DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
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Danforth Mennonite Church
January 12, 2025 11:00 a.m.
Order of Service
Prelude
Land Acknowledgement
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Call to Worship
Hymn: #57 Holy Spirit, Come with Power
Announcements
Presenting our Gifts
Hymn: #718 Gentle Shepherd, Come and Lead Us
Prayers of the people
Hymn: #716 God of Grace and God of Glory
Scripture – Acts 4: 23-31
Message: Resisting Chaos: Living Stones, Living Temple
Hymn of Response: S&R #60 Living Stones
Benediction
Postlude
Leading Us in Worship
Message John E.
Worship Leader Dalton J.
Scripture reading Chuck R.
Song Leader Kathy W.
Musician Roger H. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters Vic & Mary Jane G.
Zoom Host Bonnie W.
A/V Technician Murray L.
Hymn of the month VT #839 Go Ye Now in Peace
The adult discussion class will be meeting this Sunday at 10:00 a.m. to select a book for the book study starting February 9th.
If you would like to receive emails regarding what’s happening in our class, please contact Bonnie.
Scripture Reading
Acts 4: 23-31 (NIV)
The Believers Pray
23 On their release, Peter and John went back to their own people and reported all that the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together in prayer to God. “Sovereign Lord,” they said, “you made the heavens and the earth and the sea, and everything in them. 25 You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of your servant, our father David:
“‘Why do the nations rage
and the peoples plot in vain?
26 The kings of the earth rise up
and the rulers band together
against the Lord
and against his anointed one.
27 Indeed Herod and Pontius Pilate met together with the Gentiles and the people of Israel in this city to conspire against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed. 28 They did what your power and will had decided beforehand should happen. 29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.”
31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.
Call to Worship
God of every place, some of us see you today from mountains of joy and confidence, mountains of gratitude and praise.
Some of us seek you today from valleys of grief or doubt, valleys of loss or exhaustion.
And in all places, there you are with us, nudging us onward.
When we descent from the heights, show us your presence on the ground.
When we rise from the depths, show us the light of your way. Meet us all on the path made by Jesus.
DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Danforth Mennonite Church
Annual General meeting
February 2, 2025
Dates to note:
- submissions no later than January 15
- AGM booklet will be emailed out January 22
- printed copies upon request – will be available January 26 (Sunday before the meeting)
DMC Policy on Attending and Voting at
DMC Business and Congregation meetings
Everyone is welcome to attend the business and/or congregation meeting and participate in the discussion. You are welcome to vote if you have been participating at DMC, and plan to continue doing so in the future.
Church directory and
birthday list
I am 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.
I am now focused on the birthday and anniversary list.
Treasurer’s Report: We received $7,102 in offerings in December. Your donations along with the absence of a paid Pastor have led to a $43,715 operating surplus to the end of 2024. Expenses were also low in 2024. More details will follow in the Financial Report for the AGM. Thank you for your steady financial commitment to Danforth during this unusual year. In December we received $1,400 in donations directed towards our Benevolence Fund. At year end there is $2,251 in the fund. Our policy has a target of keeping $2,000 in the fund for crisis situations. In December there was an additional $560 donated to our Food Bank fund. This additional money allowed us to send $680 to the Neighbourhood Group for the 40 Teesdale Food Bank and $680 to the Nourish East End Food Bank by year end. There was also a $172 donation to the John G. Memorial Fund. This fund now stands at $1200 Special Note: We recently received in January 2025, a planned gift from the Estate of Salome H. There will be more information about this bequest in the Financial Report for the AGM and a full report from Church Council at the AGM on Feb. 2, 2025. 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.
Ladies Walking group
will start up again on
January 28th.
Men’s breakfast
Saturday, January 11
Worship Schedule reminder
January 19
Message Stephen R. – from MCC
Worship leader Sue S.
Song Leader Sue S.
Musicians Jessica M. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters Wilda S., Tessa R.
ZOOM host Bonnie W.
A/V Tech Fazal S.
Discussion Class Acts – John E.
January 26
Message Pieter N.
Worship leader Linda D.
Song Leader Don B.
Musicians Kathy W. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters Wilda S., Tessa R.
ZOOM host Bonnie W.
A/V Tech Roger H.
Discussion Class Acts – John E.
Church Council is pleased to announce that Pieter N. will begin the role of pastor of DMC on Sat. Feb. 1, 2025…
just in time for our Annual General Meeting on Sunday Feb. 2.
Just a note about the schedule for speaking on Sundays:
Before Pieter’s start date was finalized, the Worship Committee had already scheduled Pieter to return as a guest speaker on Sun. Jan. 26.
As pastor, Pieter will speak several times a month; for example, on Feb. 2, 9, and 23. As we resume having a pastor, we will also resume our long-held practice of having a guest speaker at least once a month, on average. This gives the pastor more time, in that week, to focus on other aspects of ministry.
Our Little Library is in need of books.
WIDER CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS
MCEC Annual Church Gathering 2025
Saturday, April 26, 2025
10 – 11:30 a.m. ONLINE
ACG will take place as an online business meeting – a chance to connect and collaborate as an online community. Don’t miss the chance to meet Anthony Siegrist, MCEC’s newly appointed Executive Minister.
MC Canada Gathering in MCEC!
July 2-5, 2025
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON
Three unique avenues for engagement: Congregational Gathering; Youth Gathering; U30 Young Adult Gathering. Also look for meetings for Creation Care, Pastors and more!
In Summary, upcoming events:
At Danforth
January
11 Men’s Breakfast
15 AGM Deadline for submissions for the booklet
22 AGM booklet will be emailed
26 AGM booklet printed copies available on request
28 Ladies Walking Group
February
1 Pastor Pieter joins us as our Pastor
2 DMC AGM
4 Ladies walking group
8 Men’s breakfast
8 Messy Church
11 Ladies walking group
18 Ladies walking group
25 Ladies walking group