THIS WEEK…
Sewing Circle – Tuesday. June Mary Gerber will have devotions and singing lead by Joy Gerber. Please bring produce or canned goods for the House of Friendship.
Mom’s Group– Wednesday…All moms and kids are welcome from 10am – 12noon in the gym. Let your kids play, enjoy some coffee and fellowship. Please bring a small snack to share.
KIDS CLUB – Wednesday, 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the Maple Room.
Jr. Youth will have Bible study this Wednesday at 7 pm.
Adult Bible Study – Wednesday, September 25, 7:15 pm – 3 studies to choose from: 1) There’s a Green Plastic Monkey in My Purse: And Other Ways Motherhood Changes Us; 2) Championship Fathering; 3) The Psalms (this week: Psalms 11-21).
Saturday October 5 – Annual Chicken BBQ Building Fundraiser. Tickets are now in circulation! Please invite your family and friends to this well attended event. Takeout available. Cost by donation the night of the BBQ.
LOOKING AHEAD…
Sunday October 6th, 7:30pm – The team from the Statin Island Mission trip will be sharing some of their experiences from their trip last May. Come out to hear about their interesting experiences.
*NEW* Blended Praise Team: If you signed up to be part of this “special occasion” team, rehearsals are Tuesday Oct. 1 & 8 7:30-9:30 pm. SPECIAL INVITATION to other musicians wanting to be a part of a team. Please let Tania Leis know if interested in joining this one. Particularly we are looking for other instruments e.g. flute, violin, trumpet, sax, clarinet etc…. Please talk to Tania ASAP if you haven’t already so you can receive your music package and begin working on songs… 519-595-7700 tania.leis@icloud.com It is possible to be in both the new praise team and the choir/ensemble.
CHOIR MEMBERS: There will not be a large Christmas presentation this year. However, periodically throughout the year we are looking for a choir/ensemble to sing 1-2 songs at certain services. The first is Thanksgiving, Oct. 13 and then Christmas Sunday, Dec. 22. You do not need to commit to both Sundays but you do need to attend BOTH rehearsals prior to the Sunday. Thanksgiving practices: Tues Oct. 1 and 8, 7;30-9:30pm PLEASE SIGN UP on the bulletin board or contact Tania Leis ASAP to receive your music package! 519-595-7700 tania.leis@icloud.com
Women’s Retreat – October 25/26 at Countryside Camp. Trudy Metzger will share her testimony with us, praise & worship and fellowship! $65 Overnight or $45 Saturday only. Carpools available. All ages and all ladies are welcome. Register online at HERE or after church in the foyer today!
Maple View Mennonite Church is hosting a LOVE & RESPECT VIDEO CONFERENCE on November 8 & 9. Love best motivates a woman and respect most powerfully motivates a man. Though we all need love and respect equally, the felt need differs during conflict, and this difference is as different as pink is from blue. Married couples and singles are all welcome to attend. Register online HERE or in the foyer before Oct. 28th for the early bird price of $15/person (includes workbook and lunch).
Sunday, November 10, 10:45 am – Baptism celebration followed by a noon potluck meal.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
Benefit Concert, featuring a variety of music and musicians, for Benin Bible Institute’s Agricultural Project at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church tonight at 7:00 p.m.
First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, is celebrating its 200th birthday, and invites all to a service of celebration and reception today, at 2:30 PM, 800 King St. E, Kitchener.
Thursday October 3, 7:00 am – 7:00 pm – Day of Prayer for Nithview Community in its auditorium, including a prayer service at 10:30 am. Come throughout the day to lift up the NIthview community in prayer. If you have any questions or confidential prayer requests contact the Pastoral Care office (519-662-2280, ext. 5129).
Saturday October 5 at 1:30…..Single or Single Again Group meets at Steinmann Mennonite Church to car pool for hiking at Elora Conservation Area or meet at Elora Welcome Centre, 9 Mill Street East at 2:30.
“Death: Planning for End of Life Care”– Thursday, October 10 – 7:00 p.m. Nithview Community Auditorium. “Fairview, Parkwood, and Tri-County Mennonite Homes invite you to meet with Judy Nairn (Executive Director, Hospice of Waterloo Region) and Cathy Joy (Hospital Palliative Care Consultant, Waterloo Region) All are welcome! For more information, please see the poster on the bulletin board.
Put Spring into your Marriage, at a Mennonite & Brethren Marriage Encounter Weekend coming up at Jericho House in Wainfleet, October 25-27. For more info see poster & brochures on the bulletin board in the foyer or visit www.marriageencounterec.com
INFORMATION…
Chicken BBQ Fundraiser – Please sign the sheets in the foyer to bring food for our annual fundraiser on Saturday. If you can bring two items, that would be great too. Also looking for waiters and dishwashers. Make sure to bring your food to the kitchen by 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Thank you everyone for making this fundraiser such a success!!
Interested in joining the Mentorship Program at Maple View? If you are grade 7-12 and would like to join up with an adult mentor the time is now! Nikki Leis and Amanda Roes will be visiting your Sunday School classes to outline the program. Please speak to one of them if you have any questions.
Interested in being part of a weekend mission trip to Manitoulin Island this fall? Whether you are drawn to children’s ministry, co-leading a women’s mini-retreat, helping First Nations people with jobs around their homes or have other creative ideas for sharing God’s love, please talk to Paul and Bernice Albrecht or another member of the Missions Committee. The committee expects to shape the trip based on the gifts and vision of the team that is going.
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