Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship
April 19, 2009
Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock
Phone:  (574) 534-2398                        e-mail: 
Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

"The Way, the Truth, the Life"

Gathering

      Prelude

      Song of Gathering:  God is here among us (HWB 16)

      Call to Worship

Confessing

      Song of Confession:  What wondrous love is this (HWB 530)

      Confession:

            Leader:   Forgive us our sins, O Lord.

            People:   Forgive the sins of our youth

                           and the sins of our age;

            Leader:   the sins of our soul

                           and the sins of our body;

            People:   our secret and our whispering sins;

            Leader:   the sins we have done to please ourselves

                           and the sins we have done to please others.

            People:   Forgive those sins which we know

                           and the sins which we do not know.

            Leader:   Forgive us, Lord;

                           forgive us all in your great goodness,

                           through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

            All:  Amen

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

Hearing

      Song:  I sought the Lord (HWB 506)

      Children's Time                                                           Beth Berry

      Song:  The tree of life (HWB 509)                                               

      Scripture:  John 14:1-11

      Sermon:  "The Way"                                                Dan Schrock

Responding

      Song of Response:  Jesus, be the center

      Recognition of Graduating Seniors

      Congregational Sharing

            Pastoral Prayer                                                      Anita Kehr

      Offering and Offertory                                                                

Sending

      Introduction of Visitors

      Announcements

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Song of Sending:  Spirit of the living God (HWB 349) 

      Benediction

Childcare is available for infants and toddlers in the nursery.


Worship Participants:

Worship Leader: Ruth Miller Roth    

Song Leader:  Greg Smucker

Accompanist:  Terri Plank Brenneman                      

Prelude and Offertory:  Lane Miller

Sound/Projection:  Michael Sherer    

Ushers:  Dale and Anita Snyder family

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.