Monday, October 25th, 2010 Day 4
STAFF SUPERVISION at BREAK |
Oct. 18- Oct. 29 |
Nov. 1 – Nov. 12 |
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Grade 6-7 Lockers |
Mrs. D. Herr |
Mrs. Lange/Ulrich |
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Grade 8 Lockers |
Mr. J. Hudson |
Mr. R. Klassen |
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Grade 9 Lockers |
Mrs. J. Boese |
Mr. A. Klassen |
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HS Cafeteria |
Mr. A. Hiebert |
Mr. M. Opalko |
Daily Bulletin MONDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 2010 Day 4
General Announcements
● WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27TH IS EARLY DISMISSAL. PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO LEAVE THE SCHOOL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE 2:30 BELL.
Shortened Bell Schedule for Day 6
Period Start Time End Time
1 8:00 8:50
2 8:50 9:40
Devotional 9:40 9:45
Chapel 9:45 10:35
4 10:35 11:30
Lunch 11:30 12:10
5 12:10 1:00
6 1:00 1:45
7 1:45 2:30
● Gr 6-8 students - Please remind your grandparents to reply to Grandparents Day asap - Thanks - Ms Unruh
● Gr. 11 and 12 Physical Education- You must bring a change of clothes and footwear. Your next two classes are activity classes. Mr. O will be updating your physical activity hours and you are required to bring your Log Book to class.
● Mom's Pantry Fundraiser continues until Friday October 29.
● Blood Drive coming up on Thursday, October 28! Students 17 and older are welcome to sign up in the high school office to donate blood to the Canadian Blood Bank. We have 10 spots reserved on the shuttle, but can get another 10 spots if we want. Please sign up right away so we can schedule another shuttle at 9 am that morning. If you have questions, see Jenna Poole or Pastor Adrian.
● Philosophy Club: More copies of Dante's Divine Comedy have arrived. If you ordered a copy, please come to Mr. Doerksen's room, 5204, to pay for and collect your book. We meet next on Wednesday, October 27, Day 6, when we will discuss Canto 1 - Canto 5 of The Inferno. Mr. Doerksen
Music
● Thanks to the 18 MBCI student volunteers at the Manitoba Music Conference at SAG on Friday. Your excellent work was noticed by all in attendance, nearly 600 visitors to MBCI that day.
● Students, staff and families, be sure to attend the MBCI Fall Band Concert next Monday, November 1, 7:30 pm in Jubilee Place, featuring each MBCI concert and jazz band ensemble.
● Concert Band: Full rehearsal TODAY Monday Day 4, period 4 at 11:00 am. Horn and trombone sectional TODAY Monday at 3:20 pm, and alto and tenor saxophones TOMORROW Tuesday at 3:20 pm.
● All MBCI Students - if you are not a part of the band program and are interested in getting information on some FREE WSO Tickets, email Mr. Klassen some time this week.
University and College Opportunities
● Volunteer Opportunities: Students looking for volunteer hours should check out the listing at www.myvop.ca.
● The University of Manitoba is inviting Grades 11 & 12 students with excellent grades, who show leadership or, who are top athletes, to an Evening of Excellence on October 28 from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. If you would like to attend, see Mrs. Herr for an invitation. Parents are welcome.
SPORTS
● Volunteers Needed: Next weekend, Oct 29-30, MBCI will be hosting a 20 team varsity boys volleyball tournament. Mr. Plett could use a number of volunteers to do such simple chores as take admission and score keep. Please contact Mr. Plett if you have any interest in helping out. It will be a lot of fun and you will be helping out with a very important event in our Athletic Program. Mr. Plett could also use some help doing score keeping with our regular KPAC and RETSD league games.
Let him know if you are interested.
Daily Cafeteria Schedule (Week 2)
Monday : Clubhouse Wrap with Soup or Onion Rings
Tuesday : Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Mixed Vegetables and Garlic Toast
Wednesday : Open Face Hot Beef Sandwich, Potato Wedges and Coleslaw
Thursday : Sweet and Sour Chicken, Rice and Vegetables
Friday : Chicken Tarragon Wrap with Soup or Fries
Fiddler On The Roof
● Fiddler Pit Orchestra: Thanks for returning your commitment contracts. They are due by the end of today. You will be contacted sometime this week about audition procedures, with membership finalized by Friday, November 12.
Devotional MONDAY, OCTOBER 25TH, 2010 Day 4
extreme opposition
Matthew 5:43-44 ~ "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”
“I admire Communists.” The words seemed strange from a pastor who spent fourteen years in Communist prisons, but Richard Wurmbrand was sincere when he said them.
“Many communists were willing to die to defend their ‘Utopia.’ They were more committed to their cause than some I met in churches.”
In every enemy Pastor Wurmbrand saw a potential friend and a potential Christian. By loving his opponents, he not only saw many come to know Jesus Christ but also increased his opportunities to witness.
“When they called me a ‘dirty Jew’ and told everyone not to read my books, people immediately went out to see what this ‘dirty Jew’ had to say,” he chuckled. “I welcome anyone who has offense against me. Others are not always interested in what you have to say. You need to challenge them to the truth before you share your beliefs. To do this you must understand where they are coming from and be able to speak intelligently. But we must also remember to always speak in love.”
Pastor Wurmbrand’s words were not some high-minded ideal that he didn’t exemplify. He and his wife Sabina welcomed into their home a Nazi officer who worked at the very concentration camp where all of Sabina’s family had been exterminated. When the officer saw their forgiveness and love for him, he placed his hope in Jesus.
Jesus taught us that others would recognize our faith by our love-especially when it comes to dealing with the opposition. How we treat our enemies is equally important as how we treat those we love. In fact, our response to criticism often makes a greater statement for Christianity than any other example. When believers put this powerful principle of the Christian faith into practice, they distinguish themselves from the rest of the world. The natural response to evil is to refuse it or return the favor. Instead, Christians strive to understand their enemies, not undermine them. Opposition, when put into this perspective, is welcomed as an opportunity to exercise faith and imitate Christ’s commands.
Prayer: Dear God – Teach us something from the examples that we see in history, the people we read about in Hebrews 11 and the heroes that are around us today. Let us see this cloud of witnesses that surrounds us and let their examples change us.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen
By The Voice of the Martyrs, Extreme Devotion, 2001.
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