Weekly Update
March 29, 2024
Valleyview
Mennonite Church
For no one can lay any foundation
other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Worship Live
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Video viewing password is in your Weekly Update email, or contact the Church Office
Friday March 29, 2024
Good Friday Tenebrae Service
10:00am – Worship & Live Stream at Valleyview
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.
Worship Leader: Pastor Marv
Song Leader: Derek M
Pianist: Elenor T
Tech Team: Gary G, Shelley K
Ushers: Brian C, Innocent
M, Henry J
Next: Sunday March 31, 2024
Easter Sunday
8:30-9:30am -
***Easter Breakfast*** (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.
***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.
Please keep flowers at your seat until the Leader invites you to bring them
forward during worship.
10:00am – Worship & Live Stream at
Valleyview
Worship Leader: Andrea S
Speaker: Pastor Marv
Song Leader: Maggie P
Scripture Reader: Gloria J
Pianist: Rayne D
Tech Team: Heather P, John S
Ushers: Don T, Allison
H, Helen D
Counters: Terry Z, TBD
Easter Sunday: Christ among us!
We enter in quiet and darkness, returning to the sanctuary as it
was on Good Friday, as we wait for the announcement of the empty tomb.
Order of Service
Hymn: VT #333 - Low in the Grave He
Lay (1x refrain only)
Christ is Risen – Christ is Risen Indeed!
Welcome
Tulips & daffodils are brought up to the communion table.
Announcements
Call to Worship
Hymn: VT# 346 - Christ the Lord is Risen Today
Lighting of the Christ & Peace candles
Prayer of Rejoicing
Children’s Time
Hymn: VT# 670 – In the Bulb There Is a Flower
Scripture: John 20:1-18
Message: “Good News For All”- Pastor Marv
Hymn: VT# 309 – Fill Us with Your Feast (Hymn of the Month)
Offering
Sharing & Congregational Prayer
Closing Hymn: VT# 359 – Christ Is Alive! Let Christians Sing (verses 1 & 4)
Benediction
No
Second Hour this week
This Week at Valleyview
Church Office Closed:
Friday,
March 29th (Good Friday)
Tuesday,
April 2nd (Easter Sunday in lieu)
CALENDAR:
Friday, March 29th
10:00am - Good Friday Tenebrae Service at
Valleyview
Thursday, April 4th
7:00pm – Male Chorus Rehearsal at Valleyview (Upstairs)
Friday, April 5th
7:00pm – ***Don T presents: Oslo and the Svalbard
Archipelago***
You’re invited to
join Don T, on Zoom as he presents photos from travels in Norway. Zoom meeting details in your Weekly Update email, or contact Don T.
Saturday, April 20th
– Intergenerational Gathering at Valleyview.
Mark your calendars!
Activities:
- 3:30pm – Hike: Led by Mike F, through Kilally
Woods along north shore of Thames River. We will
meet by the Dan Pulham Field at the far east end
of Windemere Road – off Adelaide – and begin our hike from this point.
(one hour)
- 5:00pm – Dinner at the church: Wiener roast and Ice Cream Sundaes –
free-will offering will be collected to help cover the cost of the meal
- 6:00pm – Intergenerational table games planned by Sarah D
Sunday,
May 5th – 11:00am, the Annual Business Meeting of the Congregation will
be held during the Second Hour time in-person at Valleyview.
May 24-25 - New
Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale (click for details)
Sunday, April 7 & Worship Preview will be
published after Easter.
Announcements: In and Around
Valleyview
New and
updated announcements are marked with purple font.
Church
Council: Housing Survey
We seek the congregation's detailed feedback about potential housing on
Valleyview's property. This feedback will help inform our initial assessment
work with Flourish (an agency of Indwell), making their time as effective as
possible in meeting our needs.
Click here to complete this survey by
Sunday April 7th.
Thank you!
Church Council
Independent Jewish Voices, Valleyview Mennonite Church and CPSA
(Canadian Palestinian Social Association) present:
London Liberation Seder 2024 – Sunday, April 28
Passover is a Jewish holiday commemorating the
Exodus from Egypt and freedom from oppression. In recognition that none of us
are free until all of us are free, we dedicate this year's Liberation Seder to
our shared struggles and uplift Palestinian voices in exile. The Seder will be led by Kohenet SandraLaya Ruch of the
Jewish Liberation Theology Institute.
Location: Valleyview Mennonite Church
Time: 6pm- 9pm
Cost: $40 per person includes dinner
For more information and to register – please
follow this link:
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/independent-jewish-voices-london-liberation-seder-april-28-tickets-868532081837?aff=oddtdtcreator
Donations to the Church Budget
For ways to donate please visit www.valleyviewmc.ca/Give.
Total
Donations received in March: $18,640
Monthly
donations target: $24,158
Total donations received Year-to-Date: $65,096
2024 Annual donations target: $289,897
Announcements: In the Broader Community
MCC: Doing Good...Better
April 4, 11, 18 & 25, 1:30-3:00 pm, online
As Jesus followers, we want to do good and make a difference, especially as it
relates to working towards Truth & Reconciliation with Indigenous
people. The goal of this 4-week series is to grow curiosity and awareness
about how we are approaching truth & reconciliation efforts so that we can
all do good…better and be walking a path towards accompanying Indigenous people
in Truth & Reconciliation. To learn more and to register, go to newleafnetwork.ca/events/doinggoodbetter.
Conrad Grebel University College
The Annual Spirituality and Aging Seminar will take place on Friday,
June 21st in-person and virtually at Conrad Grebel
University College. Rev. Dr. Mark Roberts presents “From Problems to
Possibilities: Faith Communities enabling those in the third third of life to flourish.” This seminar
challenges the narratives about elders in communities, churches, and society at
large; exploring the role churches can play in empowering older adults.
Visit grebel.ca/spirituality for registration
information. Professionals, practitioners, and all interested are welcome.
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 March edition of On the Level is available.
Click here: https://conta.cc/4ajsn3D
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”.