Staunton Mennonite Church

2405 3rd St - Staunton, VA 24401 - 540 886-5869
Office hours Monday and Friday, 9am until 1pm
Pastor: Kevin Gasser    smcpastor@verizon.net   540 292-4507
Elder: Glenn Zendt - 886-3550
 

“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

October 23, 2011 ~  No. 43  - Vol. XLV

   
9:30 SUNDAY SCHOOL

“A kiss is still a kiss”-led by Danny Weaver

10:30 WORSHIP Service

We Gather

Prelude
Gathering Song  - #524MH
Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer

We Praise

Congregational singing - #92, 424, 505 BB
Offering

We Hear

Children’s Time
Scripture Reading: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8
Message: Method and Motivation

We Respond

Congregational Sharing/Prayer Time
Closing song - #91 StJ
Benediction

*Song leader: Lowell Wenger
*Worship leader: Amina Shenk
*Message: Kevin Gasser
 

Announcements

Thanks to a gift from the estate of Jim Echard, the church was able to pay off the mortgage of the property at 2403 3rd St. Please pray that this gift be an ongoing blessing to many.

There will be a Harvest Party & Brunswick Stew event at the Buckhorn Inn this afternoon beginning at 1:30. Come to peel and cut vegetables for the stew (please bring your own knives and cutting boards). Bring lawn chairs, outdoor games and jars to take stew home. The meal will begin around 4:30.

Chuck Wagon Gang will hold a concert this afternoon at Park View Mennonite Church at 2:30 pm. to benefit the VMRC auxiliary.

There will be a prayer meeting at the church this week beginning at 7:30.

Highland Retreat’s Annual Fall Banquet will be held Tuesday, October 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Eastern Mennonite High School. All who are interested in the ministry of Highland Retreat are welcome. To make your reservation call 540-852-3226,

You are invited to participate in the annual Staunton Walk to End Alzheimer’s, October 29th at the Frontier Culture Museum. See the bulletin board for more information.

Please Prayer For:

  • Remember the leaders of our nation.

1 Thessalonians 2:8b, “Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.”


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.


 


Sunday, October 16,
2011

Worship Attendance 39
Offering  $720.00

Next Sunday, October 30, 2011

Sunday School
Worship Leader ~ Danny Weaver
Music Leader ~ Joe Shenk

Staunton Mennonite Church
Photo by A. D. Strickland

"No one truly knows Christ unless they follow Him daily in life" - Hans Denck