Sunday, May 15, 2016 Pentecost Sunday VOL. 29 NO. 19 WATERLOO-KITCHENER UNITED MENNONITE CHURCH 15 George Street, Waterloo, ON N2J 1K6 Telephone: 519-578-0660 E-mail: office@wkumchurch.ca www.wkumchurch.ca Staff: Interim Pastor Rudy Baergen E-mail: rudy@wkumchurch.ca Phone: 519-884-9517 Karen Watson - Parish Nurse parish.nurse@wkumchurch.ca David Harder Refugee Coordinator and Christian Education Program Assistant David.a.harder@gmail.com Katharine Borch Office Administrator Irene Dyck Church Custodian
Welcome to our worship service. May you be blessed as you meet God and be empowered for the week ahead. Sunday, May 15, 2016 9:30 a.m. Worship Leader: Hilda Krotz Speaker: Pastor Rudy Baergen Congregational Prayer: Rev. Catherine Hunsberger Organist: Ryan Légère Choir: Janice Harder Scripture Reader: Reader s Theatre Children's Story: Hilda Krotz Communion Servers: Andy and Laurie Staller, Shirley Dueck, Nancy and Peter Pauls Children are welcome in the worship service or parents may supervise young children in the Nursery along the Administration Hallway. Worship Focus: Pentecost celebrates the birth of the Church. God s Spirit forms a new people to carry on the work of Jesus. Throughout the ages, God s Spirit looks for new possibilities of healing and hope to humanity. As individuals and as a congregation we play a part in the Spirit s work. And we can count on the Holy Spirit to surprise us with new life! Prelude Gathering Words of Welcome Work and Care of the Church Call to Worship Leader: Come, sing a new song of worship. People: Come, sing a new song of praise. Leader: today is a day of a promise fulfilled. People: With joy we celebrate Pentecost. Leader: Pentecost a day when power and comfort flowed. People: Pentecost a day of hope and inspiration. Leader: A day when the Holy Spirit was revealed in flaming glory People: and the glory was given to the people. Leader: The fire of the Holy Spirit lives on in us. Sing praises! People: We sing praise, indeed! Invocation Page 1
Hymn of Praise: Holy Spirit, come with power HWB # 26 Confessing Scripture I: Acts 2: 1-12 (New Testament) page 90 Confession of Sin Affirmation of Faith: Apostles Creed HWB # 712 Hymn: Joys are flowing like a river HWB # 301 (Children come forward during the last verse) Hearing God s Word Children s Time Song of Blessing If you believe and I believe STJ # 32 Congregational Prayer Offering/Prayer Anthem: All Who Hunger Dunstan/Moore Scripture II: Romans 8: 12-17 (New Testament) page 120 Sermon: Communion The Spirit gives Life Responding and Sending Hymn of Response: I will stand in the congregation STS # 113 Benediction Postlude Welcome to our visitors! We hope our time of worship has been an encouragement to you. Please sign our guest book in the front foyer and join us for coffee along the gym hallway following the service today. God bless you and we hope to see you again! Page 2
TODAY AT W-K 9:30 a.m. Worship in the Sanctuary 10:00 a.m. Sunday School for Children and Youth 10:30 a.m. Coffee Break 10:45 a.m. Adult Sunday School: Michael Hostetler from Canadian Mennonite spent three years working with Christian leaders from Jerusalem and Nazareth to help shape and create what is now known as Nazareth Village. Michael will share a slide show about this process and talk about how MC Canada Witness was instrumental in making Nazareth Village possible. 9:30 a.m. Lectionary Texts: Worship Service Next Sunday May 22, 2016 Speaker: Karl Dick Proverbs 8: 1-4, 22-31 Psalm 8 Romans 5: 1-5 John 16: 12-15 CHURCH NOTES CONGREGATIONAL NOTES Church Office Hours Tuesday Wednesday Friday 9:00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. 3:00 p.m. Announcements for the bulletin should be in the office by Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Parish Nurse Clinic Hours Waterloo Mennonite Homes - Tuesday 9:30 10:30 a.m. Waterloo-Kitchener United Mennonite Church - Thursday 11:00 a.m. - Noon Financial Report: Thank you for your offering of May 8 th Page 3
This Week Monday, May 16 11:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. Parish Nurse Network - Lounge 7:00 p.m. Council Executive and Search Committee - Lounge Tuesday, May 17 Noon Silver Spoons 1:00 p.m. Knotty Knotters 1:00 p.m. Wellness Circle - Lounge 7:00 p.m. Women s Bible Study Room 7 Wednesday, May 18 9:00 a.m. Noon Mission Circle 10:00 a.m. Noon The Belonging Place 1:30 p.m. Deacons Meeting - Lounge 2:00 4:30 p.m. FP baking for MRS - kitchen 7:00 p.m. Jubilation Chorus Rehearsal Thursday, May 19 10:00 a.m. WALC - gym 1:30 p.m. Worship Committee Lounge Friday, May 20 1:00 p.m. House of Friendship - gym Fleisch Piroshki to be sold at the 50 th Annual New Hamburg Relief Sale will be made at W-K from 2:00 4:30 p.m. and at City Café Bakery from 6:15 