Arnaud Mennonite ChurchMarch 18, 2018

Vol. 22, No. 11

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

God gathers us in worship: Welcome and Call to Worship ………………………………. Cheryl Janzen Songs: Take my life ……….. (verses 1-3-6) …………………. HWB #389 This Little Light of Mine (overhead)

Bringing ourselves to God: Announcements Sharing and Caring – Prayers of Intercession Offering & Prayer of Blessing Hearing God’s Word: Song: We are people of God’s peace …………………………. HWB# 407 Scripture: Mark 1:29-39 Meditation: …………”Any place, any time”……………………Janet Peters

Associate Program Director, Camping Ministries, MC Manitoba

Responding: Song: Unity (overhead) Benediction

Bulletin cover by Andrea Thiessen

Last Sunday: Attendance: 28 Offering: $ 528.00Next Sunday: Worship Leader: Marianne Penner Music: Cyndee Holdnick Speaker: Gloria Beck

PRAYER CONCERNS FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 18TH

Those with health issues: Karl Kirchner (gall bladder surgery), Logan Schlorff (broken leg), Doyle Penner (shoulder surgery), Carolynne Kathler, Bonnie Nayet-Gantefoer (Edith’s sister-in-law), Ewald Boschmann, Carmine Gelardi (Sandy), and Madeleine Hamonic (Joele).Those in terms of service: Matt & Cheryl Peters and Dan & Lisa FriesenFor the many places of unrest and need in our world today

THIS WEEK AT AMCTODAY Cong. & Community Care brown bag lunch

meeting in the basement following worshipBusiness & Maintainance meeting, short meeting in the boardroom after worship

MONDAY 8:00 pm Church Council meeting in the boardroom

TUESDAY 8:00 pm Deacon’s meeting in the boardroomWEDNESDAY 10:00 am Area Men’s Coffee in the boardroom

AMC CALENDARMar 30, 10:30 am Good Friday Service with communionApril 4, 7:30 pm Children & Youth meeting at the

church April 9, 7:00 pm Worship planning meeting in

the boardroomApril 22, 11:00 am Art Enns will be sharing about the

Manyinga Vulnerable Children School Project

May 13, 11:00 am Melissa Miller will be our speaker for Mother’s Day.

CONGREGATIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTSPicture of the Week: The worship planning group invites the congregation to submit pictures of things that caught their attention during the week. You can send your photos to Adrian to be used in a presentation between Sunday school and Worship.

Might you be feeling a nudge toward filling one of the following open positions: church treasurer, church historian, council secretary and co-chair, and deacon positions. If willing, please direct your inquires to Brad Friesen or Harold Penner.

MC Manitoba:Mennonite Church Manitoba invites applications for the part time position of Administrative Assistant to the Executive Minister. For more information please visit our website www.mennochurch.mb.ca. Please note that this is a different position than the recent ad for an Executive Assistant for Mennonite Church Canada. Faith and Life Choirs Spring Concert: "Send Forth Thy Spirit" on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 7 p.m. at Bethel Mennonite Church in Winnipeg and on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 3 p.m. at Steinbach Mennonite Church in Steinbach, Manitoba. Mennonite Women Manitoba invite you to Resilience Road: struggles, steps and strategies, a day for women. April 28, 9:30-3:00 at the Charleswood Mennonite Church. Resource person; Dr. Moira Somers Ph.D Clinical Neuropsychologist. To register email or call Kathy Giesbrecht kgiesbrecht@mennochurch.mb.ca  204-896-1616 ext; 268  by April 20th. Registration fee; $50.00 ( includes lunch)  More information at www.mennochurch.mb.ca  Event page. 17th Annual Birding Retreat at Turtle Mountain Bible Camp, May 24-27th (Koinonia is unavailable this spring). Key activities: birding around camp, a visit to Whitewater Lake, and worship times.  Choose an early startThursday evening and spend all-day Friday on a special trip to the

Melita/Pierson area.  Dennis Fast, well-known birder and photographer and Heidi den Haan, biologist and birder will be leading us in sessions on birding. Brochures and more info to come. Mennonite Church BC is looking for a person to support congregations in living out their missional imagination, to promote biblical stewardship, to establish congregational relationships and who will engage MCBC congregations in a commonly shared focus on discipleship and peacemaking.If this opportunity interests you, please contact Garry Janzen at garryjanzen@mcbc.ca to start a conversation. Resumes must be submitted to the MCBC office by midnight, March 29. 2018. Are you a University student who is looking for a place to live in Winnipeg? Students living at Emmaus House support each other academically, spiritually, in lives of service, healthy living and in life-giving relationships.  If you are interested in exploring what it means to live intentionally in a Christian community, check us out at: emmaushousewinnipeg.ca.  We are currently taking applications for just the summer months and/or the 2018/19 academic year.

MCC Manitoba:IVEP Night - Thursday, March 22, 7 pm - 159 Henderson Hwy, WinnipegEvery year we welcome young adults from around the world through MCC's International Volunteer Exchange Program (IVEP). Join us at Sam's Place as Winnipeg IVEP participants share a taste of their home countries: Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Palestine, Swaziland and Zimbabwe!

