BerkeyAvenue Mennonite Fellowship

February 25, 2007

Pastors: Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock

Phone: (574) 534-2398               e-mail: officeberkeyavenue.org

Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

 

Lent One:  God's hand delivers us

Gathering

     Song:  O God we call (projected)

          Refrain:

          O God, we call. O God, we call.

          From deep inside we yearn,

          From deep inside we yearn,

          From deep inside we yearn for you.

     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 trust in the Lord, who is our refuge,

                          who commands his angels to guard us.

          People:    God delivers and protects us

                          when we are in trouble.

          All:          O God, you satisfy our souls as with a rich feast.

                          In the shadow of your wings,

                          we sing for joy, and you uphold us.

 

Hearing the Word

     Children's Time                                                   Jennifer Schrock           

     Scripture:  Deuteronomy 26:1-11; Romans 10:8b-13                   

     Meditation:  "Remember and Hope"                           Anita Kehr

 

Time of Confession

     Song of Response:  Open, Lord, my inward ear (WB 140)

     Confession and Reconciliation

         Leader:   We are all invited to call upon the Lord today.

                        Let us bring ourselves to God in prayer.

         All:         Saving God, we call upon you,

                         for you alone can save.  

                        When we find ourselves wandering in a

                        wilderness, we call to you.

         Leader:   When we face temptations we call to you.

                        When our souls hunger for what only you can  

                        provide, we call to you.

         All:         In the morning and in the evening,

                        we will call upon the Lord.

         Leader:    Our generous God provides for us.

     Offering

          Songs:    As saints of old (WB 386 to the tune of My Shepherd will supply my need)

                        O God of love, O Power of peace (WB 368)

                        Fill us with your feast (projected)

 

Hearing Each Other

     Sharing of Joys and Concerns                                   Dan Schrock

     Introduction of Guests and Announcements                               

          Please pass the friendship registers.

 

Sending

     Song:  Canticle of the Turning (insert)

    

Please replace the hymnals in the pockets on the back of the chairs and the Sing the Journey books on the chairs.

 

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader - Heidi Siemens-Rhodes

Song Leader - Malinda Berry

Accompanist - Paul Leichty

Sound and Projection - Phil Bauman

Banner - Joan Troyer

Bulletin Cover - Merrill Krabill

Ushers - Dan and Matthew Williams

Lent Planning Committee - Jennifer Schrock, Heidi Siemens-Rhodes, Joan Troyer

Childcare during 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 classes at BAMF are intergenerational, and visitors are encouraged to attend the class of their choosing.

The college-age class meets in the northwest corner of the meetingroom and is led by Peter and Jan Bender Shetler, John and Ruth Miller Roth.  For the winter quarter the adult classes are studying John Roth's book Beliefs.  Classes 1 and 8 meet in the library, classes 2 and 6 meet in the southwest corner of the meetingroom, classes 3 and 7 meet in the northeast corner and classes 4 and 5 meet in the southeast corner.  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.