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Exodus Art Project! Thank you to everyone who has expressed interest in taking part in this communal art project! If you haven’t done so, you can still choose to participate any time. The project has two parts: firstly, a communal paint-by-numbers style painting that you can work on in the church foyer, and secondly, an individual element of painting/drawing on figures that represent the people of Emmanuel. In both cases, all are welcome to participate regardless of artistic ability!
Over the next week, we are working at gathering and preparing all the materials needed for you to participate. Starting Sunday, October 17 and until the end of October, you’ll see art stations set up in our foyer with four canvases that will make up the majority of the art piece. You’re invited to come and add your brush strokes to these canvases before or after each service. You can also come work on it during the week if you book a time with Rachel (call the church or email: rachel@emmanuelmennonite.com). We’ll also have art kits available in the foyer for the individual element which you can take home and work on. We can deliver these kits to those who cannot come get them. To RSVP for an art kit (especially if you’d like to have a kit delivered), email Angelika Dawson: ajdawson@telus.net.
**Note: for anyone participating in the communal painting, the same Covid-19 restrictions around masking and distancing that we follow on Sundays apply to this project unless you book a separate time to work on it with only members of your household. Please wear a mask!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1-7:45PM: Blood Donor Clinic in the gym. Check your eligibility and book an appointment online at www.blood.ca.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 9AM: “Our Friends Across the Wall” interactive online tour of Bethlehem Bible College, MC Canada’s newest international partner. Visit the West Bank from the comfort of your home and hear from faculty and students at Bethlehem Bible College about the opportunities and challenges they experience these days. Register for free at https://www.mennonitechurch.ca/event/12292-2021-10-20-our-friends-across-the-wall.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 7PM-9PM: Youth Bible Study at the church! Games, snack, enlightenment, fun, it’s all gonna be there.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 7PM: Zoom Prayer Meeting. Everyone welcome! A link will be sent out on the day of. Contact group leader Laura Loewen if you have any questions.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 7PM: Join Highland Community Church to hear a reading of the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. This reading is intended to build awareness and desire to see meaningful reconciliation. Together we will gather on the traditional land of the Sumas and Matsqui First Nations to listen, to learn and to better understand that injustice persists today. We are attempting to honour the text as written and as a community of faith, we will be asking God to help us. After a welcome and introduction, we will read for about 45 minutes to complete the calls to action. Then there will be an opportunity for those who have listened and witnessed, to respond. We hope you will join us either in-person (register HERE) or via Zoom (register HERE) in this step on the path to reconciliation. In compliance with current public health orders, we require Vaccine Passports and masks for in-person participation of this event.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 10-11AM: Kingdom Builders in the banquet room. Contact Peter Bartel and Alma Bauman Bartel for details.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 9:30-10:15AM: Reformation Day Adult Education Special Session in the banquet room: “How Anabaptists read the Bible in the context of the Reformers and Roman Catholics of the 16th century and how that impacts our present day readings.” Bring your coffee and curiosity for this one-time lecture by Gareth Brandt.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 7-8PM: Yoga as Prayer. Come spend an hour praying with heart, soul, mind, and body. You do not have to have any yoga experience but a reasonable level of mobility is helpful. You do need to have a yoga mat. Feel free to bring any other props with you if you usually use these in your personal practice and use the office entrance when you arrive. Angelika is fully vaccinated and will wear a mask until the class begins. Masks are not mandatory but you are welcome to wear yours before and/or during the class. We will ensure that mats are 6 feet apart and hand sanitizer will be available. Please contact Angelika Dawson to indicate if you will attend.
NOVEMBER 4-10: Candidacy Week for Lead Pastor Candidate Rod Suderman. Rod will be giving the sermon on Sunday, November 7, and stay tuned for details on other chances for the congregation to get to know him.