Bulletin for March 25, 2018

Washington Mennonite Church

March 25, 2018 – 9:30 AM

Lent 4 – Palm Sunday

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.

Prelude/Children’s Time

Welcome

Congregational Singing             

Lenten Call to Prayer

Scripture 

Proclaiming God’s Story

Song of Response

Sharing and Announcements

In our joy……Thanks be to God.

Lord in your mercy……Hear our prayer.

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

Offertory

Candle Snuffing Liturgy

Benediction

Lord, we enter a hard week.  Show us how to care for each other—friend, foe, stranger.  Walk with us, as we walk with you.  Amen.

Sending Song – Longing for Light, STJ 54

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

Martha Hernandez, pastor

Worship Leaders:               

Worship Leader:  Jared Widmer                       Song Leader:  Carol Detweiler

Meditation:  Megan Miller                                 Sound System:  Sandy Buhrow

Children’s Time:  Amy Widmer

Offertory:  Mary Lou Farmer & Carol Detweiler

Upcoming Events: Mar 29 – Maundy Thursday Service,6:30pm Mar 31 – Saturday Kitchen, UP Church Apr 4    – Church Council Meeting, 5pm Apr 8    – Amanda’s Ordination, Potluck Apr 11  – Spring Business Meeting, 7pm

                                                                                                                                                  

Sunday Morning Schedule              

April 1      – Amanda – No Sunday School

                           Easter Sunday – No Potluck

April 8      – Tim Detweiler

                           Amanda’s Ordination

                        Potluck Following Service

April 15    – Amanda

                           Acts 9:1-19a

April 22    – Amanda

                           Acts 16:16-34

Sunday School Classes: (10:50 – 11:30am)

Adult Bible Study (back corner of the Fellowship Hall): Tim Widmer

Adult Bible Study on Violence (Sanctuary):  Susan and Dick See

JH/HS Youth (upstairs): Amanda Bleichty

Children (middle room in Fellowship Hall): Gloria & Becky Widmer, Carol Detweiler

Mission 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 461.5010, 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