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1^st Sunday of Advent

 November 27, 2016

Verse of the Week:

Therefore keep watch because you do not know when the Owner of the house will come back, whether in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows, or at dawn.  If He comes suddenly, do not let Him find you sleeping.  What I say to you, I say to everyone, “Watch.”  Mark 13: 35-37

Worship Leader: Marilyn Dyck

Song Leader: Charlotte Klassen

Pianist: Ingrid Dyck
Welcome & Announcements

Prayer

Worship in Song

Lighting of the First Advent Candle

Offertory – Gary Klippenstein

Prayer Time

Children’s Story – Kelly McDonald

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Matthew 24: 36-44; Romans 13: 11-14 – Caroline Ens
Message –“Watch, Be Prepared” – Pastor Rudy

Service of Communion

Closing Song

Benediction

 

Prayer & Praise

~          Welcome to this first Sunday of Advent, the time when we are reminded of the words of the angels to the shepherds, “…to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord”.  We are also reminded of the promise of Christ’s return and look forward with anticipation when as Paul says to the church at Thessalonica, “We shall meet Him in the air and we shall be with Him always.”

~Thank you to all those who have signed up to bring cookies to our Clubs members.  There are still a few open dates available.  Check the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board.  If you have any questions, call Ang Driedger at 327-6674 or email angiedee4@hotmail.com

~ Congratulations to Melissa Penner and Jonathan Wiebe, who were married, Saturday, November 26.  We trust that you will experience much joy as you live our your commitment which you have made to God and one another.

~ Let us continue to remember Tenley Falk and her family in our prayers during this time of isolation.  May the Christ of Advent also come and be visible in your home and your hearts as you prepare for this Christmas season.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ 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.  Currently we have 3 positions which we would like to fill.  We would ask you to prayerfully consider this matter.  May God prepare all of our hearts as we seek to discern His will.  We would like to proceed with nominations, next Sunday, December 4, 2016.

~Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Susan Janzen, 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 updates: http://kendrafehr.weebly.com/blog

 

Prayer for the Week:

We come, our God, seeking light, to reveal Your majesty, to clear our blindness, to illumine our understanding.  Come into our hearts and lives as we worship so that we may serve in Your kingdom as bearers of light and guide others to the light. Amen

Announcements

~ Clubs is on Wednesdays start time is 7 pm!! 

~ Monday, November 28, Education Committee meeting at 7 pm followed by a Church Council meeting at 8 pm

 

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.

~ SAVE THE DATE!  February 3 – 5, 2017!  When planning your winter getaways, mark your calendar for the most fun, fellowship filled, learning, and economical holiday by joining the BMC retreat at Camp Assiniboia.  Speaker:  John Rempel.

Community

~ Mennonite Collegiate Institute (Gretna) invites you to attend our Christmas Concerts being held December 15 & 16 @ 7:30 in Buhler Hall.

Starting November 28 Mennonite Collegiate Institute (Gretna) Social and Sports Committee are hosting a Toy Drive.  Please consider dropping off a new unused toy, or bring one to the MCI Christmas Concerts December 15 & 16.  All gifts will be donated to the Children’s Hospital.  If you would like more information about what kinds of toys are most required, you can view the Children’s hospital wish list here:http://goodbear.mb.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Child-Life-Wish-List-2016.pdf

 

~ Go Purple – November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Manitoba. Help bring abuse out of the shadows and into the light. Find ideas for how to go purple at http://mccmb.ca/abuse.

 

• Join Emerging Voices Initiative (EVI) and Mennonite Church Canada, on Sunday, November 27 @ Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg Tuesday, December 6 @ Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Winkler at 7:30, for an evening of conversation about the future of our national and area churches. Come with your questions, your concerns, and your dreams for the future. We are excited to listen, to respond, and to dream together! Everyone is invited to this event, no matter their age or knowledge of the changes facing Mennonite Church Canada.

