Bulletin for April 29, 2018

Washington Mennonite Church

April 29, 2018 – 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.

Prelude

PROCLAIMING THE STORY

Words of Welcome

Songs of Praise                      Praise, my soul, the God of heaven          HWB 63

                                                    Immortal, invisible, God only wise

                                                    There’s a wideness in God’s mercy           HWB 145

Children’s Story                   

New Testament Story         Acts 17:16-31

Meditation                             “Anger Makes Me Stupid”

LIVING THE STORY

Song of Response                Rain Down                                                     STJ 49

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

Sending

Sending Song                         Go, my friends, in grace                              STS 57

Centro Cristiano Worship Service (in Spanish), 2:00 PM

Martha Hernandez, pastor

Worship Leaders:               

Worship Leader: Jared & Angela Widmer      Pastoral Prayer:  Amanda Bleichty

Meditation:  Monte Asbury                               Children’s Story:  Amy Widmer

Song Leader:  Edie Nebel                                   Greeters:  Gay & Gloria Widmer

Prelude/Offertory:  Edie Nebel, Susan See     Sound System:  Andrea Nussbaum

Upcoming Events: May 16 – Monthly Quilting, 10am June 1-2 – Iowa MCC Relief Sale, Iowa City June 9  – Saturday Kitchen, UP Church June 21-24 – CPMC Annual Meeting, NE

                                                                               

 Sunday Morning Schedule              

May 6    – Amanda

                  Philippians 1:1-18a

May 13  – Amanda

                  Philippians 2:1-13

May 20  – Amanda                

May 27  – Michael Swartzendruber

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

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

Adult Bible Study on Identity & Aging (Sanctuary):  Jon & Becky Widmer

Children (middle room in Fellowship Hall):  Jon & Amanda Bleichty

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