You are invited to join in listening to this Sunday's message
"Early In The Morning."

As a way of sharing God’s love to the Chandler community during Covid, The Gathering has contributed grocery gift cards to be distributed at Thursday Food Distributions.  Please watch the video below from The House of Friendship, the organization we partner with on Thursdays.

https://share.vidyard.com/watch/qbrwx5Xh6eZrRwhnLnueQJ

There will be no Popsicles and Porch Visits this week. The next meeting will be on Thursday August 20^th at 6:30 in the Chandler Mowat Community Centre parking lot and spend an hour visiting and enjoying popsicles with the community.  All our welcome.  Please let Catherine know if you are able to join in.  (catherine@gatheringchurch.ca)  Another way to join in is through prayer.  Prayer for meaningful conversations and a spirit of hope.

Catherine is on vacation August 8^th through 15^th.  Please contact Pastor Steve with any urgent pastoral care needs. 

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.

Hey Church,

I of course wish I could look out at your smiling faces and deliver this news and say my goodbyes, but alas, we are in strange times. Times that have had me waiting and wondering if the plans I had made months ago to live and work in the Czech Republic this year would come to fruition. But here I am with the miraculous praise report that the situation in CZ and with international travel has lifted enough for me to do so. I will be leaving mid-august and coming back next summer. 

What am I doing you ask? Some of you may remember that I made a similar trip a couple summers ago. It is from these connections that I am able to go again, and this time live and work full-time alongside the missionary family that I know there. There are a lot of opportunities for ministry teaching english so I will be doing that, as well as a  being a part of the leadership team for a choral singing group for youth. I will defeinetly send updates to you all :)

God ceases to amaze me, and I am beyond excited to begin this next adventure. If you are interested in supporting me feel free to email me at rachelkatmorton@gmail.com  

Love,

Rachel Morton

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.