Use this side flap to help us get to know you and your needs. Tear off and place in offering bag. The Pastoral Care Team will follow up. New Visitor: Name: ___________________________ Address: _________________________ Phone: ___________________________ Fri, Nov. 14, 3:30 pm - Time to celebrate with Chiara House! The Opening Ceremony will take place at 490 Maryland St. More info, contact Norm Voth. Sat, Nov. 15, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm - MCC Matters “Restorative Justice: Voices on the Pathway to peace.” MCC’s annual fall conference with keynote address by Jae Yong Lee of Korea’s Peacebuilding Institute. At CMU. Free lunch if you preregister online at: mccmanitoba.ca/mccmatters, or call 204-261-6381. Sat, Nov. 15, 7:00 pm - MCC Manitoba’s 50th Anniversary Benefit Concert. See poster by mailboxes. Call for free tickets - 204-261-6381. An offering will be taken, for MCC’s new affordable housing initiative. Sat, Nov. 22 - MCC’s annual Christmas Craft and Bake Sale, at 134 Plaza Drive. Baking is needed! Proceeds support the purchase of kit supplies. Donated items accepted Fri, Nov. 21 before 5 pm. Call 204-261-6381 for more info. Apply to CMU before Nov. 30 for 2015-16 and the $50 application fee is waived. More details at www.cmu.ca. Also consider the Outtatown program, which has openings for Guatemala, South Africa and Burkina Faso. Check online at www.outtatown.com or call 204-487-3300, ext. 661 (Kate Schellenberg). Visitation Request: Name: ___________________________ Phone # _________________________ November is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Help raise awareness by participating in this year’s Purple Lights campaign. See purple postcards on bulletin boards, or call 204-925-1917, or visit: mccmanitoba.ca/vnv. The speaker for Frohe Botschaft in November is David Friesen from Winkler Bergthaler Church. This German radio program produced by Menn. Church Mannitoba is heard on Sundays at 7:30 am, on CFAM/CHSM/CJRB. The Annual Report of The Bethania Group is available for viewing on their website: www.bethania.ca. Tue, Dec. 2, 7:30 pm - Westgate’s “Merry Evening” fundraiser, at Pantages Theatre. Show will feature Westgate’s concert choir and band, Brooke Van Ryssel, The WhizBang Shufflers and comedian Matt Falk. Tickets are available from Edith at the school (204-775-7111). $100 ticket includes a reception beforehand, $40 ticket for the show only. Student rate: $20.00. Prayer Request Name: (optional) __________________ Feb. 6-8, 2015 - MissionFest Manitoba, to be held at Church of the Rock, 1397 Buffalo Place. Job Opportunities: ♦ Maintenance Technician, and Café Manager, CMU. To view full job descriptions, visit cmu.ca/employment. Send resumes to Dianna Robson at: drobson @cmu.ca, or call 204-594-0532. ♦ Accounting Assistant, Mennonite Foundation, at the Winnipeg office (up to 15 hrs/wk). Send resumes to [email protected]. ___________________________________________________________________ Sterling Mennonite Fellowship 1008 Dakota Street, Winnipeg, MB R2N 1P2 Church Phone: 204-253-9337 Email: [email protected] Website: www.sterlingmennonite.ca Welcome! Sunday Nov. 2, 2014 Prepare Your Heart Romans 12:5 So in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Sterling Family Notes Thank you to those ministering to us today... Gathering Opening Song - Praise & Worship Welcome & Announcements - Doris Sawatzky-Dickson Praise & Worship Hearing God’s Word Children’s Feature - Jessica Falco Scripture Reading - Peter Entz Acts 4:32-37 Sermon - Moses Falco Everything in Common: The Church Does it Right Music Ministry at Sterling: If you are currently, or would like to be involved in music here, you are invited to a brief meeting right after church today! This is open to anyone! If you are unable to make the meeting and would like to be part of the music at Sterling, just call, email, or talk to Jordan Wiebe! Thur, Nov. 6, 7:00 pm - Mennonite Church Manitoba Fall Gathering. Sterling can send 4 delegates. Who is available to go? Speak to Roy Lee or Eva Loewen. Location: Bethel Mennonite Church. Delegates do not need to register in advance. Please Pray For… Families: Peter & Sandy Entz (Erica, Scott, Naomi, Nathan) Moses & Jessica Falco UPCOMING EVENTS Sun, Nov.9, 6:00 - 9:00 pm - Sr Youth – “Youth Peace Gathering”, at Home Street Mennonite Church, 318 Home Street. Dress warm as part of the evening will be out doors at Vimy Ridge Park (across Portage Ave. near Home St.). Evening also includes a live performance of comedy “I’d Like To Buy An Enemy” by Ted & Co Theatre Works!! There will also be a pie auction so bring money if you wish to buy a pie! Mentoring Pair: Ralph Bartel/Dayne Friesen Mon, Nov. 10, 7:00 pm - Worship Committee meeting. Wed, Nov. 12, 10:00 am - Wednesday Care Group, at the church. Fri, Nov. 15, 10:00 am - Next Pantry Opening date. Responding to the Word Sharing & Prayer Offering The Wider Church Today, Nov. 2, 5:30 pm - Camps with Meaning Fall Banquet, at Douglas Mennonite Church. Talk to Eva for complimentary tickets. Sending Benediction Closing Song Fri, Nov. 7, Noon & 6:30 pm - Union Gospel Mission Fundraising Banquets, at N. Kildonan MB Church. Guest speaker: Winnipeg Police Chief Devon Clunis. For complimentary tickets, call UGM at 204-943-9904. ___________________________________________________________________ Nov. 7 & 8, 6:00 pm - “Chocolate Blues” at Sam’s Place. Explore the world of fair trade chocolate through food, music and discussion. Contact by email: [email protected] or call 204-415-4728 to reserve a seat - $35.00. THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE Fri & Sat, Nov. 7 & 8, 7:30 pm - Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre presents “MennoFest: Three one-act plays” at St. Boniface College, 200 Avenue de la Cathedral at Aulneau. Call Helene Riesen at 204-347-6268 for tickets. Next Sunday - 9:30 am - Sunday School 10:45 am - Worship Service Tue, Nov. 11, 7:30 pm - “Listening for Grace: Variations on a Theme of Struggle and Hope,” a play by Ted Swartz, performed at Jubilee Place, 181 Riverton Ave. This is a play about fathers and sons, about faith, about the church, about sexuality. And it’s a play about finding commonality and listening to the stories of others. Admission at the door is $10/adults; $5 for students. See poster at back. Thur, Nov. 13, 7:00 pm - CMU’s “Face2Face” discussion. Theme: “Restorative Justice: Soft on Crime or Building Community Security?” Great Hall, 500 Shaftesbury Blvd. Admission is free. All are welcome. Full details at: cmu.ca/face2face. Birthdays this week: Stephen Dyck (Nov. 3) Ed Hildebrand (Nov. 3) Anniversaries this week: (none)