April 29, 2007

Pre-service Music
Prayer of Invocation
Call to Worship
Hymns This is my father's world HWB 154
This little light of mine HWB 401
Children's Story Jeff Myers
Hymn The Love of God STJ 44

Hearing

Scripture 1 Peter 2:11-3:12
Sermon
Hymn Be thou my vision HWB 545

Responding

Sharing of Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
Announcements
Farewell to the Eubanks
Hymn The Lord life you up SJ 73
Benediction

Today

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

Announcements

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

There will be a LADIES TEA on May 12th at 10am at the church. Please invite you mother, daughter or a friend. Sign-up in the foyer.

Mark Your Calendars!!! Church Retreat will be June 1-3 this year. Keep your eyes open for registration forms coming soon. A volunteer is needed to organize the talent show. Please let Lois know if you are interested in helping.

Beth Pratt will be doing the bulletin beginning this. Please email announcements to her by Wednesday at BethPratt@earthlink.net. Thanks, Beth, for your willingness to do this job!

Spring Cleaning? Booksavers of Virginia needs the books you no longer need. They can be dropped off at Gift & Thrift on Mt.Clinton Pike. Your books benefit Mennonite Central Committee.

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.

IMPACT Update for Congregations
April 23, 2007

This past March IMPACT had a very successful Nehemiah Action, with over 1600 people attending and several significant victories for justice have resulted. Regarding Public transportation, we won Sunday bus service with service every 30 minutes and a new route out 5th Street Extended to the County Office Building and Southwood neighborhood. Albemarle County allocated an additional 250K to expand public transportation in a very tight budget season. The specifics of how it will be spent will be decided in May. Our final request, night service on route 5 is a strong possibility for use of these monies. Regarding affordable housing, we asked the City to expand their housing proposal from 1 million to 1.42 million local dollars a year, and they decided to allocate 1.75 million dollars a year in their budget for at least the next 5 years, which is a total investment of 8.75 million! We are currently following up with public officials for the joint City-County plan to create at least 150 additional housing units for those earning under 20K a year.

During May and June IMPACT will focus on our annual support drive to work towards financial sustainability. Teams in congregations will be seeking financial investments from individuals. Your returns are significant wins for justice, the opportunity to live out your faith in a concrete way, to build relationships with other people of faith, and a way to be part of the decisions that happen in the community! The primary items of the IMPACT budget are office expenses, the organizer's salary, training costs, and consulting from the DART network. There will be an IMPACT Support Drive Celebration on May 17 at 7pm at First Presbyterian Church. We invite you to attend! During these months, there will also be a corporate support drive seeking investments from the local business community.

Thank you for your involvement over the last year and being part of God's call to justice!

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Structure of 1 Peter 2:11-3:12

1 Peter 2:11-17
All: Be subject to every human institution…but live as free people.

1 Peter 2:18-21
Slaves: Be submissive even to overbearing masters…but be aware of God, whose approval you have.

1 Peter 2:21-25
The example: Follow in his steps…who did not revile in return…but trusted the one who judges justly.

1 Peter 3:1-6 (7)
Wives: Be submissive to husbands…but do not let yourselves be overcome by fear.

1 Peter 3:8-12
All: Do not return evil for evil…but seek peace and pursue it.

Prayers and Praises

VMBM: On Saturday, the Waltman family will leave the Maranatha School for the Deaf in Jamaica and go back home to Pa. Their enthusiasm and energy for the students and the projects around the school will be deeply missed. Than k God for their three months of service.

Mennonite Mission Network: Mennonite Mission Network workers David and Starla Moyer, Argentina, are coordinating a Saturday afternoon program called Hora Feliz (Happy Hour) for children ages four to eleven at Centro Cristiano, the church's community center. Pray the through Bible stories and other activities, God's love will touch the hearts of these children.

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