“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

Greeters for March:
Danny & Frances Weaver

Nursery this week:
Kathy/LeahSylvia

Next week:
Sonya/Florence

9:30 SUNDAY SCHOOL

Lesson Title

“Jesus Cleanses the Temple” led by Garlan Yoder

10:30 WORSHIP Service

Opening Prayer

God of eternal hope, in this life, death surrounds us. There are
skeletal remains everywhere we turn. At times, it is easy to feel
hopelessness and despair. We sometimes wonder what chances
remain for renewal and a fresh beginning. Lord, only you
know. And we believe that you are the God who breathes life
into death. So we wait for you, looking toward tomorrow with
hope. We recall that you love us and are faithful. Your mercies
are new every morning. In the name of the One who is the
resurrection and the life. Amen.

Encountering

Lent Theme Song  ~ “I Sought the Lord,” 228 (MH)
Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer
Congregational Singing  ~ Overhead, 216 (MH), 534 (MH)
Offering/Offertory
Confession and Assurance

Call to Worship

Leader: Today we come before you, God, dry and brittle.
People: Lord, breathe new life into our aching bones.
Leader: We come into your presence, fatigued and numb.
People: Lord, breathe new life into our tired living.
Leader: We come to the table, desperate and hurting.
All: Today, Lord, breathe into us a new hope!

Witnessing

Drama *Children, please sit in the front rows
Gospel Reading: Ezekiel 37:1-14
Sermon: “From Death and Desolation…”
Congregational Sharing/Prayer Time
Closing Song 46 (StJ)
Benediction

Sending

We have encountered God,
the source of restoration and new life.
Go as witnesses—living, breathing, and renewed.
As you go, be aware of how God’s plan is unfolding
and how God is showering you with immeasurable love.

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Susan Huyard
*Worship leader: Sonya Gasser
*Message: Kevin Gasser
*Actors: Leah, Ben and Susan Huyard

Announcements

You are invited to a Wycliffe Associates banquet on April 8 beginning at 6:30 pm at the Staunton Holiday Inn. Come hear stories of how the Bible is being translated into the many languages of the world. See the bulletin board for more information.

Church Council will meet this Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Devotions, Garlan

Waynesboro Mennonite has invited us to join in a presentation on “Christ in the Passover,” Wednesday, April 16, 6:30 pm. See the bulletin board for more information.

There will be a Good Friday service here at Staunton Mennonite on April 18. More details will be available next week.

There will be a Weekday Religious Education program on April 29 at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, beginning at 7:00 pm.

Please Prayer For:

Ezekiel 37: 14, “I will put my Spirit in you and you will live, and I will settle you in your own land. Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken, and I have done it, declares the Lord.”

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

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.

Bible readings for today: Ezekiel 37:1-14; Psalm 130; Romans 8:6-11 (10); John 11:1- 45. Bible readings for next Sunday: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14–27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54; Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 (26); Matthew 21:1-11.