April 23, 2017

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Sunday, April 23, 2017

Verse of the Week:

But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My Name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.  Peace, I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.  Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14: 26-27

Worship leader: Jake Friesen

Song Leader & Pianist: Ravae McDonald

 

Welcome & announcements

Call to worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory – Josh Dyck

Prayer Time

Reporting by SOAR Participants

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – John 20:19-31

Message – Peace be with You – Pastor Rudy

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ During this past week various families in our midst have experienced the loss of people who were important in their lives.  The Grandmother of Ryan & Jodi Friesen, Nancee J Freesmeier, passed away on Sunday, April 16.  Tina Wiens, aunt of Ang & Jack Driedger, & Kevin & Helen Krahn, passed away on Tuesday, April 18.  On Wednesday, April 19, Maria Loewen, grandmother of Dave & Nettie Ginter & Esther & Dave Klippenstein passed away.  We recognize how finite life is and we are grateful for the time we are given to build relationships and establish memories.  May these families come to know anew Jesus’ greeting to His disciples, “Peace be with you”, in the midst of uncertainty, loss & grief.

~ Let us continue to uphold Tenley Falk and her family as she undergoes her regular treatment schedule.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ We are grateful that Samara Thiessen, great granddaughter of Elma Kehler, is doing much better after her bone marrow transplant.   She has been able to come out of intensive care and onto the general medical ward.  The family deeply appreciates every improvement and all the prayer support.

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

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

Prayer for the Week:

Living God, for whom no door is closed, no heart is locked, draw us beyond our doubts and fears to know Your risen presence within, Your healing touch that surrounds us and Your peace which enfolds us.  In the strong name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

Announcements:

Church

 

~ Church council meets at 7: 30 pm on Tuesday, April 25

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

~ The updated pictorial directories are available for $10 per copy. See Hedy Falk if you’d like to pick one up or stop in at the library and Judy Dyck or Sue Peters will be able to sell you one.

~ There are a number of items in the lost & found. Please check and take home items that belong to you.

~ We are looking for more people to help out with our audio visuals.  There are openings in each department.  If you are able and interested, check with the nominations committee: Joyce Hildebrandt, Charlotte Klassen, or Armin Ens.  We would welcome you to come on board and fill these vacancies.

 Community

~ Women Encountering Jesus – Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 9am to 4:30pm.  You are invited by Mennonite Women Manitoba to come spend a day together at the Bethel Mennonite church in Winnipeg, exploring stories of women’s encounters with Jesus, then & now.  Our day will include: worship, engagement with a variety of spiritual practices, storytelling, lunch and introduction to resources for the journey. Resource person is Spiritual Director Laura Funk.  Register online at: www.mennochurch.mb.ca or call 204-896-1616 and ask for Kathy Giesbrecht.  Registration is $ 50.00

~ Mennonite Church Manitoba is accepting applications for the position of Resident Manager at Camp Moose Lake.  This is a 4 month term position (1.0 fte) from May 1 – Aug 31.  The Manager is directly responsible for the management of Camp Moose Lake, overseeing all aspects of its operation including facilities and the guest group rental program.  Please send inquiries to Dorothy Fontaine 204-896-1616 ext. 256 or dfontaine@mennochurch.mb.ca.  A detailed job description can be found at www.campswithmeaning.org.news

~ The “Annual Palliative Care Soup & Pie Fundraiser will be held Tuesday, April 25th, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Altona Bergthaler Church.  Funds raised will go towards equipment and projects for Eastview PCH and Altona Hospital.  All are welcome!”

 

~ The Gardens on Tenth will be having a Soup & Pie Fundraiser on Thursday, April 27, from 5 – 7 pm in the new dining room.  All are welcome and admission is by donation.  

 

~ Faith & Life choirs Spring Concerts entitled, Heaven & Earth Testify, take place Saturday, April 29, 2017 at7 pm  in the Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, and then on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 3 pm in the Morden Mennonite Church.  A freewill offering will be taken. 

 

~ Mennonite Collegiate Institute (Gretna) invites applicants for the following term positions available for the 2017-2018 school year: ½ time Art teacher, ¼ time Dance instruction. Ability to contribute to co-curricular programmes, including our musical theatre production, is an asset. Please send resume and cover letter to Cheryl Braun at principal@mciblues.net  or Box 250 Gretna, R0G 0V0, due date May 15.    For more information call MCI @ 204-327-5891.

