June 29, 2008

Pre-service Music
Call to Worship HWB 671
Leader: O God, we come seeking you in our worship together.
We come to you for truth because we are untrue.
We come to you for strength because we are weak.
We come to you for wisdom because we are unwise.
People: Move in our midst; show us your truth, your strength, and your wisdom, through our Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen
Prayer of Invocation
Hymns What is this place HWB 1
For God so loved us HWB 167

Hearing

Children's Story
Scripture Genesis 22:1-14; Rom 6: 12-23; Matthew 10:40-42
Sermon Threads of hope and transformation
Hymn Marvelous grace of our loving Lord HWB 151

Responding

Sharing of Praises and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Announcements
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
Hymn Soon and very soon HWB 611
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.

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: Mennonite Mission Network workers Aaron and Laura Kauffman request prayer for church planters Elsy and Martin Gonzalez and the church planting project in Anapoima, Colombia. Pray for a suitable lot and sufficient funds to build a Christian community center.

VMM Missions: Pray for the Hickory Hmong Mennonite Church as they gather on Sunday afternoons for worship. Pray for Pastor Chaiya and for the lay leaders. Come to the Hmong dinner on July 26 at Eastern Mennonite School as part of the Virginia Conference assembly. Don't miss this delicious, authentic food!

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