NUTANA PARK MENNONITE CHURCH PASTORAL STAFF Anita Retzlaff 373-3472 Patrick Preheim 955-2928 Sarah Unrau – Youth Leader 291-8604 374-2144 e-mail:npmc@npmc.net web page:www.npmc.net February 1, 2015 4th Sunday of Epiphany Vol. L 11:00 a.m. No. 5 Worship Leader: Tammy Forrester Accompanist: Sharon Klassen Song Leader: Jake Ens Greeters: Debra Heinrichs & Stan Bartel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Prelude Welcome and Announcements Call to Worship Jesus Be the Center Invocation Hymn of Praise God of Our Strength Lighting of the Peace Lamp With the Children The Butterfly Song Choir HWB No. 36 Jake Ens Child care is provided for ages 1 & 2, Sunday School for Preschool – Grade 6 Psalm Reading Congregational Prayer Hymn Help Us to Help Each Other Offering Special Music Peace in the Valley Scripture Sermon Community and Autonomy Hymn Heart with Loving Heart United Spoken Benediction Sung Benediction Go Now in Peace Psalm 111 HWB No. 362 Choir Romans 12:1-8 Patrick Preheim HWB No. 420 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you for turning off all cell phones/electronic devices. Choir Spotlight on Community Life Spotlight on World Day of Prayer Thank God today for how he provides for strangers and aliens, that he isn't partial to one group. Ask God to help you partner with him in that. Today and in the next few days look for ways to pay attention to the stranger in the same way God does. World Day of Prayer will be held on March 6. The planning committee would like a representative from our congregation to help with this task. The meeting will be at St. Peter & Paul RC Church on February 12 at 2:00 pm. If someone is willing to be part of this Ecumenical meeting, please contact our church office or Gloria at 306-374-3346. This Week Today 9:00 am Contemplative prayer in the sanctuary. No Adult choir rehearsal -- will resume March 1. 9:45 am Adult Ed: Using technology as individuals to find and build community. Facilitator Winona Senner. 11:00 am Worship; Patrick Preheim speaking. 11:15 am Sunday School for preschool through grade six. Noon Care Group 4 – visitors are invited to join us for lunch. Monday 2:00 pm Ecumenical Bible Study; lounge. Tuesday 10:00 am Women’s Bible Study. 7:00 pm Venture Club for grades 3 – 6. Thursday 6:00 pm Supper for young adults, career group and Sonrisa girls. An evening of getting acquainted, games and music. Host members bring either a salad or dessert for 10 people. Sign-up sheet in foyer. Help is needed for set-up and clean-up. All are welcome. Friday 7:00 pm FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE at Rosthern Junior College. Youth from grades 6-12, youth leaders, parents, and pastors are all invited. RSVP to val@rjc.sk.ca. Sat. 11 am – 7pm The Youth Farm Corn Maze is hosting Wintertainment. Skating (bring your own skates), CORN MAZE!, carnival games, bonfire, fireworks, food served all day, and more! Admission $5. All proceeds go towards the ministry of the Youth Farm Bible Camp. Coming Up Next Sun. 9:00 am Contemplative prayer in the sanctuary. 9:45 am Adult Ed: Church, community and local government. Facilitator Renata Klassen. 11:00 am Worship; Anita Retzlaff speaking on the book of Job. 11:15 am Sunday School for preschool through grade six. Potluck following the service: A-H, bring casserole, help with clean-up; I-Z, bring salad and dessert, help set-up. Feb. 10 1:30 pm Women’s Coffee & Conversation time; lounge. Feb. 13, 14 Academy of Discipleship seminar sessions at Warman Mennonite Church. Speakers Alan & Eleanor Kreider from AMBS. See the bulletin board for more information. Feb. 14 6:00 pm Annual Memorial March for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women. 6:00-7:30 pm, starting at City Hall. Shekinah’s Annual Winter Fun Day. Come out and share a day of skating, skiing, tubing and other kinds of family fun with us! Feb. 18 8:15 am Lenten Prayer Service and breakfast at NPMC; leading the service is Nutana Park Mennonite Church. Feb. 20 7:30 pm Musical Jam Session; lounge. Bring your instruments and voices for an evening of singing popular songs. March 13, 14 2015 Mennonite Church Sask Annual Delegate Sessions at Mount Royal Mennonite Church. Forms are on the mailbox table. See mcsask@mcsask.ca or contact Alison Jantz at 306-270-1532. Feb. 16 Christian Education “Looking at Ourselves” Thanks to all who participated in the discussion during last Sunday’s worship hour. Your thoughtful input is appreciated. We will follow up with comments and recommendations at our Annual Meeting in March. A summary of the discussion has been sent to everyone who has an email address. The same summary is posted on the Sunday School bulletin board in the education wing. Children’s Sunday School The third quarter of Children’s Sunday School begins on March 1. We need three teachers for each class. Please volunteer on the sign-up sheet on the Sunday School bulletin board. Romans 12:1-8 1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, 2 which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. 