Weekly Announcements

Friday November 13^th Announcement Sheet from EZMC Office

Register for in-person worship on Sunday morning by contacting Lisa at office@ezmennonite.ca or calling 519-655-6824 by Friday evening. If Lisa is unable to take your call, please leave a message that includes your name and phone number. Your registration will then be confirmed either by email or phone.

Please remember the importance of the contact tracing sheets. We ask anyone who enters the church building to, record the relevant information on the sheet located just inside the mailbox lobby door and the office entry door. Please note when and where you were in the building and then use the disinfecting wipes provided to wipe all surfaces that were touched before leaving. Thank you for your help with this.

Over the next few weeks we will be making deliveries to those who receive the Rejoice magazine, Salt & Light Bible Study guide and the Leader Magazine. If you usually receive one and don’t this time, please contact Lisa. Thank you to those who continue to make these deliveries.

During this time when we cannot meet together in our church building, we continue to be a faith community, finding ways we can connect and support each other. We prayerfully ask for your continued financial support as you are able. We know this time brings a lot of uncertainty and impact, we trust that God will provide and we will continue to experience the fullness of Christ.

Electronic options continue to be available from any banking institution. In the short-term we can also make available an e-transfer option (send treasurer@ezmennonite.ca). If you would like to continue to contribute through a cheque please mail the cheque to Dawn Zehr or place it in her mailbox at the end of her driveway. We prefer not to handle cash at this time. Please see the October 31 Financial update attached to this email for more details.

UNMUTE: The Impact of a Pandemic on Gender Based Violence
UNMUTE is a forum theatre piece that addresses the rise of domestic violence and gender-based assault during COVID-19. Immerse yourself in this important and timely piece that gives audience members the chance to rehearse scenarios for real life. Audiences will learn skills and resources for how they can make a difference. Go to theatreofthebeat.ca/unmute to get your tickets today.

Saturday November 14^th MCEC Fall Gathering – It will be a virtual meeting on Zoom from 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Come together to connect with your sisters and brothers across MCEC. Discover how God is moving in this pandemic times. What good/new thing has been made possible during Covid? – A time of listening, sharing and encouragement. Installation of Leah Reesor-Keller, MCEC Executive Minister, as she has begun her work this fall. Installation of Fanosie Legesse, International Mission Minister, who began his work this past spring.

Friday November 20^th & Saturday November 21^st Becoming Peacemakers: MCC’s Virtual Peace Conference. Join MCC staff and friends as we discuss what it means to be a peacemaker, especially in the midst of a global pandemic and increasing racial tensions. This year’s Peace Conference will take place online. Register at mcco.ca/peace-conference.

Saturday November 21^st at 8 p.m. EST MCC Centennial Celebration
You’re invited to gather with MCC across Canada to celebrate a century of relief, development and peace in the name of Christ. Join us for a time of storytelling, music, prayer and thanksgiving.

RSVP at mcccanada.ca/centennial-celebration.

Tuesday November 24^th Rockway Mennonite Collegiate’s Annual General Meeting

In November, gather online with us at 7:30 pm. Email AGM@rockway.ca to for the zoom link.

We continue to be grateful for your support, care and encouragement.

Conrad Grebel University College’s Noon Hour Concert Series is going virtual for fall 2020! The pre-recorded concerts will be released at 12:30 p.m. on the Grebel YouTube channel on Wednesdays from now until November 25. https://uwaterloo.ca/music/events/noon-hour-concerts-home

Shop Niska Noël
This Christmas, celebrate this fairly traded, unforgettable work that supports more than 25 Indigenous Artisans living along the James Bay Coast in Ontario’s North East. Please contact Wendy at niskaartisans@mcco.ca to schedule your appointment Thursdays before Christmas at 50 Kent Ave. Meegwetch, and our thanks for supporting Niska this season.

MCC Christmas Giving
This year, choose Christmas gifts that share comfort and joy with our neighbours around the world using MCC’s Christmas Giving options. Look online for more giving options: mcco.ca/Christmas.

