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.
Attendance
Practices at Valleyview
Live Stream &
Meeting Links
Click here: Worship
& Second Hour Live Stream
Video viewing password in your Weekly Update email, or contact the office.
New
and updated announcements are marked with purple font.
Sunday
October 1, 2023
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Orange Shirt Day
If you have one, please wear your Every Child Matters orange
shirt to this worship service. Or, any orange shirt will do! This day of
truth & reconciliation honours residential school children and recognizes
that every child matters. www.orangeshirtday.org
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MCC: Every Child Matters Buttons
Mennonite
Church Canada (MCC) has provided Every Child Matters buttons
for those who wish to wear one, available on the library counter this
Sunday. MCC commits to honouring the lives of residential school
children, their families, and to listening to Indigenous communities seeking
justice.
10:00am – Worship & Live Stream at
Valleyview
Focus
Statement:
“A
Way of Life” Teachings – Honesty
1
John 3:16-24
To walk through life with integrity is to know
honesty. Be honest with yourself. Recognize and accept who you are. Accept and
use the gifts you have been given. Do not seek to deceive yourself or others.
Worship Leader: David J
Guest Speakers: Dan & Mary Lou Smoke
Song Leader: Maggie P
Scripture Reader: Helmut W
Pianist: Rayne D
Tech Team: Shelley K, Heather
P
Ushers: Don T, Henry J,
Helen D
Counters: Terry Z, Erin WP
Order of Service
Prelude
Land
Acknowledgement (on screen)
Welcome
Announcements
Call
to worship
Hymn: VT#
145 - Touch the Earth Lightly
Prayer
Children’s
Time: Learning Song with Mary
Lou Smoke
Scripture
Reading: 1 John
3:16-24
Hymn: VT# 120 - For the Beauty
of the Earth
Introduction
Message:
Dan & Mary Lou Smoke
Hymn: VT#
409 - For We Are Strangers No More
Prayer
of Response
Offering
& Offering prayer
Community
Prayer: Pastor Marv
Closing
Hymn: VT# 832 -
The Lord Lift You Up
Benediction
Postlude
11:00am – Second Hour *will be live
streamed*
Upstairs: Coffee, Guest Speakers
Dan & Mary Lou Smoke
Coffee Host: Helen D
Lower Level: Youth Meetup, and Children/Junior Youth Class
Snack
Host: Elma F
Children’s
Sunday School (JK-Gr 4) Teacher:
Ben R & Rachel CR
Youth
Meetup (Gr 8-12):
Youth with join the Adult Second Hour
This
Week at Valleyview
Office Hours* Week of Oct 1 - 7:
Mon:
Closed
Tues,
Thurs, Fri: 9am – 4:30pm
Wed:
12-8pm
*Staff presence
is subject to availability. We encourage calling before dropping by;
519-438-1705.
CALENDAR – SAVE THE DATES:
Oct
13 – 15: Valleyview Unplugged Church Retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Friday,
November 3rd at 7:00pm: Theatre of the Beat (TOTB)
and their show "I Love You and It Hurts" is coming to London. Valleyview
and King's University College will be co-hosting the show at the Kenny Theatre
at King's University College. To read more information about the show, click here:
theatreofthebeat.ca/
Friday,
November 17th: Evening concert at Valleyview by jazz musician Rayne Dias &
guests, with art silent auction. Proceeds to Valleyview Camp Sponsorship Fund.
Next:
Sunday October 8, 2023
-
Thanksgiving -
Park Service*
10:00am – Worship
& Live Stream at Valleyview
Worship Leader: Shelley K
Speaker: Pastor Marv
Song Leader: Henry B
Scripture
Reader: Gloria J
Pianist:
Elenor T
Tech
Team: John S, Heather P
Ushers:
Don T, Paul A
Counters:
Deb G, Evan B
No Second Hour
and Sunday School this week.
Worship
Schedule Preview
October
15: “Valleyview Unplugged”
Church Retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
Ø
Retreat
Guest Speaker: Jessica Reesor Rempel
Ø
No Worship or Second Hour at Valleyview
October
22: Wisdom
Ø
Adult
Second Hour: Forgiveness discussion - focused on Ruth A. Martin’s sermon from
Aug. 27
October
29
Ø
Guest
Speaker & Second Hour: Wendy Janzen, MCEC Eco-Minister
November
5: Humility
Ø
Adult
Second Hour: Sermon Response Discussion with Pastor Marv – Humility
November
12: Peace Sunday
Ø
Adult
Second Hour: Housing Discussion with Daniel Hall
November
19: Truth
Ø
Speaker:
Paul Arnold
Ø
Adult
Second Hour: Sermon Response Discussion on Truth
November
26: Eternity Sunday
In and Around Valleyview
Calling all
artists!
On November 17 Valleyview is holding a fabulous music/ art event to raise money
for camp sponsorship. I am running the art auction and need YOUR help. Please
send me a picture of a piece of art you would be willing to donate and a
minimum bid so that I can put together a virtual brochure. If you- knit, sew,
sculpt, photograph, paint, draw, woodwork, etc… please consider donating a
piece to our auction event. All submissions must be received in photograph form
by Sunday, November 5th.
