Sunday, July 25, 2010 Bulletin
DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
416-422-2406
Pastor: Tim Reimer
Elders: Dalton Jantzi, Aubrey Wilkinson
Continuing the ministry of the Danforth (1909) and Morningside (1950) congregations
Our worship theme this summer is: A Place of Quiet Rest
Sunday, July 25, 2010
10:30 am Worship Service “A SONG FOR THE SABBATH”
Worship Leader: Tim Reimer
Song Leader: Dalton Jantzi
Sunday, August 1, 2010 Worship Service
Worship Leader: Mike DeHaan
Song Leader: Kathy Wert
Piano: Mary Groh
Speaker: Tim Reimer
Sermon: “Be Still, and Know”
DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please join us at the MVS house on Thursday, July 29 for a farewell potluck in celebration of Leah Harder and Thomas Krengel’s service with MVS this year. We will begin to gather at 6:00pm at the house, 62 Amroth Ave. BBQ available.
A very special Second Century!! To celebrate Violet Godfrey’s 100th Birthday Everyone is invited to St. Clair O’Connor on Saturday, August 7, from 2:00 – 4:00pm, in the meeting room. Best Wishes only.
Beginning a New Century Together – join us at our retreat at Fraser Lake on Sept. 10 – 12. Marilyn Zehr will be our resource person for Friday & Saturday. Registration deadline is Aug. 15th. Please submit your registration forms & registration fees either in person to Jon Beer or Kim Bowman, or in their mailboxes.
We have a new web site! Please join us at http://danforthmennonitechurch.ca for a warm online welcome, news and bulletins, and more. Not all the contents are in place yet; please Bill Bryson or Mike DeHaan know what we’re missing.
Volunteer Opportunity for Retired Person(s) The Warden Woods Community Centre is asking for (Mennonite) Board members with time to share in governance of a well-established community services institution in south-west Scarborough. For more information see Mary Groh.
Apartment Available: 1 bedroom plus den. Top floor apartment in house. Spacious open-concept living/diningroom/kitchen area. Cathedral ceiling with skylights. Balconies at both front and back. Coxwell and Queen area. Available immediately. Contact Anne at 416-461-8637 if interested.
WIDER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Friday, July 30, 7:30 PM at the Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts (Kitchener), Benefit Concert for Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support. Nicaraguan singer/songwriter Luis Enrique Mejia Godoy and his band Tierra Fértil, enchant audiences around the world with music inspired by a desire for social justice. If you cannot attend the concert, contact MCRS and buy a ticket for a refugee claimant to provide them with the opportunity to attend this great event. Tickets from MCRS at (519) 571-1912 or refugee@mcrs.ca.
Ontario Mennonite Music Camp
Teens aged 12-16 with a love for music – join us for 12 fun-filled days of music camp. Sunday August 8 to Friday August 20, 2010 at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. For information and application forms visit: grebel.uwaterloo.ca/ommc.
Five on the Floor Concert
Five on the Floor is giving a farewell concert at St. Jacob’s Church Theatre on Thursday August 26, at 7:30 pm with special guests “House of Doc”. This is a fundraising event for the Toronto Mennonite Theological Centre and tickets are $50 with a $30 receipt. Contact 519-885-0220 x24223 or fwmartin@uwaterloo.ca for advanced ticket sales.
The Abner Martin Music Scholarship ($3,500 value last year) is awarded annually by Menno Singers to one student who: will be enrolled in a full-time music major or minor program at the undergraduate or graduate level in 2010-11; is affiliated with an MCEC congregation; and has demonstrated involvement and proficiency in musical activities in church and community. Application deadline is September 15, 2010. For more information and/or an application form contact Lewis Brubacher at lbrubacher@sympatico.ca. More details at http://www.mennofoundation.ca/learning/scholarships.