Bulletin for May 10, 2015

Washington Mennonite Church

May 10, 2015

9:30 AM

 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                    

Scripture Reading                                1 John 4:7-21

Songs of Worship                 Come let us all unite                                            HWB 12

                                                My Jesus I love thee                                             HWB 522

                                                Let there be light                                                  HWB 371

                                                               

LISTENING FOR GOD

Scripture Reading                                John 15:1-17

Meditation                            “At home in the vineyard: The importance

                                                  of being pruned”

               

BEING THE PEOPLE OF GOD

Song of Response                Heart with loving heart united                           HWB 420

Sharing and Announcements

Congregational Prayer

Offering                                                  

Benediction

Sending Song                        Bless’d be the tie that binds                                HWB 421

               

Centro Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service                                    2:30 PM

                Martha Hernandez, pastor

               

Worship Leaders:   

Meditation:  Amanda Beachy                                 Song Leader:  Mary Lou Farmer 

Worship Leader:  Dick See                                      Prelude/Offertory:  Andrea Nussbaum

Congregational Prayer:  Barb Ramsey  

Upcoming Events: May 10 –                 IMS Concert Choir here, 6:30pm May 16 – Annual Church Spring Cleaning Day May 17 – Movie & Popcorn Night, 7pm May 20 – Monthly Sewing, Luke 13:10-13; James 5:13-15 May 29 – 30 – MCC Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale June 18 – 21 – Central Plains MC Annual Meeting June 30 – July 5 – MCUSA Convention

 

Preaching Schedule:

May 17 – Amanda

May 24 – Grant

May 31 – Discernment Study, wk1

June 7   – Grant

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

Sermon Discussion (Sanctuary): Jon Widmer

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

Youth Grade 7-12 (upstairs): Amanda Beachy

Primary Grade K-3 (middle room in Fellowship Hall): Gloria 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:                       Amanda Beachy                                     Grant Nebel

                                  319.325.4522 (cell)                               319.931.2579 (cell)

                                 abeach25 at gmail.com                     grant.edie 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