WASHINGTON MENNONITE
CHURCH
Prelude
Gathering
Welcome
Songs of Worship Here in this place WB
6
Seek ye first the kingdom of God WB
324
Jesus came – the heavens adoring WB
297
GOD ADDRESSES US
Children’s Time
“Come and see,
come and see, I am the way and the truth,” said He.
“Follow me,
follow me, Come as a child, O come and see.”
Scripture 1
Thessalonians 5:1-11
Message
Song of Response I want to walk as a child of the light SJ 95
GOD HEARS US
Sharing
Pastoral Prayer
Offering
GOD SENDS US
Benediction
Sending Song May the Lord, mighty God WB 435
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Centro Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service 2:30 PM
Martha Hernandez, pastor
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ABIDING
For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels,
nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor
depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the
love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans
8:38-39
“Often I get discouraged and wonder why I’m still here at 94
years. Then I think of Tina who has so
much to live for with her young family.
Then it reminds me of the verse of God’s love that can’t separate us and
will always be with us and no way will he leave us as long as we will give
ourselves to Him. It really helps me
live close to Him. Praise the
Lord.” Marie Widmer
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Offering for 10/30/11:
$1631.33 (regular)
Happy Birthday to:
Carol Detweiler, Gordon Watson
(11/9), Mary Martin (11/11),
Josh
Miranda (11/12)
Worship Leaders:
Prelude: Jacayla Litwiller
Worship Leader: Myron Graber
Children’s
Time: Barb Ramsey
Song Leader: Mary Lou Farmer
Meditation/Pastoral
Prayer: Amanda Beachy
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:
(end classroom of Fellowship Hall):
Barb Ramsey
Preschool – 2-5 years (middle classroom in Fellowship
Hall): Becky Widmer
Grades 3-6 (classroom off kitchen): Karen Bates
Youth grades 6-12 (upstairs): Grant Nebel
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) Amanda
Beachy:319.325.4522
319.931.2579 (cell) (cell)
grant.edie at gmail.com abeach25 at gmail.com
Elders: Francis Litwiller 656.3426 Becky Widmer 653.4714
Myron Graber 653.1674
Church Secretary:
Martha Graber 653.6393 Church
Office Phone: 653.6041
Church Office e-mail:
wash.mennonite at juno.com
Each week we would
like one person to list their favorite Bible scripture and how these verses
are encouraging them in their walk with God.
Each week Amanda and Grant will be asking someone for their
response. The congregation’s response is
to pray for that person during the week.
As our abiding in the Word person
this week, keep Marie Widmer in your prayers.
The women from the “Thinkers” group are meeting together once a week to pray
especially for Tina Watson Wiklund and would like to invite anyone else to join
us at 1:00 PM on Friday, November 10th at the church.
On the table in the foyer is a list of food items needed for a HACAP food box. If the box is complete it will be given to
Washington families in need. Incomplete
boxes need to be marked so HACAP can complete what is needed. Would you or your family be willing to work
on one or more food boxes for needy families in Washington?
TODAY: Dessert Theatre practice at the church, 5:00
PM
THIS WEEK:
Wed.: Dessert Theatre practice at 6:00 PM
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Nov. 13: noon meal for WMC, hosted by Centro
Cristiano--We are invited to the
worship service at 2:30 PM. The service is
in Spanish. All are welcome.
Dec. 1, 2, 3: Dessert Theatre performances at Washington
Mennonite Church
Prayers of Washington Mennonite—
·
Marie
Widmer
·
Tina
Wiklund
·
Tim
& Cindy Widmer as they travel to China, talk to students who want to study
in the U.S.
·
Sandy
Buhrow, recovering from low enzymes and dehydration
·
CPMC
Congregation Wellman Mennonite as they continue to welcome Pastor Nathan and
Erin Ramer
·
Roger
and Joanne Roth at the MEDA meetings and traveling to Florida
·
Dessert
Theatre preparations and ticket sales
Needs around Washington—
·
An
apartment
·
Winter
clothes for family with children
-
Male:
T-shirt size XL, jeans size 36-32
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Female:
size 18, XL-1X T-shirts
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Son: 6T
-
Daughter:
6T
Please see Amanda with any donations of clothing or money for
Goodwill gift certificates.
·
Help
moving to another house
Amanda and Grant are getting several calls a week from people who need assistance with
housing, utilities, food and other essentials for the coming winter
months. When we get calls we will place
the needs in the bulletin. If you are
interested in helping with these needs let your pastors know. All of the requests are checking out with
HACAP.
Washington Mennonite Church is hosting a Dessert Theatre entitled “Waiting…”.
