Christian Peacemaker Teams steering committee This October Steve Heinrichs will become the vice-chair on the Christian Peacemaker Teams Steering

Committee. Pray for Steve as he takes on this new leadership role, that he would grow in wisdom and discernment, and grow in skills and practices like consensus decision-making, which are so important to healthy committee processes.

The MDS Manitoba unit is building a house in Marquette. We are inviting you to respond in the following ways:

1. Volunteers are needed in the coming weeks to work inside on insulation and drywall. Please be in contact with Richard Redekopp, Project Director, by phone, text or email. (204-292-6166; richardredekop@yahoo.ca)

2. Donate in order to finance materials (please mark donations to Marquette Project)

a. Call the MDS office in Winnipeg at 204-261-1274 b. Donate online at www.mds.mennonite.net

3. Continue to pray for safety on the job, enough resources to complete the work and for the woman who lost her home to fire. See the website for many more volunteer opportunities.

Please note: Home St. Church is a scent-free facility. Please refrain from wearing strong scents, this can include perfume, after-shave lotion, and hand cream, for example. Thank you for your participation in reducing the problems caused by strong scents.

Home Street Mennonite Church 318 Home Street, Winnipeg MB R3G 1X4, Treaty 1 Territory

Ministers: The Entire Congregation Co-Pastor: Judith Friesen Epp,

judith.friesenepp@hsmc.ca, 204-783-1721 Co-Pastor: Phil Campbell-Enns

phil.campbellenns@hsmc.ca, 204-783-1721 Office Administrator: Cindy Paetkau

administrator@hsmc.ca, 204-783-1721 E-Transfers accepted at donate@hsmc.ca

Website: www.hsmc.ca

Home Street Mennonite Church Oct. 27, 2019

Welcome to Worship

Honouring our Vocations: Listening for our vocations How do we listen for our unique vocation in our life? What are the personal spiritual practices that open us to voice of God, that allow us to unfold into the person we are called to be and become?

Gathering Gathering song God of the bible Green 27 Welcome & Announcements Call to Worship & prayer

Hymn of praise Rejoice, the Lord is King Blue 288 Prayer of confession

Hearing Scripture: Psalm 139:1-7, 18; Philippians 4:4-9 This is God’s word to the people. Thanks be to God.

Children’s feature (Children under age 5 may go downstairs, childcare will be provided). Sharing about vocation – Michael Harms Song Lord, thou hast searched me Blue 556 Message Song How clear is our vocation, Lord Blue 541 Offering Prayers of the people The Lord’s prayer HWB#731 Sending Sending song Go, my friends, in grace Purple 57 Benediction

Worship Participants: Worship Leader: Phil C.E. Scripture Reader: John D. Speaker: Lois E. Pianist: Aaron L. Song Leader: David B. Offertory : Wayne G. Puppet Script: Brenda Su. Sound: Grant K.

Puppeteers: Grace S., Matthew F. Sharing about personal vocation: Michael H. Ushers: Jan & Don M. Greeters: Nick & Marge U.

This Week at Home Street

Oct. 27 9:30 am Sunday School for children, Youth & Adults

27 11:00 am Worship Service 27 2:00 pm Laotian worship Service 28 6:30 pm Sonolux choir (sanctuary) 28 7:00-9:00 pm CODA (downstairs) 29 8:00-9:00 pm Recovery Chapters (downstairs) 31 8:00-9:30 pm 12 Step Group Meeting (downstairs) Nov. 1 7:15-7:45 am Men’s Prayer Group Meeting 1 6:00-9:00 pm SDA (downstairs) 2 9:00-4:00 pm SDA Sanctuary & Downstairs

