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September
20, 2009.
Vital
Spiritual Practices
Scripture
Gathering and Praise
Welcome
Call to Worship
God of our
strength
HWB # 36
O sing to the
Lord
SJ # 12
Prayer
Hearing
II Timothy 3:14-17
Come Divine
Interpreter
HWB # 302
Nehemiah 8:1-12
Witnesses to the Word
Children's time
Meditation: Letting Scripture have its way
with us
Responding
The word of God is solid ground
HWB # 314
Congregational Prayer
Offering
Sending
Announcements
Move in our midst
HWB # 418
Benediction
Leading in Worship:
Preservice
&
Offertory
: Praise Band
Worship Leader
: Lynn
Yantzi
Song Leader
: Nancy
Steinmann Yantzi
Accompanist
:
Susan Seyler
Children’s
Time
: Kim Lichti
Readers
:
Karl Bergen, Reid Kennel, Sue Kennel
Sermon
:
Pastor Ilene Bergen
Congregational
Prayer
: Pastor Steve Drudge
Coffee, tea & juice
are served in the fellowship hall following the service.
Today
11 & 11:15
- Christian
Education for all ages.
Preschool (ages 2)
in room 004, lower level.
Preschool (age 3 & 4)
in room 008, lower level.
Kindergarten to grade 5
in lower assembly area.
Jr. Youth (grades 6-8)
in room 005, lower level.
Youth (high school)
meet in the
north upper gym room.
Young Adults
meet in
south upper gym room. Leader: Tim Miller Dyck
Young Adult and Adult electives:
-- Bible
study on the Book of Revelation meets in the east room of the Fellowship
Hall. Leader: Pastor
Ilene Bergen and others.
-- film festival of Mennonite Central Committee videos
meets in the main Fellowship Hall. Leader: Karl
--
study
on health and our stewardship of it
meets in room 114. Leaders: Helen Steinmann, Sandra Roth
-- group for follow-up to Sunday morning worship services on
Vital
Spiritual Practices
meeting in the
west room of the Fellowship Hall. Leaders:
Pastors
Part-time involvement in any of these classes is also
encouraged.
5:00 p.m
. - All
young adults, post high school and older, are invited to a BBQ at
the Drudges,
7 p.m.
- Vesper Hymn
Sing. Join song leader Mark Diller Harder and Menno Singers for an evening of
creative and energetic hymn singing at Calvin Presbyterian Church,
This Week
Monday
6:30 p.m.
- Property
Management committee meets. Meeting with Cemetery
Board at 8 p.m.
7:30 p.m
. - Hear
2010 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Dr. Abuelaish
,
a Palestinian doctor committed to peace and building bridges across barriers,
despite the loss of three daughters and a niece when an Israeli tank shell
shattered his home on January 16th. (See www.daughtersforlife.com ) Free admission. Theatre of the Arts,
U of W. Sponsored by
Tuesday
7 p.m. - Vision Focus Team
7:30 p.m.
- Tri-County
Mennonite Homes Annual General meeting at
Wednesday
8 - 8:30 a.m.
- Meeting
for prayer in room 115. All are welcome.
5:20 - 8 p.m.
- LOGOS
begins. For children and youth from grades 1-12. This
week we celebrate Maple Leaf Day - wear your ‘Leafs” and ‘Leaves’! Sign up
today at the registration table in the hallway.
Thursday
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. & 5 - 7:30
p.m.
- Wilmot Family Resource Centre Poor Boy’s
Luncheon at the New Hamburg Community Centre.
Call 519.662.2731 for Meal Tickets - $7/person; $25/family (4 or
more).
7 p.m.
- Rental
Ad Hoc committee meeting.
Saturday
9 a.m.
-
Saturday
Morning Coffee Break
for women of all ages. Guest speaker: Karen Buhr, “Threads of Hope”.
A $5 donation
is suggested. Tickets available from Sheryl Crabbe, Shirley Dunford, Christine Helmuth, Eilene Helmuth, Barb Schumm, Darlene Gingerich or call
the church office.
Next Sunday
9:15
- Prayer in
room 115
9:30
-
Pre-service music
9:45
- Vital
Spiritual Practices -
Hospitality
.
Scripture: Matthew 15:21-28. Sermon: Pastor Myrna Miller Dyck.
11 & 11:15 a.m.
-
Christian Education for all ages. Mass Sunday School for adults on
preparing for the H1N1 Pandemic.
2 p.m.
