W E L C O M E!
Gathering in Worship
Prelude Nance Fertich
Gathering Song Dot Smith
Call to Worship
Congregational Singing CJ Smith
Children’s Spot Gina Burkhart, Assoc. Pastor of Worship
Preschool Worship
Hearing the Word
“The Good, the Bad, and the….”
Sermons looking at various Old Testament kings
Scripture Reading: 2 Chronicles 28.1-4
Sermon: “Ahaz: walking in the ways” Randall Shull, Lead Pastor
Responding in Faithfulness
Song of Response
Offering: Mennonite Central Committee—Relief Ministries
Sharing Fund (envelope)
Offertory – Phillip Martin
Congregational Sharing and Pastoral Prayer
Prayer Focus: Dustin & Sarah Gingrich & family, College students
Announcements
Benediction
Special thanks to today’s worship planning team:
Carolyn Rudy, Nancy Roth, Dot Smith, Jonathan Bowman
Everyone is invited for hot drinks in the fellowship hall and to stay for the Sunday school hour. Classes are available for all ages as well as infant and nursery care.
Congregational Announcements
Congratulations to Solomon Rudy on winning a $1,000 college scholarship from Mennonite Mutual Aid. Solomon wrote an essay on the theme that Anabaptists believe it is important to be good stewards of our gifts from God. “What would you do if you had $10,000 to create a program that reflects your faith?” Solomon will attend Hesston College this Fall.
Men’s ministries going to the Barnstormers: Saturday, Aug. 29, 7:00 PM. Tickets are available for men to attend the game as a men’s ministry event. We encourage men 16 and older from the congregation to take a friend! Interested in tickets? Contact Christy at the church office.
Support & Discovery will be starting a new Bible study on Wednesday, Sept. 16th, at 7pm. The focus will be on Building Better Relationships by Susan Nikaido. If you have any questions, please contact Kristin Wolgemuth.
Landisville District MDS Partnership Home (On sight in LA) Construction helpers – Do not need to be highly skilled. We need 3-4 people from our congregation each week for 4 weeks, starting the week of Sept.14 through the week of Oct. 5. The group will be leaving every Sat. to travel to the sight and returning the following Sat. Contact Walter Hurst.
Church World Service (CWS) Refugee Resettlement Banquet and Silent Auction will be held on Friday, September 11, beginning at 6:30 PM at Yoder’s Restaurant in New Holland, PA. The featured speaker will be Ron Sider, Christian author of Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger. Tickets are $25/person or you may want to consider sponsoring a refugee table of 8 for $200. For more information and tickets, contact Elias George or Westgate Baptist Church (394-1071 or wbcpastorroy@dejazzd.com). All profits support CWS/Lancaster Refugee Resettlement.
The Myers Minutes are on the information table. Hear news from Lamar & Pat Myers in Bulgaria, serving with Eastern Mennonite Missions.
Items needed at the Landisville food bank for August: Peanut butter and jelly, cereal, canned spaghetti or ravioli.
Opportunities
Congregational Leadership Board………..Monday, Aug.17, 7:00 PM
Prayer Fellowship.……………………..Saturday, Aug. 22, 7:30 AM
Men’s Ministries at the Barnstormers.……Saturday, Aug. 29, 7 PM
Want tickets? Contact Christy at the church office.
Sunday school teachers for grades 1-3……………beginning Sept. 6
Contact Marian Gingrich, Brenda Horst, or Rick Rutt if you can help
Support & Discovery………………Wednesday, Sept. 16, 7:00 PM
Bible study on Building Better Relationships by Susan Nikaido
Landisville District MDS Partnership Home…………Sept. 14-Oct. 5
Volunteers needed each week at construction site in Louisiana
Offering Last Sunday: Church Treasury $10,313.20
August Thank Offering $273.77
Offering Next Sunday: Church Treasury
Building Fund (envelope)
Give bulletin announcements to Christy Kauffman by Wednesday evening and announcements for the weekly e-mail by Tuesday evening. Phone 898-0071 or office@landisvillemennonite.org
Nursery Schedule Today
Worship Sunday School Preschool Worship
Beth Martin Janie Yutzy Troy Hoeltzle
Kelly Miller Kay Newcomer John Black
Grace Burkhart (on call) Gus Mozloom
Nursery Schedule – Next Sunday
Worship Sunday School Preschool Worship
Melissa Lehman Dawn Sauder Ron & Lavonne Miller
Brenda Horst Beth Bowman Erin Ipsen
Kelsey Peters