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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”

  August 23, 2015 No.34 Vol. XLIX
 
 

 

9:30 Sunday School

“A Persecuted People” – led by Kevin Gasser

10:30 Worship Service

We Gather

Gathering Song
Announcements
Call to Worship
Opening Prayer

We Praise

Congregational Singing
Offering/Offertory
Children’s Time

We Hear

Scripture Reading: Joshua 24:1-3a; 14-25
Sermon: Everyday Choices

We Respond

Congregational Sharing/Prayer Time
Hymn of Response
Benediction

Today's Leaders

 
 

*Song Leader: Glenn Zendt
*Worship Leader: Garlan Yoder

Message: Kevin Gasser

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Announcements

There will be a big event today after church that you won’t want to miss! We will have a picnic lunch at Sherando Lake, followed by a guided hike led by our botanist-in-residence, Kadrin Anderson. We will then gather for a baptism service at the lake. Please bring your own lunches, swimming, and hiking gear. Feel free to come and go as needed.

We will hold a Prayer Meeting this Wednesday beginning at 7:00pm.

Waynesboro Mennonite will host a district-wide “Family Fun” event on August 29 from 1-8:30 pm in their church pavilion. There will be a carry-in meal, games, and live music. Please see the bulletin board or Garlan for more information.

The remaining apple butter from last year is available for ½ price! See Nelson for more information.

Save the dates: Applesauce making, September 8 and 18; Apple butter boiling, September 12 and 19. More information to come.

Please pray for:

  • Joyce Showalter as she heals at home from shoulder surgery.

 

Joshua 24:15b, “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Staunton Mennonite Church

Photo by A. D. Strickland

Sunday, August 16, 2015
Worship Attendance ~ 46
Offering - $2,555.00
 

Next Sunday, August 30, 2015
Sunday School - Kevin Gasser
Worship Leader - Sonya Gasser
Music Leader - Garlan Yoder

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.

 

Seek peace, and pursue it

Confessing/Reconciling

We are people with many choices. We might trust in financial
security. We might believe that military force and soldiers’ sacrifices
make us free. We might bestow our passions to a sports
team, or identify with celebrities. We seek power, control, and
popularity. Our culture encourages us to make these choices.
However, unless we choose to trust wholly in the Lord, we
will wander in the wilderness and miss the life God offers us
through Jesus Christ.
(praying)
O God, we confess that we often waver in our devotion to
you. We think we need to add extra gods to protect us, and we
worship our culture’s idols. We repent of our unfaithfulness.
(silent confessions)
We accept with thanksgiving your grace and forgiveness.
Amen

Proclaiming

Leader: Whom will you choose to serve?
People: We will serve the Lord!
All: Jesus has the words of eternal life. We know he is the
Holy One of God.

Sending

Go forward, equipped with the whole armor of God, ready to
proclaim the gospel of peace in this troubled world. Keep alert
to the needs and struggles of our fellow believers. Pray for each
other so that we may all faithfully serve our Lord.
Know that the Lord is near to the brokenhearted and
saves the crushed in spirit. The Lord rescues and redeems his
servants.
—Susan Miller, Hesston, Kansas

Bible readings for today: Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; Psalm 34:15-22; Ephesians 6:10-20;
John 6:56-69.
Bible readings for next Sunday:
Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; Psalm 15;
James 1:17-27; Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23.

Mennonite Worship Bulletins © 2014 MennoMedia, Harrisonburg, Va., and Waterloo, Ont.
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