| Washington Mennonite
Church |
December 25, 2011
9:30 AM
Re: Jesus’ Birth
Restart
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REUNITING WITH GOD’S PEOPLE
Prelude
Gathering
Call to Worship: Lord
God, we know you are here among us,
Enter
the shadows in our hearts.
Lord of Light, enter our darkness.
For
those who have traveled through the storms of life,
For
those who are still on the road,
Lord of Light, enter our darkness.
For
those bearing gifts in your name,
For
those who feel they have no gift to bring,
Lord of Light, enter our darkness.
For
those who are carrying their beloved ones,
For
those who need to be loved and carried,
Lord of Light, enter our darkness.
For
those who are our leaders,
For
those who are afraid to lead,
Lord of Light, enter our darkness.
For
those who are strangers in a new place,
For
those who are strangers in a place called home,
Lord of Light, enter our darkness.
Lord
God, we know you are here among us,
Enter
the shadows in our hearts,
Lord of Light, enter our darkness.
RECEIVING GOD’S WORD
Children’s Time
Scripture: Matthew
1:1-12
Meditation: “The
Gift of the Wise-men”
RESPONDING TO GOD
Song of Response
Sharing
Pastoral Prayer
Offering
RELEASED WITH GOD’S BLESSING
Benediction
Sending Song
Centro
Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service 2:30
PM
Worship Leaders:
Worship Leader:
Barb Ramsey Meditation: Amanda Beachy
Song Leader:
Tim Widmer Pastoral
Prayer: 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.
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.
Upcoming Themes
January 8, 15, 22 – Heart of Worship
Offering for 12/25/11: $1799.49 (regular)
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
ABIDING
The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow
to anger and rich in love. The Lord
is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. All you have made will praise you, O Lord.”
Psalm
145:8-10
I try to remember daily that God is full of
grace and love. His example reminds
me to be tolerant of others’ viewpoints no matter how they differ from
mine. Martha Graber
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Ministers: All of God’s People
Pastors: Grant Nebel: 256.7252 (home) Amanda
Beachy:319.325.4522
319.931.2579 (cell) (cell)
Elders:
Francis Litwiller 656.3426 Becky Widmer 653.4714 Myron Graber 653.1674
Washington Mennonite
Church Announcements
Happy Birthday to: J.R. Roth (1/3), Hayden Hemsath (1/7)
Happy Anniversary to: Harmon & Mary Martin (1/6)
This Week:
Wed.: Church
Council meeting, 5:30 PM at the church
Prayers of Washington Mennonite --
·
The Watson/ Wiklund family – Tina’s death
·
Leroy Reber – double vision
·
Lea Smothers – medical tests
·
Marion & Marlene Leichty as they travel
·
Martha Graber
Needs around Washington --
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Food Boxes
Amanda & Grant say thanks to the congregation
for their monetary gift. We greatly
appreciate being your pastors and working with each of you. May God bless you this new year.
A singing bowl was purchased by Amanda and Grant as
a gift to the congregation. It will be
used as a call to worship.
WMC is responsible for Meals on Wheels the month of January. We need
someone to deliver meals over the noon hour for the week of the 9th,
23rd, & 30th.
If you are able to help, please sign the sheet on the library table in
the foyer.
Iowa Mennonite School
Announcements
IMS is
hosting a chance for 6th-8th grade girls to scrimmage during
halftime of both girls and boys varsity basketball games on Tues, Jan 10th. Interested participants are asked to meet in
the cafeteria (below the gym) in the 2nd quarter of both games to
receive jerseys and divide the teams.
IMS Annual
Chili Supper: Seniors, along
with their parents, will prepare, host, and serve on January 14, 4:30-7:30PM in
the school gymnasium. The meal includes
chili (and chicken noodle soup), cheese salad sandwiches, potato salad,
relishes, and homemade desserts. Ticket
sales will support the senior class.
IMS will host the Hesston College Wind Ensemble on Sunday, January 15 at 2:00 p.m., in a joint concert with IMS'
Symphonic Band. Former IMS music instructor Bradley Kauffman conducts the
ensemble. All are invited to the concert, and also are invited to
consider hosting a student or two that weekend. Please contact the school
(656-2073) for more information or to offer lodging.
