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Prayer Requests:
Consider praying for the work of the Church! |
Announcements:
Stay in tune with the wider church |
Witness Notes:
This is how your financial support of Mennonite
Church Canada WITNESS is ministering...from across the street to
around the world! |
| October 2, 2005 |
World Communion Sunday
O Lord, you prayed, “I in them and you in me that they may
become completely one, so that the world may know that you have
sent me...” We pray for grace and courage to faithfully pursue
your vision of your church world-wide.
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Mennonite Church Canada invites applications for
the positions of Executive Secretary for MC Canada Witness (1.0
FTE), and Mission Partnership Facilitator for Africa (.4 FTE) and
Europe (.3 FTE). For a list of qualifi cations and responsibility
areas for each position, see the job descriptions posted at http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/getinvolved/
jobs/. Please direct your correspondence to Dan Nighswander,
General Secretary, dnighswander@mennonitechurch.ca, about the Executive
Secretary position, and to Jack Suderman, Executive Secretary, Witness
rjsuderman@mennonitechurch.ca regarding the Mission Partnership
Facilitator position. Application processing will begin October
11th. |
This week Noe Gonzalia of Ontario has joined Jack
Suderman & Janet Plenert in teaching the bi-annual weeklong
sessions of a leadership training course for local pastors in Cuba.
Your support encourages and strengthens this rapidly growing church.
The enthusiasm of the leaders reaches well beyond their church. |
| October 9, 2005 |
Give thanks to God for the many opportunities we
all have in sharing the Good News of God’s Kingdom. We believe
that what God has offered us is worth sharing with a broken world.
God is so good, with a deep heart for all, and we are grateful for
a community of faith willing to participate in making things right
with and for God. |
Mennonite Church Canada invites applications for
the positions of Executive Secretary for MC Canada Witness (1.0
FTE), and Mission Partnership Facilitator for Africa (.4 FTE) and
Europe (.3 FTE). For a list of qualifi cations and responsibility
areas for each position, see the job descriptions posted at http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/getinvolved/
jobs/. Please direct your correspondence to Dan Nighswander,
General Secretary, dnighswander@mennonitechurch.ca, about the Executive
Secretary position, and to Jack Suderman, Executive Secretary, Witness
rjsuderman@mennonitechurch.ca regarding the Mission Partnership
Facilitator position. Application processing will begin October
11th. |
Mennonite Church Canada Witness is mandated to lead,
mobilize and resource the church to participate in holistic witness
to the gospel of Jesus Christ. Your support assists MC Canada be
a part of this witness to troubled neighborhoods around the world. |
| October 16, 2005 |
A group from Langley Mennonite Church in BC are presently in
Thailand assisting Pat & Rad Houmphan in their church’s
English Camp. Pray for the participants of this service trip as
well as those attending the camp, that the church’s witness
in their community is welcoming and transforming for all involved. |
First Mennonite Church in Calgary, AB is hosting “A Taste
of Mennonite Church Canada from across the street to around the
world” evening, beginning with a banquet, and including stories
and vignettes from staff and Council members. Please contact Marvin
Baergen ph: 403-256-2894 for tickets for this event on Sunday, October
24th, 2005 at 6:30 pm. |
A group of 16 people are participating in a Mennonite Church
Canada China Learning Tour from Oct 11 – 27 where they are
experiencing the Chinese church and it’s believers and meeting
a number of Chinese students who are taught by Witness workers.
They will see fi rst hand, what your support to the ministry in
China is doing. |
| October 23, 2005 |
Churches across Canada are spending more time looking carefully
at their programs and ministry and seeing how they help bring about
God’s Kingdom here on earth. Give thanks to God for the many
believers who take seriously the call to be faithful.
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First Mennonite Church in Calgary, AB is hosting “A Taste
of Mennonite Church Canada from across the street to around the world”
evening, beginning with a banquet, and including stories and vignettes
from staff and Council members. Please contact Marvin Baergen ph:
403-256-2894 for tickets for this event on Sunday, October 24th, 2005
at 6:30 pm. |
This weekend, the Christian Witness and Christian Formation Councils
met in Calgary to review and plan the work of Mennonite Church Canada.
Your support strengthens the church, as their infl uence, inspiration
and vision help shape the ministry that we do together. |
| October 30, 2005 |
Mennonite Heritage Sunday
We stand on the shoulders of the generations who have gone before
us. Give thanks for the way you have been ‘carried’ by
your parents, grandparents and others - all those who have nurtured
your faith and awakened you to the redeeming love of God. |
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The La Mesa School in Colombia is celebrating its 50th anniversary
this weekend, as well as having a ribbon cutting ceremony for the
expansion that has just been completed. Many people have supported
this growing school that is run by the Colombian Mennonite Church.
Your fi nancial gifts have impacted many children in getting a good
education, many of whom have become leaders in their communities. |
