Many of you’ve been asking, and here it is. The slideshow that was shown at Raymond Funk’s funeral. Thanks, Amanda Leighton, for creating it.
Weekly Newsletter
Posts that will appear in the weekly WCV Newsletter.
Project Timothy – an opportunity for youth
Hey Parents and Youth,
Here’s a reminder as you make your summer plans, to carve out 7 days for your teen to go to Project Timothy, July 31-Aug 7.
This week has the potential to be a life-changing week for those willing to pursue God and dig deeper into becoming a leader. Don’t miss it! My kids were so impacted last year by this week of being surrounded by youth and young adults who were passionate to worship Jesus and expand God’s kingdom in their circles. (all of this in an environment with Vineyard DNA)
What to do:
- Let Jodi know if you can come! So far I have interest from a handful of youth. We are prepared for 9 youth and more if possible.
- Apply in spring to Project Timothy in Landenburg, Pennsylvania (Vineyard at the Barn). More info will be sent when it is available.
- Continue to fundraise whenever possible. Begin now to write letters of support to family and friends. Let me know if you need help with this and I will help via email. Also, participate in WCV lunch fundraisers (next one is March 15th).
Tuition costs: $250/youth. This includes lodging and food. Some spending money can be given in addition if desired.
Approx. flight costs: $500.
Total approx costs: $750.00
Here’s a 3 minute video that captured some participant’s thoughts on why we should join them again this year. Have a listen with your youth!
Expecting great things from a great God,
Jodi
Fatherheart Sessions
Father wants you to know Him loving you right now!
Many people have said that it is difficult to take a week off to do the Fatherheart A Schools that we’ve hosted in the past. These “taster sessions” are for those who want to find out what it’s all about, but who can’t commit to a whole week.
Trevor and Linda Galpin are international Team Leaders with Fatherheart Ministries and will be teaching these sessions. Their passion is to teach a prophetic revelation of the Father’s love that brings us to live as sons and daughters. They travel extensively as the International coordinators of Fatherheart World, which is the relational network of friends and supporters of Fatherheart Ministries around the world. The Galpins speak at churches, conferences and lead “A Schools” in the US, Europe and Africa. One of Trevor’s passions is church history and he teaches this at the Inheriting the Nations School in New Zealand. He loves to write about their traveling and journey with the Father. If you’d like to read more about them, you can visit their blog.
Dates & Times:
Sunday, March 15th, 2:30pm-4:00pm
Monday, March 16th, 7:00pm-8:30pm
Cost:
$25 per person for both sessions.
Payment is appreciated with registration but can also be brought to the first session. Cheques should be made out to “Winnipeg Centre Vineyard” with “Fatherheart sessions” in the memo line.
This will help pay for the costs involved in bringing them here.
Location:
Winnipeg Centre Vineyard – 782 Main St.
Childcare:
Available upon request.
Questions?:
Contact Jason & Theresa Eheler for more info.
Sign Up:
Please fill out the form below to sign up. Also, payment is appreciated beforehand, but can be brought to the first session.
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…He leads me beside quiet waters… Psalms 23:2
Living Well Together
Last year a number of people in our community participated in a sharing circle and art project entitled Living Well Together. It explored issues of decolonization and racism. They’d like to do it again this year, but need some financial support. Here is a flyer describing the event. Perhaps you’d consider offering a pledge in support of this worthwhile initiative (tax receipt-able through WCV). It’s especially salient given the recent attention Winnipeg has gotten regarding racism.
Prospective Elders
Last fall, we embarked on a process to discern who God was inviting into eldership at the Vineyard. As we mentioned then, Cliff and Krista Heide’s names came to the forefront of discussion and prayer. We’ve since invited them to be prospective elders. This means that they will come to our meetings and participate in normal elder activities in the Vineyard. At the end of this prospective period (March 2015) we will determine if they would like to have their names stand to be elders. If it seems good to us and the Holy Spirit (Acts 15:28) the formal membership of WCV will vote on them. Go here for more info on formal membership.
Until then, let’s pray for Cliff & Krista along with the rest of the elder team. We are in a season of prayerfully envision WCV’s future. The current elder team includes, the Pastoral staff along with Ben & Debra Kelly and Paul & Sherry Ansloos.
Verse of the Day
Hey folks. Here is a great subscription service in which brings a verse of the day straight to your inbox. You can subscribe here. They are artful and insightful. Sometimes all it takes is a little verse to help you on your way.
The images and service is from Biblia.com
Outer Circle & Membership
We’re postured for another great year with the Outer Circle process. 63 people were involved in 2014. If you were one of these, please let the office know if you will be in again for 2015. If you are just joining the Outer Circle for the first time, please let us know. We’ll need to know if you’re going to be at the first gathering on Jan 17 and who is in your Triad for the year as well. We need to keep accurate records for a two reasons:
Keeping Track & Planning
We want to know who is participating in the OC so we can plan the gatherings. But even if you don’t come to the OC gatherings and you are still meeting regularly in a Triad and doing the process, it is still helpful for us to know what’s going on with everyone who calls the Vineyard home. We are about discipleship and the OC is one of the primary tools we’re using.
