May 17, 2009

Pre-service music
Call to Worship
Leader: Let us receive the message of God.
People: God is love; everyone that loves
Is born of God and knows God.
Leader: God is light; in god is no darkness at all.
When we walk in the light, we have fellowship with one another.
People: Let us declare the praises of God, who called us out of darkness into this wonderful light and this fellowship of love.
Prayer of Invocation
Hymns Brethren we have met to worship HWB 8
All creatures of our God & King HWB 48
Children's Story

Hearing

Scripture John 15:9-17
Sermon Friends in hope
Hymn The love of God STJ 44

Responding

Sharing of Praises and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
Announcements
Acknowledgement of Graduates
Farewell for Jae
All: Jae you have walked with us sharing your voice in song, your hope in conversations and friendships, and your service to the community in providing medical care to the homeless. We pray that as you leave us you sense our blessing going with you to find a new place to sing, new friends in faith and a new place to serve. Receive this song from us as the beginning of that blessing.

Today

Announcements

Please email all bulletin announcements by Wednesday 8:00 pm to Maren. If anybody is interested in putting together and printing the bulletin for the month of June, please contact Maren.

Enjoy a time for learning, fellowship, encouragement, laughter, prayer, stories, and solitude at the Mennonite Women's Fall Conference , November 13-15, at Holiday Inn Select, Richmond. The speaker will be Mary Thiessen Nation, teacher at Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Cost will be the same as last year, "early bird" $70, regular registration $80. Mary is enthusiastic about being with us and praying about what God would have her present.

The Bel Canto Singers of Hesston College, along with the EMHS Chamber Choir, will give a concert at Park View Mennonite Church (1200 Park Rd.), at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 5. The reception following will feature history writer John Sharp sharing Hesston Centennial stories and Bel Canto on the lighter side. Alumni and friends are invited to this Hesston College special event. Bel Canto will also sing at Zion Mennonite Church, Broadway, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday May 6.

VMRC will host a special premier screening and discussion of HBO's The Alzheimer's Project 7-9 p.m. May 5 as part of a national discussion to encourage individuals to learn more about Alzheimer's diseases. The VMRC program is being sponsored by Memory Care at VMRC and the Alzheimer's Association, central and western Virginia chapter. The 90-minute viewing will be followed by a discussion led by Valda Garber-Weider of VMRC and panelists from the Alzheimer's Association. The event is free to the public and will be in Detwiler Auditorium on the VMRC campus. The Alzheimer's Project will air nationally on HBO May 10-12.

Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community will host Teepa Snow, a nationally known specialist in dementia care and dementia education, on its campus 7-8:30 p.m. May 19. Ms. Snow, M.S., OTR/L, FAOTA, has an independent practice as a dementia care and dementia education specialist. She has more than 28 years of experience in geriatric settings. The free program entitled "Learning to Let Go and Live in the Here and Now" will help family members, caregivers and others better relate to their loved ones with memory loss or Alzheimer's disease by teaching them to recognize moments of joy with their loved ones. The program will be in Detwiler Auditorium in the Corporate Office building of VMRC, 1501 Virginia Ave. This educational session is part of Memory Care at VMRC. For information about the program, call (540) 564-3559.

Prayers and Praises

MMN: Pray for rural, urban and ethnic Mennonite Church USA congregations that are engaged in building mutual relationships, learning from each other ways to be supportive in ministry outreach. Ask God to give them a clear vision of what it means to give and receive from one another

VMM: VMM tranSenders, Steve & Laura Campbell, serving in Podgorica, Montenegro, are listening closely for God's call regarding future service. Ask God to speak clearly to them as they listen.

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