September 3, 2006

Pre-service Music
Call to Worship STJ 121 & 122
Prayer of Invocation STJ 137
Hymns Here in this place HWB 6
Amazing Grace HWB 143
I hunger and I thirst HWB 474

Hearing

Scripture Acts 20:17-38
Children's Story Going on a Bear Hunt
Sermon Whatever It Takes
Hymn God, who stretched HWB 414

Responding

Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer/The Lord's Prayer
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
Announcements
Hymn Go, my children HWB 433
Benediction STJ 163

Today

Sermon: Roy Hange
Worship Leader: Maren Tyedmers Hange
Music: Lee Bidgood
Nursery: Upton family

Announcements

All Sunday School Classes Resume TODAY. Adult classes include one on Discernment lead by Roy (back of church) and another following the Uniform Series (front of church).

Children's Sunday School: Preschool through Middler classes will meet for an opening time in the preschool classroom. The children will meet for the first 15 minutes of Sunday School (9:30-9:45) to sing songs, take offering, and recognize birthdays.

Baptism classes will be held after church on Sept 17, Oct 1, Oct 15, and Oct 22 upstairs in the Middler SS room led by Maren.

Hey, Moms! Join us for Mom's Group! Our first gathering of the school year will be Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 9:30 a.m. We will be meeting at the Pen Park Playground (rain location: Jeannine's). Please bring a finger food to share. We will be meeting the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Let Jeannine know if you are interested in hosting or if you have any questions.

Come and join the Women's Bible Study on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. at the church. We will be following "Women of the Bible." For more information, contact Marilyn Koleszar or Maren Hange.

Nursery Volunteers are needed for the church service. If you are interested in helping, please see Jeannine.

Attention Parents! The Church Activity Bags have been restocked and straightened out. If your child uses one during church, please take a few moments after the service to make sure everything is returned to the proper location (a list of each bag's contents is located on the front of each bag.) This is especially important if your row has more than one bag, as contents are often mixed up.

Mennonite Foundation experienced another outstanding year in 2005-helping members plan their charitable contributions and distributions! Are you interested in creating a charitable giving legacy? Your gifts and thoughtfulness can have a lasting effect on the charities of your choice. Contact Barbara Brouse, our MMA advocate, for the name of the foundation representative for our area.

Ride for fitness and charity! Join Bike Shenandoah on Saturday, September 23, get sponsors for your ride, and benefit four service agencies. Begin and end at Eastern Mennonite High School, enjoy a free dinner to celebrate, and know that your exercise has supported worthy organizations. For registration, go to

Prayers and Praises

Mennonite Mission Network: In Argentina, Mennonite Mission Network worker Willis Horst has planned a Bible Circle with an indigenous Pilagá church community Sept. 8-10 in an area called Rural Lot 21. Pray for spiritual renewal among the youth.

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.

Gathering in Christ's name

Hearing

Responding

Today

Announcements

Prayers and Praises