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1 June 3, 2018 Sunday School 9:30am German Service 9:30am ~ English Service 11:00am PARENTS Supervised Toddler Room (age 1-3) in Fireside Room. Children s Church (age 4-5) Grades 1-5, Colouring/Activity sheet in the foyer. Radio: 91.9 MHz, FM Welcome to our Worship Service! "Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ." Ephesians 4:15 We Can Speak Clearly Ephesians 4:29-32, James 3:1-12 Sermon: Leonard Klassen Following Jesus Loving each other Reaching our world

2 Church Family Announcements Check the News on our website regularly for updates. 1. THANK YOU! At our AGM last Sunday, we affirmed many new volunteers for serving in a variety of ways here at King Road. We are grateful to every one who is using their gifts. We want to extend a special thank you to those who have completed their terms of service. May God continue to bless us as we serve with our gifts. God is at work! 2. S. You re invited to hear stories from & celebrate MB Mission's 2017/18 TREK program. Friday, June 15, at 6pm, Northview Community Church Center Court. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to Susan at susanf@mbmission.org or MDS BC F : Let s pray for Ben & Marlene Wall as they serve in Williams Lake for the month of June. We are looking for 2 volunteers to join Erich Penner in Williams Lake June 10-16th. Please speak with Ben or Erich for details. 4. M : We are continuing to discern what our partnership with the MB churches in Ukraine might look like. We have one specific consideration. Will you join us in praying for at least one person FROM KING ROAD to serve with MB Missions Trek Program in the Ukraine (September 2018-June 2019)? We again want to host German Trekkers (August 30 - September 9). We are looking for homes to host two couples, plus three single young adults. Please contact Janessa Wall to serve in this way. 5. MCC is in need of a home-stay in Abbotsford from September 2018-July 2019 for 27-year old Raul from Brazil. He speaks Portuguese as well as limited Spanish and English and is looking for a family to stay with while serving with MCC as a part of a program called IVEP. We are also looking for a cultural mentor(s) who would help him get used to Canadian culture and be established in Christian Fellowship while in Canada. A basic hosting allowance is available. If you are interested in hosting Raul, please talk to Vanessa Warkentin. 6. T thanks you for the donation of a lawn mower and weed eater for the Donikian family! 7. TREK C Please consider serving at TREK Camp this year. Set-up date is July 7 and take down is July 28. First week (grade 3-5) is July 9-14; Second week (grade 6-7) is July 16-21; Third week (grade 8-9) is July How will you be involved? Contact Edgar Wiens. Next Sunday: One service -10:00am King Rd., Abbotsford BC V2T 5Z office@kingroad.ca Pastor Leonard Klassen: leonard@kingroad.ca

3 June 3, 2018 Pray for/bitte Betet Für Members Living in Care: Hilton Villa: Lena Penner, Menno Home: Jacob Bergen, Meta Krawelitzky; Menno Hospital: Katharina Falk; Tabor Home: Jake Klassen, Valentine Klassen, Gerhard Wiens; Val Haven Home: Mary Sperling; Nicola Lodge: John Klippenstein; Good Samaritan Hillside Village: Erhard Schneider; Bevan Village: Erika Toews; Menno Terrace East: Martha Born Home: Martha Graewe, Lydia Harder, Sieghard Hildebrandt, Gredel Krahn, Peter Loewen, Hein Neufeld, Elsa Neumann, Elisabeth Penner, Margaret Rattel, Tina Stahl, Heinrich Unruh, Mary Zacharias, Helene Schroeder, Bill Keyes, Sabrina Janzen (niece of Pastor Heins), Agnes Unruh, Gerda Gross (hip surgery), Art Loewen (hip surgery), Annie Dueck, Cornie Dueck. Hospital: Jacob Kliewer, Maria Goertzen Search Committee: Heins Schartner, Rachel Janz, Tom Fast, Loraine Klassen, Frank Ens. Hossap & Alice with Kevork and Zila, the refugee family we are sponsoring. Missions: Eric & Judith Hedeen (New Tribes Mission, Papua New Guinea) Wolfgang & Erna Binder (Wycliffe, Austria) Adrian & Jolene Warkentin (MB Mission, Germany) DMI Mexico trip in Sept. Pray for those whom God is calling to go on this trip. MDS project, Williams Lake starting June 2. See announcement #5. This Week/Diese Woche Mon Wed Fri Ladies Spring Tea ~ 7:00pm ~ Rooted In Love Prayer Meeting ~ 6:00am ~ Basement Deutsche Bibelstunde ~ 9:30am Office hours ~ 8:30am-3:00pm Mini-ROADERS & ROADERS ~ Stanley Park ~ Meet at church at 6:30pm, return to church at 11:00pm. ~ You can walk, run, skateboard or rollerblade ~ Bring a helmet, water bottle, signed waiver and $ for McDonald s German Couples Retreat ~ Camp Hope ~ Contact Ernst Doerksen CnC Camping ~ Skagit Valley Campground ~ Contact Kimberly Bergen Sun One Service ~ 10:00am ~with Sunday School age 3 grade 5

