In this time before Easter, the season of Lent, we are asking and exploring: What is shaping you? What does it mean to be images of the God who created you? What does it mean to live in the way of Jesus? Whose call do we act on?
Join Breslau Mennonite Church for worship on Sundays at 9:45 am. ALL are welcome!
Everlasting God, your love stretches across the ages and around all of creation, a constant beacon of hope and promise. Your love provides us with your unwavering acceptance and peace. Your love untangles the messy dramas of our lives, guiding us with the certainty of your forgiveness and faithfulness. When we are overwhelmed with uncertainty, remind us that all things are possible with you, and reassure us that you are God-with-us.
Pastor Eleanor Amanda
In the mighty name of God, in the saving name of Jesus,
in the strong name of the Spirit, we come, we cry, we watch,
we wait, we look, we long for you.
Refrain – “We Come”
The community of Breslau Mennonite Church gathers, worships, learns, and serves. All are welcome for Advent Christmas worship, beginning Sunday November 27. With peace, hope, joy, and love join for lessons and carols on Christmas Eve worship at 7:00 pm. Online worship December 25 celebrates the birth of the Christ Child. All are welcome! Come let us worship and celebrate!
For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Giving thanks to God is an attitude that requires practice. It is part of a practice of prayer in which everyone can share in.
Replenishing God, nurture us as you nurture all creation through the changing seasons. We give thanks for the brilliant autumn colours, transforming our landscapes and emphasizing the beauty and wonder of the world around us. As leaves fall and cover the earth, we remember that your love blankets us.
We give thanks for the abundance of harvest time, the expression of your blessings from creation. Encourage and strengthen us to become more tender stewards, respecting the glory and wonder of creation. Inspire and prompt us to become more diligent stewards of the gifts with which you have blessed us.
We trust in the passing of each season, knowing that with the approaching cold of winter, new life waits beneath the surface. So too, we place our faith in your love which can nourish new life. Awaken us and call us to grow in service to you, in prayer and daily acts of care.
Give us comfort and the reassurance that you abide with us in shadowed and chaotic times. Grant us healing and hope. For everything there is a season, your love, O God, endures forever. Thanks be to God. Amen.
with gratitude,
Pastor Eleanor
This year we look forward to being back IN PERSON for an exciting BMC Summer Camp on August 15-19, 2022, for children entering SK to Grade 6. Each morning we will enjoy worship, music, stories, games, crafts and more! If you have any questions you can email us at bmcsummercamp@gmail.com
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We are so excited to have a fun and safe summer together!
Pray for Peace . . . may peace return swiftly to the people of Ukraine.
https://www.mennonitechurch.ca/article/13094-a-pastoral-letter-regarding-ukraine
A prayer for a New Year –
Be with us God, as we set out on the journey of a new year, new beginnings, and new hope. Give us the grace and strength we need, the compassion and sensitivity others need from us, and the wisdom and humility to respond in ways that nurture all of creation. Amen.
A prayer for Christmas: Far from home and close to home, we welcome the birth of the Christ child. Hope, peace, joy, and love are found in a manger and throughout the world. Amen.
We acknowledge with gratitude the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee, Anishnawbe, and Neutral peoples upon which we gather. We seek a new relationship with Indigenous peoples, one based in honour and deep respect.
