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“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community” |
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March 16, 2014 |
No. 11 |
Vol. XLVlII |
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Greeters for
March:
Marvin and Florence Showalter |
Nursery this week:
Huyards |
Next week:
Marlene/Amina |
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9:30 SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson Title
“Peter’s Report” led by Danny
Weaver
10:30 WORSHIP Service
Opening Prayer
Inviting
God, how you love this world! We have encountered
and witnessed that love in your sending your son Jesus not
to condemn, but to save us. As we worship, help us to receive
your love—and to respond to your call to move to a place of
even greater promise, so that our journey with you will not
only bless us but also bless others. We pray this in the name of
the One who was obedient to the end. Amen.
Encountering
Lent Theme Song “I
Sought the Lord” #228 (MH)
Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer
Congregational Singing
Offering/Offertory
Old Testament Reading: Genesis 12:1-4
Confession and Assurance
Call to Worship
Leader: We look to the
hills and to the mountain tops;
People: where does our help come from?
Leader: We look to sun, the moon, and the stars above;
People: where does our help come from?
Leader: We look to the God of Abraham,
maker of heaven and earth;
All: our help comes from the Lord!
Witnessing
Gospel Reading: John
3:1-17
Drama *Children, please sit in the front rows
Sermon: Mulligan
Congregational Sharing/Prayer Time
Closing Song
Benediction
Sending
We have encountered God’s
provision of strength
in times of temptation.
Let us go then as witnesses to God’s redeeming and steadfast
love, on the lookout in the week ahead
for how God is offering the blessing of grace to all people.
Today's Leaders |
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*Accompanist: Sandy Carter
*Song Leader: Garlan Yoder
*Worship leader: Amina Shenk
*Message: Kevin Gasser
*Actors: Leah, Isaac, and Luke Huyard |
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Announcements
The Women’s Care Group will meet this Wednesday at Kathy’s
beginning at 7:00 pm.
The VMRC Auxiliary will hold SpringFest on March 22. Included in
the day's events are both a breakfast and lunch in the Hartman Dining
Room, baked goods, Culinary Creations, and the ever-popular Silent
Auction. Proceeds will go to the Good Samaritan Annual Fund, which
provides financial assistance to persons in assisted living and complete
living care at VMRC who have exhausted their personal funds. Advance
tickets for breakfast and lunch are available at the Park Gables front
desk.
There are two work days scheduled to clean the rental properties as we
plan offer them soon. Workers are invited to bring their own supplies the
afternoon of March 25 and any time after 10:00 am on March 26.
Please
Prayer For:
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Norma Greenleaf as she suffers from an inflamed
pancreas.
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Dwight’s sister, Crystal, as she heals following a brain
hemorrhage and fall.
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A peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine.
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Matthew 4:6a, “If you are
the Son of God…” |
Photo by A. D. Strickland |
Sunday, March 9, 2013
Worship Attendance ~ 39
Offering ~ $1,588.00
Next Sunday, March 23, 2014
Sunday School ~ Marvin Showalter
Worship Leader ~ Dwight Huyard
Music Leader ~ Lowell Wenger |
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No one truly
knows Christ unless they follow Him daily in life" -
Hans Denck
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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. |
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Bible readings for today: Genesis 12:1-4a;
Psalm 121 (5); Romans 4:1-5, 13-17; John 3:1-17 or Matthew 17:1-9.
Bible readings for next Sunday: Exodus 17:1-7 (6); Psalm 95;
Romans 5:1-11; John 4:5-42.
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