THIS WEEK’S SERVICE

Pre-Service Music: Waldina Reimer

Worship Leader: Peter Klassen

Congregational Singing: Worship Team (Duane Falk, Jon Dueck, Jerome

Peters, Dan Wiens, Mykala Klassen, Nicole

Thiessen, Amanda Toews, Mackenzie Klassen)

Faith Story: Purity Heide

Pastoral Prayer: Pastor Dale Dueck

Scripture Reading: Joel Reimer

Meditation: Pastor Dale Dueck

PRAISE & PRAYER ITEMS

MISSIONARIES - Pray for:

• Lakeside Gospel Chapel, St. Laurent.

• Iliana Janzen, serving with EMMC as a teacher at U.E. Villa Nueva in

Bolivia.

LOCAL - Pray for:

• our custodians, Jake & Helen Thiessen, and our janitor, Alma Friesen.

Thanks for your services!

• our bulletin folders and stuffers, Roxanne Dyck, Helen Martens,

Esther Penner, Elva Groening, Cathy Braun, Helen Hamm and Carol

Thiessen. We appreciate so much what you do!

• Harv & Brenda Thiessen, serving as North American Director of

Operation Mobilisation out of Port Colborne, ON.

• Clara Hildebrand • Marge Hildebrand (George)

• Anne Falk (Emerson Care Home)

• Abe C. Thiessen. Abe is in BTHC indefinitely after shoulder surgery in

Winnipeg.

IN SYMPATHY

Ike Reimer, brother to Abe & Mary Reimer, brother-in-law to Esther

Reimer, uncle to Kelvin Reimer, passed away on Tuesday, February 27.

Funeral services will take place on Monday, March 5, at the Trailview

Alliance Church in Swift Current, SK.

May the presence of Jesus and the power of His resurrection bring comfort

and strength to the families now sorrowing.

THIS WEEK IN OUR CHURCH

Today - Pulled Pork Nicaragua Missions Trip Fundraiser Lunch

following the service. All are welcome to attend!

- Membership 101 Class - 7:00 p.m.

Monday - Awana Committee Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday - Education Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

- Mission Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday - Wednesday Bible Study - 10:30 a.m.

- Awana - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday - Elder Board Meeting - 5:00 p.m.

Friday - Discovery Class - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday - All Boards/Committees Visioning Meeting - 9:00 a.m.

YOUTH NEWS

Jr. Youth - Monday, Mar. 5, 7:00 p.m. - Small Groups. Contact

your small group leader to find out what you are up to.

Sr. Youth - Thursday, Mar. 8 - NO YOUTH

- Friday, Mar. 9, 9:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Sr. Youth Lock In.

No Cost. Bring bedding if you want. Bring snacks if you

want. Church games, devo/worship, etc. are all on the

menu on Friday.

Sr. Youth Missions Team Bake Sale, Saturday, Mar. 17. They would

greatly appreciate your support by baking goods to sell. Baked goods can

be dropped off at the church, or at Co-op on the day. For more informa-

tion, contact Pastor Tim, 204-392-6874.

Youth are selling Veseys bulbs to raise money for their youth trips. Contact

Pastor Tim or a youth If you are interested in supporting them in this way.

TAKE NOTE

1. Pulled Pork Fundraiser Lunch: Youth Nicaragua Missions team is

having a pulled pork fundraiser lunch next Sunday

right after the service (Mar. 4). All funds donated

will be receipted and will go towards covering

costs for the trip. For more specific details on trip

costs, check out our Missions Trip Bulletin Board.

Lunch is by donation...come one, come all and

enjoy good food and good fellowship.

2. WEMMC Membership 101 – Sunday, Mar. 4, 7:00 p.m.

in the Church Chapel. If Winkler EMMC has become

your church home, you are invited to become a

member. This evening session is for those who have

been baptized and want to become a member and also for those who

wish to transfer their membership from another church. During this

evening we will discuss the beliefs, policies, and opportunities of

Winkler EMMC as well as answer questions you may have. Please

bring your Bible to this session. Please sign up for this evening at the

‘sign up table’ in the foyer. Also pick up your application for

membership at this table and have the application completed and

with you on March 4. For further information, contact Pastor Loren

or call Lydia at the church office, 325-7667.

3. More volunteers are needed to work at the Winkler MCC Thrift Shop

on the first Thursday of each month with others from our congre-

gation. There are two shifts, either 9-1 or 1-5. if interested call Anna

Heide at 204-325-8552.

4. Candice Bergen is asking churches to respond to the latest Federal

Government restriction on religious freedom in Canada. The Govern-

ment has put restrictions on those trying to access the Canada

Summer Jobs program. Organizations that apply for funding must fill

out an application that requires agreement to respect the Canadian

Charter of Rights and Freedoms on issues like reproductive rights

(abortion), and other matters. If the applying group morally disagrees

and does not mark the appropriate box on the application affirma-

tively, the application process will not let those applying to proceed

with the rest of the application. As a church it is important that we

remind our Federal Government that this unfairly targets those who

disagree with it on moral matters like abortion. A letter from Candice

outlining the issue and suggestions for response is available on the

signup table in the foyer.

