DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
416-422-2406
 Pastor Stephen Reist
 
We welcome all guests who have joined us.

 

Danforth Mennonite Church
April 2, 2023
Order of Service

 Welcome

Call to Worship

Opening hymn:   VT #313  Hosanna, Loud Hosanna        

Announcements

Offering

Prayer of Confession

Hymn: VT #315   All Glory, Laud, and Honor

Congregational prayer

Scripture Matthew 21:1-11, Philippians 2:5-11

Hymn: VT 316    Ride on, Ride on in Majesty

Message:   Called to Worship

Closing Hymn:  VT 311  We Are Often Tossed and Driven

Benediction

 

Leading Us in Worship
Message                              Stephen R.
Worship Leader              Bonnie W.
Song Leader                      Bonnie W.
Musicians                           Kathy W. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                             Leslie S., Vic G.
Zoom Host                        Carol R.
A/V Technician               Roger H.

 

Hymn Sing Sunday

There will be a choir practice this Sunday. The pre-service hymn sing will go from 10:00 to 10:25, The choir practice for Easter Sunday (“The Crucifixion”) will go from 10:25 to 10:50. There will be a brief Good Friday final men ‘s practice (“The Old Rugged Cross”) after church.

 

Call to Worship

Leader:  Do not be afraid, Jesus is coming!

People:  Jesus is coming to parties where people celebrate.

Leader:  Jesus is coming to hillsides where people listen.

People:  Jesus is coming to sickrooms where people suffer.

Leader: Jesus is coming to an occupied territory where people long to be free.

People:  Today we join with crowds cheering for the heir of David on the road to Jerusalem.

Leader:  Our hearts cry, “Hosanna,” as we meet Jesus in worship today.

All:  “Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.”

 

Confession

Leader:   Lord, we are isolated and alone; our failures are visible for all to see.  Our days pour out like sand, our years fade and are gone.

We are afraid to hope. We confess to the Lord . . .

(silent prayer)

Leader:   Lord, we trust in you. Redeem us now, we pray.

All:          To you, Lord, we commit all our hope and all our worship. Amen.

 

Benediction

 Leader:   Love God, you who are God’s holy people,
 
All:          for God’s love endures forever.

Leader:   Praise God, and give thanks,
 
All:          for God’s love endures forever.

Leader:   Expect God, and welcome God’s grace,
 
All:          for God’s love endures forever.

 

Scripture passage

Matthew 21:1-11 (CEB)

Entry into Jerusalem
21 When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus gave two disciples a task. ² He said to them, “Go into the village over there. As soon as you enter, you will find a donkey tied up and a colt with it. Untie them and bring them to me. ³ If anyone says anything to you, say that their master needs them.” He sent them off right away. ⁴ Now this happened to fulfill what the prophet said, ⁵ Say to Daughter Zion, “Look, your king is coming to you, humble and riding on a donkey, and on a colt the donkey’s offspring.” ⁶ The disciples went and did just as Jesus had ordered them. ⁷ They brought the donkey and the colt and laid their clothes on them. Then he sat on them.

⁸ Now a large crowd spread their clothes on the road. Others cut palm branches off the trees and spread them on the road. ⁹ The crowds in front of him and behind him shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” ¹⁰ And when Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up. “Who is this?” they asked. ¹¹ The crowds answered, “It’s the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Philippians 2:5-11 (CEB)

⁵ Adopt the attitude that was in Christ Jesus:
⁶ Though he was in the form of God, he did not consider being equal with God something to exploit.
⁷ But he emptied himself by taking the form of a slave and by becoming like human beings.
When he found himself in the form of a human,
⁸  he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
⁹ Therefore, God highly honored him and gave him a name above all names,
¹⁰  so that at the name of Jesus everyone in heaven, on earth, and under the earth might bow
¹¹  and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

 

DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Our next Messy Church is April 8^th.

 

 

Do you have a story that you wish to share with us?  Please submit it to Bonnie.  Our next issue comes out mid-April.

