“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Garlan Yoder
*Worship Leader:Sonya Gasser
*Accompanist: Sandy Carter

 *Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

Today’s offering will be divided evenly between Virginia Mennonite Missions and Virginia Mennonite Conference.

The Women’s Care group will meet this Wednesday at Kathy’s home beginning at 7:00 pm.

We will be collecting items for the Valley Mission through June 14. They are currently in need of toilet paper, paper towels, Pine Sol and Lysol Disinfectant Spray. Please bring your donated items to the front of the sanctuary before worship or during the coin offering.

There will be a carry-in fellowship meal next Sunday after church to celebrate Kevin’s graduation. Please bring a dish or two to share, but no gifts .

Everyone is invited to a Harmonia Sacra Singing on June 7, 6:30 pm, at Hildebrand Mennonite Church.

Please pray for:

• Margaret Mules as she deals with a prolonged illness.

• Gary Mules as he recovers from a broken ankle.

Ecclesiastes 4:12b, “A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.”

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.

All the earth is filled with God’s glory Gathering Leader: The angels shout, “God is amazing!” when they see God’s glory, when they see God’s strength. People: May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! Leader: The voice of the Lord thunders over the waters; powerful and full of majesty. People: May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! Leader: The Lord’s voice crashes through the trees, flashes in the wilderness, and rattles the land. People: May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! Leader: The Lord reigns over the floods; the Lord reigns over creation; the Lord reigns over all peoples. People: May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! Affirming Faith This is the truth: no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above. This is the truth: no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of both water and Spirit. This is the truth: we know what we say and we know what we see—Jesus is lifted up and when we believe we will be lifted up to eternal life. This is the truth: God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that anyone who believes will not die, but will have eternal life. Praying God, though we live in the flesh, we walk by your Spirit. Give us strength to bury the actions that make our spirits die. Give us courage to fight the fears that hinder our journey with Christ. Give us power to shout your grace, the Spirit’s promise, and Christ’s glory! Amen. —Mike Bogard, Newton, Kansas Bible readings for today: Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 29; Romans 8:12-17; John 3:1-17. Bible readings for next Sunday: Genesis 3:8-15; Psalm 130; 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1; Mark 3:20-35. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2014 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Waterloo, Ont. Printed in the USA. 05-31-15