Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship
October 18, 2009
Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock
Phone:  (574) 534-2398           e-mail: 
Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

Our 30^th Anniversary

Gathering

      Prelude

      Call to Worship

      Songs:  Holy Spirit, come with power (HWB 26)

                  Yonder come day (STJ 115)

                  As I went down to the river (STJ 79)

Offering our Gifts

      Prayer

      Offertory

Singing

      Jesus, be the center (inside back cover of the bulletin)

      My soul is filled with joy (STJ 13)

Hearing

      Children's Time                                                       Deb Williams           

      Scripture:  Romans 10:8-10

      Sermon:  "Warp and Weft"                                        Anita Kehr

      Prayers for the Next 5 Years

      Song:  Rain down (STJ 49)

Responding

      Congregational Sharing

            Pastoral Prayer                                                  Dan Nafziger

Sending

      Introduction of Visitors

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Song:  The Lord bless you and keep you (STJ 76)

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

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Dan Schrock    

Song Leader:  Trish Shenk

Accompanist:  Paul Leichty

Prelude/Offertory:  Patsy Sherer and Greg Smucker

Sound/Projection:  Evan Grimes

Ushers:  Dan, Deb, and Matthew Williams

Visuals:  Anne 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.