Called to become neighbors with those near and far by
joyfully
walking together in God’s peace
Washington Mennonite Church
December 8, 2019 – 9:30 AM
2nd Sunday of Advent – Getting ready while we wait
We ask, What
are you waiting for, O God? God hears
our cries and calls us to
return with
words of hope. Can we hear God’s
invitation? God calls us to repent,
pay
attention, and embrace the Lord’s vision for a new creation.
PROCLAIMING
THE STORY
Carols
of the Season –
Carol Detweiler
Call
to Worship – Myron Graber
Songs of
Praise
Here in this
place – HWB
6
Comfort, comfort
– HWB
176
Oh God, how
we have wandered – STS 58
Lighting of
the Advent Wreath
As the pauper
waits for plenty, verse 1,2 – STS 9
Children’s
Story – Amy Widmer
Lighting the
World Advent Candle –
Tim Widmer
Scripture
Reading
Matthew
3:1-12
Meditation – Pam Gerig
Unruh
Returning
from the Wilderness
Hope is a
candle,
verse 1,2 – STS 15
Waiting in
Hope
LIVING THE
STORY
Song of
Response
Hope is a
candle,
verse 3-5 – STS 15
Sharing and Announcements
“In your goodness and mercy Lord……Hear our prayer”
Congregational
Prayer
Offertory –
Mary Lou
Farmer
Sending
Sending Song
Peace before
us – STS
16
Greeters – Roger and Mary
Lou
Centro Cristiano Worship Service
(in Spanish), 2:00 PM
Martha Hernandez, pastor
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Upcoming Events:
Dec 19 – Christmas Caroling,
5pm
Dec 21 – Saturday Kitchen, UP
Church
Dec 24 – Christmas Eve Service, 6pm
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Sunday Morning Schedule
Dec 15 – Nick Stoddard
Dec 22 – Pam Gerig Unruh
Dec 29 – Kelly Slagel
Sunday School
Classes: (10:50 – 11:30am)
Adult
Bible Study (back classroom of Fellowship Hall)
Adult
Sunday School (Sanctuary) – Everybody Always (How to Love your
Neighbor) by Bob Goff
Dec 8
– Love even the difficult people
Children’s
Class (middle classroom in Fellowship Hall)
Junior
Youth Class (back corner classroom of Fellowship Hall)
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.
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
Interim
Pastor: Pam Gerig Unruh 750.3091 Pam’s Email: pgunruh@gmail.com
Pam’s Office Hours: 1:00-4:00pm Tuesdays
& Thursdays
Elders: Mary Lou Farmer 653.2547, Gay Widmer 461.0402,
Carol Detweiler 863.3174
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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