danforthmennonitechurch.ca

DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH

416-422-2406

Pastor: Tim Reimer  

Elders:  Dalton Jantzi,   Erma Martin

Continuing the ministry of the Danforth (1909),  Morningside (1950)

and Warden (2009) congregations

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Sunday, May 6, 2012

10:00 am Hymn sing in the auditorium

11:00 am Worship Service

Worship Leader: Margaret Amanatides

Song Leader: Dalton Jantzi

Piano: Roger Horst

Speaker: Tim Reimer

Scripture: Psalm 104

Sermon: “The Sky is God’s Tent.”

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Next Sunday we begin a short series of worship services based on the biblical books of Joshua and Judges.

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

10:00 Adult Sunday School

11:00 am Worship Service

Worship Leader: Mary Groh

Song Leader: Ed Ford

Piano: Kathy Wert

Children Sunday School: LaVerna Reimer

Speaker: Tim Reimer

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BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES

May 8 Eva and Frank Crandell (Anniversary)

May 9 Jean Harding       May 9 Evelyn Bell

May 10 Rosemary Crick

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DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Introducing . . .  Alicia Good, Pastoral Intern for Danforth Mennonite Church, Summer 2012.

Alicia is a Master of Divinity student at Wycliffe College. She and her husband Bill Good and their four year-old daughter Natalia attend Toronto United Mennonite Church.  For the months of May through August, Alicia will be working with us at Danforth, visiting, preaching, leading worship, and generally learning what it means to be a pastor.  Alicia will join us for worship on Sunday, May 20^th, and will preach her first sermon here on May 27^th.

Let’s welcome Alicia!  If you are interested in being part of her support group (which will meet three times during the summer) please let Tim know.

Wednesday Bible Study, 2:00 – 3:30pm at the church.  Everyone is welcome.

Centennial Book is Here!  The memories stimulated by this book will just keep going, and going, and going . . . (no batteries required!)  Pick up your copy, and the gift copy you were meaning to give, today in the lobby. $25.00 a copy.

Saturday, May 12 at 9:00 am Men’s Breakfast. All males welcome.

Monday, May 14 at 7:30pm. Women’s group. We will be going to Mary Waglers home. All women welcome.

Sunday, June 10. There will be a potluck lunch after the service, which will be followed by a 1 p.m. showing of Waging Peace: Muslim and Christian Alternatives, an hour long documentary about how members of these two faith groups are working together to create peace in their communities. The showing will be followed by dessert and a discussion, which will be led by Leon Kehl of the Abrahamic Peace Builders and interfaith group of Waterloo region. Muslim neighbours and members of other Christian churches will be invited to the showing. Please feel free to invite friends to the showing.

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WIDER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mennonite Church Canada and Mennonite Church Eastern Canada invite you to take seriously our commitment to the combined effort of our area and national church. You received in your mailboxes our most recent update letter from Willard Metzger and David Martin, learn more about what we are currently doing, and prayerfully consider how you can be active in extending the mission of our National Church.

Friday May 11 – Arts Night Fundraiser for Fraser Lake Camp and Glenbrook Day Camp. Featuring the one act play: ‘Life as a River’ – written and produced by Rebecca Steiner and Kim Walker. Doors open at 7 pm. $25 + HST. Purchase tickets at Nineteen on the Park(Stouffville) box office in person, by phone (905-640-2322) or online (www.nineteenonthepark.ca)

The Early Bird registration deadline approaches! Plan to attend Dusting off the Bible for the 21^st Century, Mennonite Church Canada’s 2012 Assembly in Vancouver. There will be music, inspiration, friends, faith, and food. Save by signing up by May 15^th! Details at www.mennonitechurch.ca/vancouver2012.

New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale Friday, May 25, 5:30 – 9:30 pm and Saturday, May 26, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm New Hamburg Fairgrounds. Fun for the whole family. Scrumptious Mennonite food, kid’s area, quilt auction, furniture auction and much more. All proceeds go to MCC. For more info, visit nhmrs.com or call 519-745-8458.

