Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

February 7, 2010

Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock

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

Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

Family Life:  Part 4

Gathering

      Prelude

      Gathering Song:  Come and see (HWB 20)

      Call to Worship

            Prayer

      Songs of Praise: Come and give thanks to the Giver (HWB 57)

                                 When all the mercies, O my God (HWB 72)

                                 New earth, heavens new (HWB 299)

      Offering

            Prayer

            Offertory

Hearing

      Children’s Story                                                Laverne Nafziger

      Song:  O Breath of Life (STJ 35)

      Scripture:  Song of Songs 1:1-14

      Sermon:  “A Celebration of Intimate Love”            Dan Schrock

      Song of Response:  Long before my journey’s start (STJ 36)

      Holding Our World:  Pittsburgh Urban Service Leadership Experience (PULSE)          Dale Snyder, Chris Cooke

      Congregational Sharing                                                               

            Prayer                                                                    Anita Kehr

Sending

      Introduction of Visitors

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Song of Sending:  I bind my heart this tide (HWB 411) 

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

Worship Participants:

Worship Leaders:  John and Lois Mast

Song Leader:  Greg Smucker

Accompanist:  Paul Leichty

Prelude/Offertory:  Dale Shenk    

Sound/Projection:  Phil Bauman

Ushers:  Darin and Lisa Short

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 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.