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February 7,
2010
Education Sunday |
Today as we celebrate Education
Sunday, let us pray that God’s
abundant love and grace will inspire
us to continue growing as followers
of Christ and to share these blessings
with all whom we meet!
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Mennonite Church Canada develops
downloadable worship resources for Education
Sunday, Lent, and other seasons of the Church
year available at mennonitechurch.ca/resourcecentre. Thank you for helping
us to make
these items available! |
Can Mennonite Church Canada
log 1,000 Acts of Peace in 2010?
Make a date with peace this
Valentine’s Day by visiting
liveforpeace.org
and share your Act of Peace
in the Public Square on the
1,000 Acts of Peace forum |
February 14, 2010 |
MC Canada’s Witness Council is
learning about the lingering effects
of Residential School on individuals,
families and communities. Please pray
that across the country, God’s love will
compel us to hear and share stories
that break down stereotypes and
invite healing through understanding. |
With your support, we participate in a variety
of peace and justice initiatives beyond our
denomination. Janet Plenert, Executive Secretary
of MC Canada Witness wrote to the federal
government in support of KAIROS, an ecumenical
peace and justice organization which recently lost
government funding. See Plenert’s letter at
mennonitechurch.ca/tiny/1231. Thanks to
your support, MC Canada helps us advocate on
this and other issues. |
February 21, 2010
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Please pray for good health for
MC Canada Witness workers
Daniel Pantoja (Philippines) and
Norm Nicolson (Burkina Faso)
who are recovering from gall
bladder surgery and struggling with
mononucleosis respectively.
(WoW Prayer Directory, pg. 79, pg. 46)
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Partnering with other church congregations or
institutions is one way that we can encourage
each other in our walk with Christ – like the
five-year partnership covenant between Trinity
Mennonite Church in Calgary and the Korea
Anabaptist Center in Seoul. Thank you for sharing
your energy and resources in this way.
(WoW Prayer Directory, pg. 80-81) |
Bulletin
announcement to run
during tax season:
Mennonite Church Canada
encourages you to fill in a PEACE
TAX FORM along with your
regular income tax form. This is
an opportunity to be witnesses for
peace as we file our income tax
returns. Download and complete
the form at mennonitechurch.ca/tiny/413.
Then register your
participation with an email to
jplenert@mennonitechurch.ca or
call toll-free 1-866-888-6785 to
add your name to the list of people
witnessing in this way. This helps
us build a case for Bill C-390, the
Act Respecting Conscientious
Objection to the Use of Taxes for
Military Purposes. |
February 28, 2010
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Please pray for the encouragement
and witness of the emerging
Mennonite congregation in Sahagun,
Cordoba, Colombia, which was
accepted as a “church in formation”
by the Mennonite Church of Colombia
(IMCOL) on January 16. Witness
workers Gamaliel and Amanda Falla
serve as pastors to congregational
pastors in this region.
(WoW Prayer Directory, pg. 119)
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The staff at the Mennonite Heritage Centre
assists 200 people a month find answers
to important questions. These answers are
important parts of family genealogies, radio
programs, TV documentaries, legal cases,
academic research, books, magazine articles,
brochures, school essays etc.
Thank you for your ongoing support. |
