CHURCH CALENDAR: Next Week, and later...

March __________________________________________________________

• 13-21       Youth Service Trip to Washington, D.C.
• 18       6:00 p.m.: Our facilities (Fellowship Hall) will be used by a community group.
• 27       1:30 p.m.: Our facilities (Sanctuary) will be used for a recital.
• 30       7:30 p.m.: Ministerial committee meets at the church.
• 31       7:30 p.m.: Church council meets at Steve D's.

April __________________________________________________________

• 1       Maundy Thursday service.
• 2       Good Friday service at Emmanuel United Church.
• 4       soso Easter Breakfast and Service.
• 6       7:30 p.m.: Worship Committee meets at Barbara K's.
• April 12 - May1       Our facilities (Sanctuary) will be used by the Kiwanis Music Festival.
• 13       7:30 p.m.: Education Committee meets at the church.

• Your Prayers are requested for:
  • Our youth group: leaving next weekend, on a service trip to Washington, D.C.
  • Kibeza K.: recovering from eye surgery to repair retinal detachment
  • Dieter D.: pain in his digestive system
  • Lorne: cancer, Joan B's brother-in-law
  • Brent L.: Gerry H's friend
  • Ute G.: recovering from knee surgery
  • Mark T.: looking for work
  • Crystelle K.: at CHEO, recovering from an accident
  • Rosemae H.: Fran S's friend, ovarian cancer
  • Geoff A., recovering from encephalitis
  • Christian Peacemaker Teams request prayer for national elections in Iraq today

• In Memoriam
  • Gerald K.: March 9, 2007

• Refugee Assistance Program (RAP) Needed: Microwave oven. Please call Leonard G.
  
  
• Our Sunday school students will be collecting supplies and money for a children's orphanage, God's Littlest Angels, in Haiti. These children have been affected or displaced by the January 12 earthquake. A list of needed supplies is posted on the bulletin board in the foyer. Please see more information at www.glahaiti.org
  
  
• The next Forum builds on the previous issue celebrating OMC's 50th Anniversary. The theme of the spring issue is "Leaving Home-Coming Home." OMCers are invited to reflect on the topic of the church as home. What stories could you share about integrating your Mennonite roots with your life and faith as a Mennonite in Ottawa in 2010? If you didn't grow up Mennonite, what stories do you have about becoming Mennonite and perhaps leaving another culture or faith tradition? Deadline: April 18. Contact any member of the Forum committee if you have any questions: Bre, Ellen, Jan, Jeremy, Monty, Sheridan, Ute.
  
  
• Bible Memory Challenge, February 21 to March 28, During the season of Lent the Christian Education Committee is challenging everyone at OMC to memorize Scripture as a way to encourage individuals and families to learn Scripture together. A list of suggested verses and passages selected from the lectionary and with various levels of difficulty for each week of Lent is available in the foyer. Work at your own pace, be creative, and have fun spending time with Scripture. Even if only one verse is learned in the six weeks, the challenge will have been met!
  
  
• Discernment Update. The following individuals have agreed to let their names stand for elected positions at the Annual Meeting on March 7:
  • Congregational Chair: Monica S.
  • *Education Committee Coordinator: Heidi J.
  • Sunday School Superintendent: Bonnie D.
  • Deacons (5): Dorothy F., Elaine G., Bill J., Susan R., Monty W.
  • Auditor (1): Tom F., Kathy G., Leslie S.
  *Education Committee Coordinator's term concludes in 2011. Subsequent terms for this position will be of two years duration.
  Proxy forms for the Annual General Meeting are available on the courtyard ledge. Annual reports are in the mailboxes. Extra copies are available on the courtyard ledge.
  
  
• Bulletin Announcements. Please call announcements to the church office, record them on the answering machine, or e-mail them to Grace by Thursday, 5:00 pm.
  
  

Ottawa Mennonite Church, 1830 Kilborn Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 6N4 Telephone: 1-613-733-6729