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 18 th. The group has made over 1,600 fleisch piroshki thus far! Please consider being a volunteer. For further information, please contact Janice Harder at 519-662-3058 or janice.harder@gmail.com Donations to the Fleisch Piroshki Project: Please consider a financial contribution to WK's Mennonite Relief Sale project. Cash or cheques payable to WKUM and designated to WK Mennonite Relief Sale Project. The Knotty Knotters will meet on Tuesday, May 17 th at 1:00 p.m. in the basement. All are welcome to attend. Men s Bible Study: The men s Bible study group will meet (following the ROMEO breakfast) on Tuesday, May 24 th, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. in the church lounge, and will be led by John Cornies. All men are welcome to join us. Page 4
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for the 170 pounds of food collected for the Waterloo Region Food Bank. Also for the baking donated to the Fundraiser for our churches Mission Partners, Nathan, Taryn & Malachi Dirks. We raised $368.00 for their work in Botswana. ~ Mission and Service Committee ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS FROM THE MEMORIAL FUND The Memorial Fund will be disbursing grant funds again in May. Applications should be submitted today. Anyone attending our church may apply for a project in our church or for a mission/service/outreach project in which you are involved outside the church. The Memorial Fund Committee tries to disburse funds so that there is some equity between those funds that support our church and those which support projects outside the church. Please feel free to contact a committee member if you have a project in mind and wonder if it might fit the criteria. Applications and brochures about criteria are available in the church office. Committee members: Rita Witt, Pauline Weiland, John Harder. YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT Are you between the ages of 20-40 years of age? Do you enjoy the great outdoors? Come join the Christian Young Adults Outdoor Group! The purpose of this group is to meet and have fellowship with other believers while celebrating Him in an active outdoor environment. Our first group event will take place at Langdon Hall in Cambridge (1 Langdon Drive, Cambridge, Ontario N3H 4R8). We will be meeting in the parking lot to go for a hike on May 28 at 12 Noon. You can join our facebook group for more information on up-coming events at Christian Page 5
Young Adults Outdoors Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/998289453581301/. You can also call or text Erin D'Arcy at (519) 721-7387 OR email us at info@darcysdogtraining.com Invite your friends! HEALTH AND WELLNESS Healthy Reflections Body, Mind and Spirit Mental Health Matters Do not conform any longer to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve of what God s will is - His good, pleasing and perfect will. Exercises for Mental Health and Resilience: An attitude of Gratitude Singing hymns & spiritual songs Gathering together in Community Get a regular dose of Creation s Beauty... W-K Health and Wellness Programs: During May our focus is Mental Health Awareness: Heads Up... Mental Health Matters, Wellness Circle on Tuesday, May 17 th at 1:00 p.m. in the lounge Tips for maintaining optimal mental health - Check the Health and Wellness bulletin board outside the sanctuary for fact sheets from the Canadian Mental Health Association Community Health & Wellness Events: Alzheimer Society Education: Finding Your Way in the Community Tuesday, May 17 th from 1:30-3:00 p.m. at 831 Frederick Street in Kitchener. To register please call 519-742-1422 Page 6
Woolwich Healthy Community Days - April and May 2016 - plenty of fun, family activities bike rides, hikes, birdwatching, tree planting. See the Health and Wellness Bulletin Board outside the sanctuary or visit www.healthywoolwich.org Parenting with Passion Talking to kids about Sex, Technology and Safety, is the topic on Thursday, May 26 th at K-W Counselling from 6:30 8:00 p.m. Many other single evening or full day parenting workshops on relevant topics. Register or get more information at 519-884-0000 IDER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY Mennonite Disaster Service continues to monitor the Fort McMurray fire situation. We are currently waiting for the opportunity to go in to Fort McMurray to assess how we can be involved in the clean-up, repair, and rebuilding response. We are thankful for the care and concern of the many who have prayed, called MDS for more information and donated. Donations can be made to MDS by cheque, online, or by phoning in with your credit card information. Our contact info is 6A 1325 Markham