Join us this Sunday as we join to offer praise and thanksgiving to God in creative ways. This is an intergenerational service, a time of being together for fellowship, growing in our faith and expressing gratitude to God and others. Following the service we will enjoy a “celebration snack” together.

We hope to see you there. You are most welcome to invite friends and family to this Thanksgiving Service.

 
Next Sunday we begin our new series called Learning Together Through Growing in Love, Understanding and Unity.

Our first sermon is:  What Do We Know For Sure?

In response to the Credence Congregational Discernment Report, which determined that one of our congregational priorities was:  to grow in our capacity and understanding of safety and love as a faith community and continuing to create a welcoming and safe space at The Gathering, which includes working towards becoming more able at having difficult conversations, we are planning a three-part series beginning Sunday October 19^th.

During this series we will look at: 

- how our anabaptist tradition helps us understand how to navigate difficult conversations

- how the early church saw a way to stay unified when difficult matters threatened to separate them

- the primacy of love and Jesus's call to unity

- the beginnings of the discerned desire of the congregation to together explore questions, values and biblical understanding about how to best welcome people from all communities, especially those that are marginalized, people in the LGBTQ community and those different than who we view ourselves

- maintaining unity in diversity

The hope is that this learning series will help support our future conversations and discernment as a congregation.

Please pray for this important series in the life of The Gathering and come with a spirit to listen and learn with and as God’s family. 

Please pray for Snack Attack. For relationships to form. For encouragement to be given and received and for the community to experience the love of God.

Snack Attack continues each Tuesday of the school year.

We are invited to pray for one another as members of God's family.
This week we are invited to pray for:

- Hans as he continues to heal and regain strength
- Our youth leaders
- Our Kids’ Zone leaders
- Our Snack Attack team

Community Supper - November 8

Christmas Community Supper - December 13

Our Vision and Care team members serve the church through offering prayer, care and wise leadership around our vision.  The Vision and Care team members are:  Marlene Hoekstra, Frank Hoekstra, Gloria Lebold, Doris Maiolo, and Alisha Nafziger.

The Leadership Board brings prayerful leadership to our faith community, meeting monthly to ensure we fulfill our mission and vision and faithfully oversee the many areas of ministry of The Gathering. The members of the Board are: Wazir Ally,  Craig Nafziger and Chris Pot.

• E-transfer to donations@gatheringchurch.ca.
• Cheque or cash in the white donation box at CMCC.
• Online through the donation button on our church website. (Part of your donation will cover processing and admin fees.)
• Please contact Marlene Hoekstra if you would like to arrange an alternate way of giving (click here).

Click  here for the regular MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) Newsletter.

Please submit any bulletin announcements for next week to Ruth at office@gatheringchurch.ca by Thursday at noon.