 

 

Youth

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

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

Junior Youth (Mondays 7pm-9pm):

May 1 – Guy/Girl split night

May 8 – Games Night

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):

April 26 – Testimony night

May 3 – Bible Study – John 17: 1 – 12

 

 

Church Calendar

April 30 – Harley Dyck 1 Kings 18

May 7 – Rudy Franz

May 14 – songs of Praise

April 16, 2017 – Easter Sunday

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Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017

Verse of the Week:

Jesus said to her (Martha), “I am the Resurrection and the Life, those who believe in Me, though they die, yet shall they live, and whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die.  Do you believe this?”  She said to Him, “Yes Lord; I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.

John 11: 25-27

Worship leader: Rudy Franz

Song Leader: Jake Friesen

 Pianist: Kirsten Friesen

Organist: Vi Fehr

 

Welcome & announcements

Call to worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory –

Prayer Time

Children’s story – Gerry Giesbrecht

Easter Monologue – Esther Zacharias

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Matthew 28: 1 – 10, Caroline Ens

Message – He has been Raised – Pastor Rudy

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ Welcome to our Easter Sunday Worship Service.  We come to celebrate the reality of the empty tomb and how the risen Christ is able to break down the barriers which inhibit new life in Him.  Thanks be to God for the possibility of fresh starts, new beginnings, life abundant, and eternal life.

~ Tenley Falk has received good news regarding the recent MRI which showed no change from the results of a previous test.  She is able to keep going with her regular treatment schedule.  We give thanks to God for this good news.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Samara Thiessen, great granddaughter of Elma Kehler, has experienced difficulty breathing and is now on a ventilator.  This will help her immune system enable her lungs to recover.  So far the bone marrow transplant appears to be working.  The family is grateful for wise and caring medical staff, for research which continues to guide the treatment and for God’s infinite wisdom in the bigger picture.

~ Congratulations to Joshua Driedger on the occasion of your graduation from CMU’s Outtatown Discipleship Program which took place last Sunday, April 9.  We want to wish you God’s blessing and guidance as you make the transition from the school to life outside of that context.  May you sense God’s nearness and direction as you continue to seek His will for your life.

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

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

Prayer for the Week:

 

On this Easter Sunday morning we acknowledge You as the Companion of the lonely, Binder of wounds, Seek of lost souls, Friend of the poor, Source of all that is, Forgiver of sins, Voice of the voiceless, Counsellor of the confused, Shelter from the storm, Creator of Heaven and Earth, Defeater of death, Provider of life and hope.  We come to worship and adore the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Amen.

Announcements:

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Youth

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

Junior Youth (Mondays 7pm-9pm):

April 17 – no Youth (Lasertag on Friday)

April 21 – Friday – Lasertag ($20) Drop off: 6:45 pm

Pick up: Between 9:30 & 10 pm

May 1 – Guy/Girl split night

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):

April 19 – Small Group night

April 26 – Testimony night

Church

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

~ The updated pictorial directories are available for $10 per copy. See Hedy Falk if you’d like to pick one up or stop in at the library and Judy Dyck or Sue Peters will be able to sell you one.

~ Please note that the mailboxes have a new order to them…yours may have been moved!!

~ We are looking for more people to help out with our audio visuals.  There are openings in each department.  If you are able and interested, check with the nominations committee: Joyce Hildebrandt, Charlotte Klassen, or Armin Ens.  We would welcome you to come on board and fill these vacancies.

Community

~ South Park MB Church in Altona extends an invitation to attend a seminar on Saturday, April 22 from 9 am to 12:30 pm on the topic of “Sexuality and Identity: Gaining understanding and Hope”.

Session 1: God’s intention for Sexuality & Cultural breakdown

Session 2: Identity and Development: the heart of the matter.

Session 3: Ministry and relationship with people struggling in their sexuality and identity.