MCC Thrift shops are ready to welcome you

MCC Thrift Shops work hard to keep you and our staff and volunteers safe. We are open, clean, and ready to help you find great deals on high quality products. We can’t wait to see you!

MCC’s Raw Carrot enterprise is hiring

MCC’s Raw Carrot enterprise provides employment for individuals on Ontario Disability Assistance Program. This fun team is looking to expand in a part-time, 4-8 hours/month role. Interested applicants can send resumes to jennklassen@mcco.ca.

Work Experience with World Experience
Are you a young adult (ages 18-30) interested in international service with MCC? Learn more about our yearlong, cross-cultural service experience, SALT (Serving and Learning Together). Applications for SALT assignments are available now until February 15th. Visit mcco.ca/salt for more information.

Friday November 6^th Announcement Sheet from EZMC Office

Register for in-person worship on Sunday morning by contacting Lisa at office@ezmennonite.ca or calling 519-655-6824 by Friday evening. If Lisa is unable to take your call, please leave a message that includes your name and phone number. Your registration will then be confirmed either by email or phone.

Please remember the importance of the contact tracing sheets. We ask anyone who enters the church building to, record the relevant information on the sheet located just inside the mailbox lobby door and the office entry door. Please note when and where you were in the building and then use the disinfecting wipes provided to wipe all surfaces that were touched before leaving. Thank you for your help with this.

Over the next few weeks we will be making deliveries to those who receive the Rejoice magazine, Salt & Light Bible Study guide and the Leader Magazine. If you usually receive one and don’t this time, please contact Lisa. Thank you to those who continue to make these deliveries.

During this time when we cannot meet together in our church building, we continue to be a faith community, finding ways we can connect and support each other. We prayerfully ask for your continued financial support as you are able. We know this time brings a lot of uncertainty and impact, we trust that God will provide and we will continue to experience the fullness of Christ.

Electronic options continue to be available from any banking institution. In the short-term we can also make available an e-transfer option (send treasurer@ezmennonite.ca). If you would like to continue to contribute through a cheque please mail the cheque to Dawn Zehr or place it in her mailbox at the end of her driveway. We prefer not to handle cash at this time.

Saturday November 14^th MCEC Fall Gathering

Hold the date. This is happening!! It will be a virtual meeting on Zoom from 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Come together to connect with your sisters and brothers across MCEC. Discover how God is moving in this pandemic times. What good/new thing has been made possible during Covid? – A time of listening, sharing and encouragement. Installation of Leah Reesor-Keller, MCEC Executive Minister, as she has begun her work this fall. Installation of Fanosie Legesse, International Mission Minister, who began his work this past spring.

Friday November 20^th & Saturday November 21^st Becoming Peacemakers: MCC’s Virtual Peace Conference. Join MCC staff and friends as we discuss what it means to be a peacemaker, especially in the midst of a global pandemic and increasing racial tensions. This year’s Peace Conference will take place online. Register at mcco.ca/peace-conference.

Saturday November 21^st at 8 p.m. EST MCC Centennial Celebration
You’re invited to gather with MCC across Canada to celebrate a century of relief, development and peace in the name of Christ. Join us for a time of storytelling, music, prayer and thanksgiving.

RSVP at mcccanada.ca/centennial-celebration.

Tuesday November 24^th Rockway Mennonite Collegiate’s Annual General Meeting

In November, gather online with us at 7:30 pm. Email AGM@rockway.ca to for the zoom link.

We continue to be grateful for your support, care and encouragement.

Conrad Grebel University College’s Noon Hour Concert Series is going virtual for fall 2020! The pre-recorded concerts will be released at 12:30 p.m. on the Grebel YouTube channel on Wednesdays from now until November 25. https://uwaterloo.ca/music/events/noon-hour-concerts-home

Shop Niska Noël
This Christmas, celebrate this fairly traded, unforgettable work that supports more than 25 Indigenous Artisans living along the James Bay Coast in Ontario’s North East. Please contact Wendy at niskaartisans@mcco.ca to schedule your appointment Thursdays before Christmas at 50 Kent Ave. Meegwetch, and our thanks for supporting Niska this season.

