Called to be Servants of Christ in Our Community Niagara United Mennonite Church April 12 th, 2015 Worship Service 11:00 a.m. Gathering Marlene Borzychowski Call to Worship Linda Friesen Worship in Song Praise & Worship King of Heaven The Same Love Man of Sorrows Congregational Life & Announcements Linda Friesen Offering Focus- Mennonite World Conference Seek Ye First Tannin Driedger-Bradshaw & Mischa Driedger Proclamation Heart of Worship Praise & Worship Message Paul Spate Sending Breathe on me, breath of God HWB #356 Today s nursery volunteers: Jen Hinz, Kaitlin & Ella ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Called to be Servants of Christ in Our Community expresses our desire to share our faith and love of Jesus Christ with all we meet. We welcome you and hope that your time with us will be enjoyable and enlightening. Families with children are invited to worship together with us in the service. For children 5 yrs old or younger who are not able to sit through the church service, there is a nursery downstairs, or a glassed-in room behind the sanctuary where you may sit with your baby and still follow the service. If you feel a sense of belonging, you are most welcome to be with us. Talk to us about how you can participate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ German Worship Service 10:00 am Andachtsleiter: Gunnar Doerwald Grusswort: Offb. 3:8 Orgelspiel: Marlene Borzychowski Opfergaben Fokus: Mennonite World Conference Chorlied Lied: Du Sonne der Gerechtigkeit GB #100 Chorlied Schriftwort: Joh. 20:19-29 Botschaft: Geschlossene Tueren - Offene Tueren Hans H. Dau Lied: In finstrer Gruft er lag GB #99 JOYS & CONCERNS: Please pray for Kathryn Wiens who is undergoing heart surgery on April 14 th as well as for her parents, Peter and Karen and her sister Elizabeth. May the healing touch of Jesus be with the surgeon and on Kathryn as a valve is repaired. WITHIN NIAGARA UM CHURCH: Please welcome Paul Spate who is here with us today from Wholeness Through Christ. May God s blessing be upon him as he preaches for us today. Please let us know if you are interested in attending the Mennonite World Conference in Pennsylvania this summer on behalf of our church as a delegate. To date, we have one delegate who has come forward, and we d love to send one more. Please contact Lloyd Redekopp at lredekopp@cogeco.ca if you are interested or require more information.
Women in Service On Tuesday, April 14 th, we will meet at 7:00 pm for our last meeting of the season. There will not be a 9:00 am meeting that day. Progressive Supper April 17 th - THIS FRIDAY! Still space available to host! Once again your youth are eagerly awaiting the night when they get to enter your homes and eat either an appetizer, main course, or dessert with you! Every year this event is a smashing success as we cross those generational boundaries, give and receive hospitality, and grow together as a community. Special Pot Luck - After our Worship Service on Sunday April 19 th, please join us for a Pot Luck Lunch, followed by a special presentation by Nate & Taryn highlighting their Mission efforts in Botswana. If you have any specific questions about the Botswana Missions projects, we welcome you to submit your questions to April in the Church office by Thursday April 16 th. For the Pot luck - Please bring a main dish plus salad OR dessert. We have partnered with Hannah House Maternity Home (HHMH) again this year for its eleventh annual Change for Life Baby Bottle campaign. HHMH exists as the only Christian non-profit maternity home in the Niagara Region, offering shelter and support to young adolescent mothers and their babies. Bottles are currently available for pick-up at the Welcome Centre and are due back on Mother s Day- May 10 th. Donations from this year s Change for Life Baby Bottle Campaign will be used to enable HHMH to provide its young mothers and babies food, shelter, programming and educational opportunities as well as cover household expenses. Donations over $20 will be recognized with a charitable receipt. If anyone does not want to take a baby bottle home, online donations are welcomed by visiting: www.hannahhouse.ca. Thanks for your support. Thank-you to all of our Scripture Readers! It has been so wonderful having such a wide variety of people participate in our services by volunteering in this way! Our last schedule spanned 17 months, with each person listed only once and we are now drawing near to the end. Everyone who has participated in 2014 and 2015 (to the end of May) will be included in the next schedule, as well as anyone who expresses interest in being added. Please contact April if you would like to submit your name to be added to this list, or if you wish to be removed. Deadline: April 30 th. Thanks again to all of you! Missions Committee - Peach Salsa fund raising Similar to previous years, NUMC will be participating the August Peach Festival selling Peach Salsa. In preparation for the Festival, we will be making Salsa on Friday night May 1 st and Saturday May 2 nd. If you're interesting in helping please contact a Missions Committee rep. Thanks! A volunteer is needed for our live-streaming over the internet. That person is required to activate the stream on the computer before service begins, and then stop the stream after the Worship Service. Only basic computer knowledge is necessary and training is provided for the specific details. If you are willing to help, please contact the church office. WHO is that? Have you ever wondered who that person in the foyer was, or who is sitting at the other end of your church pew? Or who sang so well or played an instrument so expertly? Or whose son/daughter/sibling is the teen in the skit? Or have you heard a prayer request and couldn t attach a face to the name? The new 2015 PHOTO DIRECTORY will help us to solve all those mysteries! Please help to make it a success by: * Promptly booking an appointment for your own household. Many appointment times are available from May 19 21, and then again from May 26 30. There will be two days reserved for those at Pleasant Manor, where photographs will be taken onsite at Pleasant Manor. Booking starts TODAY! * Volunteering to make some follow-up and reminder calls in early May * Volunteering as receptionist for a few hours during picture-taking days * Being an enthusiastic participant!!! Thank-you, in advance!
