Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

January 17, 2010

Pastors: Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock

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

Web-Site: www.berkeyavenue.org 

Family Life: Part 2

Gathering

      Prelude

      Gathering Song: Jesus, stand among us (HWB 25)      

Call to Worship

Invocation

Praising

            Morning has broken (HWB 648)

            Holy, holy, holy (HWB 75)

Offering

            Prayer

            Offertory

Hearing

            Children’s Time            Ruth Miller Roth

            Song: Open my eyes, that I may see (HWB 517)

            Scripture: 1 Samuel 2:12-17

            Sermon: “When Families Are In Crisis”            Dan Schrock           

Responding

            Silence

            Song: Dear Lord and Father of mankind (HWB 523)

Sharing

            Pastoral Prayer            Renae Yoder           

Going

            Introduction of Visitors

                        Please pass the friendship registers.

            Announcements

            Benediction

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

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader: Anita Kehr                       

Song Leader: Anna Showalter

Accompanist: Patsy Sherer

Prelude/Offertory: Hooley Family

Sound/Projection: Michael Sherer

Ushers: Dave and Bev Krabill

Visuals: Anne and Beth Berry; the quilt is a friendship quilt on loan from Dan and Evie Nafziger, given to them by their family on the occasion of their wedding.

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.