3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you ought to think, but to think with sober judgement, each according to the measure of faith 4 that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same 5 function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually6 we are members one of another. We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in 7 proportion to faith; ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 8 the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in generosity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness. Used by permission National Council of Churches Nutana Park Mennonite Church welcomes into fellowship and membership all persons who confess faith in Jesus Christ, without regard to their race, ethnic background, gender, age, sexual orientation, income, education, ability, and other factors that give rise to discrimination and marginalization. Announcements Nutana Park Ecumenical Committee invites us to Lenten Prayer Service and Breakfast beginning at 8:15 am on February 18 and continuing every Wednesday until April 1. They are held at Nutana Park Mennonite Church. The Academy of Discipleship, in partnership with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saskatoon, Mennonite Central Committee, Micah Mission, and Micah on Campus, is pleased to offer an *Introduction to Restorative Justice*. The six-week course will meet Mondays, 7:00-9:00 p.m., from February 23 through March 30, at Resurrection Lutheran Church, 310 Lenore Drive. Cost is $50, with assistance available. To register, contact Cindy Wallace at cynthiarwallace@gmail.com or 306-381-7230. Urgent: Billets are needed for delegates attending the MCSask sessions at Mount Royal Mennonite Church for one night, Friday, March 13. Please sign up on the sheet in the Education Wing or call the coordinator for billeting, Grace Poettcker at 306-664-3475 or email gepoett@yahoo.ca. The NPMC Photo Directory is updated -- give Helen your own flash drive and she will copy the directory onto it and place it back into your mailbox or phone the office if you wish to borrow a flash drive (there are 4 available). Those who requested a hard copy of the directory will find the pages in their mailboxes. Mennonite Church Saskatchewan is inviting applications for the position of Area Church Minister. This will be a part time position (.5-.7 FTE) beginning in March. A job description can be viewed at www.mcsask.ca. Please direct inquiries to Bruce Jantzen: bjantzen@xplornet.net or 306-467-4807. From Earthkeepers: MCCanada says that it "believes that God is calling us to commit ourselves to discern the paths of faithfulness to be good stewards of the earth". Discerning requires information. Consider joining a local organization which can help start or continue the discernment process. Among those organizations: Permaculture Research Institute of Saskatchewan; Saskatoon Nature Society; Saskatchewan Environmental Society; Eco-friendly Saskatchewan. MCC Connects: Did you know that each purchase you make at an MCC Thrift shop helps to fund local and international work? To make this happen, volunteers are needed. For more information on MCC Thrift Shops contact Erica Baerwald at 306.665.2555 or go to mccsk.ca/thriftshops. Saskatoon Open Door Society invites us to Senior’s Storytelling Circle on Friday afternoons from 1:00-3:00 pm, January 30 – March 20. Held at Saskatoon Council on Aging, 2020 College Drive. To register phone Shannon 306-653-4464, ext. 386 or smason@sods.sk.ca Saskatoon Food Bank: Canned Vegetables, Flour, Rice A mission of the Mennonite church in Montreal since 1974, the Maison de l’amitié continues to welcome and support new arrivals to Canada and Quebec through our English and French language classes and our community-focussed student residence. You can support the ministries of the Maison de l’amitié this summer by having fun! Come visit Montreal and stay in our Summer Guestrooms! Rates start as low as $45 per night. Visit our website to find out more: www.residencema.ca Be an Outtatown Site Leader! There are one-semester positions in Burkina Faso, and two-semester positions in Guatemala and South Africa. Currently we are accepting applications for the 2015/16 program year (start date late August, 2015); applications will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until the positions are filled. For full job description, please visit cmu.ca/employment. We invite all interested women to come to a monthly Coffee and Conversation time in the church lounge. We will meet at 1:30 pm Tuesday afternoons on: February 10 March 10 April 14 May 12 The Caring and Visitation Committee Community Life Calendar Care Groups: February 15 – Group 3 March 8 – Group 5 March 22 – Group 1 February 22 – Group 1 March 15 – Group 2 Sherbrooke Community Centre Services: March 8 Bethany Manor: February 22 at 10:45 am Special Events: Young Adult/Career Group Supper and Social: February 5 at 6:00 pm 50th Church Anniversary: April 25 and 26 Yard Sale: May 23 Weddings and Baby Showers: TBA