Sunday, September 5, 2010

 

Series: Exploring the Uncommon Path

 

Sermon Title: A False Witness

 

Speaker: Tim Soukup

 

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Information Updates

 

Thank you to Morgan Baker, Anne Neufeld, Carolyn Novak, Carolyn Ratcliff, Karen Sayers and Barbara Wideman for cleaning the kitchens.

 

Please check the information shelves for dishes found in the kitchens that may belong to you.

 

Beginning Sunday, September 12, we will resume our two Sunday worship service schedule.  Services will be held at 9:30 & 11 am with child, youth and adult Sunday School being offered from 9:30-10:30 am.  The nursery for children up to age 2 will provide childcare during both services.

 

Please be sure to book rooms for your ministry group or meetings once you have your fall plans in place.  Contact Karen Rae at 905-640-3911 x23 or karen@eastridge.ca.

 

In the interest of cost and the environment, we will no longer be putting the “How Can We Help You?” forms in the bulletin. However, they will still be available at the Information Kiosk. We encourage you to use them as a useful communication tool.

 

 

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EastRidge Events

 

 

MOTORFEST 2010

Saturday, September 18, 9:30am-2:30pm

If you would like to support Teen Challenge, this is your chance to make a contribution to a great fundraiser.

We still need:

∙   Sandwiches for our volunteer team lunch;

∙   2 large coolers;

∙   Donations of bottles water, ice tea or soft drinks for our volunteers;

∙   4 volunteers to help at the coffee and baked goods tent

∙   Donations of give away items for gift bags (this is a good opportunity for local businesses to advertise)

 

 

Sign up at the Motorfest table in the foyer today.

Volunteer Team Meeting

Friday September 17, 7-8pm at TEVA.

Contact John Steckley or Dennis Alsop for further information.

 

 

The B.E.S.T. group have been invited to Stouffville Pentecostal Church for our fall kick-off event on Friday, September 10 at 1:30 pm.  Marion Ford, dramatist, will present the life of Mary Slessor, missionary to Calabar, present day Nigeria. This remarkable woman ventured out alone in the 1800's from Dundee, Scotland to the land of the slave trade, killer animals, swarms of insects, witch doctors and cannibals to proclaim the Good News to a lost people. Fellowship time following.

Suggested donation of $7.00.

 

 

ESL Ministries

 English conversation classes will be held at EastRidge every Thursday beginning Sept 23. This ministry is sponsored by the Stouffville Ministerial Association and has teachers from several churches in the area. Please pray for us as we get the word out into the community to those who have a need for these classes. Also pray for the teachers as they prepare for this year long endeavour. Please use the information cards available at the Information Kiosk to invite anyone who may benefit from these classes.

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Ministry Opportunities

 

 

From September 12-26, we will be collecting non-perishable food items (except canned beans and dry pasta) for the Mayor’s Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive in support of the Whitchurch-Stouffville Food Bank. Collection bins will be placed in the foyer.

 

Volunteers are needed to provide and serve a lunch to the Teen Challenge ladies choir following the 11am service on September 19. Please contact Pastor Tim.

 

Volunteers are needed to serve in the nursery on Sunday mornings. Please contact Kristin Snyder

 

2 or 3 people are needed to act as sponsors for our Jr. Pitch event from Friday Sept. 24 to Sunday Sept. 26. Contact Scott Clubine if you are interested.

 

If you are interested in volunteering to be a grade 5-6 boys Sunday school teacher, contact Scott Clubine.

 

Pakistan Disaster Relief: 

The recent record-breaking rains in Pakistan have caused massive human casualty and loss of crops and livestock. The UN reports that at least 1,600 Pakistani people have died and nearly 14 million have been affected by the “worst monsoon-related floods in living memory,” which have engulfed entire towns. EMCC is partnering with SIM Canada to respond to this situation by distributing emergency relief supplies and working with communities in the longer term to assist with poverty alleviation.  All donations made between August 2 and September 12, will be matched by the Canadian government through its Pakistan Floods Relief Fund.  To donate online please go to www.emcc.ca and indicate that your donation is for R&D 109 – Pakistan Relief.  Donations by cheque should be made payable to EMCC and sent to: EMCC, 214 Highland Rd E, Kitchener, ON N2M 3W2. On the memo line please indicate your donation is for R&D 109 – Pakistan Relief.

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Upcoming Events

 

EMCC Seniors in Service Prayer Tour takes place October 13 - 17. Space is limited.  Please see the notice on the bulletin board.  Extra copies are available on the information shelves.

 

Child soldiers – restored by the grace of God and singing about new life in Christ!

You are invited to The People’s Church at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, September 14 when the Watoto Restore Tour will be making their only stop in this part of Canada. For more information visit http://www.watoto.com/restoretour/.

 

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