“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Joe Shenk
*Worship Leader: Sonya Gasser
Accompanist: Sandy Carter

 Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

Today we continue our sermon series on hell and life after death. If you miss a Sunday, please find the sermons at mennochurch.com as each sermon will build upon the previous one.

The Women’s Care Group will not be meeting through the end of the summer.

Staunton Mennonite Church will not be holding Sunday School through the months of June and July. Instead there will be a time of fellowship before the worship service from 10:00 – 10:25. Coffee and light refreshments will be served. We would like if two families would work together to prepare and bring the refreshments for each of these nine Sundays. Be creative and use your own ideas, but keep them simple. (fruit and a light pastry?) There will be a sign-up sheet on the church bulletin board for each Sunday in June and July for those wishing to participate.

Please pray for:

• Our students and teachers as they finish the school year.
• Katherine Blosser (Diane’s mother), recovering from pneumonia

Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

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.

The Spirit . . . will guide you into all the truth Praising/Adoring Leader: God, you set your glory in the heavens, and crafted the moon and the stars. People: Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Leader: In your wisdom you lead us, with your Spirit you guide us into the way of truth. People: Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Confessing God of all creation, we come today with open hearts. We know that we have not always followed faithfully. We do not always listen to the voice of your Spirit whispering in our ears. We do not always love our neighbors as we might. We are faced with fear, with anger, and even with despair. God of creation, pour out your love upon us through your Holy Spirit. May we grow in patience, character, and hope in the face of trouble. We claim together your peace that we have t Offering Holy God, in wisdom you laid out creation. You formed the world and called it good. You made us stewards of your creation, the animals and plants that you have crafted. You have been mindful of us from generation to generation, you have given us good things, and have sent us your Holy Spirit to guide us in the way of truth. So we come to you now, offering back to you the best of what we have. May these gifts be to your glory and praise. Amen —Samuel Voth Schrag, St. Louis, Missouri Mennonite Worship Bible readings for today: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15. Bible readings for next Sunday: Worship Bulletins © 2015 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Kitchener, Ont. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2015 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Kitchener, Ont. Cover design by Paul Stocksdale; © 2015 Church of the Brethren. Printed in the USA. 5-22-16