MCC Christmas Giving
This year, choose Christmas gifts that share comfort and joy with our neighbours around the world using MCC’s Christmas Giving options. Look online for more giving options: mcco.ca/Christmas.

MCC Thrift shops are ready to welcome you

MCC Thrift Shops work hard to keep you and our staff and volunteers safe. We are open, clean, and ready to help you find great deals on high quality products. We can’t wait to see you!

MCC’s Raw Carrot enterprise is hiring

MCC’s Raw Carrot enterprise provides employment for individuals on Ontario Disability Assistance Program. This fun team is looking to expand in a part-time, 4-8 hours/month role. Interested applicants can send resumes to jennklassen@mcco.ca.

Employment Opportunity at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate:  Supply Teacher

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate invites applicants for the position of Supply Teacher (for Grades 7-12). Rockway is a dynamic Christian school of more than 270 students from many faith backgrounds and countries, that walks with students as they become responsible, reflective, compassionate and globally minded learners. Interested applicants should send their resumes to William Grobe, Vice-Principal, at williamg@rockway.ca.

Announcement Sheet from EZMC Office

Register for in-person worship on Sunday morning by contacting Lisa at office@ezmennonite.ca or calling 519-655-6824 by Friday evening. If Lisa is unable to take your call, please leave a message that includes your name and phone number. Your registration will then be confirmed either by email or phone.

Please remember the importance of the contact tracing sheets. We ask anyone who enters the church building to, record the relevant information on the sheet located just inside the mailbox lobby door and the office entry door. Please note when and where you were in the building and then use the disinfecting wipes provided to wipe all surfaces that were touched before leaving. Thank you for your help with this.

“Thanks to everyone for the anniversary well wishes. Thanks to our all our church family for taking time to participate in the drive by parade. It was a wonderful gift.”

Linda & Bill Schumm

During this time when we cannot meet together in our church building, we continue to be a faith community, finding ways we can connect and support each other. We prayerfully ask for your continued financial support as you are able. We know this time brings a lot of uncertainty and impact, we trust that God will provide and we will continue to experience the fullness of Christ.

Electronic options continue to be available from any banking institution. In the short-term we can also make available an e-transfer option (send treasurer@ezmennonite.ca). If you would like to continue to contribute through a cheque please mail the cheque to Dawn Zehr or place it in her mailbox at the end of her driveway. We prefer not to handle cash at this time.

Join the Online Screening of Jingle Dress – First Dance

Thursday November 5^th, join filmmaker James Buffin, Jules Koostachin, and MCC’s Indigenous Neighbours team for an online screening of Jingle Dress – First Dance. This biographical film documents the healing journey of Jules Koostachin (Cree, Attawapiskat). Register at mcco.ca/events.

Saturday November 14^th MCEC Fall Gathering

Hold the date. This is happening!! It will be a virtual meeting on Zoom from 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Come together to connect with your sisters and brothers across MCEC. Discover how God is moving in this pandemic times. What good/new thing has been made possible during Covid? – A time of listening, sharing and encouragement. Installation of Leah Reesor-Keller, MCEC Executive Minister, as she has begun her work this fall. Installation of Fanosie Legesse, International Mission Minister, who began his work this past spring.

Friday November 20^th & Saturday November 21^st Becoming Peacemakers: MCC’s Virtual Peace Conference. Join MCC staff and friends as we discuss what it means to be a peacemaker, especially in the midst of a global pandemic and increasing racial tensions. This year’s Peace Conference will take place online. Register at mcco.ca/peace-conference.

Saturday November 21^st at 8 p.m. EST MCC Centennial Celebration
You’re invited to gather with MCC across Canada to celebrate a century of relief, development and peace in the name of Christ. Join us for a time of storytelling, music, prayer and thanksgiving.

RSVP at mcccanada.ca/centennial-celebration.

