June 22, 2008

Pre-service Music
Call to Worship
Leader: Come, let us seek the beauty of soul that never fades,
the treasure that rust cannot destroy,
the satisfaction that will never sour with age.
Come, let us seek the blessings of the Lord.
People: We have heard your invitation Lord,
to seek first your kingdom and your righteousness. Enable us now, as we have come into your house, to leave behind our greediness and our blind ambitions, our anxieties and our tensions, our hurts and our sorrows.
All: May your kingdom come, Lord God, and become fully real with us as we worship you, the ever-caring God.
Prayer of Invocation
Hymns Blessed Savior, we adore thee HWB 107
In thee is gladness HBW 114

Hearing

Children's Story
Scripture Genesis 21:8-21; Rom 6:1-11; Matthew 10:24-39
Sermon Loyalties and the dance of faithfulness
Hymn God of grace and God of glory HWB 366

Responding

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

Today

Announcements

Please email all bulletin announcements by Wednesday noon to Becky.

Albemarle County Fair - Funnel Cake Booth Tuesday July 29 to Sunday, August 2. Please sign up via the email that went around last week.

Excellent Trouble, starring Ted Swartz and Ingrid De Sanctis will debut in Harrisonburg June 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Eastern Mennonite School auditorium. The new show explores the relationships between biblical pairs such as Jacob and Leah, Abraham and Sarah, Samson and Delilah, Mary and Jesus and many more. General admission tickets are available from Community Mennonite youth, by phone or at the door. Advance tickets are $10/adults; $8/seniors and students. Tickets at the door are $2 more. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

New this fall at Laurelville Mennonite Church Center, Mt. Pleasant PA: Laurelville is featuring its first-ever retreat on spirituality and the visual arts Oct. 24-26, 2008-Beyond Words: Imagining a Visual Spirituality. Designed for artists, pastors, and lay-people, this retreat will include visually-focused worship, workshops, open studio space, and conversation. Come to participate and to receive.
Also…In the tradition of our popular January Music and Worship Leader's Retreat, Laurelville is pleased to offer the first annual Music and Worship Leader's Training Workshop, September 12-14, 2008. The weekend will include corporate worship as well as in-depth training for music leaders, worship leaders, dramatists, scripture readers and visual display artists. Emerging and experienced leaders are encouraged to come together.

Four volunteers needed to teach Vacation Bible School in Trinidad this summer, July 12-August 4, assisting in three churches. Please contact Philip Rhodes for more information.

A Prepare/Enrich Workshop will be held on August 15, 8:30 am - 3:30 pm at Ridgeway Mennonite Church, 546 Franklin Street, Harrisonburg, VA 22801. This workshop is open to pastors, counselors, and students training in these fields. Participants will be trained to use the Prepare/Enrich pre-marital and marital counseling program. The cost is $175.00 ($50.00 for refresher course.)

Prayers and Praises

Mennonite Mission Network: Nora Iwarat and Mey Idawaty minister to domestic workers on Cheung Chau Island, Hong Kong. Pray for them as they also take full leadership of All Nations Mennonite Church. Mennonite Mission Network supports this ministry.

VMM Missions: Dan Hoopert served in Ukraine, for 2 years, teaching theology courses in several colleges. He has returned to Hickory, NC, and the Mt. View congregation. Thank God for his dedication to Biblical instruction, and ask God to direct Dan for further service.

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