Sunday, October 20, 2024 bulletin

October 18, 2024 danforth mennonite church

DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
416-422-2406

We welcome all guests who have joined us.

Danforth Mennonite Church
October 20, 2024 11:00 a.m.
Order of Service

Land Acknowledgment

Welcome

Call to Worship

Hymn: VT #747 We Plow the Fields and Scatter

Announcements

Hymn: VT #118 In the Lord I’ll be Ever Thankful

Offering

VT# 70 Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Congregational Prayer

Scripture: Isaiah 58:1-11

Hymn: VT #750 God of the Fertile Fields

Message: Room at the table

Benediction: #810 Go, My Friends, in Grace

Leading Us in Worship
Message                             Carol O.
Scripture reading Mark C.
Worship Leader Bonnie W.
Song Leader                     Kathy W.
Musicians                          Roger H. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                             Leslie S., Tessa R.
Zoom Host Mike D.
A/V Technician Fazal S.

October hymn of the month: VT #118 In the Lord I’ll be Ever Thankful

Adult Discussion Class

This Sunday we complete our deep dive into God’s purpose for the church in the world. We will be engaging with the final chapter in our book study entitled, “A Community of Hope.” All are invited, all are needed, all are welcome.

Call to Worship

Leader: We are children of God:

People: Called to praise, and to bless and to show mercy.

Leader: We are citizens of a nation:

People: Called to care, and to respond, and to share our freedom.

Leader: We are members of a community; Called to know each other, and to
accept each other, and to welcome all.

People: We belong to God, and through God, to one another.

All: May our hearts be as one. Let us worship our God.

Scripture reading
Isaiah 58:1-11 (NRSVUE)

False and True Worship
58 Shout out; do not hold back!
Lift up your voice like a trumpet!
Announce to my people their rebellion,
to the house of Jacob their sins.
²Yet day after day they seek me
and delight to know my ways,
as if they were a nation that practiced righteousness
and did not forsake the ordinance of their God;
they ask of me righteous judgments;
they want God on their side.
³“Why do we fast, but you do not see?
Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?”
Look, you serve your own interest on your fast day
and oppress all your workers.
⁴You fast only to quarrel and to fight
and to strike with a wicked fist.
Such fasting as you do today
will not make your voice heard on high.
⁵Is such the fast that I choose,
a day to humble oneself?
Is it to bow down the head like a bulrush
and to lie in sackcloth and ashes?
Will you call this a fast,
a day acceptable to the Lord?

⁶Is not this the fast that I choose:
to loose the bonds of injustice,
to undo the straps of the yoke,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to break every yoke?
⁷Is it not to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover them
and not to hide yourself from your own kin?
⁸Then your light shall break forth like the dawn,
and your healing shall spring up quickly;
your vindicator shall go before you;
the glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.
⁹Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer;
you shall cry for help, and he will say, “Here I am.”

If you remove the yoke from among you,
the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,
¹⁰if you offer your food to the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,
then your light shall rise in the darkness
and your gloom be like the noonday.
¹¹The Lord will guide you continually
and satisfy your needs in parched places
and make your bones strong,
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water
whose waters never fail.

DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Ladies Walking group

On Tuesday, October 22, we will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Birkdale (enter off of Brimley – north of Lawrence) for a one-hour stroll on the trail.

An email will go out on Monday October 21 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.

Come join us

DMC’s search for our next long-term pastor is in a new phase

Council has accepted the recommendation from the Pastoral Search Team, to consider Pieter N. for this position. He has served as pastor in a sister congregation in York Region, and currently attends Toronto United Mennonite Church. You may remember Pieter being a guest speaker at DMC from time to time.

In October, those committees and teams that work most closely with the pastor, will meet with Pieter so they can become better acquainted. Roger, our treasurer, will also determine what salary Pieter would deserve based on the MC Canada guidelines.