Pursuing Peace in Home and Native Land:
Between May 31 and June 2, 2012, at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto, The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada will be hosting a powerful event exploring the impact of Indian Residential Schools on both indigenous and settler peoples. As a people passionate about peacemaking, Mennonites have been invited to come and learn the history, explore life-giving relationships, and discover ways to undo present colonialism.  Mennonite Church Canada and MCEC encourage congregations to support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s process. More information will be posted on the TRC website and the MC Canada Resource Centre’s “Top 12 List for Truth and Reconciliation.”

Annual meeting of Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario. Saturday, June 16, 10:00 am, at Vineland United Mennonite Church, 3327 Menno Street, Vineland. Presentation by Dr. Jonathan Seiling, “”Mennonites, Neighbours and Enemies during the War of 1812.” Seiling has done extensive research on the Peace Churches’ response to the War of 1812. There is also an afternoon bus tour of Mennonite sites related to the War. Buses leave Rockway Mennonite Collegiate at 8:00 a.m. and return by 6:00 p.m. For further information and to reserve a bus seat ($40/$30 for students) contact Sam Steiner: mhso@uwaterloo.ca; 519-884-1040

DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH

416-422-2406

Pastor: Tim Reimer  

Elders:  Dalton Jantzi,   Erma Martin

Continuing the ministry of the Danforth (1909),  Morningside (1950)

and Warden (2009) congregations

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

10:00 am Adult Sunday School – New Testament Visions of Jesus

11:00 am Worship Service

Worship Leader: Linda DeHaan

Song Leader: Kathy Wert

Piano: Mary Groh

Children Sunday School: LaVerna Reimer

Guest Speaker: Michael Turman

Michael Turman is a graduate student in theology at Conrad Grebel University College. He was formerly on pastoral staff at First Mennonite Church in Kitchener. (His mother is Joyce Reesor Turman, of Stouffville.)

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Sunday, May 6, 2012

10:00 am Hymn sing in the auditorium

11:00 am Worship Service

Worship Leader: Margaret Amanatides

Song Leader: Dalton Jantzi

Piano: Roger Horst

Speaker: Tim Remier

Scripture: Psalm 104

Sermon: “The Sky is God’s Tent.”

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BIRTHDAYS

April 29 Kai Lockyer

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DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Who Shrunk the Old Testament? Stephen did, in Acts chapter 8. Wednesday Bible Study, 2:00 – 3:30pm at church. The most interesting parts of Stephen’s “OT Lite” might be the parts he left out! Everyone is welcome.

DONATIONS WANTED FOR WHITE ELEPHANT SALE Sponsored by the SCOC Residents’ Council SAT. MAY 5, 10 am to 2 pm. List of items need posted on the bulletin board.

Saturday, May 5. Check out the sign-up sheets on the bulletin board for a service project you would like to be involved in. We’re hoping you’ll sign up for one of the projects and the coordinator will contact you with further details. Generally, we’re planning on working approximately 3 to 3 1/2 hours then enjoying time together eating and sharing stories at Linda Donohoe’s home at around 12:30pm.

Centennial Book is Here! The memories stimulated by this book will just keep going, and going, and going . . . (no batteries required!) Pick up your copy, and the gift copy you were meaning to give, today in the lobby. $25.00 a copy.

Saturday, May 12 at 9:00 am Men’s Breakfast. All males welcome.

Monday, May 14 at 7:30pm. Women’s group. If you would like to host please sign up on the list on the bulletin board. All women welcome.

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WIDER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Thanks to our volunteers! Your time and passion are invaluable to sharing God’s love and compassion with all. For a video expressing MCC’s appreciation for every single one of you, please visit mcco.ca. You’re the best!

A Day Apart for Spiritual Refreshment (Day of Quiet Prayer) sponsored by the Mennonite Spiritual Directors of Eastern Canada.

Theme: Season of Awakening. Wed. May 2, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm At Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp. Facilitator: Jane Kuepfer, spiritual director. $20 Payable at retreat to Mennonite Spiritual Directors of Eastern Canada (MSDEC) Bring a Bible, journal and brown bag lunch.To register: Please email Miriam Frey at mennospiritdir@gmail.com with your intention to attend the retreat.

