2017. She is the sister of Peter E Hildebrandt and Eva Schellenberg. She is the aunt of Sandra Klassen, Richard & Dorothy Hildebrandt, Ed & Joyce Hildebrandt and their families.
  20. Edwin (Ed) Plett, 95, of Winkler, formerly of Rosetown, passed away on August 2, 2017. He is the uncle of Jake & Agatha Falk, Larry & Helena Falk, John H & Hedy Falk, John G & Esther Falk and their families.
  21. John B Elias, 69, of Winkler, passed away on August 11, 2017. he is the uncle of Karla & Garry Fehr and their family.
  22. Rosemary (Rose) Swift (nee Heinrichs), 54, of Winkler, passed away on October 19, 2017. She is the mother of Yvonne & Chris Giesbrecht, and the grandmother of Anastasia & Isadora.
  23. David Peters, 102, of Winkler, passed away on October 17, 2017. He is the uncle of Peter D & Valentine Zacharias & their families.
  24. Wilma Sawatzky, 79, of Altona, passed away on October 24, 2017. She is the aunt of Agatha & Jake Falk and their family.
  25. Abram Suderman, 83, of Chortitz, passed away on November 8, 2017. He is the grandfather of Jessica & Eric Giesbrecht.
  26. Bernie Hildebrandt, 65, of Killarney, passed away on November 22, 2017. He is the nephew of Eva Schellenberg and Peter E Hildebrandt.  He is a cousin to Ed & Joyce Hildebrandt, Richard & Dorothy Hildebrandt and Sandra Klassen & their families.

 

“For He who has died has been freed from sin.  Now if we died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him, knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead, dies no more.  Death no longer has dominion over Him.”  Romans 6:7-9

November 19, 2017

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Verse of the Week:

I have been crucified with Christ; it is now longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.

Galatians 2: 20

Worship leader: Rudy Franz
Song Leader & Pianist: Katrina Schulz

 

Welcome & announcements

Call to worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory

Prayer Time

Children’s Story – Agatha Falk

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Philippians 3: 1 – 16, Caroline Ens

Message – Letting Go, Part 2 – Pastor Rudy

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ After this morning’s worship service, we are invited to stay for lunch after which we will be having our annual fall membership meeting.  We appreciate your participation in hearing committee reports, providing feedback and in discernment of decisions which need to be made.

~ Donations to our mitten tree are gratefully welcomed, and will be distributed to various local schools.  Thank you, in advance, for your generosity.

~ Tim Wiebe has completed his latest round of chemo and is now waiting for a follow-up MRI in early December. Nettie Ginter and Tenley Falk continue with their treatment routines.  Thank you for your continued prayer support, for these people and their families, as well as Austin Penner at the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie. Let us encourage each other through our prayers for one another.  Updates for Tenley can be found at: www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel, Mary Klassen in the Rock Lake Personal Care Home in Pilot Mound, and Peter E Hildebrandt , in Altona Hospital,  who are dealing with health issues.

~ 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 Andrea Fehr, working with YWAM in Hawai’i

Prayer for the Week:

Lord of my life, I give to You all of what my life revolves around.  Thank You that You receive whatever I offer and transform it so that this gift of my life may come to resemble Your living in me. Amen.

Church Announcements

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

~There is childcare available during the service starting at 10:15 in the youth hut. Children ages 1-6 are welcome!

~ Clubs @ 7 pm on November 22, 2017.   There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for cookie bakers.  Call Ang Driedger 204-327-6674, if you need more information.

Community Announcements

CFGB Supporter Appreciation Gathering: Nov. 20 9:30-11 am. At the

Oasis Restaurant, Winkler.  Join Harold Penner and others from Canadian Foodgrains Bank for a drop-in gathering to thank our many supporters.

Coffee and pie sponsored by Scoular.

 

~ TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES, ALTONA, is currently seeking a volunteer manager.  Send applications to Altona@Villages.ca
~ Advent Service at Salem Home – Dec. 7, 2017 @ 6:45 p.m., in the Salem Home Chapel.  Everyone is welcome to join the residents and staff for this special service and stay for refreshments.

~ Eastview Place volunteer drivers needed ASAP:  We are in need of volunteer drivers for our Adult Day Program.  The volunteers will be accompanied by an Eastview Place staff member to bring seniors to and from the care home.  Volunteers work on a rotation basis and would be needed approximately three days a month (Tuesday, Wednesday andThursday) at 9:00 am and 2:50 pm.  Please contact Jonathan Sawatsky at Eastview Place at 324-2375 for more information.  We appreciate all of your support for our seniors in the community and would be grateful to have that continue through volunteer drivers.