By the way, it’s fine if you are part of the OC and don’t come to the OC gatherings for whatever reason (it’s about the relational process and not primarily about the gatherings!). Just make sure your Triad is meeting together regularly.
WCV’s Formal Membership
The second reason is that the OC (or an equivalent) is WCV’s legal membership. Every charity in Canada is required to have a membership roster and we’ve chosen to make the Outer Circle ours. This means that every year, all the “members” need to let us know if they are in for another year or not. This allows us to keep fresh and updated records of who is tracking with the vision of WCV. This applies to everyone in the OC.
We have also specified “an equivalent” to WCV’s membership to give room for flexibility to those who are intentionally gathering, getting into each other’s lives and engaging actively in spiritual growth but who aren’t committed to the OC process. Let us know if this is your case. You can still be a formal member.
Membership vs Belonging
A quick note about membership – formal membership is a governmental distinction and if you’re not a formal member (participation for this year in the Outer Circle process or an equivalent), then you are still part of WCV. We hope that’s clear, but we just want to make it very obvious! Everyone can belong! (only formal members can vote).
You can contact us with the form below, or just email the office. If you want a refresher on the Outer Circle Process, go here.
Thanks!
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A Fruitful Vineyard – winter series
As the pastoral staff and elders have been praying and seeking direction for the coming year, we’ve been drawn to the idea of knowing who we are and who we’ve been called to be as a Vineyard family. It’s important to tend the roots of a plant if you want to produce good fruit. So, we’re going to be taking the beginning part of this year to explore not only our history but the soil in which we’ve been planted. We’ll ask:
- What is a Vineyard?
- What are the particular distinguishing features of the Vineyard?
- What shape of church has God called us to be?
- What role are we to play in the body of Christ?
- And, what is our particular calling as Winnipeg Centre Vineyard?
We’ll explore all these questions and hopefully posture us to continue to grow into the kind of people God would like to visit! In the end, we want to be a Vineyard that is fruitful – one that both encounters God in real and tangible ways, and extends this awareness and reality to those around us.
Isaiah 27:2, 3 & 6
“In that day,
sing about the fruitful vineyard.
I, the Lord, will watch over it,
watering it carefully.
Day and night I will watch so no one can harm it….
The time is coming when Jacob’s descendants will take root.
Israel will bud and blossom
and fill the whole earth with fruit!
Let this be said of us!
Leadership Development Opportunity
What makes a leader lead?
If people are just born leaders, most of us are out of luck. But we believe leadership is something people can grow into. Learning the five main practices that make up leadership is the goal of this ten week course, done in a small group setting. There will be both homework and coaching – as well as opportunities to step out in leadership at the Vineyard, in a way that fits your commitment and capacity. It begins January 29 for 10 weeks.
Please contact the office below to sign up or find out more info.
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Adventures and Service in Nepal
Hey there Vineyard family. Many of you will know Mike, Jodi, Mikayla, Joseph, Sarah and Samuel Labun are away for a few months. Until now, they’ve been on a holiday in Thailand (as you can see from the picture!). But this coming week they’ll be heading to join with our Vineyard family in the Himalayan Region. They will be serving and working in various capacities there until March. You can follow their adventures on their blog where they post all kinds of thoughts, pictures, prayer requests, etc. Jodi is the pastor responsible for children and family activities here at the Vineyard.
Also, Rod, Elisa, Emielia, Ava and Anya Jersak are currently in Nepal.
Ben & Adam Kelly are travelling in the Himalayan region of India as well as Nepal. Ben is our BOD chair.
Let’s pray for all these WCVers who are serving in the Himalayas!
Vineyard Global Family Gathering
There is an exiting event being planned for this summer. For the first time in perhaps forever, there will be a gathering of the global Vineyard family in Columbus Ohio. More details will be forthcoming, but for now you may want to check out the event’s website here, and you may want to mark your calendars – July 6 – 9, 2015.
A New Year!
Here’s wishing you all God’s best for the year to come. Let’s keep welcoming the unrelenting love of our Father and working for his unfolding new creation amongst us. Let his Kingdom come!
Don’t forget that this coming Sunday is our Celebration Service – a time to simply worship God together, and see what happens.
Dear Raymond
It’s with sad hearts that we announce the passing of our dear friend, Raymond Funk. Ray has been a fixture in the Vineyard community for a number of years – always ready with a tender hand on your shoulder, a heartfelt prayer / preach, or a rebuke for some offence taken. Ray showed us Jesus in ways nobody else could, and now he sees Jesus in ways we can’t comprehend. “Then we shall see fully…”
Dear Raymond, you will be missed.
Ray’s funeral will be Tuesday, January 13 at 10:30am. It will be followed with a light reception and burial. He passed on Sunday, December 14th.
