February 26, 2006

Call to Worship HWB 671
Prayer of Invocation
Hymns God is here among us HWB 16
I sing the mighty power of God HWB 46
Scripture Reading Matthew 13:3-8
Children's Story Alderfers
Hymn Will you let me be your servant HWB 307

Hearing

Scripture Luke 10:30-37, & Luke 1:46-55
Sermon Asian Advent and Reversal:
Of Pearls, Seeds, and Crème Brulee
Hymn Thou true Vine, that heals the nations HWB 373

Responding

Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
Announcements
Hymn My soul is filled with joy SJ 13
Benediction

Today

Sermon: Dan Wessner, EMU
Worship Leader(s): Jim Parks
Music: Jeff Myers, Nate Overly
Nursery: Beth Pratt

Announcements

Please have all bulletin information to Jeannine by noon on Thursday. Thanks!

Roy and Maren Hange are participating in the Virginia Mennonite Conference Pastor's retreat this weekend at Williamsburg Christian Retreat Center. In case of an emergency please contact a member of the Pastoral Care Team (Dottie Scott, Jim Parks, David Franz).

Highland Retreat will be holding it's Annual Auction at Shady Oaks next to Weavers Mennonite Church, Saturday, March 4, 2006. The auction benefits the youth camp summer program at Highland Retreat. An up-to-date, growing list of items can be seen on Highland's web site. www.highlandretreat.org
VMRC Auxiliary is sponsoring a Spring Auction on March 17, 2006 at Detweiler Auditorium. Do you have anything- handmade wooden items, gift baskets, good antiques, baked goods, plants, etc., you are willing to donate? Please contact Evie Leichty at 433-4956 or Phyllis Ramer at 896-3971. Your support is appreciated.

2006 MCC Turkey Canning is scheduled for February 27-March 3 at the Mennonite Relief Center, Hinton, VA.Virginia Mennonite Conference is responsible to provide help on Tuesday, February 28. Help is needed from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. each day. Friday, March 3 is scheduled as a community day and help is needed especially in the early morning. Anyone is welcome to come and help on any day! Funds are needed to purchase turkey for processing and for the ongoing operation of the Relief Center. If you would like to contribute to this project you can send a donation to the: Mennonite Relief Center, PO Box 519, Dayton, VA 22821, earmarked for the meat canning project. If you have any questions pertaining to this project you can contact Leon Rhodes at 540-867-9751 or Gerald Knicely at 540-879-2077. Thanks for your participation in this effort to feed the less fortunate in the world.

Saturday, April 1, Lunasa, an Irish music quintet, will present a program at the Eastern Mennonite School Auditorium. One reviewer said of the group, "An amazing new instrumental quintet: state-of-the-art Irish music as aggressively infectious as you¹ll ever hear." The concert is a fundraising event for the Touring Choir which will be touring in Europe in June. For tickets and more information call 540-432-4500.

Prayers and Praises

VMBM: Dan Hoopert, from Mt. View Mennonite Church in North Carolina is teaching at the Kiev Theological Seminary [Grace and Truth] in Kiev, Ukraine. Thank God for his availability in using his gift in this way.

Mennonite Mission Network: Pray for Christine and Phil Lindell Detweiler, Mennonite Mission Network workers, to hear God's voice as they make contacts with people and organizations from their new assignment in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

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

~ The four hostages in Iraq who are from Christian Peacemaker Team, their families, their support teams (Tom Fox has informal connections to Northern Virginia Mennonite Church), CPT leadership Carol Rose and Doug Pritchard, the hostage takers, the negotiators and everyone who is involved and affected by this.

Gathering in Christ's name

Hearing

Responding

Today

Announcements

Prayers and Praises