February 9, 2025 Bulletin

Christian Community
February 9, 2025
Gathering to praise….
Prelude
Call to Worship & Prayer VT 922
Hymn: What a Fellowship VT 160
Scripture Litany
…to listen for God’s Spirit….
Hymn: We Are One in the Spirit VT 387
Children’s Time
Hymn: We Are One in the Spirit (v.1) VT 387
Ministry Moment: Breakfast Club
Scripture: Acts 9: 36-42
Sermon: “Truly the Community”
…..that transforms us ….
Hymn: Life-Giver, Maker, God of All VT 38
Ministry Moment: Care Team
Congregational Prayer
Offering & Offertory
….and sends us forth as bearers of God’s hope.
Announcements
Hymn: Renew Your Church VT 717
Benediction
Postlude

Leading us in worship:
Prelude/Offertory/Postlude: Susan Seyler
Song leader: Sara Roth
Worship Leader/Congregational Prayer: Dwight Brenneman
Scripture Litany: Darlene Gingerich, Christine Helmuth
Ministry Moment: Paulette West, Dianne Satchell, Mary Lou Gingerich
Children’s Time: Gladys Bender
Sermon: Pastor Louise Wideman
A/V: Cliff Kennel, Mike Gingerich
An unsupervised nursery is available across from the washrooms for children ages five and under. Parents are expected to supervise their children while in the nursery.
Special/Coin Offering – Coldest Night of the Year supporting Wilmot Family Resource Centre.

Today
Christian Education (Sunday School) for all ages:
11:00 – 12 pm Children’s Sunday School (Age 2 – Gr. 4), basement
Adult Ed.: Rudy Baergen will once again lead a session during the Sunday School hour in the Fellowship Hall
12 – 12:30 pm: Youth Retreat at Hidden Acres, pick up.

Next Sunday
9:45 am Livestream and in-person worship
Scripture: Acts 32-43
Speaker: Pastor Ben Cassels
No Sunday School
Sunday February 16: The Steinmann MC Refugee Committee invites you to celebrate Saeed Maarawi and family being in Canada for 8 years! Join us at an Open House from 2:30-4 pm in the Fellowship Hall.

This week at Steinmann MC
Feb 10 & 11 (Mon & Tues) 6:30-9 pm: Pickleball
Feb 11 (Tues) 7:30 pm: Finance Committee Meeting
Feb 12 (Wed) 9 am: Quilters only, extra Sewing Circle
Feb 12 (Wed) 1 pm: Cemetery Board Meeting
Feb 12(Wed) 6:30 pm: VFT Meeting
Feb 14 (Fri) Annual Reports Due to Church Office
Feb 15 (Sat) 6:45 pm: Bowling Night at New Hamburg Lanes. Sign up as an individual or team by the mailboxes.

MYF (Grades 9-12+)
Feb 13 (Thurs) 7 pm: Bible Quizzing
Feb 15 (Sat) 6:45 pm: Bowling at New Hamburg Lanes

Jr. Youth (Grades 5-8)
Mar 2 (Sun) Chili Fundraiser Lunch, bring toppings for sundaes.

KidsLIFE (Grades 1-4)
Feb 19 (Wed): 6-7:30 pm: “Airplane Ride” with retired pilot, Mark Schwartzentruber

Small Groups
Feb 11 (Tues) 7:30 pm: Book Study on Field Notes for the Wilderness by Sarah Bessey. Meeting every Tuesday in homes. For more information contact Ashley or Janessa.

Feb 13 (Thurs) 10 am: Women’s Bible Study in the Fireplace Room. Contact Darlene Gingerich for more information.

Congregational Life
February is Pastor Appreciation Month at Steinmann Mennonite Church! Your Pastor Congregation Relations Committee (PCRC) would like to take the month of February for us to intentionally show our appreciation to our Pastoral Team – Pastor Sara, Pastor Louise and Pastor Ben. You can do so by jotting a note in a card, an email or verbally! All ages are encouraged to participate!
There is a box (covered with butterflies) by the mailboxes to deposit your cards and there are cards you can use as well (or you can use your own)! Thank you for your participation!