4 Coming Events/In Aussicht Check the Events on our website regularly for updates. June 11: June 16: July 1: July 7: Pastoral Committee, Council & Search Committee Meeting ~ 7:00pm church basement Friendship Centre ~ 6:00pm ~ Please bring desserts! ~Future Dates: Aug. 11, Sept. 22, Oct. 13 & 20, Nov. 3 & 17. Contact Ernst Thielmann to cook & serve a meal. One Service (long weekend) TREK Set-up Day TREK camp: First week (grade 3-5) is July 9-14 Second week (grade 6-7) is July Third week (grade 8-9) is July July 28: Aug 5: TREK Take-down Day One Service (long weekend) Aug 6-10: VBS Game On! ~ 6:00pm-8:0pm ~ Kindergarten to Gr. 6. June Bible Memorization Challenge: Matthew 22:36-40; 28:18-20 Advanced Memorization Challenge: Psalm 1 Interested in what s happening in the community? See posters on the bulletin board or pick-up a Community Announcements (updated monthly) at the Info Centre.

5 Vacation Bible School King Road MB Church King Rd. Abbotsford BC, V2T 5Z5 As kids get ready for the big game through scripture, crafts, music, and games, they will learn that the goal is not competing in their own strength because God has already equipped them with everything they need! For children entering Kindergarten to entering Grade 6. The excitement begins: August :00 pm- 8:00 pm For more information, call: Janelle Warkentin at or e mail: janelle@kingroad.ca Registration forms available at King Road Church or online

6 June 3, 2018 Community Announcements 1. Mennonite Disaster Service volunteer opportunity in Williams Lake, BC. Fires in central BC in 2017 destroyed thousands of acres of forest as well as many homes. Come volunteer in your own province. On May 20, MDS will begin rebuilding in the community and we need volunteers. For more information or to volunteer contact Ben Wall, or go to mds.mennonite.net or phone We Are Neighbors: MCC is hosting an event on Saturday, June 23 from 1pm-4pm at Mill Lake Park to celebrate both World Refugee Day and National Indigenous Peoples Day. Pack a picnic and stop by for an afternoon of celebration I ncluding: dancing, singing and storytelling from newcomer and Indigenous groups; an artisan and craft market; family-friendly activities and concession by Marketplace by MCC CE. Please bring your own seating for enjoying the stage performances. Visit mccbc.ca/events to find out more. 3. Tabor Home Society is holding its 58th Annual General Meeting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2018 in the Tabor Village Chapel at Tabor Court, Sunrise Crescent, Abbotsford. There will be two Special Resolutions presented at the meeting. Copies of the Special Resolutions are available for viewing at All members of this congregation are members of Tabor Home Society and are invited to attend the Tabor Home Society Annual General Meeting. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. 4. MEI International Department is looking for families to host students from Japan and China this summer. July 18-31: Meiji program Japanese jr. high and high school students. Classes will run 9 a.m. 4 p.m. in the MEI Middle School. The payment for hosting two students is $910. We are still looking for homestays to host male students or to be backup families for male and female students. July 18 29: Kokugakuin program Japanese high school students. Classes will run 9 a.m 4 p.m. in the MEI Secondary School. The payment for hosting two students is $770. We are looking for MANY homestay families to host male or female students; this program will include over 100 students!

7 If you or your friends and family are interested in joining our program, please contact Michelle Cruikshanks: 5. MB Mission Prayer Requests: June 17: Johanna Neudorf, MB Mission in Germany. Pray for: J, a young Syrian woman, that she would meet Jesus as she read the Bible and seeks to answer question that she has because of her Catholic background. Pray also for A, a young Afghan man who has become a devoted follower of Jesus, that a godly man could be found to mentor him in his own language and that he would experience God s leading in his life. Pray for guidance and strength as Johanna prepares to leave for my first home assigment, from July to September. June 24: Joanna Pharazyn, MB Mission in Portugal. Pray for: the follow-up and for protection of the seeds planted in the hundreds who made decisions to follow Jesus. Continue to pray for the unity of the Church in Portugal, that God s people would walk in forgiveness and love. Pray for the leaders of the church families. Exhaustion is real. Pray for true rest and refreshment of their minds, bodies, and spirits. Pray this for Joanna, also! 5. Job Opportunities see Jobs bulletin board for details! MCC Summerbridge Program MCC Thrift store Volunteers MCC Group Service Opportunities Advokate Life & Education Services Administrative assistant - info@advokate.ca Central Heights Church: General Labourer