“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Susan Huyard
*Worship Leader: Glenn Zendt
*Accompanist: Sandy Carter

 *Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

The coffee orders to benefit the family of Pastor Max Villatoro are available for pickup in the church foyer. If you have not yet paid for your order, please see Kevin.

The Women’s Care Group meeting has been rescheduled for July 1.

Our children have been invited to join other local Mennonite congregations for Vacation Bible School (VBS) this year. Signs of Life will have VBS for both hearing and deaf children June 22-26 from 8:30 to 11:30. Lynside and Springdale Mennonite Churches are holding a joint VBS at Lynside June 25-28. See the bulletin board for more information.

Please pray for:

• Our church families as the travel this summer!

• Peggy Blosser as she receives Physical and Occupational therapy at Augusta Health.

Mark 4:27-28a, “Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain.”

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.

There is a new creation Gathering Leader: God shows steadfast love. God makes plants grow and bear fruit. People: Let us give thanks to the Lord. Leader: God is faithful and worthy of our praise. God gives us confidence and life. People: Let us make music to God’s name. Leader: God is our rock, the foundation upon which we build our lives. People: Let us follow God all of our days. All: We will give thanks and make music and follow God. Come, let us worship. Offering You are our God, the One who takes the smallest mustard seed and grows it into a large plant. You are the One who makes trees grow and flourish; the One who creates new things from the old. Accept our gifts of time, money, and talents. Make them grow large and help them to flourish. Make them grow into a new creation so that your work and your will may be done on earth. Amen. Sending Give thanks for God’s steadfast love and faithfulness. Praise God’s name, knowing that we are planted in God’s plan and will flourish. Go in faith, knowing that God will spring forth a new creation, doing new work in our lives. —Mary Ann Weber, Goshen, Indiana Bible readings for today: Ezekiel 17:22-24; Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15; 2 Corinthians 5:6-10,(11-13), 14-17; Mark 4:26-34. Bible readings for next Sunday: Job 38:1-11; Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32; 2 Corinthians 6:1-13; Mark 4:35-41. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2014 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Waterloo, Ont. Printed in the USA. 06-14-15