On Sun. Nov. 3, Pieter will again be our guest speaker. Following the service, we will take time to meet him. That time will be especially valuable for those who attend by Zoom. Afterwards, we will hold a potluck lunch and spend further time with him.

On Sun. Nov. 10, we will hold a congregational meeting after the worship service, to decide whether to invite Pieter to become our next long-term pastor. This meeting will include the Zoom participants.

We welcome and encourage everyone who attends DMC to participate fully in these two November events.

Mike D., on behalf of Council and the Transition Team.

Why two Sunday potluck lunches in a row?

A few months ago, we asked Stephen R. and his family if they would do the service on October 27^th. With the distance that they have to travel and wanting to catch up on their lives, we thought this would be an idea time to have a potluck lunch.

Since scheduling in Stephen, we were able to switch out a speaker so that Peter N. (Pastor candidate) could properly introduce himself and speak and then have a question-and-answer time after the service. This again was a perfect opportunity to meet afterwards for fellowship.

NO more potlucks until December 14 – DMC Christmas banquet.

 Treasurer’s Report: We received $6,367 in offerings in September. We are now well below our budgeted offering number, but due mostly to the absence of a paid Pastor we still have a substantial operating surplus to the end of September. Please refer to Church Council Minutes for more financial details on our 2024 budget.

In September there was $100 donated towards our Foodbank Fund. Although the fund is open for donations all year, during the Thanksgiving month of October, the Outreach and Service Committee is encouraging cash donations, in addition to the non-perishable food items they are collecting. Please designate your donation as “Food Bank” and it will be passed on to the Nourish East End Foodbank, or the 40 Teesdale Foodbank. (Please see the announcement from the Outreach and Service Committee for more details)

Donations to Danforth Mennonite Church are always welcome through Sunday morning offerings, mailed cheques or email transfers at dmmc2174@gmail.com. Please contact Roger H. if you would like to join the monthly giving program which happens through bank transfers on the 15th of each month. Thank you to all for your generous support for the work of our church.

Worship Schedule reminder

October 27
Message Stephen R.
Scripture reading Merle and Daniel R.
Worship leader Carol R.
Song Leader Stephen R.
Musicians Karen R. (piano), Stephen R. (guitar), Merle R. (trumpet)
Greeters Vic & Mary Jane G.
ZOOM host Bonnie W.
A/V Tech Mike D.

November 3
Message Pieter N.
Worship leader Margaret A.
Song Leader
Musicians Jessica M. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters Vic & Mary Jane G.
ZOOM host Bonnie W.
A/V Tech Murray L.

White Poppy Peace campaign

Tessa Rose has again this year, made us a selection of white poppies
Continue to wear a white poppy.
You can find out more at
https://www.ppu.org.uk/remembrance-white-poppies

Thank you for your donations to the Food Bank.
The food donations were delivered on Wednesday to the Nourish East End Food Bank. Fazal and Murray volunteer at this location.

There is still time to donate with a Cash, cheque or E-transfer. The donations can be donated through our Church Treasurer, Roger H., earmarked for Nourish East End Foodbank and/or Teasdale Community Food Bank.

WIDER CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Please join us at 7:00 p.m.

October 20 Hymn Sing
October 27 Liturgical Prayers and Hymns

Join Us for our Event
 
Note from Murray:  This webinar - November 2nd from the CPT-IK (Iraqi Kurdistan) may be of interest to some of us. I’m sure Dale Hildebrand will be part of it.

On November 2^nd CPT-IK will host an online webinar on its latest report that documented and verified all civilian casualties by Turkish and Iranian military operations in Northern Iraq since 1991.  The report also documented broader civilian impacted and highlighted a number of stores underscoring the targeting of civilians in military incursions by both the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
 
The webinar will be open to questions.  Please sign up in the link below.

https://cpt.org/webinar-civilian-casualties-by-turkish-and-iranian-military-operations-1991-2024

VOICES FOR PEACE CONFERENCE

Hybrid Event
Saturday, November 16, 2024, 1 – 5 p.m.

