Weekly Email Bulletin
A tool to inform and empower involvement within the MCEC community of congregations.
March 4, 2010
(A red header denotes a new item or additional information added, a black header denotes a repeat of important information.)
Invitation to Prayer
"We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thessalonians 1:2-3)
For this week, we invite you to pray for Rouge Valley Mennonite Church, Toronto Chinese Mennonite Church, and Toronto Mennonite New Life Church.
For the year 2010, MCEC staff are intentionally focussing on the MCEC community of congregations during the staff prayer times on Tuesday mornings. We will be in contact with congregational leadership to ask for specific ways in which we can uphold the congregation. We invite you to join with us throughout the year as we pray for one another.
Attention: Pastors/Administration Offices
MCEC Annual Church Gathering
April 23-24, 2010
Club Roma, St. Catharines, ON
Extending the Peace of Jesus Christ: Forming Leaders
Register On Line by March 31, 2008
General Registration
Youth Event Registration
Lodging
Milestones - The milestone information form was not sent hard copy. Please register milestones on line. If you require a hard copy, please contact Lisa Williams, Director of Communication.
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Relational Boundaries: Caring for Self and Others (Workshop)
Pastoral ministry is carried out in the context of relationships. Responsible pastors are required to constantly assess the relationships they are involved in and respond in a way that brings healing and growth to the other while caring for oneself. This seminar will assist pastors to understand the complexity of relationships, their own relational style, and will explore appropriate ways to respond in a variety of situations.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Breslau Mennonite Church, 226 Woolwich St. Breslau
9:00 am – coffee; 9:30 am – 3:00 pm – workshop
Cost: $30 per person
Please bring your own bag lunch.
Leader: Marianne Mellinger, MCEC and Conrad Grebel University College
To register contact Joan Schooley jschooley@mcec.ca or 519.650.3806 / 800.206.9356
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Attention: Congregational Chairs
Canadian Council of Christian Charities Seminar: Serving as a Board Member
This seminar will help directors of church boards transition into their new role, shorten the learning curve and improve their governance skills. It covers everything from the nomination process through to the end of a term. The seminar is offered at two locations:
a) Tuesday, March 9, 2010, 1:00 – 4:00 pm @ Hillside Church of London
b) Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:00 – 10:00 pm @ Waterloo Pentecostal Assembly, Waterloo
For more information and to register, contact Canadian Council of Christian Charities
If someone from your congregation plans to attend one of these information sessions please advise Jeff Steckley, Congregational Ministries Minister (jsteckley@mcec.ca or 800-206-9356) so that a follow-up conversation with the participants might be arranged.
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Toolkit for Congregational Restructuring Workshop with Cam Shapansky.
...a real life example from a church leader (former chair at Wanner Mennonite) who has done it and lived to tell the tale!Wed. April 7, 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. at Conrad Grebel.
$40/person; $75/2-5 persons from same congregation.
Registration Deadline: Friday, March 26For more info or to register, contact ARC (Associates Resourcing the Church) at 519-883-8906 or arc@arcministries.ca.
This workshop is endorsed and recommended by MCEC.
___________________________New listing! - Conflict Coaching Skills for Pastors with Jan P. Schmidt, conflict resolution pioneer from Winnipeg.
Congregants often look to their pastors and lay leaders for assistance in resolving conflicts within the church. Come and learn coaching skills and processes that will provide support while maintaining appropriate boundaries.Wed and Thurs May 11-12, 8:30 - 4:30 at Conrad Grebel.
Cost: $250.
Registration Deadline: Tues. April 27For more info or to register, contact ARC at 519-883-8906 or arc@arcministries.ca.
___________________________Mennonite Church Canada - Be a part of assembly this summer in Calgary!
As part of our planning for this summer's Annual Assembly in Calgary – we are planning to put together a welcome video with pictures and video clips from churches across Canada. If you have pictures or video clips on file that you could contribute to this project that would be great. Please keep the number of photos under 10 per church and any video clips under 30 sec.(or under 10Megs). We will compile and edit them and use this to help to tell the story of who we are as a national church. This will only be shown at our assembly meeting and not posted publicly.
Please email pictures and video to chadmiller@nucleus.com (Associate Pastor Foothills Mennonite). If you want to send a DVD please send it to
Foothills Mennonite Church
2115 Urbana Rd. NW
Calgary, Alberta
T2N 4B9Deadline: Please have all pictures/videos submitted by Monday, March 15.
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Archives - Conrad Grebel University College
Have you ever wondered about the Archives from the MCEC constituency? Check out the online resource called “Help! I’m a congregational historian” specifically for MCEC congregations. This resource has been created by Laureen Harder-Gissing, Archivist-Librarian, Conrad Grebel University College/Mennonite Archives of Ontario.
Attention: Women of MCEC
Spring Enrichment Day
Saturday, April 17, 2010
@ Leamington United Mennonite Church, 78 Oak St. E., Leamington, ON
10:15 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Registration: 9:45 a.m.
Bolivian Mennonite Women - A Vision for the Future
with Liz Koop, St. Catharines, ON
$22 by April 7th / $25 after April 7
For more information: Florence Jantzi, 519.669.4356
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