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”

August 7, 2011 ~  No. 32  - Vol. XLV
   
9:30 SUNDAY SCHOOL

“Stewards of Creation”-led by Glenn Zendt

10:30 WORSHIP Service

We Gather

Prelude
Gathering Song - #15 StJ
Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer

We Praise

Congregational singing - #67, 71 StJ
Offering

We Hear

Children’s Time
Scripture Reading: Matthew 14:22-33
Sermon: “When failure is an option”

We Respond

Congregational Sharing/Prayer Time
Closing song - #70 StJ
Benediction

*Prelude: Chance Houff *Song leader: Susan Huyard
*Worship leader: Marvin Showalter *Message: Kevin Gasser
*Offering takers: AJ Jones and Rian Strickland

 

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

Church Council will meet this Wednesday at 7:30. Devotions: Frances.

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 Ruth Duncan as she has surgery this Friday.
  • Please pray for those who are traveling this summer.
  • Please pray for Phil, Anje, Everett, and John Cassel as they transition to life back in the United States.

Matthew 14:31, “Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?’”

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 31, 2011

Worship attendance 30
Offering  $1,760.00

Next Sunday, August 14, 2011

Sunday School - Glenn Zendt
Worship Leader - Kathy Zendt
Music Leader

Staunton Mennonite Church
Photo by A. D. Strickland

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