Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

April 24, 2011

Pastors:  Dan Schrock and Lois Stoltzfus Mast

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

Easter

We Gather

      Welcome and Easter Greetings

            L:  Christ is risen!

P:  Christ is risen indeed.

      Opening Song

              Christ the Lord is risen today (blue book 280)

      Opening Prayer

            L:  We give you thanks, O Lord.

            P:  Your steadfast love endures forever!

            L:  You open the gates of righteousness:

            P:  we enter them with thanksgiving.

            L:  You have made this glorious day—

            P:  we rejoice and are glad in it!

            L:  With all your people, we proclaim:

            All:  Christ the Lord is risen today!  Amen.

Songs of Praise and Celebration

      Lift your glad voices (blue book 275)

      O sons and daughters, let us sing! (blue book 274)

      Thine is the glory (blue book 269)

Offering Gifts and Tithes

      Offertory

We Hear God’s Word

      Chi      ldren’s Time                                                                Beth Berry

      Worship in Song

              Christ has arisen (blue book 267)

      Prayer for Illumination

            L:  God, you meet us in Scripture

                  as Jesus met Mary in the garden.

                  Like her, we delight in your presence!

            P:  Open the gate of our hearts,

                  fill us with your love,

                  and inspire us to be witnesses of your resurrection.

                  Amen.

      Scripture Reading:  Matthew 28:1-20                   Emily Grimes

      Sermon:  “From Spectators to Participants”           Dan Schrock

We Respond

      Song of Response 

            Come and be light for our eyes (green book 5)

      Congregational Sharing

            Pastoral Prayer                                                   Dan Schrock

      Introduction of Guests

            Please pass the friendship registers.

Sending

      Announcements

      Hymn of Sending

            Christ is alive! Let Christians sing! (blue book 278)

      Closing

            L:  The risen Christ is revealed today

            P:  and we are witnesses to God’s mighty acts.

            L:  But we are no longer just spectators.

            P:  We are participants in God’s marvelous, generous,   

                  passionate story!

      All:  Praise be to God.

Worship Participants:

      Worship Leader:  Brenda Grimes

      Song Leader:  Paul Leichty

      Accompanists:  Deb Brubaker and Greg Smucker

      Prelude/Offertory:  Terri Plank Brenneman

      Sound/Projection:  David Nussbaum

      Ushers:  Dale and Anita Snyder

      Visuals:  Clare Krabill, Laura Horst, and Anne Berry

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

Nurture Hour begins ten minutes after the end of worship.

Please attend the intergenerational adult class of your choice:

¨      Sermon Response led by Clare Krabill and John Rempel meets in the northeast corner of the meetingroom.

¨      Practices: Mennonite Worship and Witness led by John Roth, John Schrock, and Dale Shenk meets in the northwest corner of the meetingroom.

¨      A Women’s Group led by Lavonn Hostetler is studying Whatever Happened to Dinner by Melodie Davis and meets in Lois’ office.

¨      The Long-term Discussion group led by Jonathan Neufeld and Eric Hostetler meets in the southeast corner of the meetingroom.

¨      College/Young Adult led by Joe Liechty and Jan and Peter Shetler meets in the library.

Children from preschool through fifth grade go directly to their classrooms after worship for a snack.

¨      Infants and Toddlers meet in “Cherub Corner.”

¨      Preschool (2 and 3 year-olds) meet in “Joyful.”

¨      Primary (4 and 5 year-olds) meet in “Peace.”

¨      Middler (grades 1-5) meets in “Forgiveness.”

Youth:

The JYF (grades 6-8) and MYF (grades 9-12) meet in their classrooms off of Jubilee Hall.

If you are visiting, please pick up a newsletter on the literature rack in the fellowship hall.