Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

March 7, 2010

Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock

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

Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

Lent 3: Holding on, letting go

Prelude

Call to Worship

Songs

      I owe my Lord a morning song (STJ 112)

      I sought the Lord (HWB 506)

    O let all who thirst (HWB 495)

Confession and Words of Assurance

      Source of every good thing, we have worshipped other gods and hungered and thirsted for things that do not satisfy.

      Silence

      Do not test us beyond our strength, but restore us in Jesus’ name.  Amen

Children’s Time                                                     Ruth Miller Roth

Song:  God, fill me now (hymnal pocket)

Scripture:  Isaiah 55:1-5, 10-13

Sermon:  “Alternate Food, Everlasting Fidelity”         Dan Schrock           

      Silence

Song:  Jesus, Rock of ages (HWB 515)

Offertory Prayer and Offering

Sharing and Pastoral Prayer                                         Anita Kehr

Introduction of Guests

       Please pass the friendship registers.

Announcements

Sending:  You shall go out with joy (HWB 427)

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Jennifer Schrock

Song Leader:  Emily Grimes 

Accompanist:  Patsy Sherer

Prelude/Offertory:  Bryan Kehr   

Sound/Projection:  Evan Grimes

Ushers:  Lori Good and Anita Snyder

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, “Teachings on Community,” led by Eldon Nafziger, 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.