 

~    Faith and Life Male Choir and Women’s Chorus Christmas Concerts: Saturday, December 17, 2016, 7:00pm at Bethel Mennonite Church (Winnipeg); Sunday, December 18, 2016, 3:00pm at Emmanuel Mennonite Church (Winkler). A freewill offering will be taken                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ~  Members of MCM congregations are invited to a special meeting on Thursday, January 12, 2017 (7:00-9:15 PM) at the Fort Garry Mennonite Fellowship, 150 Bayridge Ave, Winnipeg.  Updates on various MCM matters will be provided followed by conversation about how the decisions of the Being a Faithful Church could be implemented by and within MCM.  This will not be a decision-making business meeting and attendees do not need to be delegated by their congregation to participate.  More specific information for attendees to prepare for the BFC conversation will follow soon.

~ Hurricane Matthew – MCC welcomes donations for its disaster response in Haiti, where people are suffering the effects of Hurricane Matthew. To donate, visit http://mccmb.ca/hurricane-matthew, call 1-888-622-6337 or send a cheque to MCC, 134 Plaza Dr, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5K9.

 

~ Southern Manitoba Choral Society presents: A Christmas Choral Celebration featuring the choir along with Guest Conductor: Karis Wiebe, Pianist: Loren Hiebert, Percussionist: Derek Klassen, and Flautist: Tamara Franz.  There are 2 concerts: Saturday, December 10 @ 7:30 pm in the Winkler Emmanuel Mennonite Church and on Sunday, December 11 @ 2:30 pm in the Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church.  No advance tickets needed.  A freewill offering will be taken.

~ Advent Service at Salem Home on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 6:45 pm in the Salem Home Chapel.  Everyone is invited to join the residents and staff for this special service and stay for refreshments.

Church Calendar

December 4 – Speaker – Jake Friesen

December 11 – Speaker – Gerry Giesbrecht

December 18 – Sunday school Christmas Program

December 24 – Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at 7: 30 pm

December 25 – Christmas day worship service

 

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):

November 28 – Bible Study

December 5 – Sledding and Skating

 

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):

 

November 30 – Bible Study

December 7 – Christmas Caroling

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

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

 

Sunday, November 20, 2016

Verse of the Week:

Worship Leader: Rudy Franz

Song Leader: Walter Dyck

Pianist: Erica Rempel
Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory –

Prayer Time

Transfer of Membership for Megan Hildebrandt

Memorial Service

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Psalm 77 – Kathy Franz
Message –“From the Ashes” – Pastor Rudy

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~          Welcome to our last Sunday of the church year.  It is fitting that on this day we acknowledge all those from within our midst and our extended family who have passed away this last year.  We are grateful for their example of faith and despite the loss we are also grateful that we can mourn, but not as those who have no hope.

~ We are grateful for Tenley Falk’s opportunity to participate in a special childhood cancer fundraising hockey game hosted by the Winnipeg Jets this past Tuesday, November 15, at the MTS Centre.  We know this was a memorable event and we are grateful for the Jets hockey teams’ contribution to continued cancer research.  We also trust that the recent fever and possibility of isolation will not materialize.  We also trust in God’s provisions for all facets of our lives.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Susan Janzen, 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 updates: http://kendrafehr.weebly.com/blog

Prayer for the Week:

 (From the hymn writer Brian Wren)

When grief is raw and music goes unheard and thought is numb, we have no polished phrases to recite.  You are our Lord.  In faith we grasp familiar words:” I am the Resurrection, I am Life.”   When time gives room for gratitude and tears, Lord make us free to grieve, remember, honor and delight.  Let love be strong to bear regrets and banish fears. “I am the Resurrection, I am Life.” The height and breadth of what Your love prepares soar out of time beyond our speculation and our sight.  The cross remains to earth the promise that it bears.  “I am the Resurrection, I am Life.”  Amen

Announcements

~ Clubs is on Wednesdays start time is 7 pm!! 

~ Monday, November 28, Education Committee meeting at 7 pm followed by a Church Council meeting at 8 pm

 

 

 

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.

~ SAVE THE DATE!  February 3 – 5, 2017!  When planning your winter getaways, mark your calendar for the most fun, fellowship filled, learning, and economical holiday by joining the BMC retreat at Camp Assiniboia.  Speaker:  John Rempel.

~ Jake Friesen invites all who are interested and able to join him for a time of prayer in preparation for our annual meeting.  We will meet from 8:30 – 9 on Sunday mornings in the upstairs part of the education wing.

