April 22, 2007

Pre-service Music
Prayer of Invocation
Call to Worship
Hymns Awake, arise, O sing a new song HWB 56
All things bright and beautiful HWB 156
Children's Story
Hymn O how happy are they HWB 597

Hearing

Scripture 1 Peter 1:13- 2:10
Sermon Inviting turns toward hope
Hymn God is our refuge and strength SJ 26

Responding

Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Song Bless the Lord Taize
"Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God's holy name.
Bless the Lord, my soul, who leads me into life."
Pastoral Prayer
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
Announcements
Hymn God be with you HWB 430
Benediction

Today

Sermon: Roy Hange
Worship Leader: Maren Tyedmers Hange
Music: Jen Larson Sawin, Beth Pratt, Sam Igoe
Nursery: Upton

Announcements

Start gathering your junk to become someone else's treasures. The Annual Church Yard Sale is Saturday, May 5. Items may be brought to the church starting Sunday, April 29 following the service. Be on the lookout for ways you can help with pricing, selling, and baking (for the bake sale.)

Ladies: You're Invited to a Baby Shower for Becky Scott on Sunday, April 29 following church. Please bring a salad to share. She is registered at Target and Babies R Us. Please let Libby know if you are planning on attending.

A book discussion of The Upside Down Kingdom by Don Kraybill is starting in the discussion class that meets in the back of the sanctuary at 9:30 a.m. on Sundays. If you would like to participate in the class please contact Roy Hange for a book.

"Hope for Peace" Day at EMU takes place on Saturday, May 19 starting at 8:30 am. Check out the workshops and activities for adults and children at emu.edu/cjp/hopeforpeace.

Give your IRA to charity tax-free. If you are over age 70 ½ , you can make a gift to the church or your favorite charity without paying taxes. A new law allows you to give from your IRA tax free for calendar years 2006 and 2007. Interested call our Mennonite Mutual Aid representative representative, Beryl Jantzi at 1-800-442-7930.

Spring Cleaning? Booksavers of Virginia needs the books you no longer need. They can be dropped off at Gift & Thrift on Mt.Clinton Pike in Harrisonburg. Your books benefit Mennonite Central Committee. Or talk to Roy or Maren to have your books taken to Harrisonburg.

Registration for Virginia Mennonite Conference Assembly is now open online (www.vmconf.org); to receive a paper copy, contact your church office. The theme this year is "Our Christ-centered Faith" and the Assembly will be at Lenoir-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC, July 26-28.

There will be a PACEM Picnic to honor volunteers - May 6th, 5 p.m. at Pen Park, shelter #1. PACEM's Annual Meeting (Open to anyone from a host or partner congregation or community partner), Thursday, May 24 2007, 6 p.m at First United Methodist Church. PACEM is a winter shelter for the homeless in Charlottesville run by churches and religious groups. Our congregation served in two ways this year: Jae-Hoon Kim organized the health screening provided by UVA students and staff and Marilyn Koleszar provided foot care and massages.

Prayers and Praises

VMBM: Steve Dintaman, MMN & VMBM worker in Lithuania says that teaching the course "Intro to Theology and Moral Philosophy challenges him to teach in ways that are sensitive to all the traditions represented in the classroom and that is compelling to students who are not believers." Pray that God will give him insight and wisdom for this task.

Mennonite Mission Network: Mennonite Voluntary Service participants in Tucson, Ariz., serve in these assignments: Greg Koop at BorderLinks; Caitlin Miller and Jeff Yoder at Community Food Bank; Kim Troyer at an elementary school. Pray that they will have strength and wisdom as they interact and minister with people in the community.

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