Weekly Update from Valleyview Mennonite
Church
For no one can lay any foundation other
than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
1
Corinthians 3:11
If you have a Joy or Concern that you would
like to bring forward to the congregation on Sunday, please email Pastor Marv
at marv@valleyviewmc.ca.
WEEKLY WORSHIP & MEETING LINKS
New and updated announcements are marked with
purple font.
Sunday July 9, 2023
10:00am – Worship & Livestream at
Valleyview
Worship Leader: Jacques P
Speaker: Pastor Marv
Song Leader: Heidi W
Pianist: Elenor T
Reader: Helmut W
Tech Team: Dan H, Heather P
Ushers: Don T, Allison H, Helen D
Counters: Brian C, David H
Order of Service
Prelude
Announcements
Introduction
Call to
Worship
Prayer
Hymn: VT#
685 - O Lord, Hear My Prayer
Children’s Time: Explaining the Lord's Prayer (video)
Scripture: Matthew
6:5-13 NIV
Hymn: VT#
674 - Our Father, Who Art in Heaven
Sermon: Prayer as Foundational for Peace (with God, our
neighbor, ourselves, and Creation) – Pastor Marv
Hymn: VT#
485 - Put Peace into Each Other's Hands (song of the month)
Community
prayer
Offering
♫Our
Offerings We Bring to You♫
Offering,
Offertory Music
Prayer
Hymn: VT#42
- Could It Be That God is Singing
Benediction
11:00am – Fellowship Time
Second Hour & Children/Youth Sunday School
will return September 10th
This Week at Valleyview
Summer Office Hours:
Monday:
Closed
Tuesday – Friday: 9am until 12 noon. (1pm to 5pm, staff are available by
email/phone.)
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Wed.
July 12
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7:00pm
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Wednesday Evening Zoom Conversation
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Next: Sunday July 16, 2023
*Springbank
Park Service*
10:00am – Outdoor Worship Service at Springbank Park
In the case of inclement
weather, please check your email on Sunday morning.
An
email will be sent if the outdoor service is cancelled, in which case the
service will only be held on Zoom.
Worship Leader: Lynne W
Speaker: Pastor
Marv
Song Leader: Maggie
P
Reader: Elma F
Zoom Host (inclement weather): Maggie P
Ushers: Tim F,
Paul A
Counters: Ben R,
Deb G
11:00am – Fellowship Time
Worship
Schedule Preview
Seeking Peace
Together: Summer 2023 Worship Series
Park Services: In case of rain, we will
move to the Zoom format. There will not
be tech team support or livestreaming at the outdoor park services.
Springbank
Park Location:
Enter Springbank park from the
west end, across from Shopper’s Drug Mart. An Usher will be waiting near the
parking lot to point you to the gathering site. If using a park map, we will
aim to gather near picnic
sites M or L for each service.
JULY
July 9: Service at Valleyview
July 16: Outdoor service - SPRINGBANK PARK
July 23: Service at Valleyview
July 30: Outdoor service - SPRINGBANK PARK
AUGUST
August 6: NO SERVICE - Holiday Weekend
August 13: Outdoor service - SPRINGBANK PARK
August 20: Service at Valleyview
August 27: Service at Valleyview
SEPTEMBER
September 3: NO SERVICE - Holiday Weekend
September 10: Fall services begin at Valleyview
In and
Around Valleyview
Staff
Holiday Schedules – Summer 2023
Holidays
(Pastor & Admin):
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Sunday,
August 6
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Civic
Holiday
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Sunday,
September 3
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Labour
Day
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Pastor
Marv Summer 2023 Holiday Schedule
For Pastoral
Care concerns during Marv’s vacation weeks, please contact the Pastoral Care
Team at pct@valleyviewmc.ca
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July
17 – 24
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Marv Vacation
Week
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August
21 - 28
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Marv
Vacation Week
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Heather
(Church Admin) Summer 2023 Holiday Schedule
The
Church Office will be closed on these dates.
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Sunday,
July 16
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Heather
Vacation Day
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Sunday,
July 30
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Heather
Vacation Day
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August
13 – 20
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Heather
Vacation Week
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Donations to the Church Budget
For ways to donate please visit www.valleyviewmc.ca/Give.
Total donations received in July: $1,608
Monthly donations target: $23,100
In the Broader Community
"What they
Carried" Exhibit at the Milton Good Library,
Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo: July 11-13, 2023
The temporary "What they Carried"
exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary
of the immigration of the Russlaender Mennonites to
Ontario in the 1920s will be available
for viewing next week from Tuesday July 11
to Thursday July 13 at the Milton Good Library at Conrad Grebel University College, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm. The exhibit
features artefacts of that time from
various family collections. For more information, contact Archivist Laureen Harder-Gissing,
lharderg@uwaterloo.ca.
Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp:
The
Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp Staff and Board of Directors want to thank everyone
who came out and made our 56th Annual Chicken BBQ and 15th Annual Pie Auction
fundraiser a success! The rain didn’t slow us down from serving over 800 meals raising over $14,000 (before expenses) and the pie
auction smashed the record for the amount raised. This year, 67 pies sold for a
total of $7280! Thank you!
We
are also grateful for everyone who helped to make the event happen. Thank you
to the 65 volunteers who came to help set up, serve, BBQ the chicken, clean up
and more. Thank you to those who made and donated pies. And,
thank you to the Chicken BBQ Committee for helping to pull all the details
together and organize another great event for camp.
Mark your calendars for next year’s BBQ happening on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.
Resettlement
info session: Welcoming the stranger
August 15, 2023 from 7:00pm to 8:00pm, Online
Our Blended
Visa Office-Referred (BVOR) program allows friends, family, churches and
community groups the opportunity to resettle refugees into their communities
with financial assistance from the government. You’re invited to learn more
about the BVOR program and the profound impact you could have in welcoming the stranger in the upcoming information session.
To register, visit mcco.ca/events for details.
For
the latest news and volunteer opportunities, visit links below:
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Mennonite Central Committee (MCC):
mcccanada.ca
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Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC):
mcec.ca
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Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS): mds.mennonite.net
o
The
June edition of On the Level is now available from Mennonite
Disaster Service. In our current issue: learn about an immediate need for framers and roofers; with open arms, a local church offers
new accommodations for volunteers in Cape Breton; and a new video spotlights a
unique program at Lancaster Mennonite School.
Click
on this link to read more: https://conta.cc/3Pp4tNg
·
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA): www.meda.org
Attendance
Practices at Valleyview
Masking Policy at Valleyview
Please continue to wear a facemask
if you feel more comfortable and remember to stay home if you are
not feeling well.
Scent-Free Zone: Severe
Scent Allergy
Valleyview is a scent-free zone as many
participants have strong reactions to scented products. Please refrain from
using all scented products: cologne, perfume, hairspray, hand
and body lotion.
No Peanuts: Allergy Alert
Members in attendance experience a serious
peanut allergy. Please refrain from bringing, eating, or serving any food labelled
as containing peanuts or with warning “May contain peanuts”.