IMS Enrollment Director Candi Schmieder is hosting an Enrollment
Committee meeting on Monday, January 16, 6:30 PM in the Conference
Room. If you are interested in serving
on this committee (particularly from the Iowa City and/or Wayland areas),
please contact Candy at candi.schmieder at gmail.com or 319.656.2073. The committee will discuss enrolment
priorities & plan events.
The IMS
Board invites you to join them in prayer for IMS every Wednesday
morning at 7:30 AM. Come to IMS or ask
to have the prayer guide emailed to you.
Join us either way as we invite God’s guidance and blessing for IMS each
week.
Crooked Creek
Christian Camp Announcements
Jr. High WinterFest Coming Soon! Time is running out, register now!!! If you are in grades 6 – 8 and love camp,
come join us at Crooked Creek Christian Camp on January 20-22, 2012 for a
weekend of games, food, worship and great fellowship! Packets with registration information have
been sent to your Sunday school leaders.
Ask them about registration. If
you have questions, please call the camp at 319.653.3611. Can’t wait to see all of you!
It’s time for Coins for Camp! Crooked Creek Christian Camp invites you to
collect those coins throughout the month of January. Packets with calendars and instructions were
mailed to each church and given to the camp reps. Please help us collect coins so we can
improve the climbing wall and make some improvements on the cabins. Remember, the church that raises the most
money per child in grades 1-8 wins a free pool party or 2 free hours at the
activity center. That’s a lot of
potential for fun, so start saving those coins!!
Mennonite Conference
and Agency Announcements
Mennonite Mission Network Prayer Request: Senegal, formerly a quiet and
stable country in West Africa, has experienced violent demonstrations due to
political discontent and frequent power cuts.
Pray for peaceful and fair elections next month. Pray also that Mennonite Mission Network
personnel and partners model Jesus as the Prince of Peace.
The Sower Prayer Request: Cedar Falls Mennonite Church is
a small congregation in one of the most diverse communities in Iowa. Pray for the congregation and Pastor Susan
Janzen as they discern how best to meet the challenges they face in doing God’s
work. Also, please pray that the
congregation might stay on track to pay off the mortgage on their church
building several years early, which will free up resources to be used in other
ways.
The fall 2011 issue of the Church Relations Update for
Bethel College is now available on the Bethel web site at the following address:http://www.bethelks.edu/bc/news_publications/church_relations_update/?urlid=279. It features a review of spiritual life events of
note during this past semester, and a reflection by a student, John Miller. The update will be posted on the bulletin
board in January.
The 2012 National MDS Meeting will be in Sarasota, Florida
on February 10-11. Early registration
must be sent by January 10. For a
registration form and more information, go to mds.mennonite.net or call John
Schrock at 646.2260.
Washington Area Announcements
The Washington Ministerial Association is beginning a soup kitchen for people and families who may need help
with a hot meal during the weekend. This
soup kitchen will be every Saturday from 11-12:30 beginning in January. The pastors are encouraging us to volunteer
one Saturday a month to prepare and serve a meal. Some planning needs to be done by the
Outreach & Service ministry. More
information will be coming later.
Mkini
Fundraiser Meal: Boniface
Mkini came to Washington as a foreign exchange student from Tanzania in
2007. There will be a hot roast beef
plate served at the United Presbyterian Church from 11:30-1:00 on Jan 8th. The meal will be a free-will offering and all
money raised will go into the Boniface Mkini Scholarship Fund.
Hesston College alumni and friends are invited to performances of the Concert Band and Bel Canto Singers in Iowa on Sunday, Jan. 15.
Bel Canto will present sacred choral music during the 9:30 a.m. worship service
at First Mennonite Church of Iowa City. The Concert Band will perform a program
entitled “Collaborations” with the Iowa Mennonite School Symphonic
Band at 2 p.m. in IMS’s Celebration Hall. The free concert marks a homecoming
for fifth year faculty member Bradley Kauffman, who began his teaching career
at IMS 15 years ago.
A Walk Thru the Bible
Seminar is coming to your community. Lower Deer Creek
Mennonite Church is presenting an Old Testament seminar on Saturday, January
28, 2012 from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Registration fee is $25 and includes
lunch, snacks and materials. More
information is on the bulletin board.
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