WASHINGTON MENNONITE CHURCH
GOD GATHERS US
Prelude
Sharing of the Parable
Children’s
Time
Songs of Worship
GOD ADDRESSES US
Scripture Reading
Luke
18:9-14
Meditation “They
Came to Pray”
Song of Response
GOD RECEIVES OUR GIFTS
Sharing
Offering & Offertory
Pastoral Prayer
GOD SENDS US
Benediction
Sending Song
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Worship Leaders
Prelude/Offertory: Edie Nebel
Sharing the
Parable: Amy Widmer
Song Leader: Susan See
Message/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 - K (middle classroom in Fellowship Hall): Gloria Widmer
Grades 1-5 (classroom off kitchen): Cindy Widmer
Youth grades 6-12 (upstairs): Grant Nebel
Offering for 7/24/11: $2077.00 (regular)
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
Pastor: 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:
August
7: Amanda Beachy’s installation service
with potluck following
at noon
August
14: Amanda, The Bread of Life
August
21: Grant, The Vine & the Branches
This summer we
are 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.
Next Sunday will
be Amanda Beachy’s installation service at Washington Mennonite Church. There will be a potluck noon meal to welcome
Amanda with some of her family and friends from Kalona Mennonite here as well.
Thanks so much to all
who helped make Vacation Bible School a success. We had a great week at Crooked Creek
Christian Camp (in spite of the warm weather!)
A special thanks to the staff for making it such a fun time for the
kids. May we all remember to “Taste and
See that God is Good”.
Tim Detweiler, Tim Widmer, Roger Farmer, Caleb Detweiler,
and Susan See are featured in an article
about conscientious objectors in the Wednesday, July 27, 2011, issue of the
Washington Evening Journal. A copy of
this article is posted on the bulletin board.
Be sure to take a look at it!
Thank you notes have been received from our visitors from the Ecuador Mennonite Church a
few weeks ago and have been posted on the bulletin board. These visits were very meaningful to Darwin
and Mirian Villacis (elders at Quito Mennonite Church), Raul and Ivette Escobar
(leaders at Riobamba Mennonite Church), and Josua Montoya, a young person from
the Riobamba church. Be sure to read their
expressions of thanks.
“Time for Tina” Benefit for Tina Watson Wiklund
When: Saturday, August 13, 5:30 – 9:00 PM
Where: Bettendorf Children’s Museum, 2900 Learning
Campus Dr., Bettendorf, IA
Please RSVP by
Monday, August 1 to etrilkatpigottnet.com
or call 563.344.8912 x2
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Aug. 3: Council meeting
Aug. 7: Amanda’s installation service with potluck
following
Happy Birthday to:
Wes Widmer & Dick See
(today), Katie Miranda (8/2),
Lea
Smothers (8/4)
Happy Anniversary to:
Jerry & Joyce Roth,
Nathan & Brandy Miller (8/5)
Celebrate Harvey H. Miller’s 90th birthday with us at Kalona Mennonite Church. There will be an open house today, July 31, from 2 to 4 PM. Cards can be sent to him at 706 C Ave., Apt
C2, Kalona, IA 52247.
“Innovative Ideas for Farmers,” a breakfast seminar presented by Everence Financial, will be held Wednesday,
August 24, from 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM, at Crooked Creek Christian Camp in
Washington, and repeated Thursday, August 25, at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
Church in Kalona, also from 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM.
Attendees will learn strategies for leaving a personal charitable
legacy, financial planning solutions, and ways to reflect faith values in
financial decision-making. Those
interested in attending should plan to reserve their spots no later than August
17 by calling Cheryl Martin Miller toll-free at 877.656.4242, locally at
319.656.4242, or by sending her an email at cheryl.martinmillerateverence.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!
Central Plains Mennonite Conference is hosting a Sister Care seminar on September 17-18 at Swan
Lake Christian Camp in Viborg, SD. There
is a flier on the bulletin board with information. Martha Graber has registration forms
available.
Mennonite Mission Prayer Request: Pray for hope,
strength and resources for members of the Mennonite Church in Japan, and for
Mission Network personnel as they live out Jesus’ way of peace and love in
responding to those who continue to suffer from March’s triple tragedy of
earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation.
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