Dear Friends in Peace,

It is very exciting for me to announce the upcoming Annual Conference, Voices for Peace, which has returned after a hiatus of two years. Now, more than ever, such a Conference is needed. This year, we are honoured to have, as our guest speaker, an Indigenous Elder well-known for his wisdom and story-telling, Adrian Jacobs (an Indigenous Six Nations man, who spoke at Danforth maybe more than a decade ago.) This event is organized by several faith-based organizations and faith communities; however, its content and spirit is open and very relevant to, all people who long for a path to Peace.

The afternoon will be very interactive with music, story-telling, group-sharing, and a special art installation on the theme of Peace. We will leave feeling inspired, wiser, and supported by a community walking the path together. So that as many as possible can experience this gift, the event will be hybrid. It will be in-person at the Church of the Redeemer and online. The event is FREE, and donations are invited.

TO REGISTER: go to https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2024-voices-for-peace-conference-tickets-998579035777

In Summary, upcoming events:

At Danforth
October
19 Messy Church
22 Ladies walking group
29 Ladies walking group

November
3 Meet our pastor candidate
5 Ladies walking group
9 Men’s breakfast
10 DMC pastor vote
12 Ladies walking group
19 Ladies walking group

December
14 DMC Christmas banquet

Wider Church
October
18-19 Towards a Justice that transforms

Community corner
October
1 – 27 Apple picking at Willowgrove

November
16 Mark Battenberg

Sunday, October 13, 2024 bulletin

October 11, 2024 danforth mennonite church

DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
416-422-2406

We welcome all guests who have joined us.

Danforth Mennonite Church
October 13, 2024 11:00 a.m.
Order of Service

Welcome

Land Acknowledgment

Call to Worship

Hymn: VT #28 Come, Christians, Join to Sing

Announcements

Hymn: VT #114 Now Thank We All Our God

Hymn: VT #118 In the Lord I’ll be Ever Thankful

Offering

Hymn: VT #701 You are All We Have

Congregational Prayer

Scripture: John 3:16 – 17, James 1:16 – 17

Hymn: Count Your Blessings (handout)

Message: Thanks for all gifts

Closing hymn: VT #832 The Lord Lift You Up

Benediction

Leading Us in Worship
Message                             Robert J.
Worship Leader Mike D.
Song Leader                     Kathy W.
Musicians                          Roger H. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                             Leslie S., Tessa R.
Zoom Host Bonnie W.
A/V Technician Murray L.

October Hymn of the Month: VT #118 In the Lord I’ll be Ever Thankful

Adult Discussion Class

Read Paul’s letter to the Ephesians.

Discussion:

Experience of reading the letter?
What part of DMC life resonates with this letter?

Call to Worship

Leader: We gather to worship, praise, and thank our God…

People: God the Creator; Jesus the Redeemer; and the Holy Spirit, the Sustainer.

Leader: We are reminded to give thanks to God,

People: who gives every good and perfect gift.

All: Thanks be to God, our Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer.

Scripture reading

John 3: 16 – 17 (NIV)
¹⁶For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. ¹⁷For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.

James 1:16 – 17 (NIV)
¹⁶Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. ¹⁷Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Danforth Grow Hope Fall Field Visit
Saturday, October 19, 2:30 pm at the field near Stouffville

There may be a demonstration harvest of the field of soybeans. Danforth Mennonite has paid for one acre. The harvested soybeans will be sold, and the Canadian government will increase the benefit four times. The money raised will go to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank which will aid in countries where there are food shortages.

If you are interested in attending, please speak to Murray L. or Leslie S. Danforth Grow Hope will try to provide rides where needed.

DMC’s search for our next long-term pastor is in a new phase

We welcome and encourage everyone who attends DMC to participate fully in these two November events.
Mike D., on behalf of Council and the Transition Team.

