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8:30 am -11:30 am
12 noon - 2:00 pm
This Week's Bulletin
Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship May17, 2009 Pastors: Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock
Phone: (574) 534-2398 e-mail:
Web-Site: www.berkeyavenue.org
Representing Christ
Gathering Prelude Call to Worship Songs: Praise the Lord, sing hallelujah (HWB 50) Hamba nathi(Come,walk with us) (STJ 2) You've got a place (STJ 4)
Hearing Children's Time Lois Mast Song: Cuando el pobre (When the poor ones) (STJ 69) Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 Sermon: ``Ambassadors for Christ'' Jim Brenneman
Responding Song of Response: The work is thine,O Christ (HWB 396) Offering Offertory Congregational Sharing Dan Schrock Pastoral Prayer
Sending Introduction of Visitors Please pass the friendship registers. Announcements Song of Sending: God be with you (HWB 430)
If you are visiting, please pick up a newsletter on the literature rack in the fellowship hall.
Worship Participants: Worship Leader: Dale Shenk Song Leader: Trish Shenk Accompanist: Terri Plank Brenneman Prelude and Offertory: Hooley Family 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.