Arnaud Mennonite ChurchOctober 30, 2016

Vol. 20, No. 45

Prelude …………………………………………………. Cyndee Holdnick

Gathering:

Welcome and Call to Worship ………………………………. Cheryl Janzen

Songs: Lord, I Want to Be a Christian ……………………..…. HWB #444

Move in our Midst ………………………………….. HWB #418

Bringing ourselves to God:

Announcements

Sharing and Caring – Prayers of Intercession

Offering and Prayer of Blessing

Hearing God’s Word:

Song: Zacchaeus

Scripture: Luke 19:1-10

Meditation: …………………………………………………… Gloria Beck

Responding:

Song: A am Thine, O Lord ………………………………… HWB #505

Benediction

Last Sunday: Attendance: 50 Offering: $ 413.00

Next Sunday: Music: Cyndee Holdnick

Worship Leader: Cheryl Janzen

Speaker: Matt Braun

PRAYER CONCERNS FOR THE WEEK OF OCT. 30

· Those struggling with health issues: Lorna (Enns) Greenly, Walter Enns, Gerald Enns, Carmine Gelardi (Sandy), Madeleine Hamonic (Joele’s mom), and Thaddeus.

· Those in terms of service: Chad Enns, Meagan Schlorff, Matt & Cheryl Peters, and Dan & Lisa Friesen

· For the life and work of AMC, leadership discernment for Congregational Chair and Treasurer, and renewed energy as we begin the new church year.

AMC CALENDAR

Nov. 6, 9:00 amChildren and Youth meeting at the church

Nov. 6, 11:00 amMatt Braun, Mission Sunday guest speaker

Nov. 10, 8:00 pmChurch Council meeting in the board room

Nov. 13, 12:00 pmCongregation & Community Care lunch meeting after the worship service

Nov. 18, 7:30 pmFall Congregational Meeting

Nov. 20, 11:00 amEternity Sunday – please get any pictures or obits you want included in the slide show to Marianne Penner

Nov. 27, 11:00 amAdvent 1 and Communion - Albert Durksen will be our guest speaker

Dec. 04Advent Supper at the church

Dec. 24Children’s Christmas Eve Program

CONGREGATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

REMINDER: Next Sunday, November 6 is the day we will be taking up our yearly Missions Offering.

Daylight Savings ends next Sunday, November 6th. Anyone forgetting to set their clocks back an hour will be able to join the Children & Youth meeting which will start an hour before Sunday school.

Eternity Sunday announcement -

Sunday School will be starting at 9:45am to allow time for Christmas Program preparations. If all Sunday School Students could meet in the sanctuary for 9:45am start it would be greatly appreciated.

Update from Pauline concerning visits with Walter Enns. Now that the big rush of visitors has calmed down you can still call Bob Dyck 204-831-6012 to schedule a visit or get access to the online sign-up sheet. You are also welcome to contact some of his more regular visitors, Bob Dyck, Marianne Grier, Lynell Bergen or Pauline to see when they are going and tag along if you like. Remember to write a little note in Walter's Visitors' Book; it is nice to know who has dropped by, and Walter cannot always remember from day to day when he is asked.

Canadian Foodgrains Bank:

Singin in the Grain, a Canadian Foodgrains Bank “musical” grow project, invites you to our fundraising concerts to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, November 4th at the Winkler Emmanuel Mennonite Church, 750 15th Street and Saturday, November 5th at Springfield Heights Mennonite Church in Winnipeg 570 Sharron Bay – featuring the Mennonite Collegiate Institute Choir under the direction of Rick Heppner-Mueller and the Steinbach Regional Secondary School under the direction of Kristal Peters. All funds raised by the concerts will go toward the work of Conservation Agriculture in Africa and will be matched 3:1 by the Canadian Government.

MCC Manitoba:

Changing Climate. Changed Lives."  Join us for MCC Matters 2016, where we'll explore the stories of those who are being affected and how Canadians can make a difference. Keynote: "Last year was better and yesterday I ate more": Four stories of farmers in a warming world - Stephanie McDonald, Canadian Foodgrains Bank. Saturday, Nov. 19 at CMU. 12:00pm -5:00pm. Register today at http://mccmb.ca/mccmatters or (204)261-6381.

Mennonite Heritage Centre Gallery

2:30PM TODAY! Grand Opening of Along the Road to Freedom exhibition in the Manitoba Legislative Building Rotunda. Join artist Ray Dirks, harpist Paul Dueck, the Riel Gentlemen's Choir with Alexa Dirks, the Sargent Ave. Mennonite Church Choir and special guest Lt Gov Janice Filmon, followed by viewing of the exhibition.

MC Canada:

Deep Faith, a celebration of the life-long, inter-generational process of growing in Anabaptist Christian faith, was hosted by Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary, October 6 – 8. Videos can be found at: www.commonword.ca/go/799.

MDS: See bulletin board for updated list of projects and needs.

CMU: See bulletin board for complete list of announcements or online at cmu.ca/events

ARNAUD MENNONITE CHURCHBox 3 – 41 Smith Ave. E. Arnaud, MB R0A 0B0 Church Office: 204-427-2263 office@arnaudchurch.ca

Pastor: Gloria Beck 204-392-0670

Cong. Chair:

Deacons:Marianne Penner 204-347-5351

Mark & Andrea Thiessen 204-427-2261

Website:www.arnaudchurch.ca

Arnaud Mennonite Church

Welcomes You

“He wanted to see who Jesus was…so he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore fig tree…” -Luke 19:3-4