Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

January 31, 2010

Pastors: Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock

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

Web-Site: www.berkeyavenue.org

World Fellowship Sunday:

Being, Moving, Living Together

in the Way of Jesus Christ”

Prelude

Introduction to the Morning

Call to Worship

            Leader:             The grace of Jesus Christ

                        and the love of God

                        and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit

                        be with all of us.

            Congregation:             Amen.

            Leader:             God, tender spirit,

                        touch us as we worship together.

                        Transform us into men and women

                        who are sensitive to your justice,

                        who live, because we love each other

                        and feel responsibility for all living creatures.

                        Come, Holy Spirit!

            Congregation:             Come, Holy Spirit!

Prayer: Uncrowd our hearts            

Silence

Children’s Time            David Heusinkveld

Song: Maranatha, come (Hymnal pocket, chorus only)

Lighting the Candles (STJ 124)           

Song: Peace before us (bulletin insert, front)

Prayer: Uncrowd our hearts

Silence

Isaiah 61:1-3a            Terri Plank Brenneman, cantor

            With Alleluia (bulletin insert, back)

Song: Holy, holy, holy! (HWB 120, verses 1 and 3)

Luke 4:14-21            Richard Aguirre, Judy Weaver

Congregation:           

      Uncrowd our hearts, O God,

      until silence speaks

      in your still, small voice;

      turn us from the hearing of words,

      and the making of words,

      and the confusion of much speaking,

      to listening,

      waiting,

      stillness,

            silence.

Extended Silence (5 minutes)

Prayers of Petition (Psalm 145:13-21)            Dan Schrock

            Response: Oyenos, mi dios (HWB 358)

Congregation:

            My mouth will speak the praise of the Lord,

            and all flesh will bless God’s holy name forever and ever.

Songs:                        Bless the Lord (bulletin insert, center)

                                    In the Lord, I’ll be ever thankful (bulletin insert, center)

Offering Tithes and Gifts

            Offertory

Introductions

            Please pass the friendship registers.

Announcements

Song of Benediction: Mayenziwe (Your will be done) (STJ 57)

Word of Benediction

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

Worship Participants:

Worship Planners: Terri Plank Brenneman, Rita Gingrich, Anita Kehr, Kathy Stiffney     

Prayer: Esther de Waal

Musicians: Worship Team

Accompanist: Terri Plank Brenneman           

Prelude/Offertory: Jesse Kehr

Sound/Projection: Michael Sherer

Ushers: Dave and Bev Krabill

Visuals: The quilt hanging at the front 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.