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Prayer Requests:
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Ministry Notes:
This is how your financial support of Mennonite
Church Canada is ministering...from across the street to around
the world! |
News/Announcements:
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April 3
Good Friday |
Lord, our hatred, greed, selfishness,
jealousy and dishonesty make this
world a darker place. Our sin placed
Jesus on the cross. Remind us in
our sorrow that your love is greater
than all of our despair. |
Your support has enabled Mennonite Church
Canada to relate with three distinct groups of
Anabaptists and Mennonites in Chile: the Union
of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Chile UBACH),
the Evangelical Mennonite Church, and the
Puerta del Rebaño congregation in concepción.
Through these connections, we are responding
to the earthquake of Feb 27, 2010.
To contribute to the the relief effort, click on “donate
now” at the bottom of this page:
mennonitechurch.ca/tiny/1285 |
We thank God for Vic
and Kathy Thiessen, for a long and
fruitful ministry as Mennonite
Church Canada Witness workers
at the London Mennonite Centre
in the U.K. Vic’s gifts will find
a new home in the role of
Executive Secretary, Support
Services beginning on April 12. |
April 4
Easter Sunday |
Dear God we praise you for the
power of your forgiving, life-giving
love through Jesus Christ. We
thank you for raising Jesus from
the dead, and for your wonderful,
transforming gifts of forgiveness
and salvation. |
Your support of ministries like alternativeservice.ca,
a website about
Conscientious Objectors in World War II is making
a difference in the lives of our youth! A Grade
12 student recently responded to the site with a“thank-you” message,
and wrote that learning
about the faith and determination of COs inspired
her to re-examine her own commitment.
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Visited
your MC Canada Resource Centre lately?
We add 3 new titles every day.
Check mennonitechurch.ca/tiny/480 for
our latest
acquisitions.
Open to all – 1-866-888-6785 or
mennonitechurch.ca/resourcecentre. |
April 11
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May God provide comfort and
resources for Chileans as they
face the devastation caused by
the earthquake of Feb. 27 and the
resulting tsunami that devastated
southern coastal towns. Please
pray that problems of looting and
violence will be overcome with
compassion and solidarity.
(WoW Prayer Directory, pg. 115) |
Planning for Mennonite Church Canada’s Assembly 2010 in Calgary,
Reclaiming Jesus™:
Gladly Bear the Name, based upon Colossians 3:15-17, is now well
underway. We are grateful for
the energy and enthusiasm of you, our volunteers
and delegates, who contribute to making this
annual event a spiritually enriching affair! |
| April 18 |
Please pray for God’s leading
during this time of discernment as
the search team seeks for a new
General Secretary who is inspired
and nurtured by God, and called
to give leadership and vision to
Mennonite Church Canada.
Current General Secretary,
Robert J. Suderman, will retire
from the position later this year. |
Praise God for Congregational Partnerships!
By building relationships with mission workers,
partners, or projects,or with congregations of
another culture, you are helping us to connect
with the Global Church. Thank you for helping us
to spread messages of the hope and peace we
have in Christ.
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100 new DVDs
have recently been purchased
at the Resource Centre – great
for home viewing and small
group study. Your support of
Mennonite Church Canada
allows our library to offer these
and many more thousands of
specialized resources for loan,
sale or download. |
April 25
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Loving, living God, your Son has
become our teacher and brother, our
example and companion, our servant
king and Lord. Help us to walk humbly
with Jesus and serve with him, even
when others turn against him.
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Borrow, purchase, download, link!
Thanks to you,the mantra of Mennonite Church
Canada’s Resource Centre is catching on. For the
past three years, the Resource Centre has kept track of those using
their electronic services. Since 2007, downloading has almost quadrupled
and during the same time, book and DVD loan circulation has increased
by 15%. Thank you for continuing to support the Resource Centre,
bringing educational materials from an Anabaptist perspective to
our congregations.
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