You are invited to attend the Dessert Theatre on December 1, 2, & 3,
2011, at 7:00 PM here at Washington Mennonite Church. Note that we will be presenting the program
at the church and will not be serving a meal this year, but will feature an
array of desserts and hot drinks at the intermission. Brochures with registration information are
available on the foyer table. Mail in
your registrations or give them to Mary Lou Farmer as soon as possible. Proceeds above expenses will go to benefit
the missions programs of WMC.
The East Union choir
will perform a 40th Anniversary concert today, November 6, at 6:30
PM at East Union Mennonite Church. The
concert, a mix of favorites from recent years along with some congregational
hymn singing, will also serve as a farewell concert for Harold Blosser, a
conductor for the choir for those forty years.
Refreshments will be served following.
Sugar Creek MYF will have a Chili Supper from 5-7 PM on Wednesday, November 9, in the Fellowship
Hall with a free-will offering. Proceeds
will be used to send the MYF to DOOR Chicago next summer.
Prospective students in grades 6-8 who are interested in
attending IMS are invited to a skating
party at the Wellman Skating Rink on Friday, November 11, from 7:00-9:00
PM. Come learn to know other potential
students and enjoy pizza, skating, and games!
Please contact Candy Schmieder at 656.2073 or candi.schmieder at
gmail.com for further information.
Crooked Creek Christian Camp will hold its Annual Meeting on Monday, November 14,
2011. All SIMCA members and interested
persons are invited to attend. Supper
will be served from 6:15-6:45 PM with a program starting at 7:00 PM. Call the camp at 653.3611 if you have
questions.
The students and IMS Music Boosters invite you to join us for dinner at the Washington Pizza
Ranch on Wednesday, November 16th from 5-8 PM for buffet-style
dining. Pizza Ranch will be donating 10%
of all sales plus tips to assist students in raising money for orchestra
festival, touring choir, scholarships for students, and music equipment. We hope you are able to come support the awesome students of IMS!
Join us on Saturday, December 3, 2011 for Come to the Table.
‘Tis the Season to Drink Tea! Wendy Leichty (Bethel MC) will share with us
about tea time in Ireland while traveling with a mission group and we will all
learn how to host a tea party. We will
also make tasty treats that you can give as gifts during this holiday season
and we will spend time sharing together around a cup of hot tea (or
coffee). Registration is $18/adult and
$10/child (ages 5-8) and lunch is included.
The day will be geared toward adults but if you have a young lady, 5 and
up, who would enjoy this ladies day out then bring her along! Remember to wear your favorite tea party hat
if you have one and have your registration in by Monday, November 28. We look forward to seeing you!
Jubilance Children’s Choir, a community choir led by Rhonda Miller, will be giving
their Christmas concert at Kalona Mennonite Church on Sunday, December 11 at
4:00 PM
Seth McCoy, pastor at Thirdway, will be bringing the morning message at the West Union
Mennonite Church on Sunday, November 13.
Thirdway is a new congregation in Minneapolis/St. Paul that is a part of
Central Plains Mennonite Conference.
Their ministry is to their neighborhood.
There will be a noon meal fundraiser at West Union Mennonite Church next
Sunday, November 13 to help them in their work.
If you are interested in helping support Thirdway, please join us next
Sunday. The meal will be served after
the Sunday School hour.
All interested 8th-grade students are invited to check out Iowa Mennonite School on Monday,
November 28. Students will visit classes
and chapel, eat lunch on campus (no charge for the meal), and meet other
potential classmates. Parents are also
invited to participate at the beginning of the day by attending a brief
question-and-answer session at 8:15 AM.
Those planning to attend should respond by November 21. Please contact Candy Schmieder at 656.2073 or
candi-schmieder at gmail.com for further information.
Prayer requests from our conference: Mark-Peter
Lundquist will be licensed towards ordination today at Emmanuel Mennonite
Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Mark-Peter is the vice president of outreach for Urban Ventures in
Minneapolis, a faith-based non-profit organization providing children, youth
and adults a safe place to identify and overcome obstacles, discover faith and
be empowered to make positive life choices.
Mennonite Mission Network prayer request: Today,
young adults serving with Mennonite Mission Network in Miami are completing a
three-day silent retreat. Pray that
these participants in Dwell, a yearlong DOOR program, would be strengthened to
live out God’s purposes revealed in the time they spent reflecting and praying
together.
Waging Peace; Muslim and Christian Alternatives,
a new documentary from Third Way
Media/MennoMedia, will air between October 23 and December 18 at the discretion
of local ABC-TV stations. The
documentary explores threads of peacemaking in the Christian and Muslim faiths
through the centuries. A video trailer,
excerpts and much more are available at the website, www.WagingPeaceAlternatives.com. The documentary
shows current peaceful efforts among Muslims and Christians and features
numerous Mennonites along with experts and interviewees from other Christian
and Muslim groups. Almost 90 stations
have already agreed to air it so check local listings at www.interfaithbroadcasting.com/vv.aspx. The documentary
will be for sale on DVD for $24.95 after November 1.
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