Sunday, May 6, at 3:00 p.m.; Pax Christi Chorale – Toronto’s Mennonite Choir, under the direction of Artistic Director Stephanie Martin performs Elgar’s rarely heard masterpiece The Kingdom with full orchestra. The performance features British baritone sensation Roderick Williams and outstanding Canadian soloists Shannon Mercer, Krisztina Szabo, and Keith Klassen. For tickets, please visit www.paxchristichorale.org/tickets

Friday May 11 – Arts Night Fundraiser for Fraser Lake Camp and Glenbrook Day Camp. Featuring the one act play: ‘Life as a River’ – written and produced by Rebecca Steiner and Kim Walker. Doors open at 7 pm. $25 + HST. Purchase tickets at Nineteen on the Park(Stouffville) box office in person, by phone (905-640-2322) or online (www.nineteenonthepark.ca)

The Early Bird registration deadline approaches! Plan to attend Dusting off the Bible for the 21^st Century, Mennonite Church Canada’s 2012 Assembly in Vancouver. There will be music, inspiration, friends, faith, and food. Save by signing up by May 15^th! Details at www.mennonitechurch.ca/vancouver2012.

New Hamburg Mennonite Relief Sale May 25, 5:30 – 9:30 pm and May 26, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm New Hamburg Fairgrounds. Fun for the whole family. Scrumptious Mennonite food, kid’s area, quilt auction, furniture auction and much more. All proceeds go to MCC. For more info, visit nhmrs.com or call 519-745-8458.

Pursuing Peace in Home and Native Land:
Between May 31 and June 2, 2012, at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto, The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada will be hosting a powerful event exploring the impact of Indian Residential Schools on both indigenous and settler peoples. As a people passionate about peacemaking, Mennonites have been invited to come and learn the history, explore life-giving relationships, and discover ways to undo present colonialism. Mennonite Church Canada and MCEC encourage congregations to support the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s process. More information will be posted on the TRC website and the MC Canada Resource Centre’s “Top 12 List for Truth and Reconciliation.”

Archives Service During Construction.The Mennonite Archives of Ontario will be open for visitors during construction. Making an appointment in advance is highly recommended. During construction, we are limiting archival donations. Congregations can still send in their records from the previous year. Donations of all other records and books need to be discussed with the archivist in advance. We anticipate this restriction will be lifted in the fall of 2013. Please direct any questions to the archivist, Laureen Harder-Gissing, lharderg@uwaterloo.ca, 519-885-0220 x24238. Thank you for your patience as we embark on this exciting next chapter!

DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH

416-422-2406

Pastor: Tim Reimer  

Elders:  Dalton Jantzi,   Erma Martin

Continuing the ministry of the Danforth (1909),  Morningside (1950)

and Warden (2009) congregations

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

10:00 am Adult School. Continuation of The Resurrection –

Gospel of John

11:00 am Worship Service

Worship Leader: John Ward

Song Leader: Marg Beer

Piano: Kathy Wert

Children Sunday School: Leslie Sheriff

Speaker: Tim Reimer

Scripture: Romans 8:22-28; Ezekiel 37:1-14

Sermon: “Tell Them Bones!”

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

10:00 am Adult Sunday Schoo.l The Resurrection – Gospel of John Visions of Jesus – New Testament Accounts

11:00 am Worship Service

Worship Leader: Linda DeHaan

Song Leader: Kathy Wert

Piano: Mary Groh

Children Sunday School: LaVerna Reimer

Guest Speaker: Michael Turman

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BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES

April 23 Eva Crandell     April 23 John Epp

April 24 Linda & Mike DeHaan (anniversary)

April 25 Ada Bartlett      April 28 Erma Martin

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DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Wert family thanks you for your prayers, cards and condolences.

Bible Study resumes this week.  Read the fifth chapter of Acts (Acts 5) and come prepared to think and pray about Christianity and communism.  All are welcome, Wednesday 2:00 to 3:30pm at church.

An invitation from Ingrid Sheriff: Hi There!! Hope you can make it to this event! Beaches, Earth Day Beach Cleanup, Sunday April 22^nd, 10am-2pm.  Meet at the Leuty Lifeguard Station(foot of Leuty Ave.) for more info contact Jeff Johns info @ jjproaudio.com. This will be lots of fun!!! Cheers, Ingrid

Saturday, April 28, 9:00 am – 1pm. Church Spring Cleaning. Everyone is invited to participate.

