Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

July 18, 2010

Pastors:  Anita Kehr and Dan Schrock (on sabbatical)

Youth Pastor:  Lois Stoltzfus Mast

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

Web-Site:  www.berkeyavenue.org

Call and Response

Gathering

      Prelude

      Call to Worship

Singing

      Over my head (STJ 18)

      Come, thou fount (HWB 521)

      Jubilate Deo omnis terra (HWB 103)

Offering

      Offertory

Hearing

      Children’s Time                                                Laverne Nafziger

      Song:  O God, in restless living (HWB 557)

      Scripture:  Genesis 18:1-15 and Luke 10:38-42

      Sermon:  “Raw Material”                              Frances Ringenberg

Responding

      Song:  Thuma mina (HWB 434)

Congregational Sharing

      Pastoral Prayer                                               Renae Yoder, elder

Sending

      Introduction of Visitors

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Song of Sending:  Now thank we all our God (HWB 86)

      Benediction

Worship Participants:

Worship Leader:  Lois Stoltzfus Mast

Song Leader:  Anita and Bryan Kehr

Accompanist:  Paul Leichty

Prelude/Offertory:  Greg Smucker

Sound/Projection:  David Nussbaum

Ushers:  Ron and Lori Good

Visuals:  Anne Berry

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

Nurture Hour classes begin ten minutes after the end of worship: 

Adults, please attend the intergenerational of your choice:

*    The long-term discussion group led by Eric Hostetler and others will meet in the library.

*    A large group discussion on a topic from the “Close to Home” brochures from Mennonite Publishing house will meet in the meetingroom.  Jane Miller, guest speaker, will share her personal story on “Dealing with Gambling” this Sunday.  Brochures are available on the literature rack.

Children from preschool through fifth grade will go directly to their classrooms following worship:

      Infants and 2-year-olds will meet in the Nursery.

      Preschool/Kindergarten will meet in “Joyful.”

      Grades 1-5 will meet in “Peace.”

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.