Community

~ If anyone is looking to replace their Christmas trees, Winkler Bible Camp is looking to adopt more trees. If you would like to donate yours, contact the camp to arrange a pick up.

• Join Emerging Voices Initiative (EVI) and Mennonite Church Canada, on Sunday, November 27 @ Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg Tuesday, December 6 @ Emmanuel Mennonite Church, Winkler at 7:30, for an evening of conversation about the future of our national and area churches. Come with your questions, your concerns, and your dreams for the future. We are excited to listen, to respond, and to dream together! Everyone is invited to this event, no matter their age or knowledge of the changes facing Mennonite Church Canada.

 

~ Go Purple – November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Manitoba. Help bring abuse out of the shadows and into the light. Find ideas for how to go purple at http://mccmb.ca/abuse.

~    Faith and Life Male Choir and Women’s Chorus Christmas Concerts: Saturday, December 17, 2016, 7:00pm at Bethel Mennonite Church (Winnipeg); Sunday, December 18, 2016, 3:00pm at Emmanuel Mennonite Church (Winkler). A freewill offering will be taken.

~ Hurricane Matthew – MCC welcomes donations for its disaster response in Haiti, where people are suffering the effects of Hurricane Matthew. To donate, visit http://mccmb.ca/hurricane-matthew, call 1-888-622-6337 or send a cheque to MCC, 134 Plaza Dr, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5K9.

~ “The AGM for the Altona Health Care Auxiliary will be held Tuesday, November 22, 2:00 p.m. at the Altona Memorial Hospital MPR.  Guest speaker:  Dr. Ken Kliewer.  Refreshments to follow.  All are welcome”

~ Southern Manitoba Choral Society presents: A Christmas Choral Celebration featuring the choir along with Guest Conductor: Karis Wiebe, Pianist: Loren Hiebert, Percussionist: Derek Klassen, and Flautist: Tamara Franz.  There are 2 concerts: Saturday, December 10 @ 7:30 pm in the Winkler Emmanuel Mennonite Church and on Sunday, December 11 @ 2:30 pm in the Altona Bergthaler Mennonite Church.  No advance tickets needed.  A freewill offering will be taken.

~ Advent Service at Salem Home on Thursday, December 1, 2016 at 6:45 pm in the Salem Home Chapel.  Everyone is invited to join the residents and staff for this special service and stay for refreshments.

Church Calendar

November 27 – First Sunday of Advent – Communion Service – Speaker – Pastor Rudy

 

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):

November 21 – Bible Study

November 28 – Bible Study

 

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):

November 23 – Bible Study

November 30 – Bible Study

 

 

 

Verse of the Week:

“Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good pleasure.”

 Philippians 2:12-13

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Worship Leader: Gerry Giesbrecht

Song Leader & Pianist: Ravae McDonald & Band

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory – Heidi Miller

Prayer Time

Children’s Story – Shania Ginter

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – Philippians 2:12-13, John 5:17 – Jessica Giesbrecht
Message –“God at Work” – Josh Dyck and Eric Giesbrecht

Closing Song

Benediction

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Prayer & Praise

~ Thank you to Jaime Falk for your regular updates regarding items of importance for Tenley and for yourselves as a family.  In the midst of continued questions and wondering about side effects of treatment, you also write about the unexpected items of good that can come from a situation which on the surface does not appear good.  Truly the God we worship is larger than the medications and doctor’s appointments.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Susan Janzen, 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, when we are poured out, we come to You for renewal. Lord when we are weary, we come to You for refreshment.  Lord when we are worn out, we come to you for restoration.  Lord, when we are lost, we come to You for guidance.  Lord when we are troubled, we come to You for peace.  Lord when we are lonely, we come to You for love.  Come Lord, come revive us, renew us, continue to reshape us.  Amen.

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Announcements:

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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):

November 14 – Gym Night at MCI. Meet at BMC @ 7pm or MCI @ 7:30pm

 

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:30pm):

November 16 – No Youth on Wednesday
FRIDAY – November 18 – Laser Tag in Winkler. $20, meet here at 6:50pm, tell Gerry if you are planning to come and/or bring friends so he can buy enough tickets.

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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.