Ladies Walking group

On Tuesday, October 15, we will meet at 10:30 a.m. at Warden Woods (enter off Pharmacy) for a one-hour stroll on the trail.

An email will go out on Monday October 14 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.

Treasurer’s Report:

We received $6,367 in offerings in September. We are now well below our budgeted offering number, but due mostly to the absence of a paid Pastor we still have a substantial operating surplus to the end of September. Please refer to Church Council Minutes for more financial details on our 2024 budget.

In September there was $100 donated towards our Foodbank Fund. Although the fund is open for donations all year, during the Thanksgiving month of October, the Outreach and Service Committee is encouraging cash donations, in addition to the non-perishable food items they are collecting. Please designate your donation as “Food Bank” and it will be passed on to the Nourish East End Foodbank, or the 40 Teesdale Foodbank. (Please see the announcement from the Outreach and Service Committee for more details)

Donations to Danforth Mennonite Church are always welcome through Sunday morning offerings, mailed cheques or email transfers at dmmc2174@gmail.com. Please contact Roger H. if you would like to join the monthly giving program which happens through bank transfers on the 15th of each month. Thank you to all for your generous support for the work of our church.

We are collecting Food Bank donations through Thanksgiving.

There are in Canada, one million persons now augmenting their food requirements via Food Banks.

Through to Thanksgiving, Outreach and Services Committee would like to encourage Danforth members to collect needed non-perishable food items for local food banks. We have connections with two – Nourish East End Food Bank at 1470 Gerrard St. at Glen Rhodes United Church, just west of Coxwell Avenue and Teasdale Community Food Bank at 40 Teasdale Ave., near Crescent Town apartments near Danforth and Victoria Park Avenue. Fazal and Murray volunteer alternately at Nourish East End Foodbank on Wednesday mornings.

Container Baskets are provided in the church foyer near the door to the Sanctuary or Meeting Room.

The most needed non-perishable food items are:

Canned soups/canned pastas (spaghetti)
Dried pastas
Canned fish – tuna, salmon, sardines
Canned meat – Spam, canned hams, other canned meats
Boxed Mac’n cheese – eg. Kraft Dinner
Soap in bars

Cash/cheque/E-transfers are also requested, which can be donated through Church Treasurer, Roger H., earmarked for Nourish East End Foodbank and/or Teasdale Community Food Bank.

The reasoning is that Food Banks need cash to purchase items they do not receive from Daily Bread Foodbank and Second Harvest. They are often short of meat protein and/or milk so the Director purchases these from cash donations. The Director at Nourish East End Foodbank goes shopping for food items that are in short supply like meat and milk or any items that are on sale, so cash donations are very valuable for the food banks.
Thank you for your generosity,
Outreach and Services Committee –
Barb, Murray, Leslie, Ray

Worship Schedule reminder

October 20
Message Carol O.
Worship leader Bonnie W.
Song Leader Bonnie W.
Musicians Roger H. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters Leslie S., Tessa R.
ZOOM host Mike D.
A/V Tech Fazal S.

October 27
Message Stephen R.
Scripture reading Merle and Daniel R.
Worship leader Carol R.
Song Leader Stephen R.
Musicians Karen R. (piano), Stephen R. (guitar),
Merle R. (trumpet)
Greeters Vic & Mary Jane G.
ZOOM host Bonnie W.
A/V Tech Mike D.

WIDER CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Hurricane Helene Update

From Mennonite Disaster Service

Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday evening September 26, as a Category 4 hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida. The storm pushed inland into Georgia, South and North Carolina and southern Virginia. Western North Carolina appears to be especially hard hit.

For the next few days MDS volunteers will be clearing roads, removing trees and other debris in the Asheville area that has been hit by Hurricane Helene. We are investigating and monitoring the area to see if MDS can expand our response.

If you feel led to give monetary donations or if you would like to volunteer, please use the links below. MDS has not started scheduling at this time.

