this week's bulletin

Holyrood Mennonite Church

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Welcome to Holyrood Mennonite Church

Sunday School: 9:30 am

Worship Service: 10:30 am

Please respect the sanctuary as a place of solitude and reflection,

in preparation for the morning worship.

GATHERING

     Musical Prelude

     Welcome/Announcements

     Call to Worship

PRAISING GOD

     Songs of Praise

     Offering

HEARING GOD'S WORD

     Puppet Feature

     Children's Sunday School (ages 4-8): Teacher - Joyce

     Share & Prayer

     Song

     Scripture Reading: Eph 2:14-22 (page 1225); Heb 11:1-2 (page 1262)

     Meditation: Hope For Peace - Pastor Werner

RESPONDING TO THE WORD

     Song of Response

SENDING

     Benediction

     Postlude

TODAY AT HOLYROOD

• TODAY: Our Annual General Meeting will be held following the worship service. Bring a bag lunch and plan to attend.
• TODAY! Pie Auction !! : Our youth/young adults will be holding a pie auction before the annual meeting to raise funds for the Mexico Mission Trip. Take advantage of the delicious opportunity to indulge in some decadent pies and support our youth at the same time!

FOR HOLYROOD

• Food Bank (9) Hosts: ?; Driver: Dave
• Fellowship Breakfasts: Tuesday (9^th) at 7 am at the Albert's Restaurant in Capilano Mall. Both men and ladies are invited to join in a separate time of fellowship and prayer.
• Prayer Meeting: Tuesday (9^th) at 7 pm at the church.
• Ministerial Meeting: Wednesday (10^th) at 12 pm at Holyrood Mennonite Church.
• Homework Clubs: Wednesdays at 6 - 7:30pm (Trinity Manor); Thursdays from 6 - 7:30pm (The Haven)
• Farewell for Florence King - we are all very sad to say good-bye to our dear sister and friend. After 54 years of attending and serving at Holyrood, she is leaving to be closer to her daughter in Carstairs. Please join us in prayers and well wishes on March 14^th, which will be her last Sunday with us. Coffee and sweets will be served after church.
• Church Potluck and Liberia Trip Report: We will have a church potluck following the worship service on Sunday, March 28. After the potluck Pastor Werner will give a report on his recent trip to our church partners in Liberia.

PRAYER CONCERNS

• Pray for Leo & Bonnie's daughter as she goes to Haiti to serve as a nurse.
• Pray for Florence as she prepares to move to Carstairs to be closer to her daughter.
• Praise that Sahr's wife Mary has joined him in Canada! Pray for her as she adjusts to life in Canada.
• Praise that Zechariah's son Emmanuel arrived in Canada last Sunday.
• Continue to pray for Ruth's colleague, Joanne, as she battles lung cancer.
• Praise that Antoinette has received her Canadian citizenship! Continue to pray for her son Desmond.
• Praise for Eunice's uncle's successful surgery.
• Pray for Liberia, especially the area of Voinjama as there has been rioting and other violence.
• Pray for the youth group as they prepare for their Mexico mission trip.
• Continue to remember those in our congregation with health issues as well as family and friends: Joyce's dad Frank, Reta, Jodi Tse.
• If you have any prayer requests that you would like to share with the Liberian church partners, please pick up a form from the bulletin board. Let's pray together, across the nations! Please see the "Our Liberian Partners" bulletin board.
• Pray for the national elections to be held in Iraq on Mar. 7. There has been significant pre-election violence. Iraqis are concerned about the shape of their next government as the USA prepares to draw down its troop levels.

WIDER CHURCH

• The news once again has been filled with stories of an earthquake - this time in Chile. As relief efforts in Haiti take hold, plans for disaster relief in Chile begin. To address the tragedy of natural disaster in Chile, Mennonite Church Canada is working closely through our existing relationships with Anabaptist churches in Chile, including the Union of Baptist Churches and Evangelical Mennonite Church in Chile - as well as with partners Mennonite Central Committee and Mennonite Mission network to direct aid to Chile. Canadians can send donations for Chile Earthquake Relief to Mennonite Church Canada or Mennonite Central Committee Canada. Either way, Mennonite Church Canada will ensure your generosity is used for relief efforts in Chile in a responsible and accountable manner.
• Some ways to help: (1) Give a gift to the relief efforts in Chile even as the many other needs in the world are considered; (2) Subscribe to the Mennonite Church Canada News Service as a way to stay informed on this and other vital stories and events in the life of the wider church. Follow this link to sign up - it takes only a few seconds: http://www.mennonitechurch.ca/news/releases/subscribe/

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The FRIESEN FAMILY BAND releases their new album, "Dappled Things," in concert Thursday, March 25 at St. Andrews United Church, 9915 148 St., Edmonton. Tickets $5 at the door, $20 for a family. Reception to follow, everyone invited. For more info call 780-989-5358 or visit www.friesenfamilyband.com
• Register now to take your choice of five-day courses for professional development or academic credit at the 2011 Canadian School of Peacebuilding to be held at Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) in Winnipeg, MB, June 14 to July 2, 2010. Visit www.cmu.ca/csop or e-mail csop@cmu.ca
• "African Abstractions" Art exhibit, storytelling, photos, and fundraiser - The Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomer's is pleased to invite you to an exhibit of paintings by Laurel Borisenko at their Global Gallery. Laurel was executive director of EMCN from 1993-2001. Since then she has lived several years in Africa, and has painted with local artists. Half the proceeds from sales will be donated to the Global Gallery. This will also be an opportunity to say farewell to Laurel as she moves to Vancouver Island March 13th. The gallery will also be open for viewing Wed Mar 10, 10am-6:30pm. The artist will be at the gallery noon-2pm and 4:30-6:30pm.

NEXT SUNDAY (14)

• Speaker: Pastor Werner
• Worship Leader: Joseph
• Music: African Team
• Ushers: Brock, Winston
• Greeters: Pearl, Millie
• Preschool Teacher(s): Emmanuel
• Food Bank (16) - Hosts: ? ;Driver: Dave

Our Vision:

Training Apprentices of Jesus to share God's abundant hospitality with people of all ages and cultures through the power of the Spirit.