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F irst Mennonite Church of Christian
Moundridge, Kansas
A Welcoming Community of Christians for Peace
 Sunday, November 15 , 2009

H earing Aids and Children's Worship Binders are available from the Ushers. Nursery Care is available; a n adult should accompany children over three .
Pastor- Phil Waite
Worship Leader- Naomi Wollmann     C hildren's Story - Diana Graber
Greeter s - Joe & Bev Zerger                 Pianist - Beth Bontrager
Order of Service
Prelude

Worship Service 10:30 a.m.

Welcome

Passing the Peace

 Announcements
Gathering and Praising

Introit                   Be Thou My Vision Chancel Choir
# 545

*Call to Worship
 Leader: Give thanks to God, for God is good.
 All:     God's steadfast love endures forever!
 Leader: Let whoever is wise take heed 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

* Hymn Rain Down SJ 49
Hymn             O God, O ur H elp I n A ges P ast #328

P roclaiming and Giving

Sharing Congregational Joys and Concerns
This light is lit with Christians everywhere as a prayer for peace.
Discipline of Silence and Prayer for the Church


Worship Music Cantate Domino Chancel Choir
(Sing to the Lord, Our God) by James Pruett


Offering and Offertory Music
Offertory Prayer

Children's Moment

                 Hearing God's Word

Scripture Reading s Matthew 5:43-48   Pg 787
                         
 Sermon :         As I f E vil W ere I rrelevant Phil Waite

Responding

*Hymn     Children O f the H eavenly Father # 616



Going in God's Name

Choral Benediction Come, Thou Fount Chancel Choir
# 521
* B enediction             
*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 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


O pportunities
T oday
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.

Sunday, November 1 : Worship Service- 93
Harvest Thanks Offering-$ 27,236.1 5


_____________ _ _ 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

An nouncements
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.



We seek and practice shalom

Remember in Prayer
Gin Niehage
Sammy Neal
Suone Graber
Melbourne Stucky




First Mennonite Church of Christian, PO# 66 Moundridge, Ks 67107
Worship Service, 10:30 a.m. Sunday School, 9:30 a.m.
Vol LX I I November 15, 2009 No.46
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Phil Waite-Pastor                Becky Pohl - Office Secretary
Study Ph. 620-345-8766 Church Ph. 620-345-2546
Pastor's email:fmccmtelco.net Church email:beckypohl@yahoo,com
Heather Garrison-Chancel Choir Director
Kelsey Easterday-Jr. Choir Director
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