Free admission

~ Women Encountering Jesus – Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 9am to 4:30pm.  You are invited by Mennonite Women Manitoba to come spend a day together at the Bethel Mennonite church in Winnipeg, exploring stories of women’s encounters with Jesus, then & now.  Our day will include: worship, engagement with a variety of spiritual practices, storytelling, lunch and introduction to resources for the journey. Resource person is Spiritual Director Laura Funk.  Register online at: www.mennochurch.mb.ca or call 204-896-1616 and ask for Kathy Giesbrecht.  Registration is $ 50.00

~ Mennonite Church Manitoba is accepting applications for the position of Resident Manager at Camp Moose Lake.  This is a 4 month term position (1.0 fte) from May 1 – Aug 31.  The Manager is directly responsible for the management of Camp Moose Lake, overseeing all aspects of its operation including facilities and the guest group rental program.  Please send inquiries to Dorothy Fontaine 204-896-1616 ext. 256 or dfontaine@mennochurch.mb.ca.  A detailed job description can be found at www.campswithmeaning.org.news

~ Eden Foundation invites us to a choral concert featuring the Winkler Community Male Choir with conductor Ray Giesbrecht, and the Prairie Singers, with conductor Loretta Thorleifson, on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 7 pm at the Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler.  Rush seating.  Donations will be accepted for Eden’s mental health recovery programs.

~ The annual Manitoba MDS Awareness & Fundraising Events are approaching. Come hear MDS stories from 2016 projects and plans for 2017 – especially, Fort McMurray.  Please attend the Altona area event (Details to follow shortly) on APRIL 22nd. See the poster for details.  Reserve your complimentary attendance by calling MDS at 1-866-261-1274.

For those churches that, due to distance, are unable to attend either of these events we invite you to join us in prayer for the work of MDS and the Manitoba Unit.

Thank you for your continued support of Mennonite Disaster Service

Church Calendar

April 23 – Pastor Rudy John 20: 19-31

April 30 – Harley Dyck 1 Kings 18

May 7 – Rudy Franz

May 14 – songs of Praise

April 9, 2017 – Palm Sunday

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Verse of the Week:

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem!  Lo, your King comes to you; triumphant and victorious is He; humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.  Zechariah 9:9

 

Worship leader: Marilyn Dyck
Song Leader: Kathy Franz
Pianist: Ingrid Dyck

Singing by the Sunday school

Welcome & announcements

Call to worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory –

Prayer Time

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Luke 19: 28 – 38

Message – The Triumphant Entry – Esther Zacharias

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ Samara Thiessen, great granddaughter of Elma Kehler, was able to undergo her bone marrow infusion, this past Tuesday.  It will take up to 2 weeks before the doctors will know whether or not it was successful.  It has been a long nine weeks in the hospital, in isolation.  It has been very disruptive for the entire family.  They continue to rely on God’s daily provisions and are grateful for the continued prayer support.

~ We also want to continue our prayer support for Tenley Falk and her family.  She will continue with her regular rounds of treatments, some of which have consistent unpleasant side effects.  Our prayers are appreciated. Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

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

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

Prayer for the Week:

O Christ, the Master Carpenter who at the last, through wood and nails, purchased our whole salvation, continue the use of Your tools in the workshop of Your world, so that we, who come rough-hewn to Your bench, may here be fashioned to a truer beauty of Your Hand.  In the strong name of Jesus we pray, Amen.

Announcements:

 

Youth

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

Junior Youth (Mondays 7pm-9pm):
Monday, April 10

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):
wednesday, April 12

Church

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

~ The updated pictorial directories are available for $10 per copy. See Hedy Falk if you’d like to pick one up or stop in at the library and Judy Dyck or Sue Peters will be able to sell you one.

~ Please note that the mailboxes have a new order to them…yours may have been moved!!

~ We are looking for more people to help out with our audio visuals.  There are openings in each department.  If you are able and interested, check with the nominations committee: Joyce Hildebrandt, Charlotte Klassen, or Armin Ens.  We would welcome you to come on board and fill these vacancies.

~ South Park MB Church in Altona extends an invitation to attend a seminar on Saturday, April 22 from 9 am to 12:30 pm on the topic of “Sexuality and Identity: Gaining understanding and Hope”.

Session 1: God’s intention for Sexuality & Cultural breakdown

Session 2: Identity and Development: the heart of the matter.

Session 3: Ministry and relationship with people struggling in their sexuality and identity.

Free admission

Community

~ The annual Manitoba MDS Awareness & Fundraising Events are approaching. Come hear MDS stories from 2016 projects and plans for 2017 – especially, Fort McMurray.  Please attend the Altona area event (Details to follow shortly) on APRIL 22nd. See the poster for details.  Reserve your complimentary attendance by calling MDS at 1-866-261-1274.