 

Ladies Walking group – come and join us

On Tuesday, April 4th at 10:30 am (weather permitting), we will meet at Thomson Memorial Park at 1005 Brimley Road (on the east side, just north of Lawrence Ave. East) in Scarborough. It is the site of the Scarborough Historical Museum and includes historical houses from the 1790s that once belonged to the founding family of Scarborough, the Thomsons.

An email will go out on Monday April 3rd to confirm the place and time.

If you need to be picked up or dropped off, please check in with fellow walkers or email Bonnie.

 

Last chance for cookies

Bethany will have Girl Guide cookies for purchase on Sunday. They are 6$ a box. She will have the chocolate and vanilla sandwich cookies as well as the chocolate mint cookies.

 

DMC will be part of Doors Open Toronto
May 27 & 28, 2023
Explore Toronto’s Buildings & Sites

Each May, Doors Open Toronto invites the public to explore the city’s most-loved buildings and sites, free of charge. The event provides rare access to buildings that are not usually open to the public and free access to sites that would usually charge an admission fee. Since its inception in 2000, it has attracted more than two million visits to nearly 700 unique locations and remains the largest event of its kind in Canada.

 

It started with a simple comment from Ray…  “The dove would look good if you had a light shining on it from inside”.

That got Roger into the electrical room checking the timer and going up into the attic to change the light bulbs.  As the building manager, I am pleased to have the lights on at night for our guests and renters.  I’m hoping that this will also reduce the vandalism on our property.

Thanks Roger!

 

Church directory and
birthday list

 We are updating the church directory and the birthday/anniversary list.

When you are at church, please review and initial the documents on the table outside the sanctuary that:
information is correct AND you give permission to publish.

I will contact via email those persons that don’t come in person to church.

The directory will only be distributed for those persons listed in it.

The birthday and anniversary information is used for notices in the bulletin.  I don’t put in the year unless it is requested.  We highlight (with your permission) birthdays ending in zero and five (e.g.  5. 50, 75, 80) in the church newsletter.

Worship Schedule reminder

April 7 Good Friday
Worship leader       Dalton J.
Song Leader              Kathy W.
Musicians                   Roger H. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                     Murray L., Carol J.
ZOOM host               Bonnie W.
A/V Tech                     Don B.
 

April 9
Speaker                       Stephen R.
Worship leader      Erma M.
Song Leader             Kathy W.
Musicians                  Jessica M. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                    Dalton & Carol J.
ZOOM host             Bonnie W.
A/V Tech                   Roger H.

April 16
Speaker                     Dalton J.
Worship leader    Mike D.
Song Leader           Ed F.
Musicians                Kathy W. (piano), Ray W, (tuba)
Greeters                  Fazal & Leslie S.
ZOOM host           Bonnie W.
A/V Tech                 Murray L.

 

Easter Potluck Breakfast
Sunday, April 9, 2022
9:30 am in the Fellowship Hall

 
Please bring finger foods for all to share.  Coffee, tea, and juice will be served.
 
10:45 am We are invited to the sanctuary for some pre-service
Easter hymn singing.
Everyone is welcome.

 

Canadian Mennonite subscriptions

All who attend Danforth Mennonite Church may receive a subscription to Canadian Mennonite. The biweekly magazine is delivered by mail and email. Subscriptions are paid for collectively through MCEC. To start a new subscription or to change your delivery preferences (to receive print, digital or both), please contact Bonnie by April 24^th.

 

WIDER CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

Looking for household donations!
Have you been meaning to clear out household items that you no longer use, but haven’t gotten around to it yet? Well, now’s the time to do it! Our thrift shops are in need of household donations to keep supplies strong on the sales floor. Pack up some boxes and head over to your local thrift shop today!

 

 

 

Carol O. will be bringing the Christian perspective “Empowering Women Through My Faith”.  There will also be Muslim, Sikh and Jewish perspective.

 

In summary, upcoming events

At Danforth

April
1  Service for Frank C.
2  Hymn Sing at 10:00 am
7  Good Friday service & communion at 10:30
8  Messy Church
9  Easter potluck breakfast
9  Easter Sunday service at 11:00
23 Jessie & Anthony ordination service

May
6  DMC Spring cleaning
13  Men’s breakfast
27/28  Doors Open Toronto

Wider Church

April
28 & 29  MCEC Annual Church Gathering