Feb 14 (Fri) 9 pm: Steinmann Bruins, Church League Hockey Game at Wilmot Rec Centre.

Feb 17 (Tues): Church office will be closed in lieu of Family Day.

Pastor Louise will be attending Pastors and Leaders Conference at Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary, Elkhart, IN February 17-20. She will then take a few vacation days and be back in the church office Tuesday, February 25.

Feb 20 (Thurs): 9 am – 12 noon Steinmann members are needed to help cut rags at the MCC Material Resources Centre. Thank you for your help.

Feb 21 (Fri) 5:30 pm: TGIF A gathering of young families for a meal that you don’t have to make or plan! If interested, RSVP to darryl.drudge@gmail.com by the Wednesday prior.

Feb 22 (Sat): The Steinmann Strollers will be participating again in Coldest Night of the Year. To join the team or donate, visit cnoy.org and search for Steinmann Strollers.

Feb 26 (Wed) 7 pm: Core Team Meeting

Notice regarding the cemetery: In addition to standard lots, the Columbarium is now open for sales of niches at time of need or as part of your preplanning. Please contact the Church Office Manager, Lynne Dueck, for sales and other cemetery information. Green Burial is not yet available but coming soon.

LGBTQ+ Discernment Save-the-Date:
Mar 1 (Sat) daytime session & Mar 2 (Sun) Worship & Sunday School, Dan Epp-Thiessen (professor at Canadian Mennonite University) will present the Biblical case for “both sides” of the LGBTQ+ conversation.

Joys & Concerns
Happy Birthday to: Mary Wagler who turns 91 on February 11 and Walter Mabee who turns 82 on February 16.

Let us remember Marianne Schlegel as she settles into her new home at Nithview. She is in room 2210, phone number 519-662-2470.

Let us continue to pray for healing and hope for Ray McAllister, John Wiebe, Jeff Carrafiello, and Lynn Yantzi as they rest and recuperate in their homes.

“Your prayers, presence and other gestures of compassion were much appreciated, before, during and after my open heart surgery –aortic valve replacement. This will always be remembered.
Thank you. ~ Carolyn Steckle”

The family of Erma Steinmann would like to express our sincere thanks for all the acts of care and kindness shown to us over the past few weeks. Thank you to those who provided food for the family at the visitation, those who served the meal after the funeral, and to the ushers. Thank you Pastor Louise and Pastor Ben, and many others of our church family for your support and prayers.
~ Susan, Nancy, and Doug and families

Community Events
From Love Your Neighbour Communities: Please thank God that before Christmas we finally received site plan approval for the Millblock attainable housing project in downtown New Hamburg . This allowed application for major grants. However, a major funder, CMHC, requests a new environmental assessment of $45,000 and other documentation. The Prime Minister’s resignation creates a time crunch: all this must happen before March or we face up to 9 months of delay during federal leadership changes. Please pray, give and advocate on behalf of people who need a safe, affordable housing community.

Hidden Acres Camp is seeking volunteers who love to paint and would be willing to paint and help refresh some of the much needed common areas. If interested, please speak with Norma Iutzi.

Rockway’s Founders’ Day originally scheduled for Friday, February 14 has been postponed to Friday, May 2. Please visit www.rockway.ca/events for more information. We thank you for your continued prayers as our school continues to heal from the tragic loss experienced in our community.

Silver Lake Mennonite Camp (slmc.ca)
Summer Camp: Registration is now open for overnight camps and day camps! Visit slmc.ca/summer-camp to have a look at the 2025 schedule and program descriptions.
Winter and Spring Retreats registration now open. Go to slmc.ca/retreats for more info. Coming up soon: Winter Camp for Grown-Ups (Feb 28-Mar 2) – This “choose your own adventure” weekend is the perfect winter escape and is a collaborative project between PiE (Pastors in Exile) and SLMC.