Film Screening: Seven Points on Earth - Thursday, March 29, 7 PM159 Henderson Hwy, Winnipeg - Join us at Sam’s Place as MCC Low German Mennonite Services hosts a screening of Royden Loewen and Paul Plett’s film Seven Points on Earth, a documentary about 7 Mennonite farmers around the world.

MCC Manitoba welcomes applications for Accounting

Clerk (13-month term) based in Winnipeg. Applications will be accepted until March 26, 2018. For more information and to apply, please visit mccmb.ca/accounting-clerk.

Mennonite Church CanadaThe Friedenshaus Ludwigshafen is seeking a new project coordinator or coordinator team beginning in June 2018! The Friedenshaus (Peace House) is an urban community initiative in the Ludwigshafen Mennonite Church. It is a project of the German South-West Conference of Mennonite Churches (ASM) and is supported by Mennonite Church Canada and other Mennonite organizations. Serving as a bridge between the church community and the surrounding neighbourhood, the Friedenshaus promotes relationship building and a culture of peace in the city.  Are you fluent in the German language or committed to being so? Do you have experience navigating cultural differences? Are you self-motivated and possess strong management and organizational skills? Then this could be your opportunity!  Applications will be accepted until April 15th, 2018.  Questions and applications (cover letter and resumé) can be sent to Wolfgang Seibel at asm.buero@gmx.de and FriedenshausLudwigshafen@gmail.com.   Tom & Christine Poovong (Witness workers – Thailand) would covet your prayers as they apply for visas for their upcoming Canadian Ministry itineration this spring. Pray especially that they might find favour among the Thai government authorities to bring with them Christine’s niece Phimchanok who has been living with the family since she was 2 years old. Phimchanok is now a sweet 7 year old girl who is really considered a daughter to Tom and Christine and as a sister to younger brother Joseph. Please pray for a smooth visa process.  Please pray for Bock Ki Kim and Sook Kyoung Park (Witness workers – South Korea) who have both gone through a very difficult period recently. Sook Kyoung’s father at age 89 has been suffering from acute back pain. After an MRI the doctor recommended surgery, but also warned of the high risk given her father’s age. The family

decided on surgery after much deliberation and prayer. Sook Kyoung’s father thankfully made it through surgery and is now recovering. Bock Ki was able to visit with his father-in-law in Jeju Island and then participate as one of the keynote speakers at the Good Church Academy also in Jeju. Bock Ki reports that he was “glad that there were many questions about Anabaptism, Mennonite peace position, and practical ways of peacemaking.” Upon returning home from his very positive speaking engagement, Bock Ki was shocked to hear of the sudden passing of his sister-in-law (his brother’s wife) from a stroke. At 57 years of age, she leaves behind two children and six grandchildren.  Please remember Bock Ki and Sook Kyoung in prayer as they continue to be a support to Sook Kyoung’s father recovering from surgery, and as they grieve the loss of Bock Ki’s sister-in-law.  Joji Pantoja (Witness worker – Philippines) is already in Canada to begin her Canadian Itineration of sharing faith stories with supporting congregations in ritish Columbia, Manitoba and in Ontario. Joji is traveling alone on this occasion, as Dann her husband and ministry partner is remaining in Mindanao due to the ongoing conflict in the region. Joji is looking forward to re-connecting with her 5 granddaughters and their families, and thanking congregations for their support in the peace building work that she and Dann have been involved in since 2006. Please remember Joji (and Dann) in prayer as the stories of God’s shalom are shared in congregations and our Mennonite Church Canada family is inspired to join in partnership.

MDS: See bulletin board for an updated list of opportunities

CMU: See bulletin board for complete list of announcementsOn Thursday, Apr. 5, 7:00 PM, plan to attend “Spring at CMU,” an evening of celebration in support of CMU. Featured: CMU PAX Award to Steve Bell; music by Steve Bell and CMU Singers; short reflections from faculty and students. Contact Joyce Friesen at jfriesen@cmu.ca to reserve a seat or cmu.ca/springatcmu for more information.

Prospective students and their parents are invited to CMU Open House on Mar. 27. Meet faculty, student council, athletics staff, student life staff, and current students. Attend a class or chapel, enjoy free gelato, and learn about the printing press with students from Spy Tower Press. For more information see cmu.ca/campusvisit.Attend one of the upcoming CMU musical events. See cmu.ca/events for information.

Vespers Service “Preparing for Easter” Mar. 18 at 7:00 PM in Laudamus Auditorium

Bach on the Bridge Mar. 21 from 10:00 – 11:30 AM and 12:00 -1:30 PM Marpeck Commons Bridge

Bells and Whistles with Strings Attached Mar. 25 at 7:00 PM Laudamus Auditorium (Admission $5)

Jazz at CMU and Concert Band Apr. 4 at 7:00 PM CMU Chapel (Admission $5)

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. Co-Chairs: Harold Penner 204-347-5351 - Brad Friesen 204-427-2796Deacons: Marianne Penner 204-347-5351

Mark & Andrea Thiessen 204-427-2261

ARNAUD MENNONITE CHURCH

Welcomes you