“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Garlan Yoder
*Worship Leader: Kadrin Anderson *Accompaniment: Sandy Carter

Pastor Kevin Gasser

Announcements

Staunton Mennonite Women are invited to gather this afternoon at Kathy Zendt’s home, beginning at 4:00. All women may join for a time of tea, refreshments and fellowship. Please come with a short childhood memory to share. Let Kathy or Sonya know if you will attend.

The annual Staunton Mennonite Talent Show will be held this Saturday, February 4, with a meal at 4:30 and show beginning at 5:15. Please sign up at the church entrance so we can make a performance schedule.

Isaac and Leah Huyard are currently raising funds to attend this summer’s Mennonite Church Youth Conference. The Huyards will be holding a babysitting fundraiser to allow parents with young children the opportunity to enjoy a Valentine’s Day date on Sunday, February 19, after church until 4. Please talk to Isaac or Leah for more information.

Please pray for:

• Joyce Showalter, as she recovers from a broken ankle.
• The weak, the vulnerable, the forgotten, the broken, and the marginalized
   individuals in our society.

Matthew 5:3,
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

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.

What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? Proclaiming Right: Blessed are the poor in spirit, Left: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Right: Blessed are those who mourn, Left: for they will be comforted. Right: Blessed are the meek, Left: for they will inherit the earth. Right: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, Left: for they will be filled. Right: Blessed are the merciful, Left: for they will receive mercy. Right: Blessed are the pure in heart, Left: for they will see God. Right: Blessed are the peacemakers, Left: for they will be called the children of God. All: These are the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ. Offering Leader: Remembering the saving acts of God, People: we come before the Lord. Leader: What shall we bring with us? People: Our lives of justice and kindness— Leader: this is the offering the Lord requires. All: With gratitude and humility, we walk each day with God.in the light we will stay. Sending Go and give witness to God’s goodness, walk blamelessly, speak truth from your heart, do no evil, live justly. Those who do these things, they shall not be moved. — Kathy Giesbrecht, Winnipeg, Manitoba Bible readings for today: Micah 6:1-8; Psalm 15; 1 Corinthians 1:18-31; Matthew 5:1-12. Bible readings for next Sunday: Isaiah 58:1-9a, (9b-12); Psalm 112:1-9, (10); 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, (13-16); Matthew 5:13-20. Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2016 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Kitchener, Ont. Printed in the USA. January 29, 2017. Photo © 2016 David Radcliff. Used by permission.