This Sunday we enter into what is known by followers of Christ as Holy Week. We are invited to journey reflectively with Jesus as we remember the week preceding His death and resurrection. 

We begin Holy Week by celebrating Palm Sunday. We will join with the crowds by raising palm branches and singing our Hosannas. We’ll reflect on what changed those Hosannas into cries of “crucify Him”.  Please join us on this important Sunday before Easter.

Before we reach Easter Sunday, we journey with Jesus through His betrayal, mocking, abandonment and death on the cross. At our Good Friday service, we will enter into Jesus’ last days through scripture, remembrance, song and communion. This will be a time of quiet reflection. Children will participate in a Good Friday program for the duration of the service.

How good it is to celebrate together Christ’s resurrection from the grave.  We’ll join in celebrating with song, scripture and how we welcome resurrection in our lives.

On Sunday April 27^th we will enjoy a morning of breakfast treats and conversation around tables, allowing us to deepen our relationships with one another.

You are invited to contribute breakfast baking, breakfast casseroles and fruit for the brunch.

The church will supply the coffee and juice. We will meet for Brunch from 10:30 to 12:00.

Brunch is a great time to invite friends to get to know The Gathering.

On Monday evening, 40 plus high school students joined in on the first ever High Schoolers Only Community Supper. The idea for this supper was generated by a grade 10 student during one of our visits at Snack Attack. He said that he and other high schoolers would enjoy a quieter time around tables with the adults from The Gathering. It was wonderful to work with the high school students to create the supper. The youth participated in preparing the meal, in setting up, serving and cleaning up. The food was delicious. There were many meaningful conversations, laughter, game playing and a sense of community amongst the youth.  Four youth said, “It is so peaceful here.” As we reflect on the coming of this Holy Week and further into Jesus’ ascension, we read Jesus’ words in John 14, ²⁷ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. There was much evidence of this Peace between the youth, in the conversations and within the physical space of what the gym, which we call our sanctuary. 

Please continue to pray for the youth of Chandler Mowat.

Thank you for all who supported the supper.

Please pray for Snack Attack. For relationships to form. For encouragement to be given and received and for the community to experience the love of God.

The Gathering Church will once again be serving kettle popcorn at this year's MCC  Mennonite Relief Sale in New Hamburg,  May 30th and 31st. Many volunteers are needed to help make the sale a success. If available & interested in volunteering please contact Laura (lauraannally@gmail.com). 

The refreshment table team is looking for a few new volunteers to help starting in September. This would be on a rotation every 4-6 weeks. Please let Laura (lauraannally@gmail.com) or Catherine (catherine@gatheringchurch.ca) know if you're interested. 

Good Friday Service
Friday April 18th
10:30 CMCC

New Hamburg Mennonite relief sale
May 30-31, 2025
Consider volunteering in the kettle corn booth

Worship at HAC
Sunday June 9th
3:00 to 7:00pm

Gathering Summer Camp
August 22 to 24

Women's Retreat
September 26 to 28
HAC

July 2 - 5, 2025
Kitchener-Waterloo, ON

More information will be coming in the weeks ahead.

Registration is Now Open!  Gathering 2025 Registration

Join delegates and congregational representatives for inspiring sessions, worship, and connection.

Our Vision and Care team members serve the church through offering prayer, care and wise leadership around our vision.  The Vision and Care team members are:  Marlene Hoekstra, Frank Hoekstra, Gloria Lebold, Doris Maiolo, and Alisha Nafziger.

The Leadership Board brings prayerful leadership to our faith community, meeting monthly to ensure we fulfill our mission and vision and faithfully oversee the many areas of ministry of The Gathering.  The members of the Board are: Wazir Ally, Clare Lebold, Craig Nafziger and Chris Pot.

• E-transfer to donations@gatheringchurch.ca.
• Cheque or cash in the white donation box at CMCC.
• Online through the donation button on our church website. (Part of your donation will cover processing and admin fees.)
• Please contact Marlene Hoekstra if you would like to arrange an alternate way of giving (click here).

Click  here for the regular MCC (Mennonite Central Committee) Newsletter.

Please submit any bulletin announcements for next week to Ruth at office@gatheringchurch.ca by Thursday at noon.