This Week at MAC

Sunday, September 30th

Prayer..... ........................................................ 8:45 a.m. Worship Service ..................................................... 9:30 a.m. Nursery & Toddlers ........................................ 9:30 a.m. Groups ................................................................. 11:00 a.m.

Wednesday, October 3rd

Jr. & Sr. Youth FCC Food Drive ....................... 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 4th

Prayer Cell ...................................................... 1:15 p.m. Church Wide Prayer ....................................... 7:00 p.m.

Next Sunday, October 7th

Prayer..... ........................................................ 8:45 a.m. Worship Service with Place of Rescue .................. 9:30 a.m. Nursery & Toddlers ........................................ 9:30 a.m. Groups ................................................................. 11:00 a.m.

Monday, October 8th – Thanksgiving Day

Did you know that a devotional or short story with Scripture and

the Lord's Prayer is up and running in our public schools every

morning!

EMMS, Minnewasta and Maple Leaf all have this 5-10 min

program that happens before school starts. (8:40 am). This is an

awesome opportunity to invite God into our schools, to pray right

in our schools, and for our students to invite God into every area

of their lives. Wouldn't it be cool if so many kids came out each

morning, that people took note of a great thing happening!

Encourage your kids to attend. Note - if you didn't sign the

petition at the beginning of the year, send a note to school so

your child can attend.

Also there is a get together for the high school kids. It's Thursdays

at 12:30, in the Lutheran church basement, across the street from

the high school. Free Pizza lunch, with short Bible study during

lunch – lead by Mark and Marie Turner. Open to all!

Talk to Darlene Blatz if you have questions.

Morden Alliance Church

181 - 15th Street, Morden, MB R6M 1G3

Phone: 204-822-4060 Email: office@mordenalliance.ca Website: www.mordenalliance.ca

Regular Office Hours: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Friday

CONFIDENTIAL PRAYER CHAIN 204-822-4060 or email: office@mordenalliance.ca

Our Vision- “Committed to Jesus, Investing in Each Other, Impacting the World.” “Plant the good seeds of righteousness and you will harvest a crop of

love. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts, for now is the time to

seek the LORD, that He may come and shower righteousness upon

you.” (Hosea 10:12)

Our Affiliation – MAC is part of The Christian and Missionary Alliance

(C&MA) family of churches in Canada and around the world. Prayer of the Canadian Alliance Church family: “O God, with all our hearts, we long for You. Come, transform us to be Christ-centred, Spirit-empowered, Mission-focused people, multiplying disciples everywhere.”

Our Beliefs – The Alliance believes in the historic doctrines of the

Christian faith, including God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the inerrancy of the Bible, and that the only way to God is through Jesus. A Statement of Faith is available at the Info Booth.

Our Leadership – The Board of Elders is elected by MAC members to

work with the pastors in giving direction and oversight to everything the church does.

Kaldon Driedger

John Giesbrecht

Ken Klassen

Yvonne Kneeshaw

Brent Menzies(Chair)

Ernie Pauls

Murray Soltis

Judy Thiessen

Our Pastoral Team Rev. Darren Driedger – Discipleship & Jr. Youth Rev. Henry Dueck – Worship Arts, Sr. Youth & Young Adults Pastor Corinna Fehr – Children, Community Care & District Director of Children’s Ministry

Our Administrative Team Jake Dyck – Custodian Bonnie Westfall – Office Administrator

Online bulletin is available at mordenalliance.ca

Committed. Investing. Impacting.

Speaker: Pastor Darren Driedger

Church Family Announcements

Please take time today to sign the farewell card (in the foyer) for George & Peg. George & Peg Penner will be moving to Steinbach shortly. Please cover them in prayer! Thank you both for faithfully serving the Lord at MAC over the years. You have impacted

many for Christ. “Lord...continue to show George & Peg the way of life. Grant them the joy of your presence always”.

Congratulations! Announcing the birth of Weston Richard Pauls born to Jordan & Samantha on Tues. Sept. 18 @ 6:15p.m. and weighing 8lbs 11oz. Very proud grandparents are Rich & Lynne Pauls.

Do you love to pray, or want to expand your prayer life? Do you desire to encourage your sisters in Christ through prayer? Please sign up at the Info Booth

to be paired with another woman from MAC, pray together, send requests with text/email.

Wednesday, October 3rd

Food donations can be dropped off at Morden Alliance Church until 8:30 p.m.

Morden Youth Groups will be knocking on your door.

Prayer Cell for International Workers Thursday, October 4th at 1:15 p.m.

