WASHINGTON MENNONITE CHURCH
GATHERING AS GOD’S PEOPLE
Prelude
Lighting of the Peace Candle
Call to Worship
Songs of Worship
LISTENING FOR GOD
Children’s Time
Scripture: Genesis
2:1-3; Acts 17:24-28
Meditation “Why
do we gather to worship?”
Song of Response
BEING THE PEOPLE OF GOD
Sharing
Pastoral Prayer
Offering
Benediction
Sending Song
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Centro
Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service 2:30
PM
Martha Hernandez, pastor
Worship Leaders:
Worship Leader:
Sandy Buhrow Meditation: Amanda Beachy
Song Leader:
Tim Widmer Pastoral
Prayer: Amanda Beachy
Children’s Time: Karen Watson Prelude/Offertory: Susan See
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 15 – How does worship shape us for life?
January 22 – What makes worship Mennonite?
January 29 – Why do we gather songs for worship?
Offering for 1/1/12: $1,491 (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
John 15:15 Jesus said, “...I have called you friends...”
I grew up as an only child and spent a lot of time alone. When I understood that Jesus was my friend,
I no longer felt as alone. Even now, it is a great comfort to remember that Jesus remains a friend regardless
of circumstances or difficulties. Roger Farmer
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
Church
Secretary: Andrea Nussbaum 815.404.3363
Church Office Phone: 653.6041
Church
Office e-mail: wash.mennonite at juno.com
Washington Mennonite Church Announcements
Happy Birthday to: Sandy Buhrow (1/9), Stan Skinner (1/10), Jacob Garrett (1/11),
Kora
Miller (1/13), Trevor Leyden (1/13)
Prayers of Washington
Mennonite --
·
The Watson/ Wiklund family
·
Roger Farmer
Needs around Washington
--
·
Food Boxes
Grant has taken a leave of absence for the month
of January. Any questions or
concerns should be addressed to Amanda.
To our Washington Mennonite Church
family: There are no words that adequately express our appreciation for the
caring and support you have shown us throughout the past seven months.
This time of Tina's illness and death has been the most difficult season of our
lives, and as our church family you truly have been Jesus' hands and feet to us
with your prayers, calls, cards and countless other acts of kindness both large
and small. You have kept us going with delicious food for our family at
home as well as with the food you served at Bethel Mennonite
Church. The
beautiful plant you gave will long remind us of our blessings during this
season and of how lucky we are to have you as a church family.
Thank you for everything, Gordon
and Karen Watson
I want to thank WMC for the money given to me for my
medical and heating expenses. It is
greatly appreciated. Leroy Reber
There is a hall tree and crate leftover from
Dinner Theatre in Amanda’s office and they both desperately miss their
owners. If you or someone you know has
lost either a crate or hall tree, please come claim them.
Mennonite Women will be meeting January 18th
here at the church.
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 23rd
& 30th. If you are able
to help, please sign the sheet on the library table in the foyer.
An update from Dennis & Connie Byler is posted on the missions bulletin board.
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: Scott Litwiller of MMN began
serving with the Colombia Mennonite Church
in the Caribbean Coast area last month. Pray for Scott and the young adult leaders he
helps to train for active ministries in beginning new churches and responding
to needs around them.
The Sower
Prayer Request: Pray for William and Luz Marina Valencia,
leaders from the Mennonite Church of Columbia who will be arriving in Riobamba, Ecuador,
on January 14 to pastor the Mennonite Church at Riobamba. To read their story, see http://tiny.cc/qmg4i. Pray for
safe travel and a smooth transition.
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
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.
The Walk Thru the Old Testament seminar is being held at Lower Deer Creek Mennonite Church
on Saturday, January 28th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This event is for ages 13 through 113!
Registration fee is $25 per person which includes lunch, snacks and materials.
You can register by phone, 656-2076 or by email, by January 20th.
Check out the website www.walkthru.org to find out more about this adventure or call the church for more information.
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