Weekly Update

 

 

 

There is no worship service at Valleyview in London this weekend.

 

Valleyview Unplugged Fall Retreat at Silver Lake Mennonite Camp, Sauble, ON

 

Worship Leader: Jacques P

Song Leader: Donelda F

Counters: Ben R, Heather P

 

Retreat participants: A free-will unreceipted cash offering to the general fund is collected during Sunday’s worship. This offering helps offset Valleyview’s commitment to cover food and room costs for attendees.

 

 

Tuesday, Oct 22:

7:30pm – Board Meeting (online)

 

Wednesday, Oct 23:

11:30am-1:30pm - Welcome Wednesday, Rowntree United Church

Valleyview will be serving the Community meal at Rowntree United Church.

 

Thursday, Oct 24:

7:30pm - Male Chorus Rehearsal

 

Friday, Oct 25:

6:00-9:00pm – Youth Monthly Gathering

Where: Jacques and Maria's house, 476 Regent St.

What: dinner, pumpkin carving, other fun activities

What to wear: something that can get dirty, and something warm if it is cold, as we will be outside at least part of the night. 

Youth, Please RSVP by Oct. 22nd (see youth email), as we need to know how many pumpkins to buy!  Also, please let us know if there are any food allergies/restrictions, especially for the youth that are new this year.

Hope to see you all there,
Maria and Jacques, David and Allison

 

 

No livestream or recording – see Announcements.

 

10:00am – Worship at Valleyview

 

We welcome special guests the Valleyview Male Chorus.

 

Worship Leader: Shelley K

Song Leader: Henry B

Scripture Reader: Mary Faye St.L

Musician: Krisanne N

Tech Team: Heather P, Gary G

Ushers: Tim F. Brian C, Mary Faye St. L

Counters: Russ S, David H

Coffee Host: Elenor G

 

11:00am – Second Hour

Upstairs: Coffee Hour, Performance by Valleyview Male Chorus

Lower Level: Youth Meetup, and Children/Junior Youth Sunday School Class

Snack Host: TBD

Children’s Sunday School (JK-Gr 4) Teacher: Jess A & Dan H
Junior Youth (Gr 5-7) Teacher: Lanette FW

Youth Meetup (Gr 8-12) Leader:  Jacob M/Sarah D

 

 

Worship: To Hope and Act with Creation is our fall worship series, providing an Anabaptist lens as we seek justice and peace for all creation. In a time when the groans of creation are growing in intensity, Mennonites are invited to join Christians all over the world in marking the Season of Creation - six weeks in September and October of worship, prayer, and action dedicated to the healing of our common home. (We will extend into November.)

 

Romans 8:14-25 provides a rich scriptural framework for the season, inviting us to join creation in lament and praise as we seek reconnecting as kin within the whole, moving away from a culture of destruction into a fully restored and embodied web of life.

 

October 27: Worship Guests, the Valleyview Male Chorus
Second Hour: Male Chorus performance

 

November 3: To Hope and Act with Creation series #4 - Freedom

Second Hour: Maria & Jacques P – sharing about their time in Morocco

 

November 10: Peace Sunday

Second Hour: Potluck meal for all

 

 

For ways to donate please visit www.valleyviewmc.ca/Give.

 

Donations received in October: $23,469

Monthly donations target:  $24,703

Total donations received Year-to-Date: $239,158 (82% of total goal)
2024 Annual donations target: $289,897

 

Treasurer’s Message

 

Valleyview congregation,

 

Thank-you for your financial contributions to Valleyview Mennonite Church. I am pleased to report that as of end of September, we are tracking well to our 2024 operating plan. With 3 months remaining in our fiscal year, we now require $24,703 in donations in each of the remaining months of the year (Oct, Nov and Dec) to meet our budget. Thank-you for your continued support.

 

In addition to funding our church's Christian Formation, Worship, Care and Fellowship programs, I want to highlight some of the items where your donations have had an impact externally:

 

 1. Welcome Wednesday and the Friday Food Program (previously run by Agape) benefit from Valleyview's financial participation with the London Food Coalition.

 2. Our Endowment Fund supported the work of London Community Chaplaincy and their community of families.

 3. We supported local community needs programs in NorthEast London in cooperation with LUSO.

 4. We supported Mennonite Church South Korea - Bock Ki Kim and Sook Kyoung Park ministries.

 5. We provided monthly contributions to the ministries of Mennonite Church Eastern Canada and Mennonite Church Canada and the work of the National church.

 6. We supported the work of Sanctuary London.

 7. We supported 9 children with a summer church camp experience. 

 8. Pastoral Care Team has been active with our Benevolent Fund meeting critical needs.

 

Announcements

New and updated announcements are marked with purple font.

 

Livestream & Recording Worship Interruption

Our live stream and recording of worship services at Valleyview is interrupted until further notice while equipment is sent for repair by the manufacturer. There will be no recording during this time. We anticipate the outage to last through November and aim to restore streaming for the Advent season.

We hope home viewers will be able to soon join us again remotely at 10am Sundays when the service is restored.

 

-Tech Committee

 

 

SLMC Work Weekend – For those who enjoy physical labour! Help out at Silver Lake’s Fall Work Weekend Nov. 1-3. A family-friendly event with free, delicious meals cooked for you. Registration and more info at slmc.ca/retreats.

 

In This Together presents a webinar series...Faithfully at Variance: Engaging with the Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective. Webinar #1 takes place on Sunday November 17, 6pm CT. What’s a Confession and how did we get here? Join Karl Koop and Ann Weber Becker for some historical context and storytelling about the

writing of the current Confession of Faith shared by MC Canada & MC USA. What about that Article 19 in particular? For more details and to register, visit inthistogethernetwork.ca/news-and-events

 

For the latest news and volunteer opportunities, visit links below:

 

MCC (Mennonite Central Committee): mcccanada.ca

MCEC (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada): mcec.ca

MDS (Mennonite Disaster Service): mds.mennonite.net

· October edition of On the Level:  https://conta.cc/3UdoIih

MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates): www.meda.org

 

   Attendance Practices at Valleyview

 

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

Some members in attendance experience serious peanut allergy. Please refrain from bringing, eating, or serving any food labelled as containing peanuts or with warning “May contain peanuts”.

Masking Policy at Valleyview

Please wear a facemask if you feel more comfortable and remember to stay home if you are not feeling well.