Equipping No. 60 October 2005
a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Anita and Gina are responsible for Equipping.

With the Fall season here, we begin a new church year. Sunday School for children and adults begins. Bible study and care groups gather. Committees meet to plan for this season. May your congregation be blessed as they gather in fellowship.

We hope to be of help to you with these resources provided in this “Equipping”. In this issue you will find a list of speakers available to your congregation from MC Canada’s Speaker’s Bureau. Check out our website for a video preview of the Charlotte annual assembly. Also, Advent material and Peace Sunday resources are highlighted in the Resource Update.

If you have any questions or comments, please call 1-866-888-6785 (888-6781 local) or e-mail . Enjoy!

Please help us…Can you help ensure that these items reach the right people? Thanks! Anita (left) and Gina (right) – Equipping Coordinators.

Inside this issue of Equipping:

Mennonite Church Canada

• Prayer, notes and news (for your bulletin announcements/newsletter/bulletin board)
  • October 2005 PDF Version to download [131 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • October 2005 Web version to browse
• Speaker’s Bureau 2005 - (for Pastors and Worship planners) [53KB PDF]
• Charlotte Annual Assembly Video Preview – (for anyone!) [25KB PDF]
• MC Canada Directory 2006 & Wall Calendar 2006 reminder (for pastors and Church administrators) [KB PDF]

General Secretary’s Office

• Letter from general secretary Dan Nighswander (For your bulletin board/newsletter and church leaders)
  • "How big is the circle of our community?" [39 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

Christian Formation

• Letter from the Denominational Minister - Sven Eriksson (For pastors, church leaders and your bulletin board/newsletter)
  • “The view from a hospital bed” [35 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Letter from the Executive Secretary – Dave Bergen (for Christian Education planners, teachers, etc) [35KB PDF]
• Der Bote Every Home Plan (EHP) subscriptions for 2006 (for German speaking news readers) [29KB PDF]
• Resource Update #9 [3,400KB PDF file]

Christian Witness

• A Moment for Celebration: A Mission Moment (for reading aloud or including in church newsletter, bulletin boards)
  • Cheryl Woelk, Education Coordinator, Korea Anabaptist Center [47 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

Extending our faith…

• Faith & Life Resources (For leaders, educators, and Sunday School teachers)
  • Faith & Life Resources Sunday School Order Form [128 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • Faith & Life Resources Winter 2005-06 Catalog [1,800KB PDF]
  • Faith & Life Resources Mennonite Bulletin Series [2,450KB PDF]
  • Faith & Life Resources Sing the Journey: Hymnal Supplement [30KB PDF]
  • Faith & Life Resources October listing [541KB PDF]
  • Worship Resources for Publishing Sunday [47KB PDF]
• Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2006
  • Gathered in my name (for leaders, worship planners, teachers, church newsletters, bulletin boards) [1,400KB PDF]

Note about Resources

All new resources are being added to the Resource Centre Catalogue, where you can use keyword searches to find the resource you need.

Note about PDF documents:

Trouble cutting & pasting from Acrobat PDF files? The newest version of Adobe Reader lets you select the exact amount of text you want, even from documents that contain columns (older versions of Reader selected text line by line across all columns – a process that would jumble text and challenge even the most patient user). Download the latest FREE version of Adobe Reader with this link.

• To select text from a PDF document, choose the “I” beam Select Text tool from the Adobe Reader tool bar at the top of the screen, and highlight the text you want to copy from the document. Copy it. Then paste it into your bulletin or other document.
• To select images from a PDF document, choose the "Select Image" tool from the Adobe Reader tool bar at the top of the screen, and highlight the image you want to copy from the document. Copy it. Then paste it into your bulletin or other document.