Newsletter December 28, 2014 Church Family News Children’s Ministry What’s coming . . . New Year’s Eve New Year’s Eve Tea at 4 pm and Service at 5 pm. (Bring your baking and/or New Year’s cookies to share.) Address Changes Hans & Helene Fast 5819 - 248th St. Aldergrove, BC V4W 1C4 David Ewert Memorial Bible Conference January 7 - 9, 2015 10:00 am to 12:00 noon Helene Neufeld Menno Home 32910 Brundige Birthday Celebration! The family of Frieda Martens invites you, her church friends, to celebrate her 100th birthday on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at an informal reception in Tabor Manor dining room from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. Please email Peggy at [email protected] or by phone 1-250-861-6541 to let her know if you plan on attending. Youth Pastor Candidate The Youth Search Team and Church Council are pleased to recommend Carla Thiessen as Bakerview's next Youth Pastor. Carla is currently serving as our Interim Youth Ministry Director and has been a youth leader at Bakerview for the previous two years. Carla graduated from Columbia Bible College with a BA in Youth Ministry in 2012. She is married to Brad Thiessen and they have a son, Peter. George Baier, Moderator Gord Lint, Chair, Youth Pastor Search Team Youth Pastor Candidating Schedule January 11 - Ministry Report - all services Youth Leaders Luncheon at 12:30 pm January 15 - 7:00 pm Meeting with parents of youth Church Membership Meeting Monday, January 26 at 7:00 pm. Week of Prayer - January 19 -22, January 4 & 11, 2015 (9:55-10:45) Paramount for Parents: Prayer a two-week seminar/workshop which will include:  discussion on different ways to pray with and for our children  taking a look at the importance of intentional prayer for our children  how we can develop of habit of blessing our children with Scripture and prayer Let My People Go: Deliverance from Empire in the Book of Exodus with Bible teachers Michael Szuk and Nathan Tiessen November 30, 2014 Financial Update Annual budget ......................................... $1,424,000 Received to date ......................................... 728,672 Expenses to date ........................................ 722,991 Current year surplus ....................................... 5,681 Thank you for your generous support of the Bakerview ministries. A reminder that all donations for 2014 must be received in the church office no later than noon on December 31. Board of Finance Missionary Newsletters and Periodicals  MB Mission Daily Prayer Guide January 2015 9:00 am and 7:00 pm. The Bakerview Church Newsletter is published every two weeks. To submit announcements pertaining to the church family or local community events, please e-mail [email protected] or bring your announcement to the church office. Bakerview’s 50th Anniversary Missions Project After considering several options the Mission Board recommended to Church Council that we partner with Inner Hope Ministries (Jenny Shantz) and Reality Church, Vancouver (Kristian Martens, Pastor). Church Council has agreed and is inviting us to support in the following ways: 1) A $15,000 gift to Reality Church for renovating their youth centre and building a children's playground. Reality Church was planted 5 years ago in East Vancouver. They have recently been able to lease a church facility across the street from the school facility they have been meeting in. The building needs updating and minor renovations are being carried out for a total projected cost of $40,000. The congregation of almost 200 have pledged $25,000 toward the renovations. Church Council has agreed that in honour of our 50 years of ministry we should provide the remaining $15,000. A special offering will be taken on December 28th. Please mark your donation “50th Anniversary Project.” 2) Church Council and the Mission Board are also recommending a 5 year additional $20,000 annual commitment to Inner Hope Ministries to appoint a Community Life Coordinator. This amount covers half the budget for Inner Hope's Community Life program. The position is intended to strengthen the discipleship component of Inner Hope's ministry to inner city youth and help incorporate the youth into the life of Reality Church. This portion of the project will be discussed at a church membership meeting requiring congregational approval before being incorporated in the church's mission budget beginning in fiscal year 2015/16. If you have questions please speak with a Church Council or Mission Board member. What’s happening in our Community... Pacific Theatre is proud to present Underneath the Lintel. The return of a library book – 113 years overdue – sends a reclusive Dutch librarian on a globe-spanning odyssey. Part ghost story, part metaphysical detective yarn, the story is one man’s obsessive investigation into mysteries past and present, and the awakening of his own dormant spirit. Jan 9-31 at Pacific Theatre. Tickets $19.99-29.99. Call 604.731.5518 or visit www.pacifictheatre.org to book. Trinity Western University sponsored recital featuring Chad Louwerse and Betty Suderman will be held on January 11 at 2:30 pm at Langley Mennonite Fellowship church; 20997 40th Ave. Tickets are $15 for adults, $19 for seniors and students. Gallery 7 Theatre presents Shadowlands by William Nicholson. C.S. Lewis’ serene, academic world is turned inside out when he befriends, and eventually falls in love with American poet, Joy Gresham. The play runs two weekends only: January 23 & 24, 29 -31 at 7:30 pm at the Abbotsford Arts Centre. Tickets available at House of James or online at www.gallery7theatre.com. MEI is accepting registrations for preschool to Grade 12. Registration opens January 19, 2015, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Flyers are available in the literature rack in the east foyer. January 30 - February 1, 2015 Across the Street; Around the World MCC Winter Banquets February 6 – Bakerview MB Church February 7 – North Langley Community Church February 13 – Sardis Community Church February 14 – Fraserview MB Church February 20-21 - MCBC LEAD Conference and AGM - Peace Mennonite Church, Richmond