DANFORTH MENNONITE CHURCH
416-422-2406
Pastor Pieter Niemeyer
We welcome all guests who have joined us.
Note: the following service was held on zoom. The church building was closed due to major snow storms.
Danforth Mennonite Church
February 16, 2025 11:00 a.m.
Order of Service
Welcome
Call to Worship
Prayer
Hymn: #9 Come Away From Rush and Hurry (Don)
Announcements
Offering
Congregational Prayer
Scripture: Luke 6: 17-26
Sermon: blessings and woes
Closing Hymn: (Don)
Benediction
Leading Us in Worship
Sermon Carol O.
Worship Leader Bonnie W.
Scripture Reading Mark C.
Soloist Don B.
Zoom Host Mike D.
Hymn of the month: VT #9 Come away from rush and hurry
Adult Discussion Class
We will postpone until next Sunday.
Call to Worship
Acknowledging the Storm and
Seeking God’s Presence
Leader: As the wind howls and the snow falls, let us remember that even in the midst of storms, God’s presence is with us.
People: Lord, we are here, seeking your comfort and strength.
Leader: Let us turn our hearts to you, for you are our refuge and our hope.
People: God, we are here, seeking your comfort and strength.
Leader: Let us worship him, for he is the one who calms the storm and brings us peace.
People: God, we are here, seeking your comfort and strength.
Scripture Reading
Luke 6:17-26 (NRSVUE)
Jesus Teaches and Heals
17 He came down with them and stood on a level place with a great crowd of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and the coast of Tyre and Sidon. 18 They had come to hear him and to be healed of their diseases, and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were cured. 19 And everyone in the crowd was trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed all of them.
Blessings and Woes
20 Then he looked up at his disciples and said:
“Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 “Blessed are you who are hungry now,
for you will be filled.
“Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
22 “Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 23 Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.
24 “But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
25 “Woe to you who are full now,
for you will be hungry.
“Woe to you who are laughing now,
for you will mourn and weep.
26 “Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.
Benediction
Leader: In our concerns and in our choices,
All: God is with us.
Leader: In our disappointments and in our joys,
All: God is with us.
Leader: In our protesting and in our serving,
All: God is with us.
Leader: Now and always,
All: God is with us.
DANFORTH ANNOUNCEMENTS
Want to get hold of Pastor Pieter…
For church business, please email him at
Pastor.danforthmennonitechurch@gmail.com
For personal matters, please email him at
Pieter.n7@gmail.com
Or call/text to 905-640-0832
We are in need of books for the
Little Library.
Ladies Walking group
Let’s wait one more week. There will be plenty of snow to be cleared.
Note: we will be at the beach on February 25th to see the winter installations.
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 $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 of $121,313.89 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.
Worship Schedule reminder
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.
March 2
Message Pieter N.
Worship leader Margaret A.
Song Leader Dalton J.
Musicians Jessica M. (piano), Ray W. (tuba)
Greeters Tessa R., Leslie S.
ZOOM host Bonnie W.
A/V Tech Mike D.
Hymn Sing
In summary, upcoming events:
At Danforth
February
18 Ladies walking group – cancelled
22 Pieter & Mauricio’s wedding
25 Ladies walking group – Beach Winter stations
Wider Church
February
March
24 Evening with Phyllis Webstad
<The last word…
Prayers for the beauty of snow
Thank you for mornings when we wake up to the beauty of freshly fallen snow.
God of creation, thank you for the beauty of winter – for snow, icy windowpanes, evergreen trees, warm coats, sledding, and hot cocoa.
Prayers for safety in storms
Preserve those who travel (through snow and on ice); surround them with your loving care; protect them from every danger; and bring them in safety to their journey’s end.
Keep my feet from slipping, my wrist from breaking and my patience from coming to an end.