Thanks,
Natashja S, natashjaspenler@outlook.com
Monthly
Youth Gatherings
We
look forward to continuing a monthly youth event every last Friday of the
month. If there is a youth member with something scheduled every Friday
and can't make it, please let us know. Here are upcoming dates to
put in your calendar:
Sept.
29th - apple pie making and bonfire at Sarah and Kevin's place
Oct.
27th - pumpkin carving at
Maria and Jacques' place
Nov.
24th - Progressive Supper
Please RSVP to the youth email to let
leaders know you’re attending.
-Maria
and Jacques, Allison and David, and Sarah
REGISTRATION CLOSES
SUNDAY, OCT 1st! (At end of day)
Contact the office for registration link. (in your Weekly Update email)
Valleyview Unplugged Church Retreat Weekend - Friday October 13 - Sunday October 15
Theme: “Connecting with God through Nature”, with Jessica
Reesor Rempel
A retreat brochure was sent to our congregation email list on Sept
10th. Please refer to it for weekend details, or contact
the office.
Singing Together & Learning more
about Worship – Upcoming Opportunities:
Do you enjoy singing? Want to
learn some new hymns? Are you interested in leading worship or learning
more about it? Here are three opportunities to
consider:
1. Valleyview Thanksgiving small Choir
At Valleyview
on Thanksgiving Sunday, October 8, we are looking for singers to be part of a small
choir to provide special
music during the worship service. The music will not be difficult to
learn and will involve one rehearsal. If you'd like to sing with this
group, email Andrea S at andreastreufert@gmail.com indicate your interest and to
learn more details.
2. Voices Together Resource Day
MCEC is hosting a day filled with
worship and singing, plus workshops to explore areas of worship such as music,
visuals, children’s time and technology. This Voices
Together Resource Day is on Saturday, October 28 from 9 am - 4:30 pm at Shantz Mennonite Church in Baden.
Here
is a link to the schedule for the day including the workshop options:
https://mcec.ca/event/22582-2023-10-28-voices-together-resource-day
Please
contact Andrea S if you are interested in attending. andreastreufert@gmail.com
She
will provide details for registration and possible carpool options.
3. Hymn Sing Festival evening
Everyone
is invited to a Hymn
Sing Festival on Saturday, October 28 at 7pm at Shantz Mennonite Church in Baden. This time
of singing together will focus on songs of hope and lament in our Voices
Together hymnal. No need to register - just come out for a wonderful
evening of singing and music.
Donations
to the Church Budget
For
ways to donate please visit www.valleyviewmc.ca/Give.
Total donations
received in September: $27,613
Monthly donations target: $23,100
In
the Broader Community
Prayer Request for Gathering
of Survivors of Mennonite-Run Residential Schools
MCC Canada and MCC Ontario invite your prayers for an upcoming
gathering of historic proportions. Forty Survivors of Mennonite-run residential
schools in Northern Ontario will gather from October 20-22 in Thunder Bay to
share stories and pursue the ongoing work of healing. This is the first
gathering of its kind organized by former students of the Mennonite-run
schools. This will be a time of powerful and mixed emotions - and the Survivors
have asked MCC to call for prayer in our faith communities.
MCC
honours the strength of Survivors as we continue the unsettling work of knowing
and owning the history of Mennonites on this land. We acknowledge that this
painful history is part of the life story of many Mennonites. We offer our
support to all as we humbly walk forward together in pursuit of healing. MCC
will contribute funding and attend the gathering at the invitation of the
organizing committee. Contact Scott Morton Ninomiya at scottmortonninomiya@mcco.ca or 519-745-8458 ext 292 for dialogue or support.
MCEC
Intercultural Worship Gathering
November
4, 2023
Doors open at 4, Worship begins at 4:30
Location: Kitchener, ON - To be Announced
An
evening of worship and praising God at the Annual Intercultural Worship
Gathering with our family across MCEC. Join the potluck that will follow!
Everyone is welcome.
Worship
leaders: Rene Baergen (First Mennonite Church) and Mollee Moua (First Hmong
Mennonite Church)
Speaker: YElshaday Baraki (Meherest Evangelical Church)
Click
Here: More Information
Save the Date: Peace Conference
November 18, 2023 at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, 110 Doon
Rd, Kitchener
The MCC Peace Conference is your
chance to see, hear and experience first-hand how you and MCC are changing
lives and communities through peacebuilding. This event will inspire and inform
through general sessions, workshops and conversations with messengers of peace.
Go to mcc.org/peace-conference to
learn more.
For
the latest news and volunteer opportunities, visit links below:
Mennonite Central Committee (MCC): mcccanada.ca
Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC): mcec.ca
Mennonite Disaster Service (MDS): mds.mennonite.net
The September edition
of On the Level is now available. In our current issue: Ross Penner
talks about the celebration at the closing of the MDS response in Cape Breton;
learn about the important role of cooks at an MDS project: and hear from
students learning skills for life while being a part of an MDS disaster
response. Click here to read
more: https://conta.cc/3RtUYxg
Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA): www.meda.org