“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Glen nZendt
*Worship Leader: Kadrin Anderson

 *Message: John Stoltzfus

Announcements

Today we welcome John Stoltzfus to our worship service. John has served as a pastor in Colorado and recently returned to live close to family in Virginia. He and his wife Brenda are employed at Stuarts Draft Christian Home. John is also a long-haul truck driver and enjoys making trips through the state of Ohio.

There are still plenty of opportunities to help with the Relief Sale this weekend, October 2-3! Baked goods always make a great donation and help is often needed at the auction and in food sales. The auction begins Friday night at 7:00 pm and resumes Saturday morning at 9:30 am.

You can donate money directly to Mennonite Central Committee’s relief efforts for the refugees of Syria and Iraq. Simply follow the link below. Any amount is appreciated!
http://mcc.org/learn/more/syria-iraq-crisis-response

Please pray for:

• The refugee crisis in Europe

• The Virginia Mennonite Relief Sale, taking place next weekend.

Mark 9:41, “Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.

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.

It is to such as these Invocation O Lord, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! When we look at the work of your cosmic fingers, we wonder that you are mindful of us; that you care for us, such as we are. We are filled with grateful awe that you long to commune with us, your children. May this hour of worship be a time of sweet communion with you, our Lord and gracious table Host. Amen. Confessing & Assurance Leader: Lord Jesus Christ, too often we have failed to see ourselves as your beloved children. Left: Too often we have rejected those whom you embraced and blessed, in whom you saw signs of your kingdom. Right: Too often we have failed to follow the way to your reign on earth as it is in heaven. All: Gracious, table-serving, unifying Lord, forgive us. Forgive us and help us worship and feast with contrite spirits. Leader: We have this assurance: God, who has crowned us with glory and honor, who has spoken to us by a Son, welcomes us and offers us grace. This Son, Jesus Christ, offers us the gift of his peace. Embrace and share this peace, trust that the reconciling peace of Christ is at work in and among us. Amen. Benediction Knowing Jesus blessed even powerless, trusting, and expectant children, we now extend that blessing in God’s name. Accept God’s blessed embrace, receive Jesus’ hands upon your head, take your place at the welcoming table of God, and in childlike faith, grow into God’s kingdom. Amen. —Elsie H. R. Rempel, Winnipeg, Manitoba Today is World Communion Sunday. Elsie H. R. Rempel wrote these resources for Mennonite Church Canada, which seeks to engage the world with the reconciling gospel of Jesus Christ by forming a people of God, becoming a global church, and growing leaders for the church. More World Communion Sunday resources are available from MC Canada at www.commonword.ca/go/97. Bible readings for today: Genesis 2:18-24; Psalm 8, Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16. Bible readings for next Sunday: Amos 5:6-7, 10-15; Psalm 90:12-17; Hebrews 4:12-16; Mark 10:17-31. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2014 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Waterloo, Ont. Printed in the USA. 09-27-15