Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship
May 3, 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

      Welcome and Call to Worship 

      Songs of Praise:

                  Christ is our cornerstone  (HWB 43)

                  Let the whole creation cry  (HWB 51)

                  Breathe on me, breath of God  (HWB 356)

Bringing Our Offerings

      Offertory

Hearing

      Children's Time

      Song

      Scripture:  John 14:1-11

      Sermon:  "The Life"                                                 Dan Schrock

Responding

      Song of Response:  

            Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life (HWB 587)

      Congregational Sharing and Praying          Anita Kehr

Going

      Welcoming Guests

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Song of Sending:  God be with you (HWB 430)

Childcare is available for infants and toddlers in the nursery.

Worship Participants:

Worship Leaders:  Twila Albrecht, Seth Krabill, Alex Neufeld, Peter Schrock, Jared Schwartzentruber         
Song Leader:  Mary Roth
Prelude:  Monica Sherer
Offertory:  Lauren Hooley and Lynelle Yoder
Sound/Projection:  Phil Bauman
Ushers:  Snyder MYF Small Group - Andrea Born, Luke Hostetter, Alisha Snyder, Aaron Stiffney, Josh Stiffney, Hamilton Thorne, Joel Yoder

Thanks to all the MYF for planning and leading the service today.

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