“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

Song Leader: Garlan Yoder
Worship Leader: Glenn Zendt

Sermon:
Pastor Kevin Gasser

Announcements

The 15th annual Festival of Praise benefitting 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. All who are available immediately after church are encouraged to bring packed lunches and help prepare the Brunswick stew. Please bring knives, cutting boards, a side dish and ingredients (list available on the bulletin board) as well as lawn chairs.

Please pray for:

• For those affected by Hurricane Matthew.

• The ongoing struggles in the Middle East.

Matthew 7:12, “So whatever you wish that others would do to you,
do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”

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.

Learn to do good   Confessing/ Reconciling We want to do good. We desire to seek justice. We want to speak out for those who are not able do so. Yet sometimes we fall short. We are not always sincere in our actions and with our offerings. Sometimes we do not listen to what the Lord asks of us. We are not always faithful in doing the Lord’s will. We confess our sins to the Lord. (silent confessions) The Lord is a hiding place for us, preserving us from trouble and surrounding us with glad cries of deliverance. Happy are those whose sins are forgiven. Praying God, we give thanks for our sisters and brothers gathered today. May our love for each other, and our faith in you, grow so that we remain steadfast and worthy of your call. We desire that our lives glorify you so that your name is praised. Help us to do good, seek justice, and rescue the oppressed. With your help and grace, O God, we can be faithful witnesses for you. Amen. Sending Leader: As we leave this space and return to our homes, our neighbors, and our work, may the name of our Lord Jesus be glorified in us. People: May we be faithful and gracious. All: May we be worthy of God’s call. Leader: Go in peace. —Mary Ann Weber, Goshen, Indiana Mennonite Worship Bible readings for today: Isaiah 1:10-18; Psalm 32:1-7; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12; Luke 19:1-10. Bible readings for next Sunday: Job 19:23-27a; Psalm 17:1-9; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-5, 13-17; Luke 20:27-38 or Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18; Psalm 149; Ephesians 1:11-23; Luke 6:20-31. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2016 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Kitchener, Ont. Printed in the USA. October 30, 2016. Photo by Jenn Dorsch; © 2016 Church of the Brethren