For those churches that, due to distance, are unable to attend either of these events we invite you to join us in prayer for the work of MDS and the Manitoba Unit.

Thank you for your continued support of Mennonite Disaster Service

~ Eden Foundation invites us to a choral concert featuring the Winkler Community Male Choir with conductor Ray Giesbrecht, and the Prairie Singers, with conductor Loretta Thorleifson, on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 7 pm at the Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler.  Rush seating.  Donations will be accepted for Eden’s mental health recovery programs.

~ Women Encountering Jesus – Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 9am to 4:30pm.  You are invited by Mennonite Women Manitoba to come spend a day together at the Bethel Mennonite church in Winnipeg, exploring stories of women’s encounters with Jesus, then & now.  Our day will include: worship, engagement with a variety of spiritual practices, storytelling, lunch and introduction to resources for the journey. Resource person is Spiritual Director Laura Funk.  Register online at: www.mennochurch.mb.ca or call 204-896-1616 and ask for Kathy Giesbrecht.  Registration is $ 50.00

~ Mennonite Church Manitoba is accepting applications for the position of Resident Manager at Camp Moose Lake.  This is a 4 month term position (1.0 fte) from May 1 – Aug 31.  The Manager is directly responsible for the management of Camp Moose Lake, overseeing all aspects of its operation including facilities and the guest group rental program.  Please send inquiries to Dorothy Fontaine 204-896-1616 ext. 256 ordfontaine@mennochurch.mb.ca.  A detailed job description can be found atwww.campswithmeaning.org.news

~ Faith & Life Choirs Spring Concerts entitled Heaven and Earth Testify, take place Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 7pm, at Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church in Winnipeg, as well as on Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 3pm at the Morden Mennonite Church.   A Freewill offering will be taken.

Church Calendar

April 14 – Good Friday & Communion at 10:30am

April 16 – Easter Sunday – Pastor Rudy

April 23 – Speaker – Pastor Rudy

April 30 – Speaker – Harley Dyck

Armor of God – Pray

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Audio Service from April 2, 2017
Message: Pray
Speaker: Pastor Rudy Franz

We are sorry to say that we had technical issues recording on this date, and so do not have a current audio recording of this service.

April 2, 2017

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Verse of the Week:

Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Matthew 26:41

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

Welcome & announcements

Call to worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory –

Prayer Time

Sunday School Recitation of Ephesians 6: 10 – 20
Children’s story –

Worship in Song

Message – Pray – Rudy Franz

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ It has been heartening to hear that Tenley Falk and her family have experienced a sense of calm in their household.  This means that Tenley’s blood counts have been strong, she has been able to attend school, and the family has been able to plan some activities over the spring break.  We are grateful for these answers to prayer and we continue to pray for Tenley’s well-being.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ The funeral for Helen Fehr, was held on Saturday, April 1st here at the Blumenort Mennonite Church.  Thank you again to our caretakers, those in the sound booth, and to all those who helped out with the serving and clean up.  We appreciate your willingness to serve.  We want to wish the family God’s comfort and peace.  Thank you for all you did in helping to care for your mother.

~ Prayer update on kidnap victims in the Congo: Tragically the bodies of Mennonite Peace Builder and UN worker, Michael Sharp, his colleague Zaida Catalan and interpreter Betes Tshintela, have been found in a shallow grave.  The whereabouts of the others remains unknown.  Our prayers for victim’s grieving families, friends and colleagues are deeply appreciated.  Please also pray that the perpetrators of these evil deeds can re-orient themselves and align their souls with the peace they seek and the mercy offered in God through Jesus the Christ.  Finally please pray for peace in the deeply conflicted region of Eastern Congo, where remnant factions of the Rwandan warlords and the fight over conflict minerals and other natural resources is very real.

~ Nick Driedger, Caleb Rempel, Shania Ginter and Jesse Miller , along with other MCI students and staff have returned home from their involvement with SOAR Heartland in Winnipeg over the spring break.  We trust that you will have experienced a sense of community and a deepening awareness of God’s presence.

~ Lauren Fehr, Josh Dyck & Marilyn Dyck have also returned from their spring break trip to Italy, taken along with fellow MCI Students, staff & parent volunteers.  We also trust that this was a worthy trip of planned and unexpected experiences, a great learning opportunity and a chance to form some long lasting relationships with one another.

