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Sunday, February 5, 2011
9:30am Sunday School for all ages
Christ Cruise for children up to grade 7
Youth grades 8-12
Adult Electives include Current Events and Conversation,
ESL, Feb. 5 Rapture or New Creation?
Biblical Visions of the End
10:30am Worship
Worship Leading: Marlene Friesen
Message: Rapture or New Creation - Dan Epp-Tiessen, Canadian Mennonite University
Music team led by John Cheny
Calendar Highlights
Tuesday, January 31, 9:30am- Women’s fellowship in the fireside room
Tuesday, January 31, 7:00pm- Volleyball and Conversation in the gym
Wednesday, February 1, 7pm- Youth Hymn Sing fundraiser in the banquet room
Thursday, February 2, 7:30pm-Volleyball in the gym
February 3-5, 2012 – Rapture or New Creation? Biblical Visions of the End by Dan Epp-Tiessen, Canadian Mennonite University. What does the Bible teach about God’s ultimate purposes for humanity and the world? This portable will explore topics like the colourful imagery of Daniel and Revelation; the origins of the end-times and Rapture scenario promoted by the Left Behind novels and figures like Hal Lindsey and Jack Van Impe; and God’s work to redeem the world and free it from evil, sin, and death. Friday 7pm: “Rapture or New Creation?”And Saturday morning 9am: “Longing for God’s Reign” will be hosted at Eben-Ezer Mennonite Church, 2051 Windsor St., Abbotsford. There will also be opportunity to sign up for Saturday lunch and discussion with our guest speaker. 9:30am Sunday morning adult elective: “Dragon Wars” and 10:30am Sunday sermon “Our Future Is Physical” will be at Emmanuel.
February 4, 7pm- The Abbotsford Vietnamese Mennonite Fellowship meets in the banquet room. This church plant is a joint effort between Emmanuel, Vancouver Vietnamese Mennonite Church and Mennonite Church British Columbia. Please feel free to attend as an encouragement to the group
February 7, 12noon- Seniors lunch at Garden Park Towers
February 9, 2pm- Vietnamese Ministry support team meeting in the library
February 12th, 7:30 pm – You’re invited to join us for a worship service with Mennonite Central Committees’s International Volunteer Exchange Program(IVEP) participants. More than 50 participants representing 25 countries will be in Abbotsford for their mid-year conference which will culminate with this worship service. Join us at Emmanuel Mennonite Church 3471 Clearbrook Road in Abbotsford. For more information call MCC at 604 850 6639 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 604 850 6639 end_of_the_skype_highlighting or toll free at 1 888 622 6337 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 1 888 622 6337 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
....For all January events, check out the January Calendar.
last update: January 30, 2012
Rapture or New Creation?
Dan Epp-Tiessen says that he has the best job in the world, and this weekend that will include spending some time with us to challenge some popular misconceptions about the Bible. For details on his three sessions (Fri night and Sat morning at Eben-Ezer, Sun morning at Emmanuel), please see our calendar listing, and Continue »
Feb 2, 2012 at 10:30 AM
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This morning I took part in an online session on Social Media for Churches put on by WaterBrook Multnomah Press--very informative, great set up so I could see the slides online, hear the speaker, ask questions, and interact with others online in a sidebar chat. We're already doing some of the things suggested--having a website that gets updated regularly, a blog, making sure our email and website address appears on all church materials. I really appreciated the checklist of other things we can do--too long to repeat here, but these are the ones that I think would be priorities for us: Continue »
Where I went to church last Sunday
Now that I'm on a partial leave from the church, Gary and I still try to worship on Sunday mornings, but as on my previous leaves we generally try to choose a church where no one knows us--in part so neither of us gets surprised by an unexpected, last-minute responsibility (it happens!), in part to learn from other churches we may not be familiar with, and in part so we never forget what it's like to be a stranger in a new church. Continue »