Bulletin for August 2, 2015

Washington Mennonite Church

August 2, 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                                Genesis 37

Songs of Worship                

                                                               

LISTENING FOR GOD

Scripture Reading                                Romans 8:28-30

Meditation                            “Joseph’s First Coat: Enthronement”

               

BEING THE PEOPLE OF GOD

Song of Response

Sharing and Announcements

Congregational Prayer

Offering                                                  

Benediction

Sending Song                       

               

Centro Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service                                    2:30 PM

                Martha Hernandez, pastor

               

Worship Leaders:   

Worship Leader:  Cindy Widmer                            Song Leader:  Susan See

Meditation:  Grant Nebel                                       Prelude/Offertory:  Andrea Nussbaum

Pastoral Prayer:  Amanda Beachy

               

Upcoming Events: Aug 11  –                 Weekly Bible Study of Luke, 7pm Aug 15  –                 Saturday Kitchen Aug 19  –                 Monthly Sewing; Luke 15:8-10, Luke 1:57-58, 1 Corinthians 12:26 Sept 26-27 – Church Retreat at CCCC

Preaching Schedule:

Aug 9    –                 Discernment Study, wk 6

Aug 16  –                 Grant

Aug 23  –                 Amanda

Aug 30  –                 Amanda

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