Washington
Mennonite Church
December
31, 2017 – 9:30 AM
Christmas 1 - #wordofwilderness
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
A year comes
to a close
and a New
Year awaits.
Christmas
lights still twinkle
yet the story strides on.
yet the story strides on.
We travel
into the wilderness
and there find something new.
and there find something new.
We come to
worship God,
make straight the way of the Lord.
make straight the way of the Lord.
In humility and wonder
we join in our praise.
Advent Songs of Worship
Prayer of Praise and Confession
At the end
of the year, O God,
we come to remember.
we come to remember.
We come to
remember all your goodness to us.
We remember those we have loved and lost.
We remember those we have loved and lost.
We remember
acts of kindness
and glimpses of your love at work.
and glimpses of your love at work.
We remember
good times and difficult times,
giving thanks that, in all times, you were present.
giving thanks that, in all times, you were present.
As we
remember,
we ask your
forgiveness
for the times we failed you
and failed one another.
for the times we failed you
and failed one another.
At this
threshold between the old and the new
we ask that you will help us
to go with confidence into a new year
knowing that your faithfulness is forever.
we ask that you will help us
to go with confidence into a new year
knowing that your faithfulness is forever.
May the
knowledge of your presence
in the old and the new
comfort and sustain us
as we leave behind the old
and walk with you into the new life
you give us each day.
in the old and the new
comfort and sustain us
as we leave behind the old
and walk with you into the new life
you give us each day.
Amen.
Scripture – John 1:19-34; Psalm 32:1-2
Meditation
Candle Lighting
Christmas Song of Response
Congregational Prayers/Announcements
Prayer of Dedication
God, in all our traditions and
superstitions
may we be mindful of belonging to you,
your beloved children
called to love and serve on another
with all the gifts you have given
in the name of Christ.
may we be mindful of belonging to you,
your beloved children
called to love and serve on another
with all the gifts you have given
in the name of Christ.
Amen.
Offering
Sending Prayer
Sending Carol
Worship Leaders:
Worship Leader: Myron Graber Children’s
Story: Amy Widmer
Meditation: Timothy Bender Greeters: Roger & Mary Lou Farmer
Song Leader: Carol Detweiler
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Upcoming
Events:
Jan 10 – Church Council Meeting, 5pm
Jan 14 –
Potluck, after
Sunday School
Jan 17 –
Monthly Quilting, 10am
Jan 27 –
Saturday Kitchen, UP
Church
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Sunday Morning Schedule
Jan 7 – Amanda
Christmas2 #wordofwitness
Jan 14 – Amanda
Wedding at Cana
Jan 21 – Amanda
Jesus Cleanses the Temple
Jan 28 – Guest
Nicodemus
There will be no Sunday School after the
service.
Enjoy the coming of the New Year!
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
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Church Office e-mail: washingtonmennonitechurch@gmail.com
Church Website: www.washingtonmennonitechurch.blogspot.com
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