WASHINGTON MENNONITE CHURCH
GOD GATHERS US
Prelude
Sharing of the Parable
Children’s
Time
Songs of Worship
GOD ADDRESSES US
Scripture Reading
Matthew
13:44-50
The
Pearl of Great Value
Meditation
Song of Response
GOD RECEIVES OUR GIFTS
Sharing
Offering & Offertory
Pastoral Prayer
GOD SENDS US
Benediction
Sending Song
Worship Leaders
Prelude &
Offertory: Susan See
Sharing the
Parable: Amy Widmer
Song Leader: Tim Widmer
Message: Peter Stucky
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): Roger Farmer
Adult Bible Study: (end
classroom of Fellowship Hall): Barb
Ramsey
Preschool (middle classroom in Fellowship Hall): Gloria Widmer
Grades K-2 (corner classroom of Fellowship Hall): Edie Nebel
Grades 3-5 (classroom off kitchen): Cindy Widmer
Youth grades 6-12 (upstairs): Grant Nebel
We welcome Peter
Stucky to our congregation this morning.
Peter is from Bogota, Colombia. He
is involved in the Mennonite Church of Colombia.
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)
319.931.2579 (cell)
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.mennoniteatjuno.com
Sunday morning prayer
time at WMC – Come to church at 8:50 AM each Sunday morning for a time of
prayer for any concerns you may have.
Everyone is welcome.
Preaching schedule
for summer
July
3: Grant, Welcoming the lost
July
10: J.E McNeil, peace activist from
Washington D.C.
July
17: Don Patterson, Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
Church, The Sower
July
24: Grant, Good Samaritan
July
31: Grant, Pharisee & Tax Collector
Happy Birthday to: Jacayla Litwiller (6/26), Amy Widmer
(6/29)
Offering for 6/12/11: $3529.23
Offering for
6/19/11: $1758.31
This summer we
will be looking at the parables of Jesus as our theme. The children will be talking about the same
parable in their Sunday school class.
Parables were used by Jesus to invite his listeners to think more deeply
about living God’s ways for all ages.
This year’s Vacation
Bible School will be held July 25 – 28 from 5:30 to 7:00 PM at Crooked
Creek Christian Camp. The theme is Taste
and See: God is Good! Each evening
children will hear stories from the Bible that connect food and faith, watch a
drama and do activities and games that relate to our theme. Christian Nurture is asking for volunteers to
help make it a success. Please see the sign-up sheet in the foyer. Invitation letters are also available to send
to children you know that may wish to attend.
You are invited to
celebrate the wedding of Caleb Detweiler and Heidi Gingerich, Saturday,
July 30, 2011 at 4:30 PM. See the
invitation on the bulletin board. Please
RSVP by July 1 if you plan to attend.
–Tim & Carol Detweiler
ADDITIONAL
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY: Ecuador Partnership Potluck, 12:30 at WMC
UPCOMING EVENTS:
July 25 – 28: Vacation Bible School at Crooked Creek
Christian Camp, 5:30-7:00 PM
Bellaccord, an a cappella male ensemble from Eastern Mennonite University, will perform at First
Mennonite Church of Iowa City this evening, June 26; all are invited to the
concert at 7:00 PM, with refreshments to follow in the church fellowship
hall. The group, comprised of 12
recently graduated men, includes Kalona native and FMC member Michael
Swartzendruber; they are kicking off a 6-performance Midwest tour that will end
with several performances at the Mennonite Church USA Convention in
Pittsburgh. CDs will also be for sale.
Remember Sing
Hallelujah!, the musical comedy on the
IMS stage a few years ago? Well, many of
the cast returns for the sequel, Jubilation
Morning! The show features the
antics and shenanigans of the Shady Creek Baptist Church, set in fictional
Johnsontown. Mary Forney directs the
performances, scheduled for Friday, July 1 and Saturday, July 2. Reserved seating ($10) is available by
contacting the school office (319.656.2073).
Please note that while the
seating is reserved, an offering will also be taken during both performances,
benefitting the IMS Annual Fund. Also
a part of the Friday evening activities will be the silent auction of several
in-home meals (please contact Larry Swartzendruber to offer a meal). Thanks in advance for your continued support
of IMS!
The Annual 4th
of July Parkview Benefit Dinner will be held (4:30 – 7:30) at Parkview Home
in Wayland. A turkey tenderloin meal
will be served with baked beans, potato salad, homemade ice cream and dessert
bars for a freewill offering. Washington
Mennonite has been asked to furnish dessert bars for 350. Sign up in the foyer and talk to Karen Bates.
Mennonite Mission Prayer request: Thank God for the increase in Sunday School attendance at Zhong-He Church
in Taiwan
as a result of Marietta Sawatzky’s English classes for children on Saturday
afternoons. Pray that her students will
encounter Jesus’ love through the stories that Marietta uses to encourage
conversational language skills. Marietta
and her husband, Sheldon, serve through Mennonite Mission Network.
Mennonite Foundation,
an affiliate of Everence, can help you support your favorite charities while
also receiving tax benefits, through their new, easy-to-use donor advised
fund. To learn more, contact our
Everence advocate, Roger Roth, or visit the Charitable Services section of
Everence.com.
Crooked Creek Christian Camp’s annual canoe trip is scheduled for Saturday, August 27,
2011. Mark the date on your calendar and
plan to attend with your family and friends.
Call the camp at 319.653.3611 to register. See you on the river!
Shadow Voices: Finding Hope in Mental
Illness, a documentary showing how
individuals live successfully with a mental illness, is being re-broadcast on
NBC-TV stations from June 12 – December 12 at the discretion of local NBC
affiliates. The hour-long program was
produced by Third Way Media on behalf of Mennonite churches. For more information go to www.ShadowVoices.com.
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