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1 July 1, 2018 Radio: 91.9 MHz, FM One Service ~ 10:00am PARENTS Colouring/Activity sheet in the foyer. We plan to have children's features for all services this Summer. Welcome to our Worship Service! But Peter and the apostles replied, We must obey God rather than any human authority. Acts 5:29 Submit to the governing authorities. What?!? Romans 13:1-14 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. G! We are excited to share with the congregation that both Elfriede Doerksen (Children's Ministry Director) and Aaron Bartlett (Young Adult and Worship Ministries) have accepted the call to come and join the staff team at King Road Church. Let's give thanks! A special thank you goes out to the search team who has served so well during these past months. May God bless you! 2. W Ben & Marlene Wall and Werner Stahl from their service in Williams Lake with MDS. Pray for Helmut & Karin Hein as they will be serving there this week. 3. F! To Siegbert & Barbara Kroeker and their children Fiona, Aileen, Sonia and Tamara. Last week, they moved to Hixon, BC. May you settle into your new home well and find a good community over there! 4. S : Please note that the church office summer hours (July 2 September 4) are 9:00am-2:00pm, Tuesdays to Fridays. Closed on Mondays. Please ring the doorbell if office door is locked. Heins and Leonard have arranged their schedules to ensure a pastor is available during the summer months. Please contact the office (or one of the moderating team) at anytime. 5. TREK C Please talk to Edgar Wiens if you are able to help to setup & take down. Set-up day is July 7 and take-down day is July 28. We need 200 dozen more cookies for 3 weeks of camp. Can you please help us? Ice cream buckets can be picked up from our office. Sign up at the Info Centre. Thanks! 6. M R : Tunkwa Lake Resort; July The sign-up deadline is TODAY! All Men and boys welcome for experiential learning, fellowship, fishing, and games. Details at the info centre, or contact Fred Toews. 7. 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 Mission s 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 three single young adults. Please contact Janessa Wall to serve in this way. 8. M : Peter & Justina Toews have requested to release their membership to Niverville Community Fellowship in Manitoba. Contact Heins Schartner if you have any questions King Rd., Abbotsford BC V2T 5Z office@kingroad.ca Pastor Leonard Klassen: leonard@kingroad.ca

3 July 1, 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, 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, Annie Dueck, Cornie Dueck, Abe Toews. Hospital: Peter Loewen (Worthington). Hossap & Alice with Kevork and Zila, the refugee family we are sponsoring. Missions: Kalvin & Dorilee Hildebrandt (MAF, Alberta) Jason & Vanessa Warkentin (Power 2 Change) Helmut & Karin Hein, serving with MDS in Williams Lake this week DMI Mexico trip in Sept. Pray for those whom God is calling to go on this trip. This Week/Diese Woche Mon Office Closed ~ summer hours; see announcement #4 Wed Prayer Meeting ~ 6:00am ~ Basement Sat TREK Set-up day ~ Contact Edgar!! Sun German Service ~ 9:30am English Service ~ 11:00am

4 Coming Events/In Aussicht Check the Events on our website regularly for updates. 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 Office closed: July (Office staff helping at TREK) July (Office staff helping at TREK) July 28: Aug 1: Aug 5: TREK Take-down Day VBS Orientation/Plan to Protect Training ~ Basement ~ Condensed Plan to Protect (for those under 18 or who only need the yearly refresher) is from 6:00-7:00pm ~ VBS orientation is from 7:00-7:30pm ~ Full Plan to Protect Training (for those over 18 who haven t done it yet) is from 7:30-9:00pm. ~ Contact Janelle Warkentin if you have any questions. One Service (long weekend) ~ 10:00am Aug 6-10: VBS Game On! ~ 6:00pm-8:0pm ~ Kindergarten to Gr. 6. ~ There is no cost to participate ~ We are collecting paper towel tubes, empty pudding/jello cups (cleaned with labels removed), and empty plastic salad dressing bottles (cleaned with labels removed). Items can be left in the box under the display table in the foyer. ~We are in need of lots of volunteers, so please sign up! Particularly, we need more teachers, craft leaders, and an actor/actress. Aug 11: Friendship Centre ~ 6:00pm ~ Please bring desserts! ~Future Dates: Sept. 22, Oct. 13 & 20, Nov. 3 & 17. Contact Ernst Thielmann to cook & serve a meal. Sept 2: One Service (long weekend) ~ 10:00am July Bible Memorization Challenge: 1 John 4:7-12 Advanced Memorization Challenge: 1 John 4:7-21 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 July 1, 2018 Community Announcements 1. Request from Power to Change: Do you or someone you know have an apartment or basement suite that could house a mother and her two children for at least a few months? They are living in a shelter temporarily and looking for some more stable housing for the next few months. Please contact Rachel Janz: rachel.janz@p2c.com for more information. 2. 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! If you or your friends and family are interested in joining our program, please contact Michelle Cruikshanks: michellec@meischools.com 3. Mennonite Cookbook Research: Lisa Cornish is working to complete her Master in Ministry degree. She is inviting women to complete a questionnaire that will benefit the academic and Mennonite communities by continuing to shed more light on the historic contribution of women and to turn a listening ear to the voice of the women who spoke through their cookbooks within and beyond their Mennonite community. If you wish to participate by filling out this questionnaire, Lisa at tca133870@tabor.edu.au 4. Culloden Church in Vancouver is celebrating 50 years this September! Join us in celebrating God s faithfulness. Saturday, Sept. 22 & Sunday, Sept. 23, For details and to RSVP: or

6 5. MB Mission Prayer Requests: July 1: Cecil & Tracy Ramos, MB Mission in Thailand. They will be hosting an ACTION team from the US arriving July 3. Pray that they would be able to create an environment where the team would meet Jesus in an impactful and real way, having their lives forever changed by the Holy Spirit. July 8: Richard & Hazel Funk, MB Mission in Austria. They are member care facilitators, who will be meeting with team leaders. Pray that these days will be enriching as they spend time sharing, praying for each other and asking God to guide them in member care decisions affecting their workers worldwide. Pray for safe travels and God s guidance and nearness to them. July 15: Somdy & Chanh Jusse, MB Mission in Thailand. Pray for resources for traveling and for the next two years in Thailand, Holy Spirit s leading and protections, and Sarah s schooling. July 22: Lianna Penner, MB Mission in Peru. Pray for the church in Trujillo, where she is responsible to train and equip a team of Sunday School teachers. Pray that the children in these classes would be strengthened in their faith. July 29: Johann Matthies, MB Mission in Germany. Continue to pray for Johann in his role as the director of European mission development. Pray that God will give him wisdom and guidance to relate to churches in Europe, and to help nurture their mission and vision. Pray especially for his role in resourcing churches to respond to the ongoing refugee crisis in Germany 6. MHM presents: Free Summer Movie Matinees at the Museum for July & August, 9 films in 9 weeks. Daily shows at 1pm. July 3-6 The Last Objectors, July 9-13 Through the Dessert Goes our Journey, & more Registration required, call See the website for details: mennonitemuseum.org Can t make it for 1pm? Ask about select showtimes. 7. Job Opportunities see Jobs bulletin board for details! Shipper/Receiver Progressive Kitchens House keeper Sweet Dreams Luxury Inn House cleaner Kindergarten teacher MEI General labourer CHC Egg Farm worker/manager