What does it mean to be a transformed and sent people? How do we allow God to transform us? What does leadership look like in our post-Christendom society? Join us April 27-28 for the MCEC Annual Church Gathering at UMEI Christian High School, 614 Road 6, Leamington, for an exciting time of reflecting on missional leadership. Speak with Tim Reimer to register.

Join us for lunch after church on Sunday April 29^th at the Cozy Café & Bakery (Danforth & Woodbine). Everyone is welcome!

They have seating for 32 and would offer a choice of 2 lunch meals.  If people arrive between 12:30 and 1:00 they would stay open beyond their normal 2:00 closing time.  They would appreciate knowing ahead of time the numbers expected so please sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board if you can join us.  We’d like to try this on the last Sunday of the month for 3 months (to the end of June) to see if this is another way we could fellowship together.

DONATIONS WANTED FOR WHITE ELEPHANT SALE Sponsored by the SCOC Residents’ Council SAT. MAY 5, 10 am to 2 pm. List of items need posted on the bulletin board

Centennial Book is Here!  The memories stimulated by this book will just keep going, and going, and going . . . (no batteries required!)  Pick up your copy, and the gift copy you were meaning to give, today in the lobby.

Seeking an apartment or board arrangement; until September. Please contact Tanja.Peschen @ googlemail.com (see email posted on the bulletin board)

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WIDER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Killing of Michael Eligon is an 18min video showing Doug Pritchard’s eye-witness account of the police shooting of Michael Eligon on Milverton Ave in our neighbourhood earlier this year.  Doug Pritchard urges that our police be better equipped to understand people with mental health difficulties, and raises serious questions about how quickly a gun was used in this case.  You can watch the video at http://vimeo.com/40549621.

Three days of hearings are scheduled in Federal court this week from Monday April 23 to Wednesday April 25, at 180 Queen Street, West, 6th floor, Toronto, from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm. to hear a ‘stay of proceedings’ for Mohammad Mahjoub, due to the many violations of his rights during previous court related activities.

Mr. Mahjoub has been detained for almost twelve years without charge, on the basis of secret information and has been held under a so-called security certificate, which allows the government to indefinitely detain and/or deport people based on their profile. Please pray for freedom for this man who has never been charged with a crime. Please consider coming to court for an hour or two and please pass this on to your friends.

You can find further details here: www.supportmahjoub.org/category/court-solidarity/ or speak to Murray.

You are invited to a Concert & Dessert Fundraiser in support of CMU at UMEI, Leamington, on Saturday April 28, 6:45 p.m. The theme of the evening “Celebrating a Vision for Christian University Education” will be addressed by Gerald Gerbrandt and feature the CMU Singers. To reserve a place call Sheryl Penner at 1.877.231.4570 or email shpenner@cmu.ca.

A Day Apart for Spiritual Refreshment (Day of Quiet Prayer)
sponsored by the Mennonite Spiritual Directors of Eastern Canada.

Theme: Season of Awakening. Wed. May 2, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
At Hidden Acres Mennonite Camp. Facilitator: Jane Kuepfer, spiritual director. $20 Payable at retreat to Mennonite Spiritual Directors of Eastern Canada (MSDEC) Bring a Bible, journal and brown bag lunch.

To register: Please email Miriam Frey at mennospiritdir@gmail.com with your intention to attend the retreat.

Sunday, May 6, at 3:00 p.m.;   Pax Christi Chorale – Toronto’s Mennonite Choir, under the direction of Artistic  Director Stephanie Martin performs Elgar’s rarely heard masterpiece The Kingdom with full orchestra. The performance features British baritone sensation Roderick Williams and outstanding Canadian soloists Shannon Mercer, Krisztina Szabo, and Keith Klassen. For tickets, please visit www.paxchristichorale.org/tickets

The Early Bird registration deadline approaches! Plan to attend Dusting off the Bible for the 21^st Century, Mennonite Church Canada’s 2012 Assembly in Vancouver. There will be music, inspiration, friends, faith, and food. Save by signing up by May 15^th! Details at www.mennonitechurch.ca/vancouver2012.

DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH

416-422-2406

Pastor: Tim Reimer  

Elders:  Dalton Jantzi,   Erma Martin

Continuing the ministry of the Danforth (1909),  Morningside (1950)

and Warden (2009) congregations

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

10:00 am Adult Sunday School – The Resurrection – Gospel of John
11:00 am Worship Service

Song Leader: Ed Ford

Piano: Roger Horst

Children Sunday School: Dalton Jantzi

Speaker: Tim Reimer

Sermon: The Spirit for a New Century

Scripture: Psalm 107; John 14

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Sunday, April 22, 2012

10:00 am: Adult School – Visions of Jesus – New Testament Accounts

11:00am Worship Service

Worship Leader: Mike DeHaan

Song Leader: Marg Beer

Piano: Kathy Wert

Children Sunday School: Leslie Sheriff

Speaker: Tim Reimer

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DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Marg & Jim Beer extend heartfelt thanks to our Danforth Church family for your prayers and expressions of caring during this past week following the death of Margs brother Herbert Hoover.

How do you feel about the ways we use, or could use, technologies in our worship services?  We are learning, and want to continue to learn together, how we can enhance worship and not distract from worship using various kinds of technologies, including microphones, hearing assistance devices, projections on the screen, etc.  Let’s continue to listen to, and talk to, one another about these things.  You can also talk with members of the Worship Committee, Linda DeHaan, Mary Groh, Sue Schultz, Margaret Amanatides, and Pastor Tim Reimer, or any of the preachers who use projections.  Let’s be creative, and let’s be considerate.

There will be no Bible Study on Wednesday, April 18^th, but weekly Bible Study resumes on Wednesday, April 25^th.  If you’re interested in coming, talk with one if the regulars, including Rod Bailey, Frank Crandell, Jim Wert, Bill Bryson, and Elvira Toews.

Saturday, April 28, 9:00 am – 1pm. Church Spring Cleaning. Everyone is invited to participate.

An invitation from Ingrid Sherriff: Hi There!! Hope you can make it to this event! Beaches, Earth Day Beach Cleanup, Sunday April 22^nd, 10am-2pm.  Meet at the Leuty Lifeguard Station(foot of Leuty Ave.) for more info contact Jeff Johns info@jjproaudio.com. This will be lots of fun!!! Cheers, Ingrid

What does it mean to be a transformed and sent people? How do we allow God to transform us? What does leadership look like in our post-Christendom society? Join us April 27-28 for the MCEC Annual Church Gathering at UMEI Christian High School, 614 Road 6, Leamington, for an exciting time of reflecting on missional leadership. Speak with Tim Reimer to register.

Join us for lunch after church on Sunday April 29^th at the Cozy Café & Bakery (Danforth & Woodbine). Everyone is welcome!

They have seating for 32 and would offer a choice of 2 lunch meals.  If people arrive between 12:30 and 1:00 they would stay open beyond their normal 2:00 closing time.  They would appreciate knowing ahead of time the numbers expected so please sign up on the sheet on the bulletin board if you can join us.  We’d like to try this on the last Sunday of the month for 3 months (to the end of June) to see if this is another way we could fellowship together.

Save the date – Saturday, May 5. The group that met on Feb. 29 decided on 5 service projects for that date and identified a coordinator for each of them. The assignment for one of the teams is to provide lunch for all the work team members back at Linda Donohoe’s home around 12:30. We’re hoping you’ll sign up for one of the projects and the coordinator will contact you with further details. Generally, we’re planning on working approximately 3 to 3 1/2 hours then enjoying time together eating and sharing stories. Check out the sign-up sheets on the bulletin board.

Directory Updates: Sharon & Aubrey Wilkinson, 22 James Hill Crt., Uxbridge, ON, L9P1Y6  phone –  416-781-1912; cell  416-786-1372.

Robert Just new email – rjust @ bell.net

Paul Martin, new address – P231, 515 Lang’s Drive, Cambridge Ont.N3H 5E4

The Yorkshire Rose Quilting Guild who rent space in our church have generously bought 10 new blue chairs for the basement.

