THE GREAT TMP CHILI CHALLENGE
It's baaaack! Bring a pot of chili made from that secret family recipe and we'll have a "best of" contest with prizes. RSVP here. Deadline for entering your chili in the challenge is TODAY, March 22nd at 11:59 pm. It's happening next Sunday, beginning at noon at the Beban Park Social Centre!

ROUTE 55 DINNER FOR SIX
Several Route 55-ers will be hosting a "Dinner For 6", and they would love to have you as their guest! Here is how it will work: After you sign up as a guest, you will be contacted by a host family.  You will need to bring either a salad, side dish or dessert, along with whatever you plan to drink.  The host will prepare the main dish.  We are proposing the dinners take place during the week of April 13th, the specific date and time to be determined by the host.  You as a guest will have an opportunity to gather for a meal with 4 or 5 other people from TMP for food and getting to know each other better.
If you are interested in participating in a "Dinner for 6" in April, please RSVP here by Tuesday, April 7th and we'll get you connected!

FRESH START
March is time for a Fresh Start! Often when people are released from prison, they have little or no clothing and belongings. So during March, we're collecting donations of clothing such as t-shirts, jeans, and sweatpants for men. Other needs are tops and bottoms that are suitable for young women. (No shoes are needed for either group.) If you'd like to be part of giving people a fresh start, you can bring these items to the lobby on Sunday mornings or drop them off on the porch at 5665 Dustin Place during the week. (No need to knock or ring the bell.) Thanks for your generosity!

TUESDAY MEN'S GROUP
Come hang out with us for an hour every Tuesday morning from 7-8am on Zoom. Email men@themeetingplace.org to get the link. Can’t make it every week? That’s ok, join us when you can.

WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDY
We're doing a 24 week group video study on the Bible's book of Hebrews with the theme "Jesus is better". There are two options:
Wednesdays,10:00am at a home in the Rutherford area. We watch the videos together and have discussion and coffee. (Meets weekly.) -OR-
every other Thursday, 5:30pm at the McDonalds on Rutherford Rd. near Nanaimo North Town Centre. You watch the videos at home and we meet in person for discussion and coffee.  (Meets every other week.) Questions? Email otterfox4@hotmail.com

TMP CARE TEAM
When you, or someone you know are in need of practical, spiritual, or emotional help, please reach out to the TMP Care Team by emailing support@themeetingplace.org or by filling out the form online.

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DONATIONS RECEIVED
* The week of March 8, 2026 - $6,724.51
* The week of March 15, 2026 - $4,926.56
* Required weekly giving to meet budget - $6,400

Our Vision: to be people who are all about unleashing God's extravagant love on this city and around the world.
Our Mission is simple: to equip people to love God and love others - everyday, everywhere.

When Jesus had finished saying all these things, he said to his disciples, “As you know, Passover begins in two days, and the Son of Man will be handed over to be crucified.” At that same time the leading priests and elders were meeting at the residence of Caiaphas, the high priest, plotting how to capture Jesus secretly and kill him. “But not during the Passover celebration,” they agreed, “or the people may riot.”

Meanwhile, Jesus was in Bethany at the home of Simon, a man who had previously had leprosy. While he was eating, a woman came in with a beautiful alabaster jar of expensive perfume and poured it over his head. The disciples were indignant when they saw this. “What a waste!” they said. “It could have been sold for a high price and the money given to the poor.” But Jesus, aware of this, replied, “Why criticize this woman for doing such a good thing to me? You will always have the poor among you, but you will not always have me. She has poured this perfume on me to prepare my body for burial. I tell you the truth, wherever the Good News is preached throughout the world, this woman’s deed will be remembered and discussed.” - Matthew 26:1-13

She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burial. - Mark 14:8

But Moses protested again, “What if they won’t believe me or listen to me? What if they say, ‘The Lord never appeared to you’? Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A shepherd’s staff,” Moses replied. “Throw it down on the ground,” the Lord told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it turned into a snake! Moses jumped back. Then the Lord told him, “Reach out and grab its tail.” So Moses reached out and grabbed it, and it turned back into a shepherd’s staff in his hand. “Perform this sign,” the Lord told him. “Then they will believe that the Lord, the God of their ancestors - the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob - really has appeared to you.” - Exodus 4:1-5

1. Some days are the best days. What was one of your best days like?

2. Some days are the worst days. What happened on one of your worst days?

3. Most days are just Wednesdays–just ordinary days. On that Wednesday of Jesus’ life leading up to Good Friday, we read about the woman who poured perfume on him. What did you think about that? 

4. In this message, we were encouraged to do this: Use what you got. As in, use what you have to love God and love others. 

Use what you got
And what you got might not be a lot
But don’t be fraught 

It doesn’t need to be a lot
Just offer up what you got
‘Cause Jesus gave you what you got

Love God and love others is what he taught
How you do that is the dot dot dot 

So with all of that in mind, what is the “dot dot dot” for you?

5. What’s in your hand?

6. How could using what you got to love God and love others help you get to know Jesus better than you currently do?