 

~ Cottonwood Community Drama presents “Murder Takes the Veil”, Nov 30, Dec 1 & 2 @ 7:30 pm at Buhler Hall in Gretna.  For tickets visitwww.mciblues.net.

~ MCC’s Christmas Craft and Bake Sale takes place on Saturday, November 25 from  9 – 4 at 134 Plaza Dr in Winnipeg.  At the same time visit the Ten Thousand Villages Warehouse Sale open house.

~ From the MCC newsdesk:  Get started on your Christmas shopping with our Christmas Giving catalogue! We’ve got 33 gifts in different price ranges, something for all your family and friends.  You can pick these up at the TTV store in the Altona Mall from 9-5 Monday – Saturday.


The Mennonite Disaster Service All-Unit Meeting is being hosted by Region 5 (Canada) from February 9-10, 2018 in Winkler, MB. This event is open to all who are interested in the work of MDS. For more information or to register for the event see our website mds.mennonite.net/all-unit-meeting or call our Winnipeg office at 1-866-261-1274.

 

Youth 

BMC Youth is for youth in grades 7-12, and happens Wednesdays from 7:30pm-9:15pm  For updates follow us on Social Media:
instagram: @bmcyouthmin
facebook: facebook.com/groups/BMCYouth (Group)
facebook.com/bmcyouthmin (Page)
twitter: @bmcyouthmin

OPPORTUNITY: We continue to seek prayer partners for the youth and leaders. If you are interested in signing up to pray for someone, check out the sign up sheet after the service by the coffee station in the foyer.

Youth Calendar:
November 22 – Underground Church
November 29 – Bible study

 

 

Church Calendar

November 26 – Memorial Service

December 3 – 1st Sunday of Advent & Communion – Speaker –Esther Zacharias

December 10 – Speaker – Rudy Franz

December 17 – Speaker – Gerry Giesbrecht

December 24 – Sunday school Christmas program

December 24 – Candlelight Service at 7 pm

December 25 – Christmas Day worship service at 10:30 am

December 31 – Sharing Sunday

November 12, 2017

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Verse of the Week:

“This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” John 15:8

Worship Leader: Gerry Giesbrecht
Song Leaders & Accompanists: Tyson Fehr, Josh Dyck, Shania Ginter

Welcome & announcements

Call to worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory

Prayer Time

Deacon Nominations

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Jonah Ginter

Message – Gerry Giesbrecht

Closing Song

Benediction

 

Prayer & Praise

~ Thank you to the youth for leading us in our worship service this morning.  We are grateful for your involvement in our church community and want to wish you well as you continue your studies at school.

~ This morning we are grateful for the many people who work on the various committees in our church.  Without their involvement it would be difficult to continue what is all being done.  Thank you for your commitment of time and energy.  Thank you also to our caretakers, Richard & Dorothy Hildebrandt, for your dedication in looking after the physical needs of our building.  Your work is valued and appreciated.

~ Abram Suderman, grandfather of Jessica & Eric Giesbrecht, passed away on Wednesday, November 8.  The funeral will take place on Sunday, November 12 at 2 pm in the German Old Colony Church at Hochfeld.  We want to wish the family God’s nearness and comfort as you lay to rest this important member of your family.

~ Tim Wiebe received some encouraging news this past week.  The tumor on his brain has so far not returned.  Tim is undergoing a week of chemo and then a follow up MRI will be done in early December.  We are grateful for this good news.   We continue also to uphold Nettie Ginter and Tenley Falk and their families in our prayers.  We also remember Austin Penner currently at the Agassiz Youth Centre in Portage la Prairie. We give thanks that we can approach the throne of grace at any time for any need that is on our hearts and minds.  Updates for Tenley can be found at: www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Congratulations and God’s blessings to Jonathan Fehr and Joelle Warkentin who were married on Saturday, November 11, 2017.  We trust that you will experience much joy as you live out your commitment to one another under the Lordship of Jesus the Christ.

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Trudy Harms, Helen Janzen, and Jake Rempel, Mary Klassen in the Rock Lake Personal Care Home in Pilot Mound, and Peter E Hildebrandt , in Altona Hospital,  who are dealing with health issues.

