Equipping No. 65 April 2006 a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Anita and Gina are responsible for Equipping.

Greetings to you as we approach the refreshing spring season. In the MC Canada offices we are pleased to welcome new staff members to our team. You can read about these people in Janet Plenert’s Witness letter, and check out www.mennonitechurch.ca/about/staff/. As a result of these transitions, this edition of Equipping is rather light. As newer staff become familiar with their roles, we will again strengthen Equipping content. In this issue, you will still find information updates and inspiring reflections from leaders, as well as information for ordering the new gather ‘Round Sunday school materials.

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)
  • April 2006 PDF Version to download
  • April 2006 Web version to browse
• General Secretary Letter - Jack Suderman (for bulletin boards and church newsletters)
• Financial Update - News Release [30 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files] (for bulletin boards, leaders, and church newsletters)

Christian Witness

• Executive Secretary (Witness) Update – Janet Plenert (for bulletin boards and church newsletters)

Christian Formation

• Denominational Minister Reflection – Sven Eriksson (for pastors, bulletin boards, and church newsletters)
• Resource Update: April 2006 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, librarian, church secretary, etc.)

Extending our faith…

• Faith & Life Resources (For leaders, educators, and Sunday School teachers)
  • FLR Update [479 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • gather ‘Round poster [3,600 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files] - Large File!
  • gather ‘Round Fall 2006 Order Form[90 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Conrad Grebel University College
  • Summer Course [2,080 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files] - Large File!

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.