Weekly Update
March 10, 2024
Valleyview
Mennonite Church
For no one can lay any foundation
other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
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Sunday March 10, 2024
Song of the Month:
Voices Together # 309 - Fill Us with Your Feast is our song of
the month for March. In this video link, Phil Enns talks about the background
of this song and performs it for us. To help familiarize yourself with it,
please have a listen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KW8ezDeIUVk&authuser=0
10:00am – Worship & Live Stream at Valleyview
March 10 - Lent 4: Christ among us, the Way of Mercy
Worship Leader: Maggie P
Speaker: Pastor Marv
Song Leader: Henry B
Scripture Reader: Helmut W
Pianist: Krisanne N
Tech Team: Heather P, Tom P
Ushers: Don T, Allison H,
Helen D
Counters: Brian C, David H
Order of Service
Announcements
Welcome
Lighting the Peace Candle
Hymn: VT#7 - Come Let Us All Unite to Sing
Call to Worship
Prayer of
Confession
Prayer
Children’s Time:
Singing “Be Still and Know That I am God”
while gathering
Hymn: VT# 309 - Fill Us with Your Feast
Scripture: Ephesians
2:1-10
Message: Walking the Narrow Path – Daring to be
Different, Pastor
Marv
Hymn: VT# 393 - Build Your Kingdom Here
Offering
Prayers of the Community
Benediction
No Second
Hour
This Week at Valleyview
Tueday, March
12th
7:00pm – Board Meeting (Online)
Thursday, March 14th
7:00pm – Male Chorus Rehearsal at Valleyview (Upstairs)
7:00pm to 8:00pm – Faith Exploration Group (Online)
Wed. March 20th – 10:00am at Valleyview: Seniors Gathering
David and Gloria J. will share a glimpse of the World of
Paul as they experienced it with Tourmagination on
their trip through Turkiye and Greece last spring. Their
presentation will be both conversation and photos
Mark the date on your calendars and plan to come and enjoy
this learning experience.
-Eleanor and Carol
Sunday March 31st – Easter
Breakfast at Valleyview, before Worship: 8:30 - 9:30 am.
Saturday, April 20th
– Intergenerational Gathering at Valleyview.
Mark your calendars! Details
will come later for a planned afternoon hike, casual meal, and evening of board
games at Valleyview.
Next: Sunday March 17, 2024
10:00am – Worship & Live Stream at
Valleyview
March 10 - The Intercultural Church
Worship Leader: Pastor Marv
Guest Speaker: Fanosie Legesse, MCEC Intercultural Mission Minister
Song Leader: Heidi W
Scripture Reader: Kristibeth K
Pianist: Elenor T
Tech Team: Heather P, Gary G
Ushers: Tim F, Paul A, Mary Faye St. L
Counters: Ben R, Russ S
11:00am –
Second Hour
Upstairs: Guest speaker Fanosie Legesse, MCEC Intercultural Mission Minister
Coffee Host: Eleanor G
Lower Level: Youth Meetup, and
Children/Junior Youth Sunday School Classes
Snack Host: TBD
Children & Junior Youth (JK-Gr 4): Deb G
Junior Youth (Gr. 5-7): Lanette FW
Youth Meetup (Gr 8-12): Sarah D/Jacob M
Worship Preview
For the Sundays during Lent
through Easter, our worship services focus on Covenants using the resources
provided in the Leader magazine. These covenants begin with God, but so often
humanity fails to follow them. Yet God's mercy and grace remain to remind us of
who we are as followers of Christ.
March 10 - Lent 4: Christ among us, the Way of Mercy
March 17 - The Intercultural
Church: Guest speaker Fanosie Legesse, MCEC Intercultural Mission Minister
Holy Week at Valleyview
March 24 @ 10 am - Palm Sunday: Christ among us, the Way of a Servant
Join us for a joyful service
filled with Hosannas and special music by the Valleyview Choir
March 29 @ 10 am - Good Friday: The Passion of Christ
We remember the Last Supper
with communion and then move into the Tenebrae service for a time of readings and reflection, ending in silence and darkness.
***Easter Breakfast***
March 31 from 8:30-9:30am downstairs
Enjoy breakfast and
conversation prior to the Easter Worship service.
Please bring finger foods to share (muffins, Paska or other baked goods, cheese
& crackers, fruit).
Coffee and juice will be
provided.
Please remember to bring
your own dishes for your family – plates, cutlery, glasses/mugs.
March 31 @ 10am - Easter Sunday: Christ among us!
Returning to the sanctuary as
it was on Good Friday, we enter in quiet and darkness while waiting for the
announcement of the empty tomb with “Christ is Risen – He is Risen Indeed.”
***Easter Flowers***
We invite you to bring tulips
and daffodils to decorate the sanctuary.
Due to many scent allergies,
please ensure floral arrangements do not include any other flowers.
Announcements: In and Around
Valleyview
New and
updated announcements are marked with purple font.
Small Choir Invite: Palm Sunday
On Palm Sunday, March 24, we invite you to participate in a choir during
our worship service. The choir will be singing two selections - an anthem
and a new hymn from Voices Together. Henry B will be leading the choir
and will send out the music at the beginning of March. Singers will learn
the music at home and then come for one rehearsal on
Palm Sunday morning at 9 am.
If you would like to join the choir, please send a message to Andrea
S: andreastreufert@gmail.com
Donations to the Church Budget
For ways to donate please visit www.valleyviewmc.ca/Give.
Total
Donations received in March: $2,083
Monthly
donations target: $24,158
Total donations received Year-to-Date: $50,869 (17.5% of annual target)
2024 Annual donations target: $289,897
Announcements: In the Broader Community
Silver Lake Mennonite Camp
April 19-21, 2024 Music is
Medicine Retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp.
Come to Silver Lake for some time away at camp filled
with singing and instrumental music! Alissa Bender, together with Mykayla
Turner and Joel Woods, will be leading this weekend retreat. Join with other
music lovers to begin the day with musical contemplative prayer, learn about
hidden gems in the new Voices Together hymn book, enjoy campfire singalongs,
hymn sings and worship. Bring
your voices and instruments. Connect and eat great food. All meals provided
from Friday evening snack through Sunday lunch. Registration
information at: https://slmc.ca/retreats/retreats/
Hidden Acres Mennonite
Camp
Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp's 40th Annual Bowlathon is happening again this year on April 6th! This is one
of the camp’s main annual fundraising events with last year’s Bowlathon raising almost $30,000! You can show your support
by making a donation at hiddenacres.ca/donate, and select “Annual Bowlathon”
from the list. If you have any questions please
contact us at info@hiddenacres.ca or 519-625-8602. Thank you!
MCEC Annual Church Gathering: Registration is Open
You are
invited to MCEC’s Annual Church Gathering at UMEI Christian Highschool in
Leamington, ON April 26 & 27, 2024. Be inspired by the beauty of the
area, the lavish produce of the many greenhouses, the beautiful migratory birds
and by the amazing hope we find as a community of faith in Jesus. Click here: Register
Today!
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 February edition of On
the Level is available. Click here: https://conta.cc/4bIyn7L
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”.