2 5:00-8:00 SDA Youth

Canadian Mennonite University

In the face of our world’s climate crisis, embark on a conversation about what the church can hope for, work for, and deal with, whatever the future may bring. Plan to attend a public lecture by the Rev’d Dr. David Widdicombe (Rector, St. Margaret’s Anglican Church) entitled “And His Hands Prepared the Dry Land: A political theology of climate change”. Gordon Zerbe, CMU Professor of New Testament, will offer a response and Steve Bell will moderate and sing as part of the evening. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 7:00 PM, Marpeck Commons. See cmu.ca/events. Students, take note of Open House Opportunities at CMU: · Music Open House for students in grade 11 & 12, including campus tour, music workshops, student showcases, conversations with faculty. Nov. 14, 5:30 – 9:00 PM. · Discover Outtatown | An Off-Campus Campus Visit Day. Go on an adventure and learning experience in Winnipeg and get a taste of the Outtatown program. Nov. 15, 8:45 AM – 3:00 PM. · Campus Visit Day. Come discover all that CMU has to offer. Explore the campus, meet with faculty, sit in on a class, and more. Nov. 22, 8:45 AM – 3:00 PM. See cmu.ca/campusvisit for details on any of the above. Mennonites and Hutterites at a Crossroad 1914-1926: Mennonite Heritage Archives hosts a public lecture featuring John Friesen and Ian Kleinsasser who will present on the Mennonite and Hutterite experiences post WWI. Nov. 7, 7:00–9:00 PM, CMU Conference Room at 600 Shaftesbury Blvd. See cmu.ca/events.

Inside Our Doors

1. On behalf of HSMC, Janet Penner, Randy Penner, and Olga Teichroeb will be leading worship services at Lindenwood Terrace and Manor this afternoon.

2. Young Adults please meet downstairs for a meal following the service.

3. Jr. & Sr. Youth will be meeting at Sargent following the morning worship

services. You'll be visiting take-out restaurants in the neighborhood and

bringing your food back to the church for a potluck. Please bring $10.

4. Adult Sunday School Update: Following an engaged SS series on Faith and Politics, we will be invited, on Sunday, November 3 and 10, into the lived experience of a number of Home Street’ers as they share about their journey of faith. Stay tuned for details. As of November 17, formal Adult SS classes will take a break to allow for participation in Home Street’s Advent Choir!

5. Home Street has made a commitment to be a safe environment for those who are vulnerable. This commitment includes an annual refresher on our Safe Church policy for all volunteers who spend time with children. Sunday School leaders and youth sponsors are asked to join us on Thursday, November 14th for a session led by Lois Edmonds. Supper will be served at 6pm and we'll be done by 8:30. Please let Rob Foth (Safe Church Coordinator) or Pastor Phil know if you can make it.

6. Ways to give: We welcome your financial donations toward the work of the church during our Sunday offerings. We accept donations in the following forms:

Cash, placed in the small offering envelopes found in the pews, with your name and address on it for receipting purposes

Cheque, payable to Home Street Mennonite Church

Pre-authorized debit through your financial institution. Forms are available on the table at the back of the sanctuary.

Electronic Transfer. Send your donation to donate@hsmc.ca

PayPal, available at www.hsmc.ca. Please note that the church pays a 3 per cent administration fee on every donation through PayPal.

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All donations are tax receiptable. We issue receipts in February for donations made in the previous year.

7. Oct. 27: Check your giving status: You should have received a statement in your mailbox of your donations to Home Street as of Sept. 30. Please consider how you can continue to support the work of the church through your contributions to the weekly offering. We are more than 75 % through our fiscal year and we have received about two-thirds of our budget. Please let the church office know if you did not receive a donation statement.

Giving last week: $2,489

Budget goal: $274,957.

8. Everyone is invited to attend the congregational meeting on November 12, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the church. The Climate Action Group will lead a discussion about several initiatives to care for the earth. There will be reports from the Leadership Council and a financial update. And we will look at the proposed revisions to our constitution, including our identity, what we mean by "membership," and how we organize ourselves to work toward our mission.

9. An Evening of Indian Food and Musical Entertainment: On Saturday, November 16, come enjoy a community-building and fundraising event filled with an Indian supper and Home-grown musical talent. Your donations on this evening will support the work of our Home Street camp staff.

