Bulletin for March 31, 2013

Washington Mennonite Church

March 31, 2013

9:30 AM

Ashamed No More

  Easter Sunday – This Is the Lord’s Doing!

"Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.”  - Abraham Heschel

 

GATHERING AS GOD’S PEOPLE

Prelude

Gathering                             

Call to Worship                                    

Songs                                      Low in the grave he lay                                       HWB 273

           Christ who left his home in glory                        HWB 283  

           Christ the Lord is risen today                              HWB 280

                                                               

LISTENING FOR GOD

Children’s Time                   

Scripture                               John 20:1-18

Meditation                            “The First Easter”

Affirming Faith                    Apostles’ Creed                                                      HWB 713

Song of Response                Christ is alive                                                          STS 89

BEING THE PEOPLE OF GOD

Child Dedication                  Easton Miller

                                              Lord, we bring to you our children                       STJ 90

Sharing

Pastoral Prayer                    

Offering                                

Benediction

Sending Song                        Lift your glad voices                                             HWB 275

 

Centro Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service                                    2:30 PM

                Martha Hernandez, pastor

               

Worship Leaders:

Worship Leader:   Barb Ramsey                       Song Leader:  Mary Lou Farmer

Meditation:  Grant Nebel                                   Children’s Time:  Amy Widmer

Pastoral Prayer:  Amanda Beachy                     Prelude/Offertory:   Susan See

               

Upcoming Events: April 3 – Dinner Theatre rehearsal @ camp April 18-20 – Dinner Theatre Performances April 24 – Spring Business Meeting May 12 – IMS choir @ church in the evening

                                                                               

Preaching Schedule:                           

April 7 –   Amanda

April 14 – Grant

April 21 – Church at Camp

April 28 – Dave Schooley

                  Amanda at Wayland

**There will be no Sunday School today following the service.**

 

 

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.

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 hearts, minds, souls, and strength, and to love others as ourselves.

Ministers:  All of God’s People

Pastors:                        Grant Nebel                                       Amanda Beachy

                                319.931.2579 (cell)                                 319.325.4522 (cell)

                              grant.edie at gmail.com                       abeach25 at gmail.com                                                                         

Elders: Francis Litwiller 656.3426, Barb Ramsey 653.3785, Myron Graber 653.1674

Church Office e-mail: wash.mennonite at juno.com

Church Secretary: Andrea Nussbaum 815.404.3363   Church Office Phone: 653.6041