Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

April 25, 2010

Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock

Youth Pastor:  Lois Stoltzfus Mast

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

Eastertide:  Fourth Sunday

Gathering

      Prelude                                                                                         

      Gathering Song:  Jesus calls us here to meet him (STJ 3)

      Call to Worship and Invocation

      Singing our Praise

            Great is the Lord (HWB 87)

            Praise, I will praise you, Lord (HWB 76)                                    

Offering

      Prayer

      Offertory                                                                                      

Hearing

      Children’s Time                                                Priscillah Metekai           

      Song:  God is here among us (HWB 16)                                     

      Scripture:  John 21:1-14                       Tyler Born, Rick Stiffney

      Sermon:  “Appearances”                                          Dan Schrock

Responding

      Silence

      Song of Response:  Peace before us  (bulletin)                           

Blessing

      For the Beginning of Sabbatical

Sharing and Praying

      Pastoral Prayer                                                            Anita Kehr           

Going

      Introduction of Visitors

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Song of Benediction:  The Lord lift you up (STJ 73)

      Word of Benediction

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Rick Stiffney   

Song Leader:  Jenny Hooley

Accompanist:  Patsy Sherer

Prelude/Offertory:  Patsy Sherer and Greg Smucker

Sound/Projection:  David Nussbaum 

Ushers:  Williams Family

Visuals:  Anne Berry

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 “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.