Bulletin for September 19, 2010

WASHINGTON MENNONITE CHURCH
September 19, 2010 9:30 AM



GOD GATHERS US
Prelude
Call to Worship
Sharing Time
Songs of Worship
Confession & Reconciliation back of bulletin
GOD RECEIVES OUR GIFTS
Offering & Offertory
Children dismissed to nursery
GOD ADDRESSES US
Children’s Time
Scripture Reading Romans 12:9-21
Message: “Being the church: alternate but not separate”
WE RESPOND TO GOD
Song of Response
Pastoral Prayer
GOD SENDS US
Benediction
Sending Song

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WORSHIP LEADERS
Prelude & Offertory: Edie Nebel
Worship Leader: Barb Ramsey
Song Leader: Jon Widmer
Children’s Time: Amy Widmer
Sermon: Diane Zaerr Brenneman
Pastoral Prayer: Grant Nebel

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.

EDUCATION LEADERS
Adult Sermon Extension (Sanctuary): Sandy Buhrow
Adult Bible Study: I John (classroom off kitchen): Gay Widmer
Preschool (middle classroom in Fellowship Hall): Gloria Widmer
Grades K-2 (corner classroom of Fellowship Hall): Karen Bates
Grades 3-5 (end classroom of Fellowship Hall): Becky Widmer
Youth grades 6-12 (upstairs): Grant Nebel

Nursery Attendant today: Barb Ramsey
Nursery Attendant next Sunday: Tim Widmer

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.

Ministers: All of God’s People
Pastors: Grant Nebel: 256.7252 (home) Diane Z. Brenneman: 319.936.7823 (cell)
319.931.2579 (cell) moderator@centralplainsmc.org
grant.edie@gmail.com
Elders: Francis Litwiller 656.3426, Gay Widmer 653.3423, Becky Widmer 653.4714
Church Secretary: Martha Graber 653.6393 Church Office Phone: 653.6041
Church Office e-mail: wash.mennonite@juno.com

Today is Peace Sunday in Mennonite Church USA and Canada. Every Sunday, Washington Mennonite Church lights the Peace Candle as a reminder to all of us to continue to pray for peace the world over. God calls us to live in harmony with one another. Peace and justice are key components for this to happen.

Offering for 9/12/10: $2282.00 (regular), $100.00 (HACAP)

Happy Birthday to: Mike Leyden (today), Elijah Wood (9/22), Phyllis Headrick
(9/23), Doug Brenneman (9/25)

Phyllis and Don want to thank the church for the flowers, food, cards and also for the visits at our home and the hospital.

Washington Mennonite is responsible for Meals on Wheels from September 6 to October 8, 2010. The sign up sheet is complete! Thank you to those of you who gave of your time to deliver meals to the elderly in our community.

Please put your “Spiritual Gifts Test” result sheet in Diane’s box. She will be tallying them to get a picture of the balance of gifts God has given Washington Mennonite members and friends. If you misplaced yours or haven’t taken the “test” yet, pick up a copy in the foyer.

It’s time to return our summer stewardship library to Western District Conference Resource Center. If you borrowed a book from the foyer table, please return it to Diane’s office this week. Central Plains bought a membership so any member of our conference (that means member of WMC) can borrow books from this great Resource Center. Check it out at www.mennowdc.org/Library. Marlene Bogard, the librarian, is a wonderful resource on anything you are studying or preparing or interested in reading more about. Her email is on the website.

MABROK, our annual family bike ride on the KewashTrail, is scheduled for today, September 19th, at 3:00 PM at Sunset Park. We will ride to West Chester and back, and then enjoy fellowship, hot dogs and jalapenos in the park. Please sign up in the foyer so we know how many are coming. We have invited West Union to be our guests. Family Life Committee will be your hosts.


ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

TODAY: MABROK at 3 PM at Sunset Park, by the rocket slide

THIS WEEK:
Wed.: Annual Fall Business Meeting, 7 PM

UPCOMING EVENTS:
Sept. 26: Communion and Footwashing at Washington Mennonite
Oct. 10: Annual Crop Walk, beginning at 12:30 PM

Representatives of the Mennonite colleges (Bluffton, EMU, Goshen, Hesston) will be on the IMS campus tomorrow and Tuesday, meeting with interested juniors and seniors. Appointments can be made by contacting guidance counselor Dwight Gingerich.

Eicher Mennonite Church is having special meetings on Saturday, September 25 at 7 PM and Sunday, September 26 at 10:30 AM. Their guests are Mike and Sarah Evers who will talk about discovering the joy of living out your faith in Christ. Come hear stories of life change, learn how to start spiritual conversations with your friends, family members and co-workers, and be inspired to live out your Divine design.

If you’re excited to give of yourself to others…saving lives gets your blood pumping…you are invited to donate blood on October 1 at Iowa Mennonite School! IMS’ National Honor Society is sponsoring a blood drive from 7:30-11:30 AM, and donors are being solicited. Contact Lynn Yoder at the school (656.2073 or blyoder_2000@yahoo.com) to donate.

Tickets are available for the delicious IMS Junior Class Pork Supper on Saturday, October 2, with serving from 4:30-7:30 PM in the school gym. Come enjoy a meal of roast pork, baked potatoes, salads, homemade desserts…tickets can be purchased at the door or from any member of the IMS junior class: $8 for adults, $5 for children age 4-11, and free for those 3 and under.

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.

Prime weekend date available: due to a recent cancellation, the retreat Lodge at Crooked Creek Christian Camp is available the weekend of October 22-24, 2010. If your church, SS class or another group is interested, give the camp a call at 653.3611 to reserve one or both floors.




Ken Davis will be appearing at Celebration Hall at IMS, Sunday, October 24th at 6:00 PM. Ken Davis is a noted motivational speaker who has delivered his message of laughter and hope in hundreds of churches and conferences across America. Tickets for reserved seats are $18 each and are available by calling Lower Deer Creek Mennonite church at 319.6546.2076.

The Central Plains Stewardship Task Group has initiated a fund-raising campaign to raise $50,000 for a cash reserve fund. Our conference bills and salaries need to be paid with regularity, but income from contributions can be quite irregular. Please prayerfully consider contributing to this fund. Contributions may be mailed to the Central Plains Mennonite Conference, PO Box 101, Freeman, SD 57029, and designated “cash flow reserve fund”.

Help meet needs in often forgotten places: Your donation, large or small, to “where needed most” gives MCC the flexibility to respond effectively to the greatest needs in communities where we serve. Your gift will make a real difference in the lives of families across the world. It will also help fulfill our overall mission of encouraging peace, building stronger communities and providing disaster relief in places that we hear about on the evening news and in often forgotten places around the world. Thank you for considering a gift to MCC, for showing care for humanity, in the name of Christ. Please send your check with “where needed most” in the memo line to MCC Central States, PO Box 235, North Newton, KS 67117 or donate online at mcc.org.

Mission Network prayer request: Hosts in Bolivia, China and England are preparing to welcome Radical Journey participants as they complete their orientation time in Chicago. Pray that mutual learning and serving between hosts and participants will further build God’s kingdom.