“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Glenn Zendt
*Worship Leader: Danny Weaver

 *Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

Our annual church picnic in the park is scheduled for this Wednesday, July 22nd at Gypsy Hill Park near the bandstand. Please bring sandwiches, drinks, and a side to share. Table service and ice cream will be provided. Remember to bring your lawn chairs.

A letter to Representative Goodlatte concerning immigration reformation can be found at the church entrance. If you agree with the spirit of this letter, please consider signing the document before we send it.

A special thanks to Jenifer Bradford for keeping up the church’s flower beds and to A.D. Strickland for his ongoing maintenance of the church’s website. We can now be found online at mennochurch.net, mennochurch.org, and mennochurch.com.

It’s not too late to register for PA 2015, the global Assembly of Mennonite World Conference. PA 2015 will be held July 21-26 in Harrisburg, PA. Register on-line for full-time and part-time attendance at https://www.mwc-cmm.org/pennsylvania-2015

Please pray for:

• Our church families as the travel this summer!

• Those affected by the shootings in Chattanooga, TN.

Ephesians 2:19, “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household.”

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.

For he is our peace Confessing/Reconciling Leader: Jesus says, “Come away to a deserted place and rest.” People: We long for rest from all that pulls us in many directions, yet confess that our worth is wrapped up in what we do. Leader: Jesus says, “I am your shepherd.” People: We long for our scattered and frenzied lives to find their home with the shepherd whose voice we know, but do not always hear. Leader: Jesus says, “I am your peace.” People: We long for the peace that comes through Christ, yet confess we fail at times to accept it. Leader: Receive the forgiveness of Christ who gathers the longings and desires of your hearts and heals you. Offering God our shepherd, we give you thanks for banquet tables and overflowing cups. Receive our offerings as tokens of our gratitude for your generosity toward us and as symbols of our trust in your goodness and mercy. Use them for your mission of reconciliation in our world. Amen. Sending In Christ Jesus, you who were once far off have been brought near. Christ is our peace. Go in the knowledge and blessing that you are the dwelling place of God and the embodiment of Christ’s peace. —Marilyn Rudy-Froese, Goshen, Indiana Bible readings for today: Jeremiah 23:1-6; Psalm 23; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56. Bible readings for next Sunday: 2 Kings 4:42-44; Psalm 145:10-18; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2014 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Waterloo, Ont. Printed in the USA. 07-19-15