Berkey Avenue Mennonite Fellowship

Ministers:  Dan Schrock and Lois Stoltzfus Mast

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

December 4, 2011

Lectionary Texts: Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13; Isaiah 4o:1-11;   

 Mark 1:1-8; 2 Peter 3:8-15a

Second Sunday of Advent

Changing the Landscape

Gathering

      Prelude

      Come, thou long-expected Jesus (blue book, 178)

Praising

      Songs

 Away in a manger (blue book, 194)

            Hark! The glad sound! (blue book, 184)

      Call to Worship

      Prayer 

Women:  We lift our heads to hear tender words of

                      forgiveness.

            Men:       We have long waited for God’s liberation.

            Women:  Prepare a way in the wilderness.

            Men:       We will make straight in the desert a highway for

                                  our God.

            Women:  Plow the landscape and prepare the mountains.

            Men:       We will level the rough places to make ready for

                                  God’s glory. Amen

Hearing                                 

      Children’s Time   

      Advent Candle Lighting

      Sermon Text:  Mark 1:1-8                        

      Song:  Slowly turning, ever turning (green book, 23)                  

      Sermon:  “Attention Givers”                                   Dan Schrock

Responding

      Offering                                                                                       

Holding Our World                                                   Elijah Metekai                                                

Praying                                                                               Lois Mast

      Spiritual Care for One Another and the World                                                                           

Song of Celebration

      Song

 Jesus, Jesus, oh, what a wonderful child (purple book, 19)

      Benediction

            People respond

            We testify that Jesus is the Christ, the Holy One of God!

Community (please be seated)

      Welcome and introduction of visitors

            Please pass the friendship registers.

      Announcements

      Children will be collecting money for Kenya Relief at the   

             doors.

      Please join us for coffee and tea in the fellowship hall.

Worship Participants:

        Worship Leader:  Ginny Martin

        Song Leader:  Miriam Augsburger

        Accompanist:  Paul Leichty

        Prelude/Offertory:  Maija Short and Lynelle Yoder

        Children’s Time:  Jennifer Schrock  

        Scripture:  David and Beverly Krabill

        Nursery:  Lavonn and Eric Hostetler

        Sound/Projection:  Ben Buckwalter

        Ushers:  Short Family

        Visuals and Bulletin Cover:  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:

¨      Challenging Issues in the Church led by John Rempel meets in the meetingroom. (Sermon Response Class will join the Challenging Issues class and will re-form for the Spring 2012 quarter.)

¨      A Woman’s Group organized by Lavonn Hostetter meets in Lois’ office. Rotating leadership.

¨      Better for You than a Donut Class organized by Dan Nafziger meets in Gentleness classroom. Rotating leadership. Discussion – oriented.

¨      College/Young Adult Class led by Joe Liechty, John Roth, 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, 3, and 4 year-olds) meet in “Joyful.”

¨      Primary (kindergarten - grade 2) meet in “Peace.”

¨      Middler (grades 3-5) 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.