Bulletin for October 23, 2016

Washington Mennonite Church

October 23, 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

Welcome

Greeting Your Neighbor

Meditation Music

Call to Worship

Songs of Worship            There’s a wideness in God’s mercy                   HWB 145

                                            When in our music God is glorified                   HWB 44

                                            Guide me, o thou Great Jehovah                      HWB 582

LISTENING FOR GOD

Scripture                           Luke 18:9-14

Message                            “Thank God I’m not a Pharisee”

BEING THE PEOPLE OF GOD

Song of Response            Just as I am                                                           STJ 92    

Congregational Prayer

Praise:       In our joy……Thanks be to God.

Concern:   Lord in your mercy……Hear our prayer.

Announcements of what God is doing in our community:

                   Lord guide us……As we are your hands and feet.

Offertory

Benediction

Sending Song                    Wonderful grace of Jesus                                   HWB 150              

                                                       

Centro Cristiano Hispanic Worship Service                                    2:30 PM

                                                        Martha Hernandez, pastor

                                                       

Worship Leaders:  

Worship Leader:  Dick See                                      Song Leader:  Susan See        

Message:  Amanda Beachy                                     Congregational Prayer:  Grant Nebel Offertory Quartet:  Dan Widmer,                               Greeters:  Shelly and Mike Bruegge      

   Myron Graber, Jon Graber, Roger Farmer

               

                                               

Upcoming Events: Oct 23  – MYF, 5:00 at Amy’s Oct 24  – Central Plains Webinar, 7:30pm Oct 30  – Grant’s Retirement Celebration Nov 2   – Council Meeting, 7pm Nov 5   – Saturday Kitchen, UP Church Nov 6   – Baptism Class, 10:30am Nov 6   – Mexican Meal Fundraiser Nov 12 – Birthday Breakfast Club, 9:30am Nov 15 – Crowded Closet Work Night Nov 16 – Mennonite Women Quilting, 10am

Preaching Schedule:

Oct 30  – Grant

Nov 6   – Amanda

Nov 13 – Amanda

Nov 20 – Amanda  

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