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Apr 10, 2018
MCBC Women's Day - May 5, 2018
Mennonite Church BC invites all women to the 2018 Women's Day ~ May 5
at Langley Mennonite Fellowship, Langley, BC
Please see details on the poster below or
visit http://www.mcbc.ca/
Nov 10, 2017
Women Walking Together in Faith - November 2017 - Grandma, please tell me a story
Our Canadian Mennonite arrived in the mail today and I spotted MW Canada's contribution on page 14. It is written by Waltrude Gortzen, who represents MC BC Women's Ministry on the MW Canada board.
She begins her article by asking....."Do you remember any of the stories your grandma told you when you were little?" and shares some memories of both her maternal and paternal grandmothers.
She states, "Knowing and preserving our stories and recognizing God's guidance in them, gives us a sense of rootedness and belonging. And most importantly, it encourages us to be grateful for the sacrifices our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents endured as they, by faith, set off on perilous journeys so that we could live in the abundance and freedoms of this country we call home."
Read the entire article HERE.
She begins her article by asking....."Do you remember any of the stories your grandma told you when you were little?" and shares some memories of both her maternal and paternal grandmothers.
She states, "Knowing and preserving our stories and recognizing God's guidance in them, gives us a sense of rootedness and belonging. And most importantly, it encourages us to be grateful for the sacrifices our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents endured as they, by faith, set off on perilous journeys so that we could live in the abundance and freedoms of this country we call home."
Read the entire article HERE.
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| A young Waltrude (Nickel) Gortzen with her maternal Oma, Maria (Enns) Janzen while visiting her grandparents in Fernheim, Chaco, Paraguay in July 1966 |
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| Waltrude Gortzen with some of her precious family photo albums |
Sep 17, 2017
BC Women's Ministry Inspirational Day - May 8, 2017
Better late than never! The following photos were sent in by Waltrude Gortzen, who represents BC Women's Ministry on the Mennonite Women Canada executive. She has served with enthusiasm in this position for many years and is looking forward to retirement.
Guest Speaker was Marlene Kropf, writer of the 2016 Bible Study Guide that we publish in partnership with Mennonite Women USA and MennoMedia. |
| Display of items representing transitions we face in life |
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| Spring flowers and a gift at the table for each woman |
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| Registration and visiting |
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| Our Worship Team |
Addendum below: October 16, 2017
Change and New Beginnings
The annual MCBC Women’s
Inspirational Day that Emmanuel hosted on May 6 was memorable—and not just
because of the arrival of a firetruck with sirens blaring! Yes, halfway through
Marijke Olson’s opening prayer, the church’s fire alarm went off and after
sitting there confused for a moment, we all exited the building (thanks to
Janette Thiessen’s clear-headed instruction; why is it human nature NOT to jump
up automatically when we hear an alarm?) until the firefighters arrived to
check it out and found nothing amiss, and we returned to the day’s activities.
The real memories came from our
special speaker, Marlene Kropf, whose topic was “Who Am I Now? Trusting God in
Life’s Transitions” Using examples from her own life, Marlene talked
about change and transition at all stages of life. “There is a before and an
after, and we are not the same after,” she said. Marlene described the three
stages as we move from one lifepoint to another, whether it be marrying, having
children, a new job, moving, or death of a loved one. They are ending of one
thing, the in-between stage, and the new beginning. Saying goodbye can be
costly and painful, she said, and too often we are caught in the “messy middle”
that we would like to hurry through. In dealing with this time of uncertainty,
she asked us to remember that God is, God is for us (all), and God is actively
at work in our lives, within the context of our lives.
Of course one of the joys of such
an event is the connection with old friends and making new ones. Mary Derksen,
from Emmanuel M. Church describes this encounter:
“When everybody was walking
around looking for some place to sit, I wandered in looking for a table where I
didn’t know anybody. I sat down beside a young woman – young for me! Her mother
was beside her. Margaret was from Ebenezer M. Church; Erna, her daughter, was
from a Pentecostal church in Chilliwack. After getting acquainted, Erna asked,
‘Were you in that mission prayer book?’ ‘Yes,’ I said. ‘I remember praying for
you when I was a kid,’ she responded. An instant connection! What a gift to
meet Erna! Just then a friend from another church, Alice, sat down beside me.
‘Oh, I want to meet you, too,’ Erna said, and continued, ‘Your husband baptized
me in the Eden church when I was a teenager!’”
It was a great day all around. We
all left inspired, in the words of our speaker, to celebrate new beginnings!
By Amy Dueckman – for EMC Newsletter – June 2017 Volume 14, Issue 5
Oct 3, 2016
MCBC 2016 Women's Retreat - Oct 14-16
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This gorgeous quilt will be auctioned off at the retreat. 13 Hmong ladies worked
on the quilt for 7 months. There are other quilts too, but this one was especially
made for our event because our guest speaker, Song Yang Her, is Hmong.
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Jun 7, 2016
2016 Inspirational Day
MCBC Women's Ministry Report
2016 Inspirational Day
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