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Sue Kalbfleisch

About Sue Kalbfleisch

Sue Kalbfleisch is FXCA's Messy Church Coordinator. Sue lives in Hamilton Ontario and is a retired teacher. She is now active in promoting fresh expressions of church in the Diocese of Niagara and was previously Fresh Expressions Canada Vision Day coordinator. Sue has also organized and led Youth and Sunday school programs and Youth retreats.

Messy Fiesta – Sat. June 9, 2012 – 10am-2:30pm – Sudbury ON

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Are you looking for a way to reach families who are not in our churches on Sundays? 

A ‘Messy Fiesta’ is a full day workshop to experience and learn about Messy Church.

Messy Church aims to create the opportunity for adults and children to enjoy expressing their creativity, sit down together to eat a meal, experience worship and have fun within a church context.

You will have an opportunity to experience what Messy Church can offer your church. The session will allow you to experience a MC, brainstorm your own MC, gather resources, and explore the history of this innovative way of being Church in a changing world. You will take away knowledge, skills and materials to help you get started.

Presenters: Rev. Nancy Rowe (MC Practitioner for 5 years) and Sue & Andy Kalbfleisch (MC Regional Coordinators)

Information and Registration Flyer

To find out more about Messy Church, visit the website where it all started at www.messychurch.org.uk Look for the video!

Messy Fiesta – Fri. June 15, 2012 – 10-3 – Emmanuel College, Toronto ON

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Are you looking for a way to reach families who are not in our churches on Sundays? 

 A ‘Messy Fiesta’ is a full day workshop to experience and learn about Messy Church.

 Messy Church aims to create the opportunity for adults and children to enjoy expressing their creativity, sit down together to eat a meal, experience worship and have fun within a church context.

You will have an opportunity to experience what Messy Church can offer your church. The session will allow you to experience a MC, brainstorm your own MC, gather resources, and explore the history of this innovative way of being Church in a changing world.

Presenters: Rev. Nancy Rowe (MC Practitioner for 5 years) & Sue Kalbfleisch (MC Regional Coordinator)

For more information, download the Toronto Messy Fiesta Flyer

 Register for the Messy Fiesta and/or the More than Franchises conference (June 16-18) online at www.morefranchises.ca

Can’t attend? Nancy and Sue are presenting a MC workshop Saturday, June 16 from 2-3:30 as part of the More than Franchises: A Fresh Brew conference.

Messy Fiesta – Sat., Feb. 18, 2012 – 10am to 3pm – Thornhill ON

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Are you looking for a way to reach families who are not in our churches on Sundays? 

A ‘Messy Fiesta’ is a Saturday workshop to experience and learn about Messy Church.

Messy Church aims to create the opportunity for adults and children to enjoy expressing their creativity, sit down together to eat a meal, experience worship and have fun within a church context.

Reach out to children & young families in your community through Messy Church. This event is both for people who are new to Messy Church and for those who’ve already started up Messy Churches. Connect with others, share ideas and figure out what’s next when you join us for a great day of fun, learning & networking.

To find out more about Messy Church, visit the website where it all started and check out the video at http://www.messychurch.org.uk

Join us at Christ the King – Dietrich Bonhoeffer Lutheran Church in Thornhill ON

on Saturday Feb. 18th from 10 to 3, doors open at 9:30. Cost is $25.00 each (includes lunch).

Presenters: Rev. Nancy Rowe (MC Practitioner for over 4 years) & Sue Kalbfleisch (MC Regional Coordinator)

Information and Registration

Messy Fiesta – Sat. Nov. 12, 2011 – 10:00am-3:00pm – New Hamburg ON

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Are you looking for a way to reach families who are not in our churches on Sundays? 

A ‘Messy Fiesta’ is a Saturday workshop to experience and learn about Messy Church.

Messy Church aims to create the opportunity for adults and children to enjoy expressing their creativity, sit down together to eat a meal, experience worship and have fun within a church context.

Reach out to children & young families in your community through Messy Church. This event is both for people who are new to Messy Church and for those who’ve already started up Messy Churches. Connect with others, share ideas and figure out what’s next when you join us for a great day of fun, learning & networking. Cost is $20.00 each (includes lunch). Bring a team of 3 or more for $15.00 each.