Rd, Winnipeg, MB, R3T4J6, phone: 1-866 261-1274. There is a further bulletin on the courtyard window with more information. Upcoming Musical Events: The Cambridge Male Chorus presents their annual Cabaret this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at Maranatha Christian Reformed Church, 94 Elgin Street in Cambridge. The choir will be joined by the Hot Air Quartet along with a variety of soloists, duets and a sing-along band. Tickets are $25 Adults and $10 Children 12 and under. (Includes dessert and refreshments.) For tickets, a ride or more information, please contact Paul Enns or John Reimer The WLU Alumni Choir presents Mozart Mania featuring Ave Verum Corpus, Te Deum and Requiem as the final 40 th Anniversary Event of the WLU Faculty of Music. The concert will take place at St. Andrew s Presbyterian Church, 54 Queen Street North in Kitchener this afternoon at 3:00 p.m. Admission is by donation with all proceeds going to support the WLU Alumni Choir Voice Award at Wilfrid Laurier University. The Martin Family Singers and Waterloo Chamber Players present Haydn The Creation this evening at 7:30 p.m. at Steinmann Mennonite Church 1316 Snyder s Road West in Baden. Ticket price is $20.00 all Page 7
proceeds will go to the New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale. Please see the poster on the Courtyard window for more information. Rockway Mennonite Collegiate will hold their annual Spring Concert on Tuesday, May 17 th with two concerts. Grade 7 and 8 students will perform from 6:45 7:30 p.m. and Grade 9-12 students will hold their event from 8:00 9:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Bulletin Board # 4. The Final Word is Love A Fundraising Concert for Shalom Counselling. St. Jacobs Mennonite Church invites you to a concert featuring choirs from the Mennonite Collegiate Institute in Gretna, Manitoba. A free will offering will be accepted in support of Shalom s recent building renovation. Please join us on Thursday May 19 at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments to follow. (1310 King Street North, St. Jacobs) Poster on Bulletin Board # 4. The DaCapo Chamber Choir presents INTO THE LIGHT, music of hope, renewal and peace together with the Exultate Chamber Singers of Toronto. The concert will take place on Saturday May 28, at 8:00 p.m. at St. John s Lutheran Church, Waterloo (22 Willow Street). Tickets are available now - through the choir's web site, by phone (519-725-7549) or at the door - cash only. We are a little over a month away from celebrating 70 years of Choral Excellence at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate! Mark your calendar for Sunday, June 19 th at 3:00 p.m. The choir will be singing selections picked and directed by Jan Overduin, Bob Shantz and Ann L. Schultz. Alumni - it's not too late to be in the choir! Visit www.rockway.ca for information. See the poster on Bulletin Board # 4. All are welcome to attend the next MEDA breakfast to be held on May 19th at 7:30 a.m. at the Stone Crock in St. Jacobs. The cost is $10. We will be joined by Jim Loepp Thiessen, who started the Gathering Church twelve years ago. Jim will talk about the critical role business played in his church startup, and what it means to wear an entrepreneurial hat in ministry. We would like to encourage you to bring your pastor to the breakfast! The Coalition of Muslim Women of KW would like to warmly welcome you to their sixth annual community outreach event at Kitchener City Hall. The event, called MEET THE MEN WHO STAND BESIDE US! will be held on Saturday, June 4th from 1 7 p.m. at Kitchener City Hall, 200 King Street West in Kitchener. It will be a free cultural event that the whole family Page 8
can enjoy! There is lots of parking in the City Hall s underground parking lot. Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp will host its 50th ANNUAL CHICKEN BARBECUE & 10th ANNUAL PIE ACTION on Tuesday, June 14, 2016 from 5:00 to 7:30 pm. All proceeds support the Hidden Acres ministry to children, families and individuals. Come and enjoy a delicious meal and camp-style fellowship! Take-out meals are available! Regular size $15.00. Small size $11.00. Advance tickets only, available by calling Hidden Acres at (519) 625-8602, emailing info@hiddenacres.ca or from Robert or Esther Penfold here at W-K. Summer Camp Staff Needed - Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp is looking for guys who want a rewarding, fun, challenging and growth-filled summer filled with opportunities to impact the lives of young people. If that s you, go to www.hiddenacres.ca or contact Chris (chrispot@hiddenacres.ca or 519-625-8602) for more information (Must be 17 by Dec. 31, 2016). Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen. Page 9