May 21, 2006

May 21, 2006 - Come to Life!
Sing to the Lord a New Song,
for God Has Done Marvelous Things!

Gathering in Christ's name

Pre-service Music
Call to Worship Here in this Place HWB 6
Prayer of Invocation
Hymns of Praise When Long Before Time STJ 25
The Love of God STJ 44
My Soul is Filled with Joy STJ 13
Scripture Reading Revelation 21: 1-7
Children's Story
Special Music "Daily Love" by Jon Nafziger
Prayers of Confession Reading STJ 144
Sung refrain STJ 52
Affirmation of Faith Reading STJ 135
God of the Bible STJ 27

Hearing

Scripture Revelation 21: 22 -- 22: 5
Invitation to Communion
Communion-See Insert
Hymns during communion
Longing for Light STJ 54
I'm Pressing on the Upward Way STJ 96

Responding

Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
Announcements
Call to Ministry STJ 153 followed by STJ 154
Benediction Lord, You Give the Great Commission STJ 63

Today

Worship Leader: Roy Hange
Music: Jon Nafziger
Nursery: Miriam Nissley

Announcements

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

The entire church family is invited to attend the yearly church retreat at Camp Bethel on June 2nd-4th. Please reserve these dates on your calendar. Registration forms are due TODAY. Please contact Libby with any questions.

Special thanks to everyone who contributed to and helped with the Annual Church Yard Sale yesterday. We ended up with $ 952.40. Thanks for making it a success!

Love Inc always needs people to deliver furniture and appliances. Often there are people that are willing to donate these items but if no one is available to pick up and deliver the donors will give to some other organization or send the items to the dump. If you have a truck and would be available contact Susan Shellito 434-977-7777 or Gloria Gredler.

It's time to register for Va. Mennonite Conference Assembly-get a form from your church office or go to www.vmconf.org and complete the form. Bring your family to this intergenerational event-children's activities led by Amanda Swartley, workshops on a wide variety of topics led by informed persons, and inspired sermons preached each evening by missions leaders. Gather together July 6-9 on the EMU campus, Harrisonburg.

Come change your world with Service Adventure
Service Adventure is still looking for young adults (ages 17-20) interested in spending 10 ½ months serving in another community. Participants serve with community-based organizations in eight locations across the U.S. while living together in a household with a unit leader.

Prayers and Praises

VMBM : Recently Richard and Margaret Keeler, Trinidad, prayed with a church leader's husband as he accepted Christ as his Savior. . This was an answer to years of prayers! Join them in thanking god for this transformation, and pray that the new believer will cling heartily to Jesus in the weeks ahead.

Mennonite Mission Network: Pray for Mennonite Mission Network workers Drew and Mary Ellen Robinson and their three children as the prepare to return to ministry in western Mongolia next month.

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.