To find out more about Messy Church, visit the website where it all started and check out the video at www.messychurch.org.uk

Presenters: Rev. Nancy Rowe (MC Practitioner for 4 years) & Sue Kalbfleisch (MC Regional Coordinator)

Info and Registration

 

Messy Fiesta – Sat Oct 29, 2011 – 10:00-2:45 in Kanata ON

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Are you looking for a way to reach families who are not in our churches on Sundays?

A ‘Messy Fiesta’ is a Saturday workshop to experience and learn about Messy Church.

Messy Church aims to create the opportunity for adults and children to enjoy expressing their creativity, sit down together to eat a meal, experience worship and have fun within a church context.

Reach out to children & young families in your community through Messy Church. This event is both for people who are new to Messy Church and and for those who’ve already started up Messy Churches. Connect with others, share ideas and figure out what’s next when you join us for a great day of fun, learning & networking. Cost is $20.00 each (includes lunch).

To find out more about Messy Church, visit the website where it all started and check out the video at www.messychurch.org.uk

Register by: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2011

Presenters: Rev. Nancy Rowe (MC Practitioner for 4 years) & Sue Kalbfleisch (MC Regional Coordinator)

More Info and Registration

Messy Fiesta – Sat. May 28th Burlington ON – From 10 to 3

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Are you looking for a way to reach families who are not in our churches on Sundays?

 

A ‘Messy Fiesta’ is a Saturday workshop to experience and learn about Messy Church.

 

Messy Church aims to create the opportunity for adults and children to enjoy expressing their creativity, sit down together to eat a meal, experience worship and have fun within a church context.

You will have an opportunity to experience what Messy Church (MC) can offer your church. The session will allow you to experience a MC, brainstorm your own MC, gather resources, and explore the history of this innovative way of being Church in a changing world. You will take away knowledge, skills and materials to help you get started. In addition there will be sessions for those who have already started a Messy Church and want to connect – a ‘seasoned’ practitioner will lead this group.

Presenters: Rev. Nancy Rowe (MC Practitioner for 4 years) and Sue Kalbfleisch (MC Regional Coordinator)

Nancy and Sue have presented 7 Messy Church Workshops/Messy Fiestas over the past year from which have sprung a number of Messy Churches.

Downloadable File: Registraton form

United Church of Canada’s First Vision Day

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On Saturday, April 10th a Fresh Expressions Vision Day was hosted by First United Church, Waterloo, Ontario. It was a great day with fifty-five lively participants who represented ten churches. Included were folks from United Churches in the Hamilton Conference, Anglican Churches from the Huron Diocese and the Diocese of Fredericton NB (Dean Kevin Joyce) and a Presbyterian church! The day was ecumenically led by the Rev. Paul Miller (First Grantham United Church, St. Catharines) and Sue Kalbfleisch (FXCA Vision Day Coordinator, from the Anglican Diocese of Niagara).

Many thanks to Nancy Lennox, who coordinated the day at First United and to everyone on her team who made the day such a success… and the lunch and snacks were yummy as only ‘church folk’ can do!

If you are interested in hosting a Vision Day in your area, please contact Sue.

FX Pilgrimage Liveblog: Messy Church Round Table – September 14 & 15

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Sue and Andy Kalbfleisch travelled to the UK in September 2009 to explore fresh expressions of church, and are liveblogging their travels here.

m1We arrived at Wycliffe Hall (Anglican Theological College at Oxford University) at noon for an intense 24-hour time of worship, prayer, workshops, conversation, sharing, review and discernment for the future of Messy Church (MC) with founder Lucy Moore and the Messy Church UK Regional coordinators. Colin Fletcher, Bishop of Dorchester, opened the sessions with a warm welcome and praise for MC’s important ministry to engage families in introducing and telling our Christian story. In the five years since Lucy Moore founded the first MC there are now over 300 MCs operating in the UK. Many engage up to 100 people once a month.

Going forward the group discussed the collection of data on the MCs in operation to get a better understanding as to the demographics, leadership development, how discipleship is being engaged and whether additional support materials are required.

The messiness of MC is not just the crafts and food but the messiness of engaging non-Christians missionally with discipleship the focus while working within the local cultural context.

In addition to Messy Church there are now Messy Markets, where a Messy Church team may set up a stand at a local market of fair with Christian crafts to both engage people and invite them to attend a Messy Church monthly gathering.

An evening session introduced us to some extreme crafts – soap making and enameling.

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