In pursuit of our mission to:

Go and make fully committed followers of Jesus Christ of

all people groups, starting in our Montreal communities.

The community outreach council purposes:

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and

aspirations of our community

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18 He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. 19 And you are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.

Deut. 10:18,19 (NIV)

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Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.

Proverbs 31: 9 (NIV)

20 She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.

Proverbs 31: 20 (NIV)

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6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke,

to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

Isaiah 58: 7-8 (NIV)

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 12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.

John 14:12 (NIV)

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1 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters. 2 Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. 3 Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

Hebrews 13:1-3(NIV)

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those esteemed as pillars, gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship when they recognized the grace given to me. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. 10

All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.

. Gal 2:9-10 (NIV)

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doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.

Gal 6:9-10 (NIV)

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When you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others.

Matt. 6:2 (NIV)

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14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?

James 2:14-16 (NIV)

In pursuit of our mission to: In pursuit of our mission to:

Go and Go and make fully committed followers make fully committed followers of Jesus Christ of Jesus Christ of all people groups, of all people groups, starting in our Montreal communitiesstarting in our Montreal communities..

The community outreach council purposes:The community outreach council purposes:

To transform lives by responding To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needscompassionately to the needs

and aspirations of our community and aspirations of our community

TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY RESPONDING COMPASSIONATELY TO RESPONDING COMPASSIONATELY TO

THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY OUR COMMUNITY ..

Key Themes:

1.Transforming lives2.Responding compassionately3.Needs and aspirations 4.Our community

Transforming Lives Transforming Lives

We aspire to transform the people we serve who suffer from different forms of poverty.

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

Transforming Lives Transforming Lives To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

Transforming Lives Transforming Lives

We aspire to transform the people we serve.

We aspire to transform the lives of those in the church to live out their full calling in ministry.

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY RESPONDING COMPASSIONATELY TO RESPONDING COMPASSIONATELY TO

THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY OUR COMMUNITY ..

Key Themes:

1.Transforming lives2.Responding compassionately3.Needs and aspirations 4.Our community

Responding Compassionately Responding Compassionately

Our response is genuine and thorough.

Our response accepts that there are risks involved in helping others.

Our response takes into account the need for availability of time and resources.

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY RESPONDING COMPASSIONATELY TO RESPONDING COMPASSIONATELY TO

THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY OUR COMMUNITY ..

Key Themes:

1.Transforming lives2.Responding compassionately3.Needs and aspirations 4.Our community

Needs and aspirations Needs and aspirations

We seek to identify and meet the priority needs in our community.

We value each individual as having unique gifts and aspirations from God.

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY TO TRANSFORM LIVES BY RESPONDING COMPASSIONATELY TO RESPONDING COMPASSIONATELY TO

THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF THE NEEDS AND ASPIRATIONS OF OUR COMMUNITY OUR COMMUNITY ..

Key Themes:

1.Transforming lives2.Responding compassionately3.Needs and aspirations 4.Our community

Our community Our community

Defined as Rosemount Petite-Patrie [Rosemount North].

We are open to helping other areas in Montreal where it is strategic to be involved.

Includes our own RBC community.

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

Next StepsNext Steps

Introduce the committee members on Nov 13th and some short and long term goals.

Continue to dialogue with community agencies other churches in the neighborhood on partnership opportunities.

Working alongside the building committee to inform future growth plans.

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and aspirations of our community

How can I respond now?How can I respond now?How can I respond now?How can I respond now?

 Pray for our council as we plan

our strategy and activities.Read and pray about issues of

justice in the Rosemount Community and our city.

Volunteer in local organizations – begin exercising generosity muscles.

How can I respond now?How can I respond now?How can I respond now?How can I respond now?

 Evaluate your lifestyle choices

seriously. What must stop, start, or continue.

Consider how you can make steps towards incarnational ministry at Rosemount geographically or non-geographically.

Reflect on a commitment to the disciplines of Matt. 6 -Praying, Fasting, and Giving to the poor.

In pursuit of our mission to:

Go and make fully committed followers of Jesus Christ of

all people groups, starting in our Montreal communities.

The community outreach council purposes:

To transform lives by responding compassionately to the needs and

aspirations of our community