Praise & Prayer
We extend our condolences to Ed & Kathy Toews on the passing of
Kathy’s sister, Minnie Penner, on Monday, January 19th. The funeral service was held on January 23rd. May God’s presence bring you comfort
during this difficult time.
Congratulations to George & Bonnie Friesen who became
grandparents this week. Noah David Peters was born to Jerica
& Jaret on Monday, January 19th. May God continue to shower
your family with blessings.
Pray for those in our church with health concerns:
Loni Derksen in Germany recovering from back surgery
Teya Derksen, Allen Derksen, Tina Braun, George Friesen,
Dennis Wiebe, Allen Wiebe, Margaret Peters
John P Krahn in Boundary Trails Health Center
Marvin Enns in Carman Hospital
Jake F Peters in Prairie View Personal Care Home, Pilot Mound
Elnora Enns, Gerald Krahn & Bill Brown living at Salem Home
Grace Mennonite Church
Love God, Love Others, Make Disciples
Spiritual
Transformation
Matthew 6:21
Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of
your heart will also be.
Tithing
Praying for our Church Family
Blake & Sarah Joy Derksen
Loni & Evelyn Derksen
Reg & Dorothy Derksen
Ross & Holly Derksen
Audrey Dick
Pray for our Missionaries
Long Term:
Brenda Allen - YWAM, Winnipeg
Steve & Terri Zacharias - Children’s Camps International
Brent & Amber Thiessen - African Inland Mission, Tanzania
Short Term:
Michael Dyck - Timberline Lodge (Capenwray), Colorado
Jane DeBekker - Children of Hope, Pan de Vida, Mexico
Malachi 3:10-12
Pastor Keith
Interim Youth Coordinator
The personnel committee along with the board of deacons is
recommending Randy Sawatzky to fill the interim position
during Autumn’s maternity leave. Randy will be sharing his
testimony and experiences working in youth ministries during
the services on February 7th and 8th. There will then be a brief
membership vote following service on February 15th in order to
affirm Randy for this position. (Pre-voting will be allowed the
week before for those unable to attend the meeting.)
Keith Friesen (362-5193); Gerald Neufeld (325-7631)
Cory Kehler (362-6666); Autumn Dueck (362-6434)
Ministers: The Congregation
Pastors:
1350 Pembina Ave / 204.325.8884
Web - www.gracechurchwinkler.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WinklerGrace/ - twitter.com/winklergrace
email - [email protected]
January 24 & 25, 2015
Mom’s Bible Study
This Week at Grace Church
Monday
7 pm Jr Youth
Tuesday
7 pm GriefShare
730pm Pulse
7am
10 am
730pm
Friday
5 pm Sr Youth leave
for retreat
Wednesday
Men’s Breakfast CK’s Lounge
Adult Bible Study
Sr Youth
Saturday - January 31st
7pm Saturday Night Grace
Pastor Gerald Speaking
Thursday
Sunday - February 1st
Coffee Hour
K-5 Sunday School
925am Other classes
1045am Pastor Gerald speaking
915am
Announcements
Mark Your Calendar
Loni’s Blog
Board of Education mtg
Board of Missions mtg
Feb 5 Ladies Breakfast
Mom’s Bible Study begins
Feb 8 Mutual Munch
Feb 19 Annual meeting
If you would like to stay informed
regarding Loni’s recovery you can
check their blog at
loniderksen.wordpress.com.
Feb 2
Mutual Munch
There will be a mutual munch following the service on February 8th.
Come and enjoy a delicious meal
(more details to follow) and have
a chance to meet and greet Randy
& Caitlyn Sawatzky.
Short Term Missionaries
If you are planning on going on a
short term mission service please
inform Karin Oliveira from the
Board of Missions (email [email protected] or call 204325-7079) so that we can include
you on our prayer list and plan a
prayer of sending.
Moms with young children will be starting a Beth Moore book study on
Thursday, February 5th. Meetings will take place Thursday mornings 9:1511:15 am in the youth room and will run for 10-12 weeks.
We are hoping to find volunteers for child care! For more info or to sign
up please contact Ashley Fehr ([email protected]) or Sabrina
Neufeld ([email protected])
GriefShare
GriefShare is a Christ-centered,
faith-based 13 week course to
help with the grieving process for
those who have experienced the
death of a loved one. GriefShare
is being presented by Grace
Church and meetings will be held
at “The Clubhouse” located at
1351 Willow Ridge Place, at 7:30
pm every Tuesday until Apr
7th. For more information contact
Lynda Siemens at 204-362-3980.
Money Matters
Last Week You Gave:
$ 6,401.85
Weekly Budgeted Giving: $10,960.78
Youth Announcements
Junior Youth: This week is Small Group Night, enjoy!! :)
Senior Youth: Just a reminder that this week going to be small group
night. Also, there is still time left to get your youth retreat forms in. It’s
going to be an amazing weekend and you won’t want to miss it!
Sunday School Announcements
Class in Focus: The grade 6-8 girls are taught by Mallory Kuhl. This
week we'll be talking about authenticity. There's a lot of pressure to
be a certain way to fit in and we're going to talk about what it looks
like to be authentic and real with everyone.
Remember Memory Verse Challenge.
Jan/Feb offering project is going towards fruit for UGM.
MCM Annual Meeting
The MCM Annual delegate gathering is scheduled for Feb 27-28. If you
would like to attend as a delegate from Grace Church please contact
Wendy for more info.