Bulletin for May 3, 2015

Washington Mennonite Church

May 3, 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                 I owe the Lord a morning song                          STJ 112

                                                Lord I am fondly                                                   HWB 514

                                                Thou true vine                                                       HWB 373

                                                               

LISTENING FOR GOD

Children’s Time                   

Scripture Reading                                John 15:1-17

Meditation                            “At home in the vineyard: Grafting onto the True Vine”

               

BEING THE PEOPLE OF GOD

Song of Response                Abide with me, v. 3-5                                           HWB 653

Sharing and Announcements

Congregational Prayer

Offering                                                  

Benediction

Sending Song                        Abide with me, v. 3                                              HWB 653

               

Centro Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service                                    2:30 PM

                Martha Hernandez, pastor

               

Worship Leaders:   

Meditation:  Amanda Beachy                                 Song Leader:  Edie Nebel 

Worship Leader:  Dick See                                      Children’s Time:  Megan Miller

Congregational Prayer:  Myron Graber                  Prelude/Offertory:  Sandy Buhrow

Upcoming Events: May 3   –                 MYF Taco Bar Fundraiser here, 12pm May 10 –                 IMS Concert Choir here, 6:30pm May 16 – Annual Church Spring Cleaning Day May 20 –  Monthly Sewing, Luke 13:10-13; James 5:13-15 June 18 – 21 – Central Plains MC Annual Meeting June 30 – July 5 – MCUSA Convention

 

Preaching Schedule:

May 10 –                 Amanda

May 17 – Grant

May 24 – Grant

May 31 – Discernment Study, wk1

Join us for lunch today after Sunday School for a Fiesta Taco Bar to help support the

youth on their trip to Convention this summer in Kansas City.

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