VALLEYVIEW MENNONITE CHURCH ( An Ontario Corporation )

Notice of Congregational Vote

Sunday, June 21, 2026, at 10:00 am

 

Notice is hereby given that a Congregational Vote will be held on Sunday June 21, 2026 to elect/affirm a new member to the Pastoral Care Team.

 

Nominee Name: Gloria Janzen

Role: Pastoral Care Team Member

 

Time of Vote: 10:00 AM within the worship service.

Vote Method: Paper Ballot.

Ballots will be distributed upon entry to the worship service starting at 9:45AM to members only.

Completed Ballots will be collected during offering collection.

 

The nominee was selected by the Pastoral Care Team through discernment and is being presented for congregational discernment and approval.

 

Paper copies of the proxy form can be requested from the church office.

 

Questions may be directed to Gary Good, chair of the Pastoral Care Team, or a member of the Board of Directors.

 

10:00am Worship & Livestream at Valleyview

 

National Indigenous Peoples Day

Luke 10:25-37

 

Worship Leader: David J

Speaker: Derek Martin

Song Leader: Donelda F

Reader: Gloria J

Pianist: Krisanne N

Community Prayer: Gary G

Tech Team: Heather P, Gary G

Ushers: Tim F, Brian C, Helen D

Counters: David H, Erin W

 

Order of Service

Welcome

Opening Prayer

Song: VT#181 - Creation Is A Song

Call to Worship: National Indigenous Peoples Day

Prayer of Reconciliation (Bill Christieson)

Song of the Month: VT#409 - For We Are Strangers No More

Words of Confession

Scripture: Luke 10: 25 - 37

Children s Time

Message

Song: VT#562 - What a Wonderful Savior

Offertory Prayer

Offering

Community Sharing & Prayer

Song: VT#832 - The Lord Lift You Up

Benediction

 

11am - Second Hour & Sunday School will return in September

 

 

 

Upcoming Office Closure Saturday June 27 to Wednesday, July 1:

Heather (admin) will be on vacation, returning 9am on Thursday July 2, 2026.

 

 

Seniors Group Summer Picnics, starting at 12noon, at Springbank Park:

Wednesday July 15

Wednesday August 15

Wednesday September 16

Use the West Entrance parking lot (across from Shopper s Drug Mart).

Bring your own : lunch, lawn chair, sunscreen and hat

 

Summer Holiday

 

There is no worship service at Valleyview on June 28.

 

Valleyview will observe summer holiday weekends on June 28^th, August 2^nd, and August 30^th with no worship services. This provides our hard-working worship volunteer teams with a brief respite from their rotations.

 

MCEC churches offering livestream worship:

https://mcec.ca/article/9974-live-streaming-mcec-congregations

 

 

Our worship services in July will begin with the final Sunday in the Unity in Conflict series. The following Sunday we will be celebrating all of Valleyview's gifts and identities to mark the beginning of the Pride Festival in London.

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

New and updated announcements are marked with purple font.

 

 

July 12^th Worship Seeking Volunteer Participants/Readers

 

During the worship service on July 12, we will be celebrating all of Valleyview's gifts and identities to mark the beginning of the Pride Festival in London. The worship materials are prepared by In This Together, a group of queer Mennonite pastors and members from across Canada. 

 

For this worship service, I am inviting folks who wish to participate through reading scripture or prayers, and who are not regularly performing this role, to let me know through my personal email:

 m.perquin18@gmail.com 

 

This service is intended to focus on our diversity, in all areas of our lives, and that sometimes roles aren't what we expect.   I look forward to celebrating all our gifts and identities together.  

 

Maggie P, worship leader

 

Canadian Mennonite Magazine Annual Renewals and New Subscriptions

 

All who attend Valleyview Mennonite Church may receive a subscription to Canadian Mennonite, a monthly magazine. Canadian Mennonite also stays in touch between issues with concise weekly emails that offer timely news from the Anabaptist world and behind-the-scenes reflections on articles they are working on. Canadian Mennonite covers the news, events and ideas shaping Mennonite Church Canada.

 

As a valued subscriber, you have two options:

 

A.  The full package. Receive the print magazine AND an emailed PDF (this looks just like the print magazine but in digital form) PLUS the new weekly emails.

 

B.  Digital-only. Receive an email each Friday. One week per month includes the magazine attached as a PDF.

 

To start a new subscription or to change your current subscription s delivery preferences (option A or B), please contact Heather, in the Church Office by Sunday July 5th, 2026. (office@valleyviewmc.ca)

 

Subscriptions are paid for collectively through Mennonite Church Eastern Canada (MCEC).

 

 

None this week.

 

For the latest news and volunteer opportunities, visit links below:

 

MCC (Mennonite Central Committee): mcccanada.ca

MCEC (Mennonite Church Eastern Canada): mcec.ca

MDS (Mennonite Disaster Service): mds.mennonite.net

JUNE edition of On the Level:  https://conta.cc/4eseKmp

MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates): www.meda.org

 

For ways to donate please visit www.valleyviewmc.ca/Give.

 

Total Donations received in June: $2,760

Total Donations received in May: $22,119

Monthly Donations Target: $27,274

 

Total donations received Year-to-Date: $112,231

(34% of annual donations target achieved to-date)

2026 Annual donations target: $327,285

 

 

Attendance Practices at Valleyview

 

Scent-Free Zone: Severe Scent Allergy

Valleyview is a scent-free zone as many participants have strong reactions to scented products. Please refrain from using all scented products: cologne, perfume, hairspray, hand and body lotion.

No Peanuts: Allergy Alert

Some members in attendance experience serious peanut allergy. Please refrain from bringing, eating, or serving any food labelled as containing peanuts or with warning May contain peanuts .

Masking Policy at Valleyview

Please wear a facemask if you feel more comfortable and remember to stay home if you are not feeling well.