Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

February 28, 2010

Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock

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

Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

Lent 2: Holding on, letting go

Prelude

Call to Worship

Singing

      My hope is built on nothing less (HWB 343)

      A wonderful Savior is Jesus (HWB 598)

      A longing for light (STJ 54)

Offering and Prayer

Children’s Time                                                     Ruth Miller Roth

Lenten Theme:  God, fill me now (hymnal pocket)

Scripture:  Genesis 15:1-18                                          Jud Gingrich

Sermon:  “Becoming Spiritual”                                     Dan Schrock           

Congregational Confession

      Silence

      All:      Let your Word within us

                  comfort, disturb, and convert us.

Sermon Response

      When the storms of life are raging (HWB 558)

Congregational Sharing and Prayer                             Anita Kehr           

Introduction of Visitors

       Please pass the friendship registers.

Announcements

Benediction

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Alex Neufeld

Song Leader:  Greg Smucker 

Accompanist:  Terri Plank Brenneman

Prelude/Offertory:  Lent Choir   

Sound/Projection:  Phil Bauman

Ushers:  Darin and Lisa Short and family

Lent Planning Committee:  Bryan Kehr, Alex Neufeld, Ruth Miller Roth, Jennifer Schrock (chair), Patsy Sherer

Bulletin Cover:  Tavi Mounsithiraj 

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

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.