Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

January 10, 2010

Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock

Phone:  (574) 534-2398           e-mail: 

Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

Family Life:  Part 1

Gathering

      Prelude

      Gathering Song:  Praise the Lord, sing hallelujah (HWB 50)     

Welcome

Songs of Praise

      He came down (STJ 31)

      If you believe and I believe (STJ 32)

Offering

      Prayer

      Offertory

Hearing

      Children’s Time                                                  Susan Garboden

      Song:  The love of God (STJ 44)

      Scripture:  Genesis 2:18-25

      Sermon:  “Covenant”                                                  Anita Kehr

Responding

      Song of Reflection:  Beloved, God’s chosen (STJ 38)

      Holding our World                                            Ruth Miller Roth

      Congregational Sharing

            Pastoral Prayer                                                   Dan Schrock

Sending

      Introduction of Visitors

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Song of Sending:  We will walk with God (STJ 78)

      Benediction

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

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Armand Martin                     

Song Leader:  Trish Shenk

Accompanist:  Paul Leichty

Prelude/Offertory:  Jesse Kehr  

Sound/Projection:  Michael Sherer

Ushers:  Dave and Bev Krabill

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 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.

*   A Bible study on Matthew, “Christ the Fulfillment,” led by Ginny Martin, 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.