Seeking an apartment or board arrangement; until September. Please contact  Tanja.Peschen  @  googlemail.com (see email posted on the bulletin board).

Second Century Has Begun!

Great Gift Idea!  Remember that birthday coming up?  You’ve been wondering about a unique, beautiful, and meaningful gift, and the answer is right on the table in the church lobby!  Our centennial book is just the thing!  And what about that anniversary gift for the other couple, while you’re at it.  For that matter, Christmas is just around the corner!  Think of the many people that would appreciate a copy of Danforth’s 100 year history, and get your copies in advance.

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WIDER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

GADFLY: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Conrad Centre for Performing Arts, $25 Based on a true story, this original play follows the experiences of Sam Steiner, an American draft dodger and his journey to Canada in 1968. Funds raised from this production are part of The Next Chapter capital campaign to expand the Mennonite Archives of Ontario. Tickets are available at Conrad Grebel and online at www.grebel.ca/gadfly

You are invited to a Concert & Dessert Fundraiser in support of CMU at UMEI, Leamington, on Saturday April 28, 6:45 p.m. The theme of the evening “Celebrating a Vision for Christian University Education” will be addressed by Gerald Gerbrandt and feature the CMU Singers. To reserve a place call Sheryl Penner at 1.877.231.4570 or email shpenner@cmu.ca.

Sunday, May 6, at 3:00 p.m.; Pre-concert chat at 2:00 pm.  Pax Christi Chorale – Toronto’s Mennonite Choir, under the direction of Artistic  Director Stephanie Martin performs Elgar’s rarely heard masterpiece The Kingdom with full orchestra. The performance features British baritone sensation Roderick Williams and outstanding Canadian soloists Shannon Mercer, Krisztina Szabo, and Keith Klassen. For tickets, please visit www.paxchristichorale.org/tickets

The Early Bird registration deadline approaches! Plan to attend Dusting off the Bible for the 21^st Century, Mennonite Church Canada’s 2012 Assembly in Vancouver. There will be music, inspiration, friends, faith, and food. Save by signing up by May 15^th! Details at www.mennonitechurch.ca/vancouver2012.

DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH

416-422-2406

Pastor: Tim Reimer  

Elders:  Dalton Jantzi,   Erma Martin

Continuing the ministry of the Danforth (1909),  Morningside (1950)

and Warden (2009) congregations

Sunday, April 8, 2012 Easter

9:00am Pot-Luck finger food Easter Breakfast

10:30 am Easter Hymn Sing

11:00 am Worship Service

Worship Leader: Mary Groh

Song Leader: Tim Reimer

Piano: Kathy Wert

Speaker: Dalton Jantzi

Sermon: The Barrier’s Gone. Now What?

Scripture: Luke:24 1-12; 1 Corinthians 15: 1-11

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

10:00 am Adult Sunday School

11:00 am Worship Service

Worship Leader: Marg Beer

Song Leader: Ed Ford

Piano: Roger Horst

Children Sunday School: Dalton Jantzi

Speaker: Tim Reimer

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BIRTHDAYS and ANNIVERSARIES

April 8 Agnes Billedeau

April 9 Carol and Dalton Jantzi (Ann.)

April 12 Jessica Martin   April 13 Tanner Hayward

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DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

How do you feel about the ways we use, or could use, technologies in our worship services?  We are learning, and want to continue to learn together, how we can enhance worship and not distract from worship using various kinds of technologies, including microphones, hearing assistance devices, projections on the screen, etc.  Let’s continue to listen to, and talk to, one another about these things.  You can also talk with members of the Worship Committee, Linda DeHaan, Mary Groh, Sue Schultz, Margaret Amanatides, and Pastor Tim Reimer, or any of the preachers who use projections.  Let’s be creative, and let’s be considerate.

Wednesdays, 2:00-3:30 Bible Study at the Church Last week we found Isaiah 6 grabbed our attention and “fixed our gaze.” This week we will keep Isaiah 6 in our minds as we study Acts 28.

Saturday, April 21, 9:00 am – 1pm. Church Spring Cleaning. Everyone is invited to participate.

