Join us this Sunday for worship as we celebrate the goodness of God over this past ministry season.

KidZone will share their memory verse.

We will hear stories from our different ministry areas.

We give praise to God for His presence.

We will enjoy a special treat after the service.

Next Sunday we rest.

We will not meet for worship on this first weekend of summer.

It was a joy to celebrate Tracy’s baptism and welcome into membership of The Gathering Church last Sunday. Tracy shared these words as part of her testimony:

The Lord lifted me out of the dark and into the light of His love.

Please welcome Tracy in as she joins the The Gathering Church.

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.

We are grateful to God for the provision of a new office space.  We’ll be moving from our present space to our new office on August 31. 
WE NEED YOUR HELP in purging, packing and cleaning our present space.

Please join us this Tuesday at 6:30 to help with the packing.

Please let Catherine know if you are able to join in.

This week we are invited to pray for:

• Teachers and students as they complete this school year

• The Chandler Mowat community as summer means much change in routine

• The Gathering Church as we enter into summer where many enjoy vacation and summer schedules

If you attend The Gathering Church, you are welcome to use all the resources on RightNow Media.  There are 100s of video resources that help us grow in our faith.  Using a video as a guide this summer is a way of growing in our relationship with God.

Please let Ruth know if you would like access to Right Now Media  (office@gatheringchurch.ca)

Catherine will be on vacation this summer July 13^th through August 11^th.  Rocco and Vision and Care members will be available to urgent pastoral care needs.

Once again this Fall, we will host our annual Women’s Retreat at Hidden Acres Camp. The dates for this year’s retreat are Friday October 2 to Sunday October 4. We are looking forward to a time of worship, growing in faith and relationships, enjoying creation and fun together. To help with planning, please let Ruth (office@gatheringchurch.ca) know by June 24th if you are interested in attending.  More details to follow.

Thank you to all who donated t-shirts on May 31. We received 72 fun, brightly-coloured tops to distribute in September. Mark September 13 on your calendar for our packing day!

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: Wazir Ally,  Rich Janzen, 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.