Bulletin for June 7, 2015

Washington Mennonite Church

June 7, 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                                Philippians 2:4-11

Songs of Worship                 Holy Spirit, come with power                              HWB 26

                                                Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus                               HWB 340

                                                When we walk with the Lord                              HWB 544

                                                               

LISTENING FOR GOD

Scripture Reading                                1 Samuel 8

Meditation                            “We want a king”

               

BEING THE PEOPLE OF GOD

Song of Response                I am weak and I need Thy strength                   HWB 553

Sharing and Announcements

Congregational Prayer

Offering                                                  

Benediction

Sending Song                        May the light of God go with us       

               

Centro Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service                                    2:30 PM

                Martha Hernandez, pastor

               

Worship Leaders:   

Meditation:  Grant Nebel                                       Song Leader:  Edie Nebel 

Worship Leader:  Sandy Buhrow                            Prelude/Offertory:  Edie Nebel

Congregational Prayer:  Amanda Beachy          

    

Upcoming Events: June 14 – MYF Fundraiser, Hymn Sing 6pm,                 Pie Social 7pm June 17 – Monthly Sewing, Luke 5:27-32,                 Matthew 26:26 June 20 – Saturday Kitchen June 18 – 21 – Central Plains MC Annual Meeting June 30 – July 5 – MCUSA Convention

 

Preaching Schedule:

June 14 – Discernment Study, wk2

June 21 – Guest

June 28 – Discernment Study, wk3

July 5    –                 Robert Hartzler

There will be no Sunday School following the service this morning.  All are welcome to attend the Washington community ecumenical church service at 10:30am in Central Park.

 

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

Sermon Discussion (Sanctuary): Jon Widmer, Edie Nebel

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

Youth Grade 6-12 (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