Tuesday November 24^th Rockway Mennonite Collegiate’s Annual General Meeting

In November, gather online with us at 7:30 pm. Email AGM@rockway.ca to for the zoom link.

We continue to be grateful for your support, care and encouragement.

Conrad Grebel University College’s Noon Hour Concert Series is going virtual for fall 2020! The pre-recorded concerts will be released at 12:30 p.m. on the Grebel YouTube channel on Wednesdays from now until November 25. https://uwaterloo.ca/music/events/noon-hour-concerts-home

Shop Niska Noël
This Christmas, celebrate this fairly traded, unforgettable work that supports more than 25 Indigenous Artisans living along the James Bay Coast in Ontario’s North East. Please contact Wendy at niskaartisans@mcco.ca to schedule your appointment Thursdays before Christmas at 50 Kent Ave. Meegwetch, and our thanks for supporting Niska this season.

MCC Christmas Giving
This year, choose Christmas gifts that share comfort and joy with our neighbours around the world using MCC’s Christmas Giving options. Look online for more giving options: mcco.ca/Christmas.

MCC Thrift shops are ready to welcome you

MCC Thrift Shops work hard to keep you and our staff and volunteers safe. We are open, clean, and ready to help you find great deals on high quality products. We can’t wait to see you!

MCC’s Raw Carrot enterprise is hiring

MCC’s Raw Carrot enterprise provides employment for individuals on Ontario Disability Assistance Program. This fun team is looking to expand in a part-time, 4-8 hours/month role. Interested applicants can send resumes to jennklassen@mcco.ca.

Employment Opportunity at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate:  Supply Teacher

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate invites applicants for the position of Supply Teacher (for Grades 7-12). Rockway is a dynamic Christian school of more than 270 students from many faith backgrounds and countries, that walks with students as they become responsible, reflective, compassionate and globally minded learners. Interested applicants should send their resumes to William Grobe, Vice-Principal, at williamg@rockway.ca.

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate welcomes applications for Term 2 starting on November 16^th. All Rockway students are in person, everyday, all day and there are spaces in Grades 7-12. Connect with admissions@rockway.ca for more information.

Friday October 23^rd Announcement Sheet from EZMC Office

Please remember the importance of the contact tracing sheets. We ask anyone who enters the church building to, record the relevant information on the sheet located just inside the mailbox lobby door and the office entry door. Please note when and where you were in the building and then use the disinfecting wipes provided to wipe all surfaces that were touched before leaving. Thank you for your help with this.

Register for in-person worship on Sunday morning by contacting Lisa at office@ezmennonite.ca or calling 519-655-6824 by Friday evening. If Lisa is unable to take your call, please leave a message that includes your name and phone number. Your registration will then be confirmed either by email or phone.

Faith@Home NOVEMBER bags are ready to be picked up.  

Come either Sunday Oct. 25 from 2-3 p.m. or Tues Oct. 27 from 7-8 p.m.  If you are unable to pick your’s up please let Holly, Jess, Naomi or Sue know and we will make sure we get it to you! We look forward to our continued time together on Sunday mornings @ 9:30-9:45.  

Kindred members support East Zorra Mennonite Church

Thanks to your investments in Kindred Credit Union’s Church Builder GICs last year, we have received a donation of $866.87. Since Church Builder GICs were introduced in 1998, Kindred has donated over $788,000 in bonus interest to churches and organizations in Ontario.

Empty Bowls for Haiti

Ontario potters donate the bowls, local restaurants and organizations donate the soup and you keep the bowl! The 2020 Empty Bowls for Haiti event has an alternative format this year. Here’s how it works:

·         Purchase your ticket online to secure your uniquely potted bowl.

·         Pick up your bowl at Dundee Pottery between October 17th and October 31st. You’ll be given a soup voucher to redeem at one of our participating restaurants.

·         Visit one of the restaurants (either dine-in or take out) with your soup voucher to fill your bowl with delicious, warm soup. *

*Voucher valid until November 30, 2020. Dine-in options only available with additional food orders.

