“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 SUNDAY SCHOOL

No Sunday school this week.

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Susan Huyard
*Worship Leader: Marvin Showalter
*Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

.Our library has three new selections that you are welcome to borrow:

Everyday Miracles: Awakening to the Holy Work of Parenting by Rachel S. Gerber
Chasing the Dream: My life as a young Amish Bachelor by Loren Peachey
Bonnet Strings: An Amish Woman’s Tie to Two Worlds by Salma Miller Furlong

Anyone interested in attending the Mennonite Economic Development Associates meeting in Florida this January can see Kevin for details.

Prayer Request

• Those traveling this Christmas

• Lowell Wenger, healing from back/sciatica pain

• To grow in our likeness to Christ in 2015

Luke 2:29-32
 Sovereign Lord, as you have promised, you may now dismiss your servant in peace.
For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the sight of all nations:
a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and the glory of your people Israel.”

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.

My eyes have seen your salvation Call to Worship Leader: Come, let us worship in faith the God who is here and desires our worship. Incarnate God, work in our hearts, that our worship would be filled with the joy that comes from remembering your beauty. All: In a little child, God is revealed to us. Leader: This is God’s plan of freedom, held up for the nations to see. People: A revealing light to all peoples, the glory of God’s kingdom people. Leader: We rejoice in our rescue and celebrate creation’s redemption. People: The hills and the mountains praise the Lord. Leader: The animals, wild and tame; all kings and peoples of the earth; lightning and hail; snow and fog; women and men; old and young, All: All praise the Lord together. Our Messiah has come. Alleluia! Sending We have seen the Christ child today! We have held him in our hearts! We have felt his love for us! We can go now, and every day, in peace! Advent– Advent–Epiphany worship resources are produced cooperatively by Mennonite Church Canada Formation, the Denominational Ministry of Mennonite Church USA, and Leader magazine. This year’s resources were written by a team from Mennonite Church Alberta of Mennonite Church Canada.   Bible readings for today: Isaiah 61:10–62:3; Psalm 148; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:22-40 (30). Bible readings for next Sunday: Jeremiah 31:7-14 (7); Psalm 147:12-20; Ephesians 1:3-14; John 1:(1-9), 10-18.