Extension deadline of early combo registration for Winnipeg Church of the Deaf (WCD) 95th Anniversary Celebration- BY SEPTEMBER 28TH!

Winnipeg Church of the Deaf

1918 - 2013

95^th Anniversary Celebration

Friday, October 18 – Sunday, October 20, 2013

at Deaf Centre Manitoba

285 Pembina Highway

Winnipeg, Manitoba

WCD 95^th Celebration at

Deaf Centre Manitoba

Friday, October 18, 2013 (ASL ONLY)

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

                Combo or $5.00 at the door

GET TOGETHER WITH NOAH & ALYSSA

Light refreshments afterwards

Saturday, October 19, 2013 (ASL ONLY)

9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Combo or $20.00 at the door

Note: If you wish to attend the morning or afternoon

    session only, the  cost is $15.00 payable at the door.

9:00        Registration/Beverage

9:30        Workshop #1

10:30     Health Break

10:45     Workshop #2

11:45     [Lunch, on your own/or bring a bag lunch]

1:00        Workshop #3

2:30        Health Break

2:45        Workshop #4

4:30        End of Workshops

6:00        Banquet @ DCM

7:30        Presentations and Speeches

(with ASL/English Interpreter)

                (Finish around 10:00 p.m.)

Sunday, October 20, 2013

11:00 a.m.     Worship & Communion Service

Held in the Forrest Nickerson Theatre at Deaf Centre Manitoba. (with ASL/English Interpreter)

Everyone Welcome / Free Admission.

A love offering will be collected.  Lunch will be served following the service.  

 Noah Buchholz is the executive director of the Christian non-profit organization Deaf International (www.deafinternational.org) and pastor of Central Jersey Deaf Church in New Jersey, the church he started with his wife, Alyssa. He also travels extensively as an American Sign Language performing artist (www.noahbuchholz.com). He is currently finishing his MDiv degree at Princeton Theological Seminary.

started a new Deaf Church in New Jersey with her husband, Noah Buchholz. She also works for Deaf International, establishing programs that seek to reach Deaf youth and young adults. She worked as a missionary at a Deaf school in Mexico for two years and led Deaf Teen Quest in Vancouver, Washington area. She is currently studying psychology at LeTourneau University.

Noah likes to play basketball and tell stories. He writes a blog that can be read at www.noahbuchholz.wordpress.com. Alyssa likes to cook and read. They got married in August 2012 and live in Princeton, New Jersey.

From WCD Chairperson

Wow our 95^th celebration is finally upon us! Dreams of the Deaf community is hopes and prayers that we continue for another 95 years together in celebrating our success in keeping WCD alive.

Special guests such as Noah only shows and proves the true word of God is to be cherished together.

Hoping we all have fun and enjoy each others stories as the weekend unfolds to one glorious banquet celebration.

 Thanks to all the past generations of people from the community in keeping WCD alive and congratulations to all presently involved with the church. Together we can do it! Through the help of Interpreters and each other as a whole, we must give thanks for the use of ASL for all of us to truly understand the written English Bible.

I am looking forward in meeting everyone and sharing I am sure some amazing stories.

David Burke

DONATE  A  LEAF….

Consider making a donation towards the WCD 95th Celebration Tree…. Donations of $15.00 or more will have a leaf with ‘Congratulations to WCD’ added to the tree and you will also get a tax receipt for your donation.

Your name will also be published in the Program Book which will be distributed on Saturday evening as well as the WCD Annual Report.

  A brief History of WCD….

The seeds that produced the current Winnipeg Church of the Deaf were planted as early as 1912. In that year, Miss Candice Brown (later MacPhail), a hearing teacher at the Manitoba School for the Deaf on Sherbrook and Portage, invited some of the deaf people of Winnipeg to attend the Broadway Baptist Church, where she interpreted the services. Six years later, in 1918, Rupert J.D. Williams organized and served as chairman of the “Winnipeg Deaf Bible Class”, which met in a succession of locations, including the YMCA, the Manitoba College, and later the First Baptist Church (now the Calvary Temple). Visiting hearing ministers conducted the services, assisted occasionally by deaf members of the congregations. The group became known as the Winnipeg Evangelical Church of the Deaf (later called the Winnipeg Church for the Deaf).

Winnipeg Church of the Deaf

For any questions about the 95^th Anniversary Celebration or for further information about the workshops, etc. feel free to contact us at:

wcdeaf@shaw.ca . Further information will be posted up at Deaf Centre Manitoba and on their website: www.deafmanitoba.org

Winnipeg Church of the Deaf

95^th Anniversary Celebration

Friday, October 18^th – Sunday, October 20, 2013

Registration Form (one name per form)

Name ______________________________

Address ____________________________

City/Town ______________ Prov. _______

Phone _____________________________

Email ______________________________

Program (each person):

$5.00 -   Friday night, including snack

                 This can be paid at the door

$20.00 – Saturday morning/afternoon including

   snacks – This can be paid at the door

$30.00 – Saturday evening Banquet *

$55.00 (if purchased separately)

Combo:                                                            Check

By Sept 28                                    $35.00          _____

Sept 29-Oct 9                              $50.00          _____

Full time Student by Oct 9^th)          $20.00     _____

*Banquet only (Sat night)          $30.00        _____

Buy a leaf                                 Donation       _____

Total:                                                                $   _____

*Note: Saturday banquet must be purchased by October 9^th; so that we can be sure we have enough food for everyone. Your cooperation is appreciated.

Also, let us know if you have any FOOD ALLERGY.

Cheques payable to ‘Winnipeg Church of the Deaf’. 285 Pembina Hwy. Winnipeg, MB.  R3L 2E1

No refunds / A charge of $25 will be made for any NSF cheques.

We would like to thank the following for their financial support to the 95^th Anniversary Celebration:

St. Stephens Broadway Foundation

The late Ted and Rae Bonner