Bulletin for August 23, 2015

Washington Mennonite Church

August 23, 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                    

Songs of Worship                 Like the murmur                                                   HWB 29

                                                Praise the one who breaks the darkness          STS 1

                                                God has chosen me                                              STS 114

                                                               

LISTENING FOR GOD

Scripture Reading                                Luke 4:14-30

Meditation                            “Discipleship 101: Crafting a personal mission statement”

               

BEING THE PEOPLE OF GOD

Song of Response                                Will you come and follow me                             STS 39

Sharing and Announcements

Congregational Prayer

Offering                                                  

Benediction

Sending Song                        Vision: Healing and hope

               

Centro Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service                                    2:30 PM

                Martha Hernandez, pastor

               

Worship Leaders:   

Worship Leader:  Cindy Widmer                            Song Leader:  Edie Nebel

Meditation:  Amanda Beachy                                 Prelude/Offertory:  Angela Widmer

Pastoral Prayer:  Grant Nebel               

               

Upcoming Events: Aug 23  –                 Picnic in the park Aug 23  –                 Service at the All-American Care Center Sept 11 – MYF Sept 26-27 – Church Retreat at Crooked Creek Oct 10   –                Saturday Kitchen

Preaching Schedule:

Aug 30  –                 Amanda

Sept 6   – Grant

Sept 13 – Grant

Sept 20 – Grant

Join us for a Picnic in the Park today after Sunday School!

 

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): Mary Lou Farmer

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