Equipping No. 85 April 2008 a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Alice Pound is responsible for this issue of Equipping.

Easter is early this year. In Winnipeg we are just now feeling the strong rays of the sun giving us the hope of spring to come. At this time we also celebrate a story of hope. In Christ there is hope where there was no hope.

Wishing everyone a Blessed Easter as people who live in hope.

Mennonite Church Canada

• Donkeys and the Cross – Jack Suderman (pastors, leaders)
• Prayer, News and Notes – April 2008 (for bulletin announcements, newsletters, worship planners)
  • PDF version for download
  • Web version to view

Christian Witness

• Celebration Story April: Phil & Julie Bender in China - (for bulletin boards, leaders, worship planners, and church newsletters)

Christian Formation

• Resource Update: April 2008 No. 4 (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
• An open letter to the members of Mennonite Church Canada – Sven Eriksson (for pastors and congregational leaders)
• Worship Resources for ‘Many Peoples Sunday’ (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian etc.)
• Holy Conversations workshop information and registration form (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.) [117 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

Extending our faith . . .

• Mennonite Publishing Network
  • Faith & Life Resources update [2,960KB PDF file] (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
  • Faith & Life Resources catalogue 2008 [456KB PDF file] (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
  • Faith & Life Resources Summer 2008 Order Form [191KB PDF file] (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
  • Mennonite Worship Bulletins [1,300KB PDF file] (for worship planners, pastors etc.)
  • News from Herald Press [1,810KB PDF file] (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)

If you have questions or comments, please call 1-866-888-6785 (or locally, 888-6781) or email me at . Enjoy!

PS: Please help ensure that these resources reach the right people. Thank you!

Alice Pound – Equipping Coordinator

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.