Office Hours: M-F
8:30 am -11:30 am
12 noon - 2:00 pm
This Week's Bulletin
BerkeyAvenue Mennonite Fellowship
April 1,2007
Pastors: Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock
Phone: (574) 534-2398 e-mail: officeberkeyavenue.org
Web-Site:
LentSix:God's steadfast love endures forever
Gathering
Song: O God we call (projected)
Call to Worship
Leader: O God, you are our God. We seek you. People: Our souls thirst for you as in a dry and weary land
where there is no water. Leader: We thank you for being our salvation,
for being our chief cornerstone. People:We bless you as we bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar! All: O God,you satisfy our souls as with a rich feast. In the shadow of your wings, we sing for joy, andyou uphold us. Hearing the Word Scripture: Luke 19:28-38, 41-44 Elizabeth Nafziger
Children's Time Jennifer Schrock
Meditation: ``A Man of Peace'' Dan Schrock Time of Confession Song of Response: Make me a channel of your peace (STJ 56)
Confession and Reconciliation
Leader: We are all invited to confess Jesus as Lord.
Let us bring ourselves to God in prayer. All:Living God, give us the courage to confess yourson,Jesus,as our Lord. When others vie for our loyalty, we will confess Jesus as Lord. Leader: When earthly powers claim supremacy,
we will confess Jesus as Lord.
When our souls hunger for reality and truth,
we will confess Jesus as Lord. All: In the morning and in the evening, we willconfess Jesus as Lord. Leader: Our generous God provides for us.
Offering Gifts and Tithes
Songs: I stand amazedin the presence (WB 528) God sent hisSon (WB 345) Fill us with your feast (projected) Hearing Each Other Sharing Joys and Concerns Anita Kehr
Introduction of Guests and Announcements Please pass the friendship registers. Sending Song: Just a closer walkwith thee (STJ 106)
Please replace the hymnals in the pockets on the back of the chairs andtheSing the Journeybooks on the chairs. Worship Participants: Worship Leader Joan Troyer
Song Leader Jenny Hooley
Accompanist Jay Mast
Confessors Jim Alvarez, Pat Hochstetler, David Nussbaum
Sound and Projection Ben Buckwalter
Bulletin Cover Merrill Krabill
Ushers Roy Bergey, Bob Pflederer
Lent Planning Committee Jennifer Schrock, Heidi Siemens-Rhodes, Joan Troyer
Childcareduring worship is available for infants and toddlers (generally ages three and under) in the nursery on the right side of the hallway going back to Jubilee Hall.
Nurture Hour begins ten minutes after the end of worship. All of you are invited to stay, enjoy coffee and conversation in the fellowship hall, and then gather in one of the classes available to people of every age: Adult nurture classesat BAMF are intergenerational, and visitors are encouraged to attend the class of their choosing. Thecollege-age classmeets inlibrary andis led by Peter and Jan Bender Shetler, John and Ruth Miller Roth. For thespringquarter theotheradult classes are studying``Wellness.''All adults will begin as one group in the meetingroomand thenmove into classes using the new Spring pairings:Classes 1 and7meet in theSouthwest corner,classes 2 and8meet in theNorthwest corner,classes 3 and4meet in theSoutheastcorner andclasses5and6meet inthe Northeastcornerof the sanctuary. Visitors are welcome to attend any group. If you don't remember your class number, you can check the list on the bulletin board. Children from kindergarten through fifth grade gather after worship for singing in ``Jubilee Hall'' (the large room north of the fellowship hall). Younger children may go directly to their classrooms. ¨ Infants and Twos meet in ``Cherub Corner.'' ¨ Preschool and Kindergarten meet in ``Gentleness.'' ¨ First and Second Grades meet in ``Peace.'' ¨ Third and Fourth Grades meet in ``Joyful.'' ¨ Fourth and Fifth Grades meet in ``Forgiveness.'' Youth: The JYF (grades 6-8) and the MYF (grades 9-12) meet in their classrooms off of Jubilee Hall.
If you are visiting today,
please pick up a copy of our newsletter in the fellowship hall.