Sunday Night Fellowship

                      Where? - At Matthew 25 House, located on 25 St. Matthew's Ave. :)

                      What is it?  5:30pm - Chat/Mingle

                                            6:00pm - Potluck - bring whatever you want or are able to bring - if anything!

                                            6:45pm - Worship - Rachel van Oostveen

                                            7:00pm - Guest Speakers:   Helen Norris from Helping Hands Street Mission           

BONANZA!

'Bonanza Weekends' are a crazy-fun way to do 'experiential learning community' together. They evolved out of a

number of house-adventures, including former weekly drop-in dinners and monthly outreach group projects.

We're not sure how we got the name – it seems that somehow through the joking and brainstorming we started

calling this thing a 'Bonanza' and it stuck!

WHAT'S THE BONANZA?

It's is a weekend of opportunities to serve, learn, work, fellowship, grow spiritually, eat, worship, and play together.

WHEN IS IT?

Second Weekend of every month (Novemeber – May) and the third weekend for the month of October

(due to Thanksgiving weekend).

WHAT HAPPENS?

1. SATURDAY SERVICE PROJECTS:

- Consistently: Serving dinner at Wesley Urban Ministry's Soup Kitchen

- Randomly: Neighbourhood garbage clean-ups, cleaning the Men's Residence at Mission Services, field trips

with the residents at Micah House Refugee Services, building projects for local ministries, working with

 Helping Hands Street Mission, community ball-hockey tournaments, handing out flowers and valentines on

Barton Street, baking cookies with neighbourhood kids... and more!!!

2. SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP:

- prayer walk, potluck, worship, and guest speakers from the Hamilton area on topics of love, justice,

grace and community. Former speakers include:

    November 2009:     Helen – Helping Hands Street Ministry

                                    (“A Story of God's Grace”)

    January 2010:          Sue Carr - Mission Services 

                                    ("Relational Justice: Being-With rather than Doing-For")

    February 2010:        Karen Eliott - Sophia House 

                                    (“The Love of God”)

    March 2010:            Mona Locs - Welcome Inn & Little Bethel   

                                    ("I Will Never Leave You: A Testimony of God's Love in Adversity")

    April 2010:              Scott Jones - Micah House

                                    ("Refugee Identity in God's Community")

    May 2010:               Steve Studebaker – McMaster Divinity College

                                    (“The Kingdom of God: a Horizon of Grace”)

WHO CAN GET INVOLVED?

You can! All ages are welcome – families too.

If you're interested in joining us on a Bonanza weekend please let either Marion or Marijke know so we can make

plans with the appropriate ministries (905-218-5209 or info@matthew25house.com). Most people swing by for a

Saturday afternoon service project and then come back for Sunday night fellowship, but if you want to stay the whole

weekend and need a place to crash... well, we can't promise Hilton-quality accommodations but extra mattresses

and futons are available.  :)  You may want to bring a sleeping bag. 

We hope you can join us sometime soon!