~ Wednesday, April 5 marks the date for our monthly 24 hour prayer vigil for Eagles Wings Children’s Village in Uganda.  The work they do is ongoing.  The support they receive through prayer helps to undergird this work.

~ Please continue to pray for Samara Thiessen, great granddaughter of Elma Kehler, who will be having a bone marrow transplant on Tuesday, April 4, in Winnipeg. The disease Samara has is called SCID. This is her mother Ambers’ description on SCID:
What is SCID?!

Samara has a Severe Combined Immune Deficiency.  She was born with this because both Brent & I are carriers of the gene. This condition is very rare and the specific kind she has is the ‘Mennonite variety’, called Zap70. She pretty much has no functioning immune system. (Does anyone remember the Bubble Boy?). By the grace of God, there is a cure for her condition, and that is a bone marrow transplant. Both her brother and sister are matches, but our daughter Eliana will be the one to donate (she is bigger and stronger after all). We are blessed with a great medical team caring for her, who have done research and worked with this condition before.

We marvel at God’s providence, how He healed her from that pneumonia, how we got the diagnosis, it has been amazing to see God’s hand at work. We trust and know that He is not finished His work in our lives and we wait on Him for what lies ahead! Jesus has made us a family, and the way that you all have been persevering in prayer for us is immensely humbling. “I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer because of your partnership in the Gospel from the first day until now. I am sure of this, that He who started a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Phil 1:3-6

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

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

Prayer for the Week:

Heavenly Father, we pray for all our brothers and sisters in the faith, wherever they may be, even unto the ends of the earth, whether assembled or scattered, in sorrow or sickness, in bonds or in prison for Your name’s sake.  Comfort them and us with Your great love, and keep them and us with Your Holy Spirit and in Your word and in Your will.  May we all abide in Your love and not depart from the way of righteousness, neither to the right not the left, but remain faithful unto the end of our lives. Amen.

Announcements:

Announcements

Youth

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

Junior Youth (Mondays 7pm-9pm):

April 3 –

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):

April 5 –

 

Church

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

~ The updated pictorial directories are available for $10 per copy. See Hedy Falk if you’d like to pick one up or stop in at the library and Judy Dyck or Sue Peters will be able to sell you one.

~ Please note that the mailboxes have a new order to them…yours may have been moved!!

~ We are looking for more people to help out with our audio visuals.  There are openings in each department.  If you are able and interested, check with the nominations committee: Joyce Hildebrandt, Charlotte Klassen, or Armin Ens.  We would welcome you to come on board and fill these vacancies.

~ South Park MB Church in Altona extends an invitation to attend a seminar on Saturday, April 22 from 9 am to 12:30 pm on the topic of “Sexuality and Identity: Gaining understanding and Hope”.

Session 1: God’s intention for Sexuality & Cultural breakdown

Session 2: Identity and Development: the heart of the matter.

Session 3: Ministry and relationship with people struggling in their sexuality and identity.

Free admission

~ Paul A Peters has asked for his name to be removed from our membership list.

Community

~ The annual Manitoba MDS Awareness & Fundraising Events are approaching. Come hear MDS stories from 2016 projects and plans for 2017 – especially, Fort McMurray.  Please attend either the Arborg area supper at the Morweena E.M Church on APRIL 8th; or the Altona area event (Details to follow shortly) on APRIL 22nd. See the poster for details.  Reserve your complimentary attendance by calling MDS at 1-866-261-1274.

For those churches that, due to distance, are unable to attend either of these events we invite you to join us in prayer for the work of MDS and the Manitoba Unit.

Thank you for your continued support of Mennonite Disaster Service

~ Mennonite Collegiate Institute Celebrates 50 Years of Musicals! Join us for our Fundraising Gala Concert and Reception, featuring musicals from the past 50 years, on April 8th at 7:30pm in Buhler Hall, Gretna, MB. To reserve a seat for the show, call MCI at 204-327-5891.  Opportunity for donations will be available at the concert.

~ Salem Foundation presents “Faspa, Fellowship and Song” Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church.  Program begins at 3:30 pm Faspa is at 4:30 pm.  Freewill offering for Bathing Room upgrades.  Featured will be the quartet “Glorybound”.