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Community

~ Hurricane Matthew – MCC welcomes donations for its disaster response in Haiti, where people are suffering the effects of Hurricane Matthew. To donate, visit http://mccmb.ca/hurricane-matthew, call 1-888-622-6337 or send a cheque to MCC, 134 Plaza Dr, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5K9.

Ø  Resident Manager and Food Service Coordinator at Camp Moose Lake (Sprague, Manitoba).  Mennonite Church Manitoba is accepting applications for the positions of Resident Manager and Food Service Coordinator.   This is an ideal position for couples who wish to share in the ministry of hospitality.  For more information contact Dorothy Fontaine (204) 896-1616 or visit www.campswithmeaning.org, news.

~ “Changing Climate. Changed Lives.” – In communities around the world, climate change is not a prediction about the future—it is disrupting lives today. Join us for MCC Matters 2016, where we’ll explore the stories of those who are being affected and how Canadians can make a difference. Keynote: “Last year was better and yesterday I ate more”: Four stories of farmers in a warming world – Stephanie McDonald, Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Saturday, November 19 at Canadian Mennonite University. 12:00pm -5:00pm. Register today at http://mccmb.ca/mccmatters or (204) 261-6381.

~ Go Purple – November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Manitoba. Help bring abuse out of the shadows and into the light. Find ideas for how to go purple at http://mccmb.ca/abuse.

~ Winkler MCC Thrift Shop will be having their annual meeting on Monday November 14, 2016 at 7pm at the

Cornerstone Church, 287 4^th Street. Our guest speaker will be Executive Director for MCC Canada, Don Peters.

All are welcome!

~ The governing Board of Salem Home invites all interested church members to an Ownership meeting of the Salem Home Corporation for an update on the status of Bed Proposals made to Manitoba Health, on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 2 7 pm in the multi-purpose room.  Discussion will center around the Capital Building Plan, Funding for Project and Ownership decision making process.

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Church Calendar

November 20 – Memorial Service – Speaker – Pastor Rudy, following the service a noon meal will be served and the annual fall meeting will take place.

November 27 – First Sunday of Advent – Communion Service – Speaker – Pastor Rudy

Verse of the Week:

All scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction and for training in righteousness that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3: 16-17

 

Worship leader: Jake Friesen
Song Leader: Linda Funk

Organist: Viola Fehr

Welcome & Announcements

Call to Worship

Prayer

Worship in Song

Offertory – Ravin Penner

Prayer Time

Worship in Song

Scripture Reading – 2 Timothy 4: 1-5 – Marlin Froese

Message – “Preaching and Hearing the Word of God” – Eric Peters

Closing Song

Benediction

Prayer & Praise

~ The funeral for Olga Enns, took place on Saturday, November 5 at the Christian Faith Church in Winkler.  She is the first of five sisters of Elma Kehler to pass away.  We trust that the family will find strength and comfort through the presence of God’s Holy Spirit and the company of fellow brothers and sisters in Christ.

~ We are grateful for the opportunities of gaining an education.  We are thankful for dedicated teachers and pray that students of all ages will embrace the challenges of their studies as well as find the patience needed when new learnings don’t come easily.  We pray for Tenley Falk, whose studies are often interrupted by medical appointments or by days when she is not feeling well.  May you, and your family, experience the necessary energy which God supplies for each of our days.  Updates can be found at: http://www.tenleysjourney.wordpress.com

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~ Those in various care homes that we remember in our prayers include: Susan Janzen, 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

Prayer for the Week:

Great and merciful God, Your life is the source of the whole worlds’ life; Your mercy is our only hope, Your eyes watch over all Your creatures; You know the secrets of our hearts.  By Your life-giving Spirit, draw us into Your presence, that we may worship in the true life of Your Spirit, with lives moved by Your love, through Him who has led us to Your heart of love, even Jesus the Christ, our Lord.  Amen

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Announcements:

Announcements

~ The Education committee has found a leader for Clubs for this winter!!  Ang Driedger is hard at work looking for help. Stay tuned for more details. 

~ SAVE THE DATE!  February 3 – 5, 2017!  When planning your winter getaways, mark your calendar for the most fun, fellowship filled, learning, and economical holiday by joining the BMC retreat at Camp Assiniboia.  Speaker:  John Rempel.