CHILDREN & YOUTH: TODAY! Sunday April 12 th, Jr Youth Cosmic Bowling Drop off/pick up at Church 1 pm - 4 pm $12/child includes bowling and food Please RSVP junioryouth@redbrickchurch.ca THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE (April 13 th April 19 th ) Monday: 7:00 pm Women s Bible Study 7:30 pm Niagara Community Male Chorus Tuesday: 7:00 pm Women in Service 7:00 pm Education Committee Meeting 7:00 pm Worship Committee Meeting Wednesday: 7:00 pm Prayer Meeting 7:00 pm PCRC Meeting Thursday: 8:00 pm Choir Practice Friday: 6:00 pm Youth Progressive Supper Next Sunday, April 19 th 8:45 am Praise & Worship Practice 9:30 am Sunday School + Singing 10:00 am Baptism Class in the boardroom 10:00 am Interactive Sermon in the gym with Pastor Rudy Dirks 10:00 am Youth 11:00 am Worship Service Message by Nathan & Taryn Dirks 12:00 pm Congregational Pot-luck/Q & A with Nate & Taryn Our Nursery volunteers for next week: Wendy Janzen & Kathe Wiens *For a complete listing of church events, please see our online calendar on our church website.* OFFERING FOCUS: When we were baptized, we became part of the community known as Niagara United Mennonite Church. Our church is part of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC). MCEC is a part of Mennonite Church Canada, which is part of Mennonite World Conference. Every six years, we hold a gathering of all the Mennonite communities from around the world. It is a time to see how the Anabaptist vision that was started almost 500 years ago, has borne fruit. It is a time to meet our brothers and sisters from the many nations, and truly worship as one community under God. This July, the conference is being held in Harrisonburg, PA, which according to Google Earth is 5 hours 31 minutes away. The conference is Tuesday, July 21 to Sunday, July 26. Please consider giving to this, so that we can help someone from a church which does not have our abundance, and also consider going yourself (https://www.mwc-cmm.org/pennsylvania-2015). Offering of April 3 rd : $4,526.20 Budget $2,781.20 Christian Witness $40.00 Deacon s Fund $285.00 Attendance on April 3 rd : Joint Service 277 Offering of April 5 th : $9,667.45 Budget $7,802.45 Christian Witness $520.00 Library $50.00 Choir $50.00 Attendance on April 5 th : Joint Service 363 MCC General $1,025.00 MCC Food $20.00 Mennonite World Conference $375.00 MCC General $585.00 MCC Food $160.00 MCC Relief Aid $100.00 Mennonite World Conference $400.00
MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ONTARIO: MCC urgently needs KIT BAGS: Please help us replenish our inventory. Please use medium or lightweight fabric. Sewing instructions are available at mcco.ca/kits or by calling Wendy Cotter at 519-745-8458 ext 248. Get involved at the New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale May 29 th & 30 th! Run for Relief: Register for the 5k Run or 2k Walk. Play Music: Busking-style musicians are needed Friday evening or Saturday (contact Dan at dan@ddajohnson.com) Plants: Start plant cuttings and bulbs now, and bring them to our Plant Tent at the Sale. Details of these opportunities to get involved can be found at our website (www.nhmrs.com) or email johnreimer@sentex.ca. WOMEN OF MENNONITE CHURCH EASTERN CANADA: Attention! Women of ALL AGES!! WMCEC Enrichment Day is being held on Saturday, April 18 th, 8:30 to 3:30 pm at the Listowel Mennonite Church. Our Theme is Helping Vulnerable Women. We will be learning about the plight of women throughout the world as well as close to home. Come and learn about these survivors and what is happening in their world to help them rise above their circumstances. Hear how God has touched their lives and how they are moving forward. All registrations go to Carol Martin, 110 Ethel Road, Waterloo, ON. N2J 4G8. Phone: 519-883-1251 or ec.martin@live.com. Please