A Weekly update for our Ness Community
AUGUST 28, 2026
☼ HIGHLIGHTS THIS WEEK
SUMMER IN THE PSALMS
The theme of our Summer in the Psalms this week is “Praise God for His Faithfulness”. In our congregational reading we’ll read Psalm 117 together. It may be the shortest ‘chapter’, but it’s few lines tell us so much about our Great God: “Praise the LORD, all nations! Extol him, all peoples! For great is his steadfast love toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Praise the LORD!”
MEN’S WEEKEND
The Men’s Weekend starts today. Pray for safe travels for the guys as they head to Kenora for a time of fellowship. Pray that as they fellowship together they will be led to a deeper knowledge of Christ.
MARRIAGE COURSE
Have you been considering the Marriage Course? Our marriages are the most important human relationships we have and so important to invest in. Setting aside a couple hours each week to build into your marriage is well worth the investment of time, and there’s no cost to attend otherwise. This is not just for people going through difficulties. It’s for couples in every season. You are welcome to invite others to attend as well. Sign up for this course, and these other events in the Event Updates section
📋 Sign-Ups are available in the event section for
The Marriage Course | Improve Your Serve Conference | Child Dedication | Baptism
SUN. AUGUST 30, 2026
Prayer Gathering | 9:30 AM
board room
Coffee & Fellowship | 10 AM
foyer
SERVICE STARTS AT 10:30 AM
sanctuary
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Our worship time begins with an opportunity for giving and to thank God for all He has provided for us.
Giving in person lets everyone take part and also models the practice of tithing to our children.
On the last Sunday of each month, we also take a benevolent offering. These funds are used to help individual needs within our community. Benevolent offerings should be clearly marked for Benevolence so that we can allocate them accordingly.
Individuals who wish to give in person should include your name and address on your envelope so a number can be assigned to you. Tax receipts are sent in January following the calendar year.
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Each week we read a congregational reading together.
We are currently going through reading a portion from the Psalms each week, for the Summer. The Psalms serve to remind us of God’s faithfulness, and lead us to worship with joy and gratitude for the ways in which he works in our lives.
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It is important for us to have our children see and learn the way we worship. It is also important for them to be given space to learn from the Bible in a way that is simple for them to understand, so that from a young age they can grow to know the mighty God that we gather for.
Children up to Grade 5 (Grade 3 in the Summer) begin in the service with us and then are dismissed to go to their classes after the congregational reading. Parents should take their children to Kidzone to sign them in.
Nursery is available for children up to age 3. The nursery is open before the service, and children are welcome to be checked into the Nursery at any time before or during the service. There is also a loft for parents with small children to watch and hear the service from a quiet space.
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Each week one of our elders leads the church in a time of intercessory prayer for a specific need of our church or community.
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Each week our Scripture is read by someone in our congregation who has been requested to serve in this way. Engaging our Ness Family is important to us.
We typically read from the English Standard Version (ESV) although sometimes other translations are used instead or as well.
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Our message each week comes from the Bible. Usually messages at Ness are following a study through a certain book of scripture although we sometimes have guest speakers who will give a stand-alone message.
The following Series are currently running:
Pastor Jeremy (Lead Pastor)
The Way of Discipleship, The Gospel of MarkPastor Marcus (Associate Pastor)
Meeting God in Genesis, GenesisJairo Do Nascimento (Elder)
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The service closes with a benediction from the Pastor or Speaker. After the service many people mingle and fellowship.
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We will have the opportunity to take Communion together this Sunday, in remembrance of what Christ has done for us. His body broken and his blood shed in order that we might have life. This justification is beautifully described in Romans 5, which ends with these words: “so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through righteousness leading to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
PRAYER IS AVAILABLE AFTER THE SERVICE
at the front of sanctuary
Nothing replaces meeting together as a church, but if you aren’t able to join us, use this livestream link to watch at home:
MESSAGE PREVIEW
JESUS —MORE THAN ENOUGH
Pastor Jeremy Olfert
Pastor Jeremy is bringing us a message from Mark 8 this week. Read ahead to prepare for this week’s message.
KIDZ CORNER
Not just for kids!
Adults and kids alike are welcome to download the coloring pages, watch the videos, and keep up with what’s happening in KidZone this summer. It’s a really beautiful curriculum from the creators of the Biggest Bible Storybook, and they’re learning about the prophets. Don’t worry, it’s not a spoiler. The class doesn’t intend to use these parts regularly so it is just a fun way to keep engaged at home over the summer, and hopefully spark some great dinner table conversations with your families.
COMING UP IN CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
KidZone Teacher Training at 7pm
KidZone Fall Start Includes Kids up to Grade 5 for the School Year
KidZone Helper Training and safety meeting, after church. Lunch will be provided.
Nursery & Youth Worker Training and safety meeting, after church.
Child Dedications are a time to thank God for the gift of children and to commit to raising them in the ways of God. It also allows your church committment to make the same committment to lead and guide your children faithfully, and to pray for your family as you carry this responsibility. Sign Up if you would like your child to be dedicated at this Service.
CHILD DEDICATIONS
Psalm 127:3 says “Children are a gift from the Lord”. Child dedications are an opportunity to thank God for the blessing of children, to recognize and commit this gift to His care, and to commit to raising our children in His ways, with the help of our church family. The church also joins in this commitment to love, support, and pray for the children of our Ness community.
