Office Hours: M-F
8:30 am -11:30 am
12 noon - 2:00 pm
This Week's Bulletin
Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship May24, 2009 Pastors: Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock
Phone: (574) 534-2398 e-mail:
Web-Site: www.berkeyavenue.org
Ascension Sunday
Gathering Prelude Call to Worship Songs: Glory be to you,Jesus Christ Longing for light (STJ 54) Rain down (STJ 49) Introduction of Guests Offering and Offertory
Hearing Children's Time David Heusinkveld Scripture: Psalm 37:1-9 Song of Preparation Sermon: ``Shall'' Dan Schrock
Responding Song of Response: Nada te turbe (Let nothing trouble you) (HWB 562) Congregational Sharing Anita Kehr Blessing for Christina Litwiller Pastoral Prayer
Sending Announcements Please pass the friendship registers. Song of Sending: Soon and very soon (HWB 611)
If you are visiting, please pick up a newsletter on the literature rack in the fellowship hall.
Worship Participants: Worship Leader: Darin Short Music: Worship Team Prelude and Offertory: Terri Plank Brenneman Sound/Projection: Phil Bauman Ushers: Jud and Rita Gingrich Childcareis available for infants and toddlers in the nursery. Nurture Hour begins ten minutes after the end of worship. Re-gather in the meetingroom for these opportunities: Please attend the intergenerationaladult classof your choice: ¨ Sermon Discussion Class led by David Heusinkveld and Dale Shenk meets in the northeast corner of the meetingroom. ¨ College-Age Class led by John Roth and Jan and Peter Shetler meets in the library. ¨ A class studying the book,Borders and Bridges: Mennonite Witness in a Religiously-Diverse World led by Joe Liechty meets in the southeast corner of the meetingroom. ¨ A women's class is studying the book,Really Bad Girls of the Bible, and meets in the Jubilee Hall after the children have finished singing. ¨ The long-term discussion-based group will meet with the Borders and Bridges class this quarter. Children from preschool 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 classroom (see the room assignments below). ¨ Infants and 2-year-olds meet in ``Cherub Corner.'' ¨ Preschool (3- and 4-year-olds) meet in ``Gentleness.'' ¨ Primary I (kindergarten) meet in ``Joyful.'' ¨ Primary II (first and second grades) meet in ``Peace.'' ¨ Middler (third, fourth, and fifth grades) meet in ``Forgiveness.'' Youth: The JYF (grades 6-8) and MYF (grades 9-12) meet in their classrooms off of Jubilee Hall.