Bulletin for May 8, 2016

Washington Mennonite Church

May 8, 2016

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

Prelude                                     

Welcome

Greeting One Another

Call to Worship, Prayer

Songs of Worship                

LISTENING FOR GOD

Children’s Time

Scripture                               John 17:20-26

Meditation                            “Jesus Prays for You and Me”

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:  Andrea Nussbaum                     Song Leader:  Carol Detweiler

Meditation:  Amanda Beachy                                Children’s Time:  Megan Miller

Pastoral Prayer:  Grant Nebel

Prelude/Offertory:  Mary Lou Farmer and Deb Roth

Upcoming Events: May 8   –  MYF (5:30pm at Amy’s) May 17 –  Elder’s Meeting (7pm) May 18 –  Mennonite Women Sewing (10am) May 21 –  Saturday Kitchen (UP Church) June 3-4 – Iowa Mennonite Relief Sale June 16-19 – CPMC Annual Meeting (Des Moines)

 

Preaching Schedule:

May 15 –  Amanda

May 22 –  Grant

May 29 –  Amanda  

June 5   –  Grant

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

Sermon Discussion (back of the Sanctuary)

Current Events Class (upstairs, far classroom)

Adult Bible Study (classroom at far end of Fellowship Hall): Gay Widmer

Youth Grades 6^th – 12^th (upstairs): Andrea Nussbaum, Jared Widmer

Primary Grades 2^nd – 5^th (far corner of Fellowship Hall): Becky Widmer

Primary Ages 2 – Kindergarten (middle classroom 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: Jon Widmer 653.4714, Myron Graber 653.1674, Mary Lou Farmer 653.2547

Church Office e-mail: washingtonmennonitechurch@gmail.com Church Website: www.washingtonmennonitechurch.blogspot.com

Church Secretary: Andrea Nussbaum 815.404.3363   Church Office Phone: 653.6041