~ We are invited to the Gideon Banquet on Tuesday, April 4 at 6:30pm in the Altona EMMC.  Tickets are available from Werner & Marlene Ens or Garry & Karla Fehr and are complimentary.

~ Eden Foundation invites us to a choral concert featuring the Winkler Community Male Choir with conductor Ray Giesbrecht, and the Prairie Singers, with conductor Loretta Thorleifson, on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 7 pm at the Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler.  Rush seating.  Donations will be accepted for Eden’s mental health recovery programs.

~Emmaus House in Winnipeg is accepting applications for students looking for accommodation for the summer or the 2017/18 academic year.  Check us out at www.emmaushousewinnipeg.ca

~ MDS is looking for volunteers to start May 14 in Fort McMurray Alberta.  Please  check the bulletin board for more details or go to:

www.http://mds.mennonite.net/volunteer

~ Women Encountering Jesus – Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 9 am to 4:30 pm.  You are invited by Mennonite Women Manitoba to come spend a day together at the Bethel Mennonite church in Winnipeg, exploring stories of women’s encounters with Jesus, then & now.  Our day will include: worship, engagement with a variety of spiritual practices, storytelling, lunch and introduction to resources for the journey. Resource person is Spiritual Director Laura Funk.  Register online at: www.mennochurch.mb.ca or call 204-896-1616 and ask for Kathy Giesbrecht.  Registration is $ 50.00

~ Mennonite Church Manitoba is accepting applications for the position of Resident Manager at Camp Moose Lake.  This is a 4 month term position (1.0 fte) from May 1 – Aug 31.  The Manager is directly responsible for the management of Camp Moose Lake, overseeing all aspects of its operation including facilities and the guest group rental program.  Please send inquiries to Dorothy Fontaine 204-896-1616 ext 256 ordfontaine@mennochurch.mb.ca.  A detailed job description can be found atwww.campswithmeaning.org, News.

 

Church Calendar

April 9 – Palm Sunday – Esther Zacharias

April 14 – Good Friday & Communion at 10:30am

April 16 – Easter Sunday – Pastor Rudy

April Anniversaries

April 4 – Ryan & Jody Friesen

April 6 – Loren & Donna Entz

April 9 – Sheldon & Sherry Fehr

April 12 – Ray & Corinne Peters

April 18 – Abe & Viola Fehr

April 21 – Ken & Corry Rempel

 

April Birthdays

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 16 – Paul A Peters

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

March 26, 2017

by bmcoffice Comment Closed

Fourth Sunday of Lent
March 26, 2017

Verse of the Week:

For the Word of God is living and active.  Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.  Hebrews 4: 12

Worship leader: Kathy Franz

Song Leader: Kendra Fehr

Pianist: Kirsten Friesen

Welcome & announcements

Call to worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory – Kirsten Friesen & Kristina Zacharias

Prayer Time
Children’s story – Sara Wall

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Ephesians 6: 17

Message – The Sword of the Spirit –Gerry Giesbrecht

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ Congratulations and God’s blessings to Tyler & Heather Falk on the birth of Levi David, on March 20, 2017. He is a brother to Jakob & Jeffrey.  Proud grandparents are Larry & Helena Falk.  We want to wish you well as you assume the responsibility of parenting and grand-parenting this gift of God, entrusted to your care.

~ We continue to offer our prayer support for Tenley Falk and her family as she carries on with her regular treatment schedule.  We continue to trust that God will provide what is needed for each day.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ There is no further update available from Mennonite Church Canada regarding Michael J Sharp, a Mennonite peace worker, formerly with Mennonite Church Canada’s ministry partner Mennonite Mission Network and Mennonite Central Committee, who was kidnapped in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on March 12, 2017, along with his United Nations colleague and four Congolese Nationals.  We pray for a peaceful resolution, for safety for all those involved.

~ During spring break Nick Driedger, Caleb Rempel, Shania Ginter and Jesse Miller are involved with SOAR Heartland in Winnipeg, together with a number of other MCI Students and staff.  Our prayers on their behalf are appreciated, as there are many demands on their time and energy.