Save the date – Saturday, May 5. The group that met on Feb. 29 decided on 5 service projects for that date and identified a coordinator for each of them. The assignment for one of the teams is to provide lunch for all the work team members back at Linda Donohoe’s home around 12:30. We’re hoping you’ll sign up for one of the projects and the coordinator will contact you with further details. Generally, we’re planning on working approximately 3 to 3 1/2 hours then enjoying time together eating and sharing stories. Check out the sign-up sheets on the bulletin board.

What does it mean to be a transformed and sent people? How do we allow God to transform us? What does leadership look like in our post-Christendom society? Join us April 27-28 for the MCEC Annual Church Gathering at UMEI Christian High School, 614 Road 6, Leamington, for an exciting time of reflecting on missional leadership. Speak with Tim Reimer to register.

The resurrection of Jesus our Lord is a frame that can be placed around the whole span of the life of our earthly bodies, from birth to death.  In this sense, Easter is a good time to think about preparing for the end of life.  When this topic came up at a recent Wednesday afternoon Bible study, the group thought we should put into the bulletin a reminder that it is wise to prepare or update our wills and to preplan funeral arrangements.  Be encouraged to talk with family and friends about your own thoughts about dying.  If you wish, you can even give Pastor Tim notes to keep on file, that you would like to be considered at the time of your funeral.

When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: “Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.  (1Corinthians 15:54-58)

Thank You to everyone who brought in egg cartons for the food bank. They have enough for now, I will let you know when they need more. Barb Bryson.

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WIDER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Paraguay Primeval Concert: 7:00 pm, April 15, 2012, Waterloo-Kitchener Mennonite Church, 15 George Street, Waterloo. Carol Ann Weaver, Rebecca Campbell and friends perform original music which celebrates the Mennonite story in Paraguay. All welcome. Good will offering. This piece is about Russian and Canadian Mennonites who formed colonies in the formidable Paraguayan Chaco. Many were fleeing for their lives. Original music by Carol Ann Weaver, professor, Conrad Grebel College. Texts are from Rudy Wiebe, Dora Dueck, and Paraguayan Mennonite settlers as translated by Henry and Esther Regehr. Reception to follow: Paraguayan Cakes, Tea and Coffee. CDs available with all proceeds for MCC work with indigenous people of Paraguay.

GADFLY: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft – Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Conrad Centre for Performing Arts, $25 Based on a true story, this original play follows the experiences of Sam Steiner, an American draft dodger and his journey to Canada in 1968. Funds raised from this production are part of The Next Chapter capital campaign to expand the Mennonite Archives of Ontario. Tickets are available at Conrad Grebel and online at www.grebel.ca/gadfly

DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH

416-422-2406

Pastor: Tim Reimer  

Elders:  Dalton Jantzi,   Erma Martin

Continuing the ministry of the Danforth (1909),  Morningside (1950)

and Warden (2009) congregations

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Sunday, April 1, 2012 Palm Sunday

10:00 am Hymn Sing

11:00 am Worship Service

Worship Leader: Erma Martin

Song Leader:  Bob Martin

Piano: Jessica Martin

Speaker: Tim Reimer

Sermon: “Clothing for Jesus”

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11 and Mark 5:25-34

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Good Friday, April 5, 10:30am. Good Friday Service with Communion.

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Sunday, April 8, 2012 Easter

9:00am Pot-Luck finger food Easter Breakfast

11:00 am Worship Service

Worship Leader: Mary Groh

Song Leader: Tim Reimer

Piano: Kathy Wert

Speaker: Dalton Jantzi

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BIRTHDAYS

April 5 Laura DeHaan    April 7 Darin Morrison Beer

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DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

How do you feel about the ways we use, or could use, technologies in our worship services?  We are learning, and want to continue to learn together, how we can enhance worship and not distract from worship using various kinds of technologies, including microphones, hearing assistance devices, projections on the screen, etc.  Let’s continue to listen to, and talk to, one another about these things.  You can also talk with members of the Worship Committee, Linda DeHaan, Mary Groh, Sue Schultz, Margaret Amanatides, and Pastor Tim Reimer, or any of the preachers who use projections.  Let’s be creative, and let’s be considerate.

