At LMC
Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 6:4-9 & Nehemiah 8
Please check your weekly bulletin for prayer requests and other church family news.
In the Community
Canada Post Strike Update: The disruption in mail services which began on November 15 is making this an unusual giving season. If you’d like to avoid delays, you can certainly call us at 403-275-6935 to make a credit card donation over the phone or give online at mcc.org/heater. Thank you, and Merry Christmas!
Christmas Giving Catalogue: This Christmas, delight your loved ones with gifts that transform lives across the globe. Choose from gifts like goats, clean water or books for peace. Visit mcc.org/christmas to donate and, if you’d like, consider using mcc.org/donate/ecards to send your loved ones an MCC ecard.
SALT: Are you 18-30 years old? Looking for a chance to serve and go deep into a new culture as you follow Christ? Be an Albertan SALTer in 2025-26! Got skills in agriculture, communications, education, IT, music, research, sports, or more? Serve for a year on another continent! No cost and applications are open online until Feb 15. Visit mcc.org/get-involved/
Save the Date: the MCC Alberta Relief Sale will be held on May 31 at the Bergthal Church Event Centre. The planning committee is seeking new members. Call the MCC office at 403-275-6935 to inquire.
Camp Evergreen
On December 7, Camp Evergreen will be holding a telethon fundraiser on December 7. Our fundraising goal is $125,000 ($60,000 for Campership Aid and $65,000 to our Mission Fund). Everyone who donates between November 7 and December 7 will also be entered to win one of our “Month of Giving” door prizes! Make a note on your calendar to pray for our Camp Evergreen family, and consider if you would be willing to consider giving to our mission in the lead-up to the generosity of the Christmas season.
No Room in the Inn.
Since 1999, No Room in the Inn has led a highly successful cross-denominational Christmas campaign to raise money for housing and housing improvements for those in need. No one in our community should be without safe, adequate housing.
For the 2024 No Room In the Inn campaign, you are invited to support Youth Empowerment & Support Services (YESS) to provide a new roof for their Whyte Ave. facility, originally built in 1911.The roof is in dire need of repair, with ongoing leaks and damage to the building. NRII support will enable it to finally be replaced. Click here to learn how to donate!
Scripture and Song: An Advent Family Retreat
Advent is a time for reflection. It is a season rich in symbols, music, and verse. Despite this wealth of inspiration, it is all too easy to be carried away not with the spirit of the season, but with the stress and consumerism that tend to overshadow everything of deep meaning. Join Providence Renewal Centre and the Edmonton District Council of Churches on Saturday December 14, 2024, to embrace the Advent Season through Scripture and Song. This is an event for the whole family, with music, storytelling, and fellowship. Click here for more information. Registration deadline: December 9, 2024
Multiply
The December 2024 Prayer Guide is now available. Click here to view the PDF.
Trocadero Orchestra.
We hope to see you at City Hall for the annual Edmonton Arts Council City Hall Swing ‘N Skate Dance! Every Sunday afternoon in January and February, the Arts Council highlights the best bands in the city, as they present dancing in Edmonton’s City Hall, and music streamed to the skating area in Winston Churchill Square. Skates are available for the young at heart, and the Council offers coffee and hot chocolate in the Hall. The event is FREE!
The Trocadero Orchestra featuring Soloist Susan Janzen, is proud to be the opening act for the event: Sunday, January 5th, 1pm-4pm. The Troc was the very first band to be featured when Swing N Skate was first presented over thirteen years ago! We will be presenting our usual dance book: lots of swing, latin, waltzes,
polkas – you name it, we’ve got it! And, our featured vocalist will be Klondike Kate’s Sue Whalen Janzen! See you at City Hall on Jan 5, 1pm-4pm! Click here to view the flyer.
George Carmichael Trocadero Orchestra