November 15, 2009

Pre-service music
Call to Worship
L: Come, all who are weary
and carrying heavy burdens,
and Christ will give rest.
P: Those who wait for the Lord
shall renew their strength,
they shall mount up with wings like eagles.
L: The Lord is always before us.
Because God is at our right hand,
we shall not be moved.
P: God shows us the path of life.
In God's presence there is fullness of joy;
in God's right hand are pleasures forevermore.
All: Therefore our hearts are glad,
our souls rejoice; our bodies rest secure.
Prayer of Invocation
Hymns Praise to the Lord, the Almighty HWB 37
Our great God
Children's Story
Hymn Jesus, be the center STS 31

Hearing

Scripture Genesis 1&2 and Mark 1:21-35
Sermon Letting go and letting God
Hymn Of the Father's love begotten HWB 104

Responding

Sharing of Praises and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer
Offering/Hymn Praise God from Whom HWB 119
Announcements
Hymn Seek ye first the kingdom of God HWB 324
Benediction

Today

Announcements

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

Sunday evening November 22 at 7 pm at Charlottesville Mennonite Church. John Filson served as MCC's Iraq Program Coordinator from 2007 - 2009. Based in Northern Iraq, he worked closely with MCC's Iraqi partner organizations on the ground to understand their approaches and offer financial and technical support for their work. John earned a Masters degree in Peace & Conflict Studies from the Joan B. Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame in 2007. John is currently working in MCC's advocacy office in Washington DC where he seeks to bring the perspective of ordinary Iraqis affected by U.S. actions to policymakers on Capitol Hill.

Join area Christians in song at a Shenandoah Valley Hymn Sing at Park View Mennonite Church on November 29 at 7 pm. Sam and Janice Showalter will be the music leaders.

Bellaccord, an all male, 13-member a cappella group from Eastern Mennonite University, will be holding a free concert in EMU's Martin Chapel 3:00 pm, Sunday, November 22. performing a repertoire of both sacred and secular music from a variety of genres. Come out to enjoy an afternoon of music in the great a cappella tradition. A free-will offering will be taken.

Prayers and Praises

MMN:People of the Argentine Chaco are used to getting along with little water, but this year the drought is severe. Pray for rain and for the health of people who are obliged to use unclean water for their daily needs.

VMM: Shirley Roth, executive director of Nazareth Village, Israel, asks us to pray that lives will be changed as people experience the Living Word in the context and setting in which it was given by Jesus.

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