Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

May 1, 2011

Pastors:  Dan Schrock and Lois Stoltzfus Mast

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

Gathering

      Prelude

      Call to Worship and Prayer

      Songs:  To God be the glory (blue book, 102)

                    I love to tell the story (blue book, 398)

                    Santo, santo, santo (blue book, 400)

Congregational Discernment for New Co-pastor

                                                                                      Dan Nafziger

Offering

      Offertory Prayer and Offering

Hearing

      Children’s Time (in the library)                                  Darin Short

      Song:  How can we be silent (green book, 61)

      Scripture:  Genesis 3:8-9; Psalm 67

                        Acts 2:37-41

      Message:  Zero In, Start Talking                              Dan Schrock

Responding

      Spoken Response:  (blue book, 755)

      Song:  Lord Jesus, you shall be my song (green book, 14)

Reception of New Members                             

      Randy and Laura Horst                                           Dan Schrock           

Congregational Sharing

      Pastoral Prayer                                                         Renae Yoder

Sending

      Welcoming Visitors

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Benediction

Worship Participants:

      Worship Leader:  Dick Yoder

      Song Leader:  Jenny Hooley

      Accompanist:  Patsy Sherer 

      Prelude/Offertory:  Maija Short

      Sound/Projection:  Phil Bauman

      Ushers:  Dan and Deb Williams 

      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.

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.