include a non-refundable cheque for $30, which includes lunch, coffee and snacks. There will be a bus for the Niagara ladies. Please contact Dorothy Hamm for reservations on the bus! Cost will be $30. MENNONITE CHURCH CANADA: Mennonite World Conference Assembly 2015 Brown Bag Lunch and Q & A Are considering attending or are you registered for MWC Pennsylvania 2015? Learn more about the Assembly at a noon presentation or drop-in during the afternoon. More info at mcco.ca/events. Tuesday, April 21, 12-4 pm, Community Room, 50 Kent Ave, Kitchener Are you planning on attending Mennonite World Conference s Assembly July 21-26 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA? Then share your photo and you might be featured on an upcoming bookmark! Find out more or print past bookmarks for members of your congregation at mwc-cmm.org/pa2015. OUR COMMUNITY AND BEYOND: Pleasant Manor Bazaar Thank you to everyone who baked, helped and attended the Pleasant Manor Auxiliary Spring Bake Sale and to the Auxiliary for all their work and volunteered time. The sale was a huge success, $3,954.41 was raised. Support Niagara Life Centre at the annual Walk & Run on Sat. Apr. 25 th along the Welland Canal Parkway. Volunteer or participate in a 5 km walkathon OR 1 km, 5 km and 10 km timed fun-runs. Register online or onsite from 8:30-9 am at the Grantham Lions Club (732 Niagara St, St. Catharines). More info available at niagaralifecentre.ca/walkrun or by calling 905.934.0021. Sausage orders are back again! Please go to edenschoolcouncil.ca to place your order our call Alex Baergen at 905-327- 6052. Order period ends April 28 th and pickup is Saturday May 9 th 10am-12pm in the Eden cafeteria. Brussels Mennonite Fellowship is pleased to invite you to our 35 th Anniversary Celebrations on May 2 & 3 rd. Sat. night 7 pm, come & enjoy a music night with the New Freedom Quartet from Elmira. Sun. morning our Worship Service begins at 10 am and will include times of celebration; slide presentation; special music from The Hiller Family & a Fellowship Meal following the service for everyone. We hope to see you there! At the Annual Meeting of the United Mennonite Home on Sat. June 6 th, the Board will present a motion to the delegates to make a change in the constitution. All delegates please put this reminder in your calendars. Thank you. Fred Andres, Board Chair. Come learn about Women and Peacebuilding with Ouyporn Khuankaew and Ginger Norwood at the Canadian School of Peacebuilding, June 15-19 th. For more information, go to csop.cmu.ca or email csop@cmu.ca.
Mennonite Disaster Service has a service opportunity for the whole family. Families of children and adults of all ages are encouraged to serve together building cabins for a week at Camp Elim near Swift Current, Saskatchewan between August 3-28. For more info and to register call 866-261-1274 or atmds.mennonite.net/projects/campelimfamily project. Registration for Ontario Mennonite Music Camp (OMMC) is now open for summer 2015! OMMC is a wonderful opportunity for youth age 12 to 16 to form friendships, enhance their musical abilities, grow in their faith, and develop leadership skills. This overnight camp will be held at Conrad Grebel University College Aug 16-28. Register online (before May 31st for the early bird rate) at www.grebel.ca/ommc. NUMC Services & Sermons are available online. Individual Sermons or Sermon Series are available for purchase, formatted on CD or DVD. Please place your order through the church office. Live Streaming Privacy Notice Our church services are live streamed over the internet, capturing the stage and up to the front half of the church in the picture that is transmitted. We encourage all ages to sit towards the front of the church to showcase our lively and active congregation! Thanks for your support.