October 2, 2005

Leader: Let us worship the eternal God
People: The Source of wisdom and light, who creates us.
Leader: Let us worship Jesus Christ,
People: The hope of glory, who lives among us.
Leader: Let us worship the Holy Spirit,
People: the fire who renews us.
All: To the one true God be praise in all times and places
through the grace of Jesus Christ.

Prayer of Invocation
Hymns
Joyful, Joyful HWB 71
I'm Pressing on the Upward Way STJ 96

Children's Story
Hymn If You Believe and I Believe STJ 32

Hearing

Scripture Colossians 1:28-2:5; Proverbs. 2:1-11; John 1:1-5
Sermon "Treasures of Wisdom Knowledge"
Hymn Be thou my vision HWB 545

Responding

Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
Announcements
Hymn Dona Nobis Pacem HWB 346
Benediction

Today

Sermon: Loren Schwartzentruber
Worship Leader: Roy and Maren Hange
Music: Dottie Scott, Alderfers
Nursery: Upton Family

Announcements

Thank you all who helped with the funnel cakes at the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale yesterday.

On October 8 Clark Elementary School and the Belmont Carlton Neighborhood Association will collaborate on a "combined" Fun Fair and Belmont Bash community carnival. The event will take place outdoors on the Clark School campus from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Our church has agreed to participate in a bake sale during that time. Please contact Joyce Hutchinson for more details.

All children must be signed in and out of the nursery. Parents are also asked to complete an information card for each child. See Jeannine with any questions.

Gene Fifer will lead a book discussion on the book Ambassadors of Hope: How Christians Can Respond To The World's Toughest Problems by Robert A. Seiple as our October book. Mr. Seiple is former president of World Vision and former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. We will meet on Oct. 5th and 19th, from 7-8:45pm, at the Jefferson Madison Regional Library, in the Madison room. Hope to see you there and invite friends to join us.

Prayers and Praises

VMBM: Pastor Donavan Maitland was recently installed at the Bethel Mennonite Church in Mandeville, Jamaica. He and his family moved there from the Temple Hall Mennonite Church in Kingston. Ask God to bless his ministry in this place so that the church is a strong witness in the community.

Mennonite Mission Network: Pray for Mennonite Voluntary Service participants who share God's love with their students at Hopi Mission School, Kykotsmovi, Arizona: Sharon Johnson, Sallyanne McLean, Rochelle Yoder, Hannah Zehr.

Pray for the local services for people in need: Love Inc., Shelter for Help in Emergency, Food Bank, Salvation Army, CAISC -a justice ministry and PACEM - the initiative for the homeless.

Gathering in Christ's name

Hearing

Responding

Today

Announcements

Prayers and Praises