November 15, 2009

Gathering in Worship

Prelude–Landisville Men’s Quartette: Doug Bomberger, Jim Gingrich, Eric Miller, Larry Newswanger

Gathering Song

Call to Worship

Congregational Singing

Children’s Spot–Shonda Bare

Preschool Worship

Hearing the Word

“Male and Female God created them” Sermons on sexuality

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 6.12-14a, 18; 7.32-35

Sermon:  “Singleness revisited”             Julia Fisher, Assoc. Pastor of Pastoral Care

Responding in Faithfulness

Song of Response

STJ #14: Lord Jesus, you shall be my song

Offering: Lancaster Mennonite Conference, Mennonite Church USA,

and Mennonite World Conference

Offertory – Landisville Men’s Quartette

Congregational Sharing and Prayer

Gina Burkhart, Assoc. Pastor of Worship

Prayer Focus: Matt Yoder in Seattle, Sunday School program

Please pass the fellowship registry down and back the row

Announcements

Benediction

Special thanks to today’s worship planning team:

Dan Burkhart, Shonda Bare, Ferne Miller, Gina Burkhart

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

Thank you for assisting the Sr. high youth in their Ham loaf fundraiser. They raised $529. If you have not received your order yet, please check the freezer in the connections room, or let Jonathan Bowman know.

Sr. High Youth will be meeting Wed. evening, Nov. 18, 7:00 pm at Maura Fertich’s house.

Jr. High Club: Dinner and games at Maria Yoder’s on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 6-9 pm. Jr. High Club members: instructions on what to bring will be sent to your home email addresses.

We will share in communion on Sunday, November 22.

This year’s community Thanksgiving evening service of the Hempfield Ministerium will be hosted by Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Landisville. The service will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 7:00 pm. A community choir will sing an anthem, “A Thankful Heart” and will rehearse once together at 6 pm on the eve of the service. If you would like to participate, please contact Christy in the office for a copy of the anthem.

An Intro. into Landisville Mennonite: Are you newer to the congregation? Considering becoming a member or just interested in learning more about the church? Then join us for five Sunday School sessions (Dec. 6, 13, 20; Jan. 10, 17) as we explore together core beliefs in our theological tradition, formative stories in our congregations history, and interact with members of the Ministry Leadership Team. If you have interest, please contact Randall Shull.

Building project: Due to construction, the rear entrance of the church building is blocked off for an indefinite period of time.

Music and Worship Leaders Retreat: Are you interested in attending the annual Laurelville Music and Worship Leaders Retreat, January 8-10? Talk to Gina Burkhart about registration with a group from Landisville Mennonite.

You can download and listen to the sermons every week by searching iTunes for “Landisville,” or going to http://landisvillemennonite.org/Worship/Audio_sermons

MCC is collecting Christmas Bundles for distribution to children through the Spanish Mennonite Council and other urban churches. Assemble a bundle, and drop off at church or at the Material Resources Center by Dec. 1. More info. and content list are at the literature table.

Mennonite Disaster Service Building Site Dedication: Come and join the MDS family in dedicating the future site of MDS’s bi-national office and warehouse. This building will further the MDS mission of responding, rebuilding, and restoring. Thursday, Nov. 19, 3:30-4:00, at 583 Airport Rd., Lititz. See Ben Brubaker for more details.

Clean out your quilt closets for MCC! Quilter’s Attic at the PA Relief Sale would like quilt-related items—the used/unused/unfinished things no longer needed in your quilt or linen closet. For a detailed list of items, please see the flyer posted at the information center. These items can be dropped off at the Ten Thousand Villages store in Ephrata.

Opportunities

Congregational Leadership Board………Monday, Nov. 16, 7:00 pm

Connections……………………..…..Wednesday, Nov. 18, 9:30 am

“Healthy Humor, Lively Laughter”—Bernice Wagner

Women’s Bible study………………Wednesday, Nov. 18, 6:30 pm

Sr. High Youth gathering……………Wednesday, Nov. 18, 7:00 pm

Maura Fertich’s house

Jr. High Club …………………………….Saturday, Nov. 21, 6-9 pm

Dinner and games at Maria Yoder’s

Prayer fellowship.………………………Saturday, Nov. 21, 7:30 am

Offering Last Sunday:       Church Treasury  $9,080.42

Offering Next Sunday:     Church Treasury

Building Fund  (envelope)

Give bulletin announcements to Christy Kauffman by Thursday evening and announcements for the weekly e-mail by Tuesday evening.

Phone: 898-0071; email: office@landisvillemennonite.org

**During the week of Thanksgiving: items for the Nov. 29 bulletin are due by Wednesday, 8:00 am.

Nursery Schedule Today

Worship Sunday School Preschool Worship

Beth Martin                      Janie Yutzy                       Brenda Horst

Kelly Miller                      Marcy Goehrig                 John Black

Grace Burkhart (on call)      Daniel Miller                    Gus Mozloom

Nursery Schedule – Next Sunday

Worship Sunday School Preschool Worship

Melissa Lehman                 Dawn Sauder                   Troy Hoeltzle

Liz Miller                          Beth Bowman                   Erin Ipsen

Diane Black (on call)              Kay Newcomer                 Kelsey Peters

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