Staunton Mennonite Church

2405 3rd St - Staunton, VA 24401 - 540 886-5869
Office hours Monday and Friday, 9am until 1pm
Pastor: Kevin Gasser    smcpastor@verizon.net   540 292-4507
Elder: Glenn Zendt - 886-3550
 

“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

July 31, 2011 ~  No. 31  - Vol. XLV

   
9:30 SUNDAY SCHOOL

“Stewards of Money” part 3-led by Joe Shenk

10:30 WORSHIP Service

We Gather

Prelude
Gathering Song - #479 MH
Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer

We Praise

Congregational singing - #300, 310, 353 MH
Offering

We Hear

Children’s Time
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 55:1-5; Romans 9:1-8
Sermon: “I want my money back”

We Respond

Congregational Sharing/Prayer Time
Closing song - #358 MH
Benediction


*Song leader: Joe Shenk
*Worship leader: Sonya Gasser
*Message: Kevin Gasser

 

Song selections for today can be found in the blue Hymnal for Worship and Celebration (BB),
green Sing the Journey (StJ) and red Mennonite Hymnal (MH) found in the backs of the pews.

 

Nursery care is available behind the sanctuary for children ages 0-2.


Announcements

The Gifts Discernment Committee will meet this Tuesday at the church beginning at 6:00.

There will be a carry-in meal for the Cassels on August 14th immediately following our morning worship service. The Cassels will be sharing pictures and stories from their work with Mennonite Central Committee in Zambia.

Mark your calendars early for the Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale, September 30-October 1st.

Please Prayer For:

  • Please pray for those who are traveling this summer.
  • Please pray for the victims of the recent attacks in Norway.
  • Please pray for the on-going issues of famine and violence in Somalia.
  • Please pray for Phil, Anje, Everett, and John Cassel as they transition to life back in the United States.

Isaiah 55:1, “Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.”


Thank you for joining us in worship today.  If this is your first time at Staunton Mennonite,
please fill out the “Welcome” card in the back of the pew and place it in the offering plate.


 


Sunday, July 24,
2011

Worship attendance 35
Offering  $1,181.00

Next Sunday, August 7, 2011

Sunday School - Glenn Zendt
Worship Leader - Marvin Showalter
Music Leader - Susan Huyard

Staunton Mennonite Church
Photo by A. D. Strickland

"No one truly knows Christ unless they follow Him daily in life" - Hans Denck