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LISTOWEL MENNONITE CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
As of 05-09-2008
Sun. May 11, 10:00 a.m. - Sunday School
-11:00 a.m. - Worship Service
Message - Daouda Traora, Kotoura, Burkina Faso , Translator - Brenda Jewitt
AMONG OURSELVES
Tues. May 13 - Listowel WMCEC
- 1:00 p.m. - Devotions - Barb Martin
- 7:30 p.m. - Youth Faith Exploration Class. Read chapter 7 in God's Story, Our
Story.
Wed. May 14, 7:00 p.m. - Music & Worship Committee
- 8:00 p.m. - Young Adult Bible Study. Read the last two chapters in the
Purpose Driven Life and think of/bring ideas for what to study next.
Sun. May 18 - Greeters - John & Shirley Driedger
Hosts - Lovina & Sid Martin
Nursery- Diane Sider & Krista Hale
Junior Church- Preschool - Rosie Lichti & Mary Carter
Elementary - Penny Martin & Bernice Weber Passchier
- 11:00 a.m. - Message - Fred Lichti - “Living Wisely, Humility”
Sun. May 25, 11:00 a.m. - Baptism Service
Tues. May 27, 1:30 p.m. - 60's Plus Mark Your Calendar - Fred Lichti will be
sharing experiences from their trip to Korea, visiting Katie.
Jr. Youth Canoe/Camping Trip -This trip is for anyone in grades 5-8. It will
happen Saturday, May 31 to Sunday, June 1 on the Saugeen River
(Walkerton/Paisley). The cost is yet to be determined (probably around $30 -
50/person). If you want to come or have questions, please reply to Tyler
(tylerlmc@cyg.net or 519-291-2032).
BEYOND OURSELVES
Sun. May 25, 6:00 p.m. - Young Adult Sports Night at Floradale. We will have a
potluck and then play baseball. This will also be a farewell party for Stefan
Cherry as he and his family leave for Ottawa to begin a church plant.
Sat. May 30 & 31- New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale. 12 volunteers ( 2 men)
are needed to help with the Strawberry Pie Project beginning at 9:00 a.m.
Please sign the sheet on the bulletin board.
Sat. May 31, 8:00 a.m. - Relief Sale Run for Relief 2008 - participate in a 2 km
Fun Run/Walk or a 5km Run and support the work of MCC. See poster
Intersect 08’ – Bringing Effective Communication to Real People
June 7, 2008, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. @Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
This event is an exciting opportunity for our congregation to think about how best to communicate our vision and message with those around us. Registration of $100.00 for up to five members. Persons who would be best to
represent our congregation – council chair, administrator, pastors, outreach going.
June 20-22, 2008 - Mennonite and Brethren Marriage Encounter Weekend at The
Future Inn, Cambridge. See brochures on the literature rack.
MYF Announcements
!PITCH AND PRAISE 2008!
Meet at the Yantzi's at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Bring: tent, sleeping bag, pen/notebook, Bible, outdoor warm clothes, rain gear, extra cash for snacks, etc., swim suit.
We will return to Listowel around mid afternoon on Monday.
NOTICES
Spring Mission Project
With the price of food on the rise the Christian Ed. committee has decided to make
the Spring Mission Project a food drive. Bring in non-perishable food items from
now until Sunday June 8th. There will be a table set up in the foyer to put your
donations.
ATTENTION all those who are feeling a little cluttered.
If you have stuff you would like gone the MYF are having a garage sale on MAY 24
to raise money for a yet to be determined cause. You can bring your donated items
to the church the Sundays - May 11, 18. The garage sale will be in the parking lot of
the Betty Fretz optometry office. There will be a BBQ going on as well so feel free to
stop by, check out the wares and get a hot dog.
An opportunity to work with children, learn & serve in a Christian environment,
develop leadership skills, have fun and even make some money…Where, you ask,
might such a fantastic experience be found? HIDDEN ACRES MENNONITE CAMP still
has openings this summer for Waterfront Director, Assistant Cook, Lifeguards and
Counselors. Contact director@hiddenacres.ca, or call 519-625-8602
Attention all ESL staff, volunteers, and registrants - Former and Present:
We are planning a summer potluck at the Morningdale Park in Millbank on Saturday July 12th. More details will follow- MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
If you have questions or would like to volunteer with planning and set-up, contact
Brenda Leis (595-7128) or Sharon Roes (595-4679)
MCC Notes
1. MCC is accepting funds for Myanmar cyclone relief
As a result of the recent devastating cyclone that struck Myanmar, also known as
Burma, MCC is working with partner agencies to determine how best to support
their efforts to provide relief. MCC is accepting financial contributions for *Myanmar
Emergency Assistance* and will channel these funds to cyclone relief and recovery
efforts.
2. Thank you to our Meat Canner Volunteers
We want to thank the many volunteers and churches who have supported our Meat
Canning Project this year. Over 21,000 cans of turkey were canned at the Elmira
Produce Auction April 21-24. --The Elmira Meat Canning Committee
Give us this day...
The Burma cyclone death toll has now surpassed 20 000 in the last hours, and continues to rise. A late breaking story tragically reveals that a major rice producing area was hard hit, thus deepening an already severe shortage of rice in the region.
"Our daily Bread" takes on a new and haunting meaning when realities like this one shake us almost daily in recent weeks. How are we to understand this multi-cause, and global food crisis? Blame is abundant, from rising meat consumption in China, to increased bio-fuel production, to sky-rocketing oil prices.
The realities of whole populations facing deep food insecurity are chilling. A Toronto friend told me yesterday of visiting three grocery stores searching for rice! No matter how we understand causes, we North Americans of means are in the middle of this. Most of have our daily bread. Perhaps as important as understanding the current food crisis, is to ponder how we will respond.
Maybe the first thing I need to do is to recommit to praying for my daily bread. If I am committed to starting with prayer, where might that take me?
I offer you the following tentative suggestions as possibilities for personal response... to help us not be paralyzed.
1. Pray for our daily bread. Pray with gratitude and in praying spend as much time remembering our neighbours in Myanmar/Burma who will search in vain for the family's rice.
2. Inform ourselves of how we got here and who has hopeful suggestions for long term change. We invite you to consider the mcc.org site, or that of our partner, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.
3. Eat lower on the food chain. Donate the cost of a weekly meat meal to MCC, or tithe your food budget!
4. When you can choose food grown by your neighbours, and when you must eat food from far away, look for food whose producer got a fair deal for her product when she sold it to you! Fair trade makes a difference.
5. Give generously to MCC as we respond to Burma/Myanmar and other food and disaster projects.
6. Raise your voice in compassion whenever you can to speak for just and equitable food policy in our world.
...forever and ever, Amen.
- Rick Cober-Bauman, MCC Ontario Executive Director
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