Donations

Helene Volunteer Waitlist

Join Us for our Event

Note from Murray: This webinar – November 2nd from the CPT-IK (Iraqi Kurdistan) may be of interest to some of us. I’m sure Dale Hildebrand will be part of it.

On November 2^nd CPT-IK will host an online webinar on its latest report that documented and verified all civilian casualties by Turkish and Iranian military operations in Northern Iraq since 1991. The report also documented broader civilian impacted and highlighted a number of stores underscoring the targeting of civilians in military incursions by both the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The webinar will be open to questions. Please sign up in the link below.

https://cpt.org/webinar-civilian-casualties-by-turkish-and-iranian-military-operations-1991-2024

VOICES FOR PEACE CONFERENCE
Hybrid Event
Saturday, November 16, 2024, 1 – 5 p.m.

Dear Friends in Peace,

TO REGISTER: go to https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2024-voices-for-peace-conference-tickets-998579035777

Please join us for our
Thanksgiving service with Communion
on October 13 at 7:00 p.m.

COMMUNITY CORNER

To hear some of Mark’s music, go to:

https://www.youtube.com/user/Battenbergmusic/videos

In Summary, upcoming events:

At Danforth

October
12 Men’s breakfast
15 Ladies walking group – Warden Woods
22 Ladies walking group
29 Ladies walking group

November
3 Meet our pastor candidate
5 Ladies walking group
9 Men’s breakfast
10 DMC pastor vote
12 Ladies walking group
19 Ladies walking group

Wider Church

October
18-19 Towards a Justice that transforms

Community corner

October
1 – 27 Apple picking at Willowgrove
26 Mark Battenberg

Sunday, October 6, 2024 bulletin

October 4, 2024 danforth mennonite church

DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
416-422-2406

We welcome all guests who have joined us.

Danforth Mennonite Church
October 6, 2024 11:00 a.m.
Order of Service

Welcome

Announcements

Part 1: World Communion Sunday

Introduction and Sue’s communion story

Call to Worship: VT #856

Opening Hymn: VT #118 In the Lord I’ll be Ever Thankful

Scripture readings: 1 Corinthians 12:12-13, Ephesians 4:1-6

Nicene Creed

Hymn: VT #10 Here in this Place

Prayer Time

Prayers of Intercession

Part 2: If the War Goes On

Introduction to Part 2

Hymn: VT #794 verse 2

Prayer and reflection 1

Story: Christians in Gaza

Hymn: VT #794 verse 1 & 3

Prayer and reflection 2

Hymn: VT #794 verse 5

Concluding words

Closing hymn: VT #797 We Are People of God’s Peace

Benediction

Leading Us in Worship
Worship Leader Sue S.
Song Leader Sue S.
Musicians Jessica M. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters Cindy R., Bethany W.
Zoom Host Bonnie W.
A/V Technician Murray L.

Hymn of the Month: VT #118 In the Lord I’ll be Every Thankful

It’s Hymn Sing Sunday.
All are welcome to join us in the sanctuary
at 10:00 a.m.

The adult discussion class returns on October 13. If you would like to receive emails regarding what’s happening in our class, please contact Bonnie.

Scripture reading

1 Corinthians 1:12-13

One Body with Many Members
¹² For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. ¹³ For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

Ephesians 4:1-6

Unity and Maturity in the Body of Christ
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called;
one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, visible and invisible.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father,
Light from Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made; of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us all, and for our salvation he came down from heaven;
and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
and was made human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried.
On the third day he rose from the dead in accordance with the scriptures.
He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father.
Who, with the Father and the Son, is worshipped and glorified,
who has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
We confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
and to life in the age to come. Amen.

Prayers of Intercession

Reader 1: For all things were made out of nothing, and their being would again sink into nothing, if the Author of all things did not hold it by the hand of governance. (Gregory the Great [c. 540-604])

Reader 2: Lord of life, we receive all creation from your hand and by your providence. Teach us to live in your world with care and justice for all that you have created.