As this weekend is a long weekend, we are not going to meet on Sunday morning. Many are involved in set-up and preparing for Sunday morning worship. We take this Sunday as a day of rest for all, with thanksgiving for your participation in the life of the church.

Next Sunday we will continue our Telling the Stories series. We’ll hear of how the stories of the psalms intersect with the stories of our faith journey.

This weekend each of us is invited to set aside time to offer praise and thanksgiving to God. You could write a journal entry of thanksgiving. You could share things you are grateful for with family or friends. You could read this psalm out loud as a prayer of thanksgiving. You might pause and ponder what it means to you to be His people, His sheep.

¹ Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.
²   Worship the Lord with gladness;
    come before Him with joyful songs.
³ Know that the Lord is God.
    It is He Who made us, and we are His;
    we are His people, the sheep of His pasture.

⁴ Enter His gates with thanksgiving
    and His courts with praise;
    give thanks to Him and praise His Name.
⁵ For the Lord is good and His love endures forever;
    His faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalm 100:1-5 

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.

With the warm weather here, there are many opportunities for conversation and engagement with the children and youth at Snack Attack. Please continue to pray for God’s love to be received through a healthy snack pack, check-ins and care.

Snack Attack continues each Tuesday of the school year.

This week we are invited to pray for:

• Mennonite Relief Sale preparation

• Rest and Refreshment over the long weekend

• Gathering Church Leadership Teams

Monthly Giving Update

Your Giving Impact…

At the beginning of April we celebrated Easter, remembering God's incredible sacrifice and generous gift of new life through Jesus.  Giving your time, talents and resources can be a hard thing to do and it can also be a beautiful way to reflect God's love for each other and the Chandler Mowat Community.  Your giving helps create opportunities for fellowship, such as the pancake brunch we enjoyed the Sunday following Easter.

Every Gift Matters!

We recognize that not everyone is able to give financially in the same way, but every gift matters! Thank you for the many ways you support and care for our church community through your financial generosity, your selfless gift of time, your unique talents, and your faithful prayers! 

Once again this year, we as a church are popping and selling kettle corn at the Mennonite relief sale, May 29 & 30th. This event is not possible without all the valuable volunteers. We are looking for volunteers for two hour 2 to 4 hour shifts Friday evening or Saturday Morning/early afternoon. Please contact Lauraannally@gmail.com if you are interested. We are looking for volunteers for;  set-up (Friday afternoon) clean-up (Saturday afternoon),  sales, and poppers and baggers.

Contact Laura for any further questions.

As a church community, God has invited us to bless the children and youth in the Chandler Mowat community with new back-to-school clothing. On Sunday May 31^st, we are invited to bring new t-shirts to church as we prepare for our Clothing Distribution Sunday in September. We will bless the t-shirts and pray for the children and youth. Let’s join together in being Jesus’ hands and feet! 

Baptism is an outward sign of our commitment to be followers of Jesus. If you are interested in having a conversation about baptism, please contact Catherine (catherine@gatheringchurch.ca) by Thursday May 7^th.

Hidden Acres is hosting our 59th Annual Chicken BBQ & 18th Annual Pie Auction Fundraiser on Tuesday, June 9 from 5 - 7 pm.  

Come and enjoy our delicious chicken dinner that thousands of people have come to know and love. Along with the chicken, your meal includes potato salad, coleslaw, veggies, pickles, a fresh roll, chips and an apple or fresh baked apple fritter.

$22 - 1 Piece Meal  /  $27 - 2 Piece Meal  

Pie Auction will happen during the meal.

Please visit www.hiddenacres.ca for more details and to order your tickets.

Tickets need to be purchased in advance.

Sunday June 14^th we will move our worship service to Hidden Acres Camp.  We will meet at 3:00 for an afternoon and evening of Play, Praise, Baptism and enjoying a meal together.

If you are interested in baptism, please speak to Catherine (catherine@gatheringchurch.ca)

We’re hiring! Please click on job title for details!

Advertising Representative

Being warmly greeted on Sunday mornings as we enter CMCC is often where our worship experience begins. Being greeted reminds us that we belong and are welcome. We would love for you to join our Greeting Team. This is a once-a-month commitment of welcoming people and supporting the flow of Sunday morning  If you are interested in joining this team, please contact Catherine (Catherine@gatheringchurch.ca).

If you are interested in becoming a member of The Gathering Church, please be in touch with Catherine (catherine@gatheringchurch.ca)

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, 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: Rich Janzen, 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.