WASHINGTON MENNONITE CHURCH
GOD GATHERS US
Prelude
Sharing of the Parable
Children’s
Time
Songs of Worship
GOD ADDRESSES US
Scripture Reading:
Mark 4:1-9
Meditation “The
Soils”
Song of Response
GOD RECEIVES OUR GIFTS
Sharing
Offering & Offertory
Elder Affirmation
Pastoral Prayer
GOD SENDS US
Benediction
Sending Song
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Worship Leaders
Prelude &
Offertory/Song Leader: Susan See
Sharing the
Parable: Amy Widmer
Message: Don
Patterson
Pastoral
Prayer: Roger Farmer
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
Offering for 7/10/11: $1228.00 (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:
July
24: Grant, Good Samaritan
July
31: Grant, Pharisee & Tax Collector
August
7: Amanda Beachy’s installation service
We welcome Don
Patterson to our worship service this morning. He is pastor at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite
Church. May God’s blessing be with you.
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.
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. Invitation
letters are available to send to children you know that may wish to attend.
We need 10-12 volunteers at Camp Reece on July 27 to relieve counselors for one hour beginning at
6:15. It involves helping the campers
with craft work. We also need 10-12
dozen cookies. Please sign up in the
foyer if you can help or make cookies.
There will be a fund raiser for Tina Watson Wiklund on August 13 in Davenport. A flyer is on the bulletin board in the
foyer.
Washington Mennonite Church will provide a brief worship service this afternoon, July
17, at McCreedy Home and Washington Care Center. Mike Bates and the Outreach and Service
Ministry will lead the service at McCreedy Home at 1:45 PM and at Washington
Care Center at 2:30 PM. If you would
like to participate in these worship services in the future, please contact a
member of the Outreach and Service Ministry (Tim Widmer, Mike Bates, Carol
Detweiler, Roger Farmer, or Grant Nebel).
UPCOMING EVENTS:
July 25 – 28: Vacation Bible School at Crooked Creek
Christian Camp, 5:30-7:00 PM
July 27: Camp Reece
It is time to renew Timbrel magazine. The
cost is $15 for the year. Please give
your money to Mary Lou Farmer or Jo Ann Stout.
Reminder to all 5 and
6-year olds: Grab your grandparent
or other adult and come to Grandfolks-Littlefolks Day on Friday, July 22, 2011
at Crooked Creek Christian Camp. There
will be worship time, swimming, nature, songs, and other activities just right
for your age. Register now by calling
the camp at 653.3611 or online at crookedcreekcamp.org. See you soon!
Attention all High
School students: Experience God’s
creation and love in a whole new way by attending Wilderness Week, July 25-29,
2011 at Crooked Creek Christian Camp.
There is still room for you to register soon by contacting the camp at
653.3611 or register online at crookedcreekcamp.org. Don’t miss the fun!
Change of location from
the Joetown Pleasant Hill Methodist Church to Kalona Mennonite Church. HONEYTOWN, a high energy bluegrass band based
in Kidron, Ohio will perform at Kalona Mennonite Church, Tuesday, July 26, at
7:00 PM. They were the featured adult
worship band at the Mennonite Church USA Convention in Columbus, Ohio in 2009,
and part of the coffeehouse entertainment at the Mennonite Convention in
Pittsburgh, PA in 2011. A free will
offering will be taken.
The Iowa MCC Sale Board would
like you to save the date of July 27, 7:00 PM at Kalona Mennonite Church for
our annual meeting. This important
meeting sums up the past year’s sale, installs new officers and sets the course
for the coming year. We will also have a
special speaker this year from MCC.
There will be refreshments including ice cream. Everyone is welcome, not just the pastor and
your church’s sale rep. Hope to see many
of you there.
Newly appointed Iowa Mennonite School Volleyball coach
Cindy Miller welcomes all girls going into
5th -12th grades to participate in the upcoming camp,
August 1-4. The session for those entering grades 10-12 will run from 8:00
-11:00 AM; those entering grades 7-9 will go from 12:00-2:30 PM; and girls
entering grades 5-7 will participate from 3:00-5:00 PM. Camp brochures are available online at www.iowamennonite.org or by contacting Coach Miller at 646.2655.
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.
Host families are needed for a group of students coming to the U.S. on a special program through
World Link, Inc. World Link, Inc. is a
small non-profit placement organization that works only with students coming to
the U.S. on a government scholarship resulting from an intense merit-based
competition. Students have been coming
to the local area for the past five or six years; more information about the
organization can be found at www.worldlinkinc.org. Host families can
be families with any age students, empty nesters, or even young couples, it’s a
matter of heart…If you would consider hosting and/or know anyone that may
consider, please contact Sherrie Nisly, 319.646.2105. or sherrienisly@worldlinkinc.org as soon as possible.
Mennonite Mission Prayer Request: Pray for
Moriah Hurst of Mennonite Mission Network who is serving in Melbourne,
Australia. She works with Praxis
Victoria, training youth and community workers, and with Urban Seed, a
Christian organization that assists marginalized people while developing supportive
communities.
Justin Brokaw has joined the Kalona office of Everence as a Financial Representative. He will be serving members and congregations
in Washington, Wayland, Pulaski, and other communities in southeast Iowa. He is a graduate of Hesston College and Iowa
State University. He and his wife Ranee
are the parents of Luke and Tessa. They
are members of Wellman Mennonite Church.
Justin’s focus will be on health, life, and long-term care insurance as
well as fixed annuities. He can be
contacted at the Everence office in Kalona, which is located at 301 5th
Street and can be reached by phone at 319.656.4242.
Mennonite Central Committee is appealing for donations to support its response to the
drought and food crisis in East Africa that has left about 11 million people in
need of humanitarian assistance. Please
consider a gift to help fund initial efforts in Ethiopia and Kenya to provide
supplemental food for at-risk groups, and to support food-for-work projects. To donate, visit mcc.org or send checks with
“East Africa Drought Response” in the memo line to MCC Central States, PO Box
235, North Newton, KS 67117. We encourage you also to pray for people in
the region.
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