*Call to Worship Leader: Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors! People: That the king of glory may come in! Leader: Who is the king of glory? People: The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle! All: Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient
doors! That the king of glory may come in!
*Invocation
*HymnChrist Is Our Cornerstone # 43 Hymn Holy Spirit, Come With Power # 26 Hymn I Sing The Mighty Power of God # 46
Proclaiming andGiving
Sharing Congregational Joys and Concerns
This light is lit with Christians everywhere as a prayer for peace.
Prayer Hymn Teach Me, Lord# 487
Prayers of the People WorshipMusicSing a New SongChancelChoir
By Michael Haydn
Offering and Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer
Children's Moment
Hearing God's Word
ScriptureReadingsJohn 11:32-44Pg 874 Sermon:Take away the stoneDorothy Nickel Friesen
Responding
*HymnHow Clear is Our Vocation, Lord # 541 Service of Blessing Telling the Story Litany of Blessing Leader: For the ministry of the word, for the worship of your name, for giving and receiving counsel, for participation in the ordinances of the church… People: Weblessingthis house. Leader: For warning against sin, for calling to salvation, for proclaiming the whole counsel of God… People: Weblessingthis house. Leader: For comfort to those who mourn, for help to those who are tempted, for strength to those who are weak, for celebration with those who are joyful. People: Weblessthis house. Leader: For studying the Scriptures, for discerning God's will, for passing on the faith… People: We bless this house. Leader: For voices of dissent when wrong is done, for voices of peace when violence threatens, for voices of song indwelled by the Spirit… People: We bless this house. Leader: For your indwelling and empowering… People: We bless this house. All: Thanks be to God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. *Hymn Praise God From Whom # 118
Going in God's Name
*Benediction
*Those who are able, please stand.
To all our visitors
Welcome
. If you are a first time visitor, please fill out the card that the ushers will give you and place it in the offering plate. We are delighted that you are worshipping with us.
First Mennonite Church of Christian is a fellowship that welcomes all people in our community so that they may grow in personal understanding and relationship with God. We welcome new members and guests. If you feel moved to join our fellowship or would like to know more about joining, please see the pastor or one of the ushers.
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Greeters Schedule
November 8
Community Wide Worship Service
November 15 Joe & Bev Zerger
November 22 Jim & Beulah Gerhing
November 29
TBA
Offering Schedule
November 1 Harvest Thanks
November 8
Community Wide Worship Service
November 15 Local Church Budget
November 22 Memorial Home
News and Events
Celebrating this Week:
Birthdays Anniversaries
November
2
-Judy Pauls
November
5
-Gin Niehage
November
7
-
Mark Hiebert
Opportunities
Today
8:45-9:15
a.m.
-
P
rayer
for o
ur
C
ongregation
.
9:30
a
.m.
Sunday School
1
0
:30 a.m.
-Worship Service
Noon-
Harvest Thanks me
al, drinks and table service provided
7
:00 p.m. - C
ommunity
C
hoir
R
ehearsal
at West Zion.
Wednesday, November 4 Bulletin information due by noon
6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Supper
7:00 p.m. -
Chancel Choir
No Bible Study
8:00 p.m.
Church Council Meeting
Friday, November 6
Pastor'
s
Day Off
7:00 p.m. Community Wide Worship Service with Brenda Matthews
At the Moundridge High School Gym
Sunday, November 8
9:
00
-
9:30 a.m. Prayers for our congregation at First Mennonite
No
Sunday School
1
0
:
0
0 a.m.
Community Wide
Worship Service
at the Moundridge High School Gym
There will
not
be a bulletin for First Mennonite this Sunday
Sunday,
October
25
:
Worship Service-
85
Offering-$
1,916.25
_____________ __Pieces of Peace___
Forgiving violence does not mean condoning violence. There are only two alternatives to forgiving violence: revenge, or adopting an attitude of never-ending bitterness and anger. For too long, we have treated violence with violence, and that's why it never ends.
- Coretta Scott King
We serve our neighbors as seekers and followers of Jesus Christ and as people of faith who experience God's gifts of love, grace, and salvation.
Luke 10:25-37
Announcements
FMCC News
Wednesday night suppers
will began
November 4 at 6:0
0 p.m
. Sign-up sheets for those attending and willing to host a supper are on the south bulletin board.
We cultivate deeper relationships with God
Everyone
is welcome to
meet for prayer
on Sunday morning, November 8 from 9:00-9:30. On
the following Sunday,
November 15
we will meet
from 8:45-9:15
.
We will
f
ocus
our prayer on our congregation during th
ese
weeks of discernment. We will meet downstairs in the Fellowship Hall, and go from there if it is being used for other purposes
The C
ommunity
C
hoir
rehearsal
for the community wide cele
bration with Brenda Matthews are
as follows:
7:00 p.m. Sunday,
Nov 1, and
Wednesday,
Wed
.
, Nov. 4.
All rehearsals are at West Zion.
All are invited to attend the
worship celebration on Friday, Nov 6 at 7:00 p.m. and the Sunday
M
orning
C
ommunity
W
orship
S
ervice on Sunday, Nov 8 at 10:00 a.m.
in
the
Moundridge High School
Gym.
Both worship services will fea
ture
Brenda Matthews
from Chicago as speaker. Brenda is an internationally known poet, motivational speaker,
and
HIV/AIDS educator
who
has traveled throughout the U.S. and Africa to deliver her inspirational message of change.
Admission is free .
A freewill offering will be taken
We respond to community needs and dreams.
It's
been nine months since the end of the year, but it is already time to start preparing for the
Year
E
nd
C
elebration
. If you have pictures, printed or digital, of any church event, celebration or activity that you would like included,
give them to James, Lynette or Caleb Allen
or send them to
jlscallenmtelco.net
Camp Mennoscah
- Looking to 2010?
T
here are weekends
,
and weekdays
,
available for family gatherings, church retreats, and extremely fun times.
W
hat about our first retreat of the year? Go to
www.mennowdc.org
and look for our Scrapbooking Retreat brochure in the Coming Events.
Thank you so much!
We have received numerous donations to
r
eplace items that were in our sports shed. We still need the following items: archery equipment (monetary donations), orange cones (various sizes), air pumps, 4-square balls, baseball mitts, aluminum bats, and thick ropes for marking recreation boundaries. We also need two large inner tubes
.
Contact Camp Mennoscah at
for more information at
campmnomennowdc.org
or 620-297-3290
.
At
Camp Mennoscah
w
e
feel
so thankful for your generosity over these past months. Numerous tasks and p
reparations have been completed.
Our newest wish list is
on the south bulletin board
.
The
Bethel College Women's Chorus
will give their fall concert today, Nov. 1, at 4:00 p.m. in the
Administration Building
on campus. Admission is free and open to the public.
Names of the members of the chorus are on the south bulletin board.
Western District Conference website survey
We want to hear from you what would improve our website. What is most valuable - Coming events? Resource Library catalog? Camp Mennoscah? We value your feedback
.
Go to :
www.mennowdc.org
and click on survey link. If you have never been to our website
,
take a moment to click around and see what's available, then
let us know.
First Mennonite Church of Christian, PO# 66 Moundridge, Ks 67107