This event supports MCC Ontario and its commitment to sustainable change in Haiti.

Tickets will be available to purchase beginning September 1.

Go to MCCO website for more information.

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate Update & Coming Events

We are not hosting special events in the school until we can be sure it is safe to do so. We look forward to connecting in new ways in the coming weeks:

·         Join us for Spaghetti Supper To Go! later this month. It will be an opportunity to enjoy our annual favourite Spaghetti Supper, but at your convenience and in your own space with your family/bubble, and/or online with your circles.

·         In November, gather online with us for Rockway’s Annual General Meeting, Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 7:30 pm. Email AGM@rockway.ca to for the zoom link.

We continue to be grateful for your support, care and encouragement.

Join the Online Screening of Jingle Dress – First Dance

Thursday November 5^th, join filmmaker James Buffin, Jules Koostachin, and MCC’s Indigenous Neighbours team for an online screening of Jingle Dress – First Dance. This biographical film documents the healing journey of Jules Koostachin (Cree, Attawapiskat). Register at mcco.ca/events.

Saturday November 14^th MCEC Fall Gathering

Hold the date. This is happening!! It will be a virtual meeting on Zoom from 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Come together to connect with your sisters and brothers across MCEC. Discover how God is moving in this pandemic times. What good/new thing has been made possible during Covid? – A time of listening, sharing and encouragement. Installation of Leah Reesor-Keller, MCEC Executive Minister, as she has begun her work this fall. Installation of Fanosie Legesse, International Mission Minister, who began his work this past spring.

Friday November 20^th & Saturday November 21^st

Becoming Peacemakers: MCC’s Virtual Peace Conference
Join MCC staff and friends as we discuss what it means to be a peacemaker, especially in the midst of a global pandemic and increasing racial tensions. This year’s Peace Conference will take place online. Register at mcco.ca/peace-conference.

Saturday November 21^st at 8 p.m. EST MCC Centennial Celebration
You’re invited to gather with MCC across Canada to celebrate a century of relief, development and peace in the name of Christ. Join us for a time of storytelling, music, prayer and thanksgiving.

RSVP at mcccanada.ca/centennial-celebration.

Conrad Grebel University College’s Noon Hour Concert Series is going virtual for fall 2020! The pre-recorded concerts will be released at 12:30 p.m. on the Grebel YouTube channel on Wednesdays from now until November 25. https://uwaterloo.ca/music/events/noon-hour-concerts-home

Shop Niska Noël
This Christmas, celebrate this fairly traded, unforgettable work that supports more than 25 Indigenous Artisans living along the James Bay Coast in Ontario’s North East. Please contact Wendy at niskaartisans@mcco.ca to schedule your appointment Thursdays before Christmas at 50 Kent Ave. Meegwetch, and our thanks for supporting Niska this season.

Employment Opportunity at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate:  Supply Teacher

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate invites applicants for the position of Supply Teacher (for Grades 7-12). Rockway is a dynamic Christian school of more than 270 students from many faith backgrounds and countries, that walks with students as they become responsible, reflective, compassionate and globally minded learners. Interested applicants should send their resumes to William Grobe, Vice-Principal, at williamg@rockway.ca.

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate welcomes applications for Term 2 starting on November 16^th. All Rockway students are in person, everyday, all day and there are spaces in Grades 7-12. Connect with admissions@rockway.ca for more information.

Friday October 16^th Announcement Sheet from EZMC Office

Please remember the importance of the contact tracing sheets. We ask anyone who enters the church building to, record the relevant information on the sheet located just inside the mailbox lobby door and the office entry door. Please note when and where you were in the building and then use the disinfecting wipes provided to wipe all surfaces that were touched before leaving. Thank you for your help with this.

Register for in-person worship on Sunday morning by contacting Lisa at office@ezmennonite.ca or calling 519-655-6824 by Friday evening. If Lisa is unable to take your call, please leave a message that includes your name and phone number. Your registration will then be confirmed either by email or phone. 

Saturday October 17^th NHMRS Online Fall Auction – New items added this week!

