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Peace Sunday 2021 – Activities
Boat in the midst of the storm Have a large backdrop painted blue (blue sea and sky). Create a boat cut-out to place on the “sea” backdrop. Provide blue paper “wave” cut-outs. (Ensure colour is not too dark to see the writing on it.) Ask congregants to write on the “waves”: what issues or realities…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – Teaching resource
Finding Healing and Hope in Crisis Jesus walks on water (Matthew 14:22-33) and Jesus calms the storm (Matthew 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41). You can imagine Jesus walking on top of the turbulent water thrashing against the boat, or the storm-high waves covering the boat, and understand the fear the disciples must have felt – to the…
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Peace Sunday 2021 – Testimony
Do not be afraid The 17th of August 2011 is an unforgettable date for me. It is Indonesia’s independence day, one day after my 49th birthday Ð and the day the Chinese government tightened the regulation of bird’s nest imports from Indonesia. Many entrepreneurs collapsed due to Chinese government’s decision. We were one of…
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Peace Sunday 2022 – Liturgies
Opening Prayer Invitation to Trust When dangers invade our sense of safety and we wonder if our Redeemer cares, we hear the invitation:Be at peace. Be calm. When we face job loss and financial downturns, and our sense of security is shaky, we hear the invitation:Be at peace. Be calm. When our congregations experience distress,…
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MWC Year in Review 2015
What was happening in Mennonite World Conference in 2015? Assembly PA 2015 in July and much more.
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MWC Year in Review 2016
What was happening in Mennonite World Conference in 2016? The celebration of community in its many forms. Share this video with your congregation as part of your World Fellowship Sunday celebrations.
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MWC Year in Review 2017
How do we live out our Anabaptist identity? On World Fellowship Sunday, share this video about how MWC helped our churches around the world in 2017.
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MWC Year in Review 2020
This year, the global pandemic forced us to rethink how we do our jobs, how we meet as congregations to worship and even how we connect in relationships. Yet, as we adjusted to new realities, we found news ways of following Jesus Christ, our hope. Click here to download video to show to your…
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MWC Year in Review 2021
Our relationships with you — our sisters and brothers in Christ — were a source of strength as the pandemic continued in 2021. Online experiences during the pandemic have given you new virtual opportunities to connect online. You learned from and supported the global Anabaptist-Mennonite family as we follow Christ together while we are apart. Click here to download…
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Kita Sami Tinimbalan
Kita Sami Tinimbalan / All of us are called by Saptojoadi
