*Call to Worship Leader: Give thanks to God, for God is good. All: God's steadfast love endures forever! Leader: Let whoever is wise takeheed of God's goodness: All: Let all consider God's steadfast love. Leader: For we have gathered to worship All: and sing our praise without ceasing.
*Invocation
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Proclaiming andGiving
Sharing Congregational Joys and Concerns
This light is lit with Christians everywhere as a prayer for peace.
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 22 Jim & Beulah
Gehring
November 29
TBA
December 6 Rick & Pat Krehbiel December 13 Ann & Andy Storer
Offering Schedule
November 15 Local Church Budget
November 22 Memorial Home
November 29 MC USA December 6 Western District Conference
News and Events
Celebrating this Week:
Birthdays Anniversaries
November
15
-
Chip Parker & Ann Zerger
November
16
-
Glen Stucky
November
17
- Dan Verbeck
Jamie Carey
November
21
- Bennie Gehring
Barbara & Gordon Goering
Laura Mae Voran
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 meal-provided by the Youth Annual Business Meeting
Monday, November 16
8:15 p.m. Junior Choir
Wednesday, November 18 Bulletin information due by noon
6:00 p.m. Wednesday Night Supper
7:00 p.m. -
Chancel Choir Friday, November 20
Pastor'
s
Day Off
Sunday, November 22
9:30 a.m.
Sunday School
1
0
:
3
0 a.m.
Worship Service
, Worship Leader-Beth Bontrager, Offering-Memorial Home, Organist-Bev Hasan, Music- , Children's Story-, Greeter-TBA
6:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Service at First Mennonite. The Cole Street Singers will bring the special music
,
and Jim Sugars will preach. Refreshments served after the service.
_____________ __Pieces of Peace___
The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, not seen but, if one will, are to be lived.
- Soren Kierkegaard
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
Thank You
For all the prayers, phone calls, and visits that I received while in the hospital.
A special thanks goes
to Pastor Phil, Willard Schrag, and Pat Krehbiel.
It is wonderful to be a part of such a caring congregation.
Sammy Neal
Announcements
FMCC News
Wednesday night suppers
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 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
The Moundridge Lions Club
will host the
Annual Soup Supper
on Saturday, November 21, from 4:00-8:00 p.m. at the Moundridge Senior Center. Proceeds go to the Associated Churches of Moundridge.
West Zion and First Mennonite
youth
will hold
a Fall Clean-up day on Saturday, November 21. If you
need help
with yard work
,
please call James Ratzlaff. Youth, please meet at the West Zion church at 8:00 am on November 21
,
bringwork gloves, rakes, and money for lunch.
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
.
Be part of the future
.
The Camp Mennoscah staff and the Retreat Commission are planning for the next 30 years of fun-filled excitement and camping ministry
,
we want to hear from you
.
This is for all
ages
;
a
10 question strategic planning survey is available online at
www.mennowdc.org/Camp.html
or contact Camp Mennoscah at 620-297-3290 for a hard copy. Help us build a better camp
.
Western District Conference,
in North Newton, KS, invites applications for the full-time position of
Conference Minister
,
a
s primary administr
ative officer and head of staff. T
his person will provide leadership to the conference's mission, ministry
,
and well-being
.
Experience in pastoral ministry and a Master of Divinity degree or its equivalent are required. More information is available on the WDC web site. Position begins June 15, 2010. Apply with letter of application and completed MLI to Tom Harder, search committee chair, at
/us.mc656.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tom.harderlorraineavenue.org,""> no later than December 31, 2009. 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. Stewardship speaker and popular author Lynn Miller will lead a series of renewal meetings at Tabor Mennonite Church,891 Chisholm Trail, Newton, KS, on November 20-22. On Sunday,November 22 at 7:00 p.m., Lynn will tackle challenging parables and Biblical stories where Jesus spoke about money and wealth with amessage entitled "Jesus Said What?" All are welcome to join. Call 620 367-2318 with questions.
