Bulletin for December 17, 2017

Washington Mennonite Church

December 17, 2017 – 9:30 AM

Advent 3 - #wordofwelcome

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.

Bell Rings

Meditation Music

Welcome

Children’s Time

Call to Worship                   

Advent Songs of Worship                        

Prayer of Praise and Confession

Welcoming God, we gather here today,
on this third Sunday of Advent,
to lift our hearts and minds
in song, word and silence,
offering you our worship
and our love.

We come to seek
the water of life and
the food that satisfies.

As we who are rich
prepare lavish feasts
and menus for this season
remind us to be sensible,
to be wise and not to be wasteful.

Merciful God,
we are sorry for the times
when we have overspent
our budgets and wasted
time and money
for thing that only
satisfy for a moment.

 

We are sorry for the times
when we have refused to hear
your word of welcome
and chose instead to go our own way.

Forgive us, Lord,
and help us return to you,
for you are always waiting
to welcome us home
with loving arms,
full of mercy and joy.

Help us Lord,
to heed your word,
to listen to your voice,
and to serve you
to the best of our ability.

Now and always.

Amen.

Scripture – Isaiah 55:1-12; John 4:13-14

Meditation

Candle Lighting

Advent Song of Response       

Congregational Prayers/Announcements

Prayer of Dedication

Lord, your word is freely given to us and gives us life.

Receive now our offerings of money.
We offer them freely and pray that
they may be used to make your kingdom come,
both here at home and around the world.

Lord, your word feeds us and enables us
to continue the work that Jesus began,
help us to freely offer all our gifts to your use.

Amen.

Offering

Sending Prayer

Sending Carol

Centro Cristiano Worship Service (in Spanish), 2:30 PM

Martha Hernandez, pastor

Worship Leaders:  

Worship Leader:  Myron Graber                            Children’s Story:  Amy Widmer

Meditation:  Amanda Beachy                                 Greeters:  Roger & Mary Lou Farmer

Song Leader:  Angela Widmer                                                Sound System:  Sandy Buhrow

Prelude/Offertory:  Carol Detweiler

                                                                                               

Upcoming Events: Dec 20  – Caroling, at Church, 5pm Dec 24  – Christmas Eve Service                 Crooked Creek Barn, 5pm

                                                 Sunday Morning Schedule

Dec 24  – Amanda

                    Advent4 #wordofflesh

                No Sunday School

Dec 31  – Guest

                    Christmas1 #wordofwilderness

                No Sunday School

Jan 7     – Amanda

                    Christmas2 #wordofwitness

Jan 14   – 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

Pastor:  Amanda Bleichty, 319.325.4522 (cell), abeach25@gmail.com                                 

Elders:  Mary Lou Farmer 653.2547, Jon Widmer 653.4714, Gay Widmer 461.0402

Church Secretary: Andrea Nussbaum 815.404.3363  

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

Church Address:  815 E Polk St, Washington, IA 52353  Office Phone: 653.6041