5. Pick up your Annual Congregational Minutes on the pillars in the

foyer.

6. Parents of senior high students are invited to pick up

a copy of the latest edition of The Inside Scoop at the

Christian Education News bulletin board in the foyer

or view it on the church website under “Resources”.

Stay informed and be empowered to continue faith conversations

with your teens at home!

7. 2018 WEMMC Directories are available in the church office during the

week. Payment will be accepted for directories not already paid for.

Cost is $10. per copy.

8. Pastor Tim is looking for volunteers to make snack for youth nights.

If you sign up, you will be contacted periodically throughout the year

and in advance of the day you are asked to make a snack. If you are

willing to take part in the youth ministry in this way, please sign up in

the foyer to talk to Pastor Tim.

LOOKING AHEAD

Tuesday, Mar. 13 - Business & Administration Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 14 - Wednesday Bible Study - 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 14 - Awana - 7:00 p.m.; Last night to say verses;

Cubbies’ Party; Theme Night - Paper Airplane Event

Friday, Mar. 16 - Discovery Class - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Mar. 21 - Awana Closing Program - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, Mar. 22 - Parents’ Night Out - 7:00 p.m.

1. The Women of Worth (WOW) group will be studying Phil.4:6-7 with

Max Lucado beginning Oct. 15-Nov. 19. Max Lucado invites readers

into a study of Phil. 4:6-7 where the Apostle Paul admonishes the fol-

lowers of Christ, “Do not be anxious about anything…”. What’s he

suggesting? That we should literally be anxious for absolutely

nothing? Lucado says, “The presence of anxiety is unavoidable, but the

prison of anxiety is optional. It’s the life of perpetual anxiety that Paul

wants to address. Don’t let anything in life leave you perpetually in

angst.” With God's help you will learn to face the calamities of life.

You’ll learn how to talk yourself off the ledge. Under the guidance of

the Holy Spirit, you will learn to view bad news through the lens of

sovereignty; to discern the lies of Satan and tell yourself the truth. You

will manifest a gentleness that is evident to others. Anxiety comes

with life. But it doesn’t have to dominate your life.” To join the study,

please sign up before Mar. 5, with Marg Peters by calling 325-9051 or

by email at wklremmcwom@gmail.com if you would like to attend

and if you have not yet signed up. If you have any questions, please

contact Marg Peters-325-9051 or Susan Enns-325-9610.

MISSIONS & COMMUNITY EVENTS

1. Pregnancy Care Annual Banquet, Saturday, Mar. 10, 6:00 p.m.,

Westside Community Church, Morden. Tickets are free. Call 325-

7900 to reserve your spot.

2. Winkler Bible Camp’s Dinner Theatre: “Peril on the Mighty Missis-

sippi: A Disaster of Titanic Proportions”. This event for people ages

16 or older. Mar. 15-18, 6:30 p.m. A freewill offering will be taken.

For more info or to make a reservation, call 204-325-9519.

3. Salem Home Inc. Ownership Meeting, Mar. 22, 7:00 p.m. Topics

include update on construction projects, how faith influences the care

given to residents and the role of Spiritual Care in Salem Home.

4. Volunteer opportunities at Salem Home. Check out the poster in the

foyer and get involved!

5. The new Habitat for Humanity Winkler-Morden Chapter is officially

active and working in our community! As a Chapter, we seek to put

God’s love into action by bringing our communities together to build

affordable housing for families. Through Habitat’s no-down-payment,

interest-free mortgages, Habitat home owners achieve the strength,

stability and independence they need to build a better life for them-

selves and their families. For more information about how you can

get involved, apply to be a Habitat Family, or to donate, please visit:

www.habitat.mb.ca (Chapters -- Winkler-Morden). Or send us a note

at: wmhabitat@outlook.com. 362-5026. -Duane & Christina Falk,

Winkler-Morden Chapter Chairman & Secretary

6. One Hope Canada support raising tour, Friday, Apr. 6, Morden EMM

Church, featuring Prairie Joe.

March 4, 2018

Pastor Dale Dueck

Topic: “What Did Jesus Teach Us at Easter?

Forgiveness”

Text: Luke 23:33-38; Matthew 6:7-15

WINKLER EMM CHURCH600 Southview Drive Tel. No. 204-325-7667

Winkler, MB R6W 2P7 Fax. No. 204-325-6819

E-mail address: winkleremmchurch@mts.net

website: www.winkleremmc.com

Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.

Worship Service: 10:30 a.m.

Senior Pastor: Dale Dueck

Pastor to Young Families: Loren Guenther

Pastor of Congregational Care: James Peters

Youth Pastor: Tim Goertzen

Children’s Ministry Director: Carolyn Wiebe