Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship
November 15, 2009
Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock
Phone:  (574) 534-2398           e-mail: 
Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

Practices

Gathering

      Prelude

      Song:  Sing praise to God who reigns (HWB 59)

      Call to Worship and Prayer

 

Singing:     Softly and tenderly

                  Open, Lord, my inward ear (HWB 140)

                  Lord, I am fondly, earnestly (HWB 514)

Offering Our Gifts

      Prayer

      Offertory

Hearing

      Children's Time                                                        James Yoder

      Song:  Create in me a clean heart

      Scripture:  Luke 23:46 and Romans 14:7-8

      Sermon:  "Preparing for Death"                               Dan Schrock

Responding

      Moment of Silence

      Song of Response:  Today I live (HWB 607)

      Congregational Sharing                                   Trish Shenk, elder

            Pastoral Prayer

Going

      Introduction of Visitors

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Song:  Thy holy wings (STJ 118)

      Benediction

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

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Anita Kehr      

Song Leader:  Greg Smucker

Accompanist:  Paul Leichty

Prelude/Offertory:  Laurel Woodward, Justin Yoder, Lydia Yoder

Sound/Projection:  David Nussbaum

Ushers:  Jud and Rita Gingrich

Visuals:  Anne 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 meets 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.