Let us also remember Lauren Fehr, Josh Dyck & Marilyn Dyck, who joined a group of fellow MCI Students, staff & parent volunteers for a spring break trip to Italy

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

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

Prayer for the Week:

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

Announcements:

Youth

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

Junior Youth (Mondays 7pm-9pm):

March 27 – No Youth Spring Break

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):

March 29 – No Youth – Spring Break

 

Church

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

~ The updated pictorial directories are available for $10 per copy. See Hedy Falk if you’d like to pick one up or stop in at the library and Judy Dyck or Sue Peters will be able to sell you one.

~ Please note that the mailboxes have a new order to them…yours may have been moved!!

~ Rudy Franz is leading worship this morning at Eden & Salem in Winkler.

~ Wednesday, March 29 – Ministers meeting at Esther Zacharias’ place at 7 pm

~ We are looking for more people to help out with our audio visuals.  There are openings in each department.  If you are able and interested, check with the nominations committee: Joyce Hildebrandt, Charlotte Klassen, or Armin Ens.  We would welcome you to come on board and fill these vacancies.

~ From the Finance Committee:

Income to March 24, 2017 – $ 75,365.60

Expenses to March 24, 2017 – $ 103, 963.82

Shortfall – $ 28,598.22

Thank you for your continued giving.

 

 

Community

~ The annual Manitoba MDS Awareness & Fundraising Events are approaching. Come hear MDS stories from 2016 projects and plans for 2017 – especially, Fort McMurray.  Please attend either the Arborg area supper at the Morweena E.M Church on APRIL 8th; or the Altona area event (Details to follow shortly) on APRIL 22nd. See the poster for details.  Reserve your complimentary attendance by calling MDS at 1-866-261-1274.

For those churches that, due to distance, are unable to attend either of these events we invite you to join us in prayer for the work of MDS and the Manitoba Unit.

Thank you for your continued support of Mennonite Disaster Service

~ Mennonite Collegiate Institute Celebrates 50 Years of Musicals! Join us for our Fundraising Gala Concert and Reception, featuring musicals from the past 50 years, on April 8th at 7:30pm in Buhler Hall, Gretna, MB. To reserve a seat for the show, call MCI at 204-327-5891.  Opportunity for donations will be available at the concert.

~ Camps with Meaning camper registration is now open for all three locations! For details visit www.campswithmeaning.org

~ Camps with Meaning staff and volunteer applications are now available at www.campswithmeaning.org/summer/camp-staff

~ Salem Foundation presents “Faspa, Fellowship and Song” Sunday, April 2, 2017 at the Winkler Bergthaler Mennonite Church.  Program begins at 3:30 pm Faspa is at 4:30 pm.  Freewill offering for Bathing Room upgrades.  Featured will be the quartet “Glorybound”.

~ We are invited to the Gideon Banquet on Thursday, April 4 at 6:30pm in the Altona EMMC.  Tickets are available from Werner & Marlene Ens or Garry & Karla Fehr and are complimentary.

~ Eden Foundation invites us to a choral concert featuring the Winkler Community Male Choir with conductor Ray Giesbrecht, and the Prairie Singers, with conductor Loretta Thorleifson, on Sunday, April 9, 2017 at 7 pm at the Emmanuel Mennonite Church in Winkler.  Rush seating.  Donations will be accepted for Eden’s mental health recovery programs.

~Emmaus House in Winnipeg is accepting applications for students looking for accommodation for the summer or the 2017/18 academic year.  Check us out at www.emmaushousewinnipeg.ca

~ Women Encountering Jesus – Saturday, April 29, 2017 from 9 am to 4:30 pm.  You are invited by Mennonite Women Manitoba to come spend a day together at the Bethel Mennonite church in Winnipeg, exploring stories of women’s encounters with Jesus, then & now.  Our day will include: worship, engagement with a variety of spiritual practices, storytelling, lunch and introduction to resources for the journey. Resource person is Spiritual Director Laura Funk.  Register online at: www.mennochurch.mb.ca or call 204-896-1616 and ask for Kathy Giesbrecht.  Registration is $ 50.00

~ The Future Directions Proposal outlining the re-vitalization of Mennonite Church Canada and Area Churches has been posted at http://futuredirectionsmc.ca/the-proposal

Church Calendar

April 2 – Ephesians 6: 18 – 20, Pastor Rudy

April 9 – Palm Sunday – Esther Zacharias

April 14 – Good Friday & Communion at 10:30am

April 16 – Easter Sunday – Pastor Rudy