If you are interested in having your child DEDICATED, please fill out this form to let us know ►
NOTICES
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This group meets on Thursdays bi-weekly for coffee, fellowship & crafting. Bring a project or join in on quilt making projects supporting local groups in need. Contact Debbie Giesbrecht, Marilyn Walde or the office to connect for the fall.
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A New Translation Service is now available in the following languages:
Spanish
Swahili
Portugese
Russian
Simply Scan the QR on the Front of the Bulletin. If you require support in another language please reach out to Pastor Marcus.
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Our team we love to call the “Muscle Crew” could really use some extra hands for event setup. It’s usually a very quick task to setup or tear down but as the saying goes — “Many hands make light work”. If this is a way you can serve, speak to Jon Chapman or email the office to get connected.
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This team could use a couple more people to join the rotation. If this is something you feel God might be calling you to serve in, please speak to Krista Antonio and/or Jordan Dalzell. Reach out to the office for contact information if required.
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Life Groups will resume in the fall over Sept/October. If you are not currently in a life group, email the office to get connected in a Life Group this fall. Life Groups are a great way to grow in faith through fellowship with other believers in your church family. If you’d like to host a group in the fall, those opportunities are available as well. We’d love to hear from you. A special thank you to all of our current Life Group Hosts and Leaders!
Want to serve, but need an introduction to a ministry leader? Contact the office to be introduced and make the connection!
♫ WORSHIP SPACE
SUMMER IN THE PSALMS
Our worship teams are leading us through the Psalms this summer as we worship together. We’re choosing songs inspired by the Psalms, and for our congregational readings we will read Psalms together. Do you know a song that reflects on, or is inspired by the Psalms? Email Krista or the office to share your song suggestion.
Here’s what we’re singing this Sunday:
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Praise Him! Praise Him!
Tell of His excellent greatness
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Ever in joyful song𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃, 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐎 𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡; ♪ 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝟗𝟐:𝟏
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Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him!
All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him.
Let the Amen sound from his people again;
gladly forever adore him.𝐋𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃! 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃! ♪ 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝟏𝟓𝟎:𝟔
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Come Thou fount of ev'ry blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞; 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭. ♪ 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝟑𝟔:𝟗
God is so good, God is so good
God is so good, He's so good to me𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥; 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞. ♪ 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝟏𝟗𝟓:𝟗
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To this I hold my hope is only Jesus
For my life is wholly bound to his
Oh how strange and divine
I can sing “All is mine”
Yet not I but through Christ in me.𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐦𝐞, 𝐎 𝐆𝐨𝐝, 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐈 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞....𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝; 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮. ♪ 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝟏𝟔:𝟏–𝟐
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Completely free the shame is gone
The highest Judge took all my wrongs
And set them on His only Son
He bore my sin I bear His love𝐎 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐦𝐞 ♪ 𝐏𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝟏𝟑𝟗:𝟏
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O enter then his gates with joy
Within his court his praise proclaim
Let thankful songs your tongues employ
O bless and magnify his name𝐆𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐦; 𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞! 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐃 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝; 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. ♪ 𝐏𝐒𝐀𝐋𝐌 𝟏𝟎𝟎:𝟒–𝟓
UPCOMING EVENTS
Helping Hands starts again on Thursday, September 3 at 9:30 am. Join for a time of coffee, crafting or quilting, and fellowship together. This group meets bi-weekly on Thursday mornings. No Sign-Up Necessary. Just show up. All are welcome.
The Marriage Course is for couples at any age or stage of marriage. Our schedules are busier than ever, and this can be an item that gets pushed to the bottom of the list without even noticing as time flies by. Sit down with your spouse and see if there’s a way to clear your Thursday night schedule for a few weeks in order to invest time in the human relationship that matters most. DETAILS HERE ►
KidZone Teacher Training at 7pm
KidZone Helper Training and safety meeting, after church. Lunch will be provided.
Youth Workers & Nursery Workers annual volunteer safety meeting, after church. A 10 minute session to review safety protocols. All workers are required to attend in order for us to meet insurance requirements.
We have a special invite to join Grant Church for their mini-conference “Improve Your Serve” this year, and there is limited space so if you serve at church this is something you should be considering, and register ASAP. DETAILS HERE ►
Child Dedications are a time to thank God for the gift of children and to commit to raising them in the ways of God. It also allows your church committment to make the same committment to lead and guide your children faithfully, and to pray for your family as you carry this responsibility. Thanksgiving seems like a great time to commemorate this occasion with thanks to the Lord for so many blessings we have. Sign Up if you would like your child to be dedicated at this Service.
As the final quarter’s calendar takes shape, we’re looking ahead to a Baptism Sunday on December 6th. Baptism is a way of communicating that you have a new identity in Christ. If you are a believer and have not yet been baptized, but would like to, this is a date to consider. Sign Up if you would like to be baptized or to attend baptism classes to see if this is a step you would like to take. Baptism classes typically take place early on the Sundays leading up to the event. DETAILS HERE ►
YOUTH
Ness Youth is for students in Grades 6-12. Detailed Youth Updates are available on the Youth Page
Regular Tuesday Night Youth and Sunday Morning Bible Studies have paused until fall. Special Summer Events are underway.
PRAYER REQUESTS
If you have a prayer request let us know. We’ll circulate it in an email that is sent to church members on Tuesdays. Send updates as well so we can be encouraged as God answers prayer.
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