10. Save the Date: Senior’s coffee at the church on Thursday Nov.14, 2019, 10:00 am.

11. Pastor Judith with be out of the office from October 21-28.

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Donations to Budget of$274,957

Balance Needed$92,961

Received to Date$181,996

Beyond our Doors

LINDENWOOD VILLA - 500 Lindenwood Dr. E. 1173 sq. ft. plus balcony, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom suite for re-assignment. Open house for Church Members - Sunday, November 3rd, 2019 1 - 3 p.m. Public Open house - Wednesday, November 6th, 2019, 5 - 7 p.m. Offers will be taken on Tuesday, November 12th, 2019.

Winnipeg Mennonite Elementary & Middle Schools Kindergarten Info Evenings: Bedson, St James: Nov. 4, 6:30 pm. Katherine Friesen, Fort Garry: Nov. 5, 6:30 pm. See poster for further details

Westgate Mennonite Collegiate presents, A Christmas Carol, November 13, 14 & 15 at the Gas Station Arts Centre (445 River Ave). Show times are 7 pm each evening. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased by phoning the school at 204-775-7111.

Winnipeg Mennonite Theatre Presents Tempest Tost, a rollicking comedy stage adaptation of the novel by Robertson Davies, November 14, 15, 16, at 7:35 p.m. November 16 & 17 at 2:05 p.m. at the University of St. Boniface Salle Martial Caron FREE parking off Rue Despins just south of the college, Admission: $20 Tickets available online at www.winnipegmennonite theatre.ca ,or by phone: Call Henry or Erika at 204-783-8977

MCC Manitoba An afternoon with Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue Author, Tshaukuesh Elizabeth Penashue is an Innu Elder, activist, great-grandmother and great friend from Sheshatshiu, Labrador. She will be in Winnipeg, along with her daughter Kanani, to celebrate the launch of her book Nitinikiau Innusi: I Keep the Land Alive. Come celebrate at McNally Robinson on Sunday, November 10 at 2:00 pm. Learn more about Elizabeth at https://bit.ly/33HbWfv

MCC Manitoba You're invited to the Christmas Craft and Bake Sale Come for the crafts, quilts and baked goods at Plaza Drive and you'll support MCC’s work around the world through your purchase. Nov. 30/19 Donated baked goods gratefully accepted! Please visit mccmb.ca/Christmas-Sale for more details or call Lydia at 204.355.4066.

Mennonite Church Manitoba

Sargent Avenue Mennonite Church is excited about stretching ourselves to follow Jesus more clearly. We are learning to respect each other through differences, to love and welcome all people as Jesus did and to care for the earth in its beauty and diversity. We value and participate in the work of MCC, the broader church community and organizations which are witnesses of God’s Kingdom. We appreciate and put energy toward congregational singing, active adult and children’s choirs, music and instrumental music. We invite prayers for wisdom as we are presently discerning future direction in pastoral staffing.

INFUSE 2019 is a Mennonite Church Manitoba "learning, inspiring, connecting" event. Theme: "Speaking of Faith: Leadership, Spirituality and Language." Presenters: Carolyn Klassen and Dr. Andrew Dyck. November 2, 2019 at CMU. www.mennochurch.mb.ca/events (or call 204-896-1616) for more info and to register.

Lecture on Trump and the Middle East. Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East invites you to a lecture by acclaimed international journalist Robert Fisk. Dr. Fisk has been based in Beirut since 1976. His lecture, “Tweets and Deals of the Century” focuses on current US politics and the chaos it has brought to the Middle East, especially in relation to Israel and the Palestinians. The lecture, to be followed by a Q and A panel, will be held on Monday, November 11, 7 to 9 p.m. at Broadway First Baptist Church, 790 Honeyman Ave., Winnipeg. Discount advance tickets are available at the CJPME website (www.cjpme.org). Tickets at the door – students: $15, non-students $20. This event is co-sponsored by Mennonite Central Committee Manitoba, Mennonite Church Manitoba Working Group on Palestine and Israel, and other local peace organizations.