Newsletter - Bakerview Church
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Newsletter - Bakerview Church
Newsletter March 22, 2015 Church Family News Condolences Our sympathies to Erika & John Klassen and Mary & George Baier as they mourn the loss of loved ones. Erika’s sister Susie Regehr’s memorial service was March 13th at King Road MB Church. Mary’s sister Kay McConnel’s service was here at Bakerview on March 16. May God grant them peace at this time. Church Directories will be available for pickup from the Welcome Desks beginning next Sunday, March 29th. One per family please. Children’s Ministry What’s happening . . . Discipleship Zone (Sunday School, 9:45-10:45) Wee Celebrate: Journey to the Cross: a celebration of Lent & Resurrection Sunday! 6-10s: The Road to Easter March 22: A Lent Mystery March 29: What’s in the Bible? God’s Perfect Timing April 5: What’s in the Bible? The Messiah Has Come! Wee Worship (Children’s Church, 11:20-12:15) March 22: Fruit of the Spirit . . . faithfulness with Kim, Jillian, Jessa, Jakob March 29: Palm Sunday! with Amy & James, AJ, Brennen April 5: Resurrection Sunday! Jillian & team STILL NEEDED URGENTLY: Adults & youth to lead the Wee Worship sessions. What’s coming . . . April . . . Paramount for Parents #2 Faith Begins @ Home For expectant, new, and seasoned parents and grandparents. Registration details coming soon. Maundy Thursday and Good Friday The Seven Last Words of Christ, by Haydn, a Tenebrae prayer service, will be presented on Thursday, April 2nd at 7:00 pm and Good Friday, April 3rd at 10:00 am at Bakerview Church. Performance by Calvin Dyckand the West Coast String Quartet. See poster for more details. Missionary Newsletters and Periodicals Music Mission Kiev, March 10, 2015 Intervarsity Prayer Update, March-April 2015 Berlin Hub - March 15, 2015 A special prayer time has been organized for every evening at 8 pm March 17-29 in the Great Room except on March 22, 27 and 29 when it will be in Room 300. Everyone is invited to come to pray for Bakerview’s current needs. Liturgical Congregation Meeting. Council is calling for a meeting with the Liturgical congregation during the lunch on Sunday, March 29. Membership Meeting March 30, 2015 starting at 7:00 pm. See Moderator’s Memo for agenda. Bakerview’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations April 10 - 12, 2015 A memoir of Bakerview’s 50 years, “A Mosaic of Grace” is being produced for the celebration weekend. The cost is $20 and will be available at all anniversary events as well as at the church office. Please note the following events: Open House - Friday, April 10, 6:30-9:00 pm in the Multipurpose Centre. Enjoy an evening of displays, interviews, visiting and refreshments. Celebration Banquet - Saturday, April 11 at Columbia Place, CBC. Punch will be served at 5:30 pm, and dinner at 6:00 pm. (Tickets required). Celebration Worship Service - Sunday, April 12 at 10:30 am at Columbia Place, CBC. Reserve these times and join in the celebration! Tickets for the banquet are available in the office during the week and in the foyer on Sundays. Last opportunity to get a ticket will be Tuesday, March 31. WE WANT YOU! Join in the anniversary fun! We are looking for volunteers to help with banquet set-up, decorate, tear-down and other various tasks to make the Anniversary weekend a success. If you would like to be a part of this, please e-mail Tonia at [email protected]. Church Family News continued... Engaging the Bible, 2015 Check out the recent edition of the MB Herald for creative and challenging ways to read and study the Bible. At the end of March, Bakerview will post a podcast on our website to answer your ‘burning questions about the Bible.’ Thanks for all your questions. Bakerview Church Family Camp June 5-7 at Stillwood Camp and Conference Centre. Registration forms will be available March 29th. Early bird registration deadline is May 3 (Sign Up Sunday). Mark your calendars! Music on a Wednesday Our next concert is April 15 featuring Ben Goheen, cello, Alana Lopez, violin and Betty Suderman, piano. Light refreshments are served at 11:30 am ($3.00) and the concert begins at 12:15 pm. Behold: Seeing God’s Glory in Revelation is presented by Suzanne Benner, Friday, March 27th, 7:00 pm at Arnold Community Church, 310 Arnold Road. Songs Strings & Steps presents “The Story of Easter” Saturday, March 28th at 2:00 and 7:00 pm at Gateway Community Church. Tickets are available at House of James and King’s Music. Parking is limited - carpooling strongly encouraged. For more information see www.calvindyck.com. Heart & Soul of the city, Neighbourhood mapping takes place Tuesday, April 7 from 1:30-4:30 pm at Cariboo Road Christian Fellowship in Burnaby. Discover how neighbourhood mapping can reveal unmet needs and untapped resources of your immediate neighbourhood. Urban ministry expert Dr. John Fuder from Moody Theological Seminary in Chicago will discuss six essential steps to mapping and show how to implement practical ministry initiatives that will transform both your community and your church. Abbotsford Hospice Society offers Children’s Grief Group for children aged 7-11 who have experienced the death of a friend or a family member. The sessions are Thursdays, beginning April 16th from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at the Abbotsford Hospice Society. To register call Yoko at 604-852-2456. The Canadian MK Network is an organization designed to help missionary kids integrate back into the Canadian culture. They are holding a benefit concert/silent auction on April 24 at Immanuel Fellowship Baptist Church on Blue Jay Street in Abbotsford. Carol Peters and Gary Van Ry and the Fraser Valley Quartet will perform. A one day conference will be held on Saturday, April 25 at Cariboo Road Christian Fellowship in Burnaby. See poster for details. Visit canadianmk.net for more details. BCMB CONVENTION 2015 Innovate for the Gospel is May 1-2 at South Langley MB Church. Delegates are needed. Please contact the office if you would like to attend as a delegate and we will register you. C2C Spring Celebration Banquet is April 20, 2015 at Northview Church, beginning at 6:00 pm. RSVP to [email protected] or phone 604-746-2238. We invite you to an evening of great worship, exciting stories and testimonies of church plants in BC and across Canada. Lyric Singers, under the direction of Nancy Rahn, is performing May 2, 2015 at 7:00 pm at Holy Trinity Cathedral in New Westminster. Tickets are $20, available at www.lyricsingers.ca or call 604-340-4353. Mother’s Day Concert featuring Roy & Rosemary with full orchestra, Pacific Mennonite Children’s Choir and special guests. May 8th, 7:00 pm at Central Heights Church. Ticket info at www.RoyandRosemary.com. LOGOS Canada invites individuals and couples to a work/ cultural experience at St. Petersburg Christian University in St. Petersburg Russia. Dates: May 13 - 31 (schedule to your availability) Scope of Work: Renovations, Landscaping, Painting Cultural Experience: Arts and Cultural Centers, Hermitage, Architecture, River Cruises, Peter and Paul Fortress. Meals and accommodation supplied. For more information and to register, contact Henry Martens at 604-866-8887. Historymaker Conference REAL is May 15-17 at First Ave Church in Chilliwack. Historymaker is a weekend to give teens and leaders an opportunity to have a lifealtering encounter with the living God so that they can be encouraged, equipped, and empowered to reach the 1.2 million people considered the next generation in BC and the Yukon. See poster for details. The Bakerview Church Newsletter is published every two weeks. To submit announcements pertaining to the church family or local community events, please e-mail [email protected] or bring your announcement to the church office.