Check out the stunning quilts, vintage tractors, handmade crokinole boards and more. Register to bid today and help share God’s love through MCC as they respond to basic human needs and work for peace and justice. The catalogue can be viewed at nhmrs.com.

Friday October 23^rd MCC Webinar Series: Journey of a Kit
Pack your (virtual) bags and learn how relief supplies generously donated to MCC travel across the globe and touch the lives of those in need. Register online at mcco.ca/mcc-webinar-series.

Empty Bowls for Haiti

Ontario potters donate the bowls, local restaurants and organizations donate the soup and you keep the bowl! The 2020 Empty Bowls for Haiti event has an alternative format this year. Here’s how it works:

·         Purchase your ticket online to secure your uniquely potted bowl.

·         Pick up your bowl at Dundee Pottery between October 17th and October 31st. You’ll be given a soup voucher to redeem at one of our participating restaurants.

·         Visit one of the restaurants (either dine-in or take out) with your soup voucher to fill your bowl with delicious, warm soup. *

*Voucher valid until November 30, 2020. Dine-in options only available with additional food orders.

This event supports MCC Ontario and its commitment to sustainable change in Haiti.

Tickets will be available to purchase beginning September 1.

Go to MCCO website for more information.

Join the Online Screening of Jingle Dress – First Dance

Thursday November 5^th, join filmmaker James Buffin, Jules Koostachin, and MCC’s Indigenous Neighbours team for an online screening of Jingle Dress – First Dance. This biographical film documents the healing journey of Jules Koostachin (Cree, Attawapiskat). Register at mcco.ca/events. 

Saturday November 14^th MCEC Fall Gathering

Hold the date. This is happening!! It will be a virtual meeting on Zoom from 10 – 11:30 a.m.

Come together to connect with your sisters and brothers across MCEC. Discover how God is moving in this pandemic times. What good/new thing has been made possible during Covid? – A time of listening, sharing and encouragement. Installation of Leah Reesor-Keller, MCEC Executive Minister, as she has begun her work this fall. Installation of Fanosie Legesse, International Mission Minister, who began his work this past spring.

Friday November 20^th & Saturday November 21^st

Becoming Peacemakers: MCC’s Virtual Peace Conference
Join MCC staff and friends as we discuss what it means to be a peacemaker, especially in the midst of a global pandemic and increasing racial tensions. This year’s Peace Conference will take place online. Register at mcco.ca/peace-conference.

Saturday November 21^st at 8 p.m. EST MCC Centennial Celebration
You’re invited to gather with MCC across Canada to celebrate a century of relief, development and peace in the name of Christ. Join us for a time of storytelling, music, prayer and thanksgiving.

RSVP at mcccanada.ca/centennial-celebration.

Conrad Grebel University College’s Noon Hour Concert Series is going virtual for fall 2020! The pre-recorded concerts will be released at 12:30 p.m. on the Grebel YouTube channel on Wednesdays from now until November 25. https://uwaterloo.ca/music/events/noon-hour-concerts-home

Shop Niska Noël
This Christmas, celebrate this fairly traded, unforgettable work that supports more than 25 Indigenous Artisans living along the James Bay Coast in Ontario’s North East. Please contact Wendy at niskaartisans@mcco.ca to schedule your appointment Thursdays before Christmas at 50 Kent Ave. Meegwetch, and our thanks for supporting Niska this season.

Employment Opportunity at Rockway Mennonite Collegiate:  Supply Teacher

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate invites applicants for the position of Supply Teacher (for Grades 7-12). Rockway is a dynamic Christian school of more than 270 students from many faith backgrounds and countries, that walks with students as they become responsible, reflective, compassionate and globally minded learners. Interested applicants should send their resumes to William Grobe, Vice-Principal, at williamg@rockway.ca.

Rockway Mennonite Collegiate welcomes applications for Term 2 starting on November 16^th. All Rockway students are in person, everyday, all day and there are spaces in Grades 7-12. Connect with admissions@rockway.ca for more information.