Church Wide Prayer

Thursday, October 4th 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. Every Thursday evening.

Parenting Through the Phases By Kristen Ivy & Reggie Joiner Six session parenting course

Saturday mornings from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

If you are interested in attending this course or helping with childcare or food, please text Kari at 204-890-4063.

Thanksgiving Sunday October 7th at 9:30 a.m.

A celebration of traditional dances & stories of how God is working.

Marie Ens (Rescue Founder) will accompany the team!

Next Baptism Service Sunday, October 14

th

Please contact one of the pastors if you would like to be baptized!

LADIES YOU ARE ALL INVITED to a Baby Shower for mom Grace Junjie Hu and baby Winry, who was born May 8/18! The shower will be on October 14

th at 3:00 pm. here at the church. If you

would like to contribute towards a baby gift, you can give money to Bonnie at the church office or Anna Dueck.

Thanksgiving at MAC Update:

There will not be a church Thanksgiving meal this year.

Community Events

Regional Connections Immigrant Services Volunteer Kickoff!

Come and check out the many programs Regional Connections offers and how you can make a difference by being a volunteer! Wed., October 3

rd from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Morden Regional

Connections - 34 Stephen St. Coffee & cookies will be provided.

Are you interested in volunteering at Tabor Home? Consider visiting,

helping with Bingo or other games. If you are interested in learning more about volunteering opportunities at Tabor Home, call Lorraine Holenski on Thursdays at 204-822-7708 or email lholenski@taborhome.ca

Men’s Prayer Breakfast continues each Friday at 7:00 a.m. at the

Morden Motor Inn.

Eden Health Services is presenting a Lecture Series entitled “Faces of Homelessness, Discover the Hidden Homeless in our Communities” on Wednesday, October 10

th from 9:00 – 4:00 p.m.

For more info, please the poster in the foyer or go to edenhealthcare.ca

Boundary Trails Health Centre Palliative Care Program/Adult Patient Support Program is looking for volunteers to be involved in various

programs (Friendly Visitors, Comfort cart, Cancer care, Meal Assist, etc.) BTHC Volunteer Education Training Sessions will begin Monday, Nov. 19

th from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at CLC in Morden. Deadline for registration is

Nov. 5th

. Please call 204-331-8815 or 331-8909

Steve Bell in Concert Sunday, September 30th

at 7:00 p.m. Winkler MB Church – 120 Pineview Drive

A fundraising Event for Pregnancy Care Centre Tickets available at Co-op Gas Bars in Morden & Winkler & Winkler PVPCC.

On October 20, Pembina Valley Bible Camp is hosting it’s 3rd annual LUMBERJACK SPLIT & STACK event. Wood is the camp’s main

source of heat throughout the winter. PVBC’S goal is to have 15 teams split and stack 100 cords of wood in three hours. Call Chris or Ryley at 204-246-2008.

The Society for Manitobans with Disabilities and the Cerebral Palsy Assoc. of Manitoba invites all families that have a child or adult family member with a physical and/or intellectual disability for an afternoon of encouragement. This is a time of sharing experiences, finding helpful resources and connecting with other families on a similar journey. Saturday, October 27th 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Morden Alliance Church. For more information: lauraschnellert47@gmail.com or David Kron from the Cerebral Palsy Association: davidk@cerebralpalsy.mb.ca

Global Advance

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR INTERNATIONAL WORKERS. For specific prayer requests contact the church office.

National House of Prayer

PRAY for the ongoing relationship between the Canada & U.S.A.

PRAY FOR NEW CABINET MINISTERS

Mary Ng Mary Ng, appointed minister of small business and export, she will help Jim Carr, the new minister of international trade diversification. Jonathan Wilkinson B.C. MP Jonathan Wilkinson, who, to this point, served as the parliamentary secretary to Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, will serve as the minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard. Filomena Tassi Minister for seniors - a key demographic group courted by all political parties. This is a new position. Bill Blair Bill Blair to a newly created ministerial position designed to solely address Canada-U.S. border issues and "irregular migration." Pablo Rodriguez Montreal MP Pablo Rodriguez has been named minister of heritage and multiculturalism, replacing Mélanie Joly who takes on tourism, official languages and La Francophonie.

Please continue to pray for Municipal Elections. Pray for people of

integrity and a heart to serve in your municipal government, for those who will seek the welfare of the city to be elected. 1Timothy 2:1-4 Pray for a spiritual awakening in the churches in your city that will urge believers to fortify their communities with pray, "that all might be saved".