~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 Andrea Fehr with YWAM in Hawai’i

Prayer for the Week:

Creator God, thank you for the invitation by your Spirit to become your children through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Thank you for your promise to be found by us when we intentionally seek you. Convince us of your love and goodness, and give us courage to share that love with those we see in our day to day.  Amen

Announcements:

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

~ Rudy is involved in leading worship at Eden and Salem this Sunday, November 12.

~There is childcare available during the service starting at 10:15 in the youth hut. Children ages 1-6 are welcome!

~ Clubs @ 7 pm on November 15, 2017.   There is a sign-up sheet on the bulletin board for cookie bakers.  Call Ang Driedger 204-327-6674, if you need more information.

~ The report books are available in both foyers.

Youth

Youth 

BMC Youth is for youth in grades 7-12, and happens Wednesdays from 7:30pm-9:15pm  For updates follow us on Social Media:
instagram: @bmcyouthmin
facebook: facebook.com/groups/BMCYouth (Group)
facebook.com/bmcyouthmin (Page)
twitter: @bmcyouthmin

OPPORTUNITY: We continue to seek prayer partners for the youth and leaders. If you are interested in signing up to pray for someone, check out the sign up sheet after the service by the coffee station in the foyer.

Youth Calendar:
November 15 – Bible study
November 22 – Underground Church
November 29 – Bible study

 

Community

CFGB Supporter Appreciation Gathering: Nov. 20 9:30-11 am. At the

Oasis Restaurant, Winkler.  Join Harold Penner and others from Canadian Foodgrains Bank for a drop-in gathering to thank our many supporters.

Coffee and pie sponsored by Scoular.

 

~ TEN THOUSAND VILLAGES, ALTONA, is currently seeking a volunteer manager.  Send applications to Altona@Villages.ca

~ The Reinland Community Center is hosting a fall supper on Thursday, November 16, 2017 from 5 – 7 pm.  Admission is by donation.

~ Join us for The Gardens on Tenth Fall Soup & Pie Supper on Thursday, November 16th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in The Gardens dining room at 140 10th Avenue NE. Admission is by donation. Donations will go for a new Century Tub for The Apartments. All are invited to attend. To arrange a tour following the supper please call Julie at  204-324-8945.  Also, we have a few 714 sq ft and 920 sq ft suites available which are eligible for a Rent Supplement making them very affordable! All meals are optional.

~ Cottonwood Community Drama presents “Murder Takes the Veil”, Nov 30, Dec 1 & 2 @ 7:30 pm at Buhler Hall in Gretna.  For tickets visitwww.mciblues.net.

~ MCC’s Christmas Craft and Bake Sale takes place on Saturday, November 25 from  9 – 4 at 134 Plaza Dr in Winnipeg.  At the same time visit the Ten Thousand Villages Warehouse Sale open house.

~ From the MCC newsdesk:  Get started on your Christmas shopping with our Christmas Giving catalogue! We’ve got 33 gifts in different price ranges, something for all your family and friends.  You can pick these up at the TTV store in the Altona Mall from 9-5 Monday – Saturday.

Church Calendar

November 19 – Speaker – Rudy Franz – Fall Congregational Meeting after the morning service and lunch

November 26 – Memorial Service

 

Deacon Ministry

We as a congregation have been blessed by the ministry of dedicated and caring deacons.  It continues to be an important ministry in the life of our congregation, even though much of the work is done behind the scenes.  We seek to uphold one another in prayer, encourage each other, comfort and challenge each other so that the body of Christ may be built up.

  1. We are asking that deacons assist the ministerial with the spiritual care of the congregation.
  2. This would include visitation of the elderly and the visitation of those struggling with health issues, either at home, the hospital or personal care home.
  3. Deacons would meet with the Pastor to support and encourage each other, pray, and make suggestions regarding special needs: i.e. financial, spiritual, personal, etc. which members may be experiencing.
  4. Deacons would participate in meetings with the Ministerial Council as needed.
  5. Deacons would assist with Communion services as requested.

 

~ Those currently serving as Deacons are: Garry & Karla Fehr, Ray & Charlotte Klassen, Henry & Sara Froese, Abe & Viola Fehr

 

~ Both Henry & Sara Froese and Ray & Charlotte Klassen have served one three year term and are eligible for re-election.

 

~ We would like to regain a full complement of deacons which would include five positions.  Thus for this year, we are looking to fill three positions.

 

~ All members currently attending are eligible to nominate and all members currently attending are eligible to be nominated.

 

~ We ask that you prayerfully consider this matter as we proceed with nominations on Sunday, November 12, 2017