September 20, 2009

September 20, 2009 Youth Report on Columbus '09 Youth Convention
With Springdale Mennonite Church Youth

Gathering in Christ's name

Pre-service music
Call to Worship
O God, you summon the day to dawn,
you teach the morning to waken the earth.
Great is your name; great is your love.
For you, the valleys shall sing for joy,
the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Great is your name; great is your love, O Lord.
For you the rulers of the earth will bow down,
the poor and the persecuted shall shout for joy!
Great is your name; great is your love!
Your love and mercy endure forever,
fresh as the new day, sure as the sunrise!
Oh, Lord, great is your name, and great is your love!
Hymns
Prayer of Invocation
Children's Story Moses, what's in your hand?

Hearing

Scripture John 20:21-22; Luke 14:7-14
Sermon An Unconventional Take on Convention '09
Shane Claiborne
Hymn My Soul Cries Out STS 124

Responding

Sharing of Praises and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
…and extra change for "Penny Power" missions (collected by children)
Announcements
Hymn Jesus, now lead you STJ 158
Benediction

Today

Sermon: Youth reporting

Announcements

Please email all bulletin announcements by Wednesday 8:00 pm to Becky.

Vision Corner - One of the goals for community building in the church was to set up a mentoring/adoption program which sets up prayer partners between adult and youth and children. We are in the process of making matches in this effort.

Loren Horst will speak at the 9th annual Kennel Charles Anabaptist Lecture series at EMHS, September 28, 2009, 7:00 PM, in the school auditorium. His title is "Witness in an Age of Tolerance: A Perspective from Virginia Mennonite Conference and Missions." Loren, President of Virginia Mennonite Missions, will reflect on witness in our world today and the work of VMM. All are invited to this public event

Fall Worship Series "Your Call" For our October and November worship series we invite you to suggest a word to be the focus of a sermon. One word will be chosen for each Sunday. The elders and pastors will cooperate on choosing the suggested words to form a worship series. Please write a word you are interested in hearing about below and put it in the offering plate.
Please write below a word you want to hear a sermon on, tear off and put it in the offering plate:

Prayers and Praises

MMN:Today concludes a three-day consultation, "And you welcomed me: A consultation of the people of God on immigration" in Waxahachie, Texas. Pray for church leaders returning to their communities to implement Bible-based responses to immigration dilemmas.

VMM: Pray for the first church-plant meeting on Saturday, Sept. 26, 7:00 pm of the Mennonite Hispanic Initiative being held in the Harrisonburg Mennonite Church. May this be the beginning of a strong witness for Christ in the Hispanic 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.