Equipping
a resource packet for equipping Mennonite Church Canada pastors and leaders

No. 31 November 2002

Our November edition of Equipping is jam packed with lots of information from across the street to around the world!! We have information on World Fellowship Sunday (January 26/03), Mennonite World Conference, Missional leadership educational opportunities, MC Canada Church Directory, Annual Assembly 2002 Minute Book, and more.

You can help us “do together what we cannot do alone” by ensuring the items in this issue find a home with the right person in your congregation.

- Karen Peters, Equipping Coordinator - e-mail: kpeters@mennonitechurch.ca

Inside this issue of Equipping:

General Secretary's Office

• Letter from Dan Nighswander (for your bulletin board, leaders, and worship planners) )

Mennonite Church Canada

• Prayer requests for the month of November (for your bulletin)

Christian Formation

Executive Office

• How does the Gospel Translate into our Culture? - Justina Heese

Denominational Minister's Office

• A letter of encouragement and hope for drought stricken brothers and sisters (for leaders, worship planners, and your bulletin board)
• The Parish Paper (for pastors and congregational leaders) - Not available online.

Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery

• "Our Family" exhibit - Canada wide - Not available online
• Bulletin insert - Manitoba only - Not available online

Mennonite World Conference

• World Fellowship Sunday - January 26, 2003 - Not available online
• Courier Newsletter - Volume 17, No. 4 - Not available online
• Materials for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (Preparation for World Fellowship Sunday) - Not available online

Resource Centre Updates

• No. 16 - Highlighting Resources for Christian Education Committees [76 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• No. 17 - Highlighting Resources for Worship Planners [34 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• From Advent to Epiphany: With Arms Outstretched [198 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]

Christian Witness

• Witness Notes (for your bulletin)

Congregational Partnerships

• Exciting Opportunities Emerge in Mongolia Support Group
• Missional Opportunities for you and your Congregation

Support Services

• Mennonite Church Canada Directory 2002
  • A copy for your church (electronic version available by e-mail request)
• An order form for hard copies [15 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
• Mennonite Church Canada Annual Assembly
  • Annual Assembly Minute Book - Saskatoon 2002 [384 KB PDF file - Help with PDF files]
  • Annual Assembly Expense Projections for St. Catharines 2003
• Letter to Treasurer or Finance Committee Chair
  • Congregational Support and Budget information (not included in MCEC mailing; MCEC congregations contribute to MC Canada through the MCEC funding formula)

Beyond Mennonite Church Canada

Canadian Mennonite University and AMBS

• Vision - A journal for church and Theology

Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA)

• Pastor's Survey - from John Longhurst

Faith and Life Resources

• Church Supplies and Music Resources
• Venture Clubs
• Communion Worship Resources for Four Seasons
• Jubilee Update
• Resources for Faith and Life

MC USA Equipping - Binational Materials

• Not offered on this site. See MC USA's package at http://www.mph.org/equipping/