Friday, May 17th, 2013 Day 5
Daily Bulletin Friday, May 17th , 2013 Day 5
Break Supervision May 6 – May 17
Grade 6/7 Lockers Mr. T. Taves
Grade 8 Lockers Mr. Ri. Rempel
Grade 9 Lockers Mr. S. Warkentine
HS Cafeteria Mrs. L. O’Brien
From May 29th - June 1st, the grade 12 drama class is putting on the play Meet Me in St. Louis.
If you are interested in coming you can buy a ticket from a student OR come see me for a half price ticket ($3.50). The show starts at 7pm on each night. Thanks!
VERY IMPORTANT GRADUATION INFORMATION
- Safe Grad Documents now on the School Web Site under Safe Grad.
- Please print them off, fill in and get the appropriate signatures.
- Safe Grad Parent Committee Members will on site to help and accept forms and payment on:
- TODAY May 17th
- 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
- A table will be set-up in the Grade 12 area in the High School Cafeteria.
Grade 12 Farewell Banquet Seating: Make sure to sign up in Mrs. Herr's office either individually or as a group of 8.
Attention all Students:
On May 21st the Henderson Hwy cross walk will be closing due to road construction. If you need to cross Henderson Hwy you will have to cross at Hespler (the set of traffic lights farther North). Construction is expected to continue into July - please be cautious as you walk by the construction zone.
General Announcements
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY: Please donate new socks to be collected and donated to Lighthouse Mission to help those in need. Collection bins will be located in the High School and Middle School offices as well as the library.
Summer Employment Opportunity: Pembina Trails School Division is hiring students who will be entering grades 11 or 12 in September, to work with International Students from July 15-26, for seven hours per day. The salary is $10.25/hour; deadline to apply is May 31. See Mrs. Herr for further details.
Attention cyclists: Red Rock Bible Camp's 44th annual Cyclathon is coming up on June 1. It's a ton of fun and there are snacks, meals and prizes along the way. The full course is 125 km or you can do the half at about 52 km. Pastor Adrian has all the details if you're interested!
A reminder that the members of the worship team for the June 6th chapel have a short meeting in Ms. Campbell's room (7106) at the beginning of lunch today (Naomi Peters, Sam Nixon, Owen Fisher, Brett Wightman, Josh Epp, Kenny Ingram, Jordan Sawatsky).
Cafeteria Schedule
Week 2
Friday: Tarragon Chicken Wrap with Fries or Soup
Sports
MBCI Sports Awards Dinner: Monday, May 27 is our annual Sports Awards Dinner. All athletes at MBCI who have paid their athletic fee can come at no cost. Come on out and have some great food and help us celebrate the successes of our teams and the wonderfully skilled athletes we have here at MBCI. Parents and those who were not part of MBCI's athletic program are welcome. Tickets can be picked up in the office for $15
GRADE 12 TRACK ATHLETES who are going on the Canoe trip: return your track jerseys to Mrs. Herr TODAY.
Congratulations to the Co-Ed Volleyball Champions- 'Dig It'
Music
This is the LAST DAY for getting MBCI Music Award Nominations in. Bring yours to the HS Office by 4:30 pm, or email Mr. Klassen by midnight. Thanks to all those who have already done so!
Grade 12 Information
Monsanto Canada is offering several $1,500 scholarships for grade 12 students from a family farming operation, planning to enter first year at a Canadian college or university. See poster on science bulletin board or Mrs. Herr for further details or visit www.monsanto.ca. Deadline: May 24, 2013.
Devotional
May 17, 2013 | Day 5
II Corinthians 8:1-2 ~ Now I want you to know, dear brothers and sisters,* what God in his kindness has done through the churches in Macedonia. 2 They are being tested by many troubles, and they are very poor. But they are also filled with abundant joy, which has overflowed in rich generosity.
Among the poor, I’ve often encountered extravagant generosity. In the Amazon jungle, locals stretched their meager resources to provide me with daily meals. One evening they prepared fresh monkey stew and though it was not something I cared to eat, it was a costly delicacy for them. Within the slums of Mexico or Indonesia, you’ll often discover individuals who, because they have so little to horde and protect, exhibit the grace of generosity.
God’s people, from Old Testament to New, have always given money as an act of worship to God and as a way of tangible participation in the joy of seeing God’s kingdom established on earth. In the Bible, God has much to say about money—mentioning money (or possessions) 2,172 times. God talks about what we own three times more than love and seven times more than prayer.
It’s not as though our money and possessions are more important than those other matters, but how we use them serves as a reflection of our entire lives. We might say we love God and neighbor, or we might say that we pray to Christ as Lord; but if our possessions have a stranglehold on our affections, then our words are hollow.
Richard Halverson says, “Jesus Christ said more about money than about any other single thing because, when it comes to a person’s real nature, money is of first importance. Money is an exact index to a person’s true character. All through Scripture there is an intimate correlation between the development of a person’s character and how he handles his money.”
Paul reminded the Corinthians that generosity comes from a life lived in the way of Jesus, who, “though He was rich, yet for [our] sakes He became poor, so that by His poverty He could make [us] rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9).
Prayer: Dear God, would our possessions and how generous we are with them, reflect the morals and values we wish to represent. Would Christ be glorified in every aspect of our lives. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.
By Winn Collier, Freeing Money, Our Daily Journey, http://www.ourdailyjourney.org, May 6, 2013.