DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
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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)
16 For 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. 17 For 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)
16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. 17 Every 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
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.
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
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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 2nd 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
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