DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
416-422-2406
Pastor Pieter Niemeyer

We welcome all guests who have joined us.

 

Danforth Mennonite Church
February 9, 2025   11:00 a.m.
Order of Service

 

Call to worship hymn: # 29 Come, Now is the time to Worship

Land Acknowledgment
Welcome

Call to Worship

Prayer

Hymn: #9 Come Away From Rush and Hurry

Announcements

Offering Prayer

Hymn: #573 Strong Peaceful Man of Galilee

Congregational Prayer

Hymn: #283 Lord You Have Come to the Lakeshore

Scripture:  Luke 5: 1-11

Sermon:  The Divine breaking into ordinary with abundance

Closing Hymn: #540 Will You Come and Follow Me

Benediction

Leading Us in Worship
Sermon                               Pieter N.
Worship Leader            Erma M.
Song Leader                    Don B.
Musician                           Roger H. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                           Dalton & Carol J.
Zoom Host                      Bonnie W.
A/V Technician             Murray L.

Hymn of the month:  VT #9  Come away from rush and hurry

 

Adult Discussion Class

 Join us this Sunday as we witness Stephen‘s stoning and the resistance to the early church. Follow along in the Book of Acts chapters 6-7.

 

Scripture Reading

Luke 5:1-11 (NRSVUE)

Jesus Calls the First Disciples
 Once while Jesus standing beside the Lake of Gennesaret and the crowd was pressing in on him to hear the word of God, ² he saw two boats there at the shore of the lake; the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets. ³ He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little way from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the crowds from the boat. ⁴ When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” ⁵ Simon answered, “Master, we have worked all night long but have caught nothing. Yet if you say so, I will let down the nets.” ⁶ When they had done this, they caught so many fish that their nets were beginning to burst. ⁷ So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. ⁸ But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’s knees, saying, “Go away from me, Lord, for I am a sinful man!” ⁹ For he and all who were with him were astounded at the catch of fish that they had taken, ¹⁰ and so also were James and John, sons of Zebedee, who were partners with Simon. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Do not be afraid; from now on you will be catching people.” ¹¹ When they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything and followed him.

 

SHARING IN THE PATH TO
RECONCILIATION

 

A message from the
Outreach and Service Committee

By knowing the facts, and not being afraid to speak up, you can help turn the tide on the continued existence of myths and stereotypes. 

Another excerpt from this book…

A frequent extension of the “residential schools are ancient history” myth is the question “Why can’t they just get over it?”

Senator Murray Sinclair,

former head of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, made these comments regarding a fellow senator who posed that question:

My answer has always been: why can’t you always remember this? Because this is about memorializing those people who have been victims of a great wrong.

Why don’t you tell the United States to “get over” 9/11? Why don’t you tell this country to ”get over” all the veterans who died in the Second World War, instead of honouring them once a year? … We should never forget, even once we have learned from it, because it is a part of who we are. It’s not just a part of who we are as survivors and children of survivors and relatives of survivors; it’s part of who we are as a nation. And this nation must never forget what it once did to its most vulnerable people.

Calvin Murray Sinclair CC OM MSC

Ojibway name Mizanay (Mizhana) Gheezhik;
January 24, 1951 – November 4, 2024

 

 

 

DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

 

Men’s Breakfast

Saturday, February 8    9:00 a.m.

We share in Food, Fellowship, etc.

This is not limited to the men at DMC,
 so please bring a friend.

This is a Potluck Affair 🙂

 

 

We are in need of books for the
Little Library.

 

 

 

 

Treasurer’s Report: We are off to a good start with $11,277 being received in offerings in January 2025. In order to meet our 2025 budget, our monthly target for Sunday offerings is $9,206.
 
In January there was a $400 donated to our Food Bank fund. Forwarding your $200 Ontario Tax Rebate cheque to our Food Bank fund or another worthy cause is encouraged.
 
The planned gift from the Estate of Salome H. has been placed in our General Designated Fund. Church Council will be assembling a team to help determine the best way to pay tribute to Salome and her family. The team will also consider some possible uses for these bequest funds and report back to the congregation. This plan was discussed and approved at the AGM on February 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

On Tuesday, February 11 at 10:30 am (weather permitting), we will meet at the Taylor Creek Park parking lot off Dawes Road

An email will go out on Monday February 10 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.

Note:  we will be at the beach on February 25^th to see the winter installations.

 

 

Worship Schedule reminder

February 16
Sermon                        Carol O.
Worship leader      Bonnie W.
Song Leader             Don B.
Musicians                  Bonnie W. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                   Cindy R., Bethany W.
ZOOM host            Mike D.
A/V Tech                   Roger H.

Book study             Murray L.

February 23
Message                 Pieter N.
Worship leader  Mike D.
Song Leader         Sue S.
Musicians               Jessica M. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters                 Cindy R., Bethany W.
ZOOM host          Bonnie W.
A/V Tech                 Don B.

Book study            Murray L.

 

In Summary, upcoming events:

At Danforth

February
8  Men’s breakfast
8  Messy Church
11  Ladies walking group – Taylor Creek Park
18  Ladies walking group
22  Pieter & Mauricio’s wedding
25  Ladies walking group – Beach Winter stations

Wider Church

February

 March
24  Evening with Phyllis W.