Equipping No. 97 June 2009
a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

	Miriam Tshimanga is responsible for this issue of Equipping.

In his letter Jack Suderman encourages persons from all our congregations to consider coming as delegates to the Saskatoon Assembly. Can you please highlight this invitation during your worship services as we approach the Assembly? Also note the China Learning Tour opportunity in 2010.

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

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

Mennonite Church Canada

• Pastors and Congregational Leaders [128 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]– Robert J. Suderman (pastors, leaders)
• Prayer, Notes & News – June 2009 (for bulletin announcements, newsletters, worship planners)
  • Download the PDF [PDF]
  • View the Webpage

Christian Witness

• Celebration Story June 2009: Dancing in the Spirit of Humanity [PDF] (for bulletin boards, leaders, worship planners, and church newsletters)
• Church in China learning tour: (for bulletin boards, newsletters)
  • Brochure [2,898 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • Web page

Christian Formation

• Resource Update June 2009 [PDF] (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
  • Please help us evaluate the Resource Update by filling out our online survey (5 minutes, promise!) [www.mennonitechurch.ca/tiny/1028]
• On line Children’s Stories (based on lectionary readings): electronic only (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committee, librarian etc.)
• Special Sunday Worship Resources (for worship planners, teachers, pastors, education committees, librarian, etc.)
  • Assembly Sunday, June 7 [PDF] - hard copy was included in May Equipping;
  • Sunday School Promotion Sunday, Sept. 13 [PDF] – hard copy litany to come in the July/August Equipping;
  • Mission Sunday, Nov. 8 [PDF] - hard copy is coming in the July/August Equipping

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.