Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship
October 11, 2009
Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock
Phone:  (574) 534-2398           e-mail: 
Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

Where Your Heart Is

Gathering

      Prelude

      Call to Worship

      Songs:   What is this place (HWB 1)

                    Lord Jesus Christ, be present now (HWB 22)

 Offering our Gifts

      Prayer

      Offertory

Singing      

      The Lord is king (HWB 69)

      Lord Jesus, you shall be my song (STJ 14)

Hearing

      Scripture:  Matthew 13:45-46

      Sermon:  "The Pearl"                                                Dan Schrock

Responding

      Celebrating Communion

      Moment in Mission                                                Melonie Buller

                               Peace and Justice Support Network of MCUSA

      Congregational Sharing

            Pastoral Prayer                                                      Anita Kehr

Sending

      Introduction of Visitors

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Song:  Go, my children (HWB 433)

 

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


Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Joan Troyer      

Song Leader:  Trish Shenk

Accompanist:  Anna Showalter

Prelude/Offertory:  Rafael Chavez and Leah Yoder

Sound/Projection:  Evan Grimes

Ushers:  Dan, Deb, and Matthew Williams

Visuals:  Anne Berry and Beth Berry

 

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.

*   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.

*   Conversation about Mennonite World Conference and global church relationships to be held in the northwest corner of the meetingroom.

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.