Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship
February 1, 2009
Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock
Phone:  (574) 534-2398                        e-mail: 
Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

God's Abundance:  Part 2

Gathering

      Prelude

      Song of Gathering:  Christ is our cornerstone (HWB 43)

      Call to Worship

            Invocation       

Praising:   Creating God, your fingers trace (HWB 325)

                  You walk along our shoreline (STJ 99)

Offering

      Prayer

      Offertory

Hearing

      Children's Time                                                     Lynelle Yoder

      Song:  When peace, like a river (HWB 336)

      Scripture:   Deuteronomy 1:19-40                           Eric, Lavonn,

                                                               Corey and Carissa Hostetler

      Sermon:  "The Anakim"                                           Dan Schrock

Responding

      Moment of Silence

      Song of Response: 

            My Shepherd will supply my need (HWB 589)

Congregational Sharing

      Pastoral Prayer                                                Trish Shenk, Elder

Going

      Introductions

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Song of Benediction:

             Cast thy burden upon the Lord (HWB 586)

      Word of Benediction 

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Anita Kehr                     
Song Leader:  Lane Miller
Accompanist: Paul Leichty     
Prelude and Offertory:  Hooley Family
Sound and Projection:  Evan Grimes
Ushers:  Dan, Deb, and Matthew Williams

Childcare is available for infants and toddlers (generally ages three and under) in the nursery on the right side of the hallway.

Nurture Hour begins ten minutes after the end of worship.  Re-gather in the meetingroom for these opportunities:

Please attend the intergenerational adult class of your choice :

¨       Sermon Discussion Class meets in the northeast corner of the meetingroom.
¨       The long-term, discussion-based group will meet with the Creation Care class for the next three weeks.)
¨       College-Age Class meets in the library.
¨       A class focusing on Creation Care meets in the southeast corner of the meetingroom.
¨       A women's class is studying the book, Bad Girls of the Bible, and meets in the Jubilee Hall after the children have finished their singing.

 

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. 

If you are visiting, please pick up a newsletter on the literature rack in the fellowship hall.