- Ralph
& Sue Weber will be showing pictures and sharing their experiences from
their Mission Trip to Benin at
5:30 p.m. - The Peace and Justice Committee
has organized a Getting To Know
Our Jamaican Neighbours evening. We will be
hosting the Jamaican Farm Workers who are currently employed at the Pfenning Farm. The evening will include a meal, music,
table games and story-telling. Donations will be invited to cover the meal
costs. Register at the sign-in table in the hall.
MYF
(high school & up)
Sept. 25 (Fri.) -
Initiation.
Youth check your
e-mails for further info!
Small Group
Oct. 1 (Thurs.) 3:15 p.m.
-
Nithview Seniors’ Bible study meets in the Community
Room. Call Victor & Viola Dorsch
Coming Events
Sept. 28 (Mon.) a.m.
- Volunteers
are needed to help cut wipes at the New Hamburg Thrift Centre. Call
Mildred V. Roth.
Sept. 28 (Mon.)
- Fall Seniors’ Retreat at Hidden Acres Retreat Centre.
Theme: Mennonite Congregation Singing, Sources and Traditions of Past and
Present. Brochures are on the small table in the hall by the mailboxes.
Oct. 2 (Fri.)
-
Tyler
Scheerer’s Extravaganza
- a fundraiser for
his time with Youth With A Mission in
Oct. 3 (Sat.) 8:45 to 11:30 a.m.
-
Core Ministry Teams meet at the Church.
Oct. 3 (Sat.) - 6th Annual RIDE for
Refugees
.
To register to ride, log
on to
www.rideforrefugees.com
choose the
Oct. 4 (Sun.)
- World Communion Sunday Communion and Footwashing
Service.
Oct. 16 (Fri.) 7:30 p.m.
-
Shalom Counselling Services Waterloo invites you to an evening with Mary
Wiens
, CBC Producer and Reporter, at
Oct. 17 (Sat.) 9 a.m.-
3 p.m.
- New
Oct. 23-25 (Fri.-Sun.)
- Mennonite and Brethren Marriage Encounter Weekend at the King’s Motel
in Palmerston.
Contact the
church office or a pastor for details.
Oct. 24 (Sat.) 6:30 p.m.
- Annual Fellowship Events Banquet.
Details are
in your church mailbox or on the table between the mailboxes.
Oct. 24 (Sat.) 7 p.m.
-
MennoHomes
Old-Fashioned Barnraising Fundraiser with “Menno Valley Sound”.
Proceeds
will go to the Wellesley Semi Build. Concert Location: The Healing Barn,
Oct. 30 (Fri.) 7 p.m.
-
Mennonite Disaster Service Fundraising Dessert Evening at
Notices
1.
This year rehearsals for the Christmas Choir will be held on
Monday evenings starting
Monday, October 5 at 7:30 p.m. The
Community Advent concert will be held here at Steinmann on November 29th,
hosted by
2.
Whatever you are doing to make the world a better and
more sustainable place to live, the authors of a new Mennonite Publishing Network
book, “Simply Sustainable,” want to know. Categories people can write
about include food, cleaning, energy conservation, fair trade, money and barter,
recycling as well as physical, spiritual and mental health and other topics. To
offer a submission, or to learn more about the book, go to
www.simply-sustainable.org
3.
MennoHomes
is building eight affordable rental units in
4.
Articles for the Communicator are due October 11th
.
You can put them in the “Communicator” mailbox or email them to Janessa Otto at
5.
Mennonite Central Committee Ontario is requesting up to 5000 H1N1
Response Kits for 49 remote and isolated First Nation Communities in
Contents:
1
hand sanitizer 60-75 ml (must have minimum 62% alcohol)
1
pump soap (mild) 225-250 ml
1
new individual (pocket sized) packet of tissue
1
new hand towel
1
new wash cloth
Please
contact Karl Bergen (MCC Rep) if you have any questions about this project.
Last Sunday
we offered $ 11,884.12 in worship to God.
Spending
Plan: $ 10,489.00
Mortgage
Reduction: $ 1,150.00
Coin
Offering for MCC school kits: $ 218.62
Jr.
Sunday School: $ 6.50
Fall
Carnival: $ 20.00
Personal Notes
- Congratulations
to grandparents Barb and Bruce Schumm. Quinn Barbara
was born to Amy & Steve Hamilton on September 13th.
- Congratulations
to Erma & Ervin Steinmann who will be celebrating their 58th Wedding
Anniversary on Tuesday, September 22nd and to Barbara & Nelson Zehr who will be celebrating their 57th Wedding Anniversary
on Thursday, September 24th.
- Thank you for
your prayers for my Dad. He is recovering at home. I appreciate your continued
prayers for his recovery. - Debbie Bender
Remember In Prayer This Week
-
LOGOS leaders and participants. Pray for energy, joy and deepening
relationships with God and each other.
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