Wednesdays, 2:00-3:30 Bible Study at the Church

Last week we found the end of the Book of Isaiah at the beginning of the book of Acts.  This week we will find the opposite:  The beginning of Isaiah (Isa 6:9-10) at the end of the Book of Acts (Acts 28:23-30).  Everyone is welcome.  Disagreements are probably as inevitable as new faith insights! (Acts 28:25). Lively and respectful discussions are the norm!

Save the date – Saturday, May 5. The group that met on Feb. 29 decided on 5 service projects for that date and identified a coordinator for each of them. The assignment for one of the teams is to provide lunch for all the work team members back at Linda Donohoe’s home around 12:30. We’re hoping you’ll sign up for one of the projects and the coordinator will contact you with further details. Generally, we’re planning on working approximately 3 to 3 1/2 hours then enjoying time together eating and sharing stories. Check out the sign-up sheets on the bulletin board.

What does it mean to be a transformed and sent people? How do we allow God to transform us? What does leadership look like in our post-Christendom society? Join us April 27-28 for the MCEC Annual Church Gathering at UMEI Christian High School, 614 Road 6, Leamington, for an exciting time of reflecting on missional leadership. Speak with Tim Reimer to register.

The resurrection of Jesus our Lord is a frame that can be placed around the whole span of the life of our earthly bodies, from birth to death.  In this sense, Easter is a good time to think about preparing for the end of life.  When this topic came up at a recent Wednesday afternoon Bible study, the group thought we should put into the bulletin a reminder that it is wise to prepare or update our wills and to preplan funeral arrangements.  Be encouraged to talk with family and friends about your own thoughts about dying.  If you wish, you can even give Pastor Tim notes to keep on file, that you would like to be considered at the time of your funeral

When this perishable body puts on imperishability, and this mortal body puts on immortality, then the saying that is written will be fulfilled: “Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, because you know that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.  (1Corinthians 15:54-58)

Thank You to everyone who brought in egg cartons for the food bank. They have enough for now, I will let you know when they need more. Barb Bryson.

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WIDER CHURCH AND COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

Paraguay Primeval Concert: 7:00 pm, April 15, 2012, Waterloo-Kitchener Mennonite Church, 15 George Street, Waterloo. Carol Ann Weaver, Rebecca Campbell and friends perform original music which celebrates the Mennonite story in Paraguay. All welcome. Good will offering. This piece is about Russian and Canadian Mennonites who formed colonies in the formidable Paraguayan Chaco. Many were fleeing for their lives. Original music by Carol Ann Weaver, professor, Conrad Grebel College. Texts are from Rudy Wiebe, Dora Dueck, and Paraguayan Mennonite settlers as translated by Henry and Esther Regehr. Reception to follow: Paraguayan Cakes, Tea and Coffee. CDs available with all proceeds for MCC work with indigenous people of Paraguay.

GADFLY: Sam Steiner Dodges the Draft

Friday, April 20 and Saturday, April 21, 2012 at the Conrad Centre for Performing Arts, $25 Based on a true story, this original play follows the experiences of Sam Steiner, an American draft dodger and his journey to Canada in 1968. Funds raised from this production are part of The Next Chapter capital campaign to expand the Mennonite Archives of Ontario. Tickets are available at Conrad Grebel and online at www.grebel.ca/gadfly

You are invited to a Concert & Dessert Fundraiser in support of CMU at UMEI, Leamington, on Saturday April 28, 6:45 p.m. The theme of the evening “Celebrating a Vision for Christian University Education” will be addressed by Gerald Gerbrandt and feature the CMU Singers. To reserve a place call Sheryl Penner at 1.877.231.4570 or email shpenner@cmu.ca.

Sunday, May 6, at 3:00 p.m.; Pre-concert chat at 2:00 pm.  Pax Christi Chorale – Toronto’s Mennonite Choir, under the direction of Artistic Director Stephanie Martin performs Elgar’s rarely heard masterpiece The Kingdom with full orchestra. The performance features British baritone sensation Roderick Williams and outstanding Canadian soloists Shannon Mercer, Krisztina Szabo, and Keith Klassen. For tickets, please visit www.paxchristichorale.org/tickets