August 22, 2010 bulletin

August 22, 2010 9:30 AM

The Balancing Act: Stewardship of Talents

9:30 Worshipping God Together

Call to Worship

Music

Congregational Memory Work Romans 12:1-2

Scripture I Corinthians 12:1-7; I Peter 4:10

Children dismissed to nursery

Sermon: “The Sin of Busy-ness””

Song of Response

Offering

Coffee Pause

10:20 Learning Together

All meet in fellowship hall

10:45 Sharing and Prayer Together

Sharing

Pastoral Prayer

Benediction

Sending Song

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Today’s Worship Leaders

Worship Leaders – Jason Litwiller and Mo Brenneman

Message/Pastoral Prayer – Diane Zaerr Brenneman

Song Leader& Offertory – Susan See

Youth-adults Learning Leader – Phyllis Litwiller

Children’s Learning Leader – Karen Bates

We welcome all to this place for the worship of God and for Christian fellowship. Let us worship God in spirit and in truth, reaching out to one another in Christ’s love. We welcome our guests and visitors and hope you will join us again soon.

Nursery Attendant today: Becky Widmer

Nursery Attendant next Sunday: Karen Bates

Offering for 8/15/10: $3201.25 (regular)

Please submit all invoices for this fiscal year to Mary Lou Farmer by next Sunday, August 29, 2010. Thank you for your generous offerings as we close out the year.

Happy Birthday to: Ben Green (8/24), Travis Leyden (8/26), Karla Garrett (8/27)

Happy Anniversary to: Mike & Karen Bates (8/25)

VISION STATEMENT: As followers of Jesus Christ, we are a community of faith

empowered by the Holy Spirit, seeking to love God with all our heart, mind, soul,

and strength, and to love others as our self.

“Thank you to Tim and Carol for fixing a bicycle for me to use.” Dicky Miller

Congratulations to Heath Delzell and Rachel Erb who were married on August 14. We extend our congratulations to them from our congregation. May God richly bless their new home.

The Church Directory is being updated. If you have any information changes for the Church Directory, please give them to Martha Graber by August 27. Annual Reports will be due on September 10 so that they can be prepared before the Fall Business Meeting on September 22.

The Christian Nurture Ministry is sponsoring a “Back to School” Rally on Sunday, August 29. Everyone going back to school (teachers, kids of all ages, seminary students) should bring their backpack to worship.

The Christian Nurture Ministry would like to update our records. We need parents of Sunday School children to fill out a registration form for each child attending, preschool through 12th grade. Registration forms are in the church foyer. Thanks for your help!

Meals on Wheels – Washington Mennonite will be delivering Meals on Wheels from September 6 to October 8, 2010. The sign up sheet is on the foyer table.

Jubilance Children’s Choir, a community choir directed by Rhonda Miller, will begin fall rehearsals on Tuesday, September 21 at 4 PM at Kalona Mennonite Church. The choir is for children ages 8 – 13. Please contact Rhonda Miller at 319.351.0037 if you are interested in receiving more information.

Mission Network prayer request: Last month, Junta Menonita de Missoes Internacionais—the mission branch of the Evangelical Mennonite Alliance of Brazil—celebrated 12 years of service. Pray that God would continue blessing the fruitful ministries of Brazilian mission workers in Albania and Mozambique.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Aug. 29: Back to School Rally/Farewell potluck for Amanda Beachy

Sept. 22: Annual fall business meeting, 7 PM

WMC has been blessed this summer by the ministry of seminary intern, Amanda Beachy. Her last Sunday will be August 29, and we are planning a farewell potluck after worship that day. Typically, a congregation offers $2500 to such an intern as their summer wage. WMC is not committed to a summer wage due to the AMBS delay in making arrangements, but elders, council and Grant and Diane want to give the congregation the opportunity to bless Amanda and her ministerial training pursuits with a generous love gift. If you would like to contribute to Amanda, please designate a portion of your check and place in the offering, or put a designated gift in the treasurer’s mailbox by Sunday, August 29.

Some of the activities Amanda has been engaged in this summer include:

* Preached three times and worship led twice at WMC (preached twice at neighboring churches)

* Worship leader and teacher for VBS

* Faith mentor for camp intern Crooked Creek

* Outreach & Service referrals

* Bulletin Boards organized and kept update (including taking pictures of us!)

* Made stewardship posters and memory work puzzle

* Attended various meetings at WMC and for conference

* Met with various clergy groups

* Collated Grant’s review

* Leading web site visioning and design

* Visitation

* Led devotions with Diane for MCUSA executive board

* Attended Central Plains Conference Annual Meeting and shadowed Diane there

* Created the Ecuador poster for conference congregations

* Staffed office full-time (mail, phones, computer work)

Please join the Tom and Jackie Bailey family in our 6th annual Courage Bike Ride on Saturday, August 28th at IMS. Registration is from 6-10 AM. You may ride from 1 – 98 miles. If riding is not your style you may support the event by eating a delicious waffle breakfast from 6-11 AM. All proceeds benefit cancer research at Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa. www.courageride.org.

Crooked Creek Christian Camp invites all canoers to mark your calendars for Saturday, August 28. We will meet at camp at 9 AM and take it from there. If you don’t have a full day to commit to recreation, there is even a half-day option if you let us know in advance. Register early as space is limited; registration fee of $17 per person ($10 per child 12 & under) includes lunch and snacks. Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is required by phone or email. In the case of unsafe river levels due to continuing rains the trip may be postponed to September 11. Contact the camp office (653.3611)

St. James Catholic Church, is sponsoring their Annual Fall Festival, on Sunday, September 12, 2010 at the KC Hall. The meal includes a ham and turkey dinner with homemade dressing, mashed potatoes and gravy, vegetables, salads, rolls, beverages and dessert serving from 11 AM to 1 PM. Cost: $10 adults, $5 kids (6-12). Also come and enjoy the Country Store with delicious baked goods and fine crafts. For more information see the flyer on the bulletin board.

All those age 60 and better are invited to Crooked Creek Christian Camp for Senior Day on Thursday, October 7 for Senior Day. Wilford Yoder will get us started by sharing his presentation of nature photography and scripture. It is sure to inspire! Mark this date and watch your bulletins for more information.

Pastor Roy Kaufman is retiring from 38 years of full-time pastoral ministry. Please remember Pastor Roy and his wife Loretta as they begin this time of transition.

Parkview Home is looking for a maintenance person. If interested please contact Bill Grimm in Wayland.