“Love, Hope, and Light in the Community”

9:30 Sunday School

Today's Leaders

*Song Leader: Garlan Yoder
*Worship Leader: Sylvia Yoder
*Readers: Emy Yoder, Garlan Yoder, Joe Shenk,
  Marlene Wenger

 *Message: Kevin Gasser

Announcements

The annual Southern District Festival of Praise will be held this evening at Springdale Mennonite beginning at 6:00pm. Snacks will be provided after the service.

Staunton Mennonite Church will be holding a Good Friday service on April 3, beginning at 6:30. This brief service will include scripture reading, singing, and communion.

There will be an Easter Sunday morning breakfast at Staunton Mennonite, beginning at 9:15 am. There will be time for singing Easter Songs between the breakfast and the regular worship service at 10:30.

If you are interested in beginning or renewing a subscription to The Mennonite please see Kathy Zendt by April 1.

The Bethel Mountain Band will bring their “Gospel Bluegrass Harmonies” to Stuarts Draft Mennonite Church on Friday April 10 at 7:00 pm. CD’s will be available.

Please pray for:

• Joyce Showalter, recovering from a viral infection

Next Week's Scripture

John 20:1-18

 

Psalm 118 New International Version (NIV)

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
Let Israel say:
“His love endures forever.”

Open for me the gates of the righteous;
I will enter and give thanks to the Lord.
This is the gate of the Lord
through which the righteous may enter.
I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you have become my salvation.
The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.
Lord, save us!
Lord, grant us success!
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
From the house of the Lord we bless you.[a]
The Lord is God,
and he has made his light shine on us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
up [b] to the horns of the altar.
You are my God, and I will praise you;
you are my God, and I will exalt you.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
 

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.

Hosanna in the highest heaven Call to Authenticity Leader: Are you sure about what you’re doing, God? People: Why crucifixion after the acclaim of the crowd? Disaster seems like a bad way to make your kingdom come. Leader: We wish your ways were clear and simple, that the good were rewarded and the evil punished. People: That, at least, would make more sense than choosing what should clearly be rejected. (silence) Leader: Help us take another look, People: show us how you want us to see. Call to Grace The Lord is God and has shined a light on us! The Lord is good, God’s faithfulness lasts forever. Call to Commitment God turns things upside down and inside out, choosing what we reject as the centerpiece of the kingdom. People: God, we will look to you as the arbiter of faithful living in an uncertain world.   Bible readings for today: Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 31:9-16; Philippians 2:5-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 or Mark 15:1-39, (40-47); Liturgy of the Palms, Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29;Mark 11:1-11 or John 12:12-16. Bible readings for next Sunday: Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 or Acts 10:34-43; John 20:1-18 or Mark 16:1-8.