~ Jake Friesen invites all who are interested and able to join him for a time of prayer in preparation for our annual meeting.  We will meet from 8:30 – 9 on Sunday mornings in the upstairs part of the education wing.

~ 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):

November 7 – Check with Gerry

 

Senior Youth (Wednesdays 7pm-9:00pm):

November 9 – check with Gerry

• Save the dates:  MCM Sr Youth Retreat @ Camp Moose Lake, Jan 20-22; MCM Jr Youth Retreat @ Camp Assiniboia, Jan 27-30.  More information will follow.  (Contact: Kathy Giesbrecht, 204-896-1616 orkgiesbrecht@mennochurch.mb.ca)

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Church

~ please check the lost & found and take home what is yours!!

` Rudy is involved in leading worship at Eden and Salem this morning.

~ 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.

~ Reports for the upcoming Fall annual church meeting, to be held on Sunday, November 20, after a noon meal, should be sent to blumenortmc@gmail.com by November 9, 2016.  I would like to make the booklet available for Sunday, November 13.

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Community

~ Hurricane Matthew – MCC welcomes donations for its disaster response in Haiti, where people are suffering the effects of Hurricane Matthew. To donate, visithttp://mccmb.ca/hurricane-matthew, call 1-888-622-6337 or send a cheque to MCC, 134 Plaza Dr, Winnipeg, MB R3T 5K9.

~ MCI continues its important search for good candidates for the position of Male Residence Staff for the current school year. This is a full time position, for men with dynamic faith, gifts of leadership and an interest to serve high school students in an exciting living & learning community. Interest and experience in coaching & mentoring young people are key assets. To apply/inquire, contact Cheryl Braun (Interim Principal) at cherylbraun@mciblues.net, or Harold Schlegel (Director of Student Life) at haroldschlegel@mciblues.net , or call the school 204-327-5891

MCI also invites prayerful support from congregations throughout this search process.

Ø  Resident Manager and Food Service Coordinator at Camp Moose Lake (Sprague, Manitoba).  Mennonite Church Manitoba is accepting applications for the positions of Resident Manager and Food Service Coordinator.   This is an ideal position for couples who wish to share in the ministry of hospitality.  For more information contact Dorothy Fontaine (204) 896-1616 or visit www.campswithmeaning.org, news.

~ Steinbach Bible College and Candlewick Productions present the Hiding Place, The Corrie Ten Boom Story, on Thursday & Friday, November 10 & 11 at 7 pm at the Winkler PW Enns Centennial Concert Hall.  Tickets are available at WInklerconcerthall.ca or by calling 1- 888-732-1682

~ “Changing Climate. Changed Lives.” – In communities around the world, climate change is not a prediction about the future—it is disrupting lives today. Join us for MCC Matters 2016, where we’ll explore the stories of those who are being affected and how Canadians can make a difference. Keynote: “Last year was better and yesterday I ate more”: Four stories of farmers in a warming world – Stephanie McDonald, Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Saturday, November 19 at Canadian Mennonite University. 12:00pm -5:00pm. Register today at http://mccmb.ca/mccmatters or (204) 261-6381.

~ Go Purple – November is Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Manitoba. Help bring abuse out of the shadows and into the light. Find ideas for how to go purple athttp://mccmb.ca/abuse.

~ Let’s talk about Israel/Palestine – -Christian Churches in Palestine//What does it mean to pray for the peace of Jerusalem?

Come to Neubergthal Community Centre, Sunday, November 6, 2:30, for discussion and coffee.

Joanna Hiebert-Bergen, MCC Manitoba Peacebuilding staff, will be the guest speaker.

She and her husband Dan were MCC administrators in Palestine from 2012-2015.

For more information, call 204 324 4115 or rmhamm@icloud.com

 

~ Winkler MCC Thrift Shop will be having their annual meeting on Monday November 14, 2016  at 7pm at the

Cornerstone Church, 287 4^th Street. Our guest speaker will be Executive Director for MCC Canada, Don Peters.

All are welcome!

 

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Church Calendar

November 13 – Youth led worship service

November 20 – Memorial Service – Speaker – Pastor Rudy, following the service a noon meal will be served and the annual fall meeting will take place.

November 27 – First Sunday of Advent – Communion Service – Speaker – Pastor Rudy