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

Entering Jerusalem

Lent 1

Gathering

      Prelude

      Song of Gathering: 

            Here, O Lord, your servants gather (HWB 7)

      Call to Worship

 

Giving Praise

      Song:  Hosanna, loud hosanna (HWB 238) 

      Children's Time/Scripture:  Mark 11:1-19         Jennifer Schrock

      Song:  My song is love unknown (HWB 235, verses 1, 3, 4)

Hearing

      Sermon                                                                        Anita Kehr

      Song of Response: 

            God, whose purpose is to kindle (HWB 135)

Responding

      Offering Gifts and Tithes

            Prayer for our offerings of time and money

            Offertory

      Congregational Sharing

            Pastoral Prayer                                         Renae Yoder, elder

Sending

      Introduction of Guests

            Please pass the friendship registers.

Announcements

      Song of Sending:  Here I am, Lord (HWB 395)   

      Benediction

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Joan Troyer             Song Leader:  Malinda Berry
Accompanist:  Paul Leichty 
Prelude and Offertory: Lana Smucker and Morgan Short
Sound and Projection:  Ben Buckwalter          
Ushers:  Ron and Lori Good


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 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. 

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