Let Justice Roll Down

Happy to report that the Mennonite Women Canada 2012 Bible Study Guides arrived today. 
If you or your group enjoy this resource please let me know. I have 20 copies at $10.00 each.
You can also order it HERE 

Below is a short introduction.

"In the prophetic books of the Bible, we hear a steady drumbeat: return to God’s ways, remember who you are, seek justice. The calls are persistent, and include harsh words of coming judgment. Amos, whose name means "burden bearer," carried a message of warning to the Israelite people.

Let Justice Roll Down, commissioned by Mennonite Women Canada and Mennonite Women USA, is recommended for women’s gatherings, Sunday school classes, retreats, or individual reading and inspiration. Twelve sessions examine the book of Amos, with topics that include the prophetic voice, the church’s witness in the world, consumption and generosity, and the relationship between worship and justice."

First come - first served ! ! !
For more info click on the "Resources" tab on the tool bar above.

Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!

TODAY is your last chance to get your ticket for the BIG EVENT! 


So don't you waste any time! ! ! 
Especially if you want to find out what's in this bag! 

No peeking! 

Mennonite Women Canada 

60th Anniversary Celebration on 

Saturday, July 14th in Vancouver.
Sheraton Vancouver Airport Hotel

7551 Westminster Highway

Richmond, BC

You can still get your ticket today June 15th, so hurry and get your ticket right HERE.

And.... you do not have to be a delegate to attend our celebration but you do need to have a ticket.... $25.00 per person!

FYI -- there will be more surprises at our celebration, but don`t tell anyone that I let the cat out of the proverbial bag. hehehe     Shhhhh!!!

Inspirational Day - May 5, 2012

Ready and waiting! 

The day started out sunny but cool. 

Worship Team.

The worship team was practicing, the kitchen was busy, the displays were set up. 


The registration desk was ready and waiting, waiting, waiting.....

...and then... 
shortly before 10:00 am the ladies started to arrive and line up. 

Greeting old and new friends with hugs, chatter and laughter. It was obvious, they were happy and excited to see each other again.

Amanda Hickey - MC.

The program started promptly at 10:30 am with a warm welcome from our hosting church, Bethel Mennonite Church in Langley. 

This was followed with Scripture reading and singing. The sound of a church full of women singing always gives me goosebumps. I love it! 

A candle in memory of each loved one.

Singers Deana Ganger & Judy Nash.

As every year, we have a time to remember our dear departed sisters. This year we did that by observing a moment of silence followed by the lighting of the candles accompanied by special music.

Then we listened to 3 testimonies from residents of Campbell River House of Hope - Wagner Hills Farm. It is a Christian healing community that offers residential care and counseling for women in need of healing from brokenness and addictive life styles. House of Hope is a licensed 14 bed facility. It is not too far from Bethel M. Church and the congregation is actively involved in their ministry.  The hosting women chose it to be the recipient of 1/4 of the offering from this day.

Anna speaking about House of Hope.

The other quarter was designated to go to the Samuelito Day Care Centre in Bolivia. This project is supported through Mennonite Women Canada who partners with Mennonite Church Canada, Bolivian Mennonite Church and Mennonite Central Committee and the remainder, as in the past several years, goes to Camp Squeah kitchen needs. 

Of course, a little bit of business is always part of our gathering. One important little tidbit that needed to be announced is the fact that we do not have a hosting church for 2013 at this time. Other than that everything else was quickly dealt with and then we proceeded to enjoy the lunch that our hostesses had lovingly prepared for everyone.

When it was time to once again assemble in the sanctuary it seemed like the ladies had not quite finished visiting. :-)

The afternoon program started with a bit more singing and then we enjoyed the presentation by our guest speaker - Eden Jersak - author and teacher and pastor of Fresh Winds Christian Fellowship in Abbotsford, BC. She spoke about deep and all fulfilling JOY. Not happiness, which is fleeting, but the kind of JOY that is with you even in the most difficult situation. An all embracing JOY. She based her presentation on Isaiah 61.

Eden Jersak 

When Eden was done only two more thing were left on the agenda,  inviting all the ladies to this year`s fall retreat and have another cup of coffee to go with some more visiting.


When all was said and done, about 140 women were blessed with a wonderful day, this included everyone that was part of the program or helped in the kitchen.
In total 15 MCBC congregations were represented and 2 visiting churches.
Our collection was almost $4,000.00, give or take a few $$$.

Because we had to retract the invitation to th 2013 Inspirational Day for next year we now  a few churches thinking about hosting the event. This could mean that we just might have a church for the next 2 or 3 years. Bonus! Will keep you posted as things develop.

Finally, we have been searching, high and low, for our 3^rd Women’s Ministry Committee member and 2 days after the Inspirational Day that also fell into place.

We thank Rita Siebert from Sherbrooke M. Church for volunteering to join the fun!
It was a great day! God blessed us all!

Retreat 2011 & Updated 2012 Retreat Info

Sooooo..... since I took a short-cut with my last blog post I'm thinking that I might as well do it again. Hey, if it works, why not? Right?


I remembered that I had done a full report on the Mennonite Women Canada's blog about the 2011 Women's Retreat and figured that I would just save myself some time and link you up again!.

So here goes ..... 
You can find the whole 2011 Retreat Report with lots of pictures right

  HERE!

Maybe it will encourage you to join us at Camp Squeah this year: October 12 -14.
We have lots of goodies planned for all of you and some of them are surprises that you will only learn about once you get to the retreat!

Be sure not to miss it!

Registration forms should be available in your MCBC church and on the MCBC website. 


Download it right HERE. 

Fun! Fun! Fun!