Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship
September 20, 2009
Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock
Phone:  (574) 534-2398           e-mail: 
Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org


Steadfast Love and Faithfulness

Gathering

      Prelude

      Song of Gathering:  I'm pressing on the upward way (STJ 96)

      Call to Worship

            Prayer

Singing Praise

      O God in heaven (STJ 53)

      Holy, holy, holy (HWB 75)

Parables:  "Wherever you go, there you are.  And God is present"

Offering

      Prayer

      Offertory

Parables

Congregational Responding and Sharing

      Pastoral Prayer                                                            Anita Kehr           

Going

      Introductions

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Song of Benediction:  Keep your lamps trimmed

      Word of Benediction

Parables, Goshen College's student worship team, is beginning the 2009-2010 season with us today.  This year's group includes Jay Mast from our congregation as well as Emily Bowman, Aaron Kaufmann, Molly Kellogg, Rachel Nafziger, Reuben Sancken, Allen Shenk, and Ashley Walker. 


Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Denise Risser    Song Leader:  Trish Shenk

Accompanist:  Terri Plank Brenneman          

Prelude/Offertory:  Hooley Family

Ushers:  Dale and Anita Snyder Family

Sound/Projection:  Phil Bauman

Visuals:  Anne Berry

Childcare is available for infants and toddlers in the nursery during worship.

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:

*   The Sermon Discussion Class led by David Heusinkveld and Kirk Stiffney meets in the northeast corner of the meetingroom.

*   Behold the Beauty of the Lord, conversations on visual arts and beauty led by Anita Kehr, meets in front of the meetingroom.

*   A women's class studying the book, The Life You Always Wanted:  Spiritual Disciplines of Ordinary People, meets in the Jubilee Hall after the children have finished singing.

*   A long-term discussion-based group meets in the southeast corner of the meetingroom.

*   The College-Age Class, led by Joe Liechty, John Roth, and Jan and Peter Shetler, meets in the library.

Children from preschool through fifth grade gather after worship for singing in the 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 the Nursery.

*    The preschool class meets in "Joyful."

*    The primary class meets in "Peace."

*    The middler class meets in "Forgiveness."

Youth:

The JYF (grades 6-8) and MYF (grades 9-12) meet in their classrooms off of Jubilee Hall. Newsletters are available on the literature rack in the fellowship hall.