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This WeekendYou are invited to join in listening to this Sunday’s message “Four Forming Tragedies: Rejection” Four Forming Tragedies Phase 1: Abandonment Phase 2: Confined Phase 3: Forgotten Phase 4: Drought Genesis 37; 50:20
We continue to live through challenging times as the body of Christ with summer approaching and its offerings of a slower and more peaceful pace. Division and strife abound, calls for justice are ringing out around the world, and all while Covid-19 continues to wreak hardship and uncertainty. For the next four weeks in our Sunday messages, we will use the lens of Joseph's personal tragedies contained in the first book of the bible, Genesis. Joseph's life seems like one devastating tragedy after the next; but it remains an inspiring story of one who lived from a deeply formed identity in God, which enabled him to rise above and look for his purpose and mission in every situation.
Both the worship and message will be on our website Sunday morning. Alternatively, the worship will also be posted on Facebook live as it has been in the past.
If you miss the live stream it will be posted along with the sermon on our website at:
https://www.gatheringchurch.ca/podcasts/media
or
https://www.facebook.com/gatheringchurch.ca/
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...Praying Together as a Church Family.
Please join our next zoom prayer meeting this coming Monday June 29th, 8-8:45pm. This is an opportunity to connect with each other, and pray for the many concerns and struggles in our community and our world.
Please do not post these meeting details on any public forums, thank you.
Zoom Details:
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71883821203?pwd=YTRYWVRHTkd1QTBKdTh0VDFDVHQ0dz09
Meeting ID: 718 8382 1203 Password: pray
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...Thinking back to a few weeks ago when we heard from Joanna Loepp Thiessen and Catherine, if you were interested in any of the resources and recommendations she referred to, you are invited to contact Catherine at catherine@gatheringchurch.ca
Rightnow media has also curated some helpful resources "We pray that these resources do two things. First, that they challenge us to call racism, misuse of force by those in power, and systemic oppression a sin. Second, that these resources would point us to the hope and unity we have in Jesus Christ."
https://www.rightnowmedia.org/library "
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...Congratulations to Isaac and Zoë Watson on their marriage this past week as well as Marcus and Margo Clemmer!
Kiran and kamala thank us for our prayers and continued support during this time in regards to their visas and working situations.
Pastor Steve will be taking vacation in the month of July from July 6-27th inclusive. We will continue to offer weekly sermons online from Pastor Catherine and guest speakers Clare Lebold and James Watson. Please direct pastoral care concerns to Catherine Gitzel. We regret to inform you that due to ongoing COVID concerns and restrictions, we will be cancelling our planned Church @ the Acres for August. While Hidden Acres is not open for large groups, it is available for camping. This would be a chance to support a wonderful ministry and enjoy the great outdoors.
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...For the past little bit Pastor Steve has been encouraging us to share our pictures and stories, so here is a 'catalog' of the submissions. THERE IS MORE TO SEE THIS WEEK:) https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ty98Q5levzy3kShqVq_vB4vHt4CQYG25yk62if6fEVM/edit?usp=sharing |
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...On behalf of the Board of Directors I am very pleased to announce that Ruth Odia will be joining us as our Administrative Assistant on July 15. Ruth will be working closely with the church staff to coordinate and administrate the general ministries of The Gathering Church. Ruth has a solid background and experience in Administrative Management. To further complement this, Ruth has achieved her Masters in Administration and her Bachelor of Arts Degree – French/Sociology. Ruth has a long history with The Gathering and we are delighted to welcome her onto the staff team. We first met Ruth and her five children through Build A Lunch. Ruth and her children had recently moved into the Chandler-Mowat community. Each Wednesday morning we had the gift of getting to know Ruth and her wonderful kids. Our time on Wednesdays led Ruth and her family to make the decision to worship at The Gathering Church for a season. In this time Ruth’s remarkable faith and hope-filled spirit was a testimony to many of us. Her children brought much joy. As we got to know Ruth’s oldest daughter, Deborah, she seemed the perfect fit for the role of nursery assistant. Deborah has been a calm presence and a blessing to the littlest in our church and their families. As a faith communiy we joined with Ruth in her hopes of finding safe and secure housing for her family. This led Tyler Bowman, who was serving on Habitat for Humanity’s Board, to guide and support Ruth through the process of working with Habitat to build a home for her family. Many hands from the Gathering joined with Ruth in the building of that home and joined together in celebration to move the Odias into their new home. We welcome Ruth as she joins our staff team.
Wazir Ally, On behalf of the church Board |
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Mennonite Central CommitteeClick here for the regular MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) Newsletter. |
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Got an announcement?Please submit any bulletin announcements for next week to Rachel at office@gatheringchurch.ca by Thursday at noon. |
