Grace Mennonite Church Summer Worship Service September 2, :00 am

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1 Grace Mennonite Church Summer Worship Service September 2, :00 am

2 VOL 57 September 2, 2018 No. 35 Grace Mennonite Church 10:00 a.m. Worship Service Pastors Mel Letkeman & Kyle Penner Summer Worship Welcome Breathe on me, breath of God HWB# 356 Life of the Congregation Call to Worship We praise thee, O God HWB# 99 For God so loved us HWB# 167 Prayer Time with children Mark 8:27-33 When they we got get it wrong I m pressing on the upward way STJ# 96 Congregational Prayer & Offering Soon and very soon HWB# 611 Benediction Participants in today s Worship Service: Worship Speaker: Worship Leader: Song Leaders: Accompanist: Children s Time: Ushers: Sound Tec: Computer Tec: Paul Loewen Trudi Graham The Oulasch Karen Pries Kristy Rempel Garry Barkman, Shannon Gerbrandt Bruce Blatz Chris Peters

3 This morning we worship with Paul Loewen. Paul Loewen lives in Winnipeg with his wife, Jeanette, and their three boys. He served as the youth pastor for Douglas Mennonite Church for ten years. Last year, he and his family traveled to live in Vancouver for 8 months while attending Regent College. He loves learning, being active, and spending time with people. If you want to get him excited and talking, pick a topic: theology, the future, or Elon Musk. All three will work. All are welcome! Looking ahead to next Sunday - September 9 Worship with Mel Letkeman - Communion and Anointing All are welcome for coffee & cinnamon buns hosted by the Grace staff following the worship service. 11:15 am - Formation Summer Worship at Grace Children s church will resume Sunday, September 9. Please see the table located at the back of the sanctuary for quiet bags for your children to use during the worship service. September 16 Worship with Kyle Penner All are welcome for a Finger Food Potluck lunch. Please bring one plate of finger food (sandwiches, veggies, cookies or cake). Beverages will be provided. If you are able to help Joy out with set-up/serving or cleanup, please contact her at soupsonjoy@hotmail.com. We Pray for Tony Unger who is receiving treatment in Bethesda Hospital. Jon Barkman who is in Bethesda Hospital. Herb & Betty Koop as Betty begins chemo treatments for Non-Hodgkin s Lymphoma. Elmer & Shirley Joy as they recover at home from recent health issues. John Neufeld who is in Bethesda Hospital. Our condolences go out to Henry Sawatsky on the passing of his wife, Lorraine Sawatsky, on August 24. The funeral for Lorraine was held on August 30. We pray for family and friends to find comfort in the memories you share of Lorraine.

4 Aug 30 to Sept 2 - Kyle Penner will be at the Conspire Conference in New Mexico with Richard Rohr, Barbara Brown Taylor and Brian Mclaren. Opportunities at Grace September 9 - Family Wiener Roast Wiener Roast at the A-Maze-in-Corn! Please meet there at 4 pm. Bring salad or dessert. We ll provide drinks and hot dogs. All families with children are welcome! Cost: 3 and under free, 4-12 years $10, 13+ is $12. September 13 - Middle School Youth (Grades 5-8) 7:00-8:30 pm - You re invited to Kyle s house (54 Clearwater Ave) for a bonfire! September 16 We will be giving Bibles to children age 3, grade 6 & grade 11. Please contact Kyle if you d like your child to receive one. Membership at Grace? We will take time during a Worship Service in the Fall to welcome anyone who would like Formal Membership here at Grace. If you might be interested or have questions you can join formation time on September 9 th. We will have membership Sunday on September 23 rd. This week at Grace: Monday: Red River summer English classes (Monday thru Thursday) Tuesday: Soup s On, 5:00 pm Wednesday: Grace Garden Club, 7:00 pm All are welcome! Thursday: Church Council, 7:00 pm Friday: Soup s On, 5:00 pm Sunday: (9 th ) Family Wiener Roast at A-Maze-in-Corn 4:00 pm Ride for Refuge is a 10, 25 or 50 km ride to raise money for registered non profit organizations raising money for approved projects. This year the ride will happen on Sept 29th in Winnipeg. MC Canada is one of those approved organizations and we would like to gather a team of bikers to raise money for Mike and Cheryl Nimz work in the UK. If you would be interested, contact the office or speak with Willie Stoesz, Pearl Barz or Mel Letkeman. Grace contacts: Pastor: Mel Letkeman mel@gracesteinbach.ca Associate Pastor: Kyle Penner kyle@gracesteinbach.ca Administrative Office: (hours: 9:30 1:30) office@gracesteinbach.ca Administrative Assistant: Tuesday & Wednesday Cathy Barkman cathy@gracesteinbach.ca Administrative Assistant: Thursday & Friday Audrey Frey audrey@gracesteinbach.ca Bulletin submissions are due Thursday 9:00 am

5 To help with the Children s Feature during worship, we now have puppets! The plan is to put on a puppet show every few weeks for the kids. If you d like to help out with one of the puppet shows throughout the year, please let Kyle know. Interested in being part of Small Groups at Grace? Here at Grace we have close to 100 people who are part of a Small Group, usually 8-10 people, who meet monthly. It s a good way to create new relationships or build on old ones, getting to know other Gracers in a smaller setting. If you might be interested in being part of a group, or would like to know more about them, be in touch with Mel or the office. Please consider serving as an MDS volunteer as there is an urgent need at this time. Pray for volunteers and organizers of MDS as well as those suffering from so many disasters. If you are interested or have any questions, please contact Larry Friesen or Mennonite Disaster Service directly Come ride Eden Foundation s Head for the Hills cycling fund-raiser on Saturday, September 8 th starting at Morden s Colert Beach. Two routes to chose from. Full details at edenhealthcare.ca. Canadian Mennonite digital delivery: As a Canadian Mennonite subscriber you can receive the latest issue of the magazine by on the day it is printed; up to two weeks before the paper mail will arrive. To add digital delivery to your subscription, or to switch to digital-only, please office@canadianmennonite.org and include your name, address and subscription number (see your mailing label; it begins with an A). We pray for those that serve internationally. Mike & Cheryl Nimz in the UK, ministering with the Anabaptist Network through Mennonite Trust Daniel and Damaris Loewen-Rudgers and their family serving with Mission Aviation Fellowship in Kenya Pray for them as they spend time in Canada and Germany with family before returning to Kenya. John & Karen Friesen as they continue to learn about people, life and their work with MCC in the Middle East