Bulletin for October 5, 2014

Washington Mennonite Church

October 5, 2014

9:30 AM

World Communion Sunday

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.

GATHERING AS GOD’S PEOPLE

We invite you to greet those around you and welcome visitors to our time of worship as you enter the sanctuary.

As the prelude begins, we invite you to end your conversations with those around you and quiet your hearts and minds in preparation for the worship service.

Prelude                                 

Call to Worship                    

Songs of Worship                

                                                               

LISTENING FOR GOD

Scripture Reading                                1 Corinthians 11:17-32

Meditation                            “The Challenging Diet of World Communion”

Preparation for Communion

Song of Preparation

Communion

        Children’s Story

Song of Response               

               

BEING THE PEOPLE OF GOD

Sharing and Announcements

Pastoral Prayer

Offering

Benediction

Sending Song                                       

                                       

 

Centro Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service                                    2:30 PM

                Martha Hernandez, pastor

               

Worship Leaders:   

Worship Leader:  Sandy Buhrow                            Song Leader:  Myron Graber

Meditation:  Amanda Beachy                                 Children’s Story:  Amy Widmer

Pastoral Prayer:  Grant Nebel                                               

Upcoming Events: Oct 5    – DT Music Sight-reading, 5:30 Oct 12  – DT Choir/Drama Practice Oct 15  –                 Monthly Sewing                 (Luke 6:36; Genesis 1:26-28) Oct 19  –                 DT Choir/Drama Practice Dec 11-13 – Dinner Theatre

 

Preaching Schedule:

Oct 12  –                 Mennonite Mission Network Guest

                Stephen Penner

Oct 19  –                 Grant, “The Lord’s Supper”

Oct 26  –                 Amanda, “Eucharist” 

Nov 2   – Grant, “Communion”

Sunday School Classes: (11:00 – 11:30am)

Sermon Discussion (Sanctuary): Edie Nebel, Jon Widmer

Matthew Study (back corner of the Fellowship Hall): Roger Farmer, Barb Ramsey

Living Thoughtfully, Dying Well (room at end of Fellowship Hall): Phyllis Litwiller

Young Adults (upstairs)

Youth Grade 7-10 (upstairs): Amanda Beachy

Primary Grade K-3 (middle room in Fellowship Hall): Becky Widmer

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: Barb Ramsey 653.3785, Myron Graber 653.1674, Jon Widmer 653.4714

Church Secretary: Andrea Nussbaum 815.404.3363   Church Office Phone: 653.6041   

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

Church Website: www.washingtonmennonitechurch.blogspot.com