“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

Song Leader: Susan Huyard
Worship Leader: Tate Love
 Accompanist: Sandy Carter

Sermon:
Pastor Kevin Gasser

Announcements

Eastern Mennonite School will present their final showing of The Pirates of Penzance today at 2:00 pm. See Leah Huyard for more information.

There will be a Prayer Meeting this Wednesday at 7:00 pm.

David and Grace Shenk, Andres Prins and Sheryl Martin, members of the EMM Christian/Muslim Relations Team, will present at a public forum at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 27, in Martin Chapel (Eastern Mennonite Seminary). The goal of the forum is to be better equipped to know, love, and share Jesus with Muslim members of our community.

The 15th annual Festival of Praise benefiting Virginia Mennonite Missions will be held at Eastern Mennonite High School on November 6, beginning at 4pm.

Just Jazzin’ for the Valley Mission, the annual fundraiser featuring food, music, and a silent auction, will be held November 10, from 6:30-9pm. Please see the bulletin board from more information.

The annual Fall Harvest Party will be held on November 13 at the Huyard Farm. Please note the date change.
 

Please pray for:

• For those affected by Hurricane Matthew.

• The ongoing struggles in the Middle East.

2 Timothy 4:7, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

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.

I have kept the faith Gathering Leader: God is here among us. People: How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! Leader: God is here within us. People: How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! Leader: Blessed are those who live in God’s presence. People: How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! Confessing/Reconciling Lord, we confess our desperate need for you. Our lives are in confusion. Our world cries out in pain. Lord, we confess that we love to wander. We stray far from your paths and then we wonder where you have gone. But you are right here among us. Do not treat us as we deserve. In your mercy restore us and heal our world. Amen. Offering Holy God, with this offering we remind ourselves that you are in the midst of us. You have been present as we spent our time earning our income. You have been present as we make decisions about how to spend our money. As we dedicate this offering, we dedicate our time and our decisions. May our lives and our living proclaim your presence, for we are called by your name. Amen. —Harold Schlegel, Morden, Manitoba Bible readings for today: Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84:1-7; 2 Timothy 4:6-8,16-18; Luke 18:9-14. Bible readings for next Sunday: Isaiah 1:10-18; Psalm 32:1-7; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2016 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Kitchener, Ont. Printed in the USA. October 23, 2016. Photo © 2016 David Sollenberger. Used by permission.